[cobirds] Cranes, Colo Spgs; didn't see Red-necked Grebe - El Paso Cnty

2015-10-18 Thread Stephen Getty
COBirders, * I couldn't find the Red-necked Grebe this AM (10-11) at Big Johnson that Mark Peterson reported. Western's were around and behind the dam in not visible areas, so it could still be there. * 8 Sandhill Cranes flew over at Big Johnson * 100-120 Sandhills over Bear Creek Park at 5

[cobirds] Fall land bird arrivals in Bent County

2015-10-18 Thread Duane Nelson
Birders, October brings wintering birds to my Las Animas yard, some of which may stick around for the winter. Sometimes birds at my feeders are the only ones of their species on the John Martin Reservoir Christmas Count. I have had four new species arrive and find my feeders in the past week,

[cobirds] A bit of Boulder County birding, Oct. 18

2015-10-18 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. Nothing of great significance here, just some notes of local interest. Boulder County, Oct. 18. Walden Ponds had an animated *eastern screech-owl * and a glorious sunrise . The *Plegadis ibis*

[cobirds] Smithsonian Bird Center Head to visit Denver

2015-10-18 Thread Larry Modesitt
Dr. Peter Marra, Head of Smithsonian’s Migratory Bird Center (SMBC) and founder of Neighborhood Nestwatch in 2000, will be in Denver on October 21. He is the second of three speakers in the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies—Denver Museum of Nature & Science Speaker Series. The SMBC is the

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 18 October 2015

2015-10-18 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: October 18, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Sunday, October 18 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Greater

[cobirds] Sandhill Cranes Barr Lake, Adams Co.

2015-10-18 Thread Adam Vesely
Huge flocks of Sandhill Cranes currently leaving Barr Lake, departing to the southeast. Quite a sight! Adam Vesely Thornton, CO -- 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

[cobirds] Re: Sandhill Cranes Barr Lake, Adams Co.

2015-10-18 Thread Carl Smith
They flew over Fort Collins yesterday. On Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 7:49:56 AM UTC-6, Adam Vesely wrote: > > Huge flocks of Sandhill Cranes currently leaving Barr Lake, departing to > the southeast. Quite a sight! > > Adam Vesely > Thornton, CO > -- You received this message because you

[cobirds] No Hudsonian Godwits - Mesa County

2015-10-18 Thread Mike Henwood
Kathleen McGinley and I have changed our call of the Hudsonian Godwits reported in Mesa County on Oct. 5. We were birding in steady rain, and when the birds landed it seemed like the bills were definitely upturned. However, as we have reviewed blown up photos, shorebird guides, and our notes, the