Re: [cobirds] a Williamson's Sapsuckers nest in Boulder County

2022-07-06 Thread Charles Hundertmark
Bears are known nest predators on cavity nesting birds. They are know to rip open nests. Chuck Hundertmark Lafayette, CO > On Jul 6, 2022, at 8:07 PM, 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds > wrote: > > My 2 cents worth: To me these marks look more like bear claw markings. I > don’t think

Re: [cobirds] a Williamson's Sapsuckers nest in Boulder County

2022-07-06 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
My 2 cents worth: To me these marks look more like bear claw markings. I don’t think a mountain lion would dig in so deeply into the bark or make such a large hole to get to the young. Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 6, 2022, at 5:39 PM, elena wrote: > > Cara

[cobirds] Re: Birding books

2022-07-06 Thread mvjo...@gmail.com
Do you happen to have any on East Africa? My daughter is soon headed that way. Just wondering... John Rawinski Monte Vista, CO On Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 1:44:46 PM UTC-6 birdernorm wrote: > Good afternoon! I have a number (I haven’t actually counted, but probably > fifty-ish) of birding

Re: [cobirds] a Williamson's Sapsuckers nest in Boulder County

2022-07-06 Thread elena
Cara Stiles and I went to Caribou Ranch for the Indian Peaks Bird Count, and had a pair of Williamson’s Sapsuckers feeding young in a nest in an aspen tree. Elena Holly Klaver United States Court Certified Interpreter Conference Interpreter English < > Spanish 303.475.5189 Member: Colorado

[cobirds] Staunton State Park, Jefferson County

2022-07-06 Thread Adrian Lakin
Yesterday, Kelly Ormesher and I hiked up Mason Creek Trail. We had several wonderful encounters during the hike: a doe and her newborn fawn, a coyote pack howling, a Violet-green Swallow entering a nest, beautiful wildflowers, and lots of great birds. We were specifically looking for

[cobirds] DFO trips to great spots available these next few days

2022-07-06 Thread David Suddjian
CoBirders, DFO has free field trips happening everyday these coming days, with spaces open on three trips that are coming right up. View the details and register here: https://dfobirds.org/FieldTrips/UpcomingTrips.aspx Check out these open trips that are coming right up: * A late afternoon