[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Station Report, October 7

2020-10-07 Thread meredith
The first day without a single warbler, not even a recapture. And our first day with a real mixed flock of Juncos - we spent time consulting our various sources of information to identify 13 Juncos, most of them young, of different populations. The most interesting one on whose ID we agreed

Re: [cobirds] Influence of the CO/WY fires on birds

2020-10-07 Thread Meg Reck
I also had a Steller’s Jay in my Aurora yard yesterday. Near Buckley and Mississippi. Meg Reck Arapahoe Sent from my iPad > On Oct 7, 2020, at 4:13 PM, 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds > wrote: > >  > Denver Audubon just had a report from Susan Nobles of a Steller's Jay in her > Aurora

[cobirds] Influence of the CO/WY fires on birds

2020-10-07 Thread 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds
Denver Audubon just had a report from Susan Nobles of a Steller's Jay in her Aurora yard, Peoria & Alameda. Farther east than normal. Hugh Kingery -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[cobirds] Black Rail finally listed

2020-10-07 Thread SeEttaM
The Black Rails in southeast Colorado have been Federally listed as Threatened, a long needed designation to hopefully provide some protection. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/elusive-eastern-black-rail-threatened-rising-sea-levels-73470610 SeEtta Moss Canon City -- You received

[cobirds] Tale of a Saw-Whet Owl

2020-10-07 Thread Ira Sanders
Last night I was in Wheat Ridge at a friend's warehouse where we play ping pong, and at about 8:00 a bird flew in through the open big garage door. It flew around for a bit and then landed on a wire and I id'd it as a Saw-whet Owl. It settled down and despite our efforts to get it to leave it

[cobirds] Mountain Chickadees at Two Ponds NWR, Arvada

2020-10-07 Thread Amy C
Another out-of-place sighting of Mountain Chickadees this morning. I had a pair near the main entrance of Two Ponds NWR in Arvada. I haven’t seen them here before and they aren’t listed on the Refuge checklist. Amy Amy Cervene Arvada -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[cobirds] Mountain chickadees early in Niwot

2020-10-07 Thread elena
This morning I heard, then found, two mountain chickadees in Niwot around my feeders. This is the earliest I have ever had them, as they usually aren’t here until the dead of winter. It might be part of the phenomenon of montane birds moving around because of fires. No juncos yet, though.

[cobirds] Re: Clarks Nutcrackers at 6000 ft.

2020-10-07 Thread 'The "Nunn Guy"' via Colorado Birds
Hi all Believe it or not, we had a Clark's Nutcracker in our Nunn yard during blizzard of 2003! Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland On Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 7:15:34 AM

[cobirds] Re: Clarks Nutcrackers at 6000 ft.

2020-10-07 Thread Candice Johnson
We had our first ever (in 50 years) Clark's Nutcracker pair come to our cabin near Meeker Park at 8750 feet, from about Aug. 28 to mid-September. One bird learned to get more peanuts in the front yard where we throw them by coming to the back window while I washed dishes & pecking on the