[cobirds] Southeast El Paso County today, 4/15

Greetings, Cobirders. After being gone for over 2 weeks, Jeanne and I finally got out to do some birding yesterday and today. We went to Big Johnson yesterday and had some great views of Western, Horned, Eared, and Pied-billed Grebes. There were a couple of Common Loons, too. Today we had

[cobirds] Little Blue Heron update

Folks, After 3 hours of searching Holbrook and nearby bodies of water visible from county roads, I could not find Stan's Little Blue Heron (*oteross negativii). *As a consolation prize, I had good looks at a Killdeer. Oh well, que Cheraw Cheraw. Well at least its suppose to be a nice

[cobirds] Four kinds of warblers at Walden Ponds, Boulder County!

Don't take my word for it. Here's eBird: That's right, we're at that time of year when the Yellow-rumped Warbler complex is on the move in Colorado. Earlier today

[cobirds] Hooded Warbler and Gray Flycatcher Chico Basin Ranch, El Paso 4/15

Stephany McNew and I decided to go to Chico Basin Ranch, El Paso/Pueblo Counties, hoping for a few migrants and other birds.  We found a few birds before the howling North wind came. El Paso County side (banding station):Hooded Warbler - 1 male (photographed)Gray Flycatcher - 1

[cobirds] White Pelicans and American Avocets east of Longmont

While doing a bird survey for the city this morning on the Peschel Property just east of County Line Road in Longmont, my partner and I spotted two White Pelicans flying east over the St. Vrain. This property is part of the Longmont Greenway but it suffered severe damage in the 2013 floods so

[cobirds] Recent Long-billed Curlew in Colorado/Fleming

Hi all I saw an article on Twitter few minutes ago about a recently transmitter-tagged Long-billed Curlew--it was here in Colorado today! - http://www.migratoryconnectivityproject.org/lbcu-se.html Story: http://phys.org/news/2016-04-long-billed-curlew-illuminate-mysterious-migration.html

[cobirds] Ibis - Cottonwood Marsh - Boulder

There's an ibis actively feeding at the back of cottonwood marsh this morning! I didn't bring my scope so not sure on species. First ibis for me here this season. Laura Steadman Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 15 April 2016

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: April 15, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 15, 2016, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).