[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Monday, June 6, 2011

Date: June 6, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, June 6, 2011 updated at 5:00 AM, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a

[cobirds] Yellow-crowned Night Heron/Glenmere Park Rookery

Dave and Audrey Elens (same folks who got Red-shouldered Hawk on Poudre Trail last year) report a Yellow-crowned Night Heron at the Glenmere Park rookery over weekend. Funny thing is, I led Denver Audubon around Weld this Saturday, including Glenmere, and one of my comments was I'm hoping to see

[cobirds] Black-Crowned Night Heron--Douglas Co

Flushed a Black-Crowned Night Heron at Salisbury Equestrian Park 2:30PM on Sunday 5 June 2011. He was hiding under the brush on the edge of the lake which is to the east of the ball fields. When flushed he'd just fly to a new spot along the shore. Adult. Great unobstructed views. N39 30.072,

[cobirds] California Rare Bird Alert

Does anyone have a good website for rare birds in California (up to date)? I did searches today and found nothing but old data on sites. Any help would be appreciated. Very smokey here in the San Luis Valley. Is giving me and the kids a bit of a cough. Reminds me of hazy summer days back in

[cobirds] Boyd Lake - Larimer county

Hello! A quic k trip to Boyd Lake this morning we saw 2 Bullocks Orioles- broad white patch on the male. .  Observed also 5 White Pelicans, a Meadow Lark,  some Canadian Geese, Great Blue Heron and 6 Western Grebes. Warner and Ruth Reeser Loveland -- You received this message because

[cobirds] Boulder White-winged Junco, etc.

I had a White-winged Junco here today at my house. I wanted to be absolutely sure before I posted it, so I asked Christian Nunes to look at a couple of images, and it is indeed a White-winged. I also had an adult male Indigo Bunting here all day yesterday and the day before, but it doesn't seem

[cobirds] NO sign today of RED-HEADED WOOPECKER - Carbondale

Hi all Al Levantin and I had a brief look early afternoon for the Red-headed Woodpecker that Tom and I saw yesterday by CR103. No sign today unfortunately. I'll post a photo from yesterday later Good birding all Dick Filby Carbondale -- You received this message because you are

RE: [cobirds] Broad-winged Hawk, Jeffco

The Broad-winged Hawk found by Norm yesterday was present this am at the same location. He was calling a lot. Ira Sanders Golden, CO -Original Message- From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of migran...@aol.com Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 7:40 PM To:

[cobirds] Turkey Creek Ranch, El Paso Cty, 6/6

This morning 24 intrepid birders braved the heat to bird Turkey Creek Ranch south of Colorado Springs on Fort Carson. The walk was sponsored by the Aiken Audubon. We had a total of 49 species for the morning. Highlights: Lewis's Woodpeckers - 6 (A life bird for several participants) Wild

[cobirds] Boulder County goodies, June 6th

Hello, Birders. Hannah and Andrew and I had a nice time birding in Boulder County earlier today, Monday, June 6th. At Pella Crossing, we had a second-calendar-year male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. Here's a map showing where the bird was: http://tinyurl.com/3vsfq9u. The bird was impressively

[cobirds] Hewlett Gulch, Larimer County

If anyone in northern Colorado needs their annual spring chat and lazuli fix, I recommend the Hewlett Gulch Trail up the lower part of Poudre Canyon.  This trail has consistently been good in early June for both Yellow-breasted Chat and Lazuli Bunting.  This morning it did not disappoint.  We

[cobirds] New yard bird, Franktown, Douglas

An odd bird added itself to our yard list this morning. Odd, not because it's unusual, but odd because it picked an odd habitat in which to spend the morning singing. A loud cheery 'witch it witch it witch it' came from above our house, the hillside covered with scrub oak and mountain

[cobirds] 4 June Big Day, Rio Grande/Conejos to Baca County; Lake Cheraw: 5 June

Greetings All, Tony Leukering, Mark Peterson, and I did a Big Day on Saturday from the mountains w. of the San Luis Valley e to Baca and Kiowa Counties. The total for the day was 193 species. My companions sharp eyes and extensive distribution knowledge, plus Mark's excellent driving, were the

[cobirds] L Estes Today

Greetings All, I spent a couple hours before and after work walking around L Estes. Highlights were a Blue Jay near the visitor center, an adult Black-crowned Night Heron spooked by Elk from Pine Point (were the Bay-breasted Warbler was) and a Bobolink, incredibly tame male, along the

[cobirds] MacGillivray's Warbler, Lair o' the Bear

Hi all, this post is a bit tardy, sorry. Highlights from a walk at Lair o' the Bear near Idledale Sunday morning, June 5: A pair of MacGillivray's Warblers about 50-75 yds west of Dipper Bridge, a mail Kingfisher with fish, and an adult pair of American Dippers nest- building under the