[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 10 December 2014

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 10, 2014 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Wednesday, December 19 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Trumpeter Swan (Boulder) Tundra

[cobirds] Nunn Birds of Late/Weld

- Weld CR 33 Prairie Dog Colony (btw 100/98)--been around all fall/winter for most part. Walking is best, you'll hear before you see. - Lapland Longspur - 5 - At home - Pine Siskin - 2--not exactly common out here :-) Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn

[cobirds] Christmas Bird Count season begins tomorrow

For the National Audubon Christmas Bird Counts that are on Sunday, 14 December, the count week period begins at midnight (3 days before and 3 days after count day).  There may well be species around this year before count day, that aren't found on count day, since there appears to be some

[cobirds] Long Pond/Larimer

At least 7 Greater White-fronted Geese on the lake right now. http://goo.gl/maps/1VOot Sent from my iPhone Rachel Hopper Ft. Collins Sent from my iPhone Rachel Hopper Ft. Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe

[cobirds] YB LOON AT BOYD LAKE

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[cobirds] Baca and Las Animas Counties, 12/10

With Janeal Thompson, made a big loop down from Lamar to Springfield w to Carizzo Canyon w to Cottonwood Canyon nw to Kim w about 10 miles on US160 and north on CR179 thru Villegreen ne to SR119 n to LaJunta, e to Lamar. Beautiful day for the date or any date. 60 degree high, very little

[cobirds] Birding around Winter Park?

I'm from Arkansas and I'll be in Winter Park Dec 27-31 for a bit of skiing. I'm wondering if there's any decent birding just walking around Winter Park or Fraser. I see there is a Fraser River Trail that runs from WP to Fraser but I don't know if that is accessible by foot in the winter.

[cobirds] Sage-grouse protections blocked in Congress

A sneaky, last-minute rider added to the federal government's 1,603-page spending bill blocks federal endangered species protections to the Gunnison sage-grouse and the greater sage-grouse. I know COBIRDS isn't for politics, but it's not for putting our heads in the sand, either. Colorado is