[cobirds] Blue-winged Warbler, Chico Basin Ranch

2013-05-16 Thread Glenn Walbek
Near banding station. Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO -- 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 to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group,

[cobirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Las Animas county

2013-05-16 Thread Ptennery
Just had an adult male Rose-breasted grosbeak visit sunflower seed feeders. Also saw Western Tanager male. Have at least 15 male Black-headed Grosbeaks and a few Evening Grosbeaks. Color show to say the least. Paul Tennery Valdez, Las Animas county Sent from my iPhone -- You received this

[cobirds] New Birding Site: Staunton State Park

2013-05-16 Thread The Nunn Guy
http://www.parks.state.co.us/parks/staunton/Pages/Staunton.aspx Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group

[cobirds] New Yard Bird - El Paso County, 5/16

2013-05-16 Thread melgoff
Hi, Cobirders. We have a new yard bird today in the Old Farm subdivision of the Springs  - A pair of Evening Grosbeaks. While we always have a pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks pass through in mid-May, this is the first time Evening Grosbeaks have stopped by. We also have a Mountain

[cobirds] CBR Thursday, Blue-winged Warbler, Gray-cheeked Trush

2013-05-16 Thread Steve Brown
Hi COBirders, Yes, it is true, we banded a Second-year male Blue-winged Warbler today, maybe only the second one banded at CBR since 2000. Spankin' male! Also some good arrivals: 2 Ovenbirds, 2 female Black-and-White Warblers, 2 Com Yellowthroat, our THIRD GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH banded this

[cobirds] Evening Grosbeak, Colo Spgs, El Paso Co

2013-05-16 Thread Steve Brown
Hi COBirders, We've had 2 pair of Evening Grosbeaks the past couple days in our yard in Mountain Shadows, NW Colorado Springs. We've not had these before in spring, just rarely in winter. They were at times hangin' with a pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks. Also banded in the backyard

[cobirds] Bay-breasted Warbler in Bent County

2013-05-16 Thread Duane Nelson
Birders, I found a female Bay-breasted Warbler this morning (5/16) in Van's Grove in Bent County. This is one of the rarest migrant warblers in Colorado, in my opinion. My previous two sightings of the species were in the 1980's, one in the summer of 1984 at Wild Basin in Rocky Mountain

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 16

2013-05-16 Thread Dick Schottler
Compiler: Dick Schottler Date: Report for Thursday, May 16, 2013, updated at 8:30 PM email: rba AT cobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Report for Thursday, May 16, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are

[cobirds] Yard Bird

2013-05-16 Thread Glenn Hageman
Had a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher in our yard this afternoon. No rarity, but our #100 yard bird. Glenn Jeane Hageman Denver - Just north of George Washington High School -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this

[cobirds] yard birds in The Springs

2013-05-16 Thread BirdGuy
Since last week, I've been getting a male Lazuli Bunting come to my backyard feeder, and yesterday, I got an additional male and a female! I've also gotten a visit from a Western Tanager, and a Black-headed Grosbeak and Virginia's Warbler in the next yard over. Patrick Shaffner Colorado

[cobirds] Rose-breasted, Black-headed grosbeaks, Jefferson

2013-05-16 Thread Rachel Carroll
Just had a female Rose-Breasted Grosbeak on my feeder up here in Evergreen a few minutes ago, picture here: http://i.imgur.com/fqCvNin.jpg And female and male Black-Headed Grosbeaks yesterday: http://i.imgur.com/tVvRRRf.jpg http://i.imgur.com/TVL9HPk.jpg And we've had a whole tree-full of

[cobirds] the snake report - Boulder CO

2013-05-16 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: This does indeed relate to birds. Read on These are over the last four days in Boulder County: Green racer (Coluber constrictor) - 1 adult - Gunbarrel CO - struggling to get traction on a concrete slab Green racer (Coluber constrictor) - another adult - devouring a

[cobirds] RMBO Banding Station Report, Chatfield, 5/16/13

2013-05-16 Thread Meredith
Very similar captures and weather to yesterday - cool until about 10 a.m., and there are lots of birds around, but they are high up in the trees, where the leaves and flowers are further along and presumably the food options are better. Then, it warms up and things quiet down. Each day we are

[cobirds] Common Poorwill, El Paso County

2013-05-16 Thread Ken Christie Pals
COBirders, I had my FOS Cpmmon Poorwill this evening as I left Bear Creek Nature Center following our last Birding for Beginners 101 class for this spring. The poorwill call was a fitting end to the class and evening. In addition, if any COBirders are still left in the area and not in Cortez

[cobirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Colorado Springs, El Paso County

2013-05-16 Thread Ken Christie Pals
COBirders, This afternoon we had a beautiful male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at our backyard feeder near the SE edge of the Garden of the Gods. Ken Pals Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this