[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (05 May 2013) 14 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] El Paso County birds

We did bit of birding around Falcon/Peyton, EPC, yesterday and thought this may be of interest to local birders Ditch west of the pond off Stapleton Rd (Stapleton and Lambert): Willet : 9 Baird's Sandpiper : 2 Solitary Sandpiper :1 Least Sandpiper : 3 Wilson's Phalarope : 7-8 Lesser Yellowlegs

[cobirds] Birding by Bike/Greeley Poudre Trail

Total of 56 species from Island Grove to 35th Ave Highlights: Yellow-rumped Warbler - lots Cliff Swallow - they are back Say's Phoebe - 2 Orange-crowned Warbler Chipping Sparrows Loggerhead Shrikes Osprey--is there an Osprey nest in Greeley-area?? Long-billed Dowitcher - 8 Forster's Tern Western

[cobirds] Spring arrivals - Douglas

Saturday morning we looked out underneath the feeder and saw a stunning male Lazuli Bunting. By the end of the day, we'd picked out three different ones (by plumage; one had a pink-chestnut back and nap). Then this morning, in about the same place, Urling spotted a new yard bird, a Field

[cobirds] Nashville Warbler

While walking along the paved Poudre Trail that goes north from Prospect Road in Fort Collins at 11:30AM, I spotted a Nashville Warbler. The warbler was at the extreme north end of the riparian area that is half way between Prospect and Timberline. It was working in the trees along the west

[cobirds] Ridgway Wk 2 Banding Summary

Here is a belated summary of last week's banding activity at Ridgway State Park. It was an incredibly slow week, and I cut back on effort because it was almost impossible to train when catching a maximum of one or two birds per day. I ran the station Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and caught a

[cobirds] Red-bellied Woodpecker

Peg Rooney Penrose, CO Fremont County Male Red-bellied woodpecker at suet feeder 5/2/13 and again today 5/6/13. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

[cobirds] Gilpin and Clear Creek birding--Saturday May 4th

Roger Linfield's mountain report of the other day got me interested in following up with a trip of my own to Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties on Saturday. I have a couple of set routes that I follow when I go up to Gilpin County, this time I started at Los Lagos at the Boulder County line on CO

[cobirds] Could use advice on birding across Kansas

I'm driving to Kansas City this Wednesday, and I was wondering if anyone had ideas about an alternative to I-70 or Highway 24 north of there that has good birding stops. I was thinking of going through Lamar and then heading east. I've been to Cheyenne Bottoms, but I don't really know if it's

[cobirds] Sunday (May 5th) birding in the Weld/Larimer/Boulder triangle

I had a late start birding yesterday, but ended up with a really outstanding day. Since an early stop at the CU East Campus was totally unproductive (as was a lunchtime follow-up today), I didn't really do any productive birding until 11:11 a.m. when I reached the Firestone Gravel Ponds. At

[cobirds] Jeffco Bohemian waxwing and Virginia warbler 5/5

All, Had at least one Bohemian waxwing in a flock of 10 or so in the creek on the north side of Coal Mine about halfway between Pierce and Yukon at 0915 yesterday, 5/5; could not find it again at 0945. Also had a brief appearing Virginia at 1000 on our feeder about 1/2 mile NW. Also, regular

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (06 May 2013) 18 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] Blackburnian Warbler/La Plata

Hey folks, After work I encountered a glowing orange male Bl ackburnian Warbler along the Animas River Trail behind the Durango Fish Hatchery.  The first I have seen in Colorado.  My wife was able to run over and take some photos which she is posting on Facebook at the  Birding Colorado

[cobirds] Western Tanager, Littleton, Arapahoe County

My son and I were able to get a few pictures of a Western Tanager along the highline canal in Littleton. We also saw some house wrens, wood ducks and a baby fox. Lots of fun right out our back door. Matt Crooks, Littleton www.cheezwhizdom.com -- You received this message because you

[cobirds] Another Broad-winged Hawk migrating through Canon City today, a light morph

Gosh I was surprised to spot another Broad-winged Hawk this morning as it soared above Canon City. This one was a light morph, the second of those I have seen here this year. I have uploaded photos of it onto my Birds and Nature blog http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/ but they are not nearly as

[cobirds] 2 adult Harris's Sparrows in Canon City yesterday

I was so busy with the dark morph Broad-winged Hawk yesterday I didn't get to posting that I had 2 adult Harris's Sparrows in an agricultural field on the east side of Canon City. I have always seen 1st winter birds, and generally during winter months, so this is my first breeding plumaged birds

[cobirds] Gray flycatcher, Jefferson county

Claire Montour and I went to Belmar at noon today and happened upon the gray flycatcher, as described on previous posts, at the north end of the largest pond, very near the parking lot. The downward tail movement was very distinct and it matched other characteristics. Sure appreciate this

[cobirds] last to find outt

Ira Sanders let me know that this goose has been there. thanks, last to know as usual. Interesting bird anyway! Deb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an