[cobirds] Western Gull, Still Present, Washinton County

I finally had a day off and made it to Prewitt Reservoir, and found the Western Gull. It is still present, at least as of 9 ish this morning. I found it on a sand bar with a whole lot of pelicans and Franklin's Gulls, the pelicans gave me an idea of that bird's size, what a large gull! It was

[cobirds] Carolina Wren, Boulder County

Hi all, Today I had a *Carolina Wren* in a pocket of dense, willow-like brush that borders a grove of cottonwoods just west of Warembourg Open Space in the town of Louisville. I last saw the bird at 5:40 this evening, and could not locate it later. Other birds of interest include *3

[cobirds] Ruddy Turnstone Jumbo Res (Logan Co)

Based on his informative post, today I followed some of Bill Kaempfer's steps from his NE Colo trip last weekend. He was right about Jumbo Res shorebird habitat. Near the middle of the south end there's a small peninsula with a brown building/gray roof, I drove past it and parked near the tip.

[cobirds] Stalker Pond, Yuma County

I made it out to Stalker Pond just outside Wray in Yuma County late this afternoon. A stiff wind was blowing from the south toward a large weather system just to the north of town that included a severe thunderstorm warning and a brief tornado warning. The north side of Stalker had lots of

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Station Report - Barr Lake, 8/23 to 9/2/16

Hi Birders! We just finished our first official week of banding at Barr. There was also some banding the prior week, as our seasonal banders (folks going to Chico, Nebraska, and Ridgway) were getting oriented. We've had a good start, banding 50 or more birds in 3 of the first 10 days. Not

[cobirds] 5 Vireo Day at Crow Valley

Went to Crow Valley today with Nina Routh. We didn't get there until 10:30am and birded until 3. Birdy enough to be interesting for the first part, with lot of newly arrived Wilson's Warblers and Chipping Sparrows. While eating lunch at the main picnic shelter, Joe Mammoser walked up and

[cobirds] Red-headed Woodpeckers, Heil Ranch, Bldr Cty, 9/2

Just got back from a bike ride out to Heil Ranch where I found 2 juvenile Red-headed Woodpeckers by the old ranch buildings right by the cattle guard. I watched them for about 1 1/2 hrs hoping to see an adult or two, but none showed up. They were in trees, on posts, and on utility posts on

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 2 September 2016

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: September 2, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Friday, September 2 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) NOTE: