Re: [cobirds] Western Kingbird today! Arapahoe county

2017-02-25 Thread Joe Roller
Great find, Susan! The previous high latitude for Western Kingbird for February was that of Dallas, Texas, per eBird. In 1944 Frank Loesser wrote the ballad, "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year," which became a great American "standard". He was not talking about this year, 2017. We need new

[cobirds] Western Kingbird today! Arapahoe county

2017-02-25 Thread Susan Rosine
I am going to download my pictures to my computer, and then I can post the best ones here. For now, I took some pics off the back of my camera,using my cell. Try this link http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34802925 Susan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[cobirds] Louisville Birds

2017-02-25 Thread rabushong01
Hi all, Today me and my brother biked around a good portion of Louisville Town in the cold, windy weather. Highlights include a Brown Creeper, a male Northern Harrier,and many other fairly common to uncommon species around Louisville. Later in the day, we found an odd hybrid goose which

[cobirds] Western Kingbird today! Arapahoe county

2017-02-25 Thread Susan Rosine
I couldn't believe my eyes. Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe Co. As I pulled into the parking lot, I assumed the bird was a Say's Phoebe, until it turned around! I watched it for quite some time, flying into the air to catch insects, flying back to a tree. Occasionally went to the ground to

[cobirds] magpies, flickers, bushtits, and Bill Kaempfer (+ Harris's Sparrow sighting, Boulder)

2017-02-25 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, all. Long, long ago, in the lead-up to my first Colorado Christmas Bird Count (Boulder CBC, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002), Bill Kaempfer made two remarks that have stuck with me all these years. (He undoubtedly made more than two remarks, but two in particular found immediate and permanent

[cobirds] Brown Thrasher

2017-02-25 Thread Karen Drozda
Looking for the recent post regarding the Brown Thrasher on the Highline Canal at Fairmount Cemetery Denver. Was it sighted in the last couple of days? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[cobirds] Re: Rough legged hawk

2017-02-25 Thread Greg Pasquariello
I'm going to amend this to unidentified buteo. It might be a Harlans. This bird has long wings, to the end of the tail, and it -appears- to have feathered tarsi. It has the "small billed" look that I associate with rough leg. However, it's much more sooty than any rough leg I've seen and the

[cobirds] Rough legged hawk

2017-02-25 Thread Greg Pasquariello
There is a nicely visible rough-legged hawk at Carson nature center on the poles just north of the visitor center -- 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, send an email

[cobirds] Looking for eastern screech-owl info in Ft Collins area

2017-02-25 Thread Jeff J Jones
I have a friend flying in this evening. The primary target is Boreal Owl up Poudre Canyon west of Ft. Collins. But he also needs an eastern screech-owl. And I know from reading posts that there are a couple reliable locations in the Ft Collins area to find them roosting during the day.

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 25 February 2017

2017-02-25 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: February 25, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, February 25 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) NOTE: