[cobirds] El Paso county -- Sanderlings and Lesser Black-backed Gull

COBirders, Late this evening after all the crazy weather (9 inches of hail in some locations), I made a quick stop at Big Johnson reservoir and had the following highlights: 2 Sanderlings2 Willet1 Marbled Godwit3 Black-necked Stilts1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult or nearly so)2 Herring Gulls

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 8 May 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 8, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Friday, May 8 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Barrow's Goldeneye (Eagle) Broad-winged Hawk (Bent,

[cobirds] loggerhead shrike,CCSP,Arapahoe

Yesterday evening there was a loggerhead shrike on the fence on Belleview just before it turns southbound toward Peoria (not at the Peoria, turn, but as the eastbound road makes its first gentle turn). This is Cherry Creek State Park. Karl Stecher Centennial/Arapahoe -- You

[cobirds] Pueblo City Park 5/8

Gene R, Phil G, and I birded for a little while in Pueblo City Park, below the down pour started.  Highlights were: Broad-winged Hawk (adult), pair of Mississippi Kites, Green Heron, and Eastern Kingbird.  A few Yellow-rumped Warblers, were the only warblers we could find.  We attempted to bird

[cobirds] the scissor tail is still at the Lake loop area as of 10 12 this morning

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Re: [cobirds] Boulder County: Male Black-chinned Hummingbird/ also Larimer county

And one's back at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, too. This guy was doing his shallow display flight on Wed., May 6, when this photo was taken: http://tinyurl.com/BCHu-2015-05-06 One or two *northern waterthrushes* continue at the preserve. Yesterday, *dusky flycatcher* and *green-tailed

[cobirds] birds at Cherry Creek Reservoir

 hello, ,along with the scissor tailed flycatcher in the rain there has been a mini fall out I have counted over 25 loggerhead shrikes many Western King birds 10 say's Phoebes and hundreds of sparrows.all at the Lake loop area. Loch Kilpatrick,  parker. Co Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android --

[cobirds] Bent county --- MOURNING WARBLER

COBirders, Duane Nelson just called to report a MOURNING WARBLER at Tempel Grove in NE Bent county.  The previously reported OVENBIRD and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHEs are all still present and he is still looking for other things.  I think I saw a request for directions to this location, here is the

[cobirds] Shorebird Gumbo plus at Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Boulder County

8am to 11am birds on Cottonwood Marsh and environs were a Semipalmated Plover, 4 Semipalmated Sandpipers, Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers, 13 Wilson's Phalarope and 4 American Avocets. Within the lusher borders of Sawhill's ponds were a female Bobolink, Warbling Vireo's, a flock of 8 White

Re: [cobirds] Tempel Grove, Bent County

Would you provide directions to Tempel Grove. Thanks. On Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 6:34:40 PM UTC-6, Duane Nelson wrote: Cobirders, I only had time for one quick birding stop today. I visited Tempel Grove in NE Bent County briefly in the late afternoon. It was a very productive stop. I

[cobirds] Scissor tailed flycatcher, Cherry Creek reservoir

The scissor tailed flycatcher is currently in the field opposite the area of historical interest sign near the lake loop. Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To

[cobirds] 2 breeding plumage Dunlins 5/8/15 (Crowley County)

I just found 2 breeding plumage Dunlins at Lake Meredith feed lot. Look for large concentration of Ring-billed Gulls. Left hand most island. Other good shorebirds present. With Quetzal Tours group. Austin Hess Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Warbler hybrid, lark buntings, etc. at Chatfield, Jefferson/Douglas

I found a warbler hybrid of some sort at Chatfield earlier today. More info and pictures at the CFO facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/CFObirds Also, lots of Lark Buntings, a few Western Tanagers, etc. Wet day. Matt Crooks, Littleton www.cheezwhizdom.com -- You received this

[cobirds] scissor-t flyc, Cherry Creek SP

At 1:40 the scissor-tailed flycatcher was on the north side of the road, east of the Lake loop, low in a field. It was directly opposite the parking lot which is on the south side of the road east of the Lake Loop. Then came the downpour. To add to Loch's comments: Many hundreds of

[cobirds] Yellow-throated Warbler, La Plata Co.

The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER continues to be seen in Durango today. The bird is usually found at the northeast corner of the Durango Fish Hatchery pond. The warbler frequents the largest cottonwood tree along the Animas River in that northeast corner. This bird was originally found on

[cobirds] reminder: eBird Global Big Day begins at midnight MDT 5/9

Just go ebirding tomorrow! Notes from Tony: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/cobirds/mzvXTdPJ6hk/discussion Live results: http://ebird.org/ebird/globalbigday Good birding! Scott E. Severs Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado

Re: [cobirds] Boulder County: Male Black-chinned Hummingbird/ also Larimer county

We have had a male black- chinned hummingbird at our feeders, front and back, for about two weeks now. Libby Edwards Northwest Fort Collins Larimer County Sent from my iPad On May 7, 2015, at 8:12 PM, Pam Piombino piombino@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I just had the bird nectaring on

[cobirds] Chestnut-sided Warbler ??? --Chatfield

Funny stuff Mark. As usual, your shots are crystal clear, unlike mine! Take care. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[cobirds] Loggerhead Shrike - Congress Park - Denver

At around 5:30 PM this afternoon, my dog and I saw a Loggerhead Shrike in a fenced in field about a block north of the eastern edge of Congress Park. The shrike was viewable from the sidewalk on Clayton St (the portion running north / south behind Congress) and 10th and 11th avenues. It

[cobirds] Friday birds in Eastern Colorado

Ten of us started birding out east of Limon this morning in the on-and-off rain and fog. Passerine migration was fairly slow with NO eastern warblers being seen. HOWEVER, at Flagler SWA several briefly saw a WOOD THRUSH (same color as several of the Brown Thrashers in the area, but a much

[cobirds] Hudsonian Godwit still present (5/8/15, Bent County)

Yup. 4:24 P.M. Austin Hess Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email

[cobirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Cherry Creek State Park (arapahoe)

This morning at 6:20 before meeting for the Cherry Creek spring count, Bob Brown saw the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher flying S SE from the Lake Loop road. Dan Stringer Larkspur, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe

[cobirds] Upland Sandpiper, Larimer

COBirds, Last night while changing my spark plugs, I heard the unmistakable flight call of an Upland Sandpiper overhead. In spring and late summer this is a nightly/daily occurrence in North Central Texas where I'm from, but eBird sure shows them to be rare in Larimer County. One of my

[cobirds] South Valley Park (JeffCo) and Ketring Park (Arapahoe) May 8

A view of Mann Reservoir in South Valley Park on my way to work this morning produced 2 female *Red-necked Phalaropes*, 3 newly arrived female *Buffleheads*, and a newly arrived female *Hooded Merganser*. The phalaropes and merganser are rare for that body of water. When I looked again in the late

Re: [cobirds]

I think this bird has at least some Bay-breasted Warbler in it. http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/BIRDS/RARE-AND-UNCOMMON-2015/i-b2px4kx Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO From: markcha...@comcast.net Sent: Friday, May 8, 2015 6:52 PM To: Cobirds Subject: [cobirds] Mark Chavez Lakewood-Green Mtn

Re: [cobirds]

I will go with that.hybrid non countable Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:Glenn and Laurie jun...@comcast.net Date:Fri, May 8, 2015 at 7:07 PM Subject:Re: [cobirds] I think this bird has at least some Bay-breasted Warbler in it.  

[cobirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Brighton - Adams Co

I made a quick stop at Veterans Park in Brighton (just west of Hwy 85 on Hwy 7/Bridge St) on my lunch hour today and spotted a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak along the Platte River about 50 meters north of the parking lot. Cheers, Tim Mitzen -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] RFI Black-chinned Sparrow report from 5/2/15

Hello, I saw that there was a report from Colorado Nat'l Monument of one Black-chinned Sparrow from 5/2/15 on ebird and am wondering if anybody has anymore info about it. The checklist mapped location is outside of the park but the checklist location states it was in the monument. I would be

[cobirds] Chestnut-sided ??

I guess you might need the link. http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/BIRDS/RARE-AND-UNCOMMON-2015/i-f86GrG9 Mark ChavezLakewood-Green Mtnhttp://jaeger29.smugmug.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group

[cobirds] Chestnut-sided Warbler ??? --Chatfield

It's funny that and I Matt Crook and I had the same bird!! The undertail coverts of this bird matched for Chestnut-sided and remember that winter birds have a strong eyering. My feeling was that this was a bird more in a weird transition than a hybrid. Not saying I'm right but just an

[cobirds] PIRATIC FLYCATCHER in Western Kansas 5/8

There appears to be a PIRATIC FLYCATCHER at Scott Lake State Park, in Western Kansas.  This is about 2.5 hours (137 miles from Lamar), since a lot of birders will be in Lamar over the weekend, this might be a good detour.  The bird was seen on the north side of the lake, right after the

[cobirds] Tempel Grove update

Birders, I thank Mark Peterson for posting the adult male Mourning Warbler from Tempel Grove in Bent County this afternoon. I saw and photographed it on three separate passes through the hotspot south of the memorial benches, but it played hard to get for the CFO group there when I left late

[cobirds] Black-chinned hummingbird Larimer County

Hi all, We had our first black-chinned hummingbird (male) at our feeder this morning. Previous FOY: 2014: April 27 2011: 5/7 2009: 5/3 (obviously we haven't been as diligent recording these guys!) Bullock's orioles showed up on scheduleon 5/3 as did Lazuli bunting (5/3), poorwills and barn