[cobirds] Black Swift, Boulder County

All, This morning I hiked up to Ouzel Falls in the Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park. The usual nest site was occupied by a presumed female Black Swift. Also, I did not hear or see any Stub-tailed Wrens at Calypso Cascades, where they have been occasionally in past years. One

[cobirds] Lark Buntings - w. Arapahoe Co.

This morning (6/30), I was surprised to find an adult male Lark Bunting around Kent Denver School / Blackmer Lake in west Arapahoe Co. The encountered seemed fluky, but then I spotted five more Lark Buntings at Willow Spring Open Space in Centennial. These birds don't seem to come out to the

[cobirds] Fwd: DFO Website Contact - Birding Question

Birders, I am posting this for an out of state birder who is looking for a guide for next May. His name is David Northrup and this is his email. Ira Sanders Golden I will be in Denver for work in the third week in May 2018. I would like to hire a guide for one or two days

[cobirds] White-breasted nuthatch - Platte River, Hudson Gardens, Arapahoe County

Just seen on the east side of the river, next to Nixon's. First white-breasted I can remember seeing here. Bryan Arnold Jefferson County 5,500' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[cobirds] Purple Martins - Huérfano County

COBirders-- Jim and Irene Thompson (of La Junta) just called to report a pair of Purple Martins going in and out of a (nest?) hole in a tree about 15 miles west of Aguilar, in the mountains. Jim is taking photos. For those of you who are new to birding in our state, this species very rarely

[cobirds] 7 bobolinks, a blue grosbeak, and a female and male dickcissel singing, Larimer County

About 7 to 8:30 pm last evening 1/2 mile along the fence of the Reservoir Ridge trail from Overland Drive, Fort Collins. Libby Edwards Fort Collins Larimer County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 30 June 2017

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date:June 30, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 30 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new

Re: [cobirds] Re: Dickcissel plant associations

Very nice information, John. While Dickcissels seem to occur in many different plant communities, as you point out, they are NOT everywhere. I am struggling to see the keys to their occupation of a particular site or region. Is it structure or food or both? My botanist friend Dave