[cobirds] Warbler fest in Canon City area

This week I have enjoyed watching a lot of warblers feeding in and near Canon City. Earlier this past week there were large numbers of Wilson's Warblers on the Canon City Riverwalk between Sell's Lake and Raynold's trailheads. There were at least 50 Wilson's Warblers in just two patches of

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, September 22, 2013

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 22, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday September 22, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip

[cobirds] Chatfield(Douglas) Caspian Tern

Cobirders,   This morning had 1 Caspian Tern @ sand spit near marina.Also 1 Forster' s Tern  and 75+ Franklin's Gull.  Photos at   http://www.flickr.com/photos/thavs1/   Tom Halverstadt   Louviers -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding Report, 9/22/13

Nothing moving in our neck of the woods. We banded 8 birds this morning, 2 of which (the House Wrens) are summer residents, so only 6 birds that were migrating through. Hope the little change in weather that is occuring as I type this makes a difference. Dusky Flycatcher 1

[cobirds] banding at Clear Springs Ranch Sat 9/21

We had a busy morning at Clear Springs Ranch. We processed 42 birds this morning, including: Chipping Sparrow 12 Common Yellow-throat 1 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow 2 Gray Catbird 2 Green-tailed Towhee 2 House Wren 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 Mountain White-crowned Sparrow 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 5

[cobirds] Interesting Wind, Assorted Sightings in Golden

First, if you have not seen http://hint.fm/wind/ before, it shows wind speeds and directions on a map of the country. Currently, there is a strong, nnw direction to the east of the front range. That seems conducive to grounding migrants from north and west of CO. Has anyone noticed this?

[cobirds] Mexican Duck at Firestone Gravel Pits, WELD

Greetings All There was a male Mexican Duck this afternoon, nice fresh plumage, lounging with Mallards ranging from spiffy to scruffy at the Firestone Gravel Pits. This bird was in the same pond that, with more water in it, had the RN Grebes during late winter and early spring this year.