[cobirds] Waxwings at Walden, or: COBirds vs. The Universe

Hello, Birders. Some things never change. Soon after I moved to Colorado, 13.5 years ago, somebody asked me to spread the word if I found reliable cedar waxwings. And, just the other day, I got pretty much the exact same request. So here goes: This cloudy Sunday morning, Nov. 1, I found a

Re: [cobirds] whither & wherefore of reporting, cont.

Actually, I agree with you. The reports of individual rare birds here doesn't interest me much because I, too, am not likely to chase something. It is cool when some kind of record comes up - like Brandon Percival's Vaux Swift this year, or the California Condors we had in the spring. But I enjoy

Re: [cobirds] CFO's journal COLORADO BIRDS

I've really like the series in COLORADO BIRDS highlighting different people birds are named after - Wilson of Wilson's Warbler, Say of Say's Phoebe, etc. I wonder if the author would consider putting them together into a small book when done? On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Leon Bright wrote: >

[cobirds] San Luis Valley birding- Rio Grande and Alamosa Counties

Hello all, Mark Szabo and I spent a lovely weekend birding in the San Luis Valley, spending most of our time at Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge (about 14 hours total) and then had a relatively short 2 hours at Alamosa NWR. Someone on Cobirds recently asked if the Sandhill Cranes were sti

[cobirds] Some north-central birding and a few additional notes

I made the choice of an overnight birding trip this weekend to the North-central part of the state (Routt, Summit, Grand and Jackson Counties), in part to complement the trip that I knew Joey Kellner would soon post on water birds in central Colorado (he just did). John and Linda Vanderpoel joi

[cobirds] Juvenile Solitary Sandpiper - Mesa County

The juvenile western version of the Solitary Sandpiper (*cinnammomea)* is still present at the Grand Junction Wildlife Area in Mesa County as of this evening. Very late date for this species! Mike Henwood Grand Junction Mesa county -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[cobirds] Mountain Lakes

Kathy Mihm-Dunning, Dean Shoup and I did a mountain lakes loop today. MANY ducks are still absent from the lakes likely because we STILL haven't had a MAJOR arctic cold front pass through Colorado. Hightlights (and lowlights): Eleven Mile Reservoir: 4 Common Loons 1 Surf Scoter

[cobirds] South Platte Reservoir - Surf Scoters - Arapahoe County

Hoping that the previously reported Surf Scoter on South Platte Reservoir was at least close to the Jefferson County line, Jeff Dawson, Mackenzie and I visited the reservoir this noon. Although the surf scoter was still present, it was still solidly in Arapahoe County. However, we were surpris

[cobirds] Common Redpoll at Matthews-Reese (Larimer) - YES, Red-throated Loon at Terry Lake (Boulder) - YES

At noon I re-found a flock of four Common Redpolls at Matthews-Reese in Estes Park (Larimer). They were flying into the Water Birches (thanks Dave Leatherman!) by the small pond to the south of the path, and were finally visible when they landed on trees toward the northwest side of the pond.

[cobirds] Re: Jamie Simo - Common Redpoll - Cherry Creek State Park - Lake Loop

On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1:15:32 PM UTC-7, Susan Wise wrote: > Email from Jamie Simo at 918 am > Guys, I'm at Cherry Creek State Park on the Lake Loop and I just saw a > redpoll! I've never seen one before! > > Email from Jamie Simo at 940 am > I was shocked too! I was looking at juncos whe

[cobirds] Cherry Creek Res 2 Common Loons

Hi There were two Common Loons motoring along the north side, at about 2pm. Bob Righter Denver 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 it, send an email to cobirds+uns

[cobirds] CFO's journal COLORADO BIRDS

COBirders, Yesterday our mail carrier brought us the Fall, 2015 edition of COLORADO BIRDS. It's some fatter than usual and has several very interesting articles, among them a paper by Alyssa Rawinski, teen daughter of John and Lisa, frequent contributors to this forum. For those subscribers of

[cobirds] Re: whither & wherefore of reporting, cont.

