a Boreal Owl! What a lucky find and nice photo!
On Monday, December 26, 2022 at 9:26:09 PM UTC-5 fiddlenurs wrote:
> A friend of mine who lives outside of Paonia found this Pygmy owl hanging
> out her wood pile. (Private property) it didn’t appear to be injured, just
> hanging out.
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The monochrome look as well as the burry song suggest Plumbeous Vireo.
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n in Larimer @ Horseshoe - what's the best access point to
scan the lake? Congrats to Josh Bruening on finding this awesome bird!
Good birding & Happy Halloween!
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On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 7:57:
its perch
during our observation. So, the first time seeing a Gyr in flight is
something else.
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of hybrids of known parental provenance that would aid or
even remotely make possible these identifications?
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y a magpie in
weird light, or carrying yellow colored food item. Joe Roller is surely one
of the greatest birders CO has ever seen, and missed by many.
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birders should always be on the lookout.
Good birding
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Loveland
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>
> In North America most spring records of the European Golden-Plover, have
> occurred annually in Newfoundland with a high
The yellow malar region indicates Western Meadowlark I thought.
Derek Hill
Loveland
On Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 3:52:43 PM UTC-6, Daniel O'Donnell wrote:
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> Here are two photos of the eastern meadowlark at the northern end of Bud
> Mielke reservoir taken this morning. This bird looks
contrasting with black wingtips; and the bill is too small for a Laughing.
The portly appearance is better for FRGU over LAGU. Maybe this bird has
retained outer primaries or is just hard to see in the photo, but I do see
FRGU lacking the white-bordered black tips in the spring.
Good birding
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photo can be.
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from this pic, though looking on a small low quality monitor right
now. Did anyone else see the birds in person?
Derek Hill
Fort Collins
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LOWA is under the small foot bridge right now 3:06pm 4/24
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Thank goodness the migrants aren't on lockdown,
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On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 2:46:26 PM UTC-6, Steven Rash wrote:
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> Teals would be another one. Plovers too, easier if you count Killdeer.
> Accipiter trifecta would be a hard one. Sage/brown/curve-billed
their zoo collection at somw point. Cool
beans!
Windsor Lake is always worth checking!
No Gyr in a brief 30 minute check near FOCO landfill Trilby Rd ~1300-1330hrs.
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Stepped outside 8:15am today 11/22 to hear 4 Eastern Bluebirds calling from
backyard ash tree. They quickly flew off, distinctive bluebird wing pattern and
giss for visual confirmation. NW Loveland, Larimer Co. Pleasant surprise!
Good birding,
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55 Sandhill Cranes heading NW over NW Loveland, Larimer Co. just now 10am 13
Nov.
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suburbia chock
full of some type of small fruiting deciduous trees that hosted thousands of
waxwings so it was a honey hole for a while.
Waxwings also seem to like Juniperus fruits iirc.
BOWA would be a lifer...
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, still, low
clouds over the westerly ridge.
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Rusty Blackbird still here, exactly as Dave described. Foraging in ditch
immediately on east side of CR 11 @ 1:00pm 10/31. The only blackbird present.
Thanks Dave, great bird, happy Halloween!
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90% sure I just heard a CAFI calling overhead at 9:30am today 10/27 in NW
Loveland neighborhood roughly W 48th St just west of 287. Cold front probably
brought it down.
Keep eyes and ears peeled.
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. But bugs are
disappearing around the world, maybe the nighthawks are heading south. Who
knows.
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Milliken
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On Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 9:27:24 PM UTC-6, