[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 12 June 2014

2014-06-12 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: June 12, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, June 12 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording

[cobirds] Secrets of Gilpin County, Sat., June 14 with Bill Kaempfer

2014-06-12 Thread Pam Piombino
*Another great field trip offered by Boulder County Audubon Society:* *Saturday, June 14, 7:00am* Secrets of Gilpin County Join Bill Kaempfer on this all-day excursion to explore under-birded Gilpin County. We will cover the various habitats present in this tiny, high-country county. Expect to

[cobirds] Paper session at the CFO Convention in August

2014-06-12 Thread William H Kaempfer
Cobirders, One of the highlights of the annual Colorado Field Ornithologists' convention is the scientific paper session featuring presentations of all aspects of avian population biology in our state. Every year the CFO convention presents an afternoon of up-to-date bird research prepared by

[cobirds] Re: id help please...bird song from Sierra Nevada

2014-06-12 Thread 'ronbco' via Colorado Birds
Thanks to those who responded! The verdict is a Hermit Thrush! Beautiful song! I think I had not considered it before because I observed it singing from tall tree tops. Also I had not realized how much smaller and more slender than other thrushes. Ron Bolton Berthoud On Wednesday, June 11,

[cobirds] Re: Blue-winged Warbler continues, Jefferson

2014-06-12 Thread Kevin Keirn
Thanks to Eric's encouraging posting yesterday (and because neither I nor any of my uncles had seen it), I finally made the trek to Welchester Tree Grant Park in Jefferson County this morning. The Blue-winged Warbler was vocalizing constantly in the usual location at the east end, and was seen

[cobirds] Fw: Tricolored Heron at Cherry Creek SP

2014-06-12 Thread Glenn and Laurie
FYI Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO - Original Message - From: Pratt, Philip To: Glenn Walbek Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 4:26 PM Subject: Tricolored Heron at Cherry Creek SP Hi Glenn, I just found and photographed an adult breeding-plumage TRICOLORED HERON at Cherry Creek State

[cobirds] Logan County; and Glenmere Heron Colony News

2014-06-12 Thread 'Steven Mlodinow' via Colorado Birds
Greetings All Today, Sean Walters and I spent nearly 7 hours birding the semi-flooded and muddied location known as Tamarack Ranch. It was still impressively birdy, with most of the birds being in the semi-flooded riparian areas, with few birds in the shelterbelts. Note that there was

[cobirds] Holcim Wetlands just east of Florence is closed to entry

2014-06-12 Thread SeEttaM .
Holcim Wetlands been closed for an undetermined period due to the unusually high running Arkansas River that was just over 30 feet from the wetland pond just a day or so ago broke through the bank and dissecting the trail. I have posted an aerial photo and one taken from the county road of Holcim