[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 27 November 2013

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: November 27, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-6750 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, November 27, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a

[cobirds] Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Equalizer Lake, Larimer County

Although our attempt to find the previously reported Dunlin was unsuccessful, we managed to locate two Lesser Black-backed Gulls on the south side of Equalizer Lake on Tuesday afternoon. Doug Kibbe Littleton, Colorado -- You received this message

[cobirds] Pueblo Res. Red-necked Grebe

Pueblo Reservoir has a Red-necked Grebe from Sailboard launching area and Pacific Loon currently. Brandon K. Percival -- Pueblo West, CO -- sent from my phone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and

RE: [cobirds] Question regarding Juncos at Fawn Brook Inn, Allenspark

Probably because there aren't any pear trees. Ira Sanders -Original Message- From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Bowling Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 4:06 PM To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Subject: [cobirds] Question regarding Juncos at

[cobirds] Welcome to the New Colorado County Birding Website!

Colorado Field Ornithologists is pleased to announce that the newly updated Colorado County Birding website is now live at: http://coloradocountybirding.org/ http://coloradocountybirding.org/ There have been plenty of upgrades and many great new features have been added. eBird Hotspots

[cobirds] 74 Bonaparte's gulls, Terry Lake, Boulder County

At 2 pm Nov. 26 there were 74 Bonaparte's gulls and over 90 ring-billed gulls resting separately at Terry Lake near the road. Also an adult bald eagle sitting in a tree nearby, 3 species of grebes(Western, pied-billed, and 2 eared), bufflehead, common goldeneyes, and mallards,plus one

[cobirds] Long-tailed Duck-Terry Lake-Boulder Cnty

This morning at 8:45 I saw a female Long-tailed Duck on Terry Lake in Longmont, Boulder County. I could not find the Barrow's Goldeneye reported earlier, but it certainly could be there. Hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls, along with many Bonaparte's and some Herring Gulls are near the west shore

[cobirds] Pueblo birds 11/27

Pueblo Reservoir (with Nick Moore): Red-necked Grebe - 1 off Sailboard launching area Pacific Loon - 1 off Sailboard launching area Common Loon - 2 off Sailboard launching area Great Black-backed Gull - 1 adult at South Shore Marina tires Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 adult at South Shore Marina

[cobirds] Prothonotary Warbler Still performing

Seen by many early this afternoon in Centennial Park (see previous postings for location). Most frequently seen today in the buckthorn tree near the large fallen logs next to the oxbow and along the tiny stream to the north. Doug Kibbe Littleton

[cobirds] Prothonotary warbler still at Centennial Park - Denver County

Still present at 2 pm today - seen by three birders! Same place as posted. Bryan Arnold Jefferson County, 5,500' -- 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] Nature Almanac - Great-tailed Grackles

A nice read by two of our finest nature writers. http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_24615631/december-nature-almanac-great-tale-grackles-boulder-county -- Scott E. Severs Longmont, CO Boulder County Bird Trax: http://tinyurl.com/l98ahv4 -- You received this message because

[cobirds] Costa's Hummingbird (El Paso)

COBirders, Sorry about this long version but. On 1 November an unidentified hummingbird, nicknamed Friday because of the day of the week on which it was found, was seen in a gated estate in Colorado Springs. The finders of the hummingbird put up a sugar water feeder and wrote to Aiken

[cobirds] LARIMER Black Scoter; WELD RT Loon

Today Sean Walters and I birded various spots in Larimer and Weld Counties. On the n side of L Loveland there were 4 Common Redpolls atop a spruce. At Fossil Crk Reservoir there was femal Black Scoter and a LT Duck. At Timnath Reservoir there was a LT Duck and a male Barrows Goldeneye. At Woods

[cobirds] Ft Logan Cemetary Ponds, Ross' Goose , Denver Co.

Among the hundreds of Cackling and Canada Geese on the Ft Logan ponds this morning was a single Ross' Goose. It was on the western pond. A few diving ducks were present, including one Lesser Scaup. Up to three Snow Geese have been present on the ponds this past week, but they were nowhere to

[cobirds] Cooler Caper? Interested in a White-tailed Ptarmigan trip?

Anyone interested in visiting Guanella Pass on Friday to search for White-tailed Ptarmigan should contact me directly for details. Doug Kibbe Littleton dpki...@msn.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Larimer County gulls - possible adult Vega Gull

I visited the Larimer County landfill this afternoon expecting to find the mother load of gulls, but was disappointed. There was a decent flock of 500 or so, with a couple of adult Lesser Black-backed and good numbers of Herring and California accompanying the throng of Ring-billed Gulls. I

[cobirds] Centennial Park, Arapahoe

Along with the Prothonotary Warbler, at noon today, there were 14 Snow Geese at Centennial Park. These left the park around 12:30pm. Many of the Snow and Ross's Geese which visit Centennial Park, visit Fort Logan Cemetery, and vice versa [along with other Canada and Cackling Geese]. Thank you