Re: [cobirds] Sabine's Gull and more at Chatfield State park (Douglas County)

2015-09-18 Thread Scott Somershoe
I took my 3 yr old daughter out to the marina spit about 4:15pm. She spotted every pelican and non-Sabines gull out there. I picked out a common tern but no Sabines. The wind was also howling. A bit after 5 we stopped by the swim beach and some happy birders from St Louis just had a Sabines fly

[cobirds] Barr Banding Station Update, 9/18/15

2015-09-18 Thread meredith
Pleasant, windless (yay!) morning; we caught a nice mix of birds. 47 new: Red-shafted Flicker 1 House Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Swainson's Thrush 1 Hermit Thrush 1 Gray Catbird 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 6 Yellow Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 27 Green-tailed Towhee 1 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Song Sp

[cobirds] Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo Co. 9/18 (more stuff)

2015-09-18 Thread Brandon K. Percival
I went back to Pueblo Reservoir this afternoon, near Sailboard launching area, there were at least three Common Terns, at least one Forster's Tern, and a (non-adult) LAUGHING GULL. Hopefully the jaeger and all these other birds will be around for tomorrow's annual Pueblo County Fall Bird Count.

[cobirds] American Three-toed Woodpecker and Sabine's Gull, El Paso County, 9/18

2015-09-18 Thread Mel Goff
Hi, cobirders. I had the good fortune to see two great birds today. Late this morning as the WIND died down at Big Johnson Reservoir, I finally saw the Sabine’s Gull that has been reported there over the past week or two. Not a lot happening at Big Johnson, but I did not walk around to the east

[cobirds] Sabine's Gull and more at Chatfield State park (Douglas County)

2015-09-18 Thread Douglas Kibbe
There was a Sabines gull present north of the marina sand spit this morning. However it an immature, not the adult bird shown in Tom's photo. Also present this morning on the sand spit itself were a Forster's tern, cattle egret and a red phalarope. Doug Kibbe Littleton > Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2

[cobirds] Sabine's Gull at Chatfield State park (Douglas County)

2015-09-18 Thread Matt Crooks
Does anyone know if the Sabine is still at Chatfield today? Nice find Tom... -- 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.c

[cobirds] juvenile JAEGER at Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo Co. 9/18

2015-09-18 Thread Brandon K. Percival
This morning, I saw a juvenile Jaeger on the water and in the flight, at a great distance on the east side of Pueblo Reservoir.  I got some lousy photos, that are now on the CFO Facebook page.  I first saw it on the water far out from Sailboard launching area.  It flew and landed in the SE Corne

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for September 18, 2015

2015-09-18 Thread Ira Sanders
Compiler: Ira Sanders Date: September 18, 2015 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, September 18, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). RED SHOULDERED HAWK (Logan) Am