[cobirds] Boulder Co, Golden Ponds, Cooper's Hawk wearing a wire?

https://goo.gl/photos/39LL8J5yqJ1trbbM7 Can anyone fill me in on why this Cooper's Hawk at Golden Ponds is wearing a wire? I only noticed it while post-processing my photos, but it looks exactly like the antennas seen on the trained birds that perform in the Raptor Free Flight show at the AZ

[cobirds] Hummingbird Viewing

I've had early ad. male Calliope and early ad. male Rufous, but they have only been one day yard visits in the last month. Because of this I have not opened my yard to view hummers. Recently I have had 1, ad. m. Rufous in the yard for 8 days, and 1, other ad. m. and 1, ad. f. joined the

[cobirds] Wet Mountain Valley field trip, Aug. 27

COBirders, In the latter part of August every year the Arkansas Valley Audubon chapter sponsors a very popular field trip in one of the most scenic areas of Colorado, at no charge for participants. The Wet Mountain Valley is located in Custer County, the center of which is about 50 miles west

[cobirds] Re: Common Terns and a couple of grebes

Well, once again Christian Nunes was able to provide key information to distinguish whether these were Common Terns or Forster's Terns. The bills and legs were orange, rather than a darker orange-red, which indicates Forster's Terns. I had to go take another look, the sun was out this time,

Re: [cobirds] Rufous Hummingbirds out of season (according to the bird book)

When we are seeing Rufous Hummingbirds in Colorado they are already on the southern migration as they nest north and west of Colorado Scott Rashid Estes Park On 8/5/2016 11:54 AM, adriana...@gmail.com wrote: I have had rufous hummingbirds all summer at my feeder. According to the book,

[cobirds] Common Terns and a couple of grebes

Hey all - I stopped by Baseline Reservoir in Boulder this afternoon to see what might be hiding out there. I saw a Great Blue Heron and a Pelican

[cobirds] Aug. 19, Field Trip: Grassland Ecology and Grass Identification

*This outing is brought to you by the Boulder County Audubon Society* *Grassland Ecology and Grass Identification* Friday, August 19, 2016, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Free: Limited to 24, Reservation required at: d.piomb...@gmail.com Leader: Plant Ecologist, Dr. David Buckner Please plan on

[cobirds] Ash-throated Flycatcher at Lowell Ponds SWA today

Hi CoBirders I saw an Ash-throated Flycatcher this morning on my usual trip to Lowell Ponds SWA, Adams County, I know it is out of range, but I got a good long look, with binos, from about 3 yards and I had remembered to bring T. Floyd's Birds of Colorado along. The first thing I noticed was

[cobirds] Lower Latham, Weld Co

Hi Lots of bird movement around Lower Latham region, apparently gearing up for migration south. Most notable were concentration of swallows, Bank, Barn, Cliff. Western Kingbirds seemed to be everywhere. 35 Cattle Egrets in one field that contained just a handful of cattle. Didn’t detect any

[cobirds] Ron Ryder

The wonderful thing about Ron Ryder: he encouraged everyone who had an interest in wildlife - professional biologists, citizen scientists, plain beginners. He provided encouragement to anyone starting or conducting any constructive wildlife project. He initiated the Breeding Bird Survey in

Re: [cobirds] Re: Rufous Hummingbirds out of season (according to the bird book)

You are correct, Rufous H. do not nest here, but they are in migration and males come to La Plata Ct. (etc.) as early as the end of June. They have finished their breeding tasks in BC and Alaska, and the males migrate first. I run a hummingbird monitoring project at Mesa Verde NP, and we banded

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 6 August 2016

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: August 6, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, August 6, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) Mallard