[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 10 January 2014

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: January 10, 2014 e-mail: r...@cobirds.org This is the Rare Bird Alert Saturday, January 10 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

[cobirds] Pacific Wren still in Fremont 1/10

The bird is on the Canon City River walk. Park at Raynolds Ave. Walk the icy bluff trail west past 3/4 mile marker. Listen for it calling on south side of trail about 50 yards west of the 3/4 mile marker. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado

[cobirds] Wren in Canon City

The Denver birders got a look and heard a Winter Wren along the River walk. The bird might be making noises of both species. Brandon K Percival Pueblo West -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[cobirds] Rouse Park (Canon City) 1/10

Hi everyone,  Today 1/10 I drove down to Canon City. Since I arrived too late to look for the wrens, I spent the last part of the day at Rouse Park. I found the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in the pines at the east entrance. It's quiet and it flies around a lot. I last saw it in the deciduous

[cobirds] Southeastern CO visit summary

I birded southeastern CO from January 3rd thru the 9th, leaving this morning the 10th. SUMMARY OF VIRTUAL LAMAR CBC CIRCLE (all Prowers except for sliver of Bent at town of Prowers/Ark River on Bent CR34.5): LCC Only got down there once and saw 2 male and 1 female Northern Cardinals; 1

[cobirds] Prairie Falcon 'choanal slit'

Did you know that falcons have a 'choanal slit' -it is located in the roof of it's mouth and it connects to the bird's sinuses (source: the ModernApprentice.com http://www.themodernapprentice.com/gen_biology.htm -a falcony not a wizard site). So I got a photo that shows this structure inside the

[cobirds] Boulder - Valmont tundra swan still present

Hi all, The *tundra swan* previously reported at the Valmont complex in Boulder county was still present this morning. It was quite far away when viewed from Legion Park. Cottonwood Marsh at Walden Ponds was almost completely frozen this morning. Good Birding, Laura Steadman Broomfield -- You

[cobirds] Two Stub-tailed Wrens along Canyon City Riverwalk.

CO birders : Mid afternoon I found two stub-tailed wrens along the Canyon City Riverwalk starting from the western parking lot at Raynolds Avenue . The first by sight and call was a Winter Wren on the left side of the path just around the first bench . A second wren was heard , not seen

[cobirds] Fremont/Pueblo County birds 1/10

I birded with Phil Gerkin and Gene Rutherford from Northern Colorado today in Fremont and Pueblo Counties. Highlights in Fremont County:Rufous-crowned Sparrow - 1 and Rock Wren - 1 at Tunnel Drive in Canon City. Williamson's Sapsucker - 1 ad. male at Centennial Park in Canon City. Say's Phoebe -

[cobirds] Jefferson and Denver County Birds on 1/10

I joined up with Gwen Moore and David GIllilan for a this morning of birding in Jefferson and Denver Counties. We started early at Red Rocks' Trading Post, early enough to see the adult Golden-crowned Sparrow come out through a bit of a hold in the undergrowth, grab a seed or two and dive back