[cobirds] RFI-info on foot pads of Western Screech-Owl

I recently found a dead Western Screech-Owl that I believe had been hit by a vehicle trying to fly across busy MacKenzie Ave on the eastern edge of Canon City. It was not mangled so I took close-up photos on which I can see what looks like papillae on the bottom of it's foot pads. I wonder if a

[cobirds] Park County Dec 16

But before even getting to Park I parked before sunrise at the margin of Conifer (JeffCo) at a spot with a big view of the sky in hopes of learning more about a roost of *American Crows* that I had deduced to be in that area. I’ve been watching the crows pass over my home at Ken Caryl Valley from a

[cobirds] John Martin Reservoir CBC results and summary

Birders, The John Martin Reservoir CBC took place on December 14th. The results were paradoxical, with notable surprises. We ended up getting 98 species, a bit below our average of about 110 species. I knew going into the count that we were not going to break any records. The unprecedented eigh

[cobirds] Chatfield Yell-bill Loon

Hi 11am seen by Steve Hodges and myself off handy capped pier, no more than a stone's throw away!!! Was swimming surprising fast easy towards spit Bob Righter Denver CO Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To

[cobirds] Lagerman Reservoir (Boulder Co.), Dec 17

Lagerman Reservoir near Longmont was unusually busy early this morning and must have had some fish that the birds like. Several hundred Mergansers (3 species, but mostly Common) and several hundred gulls were actively feeding when I arrived. I photographed a second winter ICELAND/THAYER'S GULL

[cobirds] Western Gull - NOT

Greetings All So, being able to sit on a comfy chair and dissect marks one by one, the "apparent Western Gull" at Larimer Landfill is apparently not a Western Gull. Believe it or not, it is likely a LBBG. We (mostly me error) were misled by the bird's obvious secondary skirt (see Sibley for de

[cobirds] CPER Bird Research 2015

Hello, All! I am writing to announce that I will be looking for part-time and full-time research assistants again in 2015. For those of you who are not familiar with my project, I search for and monitor the nests of ground-nesting birds (mostly McCown's Longspur, Horned Lark, and Lark Bunting) at

[cobirds] Rocky Ford SWA. Otero Co. 16 Dec

I counted birds at the Rocky Ford SWA, Otero County for the Rocky Ford CBC, on 16 Dec.  Here are my highlights. Red-bellied Woodpecker -1 Western Scrub-Jay - 3Mountain Chickadee - 3Brown Creeper - 1Winter Wren - 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 6Eastern Bluebird - 6Hermit Thrush - 1Cedar Waxwing - 18Spo

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 17 December 2014

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 17, 2014 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Wednesday, December 17 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Swan spec (Boulder, Huerfano)