While birding on the Canon City Riverwalk Saturday I saw a large flycatcher
at the top of a tree almost directly above me that turned out to be an
Olive-sided Flycatcher (though the view from right below was rather odd).
Then a second Olive-sided Flycatcher flew into the top of a tree behind the
Date: May 18, 2011
e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750
compiler: Joyce Takamine
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 18, 2011 updated at
5:00 AM, sponsored by Denver Field Orntithologists and the Rocky Mountain
Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message,
Hello, Birders.
Norm Erthal writes:
I have seen rufous-collared sparrows regularly singing in Costa
Rica in January and Peru in October which is outside of the
seasons mentioned by Ted.
(October is spring in Peru. But it's pretty close to the equator. Like Costa
Rica.)
So many that I
Hello, Birders.
Brandon Percival writes:
That is certain fine.� Everyone who see's this sparrow, ought to write
it up for the CBRC.�
Hooray!
Although I am rarely certain of anything (see previous postings from me on the
matter), I am 100% certain that Brandon is correct that this is the
Dear Cobirders,
Below is a note from a good friend of mine who is an ornithologist doing
amazing work in long-neglected Egypt. If you have some advice, you can
either forward a message through me or directly to Steve (Moldavan). If
you suspect that your favorite device would not be available
Hello, Birders.
This post has NOTHING to do with the Clear Creek County Rufous-collared
Sparrow... ;)
Without further ado, here are 10 tips for the nearly 200 of you (wow!) who have
signed up for field trips for the upcoming CFO convention in Grand Junction,
May 20th-23rd:
1. Know which
This morning, while watching swallows at Valco Ponds in Pueblo, a Black Swift
flew by, heading south. Also, at Valco Ponds, there was a Northern Waterthrush.
Before this, I went to Pueblo City Park, and there was a Red-eyed Vireo, a
singing male Northern Parula and a callingSummer Tanager.
Birders,
Ryan Prioreshi photographed a BLACK-THROATED SPARROW at the Doudy Draw
Trailhead yesterday.
Cheers,
Christian Nunes
Boulder, CO
pajaro...@hotmail.com
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This morning,(730-9)a white Little Blue Heron was perched on an island in the
northwest corner of Lake Beckwith, Colorado City, SW Pueblo County. This bird
may be one of two we observed at Huerfano Lake 5-14-11. But its dusky
primaries were not always as visible as the Huerfano birds, and
COBirders,
This morning at Hansen Nature Park (area 7 of Fountain Creek Regional Park) in
Fountain, Bob Harnish and I observed the following birds at the second
pond. It was quite birdy again today.
Highlights:
Black-and-white Warbler (female)
Northern Parula
Northern Waterthrush (at
Nancy and I spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday (5/14-5/16) photographing
wildlife in the Karval area. On Sunday I took some photos of a Northern
Waterthrush at Karval Lake State Wildlife Area. One of them is posted here:
http://tinyurl.com/3v6qhsn
The Northern Waterthrush is not listed on the
All,
I woke up this morning with the null hypothesis that there would be no
rare birds in Gregory Canyon. But, I decided to test this hypothesis.
Unfortunately, the evidence I gathered supported it, as I didn't see
anything rare. However, the hypothesis might still be wrong because I
could
Here is a message that Pam asked me to post: (email me privately; I can
forward replies to her)
Paula Hansley
Louisville
Dear Cobirders,
Below is a note from a good friend of mine who is an ornithologist doing
amazing work in long-neglected Egypt. If you have some advice, you can
either
Denver Field Ornithologists
May 2011 Field Trips
Friday - Sunday, May 20 - 22
CFO Convention - Grand Junction
http://www.cfo-link.org
Saturday, May 21 Rigli Ranch
Leader: Joe Rigli, 970-768-7121
Meet leader at ranch by 08:30. From
Ted Floyd gave some pointers for field trips at the CFO convention. I'm the
leader for trip C42 on Sunday. Since this will be after the end of the world,
I'll feel free to add some guidelines.
