Wish I had known about this too! In regard to donating books, what I have
done for quite a few years at various book sales is walk in to the sale
with my donations under my arm (in a shopping bag) - nobody has ever
objected - and I plop them down in the science & nature section (or
wherever
The goose/angler interaction made me laugh, and somehow motivated me to
think about the Snowy Egret. Possibilities come to mind:
(1) all snowy egrets have this breeding plumage briefly, and I've never
noticed it before;
(2) somehow just the feathers at the back of the head were stained when the
Thought the group might like to see a comparative set of lists from the
Waterton area (Jefferson & Douglas Cos) recorded 50 years apart, to the
day, on Denver Field Ornithologists (DFO) field trips. We met early
Saturday morning (29 Apr.’23) to recreate my very first birding trip which
was led by
I was in Windsor this morning and noticed there had been reports of a
Glossy Ibis between Windsor and Fort Collins since yesterday. Luckily I had
some time to investigate. It took me almost an hour to sort through all the
White-faced Ibises (70 of them, exact count), but I eventually found 2
Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2023
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total
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Black Vulture
I did some looking around Fountain today and in addition the many
regulars I saw some ibis in the southeast corner of the Kane and Link road
intersection. Flood irrigation of the surrounding fields seems to be just
getting started so they should be around for a couple of days. I suspect
We have revived the Spring Counts that have gone on for 42 years -- starting
in 1980. Here's the list, with some leaders particularly asking for
participants. I hope you can go on one of them.
Chatfield particularly needs volunteers.
Hugh
Friday, May 12
Cherry Creek State Park:
Leader:
I saw the BTGW this morning about 10:30 at the Denver Audubon Nature Center,
east side of the trail between the amphitheater and the restrooms by the ponds.
It was with chickadees, yellow rumps, and an Orange-crowned Warbler feeding in
the cottonwoods. Not seen since.
Lynne Forrester
Southeast
There’s been a Ross’s goose two days in a row here at Columbine Lakes in
unincorporated Arapahoe County, basically West Littleton. He seems to be
hanging out with a couple of Canada geese. The pictures I put on eBird aren’t
great but his bill and legs were a light pink, dark smile feature on
