[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chatfield Banding Station, 5/23 & 24/21

2021-05-24 Thread Meredith McBurney
Yesterday (5/23) continued the trend of a variety of species led by Yellow Warbler and Catbirds. We banded a total of 27 new birds: Willow Flycatcher 1 Dusky Flycatcher 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 (FOS) Gray Catbird 7 Yellow Warbler 7 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Wilson's Warbler

[cobirds] Boulder Audubon - This Tuesday - The Natural History Bats

2021-05-24 Thread Sydney Rayl
*Online Meeting - Bringing the Natural History of Boulder County Bats to Light* The true nature of bats is often eclipsed by mythology and weakly inferred links to zoonotic diseases, including COVID-19. After more than 30 years of research in Boulder County, every year brings new and compelling

[cobirds] Banding, Alder Flycatcher, CSR, El Paso Co, Mon

2021-05-24 Thread Steven Brown
Hi COBirders, This morning was cool, calm, and clear - very nice, and there was a good arrival especially of small birds that lasted until about 1030. 43 birds banded of 15 species, 24 warblers, my best banding day of the year. Early it was all warblers and flycatchers, and later more of the bi

[cobirds] New Nunn-area Arrivals/Weld

2021-05-24 Thread 'The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds
Hi all Northern Mockingbird showed in yard this morning singing up a storm. Western Wood-Pewee yesterday. Blue Grosbeak at local "grassland bird haven" in and around CR 102/100/41-area. The gravel pit trees at CR 94/37 are noisy with usual breeding birds--sometimes you can get three oriole spe

[cobirds] Baltimore oriole AND red-necked grebe, Boulder - Pella Crossing

2021-05-24 Thread Laura Steadman
Hi birders! The Baltimore oriole previously reported on the west side of Pella Crossing open space was still present and singing this morning. Also of potential interest is a breeding plumage red-necked grebe in the pond just north of the parking lot. Good birding, Laura Steadman Boulder -- --

[cobirds] Indigo Buntings Chautauqua Park, Boulder

2021-05-24 Thread janeb1952
Two gorgeous Indigo Buntings in the meadow just past the cottages on Bluebell Road, singing away. Jane Baryames Sent from my iPhone -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroup

[cobirds] Chimney Swifts and Lesser Nighthawk at Totten Reservoir (Montezuma County)

2021-05-24 Thread Eric Hynes
Good Morning CO Birders, Yesterday evening I was standing on the bluff on the east side of Totten Reservoir at 1800, just outside Cortez, and was about to leave when a Chaetura sp. buzzed by me. I almost dropped my scope. This may not seem like a big deal to CO birders closer to Kansas, but for us