[cobirds] Rufous Hummingbird, Colorado Springs, El Paso County

Hi folks,   A Rufous Hummingbird just showed up at my feeder.  I live on the west side of Colorado Springs in the Pleasant Valley neighborhood.   Good birding, Kara Carragher -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from

[cobirds] Roadrunner - Barr Lake - Adams Co

Birders, If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it. A Greater Roadrunner ran across the Barr Lake State Park entrance road about 40 feet in front of my car, between the entry station and Picadilly Road, at about 12:45 today. I had heard other reports including 1 from the

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Compiler: Ira Sanders DateJuly 3, 2013 email: rba AT cobirds.org http://cobirds.org/ phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, July 3, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are

[cobirds] Corrected Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Compiler: Ira Sanders DateJuly 3, 2013 email: rba AT cobirds.org http://cobirds.org/ phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, July 3, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are

[cobirds] White-winged Crossbill, Summit County

Hi all, While doing a survey for RMBO on a transect in spruce-fir forest at 11,000 ft this morning, I heard the distinct call and song of White-winged Crossbill. I was reminded of a recent posting about them being seen and heard in Boulder County a week or so ago, and so was intrigued to know

[cobirds] Good numbers of Mississippi Kites in lower Arkansas Valley towns but lots of drought in area

Yesterday I drove around some of the lower Arkansas Valley towns where I was impressed with good numbers of Mississippi Kites including about 20 in La Junta plus more in other towns in the area. I got some very close-up photos of Mississippi Kites using long telephoto lens capability plus even a

[cobirds] Fremont Tricolored Heron, El Paso Gull of Laughter

Greetings All Today Nick Moore and I wandered south. Sadly, not much interesting was happening at Chico Basin Ranch, excepting a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on the El Paso side At Holcim Wetlandss, the TRICOLORED HERON remained. There was also a Green Heron still there, but no sign nor symptom of

[cobirds] Re: Dickcissel song similarities and differences in Colorado

SeEtta, the dickcissel that has been coming to my back yard (Centennial, Arapahoe County) sounds close to the call you recorded. Karl Stecher Centennial SeEtta Moss writes: Chuck said: An interesting difference between the two recordings. The Dickcissels I heard last month in Morgan,