[cobirds] Anti Hunting Comment

According to the Rules of COBirds "Pro-hunting vs. anti-hunting discussions are not allowed. This does not prohibit discussions on the status and effects of hunting on a species or group of species" I believe Ted Floyd's comment should be removed from the list. I am amazed that the role hunters

[cobirds] Sabine's Gull and Scoters at Miramonte (San Miguel County)

Hello Colorado Birders: Katie Triest, Joe Cullen and I enjoyed a chilly but beautiful morning birding around Miramonte Reservoir in San Miguel County today. Topping the list was a beautiful first winter Sabine's Gull. Lots of ducks and grebes were on the water as well. Highlights included two

[cobirds] Common Redpolls present El Paso County

Hi all, This chilly morning of 11/18, a vocal redpoll flew over me while I was birding the El Paso county section of Chico Basin Ranch, adding to other reports of the species in the state and supporting the notion that this winter could be a good one for the species. Other birds of note in the

[cobirds] NE CO Reservoirs

I headed to NE Colorado today, birding the big reservoirs with John Vanderpoel. Goose numbers were massive; we easily saw over 100,000 geese of five types between those along I-76 in Morgan County and huge flocks at Jumbo, North Sterling and Prewitt Reservoirs. Snow, Cackling, Ross's, Canada,

[cobirds] eastern Boulder County, the past few days

Hey, all. No earth-shattering rarities to report, but here are some odds and ends from around eastern Boulder County this past week: *Valmont Reservoir, Fri., Nov. 10.* 2 *common loons.* *McIntosh Lake, Sat., Nov. 11.* 6 *Bonaparte gulls,* 1 *marsh wren,* 1 *myrtle warbler.* *Boulder Creek @

[cobirds] Return of the Great Boulder Caper: Friday, Nov. 24

Hello, Birders. Well, we're gonna do it. After last year's fiasco (leader was out of the country, forgot to notify the sponsoring bird club), we're on, for sure, this coming *Friday, Nov. 24.* Correct, Friday. Black Friday. Join us for this annual festival of birderly mirth, beautiful Boulder

[cobirds] Volunteers Needed for the 2017 Denver Christmas Bird Count

The Denver Christmas Bird Count (64th year running!) will be held Saturday, December 16th with a compilation potluck starting at 5pm at the Chatfield State Park headquarters (State Parks vehicle pass required). Twenty-three count areas now have leaders and we are in need of participants.

[cobirds] Greater White Fronted Goose Outside Longmont

Last Thursday, I took a short hike on the east section of the Open Sky Loop that is part of the new tLagerman Agricultural Preserve west of Longmont (between Pike and Nelson Roads, west side of N 75th). Just west of the little farm stand on N75th, there is a good size pond and it had about 200

[cobirds] Birding Field Trip Tomorrow (Sunday 11-19-17) ~ Lakes of Lakewood

Hi! I am leading a DFO birding trip tomorrow in Lakewood from 9 am - 11 am and there are a few spots left. We will hit 8 different lakes in Lakewood in search of waterfowl and land birds. An easy trip with very little walking. If interested, please register via the DFO link below.

[cobirds] Red-breasted Nuthatches in Denver?

COBIRDERS, There has been a good deal written on COBIRDS about Red-breasted Nuthatches in the Metro area this year. There is interest, fascination, and maybe some surprise at their presence? I have them practically daily at my house this time of year. Most Colorado birders

[cobirds] Amateur's response to your questions about stray birds.

William, I am an amateur but experienced birder, and I can mention a few factors that seem to correlate with spatial patterns of stray birds. Finding out of range birds is one of the many joys of birding. Most of these are observations, not careful scientific studies. 1) Young migratory birds

[cobirds] Re: stray birds

Thank you! Looks like a terrific resource. I'm also interested in further work that has examined or is examining changes observed in Atlas II in relation to factors such as urban development, natural resource exploitation, road building, pollution and other aspects of habitat destruction.

[cobirds] Glaucous-winged Gull at Horseshoe Lake, Larimer Co.

Yesterday afternoon Nick Komar and I had a large flock of gulls feeding along the NE edge of Horseshoe Lake. Most of them were Ring-bills, but 60+ Bonaparte's were there too. Most exciting was a first-cycle Glaucous-winged Gull that Nick was able to photograph. Walter Wehtje Fort Collins -- You

[cobirds] stray birds

This may not be exactly what you're looking for, but it may provide some information on changes in the breeding populations in Colorado. http://cobreedingbirdatlasii.org Recently I was tasked with finding a safe location that met a slew of requirements for the release of two rehabilitated

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 18 November 2017

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: November 18, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, November 18 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species)