As the leader, I'm there to help. My general goal is to find a nice mix of
birds and assist
Today around ten I observed an interesting Waterthrush at the Hason part of
Fountain Creek Regional Park. I have no previous experience with Louisiana
Waterthrush but I believe there was one with a Northern Waterthrush in the
southern pond (where the Eastern Wood-Pewee was found earlier in the
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*What is the Nikon / CFO Team ID Challenge?*
- · In partnership with Nikon Sports Optics, the 2011 CFO
Convention in Grand Junction will update the Friday night tradition of
“Stump the Chumps,” introducing an interactive “pub quiz” format. Teams
of convention-goers
A followup to my previous comments. Ted states that October in Peru is
spring. This is not necessarily the case. Breeding in Peru occurs
throughout the year depending on elevation and the rainy season. In
tropical locations near the equator, there are generally two rainy
seasons and two dry
Hey all,
I thought I'd throw in a quick comment on the Rufous-collared Sparrow in
Georgetown. As far as singing behavior goes, I find the claim that this is the
time of year one would expect it to be singing to be a rather useless point - I
can say from personal experience that this species
Woke up this morning expecting a null yard today since my Green-tailed Towhee
has been here a week and the Swainson's Thrush for two days. (Not seen today.)
The first thing I saw was the bright colors of a male Western Tanager ( new
yard bird) . After observing while making breakfast I counted
Hey birders. I decided to do my birdathon today despite the pittiful
weather in much of the southwest. From 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. I
birded (with the exception of 2 hrs. spent indoors on the internet)
and produced some nice finds. 102 species were seen in this time
frame.
Highlights were:
COBirders, The Chico Basin Ranch (fee) produced today. The new bird for Chico
Basin Ranch checklist was a male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER banded at the RMBO
Banding Station. I am sure I will miss many highlight species but here are some
of the species I saw today. Many birds seemed to arrive after
I birded Fort Collins today the highlight was a singing
Blackpoll Warbler at the end of Sharp Point drive along
the Poudre
Justin Dee
visiting from
Vail Co
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We've had one all day hanging out with the orioles on the oriole
feeder with oranges, grape jelly and syrup. First of season for us.
Right about on schedule compared to recent past years. Right now he's
out there sipping jelly water with all the rain!
Pat Joel Hayward
Masonville CO
5400' west of
Greetings All
There is nothing like getting Ted and I into a debate with one another, though
at heart, we usually agree.
For instance, I would not bet my life (but maybe Ted's :o) that the
Rufous-collared Sparrow is an escapee. That said, I think it very likely
traveled much/most/or all of
COBirders,
While working today I noticed a warbler in the cottonwood out the back door, so
I tried to get on it before it flew. Unfortunately, it flew before I could see
it well. I decided to go take a look out front in the direction it flew and
found a female SUMMER TANAGER working in the
Banding totals at Chico Basin Ranch for May 16-18 were: 96 on Monday, 94 on
Tuesday, and 186 on Wednesday. Highlights include Black-and-white Warbler,
Ovenbird, and N. Waterthrush on Monday; Chestnut-sided and Magnolia Warblers on
Tuesday; and Olive-sided Flycatcher, Nashville Warbler,
I agree that the chances of a Rufous-collared Sparrow arriving in Colorado
without human assistance is extremely unlikely. But, here is a plausible
explanation of how one of these guys may have made the journey. On February,
16, 2011, a chartered DC-10 cargo aircraft carrying 25 lions
Hi All,
Joel and I had a great day of plains birding with visiting North Carolina
young birders Matt Daw and Ali Iyoob today. We managed to avoid the rain
for most of the morning, but it finally caught up with us around 6 PM.
Jackson Lake SP in Morgan County was especially productive, with
Co birders :
A late afternoon fruitless search for the Prothonotory Warbler around
the banding station ( El Paso ) at Chico Basin Ranch added a Chestnut
-sided Warbler ( unbanded ) and a Western Palm Warbler to Bill Maynard's
earlier
comprehensive list.
John Drummond
Monument
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