[cobirds] Sterling birds 5/25

Bookended my work day with stops at two Sterling parks. Really good fallout after torrential rain. In morning Overland Park, catbirds and Swainson's Thrush everywhere. Later in the afternoon at Pioneer Park added a nesting pair of Cooper's Hawks, and came around a corner face to face with another

[cobirds] Hooded Warbler still at Temple Grove north of Lamar

I stopped at Lamar Woods this morning before leaving to return home but the winds were strong and gusty and if anything was singing they would need a megaphone to be heard. The only migrating birds I saw in a quick look were many Swainson Thrushes. I also stopped by Temple Grove at the Ft Lyon

[cobirds] addition to Last Chance post

I forgot to mention that Last Chance is in Washington County[ at the intersection of highway 36 and highway 71] Tina Jones -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send

[cobirds] Gray Flycatcher, etc., Boulder County

Hello, Birders. First things first. There's a fine Swainson's Thrush flight over Lafayette, Boulder County, right now, in the 3am hour on Thursday, May 26th. I can hear them through the office window. When I stepped outside earlier, I heard ~20 Swainson's Thrush flight calls in just 6 or 7

[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Thursday, May 26, 2011

Date: May 26, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 26, 2011 updated at 5:00 AM, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message,

[cobirds] Blackburnian Warbler at Dinosaur NM

A few days ago (5/22) while conducting transects for RMBO I came across a male Blackburnian Warbler at a small seep in Pinyon-Juniper habitat above the Yampa River near Deerlodge Park in Dinosaur NM. Other migrants of some note or maybe just personal interest to me at Dinosaur over the

[cobirds] Crested Butte Finch Festival

Here for a few days to get ready for summer, yard work etc. Filled the feeder and what great birds. Cassins Finch -lots Pine Siskin-lots American Goldfinch-3 Black-headed Grosbeak-1 male Evening Grosbeak-flock of about 8 males and females came and went fast Broad-tailed Hummingbirds here as well

[cobirds] CFO owls

Greetings from the W Slope. It was great to host so many talented birders for the convention. Coen Dexter asked that we let the conventioneers know that eight species of owls were viewed by participants...all the owls that are regular breeders in this part of w. Co.. Thanks to all the great eyes

[cobirds] Birding around Denver in June

I am a British birder and will be in Denver for two days in June and looking for some suggestions for good sites. I will spend some time at Pawnee as this has several lifers for me - Lazuli Lark Bunting, Cassin's Sparrow, Mountain Plovers and Chestnut- collared and McCowen's Longspurs. Any

[cobirds] Huerfano County: Summer Tanager, White-faced Ibis, Nashville Warbler

This morning at Lathrop State Park I saw: Small flock of 13 White-faced Ibis Female Nashville Warbler A beautiful male Summer Tanager photos may be seen at the following link: Huerfano County Summer Tanagerhttp://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=323pffwhqn2iy

[cobirds] Mourning Warbler, Fort Collins, and other miscellanea

Birded with Greg Levandoski behind the RMBO office in Lee Martinez Park this morning for a little bit. In the woods due north of the Daz Bog Coffee shop (west of the Discovery Science Center construction zone) we had a nice male MOURNING WARBLER. Also within the small cattail marsh within

[cobirds] Evening Grosbeaks, Colo Spgs

Hi COBirders, To follow-up on Arvind's post - we, too, have Evening Grosbeaks in pairs, hanging around for over a week. I have only recorded them in my yard here, N of Garden of the Gods park, three times in 20 years - all winter - so this is new. There are at least 4 birds, 2M, 2F that visit

[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch (Pueblo/El Paso Cos.) 5/26 (Scarlet Tanager etc.)

Kara Carragher (KC), Bill Maynard (BM), John Drummond (JD), and I (BKP) birded Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) in Pueblo and El Paso Counties today.  Here are the highlights, hopefully I don't forget anything, if I do, hopefully the others will let you know. Pueblo County: SCARLET TANAGER - 1

[cobirds] Yard Birds / Denver

I had a pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks and a pair of Western Tanagers in the yard yesterday. Nice to add some color to the throngs of House Finches and Sparrows. Also had one Collared Dove among 5 Mourning Doves. I was eager to see how that would turn out , dominance-wise. The Collared seemed

[cobirds] Summer Tanager

Tom and Mary France went to Crow Valley today. We saw a 1st Spring Male Summer Tanager. If you wish to view photos, go to: http://www.pbase.com/canon_clicker/summer_tanager We shared the 1st viewing with Barry and his wife from Denver and relocated it along with Steve from Greeley. If you wish

[cobirds] N Boulder bobolinks

Bobolinks have returned to the fields north of Nebo Rd. Nebo Rd goes east from US 36 at mile marker 29, one mile north of Neva Rd, and about 3 1/2 miles north of the Bdway and US 36 intersection. The bobolinks can be seen with a scope from Nebo Rd, but there is better, even excellent, viewing

[cobirds] Dixon Res./Larimer

Today at Dixon Res. I had a female American Redstart and a juvi Broad- winged Hawk. cheers, Rob Sparks Old Town Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To

[cobirds] RMBO Chatfield Banding Station Report, 5/25/11

With Yellow Warblers and Catbirds in double digits for the first day, there is finally some hope that our summer residents will come in reasonable numbers. Yellows and House Wrens so far are well below the numbers we've had in the last couple of years. Had another good day for late May

[cobirds] possible scarlet tanager, N Boulder

This afternoon I watched a female tanager that looked pretty good for a scarlet. It was the same size and shape of the Western tanagers that have been dripping from the trees the last couple of days, but it was plain yellowish green all over, without wingbars, quite unlike the Westerns. I

[cobirds] Summer Tanager, Carbondale, Eagle Cty

Hi all I saw a female Summer Tanager in a friend's yard in Carbondale this evening Back home our (new) male Indigo Bunting still present this evng (first saw this one yesterday) Good birding all Dick Filby Carbondale -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[cobirds] Atlasing Opportunities at PCMS

CO birders : We have been given clearance to carryout breeding bird surveys at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver ( note the spelling ) Site ( PCMS ) during the week June 13 thru 17 . This site has 5 priority atlas blocks with no data yet for COBBAII . I understand Hepatic Tanagers and

[cobirds] county lists updates

COBirders,   I will update both Horizontal and Lifetime county list reports this month.  Please have your updates to me by June 1st.  If you need a form please go to:   http://cfo-link.org/birding/forms.php#county   A form is not required to submit your totals.  In fact, I prefer a simple list