[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine Date:  November 29, 2011 e-mail:  rba@cfo-link phone:  303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, November 29, 2001 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.  If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the

[cobirds] Bhutan birding trip

For anyone interested in the trip to Bhutan, I will have a meeting at my house at 7pm on Wednesday, November 30. -- 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 unsubscribe from

[cobirds] American Woodcock in Burlington (Kit Carson)

COBirders, Yesterday afternoon Stan Murphy of Burlington sent me his photo, asking for an I.D. I have sent a copy of his photograph of an American Woodcock to Rachel Hopper requesting inclusion in CFO's photo gallery on our webpage. Here is part of the email Stan sent: I took the picture

[cobirds] Feeder Observations

Hi cobirders; Day after the October 26 snow. I got the first ever Pinyon Jays (2) seen here in over 50 years. They stopped in the chokecherry by the kitchen window and flew to the Russian Olive and gone. On October 30 the first Western Scrub Jay in many years and it has returned many days

[cobirds] Continuing Rusty Blackbirds Douglas

Glenn Walbek and I saw two Rusty Blackbirds this morning at about 9:30 east from the end of the Plum Creek Delta at more or less the previously described spot. Seeing them required some patience. Bob Brown Highlands Ranch -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] 1st winter California Gull Cherry Creek

Hi At Cherry Cherry SP I saw a distant 1st winter California Gull. Rarely have I seen that age California Gull this late in the season, the predominate age being adult. Since I'm not as active at hitting all the reservoirs and lakes as some, I was wondering if others have had the same

[cobirds] Re: COMMON REDPOLL - E. Boulder County

The Redpoll has not been since this first posting. A Sharp-shinned Hawk that was hanging around the yard yesterday afternoon probably didn't help matters. The picture that I got through the kitchen window is embedded in my ebird checklist; not a great picture but enough to ID the bird. jack

[cobirds] American Dipper in Adams Co today

Hi Birders I relocated an American Dipper east of the Lowell Blv'd bridge (Adams CO.) today at 4:20 p.m. I went down the bike path until I could look down stream over the check dam. It flew downstream and I was not able to relocate it. A Great Horned Owl was near the bridge carrying the bike path

[cobirds] American Woodcock Image

COBirders, Thanks to Leon Bright for sending me the pic of the American Woodcock in Burlington. The photo can be seen here: http://www.pbase.com/image/140003813 --- Rachel Hopper Ft. Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Unidentified Bird

Hello! I'm still an amateur to birding and wanted some input. A few weeks ago I saw this bird near our backyard, flitting between a few of our neighbor's trees and harassing a Robin. I didn't have my camera at the time and originally, actually mistook it for a Robin giving its tail flitting when

RE: [cobirds] American Woodcock in Burlington (Kit Carson)

Cobirders, I think that there are only eight or so records of this species in the state going back to 1945, with half of those sightings dating back to 2000. Still, despite the fairly recent uptick in sightings, this is a good bird for the state and might be worth a scenic drive out to Burlington