As promised, here are some photos of the Chatfield Pomarine Jaeger:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pauljhurtado/6423059471/in/photostream/
I didn't have any great photos, so I went for quantity over quality! I
included some (very!) poor quality shots that still managed to show helpful
field marks,
Today, I went to Chatfield searching for the Rusty Blackbirds at the Plum Creek
Delta. I was able to relocate a pair working the same area as previously
reported by Joey Kellner. Photos of both birds can be seen in the rare and
uncommon gallery below and selecting slideshow.
Mark Chavez
Lake
Hi Connie,
This might be useful: "New Mexico Bird Finding Guide" published by the
New Mexico ornithological Society, third edition.
Available here http://www.nmbirds.org/?page_id=83
and here: http://www.amazon.com/New-Mexico-Bird-Finding-Guide/dp/B0006S1FRI
For AZ, There is a lot of info on this s
This season I have had a disproportionate amount of Cassiar's Juncos (J. h.
cismontanus) at my feeders. They outnumber all other races for the last
month - even gray-headed!
Correct me if I am wrong, but this should be the only male-plumaged Junco
with a distinct hooded effect and grayish flank
Still present as a 2:15 pm. It was on the water when I arrived at the
fishing platform around 1:45 and proceeded to fly circles around the
northern part of the lake after that, occasionally disappearing to the SW
part of the reservoir. It chased 2 different Ring-billed Gulls while I was
watching i
Illustrious Colorado birder and world traveler John Drummond will be the
speaker at tonight's meeting of the Denver Field Ornithologists at the Denver
Museum of Nature and Science at 7:30. Colombia has recently opened up to eco
tourism and Pro Aves, the Colombian bird conservation organization
A COMMON REDPOLL was at my feeders between 11AM-1145 here in Eastern
Boulder County. I managed to get one fairly decent photo. Although I
am in meetings
for most of the rest of the afternoon, I will keep monitoring the
feeders and let you
all know if it remains here later today.
jack harlan
E. B
As I was writing this, Steve's email came in, he captured my thoughts on the
gulls and jaeger.
I was not able to relocate the Harris Sparrow near Kingfisher lot. An adult
Bald Eagle was present yesterday around the heronry overlook, and a Northern
Shrike made a quick pass across the entrance
Greetings All,
Sorry for the delayed post.
Yesterday, at Chatfield, Allison Hilf and I saw the POMARINE JAEGER from the
handicapped boat launch/fishing pier (where it has been seen of late). Notably,
it spend a lot of time flying quite high around the dam -- above the horizon.
So, if lookin
Hi all:
I have posted the solution to last week's CFO Photo Quiz (www.cfobirds.org).
Enjoy,
Tony Leukering
Villas, NJ
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Eight of us headed up to NE Colorado yesterday to see what might be
"around". Highlights:
North Sterling Reservoir:
Very little of note around or on the reservoir.
At a private ranch in Logan County:
RUSTY BLACKBIRD - 3 (2 males, 1 femaleand a lone female Red-winged
Blackbird with them)
HARR
I took a walk around Lake Estes on Sunday afternoon, and, as of 3:30 when I
left, the previously reported Trumpeter Swans were not present. The colder
temperatures have significantly increased the ice cover on the lake, and I
suspect the swans moved on because the shallower areas where they had
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: November 28, 2011
e-mail: rba@cfo-link
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, November 28, 2001
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the
reco
Hello, Birders.
First, the highlights. At Walden Ponds: 1 Harlan's Hawk, 1 Northern Shrike, 1
Marsh Wren, 1 Myrtle Warbler, and 2 Swamp Sparrows. At Mc Intosh Lake: 1 Horned
Grebe, 24 Eared Grebes, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, 1 Say's Phoebe, 2 more Marsh Wrens,
and another Swamp Sparrow. At the St. Vr
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