[cobirds] Re: Cassia crossbill: Careful Colorado birders have substantially revised our understanding of the species

2023-06-19 Thread David Lawrance
apable of it. David Lawrance Longmont CO On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 4:36:39 PM UTC-6 Ted Floyd wrote: > Hey, all. > > Motivated by Diana Beatty's COBirds inquiry from earlier today, I quickly > generated a few eBird range maps. Check it out: > > [image: Cassia Crossbill 1900-2000

Re: [cobirds] Birders too close to a rare bird--Pella Crossing

2022-11-04 Thread David Lawrance
I like Ted's article. A lot. To add another scenario: a yellow-crowned night heron, an unusual bird for Boulder County but not for the nation, was taking a frustrating first migration break along the shore of a pond in a park in Hygiene. Lots of Colorado birders came to see it. A lifer for a

[cobirds] Re: Everyone loves owls!

2022-03-05 Thread David Lawrance
I completely love bird photography. I am not a very good birder. I am not a good photographer. Each one makes me better at the other. I a technically not a neighbor, either, though my heart feels it must be so. A few hotspots are not simply interesting places to see different, out-of-season,

[cobirds] Trumpeter swans

2022-01-04 Thread David Lawrance
There were three trumpeter swans at Pella Crossing on the west side of 75th in the first (private) pond mixed in with a bazillion cackling and Canada geese. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send

[cobirds] Re: Heron? need id Boulder County Gross Reservoir

2019-06-06 Thread David Lawrance
Just this week I've noticed about a 3x increase in number of herons, much more tree-perching, flying in pairs, and more frequent interactions at McIntosh Lake in Longmont There is a rookery at nearby Pella Crossing. Perhaps the herons are fledging? David On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 11:04:35