[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 13 February 2016

Compiler: Mary Driscoll e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: February 13, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Saturday, February 13, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on

[cobirds] Red-breasted Merganser, Stearns Lake, Rock Creek Farm, Boulder Co.

One male Red-breasted Merganser swimming with 12 Common Mergansers in the fog at Stearns Lake was spotted by Ruth Carol Cushman and myself between 9:30 and 11:00 this morning. Mallards, No. Shovelers, one Bufflehead, and one Common Goldeneye rounded out the rest of the ducks amidst many

[cobirds] Say's Phoebe Littleton, Arapahoe 2/13

A little bit ago a *Say's Phoebe* was perched atop the ridge line of a roof of a building at St. Mary Catholic Church, then it flew across the parking lot and perched in a tree, soon dropping down out of view toward Lee Gulch on the north side of the church property. Last one I saw here was in

[cobirds] Say's Phoebe

Thee was also a Say's Phoebe on the north side of MacIntosh Lake in Longmont around 11am today. Bill Fink Sent from my iPhone -- 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,

[cobirds] Cinnamon Teal, S Platte, Arapahoe Co

While cycling on the S Platte River greenway with the kiddo in the trailer this afternoon (started at 470 and Chatfield and went north), I picked out a male Cinnamon Teal near Hudson Gardens (about 230pm). Pretty good numbers of waterfowl scattered along the river. I didn't have binocs and

[cobirds] No Lyons Sapsucker

I went to Bohn park to look for it. Found a noisy Hairy but it was definitely not a YB sapsucker. Not sure I was in the right spot. Drove across the big field to the SW area. However I studied an intriguing perching hawk which I can't id. Mid-sized, clean white undersides with small subtle

[cobirds] Say's Phoebe Arapahoe County 2-11

I saw a Say's Phoebe at the edge of the employee parking lot at the Arapahoe County Justice Center 7325 S. Potomac St. (north of The Broncos' facility). There is a field between the Courthouse and the Juvenile facility north of the courthouse. The Phoebe was on the fence line doing it's

[cobirds] Re: stearns lake, boulder(?) county

Hey, everybody. Art Wainwright and I birded Stearns Lake, Boulder County, late this warm, windy Saturday afternoon, Feb. 13. Highlights were 2 *northern pintails* and a *wood duck.* Despite the howling wind, the loudly declaiming *western meadowlarks* were not to be denied. Over at the

[cobirds] Roaring Fork Saturday (Garfield Cty)

Hi all Al Levantin had errands in Glenwood on this warm, spring-like day, so we spent a few minutes birding, and later I returned to Satank Road, Carbondale, at dusk to count Barrows Highlights included Carbondale Richardson's Cackling Goose still with the Canadas near the hwy82