Sorry for the multiple posts, but NatGeo's depiction of a juvenile Snowy seems
right for this bird, except for the size difference with the bird it's standing
next to. Easily 20% larger than the Snowy it's hanging around with.
Confirmations/rejections welcome.
dc
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Forgot to mention-- while we had almost nothing of optics with us, as we were
out bicycling, not intentionally birding, (we viewed the egrets from ~30 yds
with a 10x monocular), there was a photographer present, with a huge telephoto
lens, shooting the birds. Once I realized that one of the
Hiya!
Today was officially the last day of fall banding here at Chico Basin
Ranch. I know; I'm sad too! Today we banded 47 new birds and *Hermit Thrush*es
were the number one banded species with a total of 12 new birds. A
*Green-tailed
Towhee* made for a nice late season surprise as we
This afternoon between 3:30 and 5:00 (still there when we left), were two small
white egrets, one of which was clearly a Snowy. The second may or may not also
have been.
This bird was markedly larger (but not nearly as large as a Great), had dark
legs with yellow feet (the feet were much
A warm first day of October, and a slow day at the banding station, with
only 8 new birds. It did give us time to enjoy and admire a lovely
PHILADELPHIA VIREO. Here's the breakdown:
Philadelphia Vireo 1
House Wren 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 1
White-crowned Warbler, Gambel's 3
We
I heard some briefly after 6 PM Thursday Sept 29 in Centennial, didn't see
any.
Broncos are playing Atlanta at Mile High Stadium Sunday Oct 9th. I
already have sandhill crane for my Stadium list (late 1980s), but suggest
looking (prob can't hear anything) during the game for those who are
In the mid 1960s, banders at the Kent Island station on Maryland's Eastern
Shore awoke to find a huge number (29, if I recall correctly) saw whets in
their nets.
Karl Stecher
Centennial
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Sent: Friday, September 30,
Hey COBirders,
I banded a HY Rock Wren today, (photos available), only my second at Clear
Spring Ranch. Other than that - nothing remarkable EXCEPT a Lincoln’s Sparrow
that was banded BIRD #2000 for this season at CSR! That is now more birds this
August/September than in the last 4 years of
A Philadelphia Vireo was banded at the bar Lake banding station this
morning.
Ira Sanders
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A juvenile being seen fairly close from shore by Bill Maynard and I.
Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO
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Hello all -
I was out with the dogs Friday morning in our neighborhood park (Keewayden
Meadows Park in Boulder) when I saw a large flock of Common Grackle move
through. This was not unusual, since I have seen them in the neighborhood
a few times in the last month or so. They moved through
Just now, at the Strauss Cabin bridge (entrance to Rigden Reservoir, Arapahoe
Bend Natural Area).
Nick Komar, with Ann Marie Geiger
Fort Collins CO
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Date: October 1, 2016
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Friday, October 1 sponsored by Denver Field
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