[cobirds] Adams & Bunker #1 (Weld) on 9/6

Yesterday Nina Routh, Mike Serruto and I stopped at the reservoir 2 miles west of Weld CR77 on CR124 (Adams and Bunker #1 or "Archie Bunker Res" as I think it should be called, due to the less than happy/friendly folks who live in the house near the portion that extends on the north side of the

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for September 7, 2015

Compiler: Mary Driscoll Date: September 7, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Monday September 7, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). RED SHOULDERED HAWK (Logan) Lesser

[cobirds] 15 year old birder, looking for spotting scope suggestions

Hey CObirders, I'm looking to buy a spotting scope for the first time. I have $750 right now, but would prefer not to spend that much. I'd really appreciate any recommendations/suggestions you in the Colorado birding community have on the best ones and where to get them. Thanks, and good luck

[cobirds] Labor Day weekend northeast Colorado

I birded partial to full days Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (September 5-7) in generally familiar locations in northeast Colorado. Wilson's Warblers and Cassin's Vireos were the featured birds during the holiday weekend and were seemingly everywhere. Western Tanagers have also recently become

[cobirds] Townsend's Warblers-Gem Lake Trail-RMNP-Larimer

While hiking the Gem Lake Trail today, my husband and I ran across two large mixed flocks of little birds - mostly (from the ones I could actually spot in my binocular) Pygmy Nuthatches, Wilson's Warblers, and Townsend's Warblers (surprised me too!). I saw a Townsend's early on the trail with

[cobirds] N Waterthrush, CSR, El Paso Co, Monday

Hi COBirders, Today was the best day of migration banding so far this season in the riparian willow corridor at Clear Spring Ranch. Catch-of-the-Day was an adult Northern Waterthrush. Also banded were several Wilson’s Warblers (duh), Com Yellowthroat, Gray Catbirds, Yellow-breasted Chat, and

[cobirds] Sparrow ID El Paso county (pictures)

I think this is a Savannah sparrow but I am not very sure. Seen near Drennan road by the airport http://www.avoapples.com/birds/_MG_7041_cr.jpg http://www.avoapples.com/birds/_MG_7053_cr.jpg Please send me your comments. Thanks Bill El Paso county, Colorado Springs bill_ko...@msn.com --