[cobirds] Colorado Birding Challenge Update

2021-04-03 Thread Nicholas Komar
So far, we have 35 teams registered including 2 youth teams, 2 photo/audio teams, 5 green teams, 20 automobile teams, and 6 non-competing teams, in 24 of Colorado’s 64 counties These teams include 80 participants! With 5 weeks before the event on May 8, we still have time to achieve our lofty

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (03 Apr 2021) 10 Raptors

2021-04-03 Thread reports
Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 03, 2021 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[cobirds] Continuing saga: Black-capped chickadee and red-breasted nuthatch; Littleton

2021-04-03 Thread 'DuWayne Worthington' via Colorado Birds
Today the black-capped chickadee appeared an hour later (12 noon instead of 11), and worked on the limb cavity for about 6 minutes. You could see it taking out pieces of tree and dropping it to the ground. No nuthatches showed up but when a male house finch flew into the tree about 10 feet away

[cobirds] Farewell Cranes

2021-04-03 Thread mvjo...@gmail.com
Today under mild conditions, the crane departures have been constant since about 9:30 this morning. Always sad to see them go. But then the excitement begins to focus on migrating landbirds. How can a birder ever be bored? John Stump and I birded together this week for the first time since the

Re: [cobirds] Article: Mass Bird Die-Off Linked to Wildfires and Toxic Gases

2021-04-03 Thread Michael T
I think if one would read the cited paper slated for publication and read the supporting information for the paper, the overall story would be clearer. It makes some very good points and clarifications. Michael Tincher Loveland, CO On Friday, April 2, 2021 at 10:14:24 PM UTC-6 SeEtta wrote: >