Yesterday I enjoyed assemblage of birds on private property in the Canon
City area including a pretty rare for this area White-throated Sparrow, and
I believe a tan-striped form at that. A few hundred feet away was a
Northern Shrike.
One large old cottonwood tree just a hundred yards from the spa
Well after sitting for about 45 minutes, and thinking "What am I doing Here?",
seeing no birds at all, I was about to leave , when 2 Rusty Blackbirds appeared
at the pond. So that was a worthwhile wait. The bizarre thing is that around 5
days ago I was wondering why I had never seen Rusty Bl
Happy Halloween, Cobirders. I saw a very busy flock of Blue-Gray
Gnatcatchers this morning. There were about 15-20 birds going from
Ponderosa to Ponderosa in a residential neighborhood at C470 & Kipling. I
was able to get very close to them, but I had no camera.
Nicolle Martin
Littleton, CO
--
I also saw the Common Loons on Erie Reservoir the evening of 10/29,
when I was southbound on US287 at Arapahoe Road. Unfortunately, by the
time I got home, grabbed the binoc, and hurried back, the light was
bad. There's no place to park, so I (illegally) sat at the gate and
glassed the lake as best
While this is not a rare bird, I must say I was ecstatic a few minutes ago
when I looked out the patio door to find a Scrub Jay and a Spotted Towhee at
my "illegal" feeder. I live in a condo at Lincoln and Peoria Aves. where
the birdlife consists of House Sparrows, House Finches, Starlings and
Pi
Camped out over-night at Pueblo Res Monday night. Had the campground to
myself. Had the usual suspects in my camp; mockingbird, curved-bill
thrasher (at least four), canyon towhee. Also a shrike (not sure which -
could use ID help) below the dam in picnic area. See some pics at
http://birds
Hi all
My recent visits have been productive so starting my "Raptor Alley" trip
series for the winter.
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/events/nunn-guy-birding-raptor-alley
Also, 40+ other bird field trips and programs during November here:
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/events
Thanks Gary Lefko
Juanita Moston from WSBN (Western Slope Birding Network) found this neat
wind map
which helps one see the remains of Hurricane Sandy and the winds in western
US.
go to http://hint.fm/wind/
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Co
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: October 31, 2012
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
Happy Halloween
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, October 31, 2012,
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
O
