[cobirds] DFO Zoom Meeting with Hundermark and Goodrich

2020-08-24 Thread Tony Kay
Bill, Chuck and Greg, I thought I would give you some feedback on the DFO Zoom meeting held tonight 8/24/2020. This was by far the most productive meeting I have attended bar none. While it is great getting everyone together to socialize and enjoy the presentations, tonight's presentation was

[cobirds] Barr Lake Banding and Education, 2020 - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

2020-08-24 Thread meredith
Hi All, We are thrilled to running the Barr Lake Banding Station this fall! We have had to make a number of modifications due to Covid-19, most related to the education portion of the program; I've included info about that at the end of this e-mail. Let me start with a report about our

[cobirds] searching for Ruffed Grouse in Colorado

2020-08-24 Thread Andrew Spencer
Hi all, This past weekend, Nathan Pieplow and I made the trip to far NW Moffat County, hoping to investigate some promising looking habitat in the vicinity of Hoy Mountain. For those who don't know about that area, Hoy Mountain is the only place in Colorado from which Ruffed Grouse has been

[cobirds] Weld County Weekend Birding

2020-08-24 Thread 'The "Nunn Guy"' via Colorado Birds
Hi all It was "Egrets Day" at Woods Lake last two days and apparently Glenmere Park a favorite Turkey Vulture roost two weeks in a row--only this time larger. Woods Lake hosted at least 55+ Snowy Egret and two Great Egret. Glenmere Park had about 24+ Turkey Vulture. Two White-faced Ibis at

Re: [cobirds] Lake County Bird ID

2020-08-24 Thread 'Peter Ruprecht' via Colorado Birds
I think the second bird is a Spizella sparrow, like Chipping or Brewer's.  Note the unmarked breast and belly, and the dark line through the eye.  Spizellas have fairly long tails with distinct notches.  I think the notch is just exaggerated in this case by the way the bird is holding its

Re: [cobirds] Lake County Bird ID

2020-08-24 Thread Paula Hansley
The second bird could be a Brewer’s Sparrow, timberline race (?). I saw several yesterday in the foothills of Boulder County. Paula Hansley Louisville Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 23, 2020, at 10:34 PM, 'DEBORAH CARSTENSEN' via Colorado Birds > wrote: > >  > The first bird looks like a

Re: [cobirds] Mourning doves- Weld County

2020-08-24 Thread Lynne Forrester
This sounds like normal behavior to me. I've had a pair in my yard all summer. They like to feed under the base of my feeders and along the paths. They often sit in the evenings on the edge of my bird bath and planter walls just watching the world go by. They don't flush unless I get fairly