RE: [cobirds] Painted Lady butterfly fact sheet

While driving south on I25, there were numerous painted lady butterflies.   We stopped at a rest area just north of Trinidad, where a female Brewer's Blackbird had a painted lady in its mouth.  It dropped it when we pulled up, but came back for it after we parked and got out of the car.  It

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Lake Station, 9/22/17

Best day of the season so far, in terms of numbers and variety. 71 new birds, 19 species. First-of-season birds included a very young Western Tanager and an adult Spotted Towhee. But the real excitement of the day was the capture of a Common Poorwill. A first for both me and the volunteer

[cobirds] Sabine's Gulls-Rigden Res-Fort Collins-Larimer

Good day all! The number keeps jumping. In addition to the two that Joe Mammoser posted yesterday, there is a third Sabine's Gull at Rigden Reservoir. All 3 are juveniles. The middle of their backs are brown and not the expected darkish gray for an adult and the all have a obvious black on

[cobirds] Painted Lady...Appetizers (Crowley County)

This goes to Dave Leatherman's seeking info on birds eating Painted Lady butterflies. I'm kind of glad he brought it up, because I had a bird behavior moment that I can't stop thinking about: On Monday I left at dark thirty and covered a lot of ground in Crowley, Otero, Bent, and Kiowa

[cobirds] Colorado Rare BIrd Alert Friday, September 22

Compiler: Mary Driscoll e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: September 22, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Friday, September 22, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (*

[cobirds] Oct. 2nd 5PM: Seminar on Flyway-scale Shorebird Conservation by Dr. Brad Andres in Fort Collins

Hello all, Dr. Brad Andres, Coordinator of the US Shorebird Conservation Partnership, will present a fascinating seminar on the CSU Campus in Fort Collins on Monday October 2nd, 5PM. The seminar is hosted by Colorado State University Field Ornithologists, and it is open to anyone interested

[cobirds] Painted Lady butterfly fact sheet

http://bspm.agsci.colostate.edu/files/2013/03/Painted-Lady.pdf Colorado Insect of Interest - Colorado State University bspm.agsci.colostate.edu the name “thistle

[cobirds] Warblers in Pueblo

I just got to Cottonwood Picnic area parking lot below Pueblo Reservoir Dan and quickly saw a Chestnut-sided Warbler followed by a Yellow-throated Warbler. I got photos of both. Brandon K. Percival Pueblo West, CO sent from my phone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[cobirds] red shouldered hawk, Denver

My apologies for the late post. On Tuesday afternoon, 9/19, around 5:30 PM, I left the Wild Bird Center at Wadsworth and Yale and headed east on Yale. About 8 blocks in, I had the jaw-dropping experience of seeing a red shouldered hawk sail and flap at treetop level from right to left