[cobirds] Re: BW Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, 4 Northern Waterthrush, 2 Black and 3 prob hybrid Phoebes in Canon City area

*Correction* to my post that said: Virginia's Warbler--5 today on Canon City Riverwalk *Should have read: Nashville Warbler--5 today *on Canon CityRiverwalk (still getting unusually high numbers of these) SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, May 12

Compiler: Joe Roller ** Date: Report for May 12, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 ** ** This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, May 12, 2013, updated at 6:40 AM, sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

Re: [cobirds] Two Days Two Buttes

You forgot Palm Warbler and Yellow-throated Warbler Northglenn, CO - Original Message - From: Walbek, Glenn and Laurie jun...@comcast.net To: COBirds cobirds@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 4:45:43 PM Subject: [cobirds] Two Days Two Buttes Cape May Warbler

[cobirds] Lazuli Bunting in Westminster this morning??

I fairly new to birding, so I was suprised to see what I believe to be a Lazuli Bunting near my feeders this morning here in Westminster, (See photo) https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/c99.0.403.403/p403x403/408472_658748740808105_216387607_n.jpg Charles Rose Westminster,

[cobirds] Gray Flycatcher -- Historic Belmar Park (Lakewood), 11 May 2013 12:45PM

I was able to get a great look, with super light, of the Gray Flycatcher (about 10 minutes after Bob and Bob Sullivan departed). One half mile south of Alameda Avenue and S. Wadsworth Blvd head 0.2 miles (2 tenths) west on W. Ohio Avenue into the parking lot to the east of iCAST (777 South

[cobirds] Black-throated Green Warbler, E Moorhead Cir, Boulder

Hello birders, A walk to the local coffee shot this morning produced a singing male BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER in the Ponderosa Pines at the corner of Tandra and East Moorhead Circle. From Table Mesa, turn south on Tantra, and go down the street until you reach the forced right hand turn onto

[cobirds] Owl Box

I am considering purchasing an owl box for Screech Owls. Though I have never seen any in my area, I am hoping to attract them to my yard as nesters. Is this a long shot or a worthwhile endeavor? Nicolle Martin Kipling C 470 Littleton, CO Sent from my iPad -- You received this message

[cobirds] Another ho-hum Eastern Phoebe, Boulder County, May 12th

Hello, Birders. Earlier this Mother's Day morning, Sunday, May 12th, Hannah and Andrew and I heard, saw, and audio-recorded a persistently singing Eastern Phoebe at the 63rd/61st Street Crossing, St. Vrain River, near Hygiene, Boulder County. It's interesting that, until 2011, Eastern Phoebe

[cobirds] Palm Warbler - Estes Park - Larimer

We have had a dearth of birds at lake Estes this spring. But this morning we saw a breeding plumage eastern Palm Warbler in the bird sanctuary. The bird was moving around and not staying in one area. Gary Matthews Estes Park -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[cobirds] Blue-headed vireo (?) - LARIMER - CSU Env Learning Center

I saw a solitary vireo that had full white spectacles (stripe+eye ring), a tinge of faint yellow on the sides, a very white throat, a greenish back, a grayish head, and two distinct white or buffy wingbars. the bird was silent the entire time I observed it. It was just north of the CSU

[cobirds] Re: Blue-headed vireo (?) - LARIMER - CSU Env Learning Center

Apologies... I re-read my message and realized it wasn't clear. This bird was about 100 yds north of the ELC parking lot, on the bike path (not a foot trail), across from that little bench, between the bike path and the creek. On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 2:04 PM, John Shenot johnshe...@gmail.com

[cobirds] Report from Fort Logan Cemetery, SW Denver. NEGATIVE NEWS on Cerulean Warbler

Brandon Percival received a message today (Sunday) that a birder friend had seen a male CERULEAN WARBLER with other migrant warblers on Friday, May 10, at a SW Denver cemetery. I went over to Fort Logan Cemetery at about 4 PM and stayed an hour. It was peaceful. The neat array of identical, white,

[cobirds] Denver City Park and RM Arsenal birds

Birded Denver City Park with Tim Smart, and Veronica and Kylie Mattes yesterday. Highlights at City Park, other than the crowds of cormorants, night herons and Snowy Egrets nesting, included the lingering Greater White-fronted Goose, 2 Western Tanager and a half dozen Cedar Waxwings.Yellow-rumped

[cobirds] broad winged hawk, dusky grouse, eastern phoebe - boulder

Cobrids: Holy crap! With all the incredible reports coming in from all over the state, I wonder whether it was worth it to post. After reading the Two Buttes reports, I mulled over throwing my bird book out the window. In any event, I know there's some small competition going on

[cobirds] RMBO Banding Station Report, Chatfield, Mother's Day, 2013

Had a nice variety of species to share with the 100+ who people who participated in Denver Audubon's sold-out Mother's Day Bird Banding Breakfast. Captured 35 new birds: Dusky Flycatcher 1 (FOS) White-breasted Nuthatch 1 return, banded 4/21/11 House Wren 1 Swainson's

[cobirds] PA Birders Score Boreal Owl

Montrose was fun, but we moved on yesterday to Island Acres State Park campground for an easy shot at the Grand Mesa. Arriving yesterday we drove up route 65 to the top. It was 85 degrees and sunny when we left the Colorado River. Arriving at 10,000 feet elevation we scouted pull-off

[cobirds] SE Colorado Redux

Greetings All Sorry for the barrage of varied emails re: SE Colorado this weekend I won't duplicate my email re: Friday in Bent. I will repeat myself in giving a million thank you's to Duane Nelson for guiding us about on Friday and for the use of his binoculars, without which, this weekend

[cobirds] White-throated Sparrow still on Canon City Riverwalk

I refound the White-throated Sparrow again this morning several hundred yards west of the McKenzie parking area for the Canon City Riverwalk. I finally got a photo of this bird as it scratched through the leaf litter. I have uploaded the photo to my Birds and Nature

[cobirds] Lamar migrants

I started and ended the day at Lamar CC grove (with Austin Hess et al) and found the migrants here much more plentiful than other migration hotspots further west in Bent County, around the edges of John Martin Reservoir. This morning, highlights were 2 SUMMER TANAGERS. This evening, highlights

[cobirds] Lincoln county --- Rufous-crowned Sparrow 5/12/13

COBirders, Brad Steger and I did just a little birding today in Lincoln county.  We only really birded Kinney Lake SWA and Hugo SWA.  At Hugo the highlight was a male HOODED WARBLER.  At Kinney the highlight by far was the RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROW that Brad found.   - Mark Peterson Colorado

[cobirds] Summer Tanager,Jefferson County

Hi all,This morning there was one male alternate plumage Summer Tanager in my yard. He was with some Yellow-rumped Warblers. The bird was feeding high up in an Elm tree. Yellow-rumped warblers were hanging out in the yard also, as they have been doing for the last several days. The bird