Re: [cobirds] South Platte Reservoir and ABA guidelines

Your life list is your life list and you can do whatever you want with it. I saw a Yellow-faced Grassquit in Laredo that was not accepted by the TX Bird Records Committee (no photo) but I know what I saw and it's on my life list and my ABA-area list. It was seen on the US side. The ABA Listing

[cobirds] Jeffco Golden-crowned Sparrow?

Has anyone seen the Jefferson County Golden-crowned Sparrow lately, or for that matter, tried for it unsuccessfully? Thank you, David Tonnessen Colorado Springs, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this

RE: [cobirds] South Platte Reservoir and ABA guidelines

I edited your email below for relevance, but I’d clarify that you can count the kingfisher (for example) on your life list, just not on your ABA area list. Regards -Greg Pasquariello From: MARK CHAVEZ Sent: Saturday, February 2, 2019 8:20 PM To: COBIRDS Subject: [cobirds] South Platte Reservoir

[cobirds] South Platte Reservoir and ABA guidelines

Today, after a full day birding, I decided to stop at South Platte Reservoir. This place is always a tough place to bird for the county listers, because a majority of the lake is in Arapahoe County and very little is Jefferson County. I have seen many reports of the Black Scoter and other

[cobirds] Mountain Bluebird

One of my personal “first signs of spring” is finding Mountain Bluebirds either at Chatfield or Roxborough Rd. I drove the latter this morning, and went to Chatfield this afternoon. Nothing but disappointment, until, on my way home, I found one single male sitting on a wire on the road just

[cobirds] Trilby Rd 2/2 (Larimer)

Hi Everyone,  A falcon disturbed the starlings over the Larimer Landfill around 1:30pm today 2/2. It eventually landed on one of the large power pylons west of Taft Hill Rd. I got some not very good digiscope photos. This appears to be a female Merlin. It's still here as of 1:45. Mark Miller 

[cobirds] Gryfalcon Larimer

We just spotted the Gyr at the landfill. Parked on Trilby Rd, we noticed the starling, crows and ravens all flying en mass, that was our tip-off to its presence. (Sorry Glenn W spotted it minutes after you left) Walt Wehtje Georgia Doyle David Wade Ft Collins CO -- You received this message

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for February 2

Date: February 2, 2019 Compiler: Joe Roller, jroller9 AT gmail.com Phone: (303) 204-0828 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, February 2, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Observers have been diligent in reporting sightings and updates