[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date:December 19, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, December 19, 2012, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are

[cobirds] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Jeffco

We had our first ever Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch at our feeder yesterday morning. We are at 7700' in north Evergreen but we have never had a Rosy for our house list. Sent from my iPad JoAnn Hackos Evergreen CO Jefferson County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[cobirds] Franktown area today

Adult Bald Eagle on Walker Pit, west of Franktown, today plus 2 Common Goldeneye and 1 Mallard with 100's of Cackling/Canada Geese. About a third iced over. McLain Pit is all ice. 2 Meadowlarks near Willow Lake Road. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] boulder rosyfinches waxwings

A flock of 35 rosy finches, mostly gray-crowned, including one Hepburns and one brown-capped, visited our feeders north of Boulder this morning. There were also 11 cedar waxwings working on the remains of the crabapples. Alan Bell, Boulder -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] John Martin Reservoir CBC results

Birders, Fourteen observers took part in the John Martin Reservoir CBC on Monday, December 17th. Weather conditions were good, with an afternoon high appoaching 60 degrees F, although it was very windy in late afternoon. A total of 109 species were found, impressive considering the low

[cobirds] The Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds

Congratulations to Nathan Pieplow, the editor of CFO's Colorado Birds, who recently signed a book contract with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to produce The Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds, a comprehensive guide to North American bird vocalizations. His book will illustrate the sounds of each

[cobirds] Common Redpoll - Delta County

Just arrived about 20 minutes ago at my feeder! A first for my yard, Delta County, and West Slope for me! -- Jason Beason Paonia - Delta County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] CFO 2013 Convention - May 16-20, 2013

Hi All, The CFO Board has selected Cortez in Montezuma County for our 2013 Convention. While not all arrangements have been completed, we are planning for arrivals trips on Thursday, May 16, and departure trips on Monday, May 20, with the normal schedule of events on Friday through Sunday.

[cobirds] RED ROCKS / JEFFCO

Today, I decided to brave the elements and take some seed to the feeders. I topped off the niger feeder that has survived so far and threw down some black oil sunflower seed and millet. Birds seen were 3 Gray-crowned Rosy Finches, Golden-crowned Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Mountain

[cobirds] Common Redpoll, Doves ,Jefferson Co.

HI all, Today, almost all day long I had 1, m. Common Redpoll at my thistle feeder . This is the second Common Redpoll that has been seen in my yard. The first one I believe was in 1993. This bird fed on the seeds of River Alder or Mountain Alder[Alnus tenuifolia] in my yard, which I

[cobirds] Ross' Goose on Johnson Reservoir, Jefferson Co.

A Ross' Goose was present today among hundreds of Canada Geese on the small lake named Johnson Reservoir next to the Jefferson County Library on W. Bowles Ave.. If the goose is not present on the reservoir, search for it in Clement Park where many of the Canadas feed. Doug Kibbe Littleton,

[cobirds] Merlin, East Boulder

Hello Cobirders, This afternoon I observed a male merlin perched in the middle of a cottonwood near Baseline and 76th-- more specifically, where Frontage Rd. intersects with Columbia Pl. Coordinates: 40.001221,-105.175071 Fun birding, Jeff Romain Lafayette, CO, Boulder Co. This E-Mail

[cobirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow - Red Rocks - Jeffco

I must have just missed Mark Chavez at the feeders behind the Red Rocks Trading Post. I didn't arrive until around 4:30 p.m., and in a few short minutes I saw the Golden-crowned Sparrow and one Gray- crowned Rosy-Finch perch on the platform feeder. The only other birds that came in at

[cobirds] Common Redpolls in Silverthorne

After skiing today, I drove around the Wildernest area of Silverthorne. Not lots but did come upon a flock of 19+ Common Redpolls.Detail in the eBird posting below. Also had a small group of Rosy-Finches but did not have my good binocs and could only positively ID 4 of the birds at a

[cobirds] Palm Warbler still present (El Paso)

In case anyone is still interested in seeing the Palm Warbler, it was not chased off by the recent weather and is still around in the usual location on Colorado College campus. I found it today around 4:15pm. Happy Trails, Lee Farese Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you