[cobirds] More Sandhill Cranes, Jefferson county

Hello, hello, Today seems to be the day for the Cranes to be migrating. Around 12:15PM, I counted 35 Sandhill Cranes, litteraly , litteraly, flying over my house in Littleton. They started out low in the sky and kept circling and flying higher and higher. The calls are always a thrill to hear.

Re: [cobirds] Sandhill Cranes

This morning, about 8:30, I was driving from Colorado Springs to Aurora, Colorado and got off of 25 and was on 225 and then took the Colfax exit. At the stoplight, I saw approximately 60 Sandhill Cranes flying overhead. I wonder if it was the same flock. Cinnamon Bergeron On Fri, Nov 12, 2021

[cobirds] Black-legged Kittiwake continues at Cherry Creek Marina (Arapahoe)

The juvenile kittiwake is flying around a bit but seems to include the booms at the marina in its rounds. Year bird #649! Good birding, Chip Clouse Arvada -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email

[cobirds] Sandhill Cranes

11:30, November 12. Approximately 60 Sandhills Cranes flew low over Central Highlands Ranch, heading to the Southwest. Very thrilling. Douglas County Lea Ann Cooking On The Ranch

[cobirds] Ross's Goose - Huston Park, SW Denver

Heading back home from some errands this morning (Fri., 12 Nov.'21), noticed a white goose on Huston Lake (SW Denver, Denver Co.), so grabbed the binoculars when I got to the house and walked up to the park. Turned out to be an adult ROSS'S GOOSE in with some "Richardson's CACKLING GEESE and

[cobirds] Boulder Co. Harris's sparrow

A first-year Harris' s sparrow turned up at our feeders this morning, north of Boulder. Alan Bell -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this

Re: [cobirds] Magpies and Creeper Berries - Arapahoe / Denver

In a journal article some time back, biologists postulated a coevolutionary relationship between fruit-bearing plants in the rosaceae family and birds. The fruit, particularly berries, of different rosaceae species become “mellow’d” at different times of year.This allows birds to find fruit

[cobirds] Magpies and Creeper Berries - Arapahoe / Denver

I recently encountered a line from Walt Whitman, in which he describes "frost-mellow'd berries." I'm wondering if cold has this effect on creeper berries. The vines around Centennial and Denver are laden this year. And yet many of the berries have hung around, untouched until this week. Twice