Re: Jays, Diane Carter who does not report to ebirds or post to cobirds had a Scrub Jay at her suet feeder in Westminster Saturday morning. No Scrub Jays in Adams County have been reported to ebirds for the months of October, November and December. Chuck Lowrie, Denver On Sunday, November 1, 2

[cobirds] Late Western Kingbird Lamar (Prowers) Colorado 31Oct2015

Yesterday, 31Oct2015, during a short trip around Lamar (Prowers) , Jane Stulp and I saw and photographed a late, flycatching, Western Kingbird. Janeal Thompson Lamar, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this

[cobirds] whither & wherefore of reporting, cont.

What an interesting thread this has been (what to report, how to report, and if reporting, how fast to report--or do it at all?). I get the digest so I just read through many opinions in a short time. The perspectives were interesting to me, and many expressed at least one aspect of the subject

[cobirds] Two Glossy/White-faced Ibis at Cottonwood Marsh, Boulder County

Happy November! There was a single immature Glossy/White-faced Ibis at this location last week. That individual had a plain, uniform-colored face with a dark iris. Both of the birds I observed this morning had lighter faces, in particular this bird . I would be interested

[cobirds] Re: Eastern Larimer County 11/1

I wasn't with Andy but also saw the Dunlin and Dowitchers at Timnath this morning. One very late American Avocet was also still there (continuing from previous reports). John Shenot Fort Collins On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1:56:29 PM UTC-7, Andrew Bankert wrote: > I hit a few reservoirs in

[cobirds] Eastern Larimer County 11/1

I hit a few reservoirs in northeastern Larimer County today with the following highlights: Douglas Lake: First of Season Bonaparte's Gull Tri-Lakes Area: nothing of interest Cobb Lake: 3 Ring-necked Pheasants Timnath Reservoir: Dunlin (continuing) with 5 Long-billed Dowitchers; 2 Lesser Black-back

[cobirds] November White-throated Swifts in Pueblo 11/01

Margie Joy has been watching White-throated Swifts on the cliffs above the Arkansas River since August, west of Swallows, seen from the South Side Pueblo Reservoir SWA (Pueblo County).  She has seen them a few times in mid to late October, including last week again, so she and I went over there

[cobirds] Jamie Simo - Common Redpoll - Cherry Creek State Park - Lake Loop

Email from Jamie Simo at 918 am Guys, I'm at Cherry Creek State Park on the Lake Loop and I just saw a redpoll! I've never seen one before! Email from Jamie Simo at 940 am I was shocked too! I was looking at juncos when I heard an odd song. I'm posting on her behalf as she is currently out there

[cobirds] not done yet: 40 cranes 2 mi west of Lagerman, Bldr Cnty

I can't get enough of this lovely phenomenon. Linda Andes-Georges -- 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

[cobirds] Common Red poll Matthews Reese Park (Larimer Cty)

Mark Chavez David Starbuck and I located the common red Paul at Matthews Research Park in Estes Park. Mark Chavez insisted that I am mediately report this find to CoBird! Thanks also to Jesse Casias for the phone call too! Good birding, Tom Behnfield Chaser and proud of it. Lakewood, CO beh

Re: [cobirds] Re: Cobirds vs Ebird Reporting

I'm a little late chiming in, but this is a common issue, probably all states. A lot of folks go birding, at whatever intensity, some post to the list(s), some use eBird, and some post on Facebook, while others do combos of these and others yet do none. In Tennessee, we had the same issue with cr

[cobirds] Redpolls at Estes Park 10/31 (correction)

Hi everyone, Dave Leatherman informs me that the trees the redpolls were feeding in yesterday 10/31 are Water Birches, not willows. Water Birches have dark to reddish bark. Thanks for your passion for getting it right, as always. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message beca

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 1 November 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: November 1, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Saturday, November 1 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Greater W