[cobirds] Wild Turkey,Arapahoe

A Wild Turkey was seen on Prospect, 100 yards east of Bow Mar Dr. today. I thought this was nuts, but she, a female, crossed the Prospect St. Wild, I wonder? Years ago, I believe in the southeast Bow Mar area , which is now Grant Ranch, there were a few Turkeys seen on a Christmas count[in

[cobirds] Bear Creek Lake Park , Harris Sparrows remain

Cobirders : The two Harris Sparrows ( adult male , imm ) previously reported by Mike H were seen again again this afternoon at the boat launch parking lot , Bear Creek Lake Park , Jefferson County. Associating with American Tree Sparrows , they were sometimes difficult to locate staying

[cobirds] New Birds for Life List

Hey all! I tried out the famous Barr Lake today given the lovely weather and came across a few birds that I had not previously seen (save for a zoo). While I'm still rough with IDing water fowl, I had no difficulty recognizing my first Northern Pintails. The males are so beautiful. I have not doc

RE: [cobirds] RE: Snowy Owl in Adams County near Barr Lake

Yea! Glad to know at least the adult is still alive! Thanks for posting! Kay Kayleen A. Niyo, Ph.D. Niyo Scientific Communications Kay Niyo Photography k...@kayniyo.com www.KayNiyo.com __ 5651 Garnet Street Gol

[cobirds] Vesper Sparrow (!), El Paso County

To my great surprise, there was a VESPER Sparrow on the south side of Bluegill Rd in Falcon today. I actually made a U-turn to go look at it again as I hardly believed my eyes. Is is late, early, or wintering over? Off Tamlin Rd, there was a Merlin off the west to east stretch and another one of

[cobirds] Common Nighthawk South Boulder Creek Trailhead - additional details

The bird was not a Poorwill or Whip-poor-will. I saw the wing bars across the wing very clearly. I only saw the bird for less than two minutes in the air and as it landed. As it banked before landing I saw the wing shape clearly. I had initially thought as it caught my eye that it was a white

[cobirds] RE: Snowy Owl in Adams County near Barr Lake

The Snowy Owl was a bit shy today -- but was clearly seen west and north of the intersection of 138th and Harvest. The Snowy Owl was best visible about 0.25 miles west of Harvest on 138th (dirt roads) looking northward across a fallow field. Near the crest of the hill is a natural gas line

Re: [cobirds] Frankenduck, Denver County

Oh, come on Tony, we NEEDED a Frankenduck! Connie Kogler Loveland,CO AslansOwn.com -- 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 this group, send email

Re: [cobirds] Frankenduck, Denver County

Hi Tom et al.: Frankenduck is simply an immature male Redhead that is still in the process of replacing its juvenal plumage -- note the mix of adult (gray-barred pale) and juvenal (brown) feathers among the scapulars and side feathers. Immature scaup are also molting in a similar fashion at th

[cobirds] CFO Photo Quiz

Hi all: I have posted the solution to last week's CFO Photo Quiz -- the inaugural edition of 2012 -- at the usual locale (www.cfobirds.org). Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this g

[cobirds] Broomfield gulls, Monday

Hi all, Apologies for late post - arrived home very late last night from a day's birding around Denver, been busy all day with work The Anthem Ranch Pond (on east side of Lowell Blvd) yesterday, Monday, had: 250 RING-BILLED 15+ HERRING 4 THAYER'S (3 adults, 1 juv) 1 LESSER BLACK-BAC

[cobirds] Re: New and better roadrunner photo! JEFFCO

Thanks, David. I appreciate your great help. JOe you can see its Toenails. On Jan 10, 3:55 pm, David Waltman wrote: > When were all leaving, Bob Shade discovered he'd left his water bottle > behind. He and Micki went back for it and refound the bird and got this > wonderful photo. See link belo

[cobirds] New and better roadrunner photo! JEFFCO

When were all leaving, Bob Shade discovered he'd left his water bottle behind. He and Micki went back for it and refound the bird and got this wonderful photo. See link below. David Waltman Boulder http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltmandavid/6675558207/in/photostream -- You received this mess

Re: [cobirds] JEFFCO Greater Roadrunner photo

THANKS to Dave Waltman for these photos. Bob Shade went back to the roadrunner site on Dinosaur Ridge to retrieve a water bottle and saw the bird again, this time foraging in plain sight for 15 minutes. He got great photos, and we are now trying to get them onto someone's photo site. You can see th

[cobirds] JEFFCO Greater Roadrunner photo

Following is a link to a photo of the Greater Roadrunner refound by Roller's Raiders in less than an hour early this afternoon. You can click on the image to zoom in a bit. Thanks to Joe Roller for his generous and skilled organization of today's chase that rewarded several of us with a few seco

[cobirds] Common Nighthawk South Boulder Creek Trailhead

I was surprised to see an out-of-season Common Nighthawk around 9 am this morning at the South Boulder Creek Trailhead. He flew and landed in a small grove of trees adjacent to the pond across from the South Boulder Creek Trailhead parking lot on the corner of Highway 93 and Thomas Lane (dirt r

[cobirds] Greater Roadrunner at Dino Ridge (JEF) - Yes

COBirders, Joe Roller called to report that the previously reported Greater Roadrunner from the Dinosaur Ridge area west of Denver (JEF) was seen on a RMBO field trip today, Tuesday, at 12:25. Bill Maynard Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscrib

[cobirds] Brown Thrashers in Poudre Canyon, Larimer County

A pair of Brown Thrashers have been coming to a feeder since mid-December at the home of a friend of mine in Poudre Canyon, just west of Rustic.  She has sent me authenticating photos, which though distant and blurry are clearly of a Brown Thrasher.  Bill shape, spotting on breast, rusty brown c

[cobirds] Eastern Screech Owl - Fort Collins, Larimer County

Hey all, I read Dave Leatherman's post about the Eastern Screech Owl at Grandview Cemetery and it reminded me that my wife and I had found one in a nest hole yesterday morning (1/9) in a cottonwood tree at North Shields Pond. The owl was out of the hole pecking at a branch as I noticed it, then i

[cobirds] New yard bird - Spotted Towhee - Teller Co

In 23+ years (or is it 24+) never had a spotted towhee in my yard (heated stream, native shrubs, feeders). Spending time in the shrubbery and bathing in the stream. The completely different complexion of Junco races continue this year at my feeders. Wherein the past, the slate-colored group was

[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: January 10, 2012 e-mail: r...@cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, January 10, 2012 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the