[cobirds] Wood Ducks at Washington Park in Denver

2022-05-26 Thread Sharon
This morning I saw a pair of Wood Ducks on Grasmere Lake in Washington Park in Denver. I have never seen Wood Ducks there before. Grasmere Lake is on the southern end of the park in case anyone else wants to find them. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chatfield Banding Report, 5/26/22

2022-05-26 Thread Meredith McBurney
A slow-ish day, with only 17 new birds banded. Three Cedar Waxwings, side by side by side in the net, were a treat. We continue to catch a good number of birds already banded this season (13), most in breeding condition. Here's the breakdown of the 17 new birds: Swainson's Thrush 6 Gray

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies- Chico Basin Ranch 5/26/22

2022-05-26 Thread Chicobander
A beautiful day at the ranch today. Nice weather and little wind. We still had our banded White-eyed Vireo and female Black-throated green around today. They have been here since at least middle of last week and weathered the snow storm. Hardy little birds they are! Tomorrow is the last day of

[cobirds] Sad outcome from major snowfalls

2022-05-26 Thread David Matson
To Each and All: The last snowfalls were very exciting. We had frenzied birds at our feeders, lots of birds dotting too-and-fro, so many that we could not keep track of all of them. Some came down from higher elevations. Some appeared from who-knew-not-where. Some were old friends who reappeared