[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: February 14, 2012 e-mail: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 HAPPY VALENTINES DAY This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, February 14, 2012, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If

[cobirds] Harris's Sparrow, El Paso County

COBirders, The Harris's Sparrow that was reported at Fountain Creek Nature Center in posts earlier this winter, is usually present every day at the center, according to the staff there. I saw it again this past Saturday. It was easy to find at the bird feeders. Ken Pals Colorado Springs -- You

[cobirds] Weld Snowy Owl Update

The Weld Snowy Owl is currently in the field 7/10 of a mile east of WCR 49 and 200 meters south of WCR 108. Sent from my iPhone Rachel Hopper Ft. 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] Snowy Owl/Weld

I watched the Snowy Owl from afar from 1100-1230. Looking south from WCR 108 (not muddy, past windmill and just past the traffic sign) I found him on highest and only snow-covered ridge on horizon. It was about a mile away. Owl just sat the whole time until Golden Eagle pair showed up for hot

[cobirds] Harlan's Hawk - Broomfield

Hi, Those checking out the Broomfield gulls might add a cooperative Harlan's to the day's list. I've seen it perched atop the light poles along Sheridan, north of the tollway, 3/4 of the way until Hwy 7 (Baseline Rd.), every morning for the past 3 days (8:30 - 9:00am). Happy Valentine's! Luis

[cobirds] Red-tail in action

We were leaving the REI parking lot about 2:30 this afternoon when an American Kestrel caught my eye alighting on the top of a pole as we crossed I-25. Then out of nowhere just a few feet above us swooped a Red-tailed Hawk plucking a pigeon from the sky. The birds landed on the embankment and

[cobirds] Juvenal Snowy see

Hi, Carol McCasland and I saw the juvenal Snowy Owl late this afternoon around 5 p.m. It was located between 138th and 144th at left of power pole #30 looking to the southwest to a low ridge. It was sitting to the right of a small pole directly in line with a metal high tension pole toward the

[cobirds] 103 Great-tailed Grackles, Stearns Lake, Boulder County, Feb. 14th

Hello, Birders. The subject line pretty much says it all. There were 103 caterwauling Great-tailed Grackles, by far the most I've ever seen in Boulder County, in the tall trees near the southeast corner of Stearns Lake, Boulder County, late this afternoon, Tuesday, February 14th. Then they