[cobirds] Late Tern - Larimer

2014-11-07 Thread David Wade
Greetings All, At Douglass Reservoir North of Fort Collins today I spotted a late Tern. My conundrum is I'm not sure what species it is. I'm leaning towards Arctic but can't rule out Common and I see one characteristic found in Forester's. Arguments for Arctic include uniform gray upperside to

[cobirds] Pacific and Common Loons, Boulder County

2014-11-07 Thread Peter Gent
All, Maggie Boswell and I were at Baseline Res along Cherryvale Road southeast of Boulder at 1:15pm. We saw two Pacific Loons loafing together in the middle of the reservoir, and a Common Loon much closer to the road. Both of these species have been reported at this location a few days ago. Che

[cobirds] Female Magnificent Hummingbird, Boulder County, 11/7

2014-11-07 Thread Adam Jack
COBirders, Our magnificent vagrant has been at the feeder again this morning. Today is another abnormally warm day in this amazing Colorado fall. Yesterday was sunny, and the air filled with insects; small to medium sized gnat-like fliers (perfect for the hummingbird, I would imagine) and even so

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 7 November 2014

2014-11-07 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: November 7, 2014 email: r...@cfobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Friday, November 7 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Surf Scoter (A