Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: February 27, 2013
email:rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wedesday, February 27, sponsored
by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If
you are
There's a crab apple tree around the corner that's held it's apples all
winter. I've been watching it wondering if a flock of waxwings might find
it. The other day I saw some birds on the tree and sure enough it was a
flock of cedar waxwings. I ran back home to get my photo gear and got some
Denver Field Ornithologists
March 2013 Field Trips
Saturday, March 2 Belmar Park
Leader: Bob Shade, 303.975.2476
Meet leader at parking lot at 0800. Belmar Historic Park is at 800 S.
Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood. From Alameda and Wadsworth go south on Wadsworth,
turn west at the
Greeting All
Today, Cathy Sheeter and I visited several spots from the Lafayette area to
LUNA Reservoir in sw. Weld County
Along Brockway, a quarter mile or so east of 96th we found a flock of 50 or so
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS. Nearby, there was an EASTERN TOWHEE X SPOTTED TOWHEE. The
towhee hybrid
Sorry about the premature send of my post.
At LUNA Reservoir, we had a SNOW BUNTING fly overhead calling repeatedly. In
the reservoir, a scad of ducks were present including more than 80 Canvasback,
over 30 Ruddy Ducks, about 800 N Shovelers, an adult THAYER'S GULL, and 22
GREATER SCAUP.
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