[cobirds] Migration Weather: Rocky Ford/La Junta/Las Animas Area

2021-05-10 Thread Bryan Guarente
COBirders, Short note, it looks like the overnight flow is directing birds toward the Rocky Ford/La Junta/Las Animas area tonight with some moderate convergence. https://earth.nullschool.net/#2021/05/11/1200Z/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-98.50,29.02,2203/loc=-103.239,37.185 (6am Tuesday;

[cobirds] Joe Roller Memorial Green Big Year update

2021-05-10 Thread Scott Somershoe
All, The toughest part of a green big year is finding time to write up the stories! On May 4, Joey Kellner and I had a great morning of birding. After we headed in opposite directions, I found an American Bittern at Chatfield SP (Douglas Co, and oh so close to Jefferson Co). Here's a little tale

[cobirds] 20 Red-necked phalaropes, Lagerman Res Boulder Co.

2021-05-10 Thread jay...@gmail.com
All: Decided to brave the wind and rain this afternoon and headed out to Lagerman Res to see if I could observe the Dunlin. Score one for a rarity in CO, as despite the scope shaking in the wind, I got some nice views. About 20 min into my foray (because darn it, if I'm going out in the

[cobirds] Local birds JeffCo and Arapahoe

2021-05-10 Thread David Suddjian
Yesterday a Black-and-white Warbler was along Massey Draw at Ken Caryl Valley, JeffCo. A Blackpoll Warbler was in elms at the SW end of Littleton Cemetery, Arapahoe. This morning a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak was at Wingate South Park, JeffCo, well upstream of the pond, where a Black Phoebe

[cobirds] How are you doing

2021-05-10 Thread Nina Ogilvie
Hello, Trust you are having a wonderful week? actually, I need a favor from you. I'd really appreciate it if you could email me back as soon as you can. Thanks, Nina -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group,

[cobirds] Call for Papers for the 2021 Virtual Conference of Western Field Ornithologists

2021-05-10 Thread Peter Burke
COBirders: CFO and WFO have a partnership that allows for members to attend each group's conventions, participate in field trips and other reciprocal benefits like membership discounts. Details are on the CFO website. We received the following information from WFO inviting CFO members interested

[cobirds] Re: Colorado Birding Challenge Prelim Report/Weld

2021-05-10 Thread 'The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds
Hi all eBird "Weld County" list for our challenge results: https://ebird.org/checklist/S87728105 Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/ https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland On Monday, May 10, 2021 at 9:00:26 AM

[cobirds] Colorado Birding Challenge Prelim Report/Weld

2021-05-10 Thread 'The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds
Hi all The Friends of the Pawnee National Grassland challenge team garnered 106 species for the day. Highlights are: - American Redstart (Lone Tree Creek at CR 110) not refound on Sun. AM - Red-necked Phalarope, Whimbrel (Crom Lake) Sat. PM and Sun. AM still there - 14 Ducks,