[cobirds] RBA

2016-04-29 Thread 'Allison Hilf' via Colorado Birds
Hi All- I’m filling in for Joyce temporarily and just found out I need to start tonight. Given its migration, CFO Convention time, etc., I am going to remove old sightings quicker than Joyce does. If I remove a sighting that should remain as the bird is still being seen — PLEASE contact

[cobirds] Corrected: Cancellation of May 1, DFO trip to Jackson Lake State Park

2016-04-29 Thread Ira Sanders
Hey all, It appears that the email I just sent to Cobirds didn't come out right so I am re-posting this. Due to weather, ​ we are cancelling the Sunday trip to Jackson Lake State Park. ​We have been watching the weather forecast closely and have determined for everyone’s safety and health,

[cobirds] Fwd: FW: DFO Trip: Lake Jackson Reservoir 5/1 - Canceled

2016-04-29 Thread Ira Sanders
I want to thank ​everyone who register ​ed​ for ​ the​ Sunday May 1st trip to Jackson ​ Lake​ State Park Ira and I have been watching the weather forecast closely and have determined for everyone’s safety and health, we should cancel the trip. The winds will make the cold temps even more

Re: [cobirds] State Bird Records Committee

2016-04-29 Thread Gloria Nikolai
Mark, I love that you asked the question ND I love even more the reasoned and respectful reasons given in return. Thanks to all for benefiting the entire group with the conversation. Happy birding, Gloria Nikolai El Paso County Ps. FOS Spotted Sandpiper today in El Paso County :-)

[cobirds] Hello ;)

2016-04-29 Thread fiddlenurs via Colorado Birds
Never let your shaft go down! http://www.phanmemgiaoduc.vn/mvivdidfzj/jgabub.php?guiaavulsa_id=7469=fafesez_emissao=512022 -- 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] white-throated sparrow

2016-04-29 Thread Janet Hanley
I put out some millet this snowy morning and was rewarded to see both my Harris' sparrow and the white-throated sparrow are still around, the latter ever so smart in his breeding plumage. Janet Hanley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds"

Re: [cobirds] State Bird Records Committee

2016-04-29 Thread David Suddjian
These pasted from the Colorado Bird Records Committee page < http://coloradobirdrecords.org/> offer some response to the question: "The primary purpose is to provide a repository for information regarding the records of rare or unusual birds within the state of Colorado. In order to perform this

Re: [cobirds] State Bird Records Committee

2016-04-29 Thread Joe Roller
Mark, I understand your concerns, but Bird Record Committees have NOT been surpassed by eBird, and I am a huge supporter of e Bird. e Bird species ID reviewers do great work, but each of them is staunchly supportive of the CBRC. Perhaps the current chair of the Colorado Bird Record Committee,

Re: [cobirds] State Bird Records Committee

2016-04-29 Thread Doug Faulkner
Mark and Cobirds: I will share the primary reason I believe that Bird Records Committees (BRCs) are important. They are repositories for bird records. A one-stop shop. Yes, one can submit photos to eBird, Cobirds, and any number of other online sites, but availability to that information is

[cobirds] State Bird Records Committee

2016-04-29 Thread 'Mark Obmascik' via Colorado Birds
In an age of Ebird, CObirds, and even Facebook bird ID groups, why do Colorado and other states still have state bird record committees? After John Ealy found the hooded oriole in his Douglas County backyard, many excellent birders asked to have documentation submitted to the Colorado Bird

[cobirds] Boulder Co. storm birds, Apr. 28

2016-04-29 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. After the weather turned nasty yesterday, Thurs., Apr. 28, the birding got good. I didn't have much time, but Greenlee Preserve, Boulder Co., had a *gray flycatcher,* for example. And the Boulder Reservoir and Clover Basin Reservoir mudflats had *western willets* and others