[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Compiler: Mary Driscoll Date: February 26, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, February 26, 2014 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can

[cobirds] Ten Thousand Cranes

I just got back from a morning at the Monte Vista NWR and it was a delightful morning. I estimate there are now about 10,000 cranes in the Valleynot quite peak yet. Add in 10,000-15,000 geese and ducks and it was amazing. (Great therapy that puts me in a better state before I tackle

[cobirds] RFI: a book to borrow (Boulder area only)

Hey folks, I was wondering if anyone in the Boulder city area or immediate vicinity has a copy handy of the following book that I could borrow for a couple weeks: A Birdwatchers' Guide to Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Caymans by Guy Kirwan et al. I'd be happy to come pick it

[cobirds] Summary of recent (Feb14-24) visit to SE CO (Prowers, Bent, Baca, Las Animas))

Southeastern CO is always interesting. The birds are, too. Per usual, my recent 11-day visit concentrated on the Lamar area (Prowers), with a few side trips to Lake Hasty (Bent) and one to Carrizo and Cottonwood Canyons (Baca/LasAnimas). Lamar Area Summary: Total of 67 species. This compares

[cobirds] Fort Morgan Birding - Morgan County

I took my second shot at the Swans at Boyd. This time I found them. While there, I picked up another Cinnamon Teal and a flyover flock of 80 or so migrating Yellow-headed Blackbirds. There were a lot of Snow Geese flying around as well. I would've stayed until the fog lifted and the sun

[cobirds] Mountain Bluebirds - El Paso County

Hi All, Saw my first Mountain Bluebirds of the season—a flock of 20 or so—this morning in Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs. Lee Farese Co Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[cobirds] Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe Co.) 2/26

I stopped by Aurora Reservoir mid-late afternoon and found that the gulls have returned. There were a number of gulls I had not seen at Aurora previously. Today, the ice (covering about 25% of the lake) had a complicated structure, and gulls rested in many locations rather than in one spot.

[cobirds] Boyd Lake SP, Loveland (Larimer Co.); Feb. 26

Hi, I paid my first visit to Boyd Lake SP this afternoon. There weren't many songbirds but I did find a first winter Harris' Sparrow in a flock of House Sparrows and a first winter White-crowned Sparrow. The flock with the Harris' was located a little northwest of the marina. From the contact