[cobirds] Released Pheasants, wild sapsuckers, Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk and Snow Goose in Canon City area

Just wanted to make folks aware that a local landowner has released a number of Ring-necked Pheasants in the area of Pathfinder Park which is located off H115 between Canon City and Florence. It was expected that they will disperse in the area and I saw my first one today. They will likely stay

[cobirds] John Martin Reservoir CBC results

Birders, The John Martin Reservoir CBC was held today. A total of 14 people took part. Our final total was 117 species, a new record for the count. Over a quarter of a million birds were counted, likely a new record for individual birds tallied for a Colorado CBC. I'm going to keep this

[cobirds] Black Scoter and Long-tailed Ducks, Arapahoe

All, The female type Black Scoter and Long-tailed Duck were on South Platte Reservoir this afternoon between 1:10 and 1:45, seen from the southeast corner of the res. However, the second female Long-tailed Duck is much closer and easily seen on the nearby Blackrock Lake. Also nice to study

Re: [cobirds] Some comments on the question "Is that bird countable?"

I'd guess that it's one of those *Branta* types that remains a resident of Canada year-round. On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 3:57:53 PM UTC-7, Ira Sanders wrote: > > What's a Canadian Goose? > > Ira Sanders > > On Dec 13, 2016 3:01 PM, "Joe Roller" > wrote: > >> "Is that

[cobirds] Swans, Fountain Creek Regional Park, El Paso County

Hey, everybody. The swans at Fountain Creek Regional Park, El Paso County, provide a fine opportunity of comparative study of the two species. Here they are in profile and head-on views (Tundra, left; Trumpeter, right):

[cobirds] Possible Snow Bunting/Nunn Xmas Bird Count [Nunn, Weld]

Hi all FYI-one of our teams reported a possible Snow Bunting flushed from roadside just east of Weld CR 37 and 122. Described it well and pointed it out from book. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn Follow Me

[cobirds] RFI: N. Boulder N. Cardinal, recent sightings?

Dear Cobirders, Has anyone seen the N. Cardinal recently? Any information or leads would be much appreciated. I lead one of the CBC territories where it has been found and hope to be able to find it at least during the count week, if not on count day. About six months ago was the last time I

[cobirds] Great Raptors on Coal Mine Ave - Jefferson Co.

Sorry to post this a day late, but yesterday in SW Littleton area, I spotted an adult female sharp-shinned hawk sitting high in a tree at Coal Mine and Robincrest around 10:30 AM. Three hours later, traveling eastbound on Coal Mine, this time at Kipling Ave, there was an adult golden eagle

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 15 December 2016

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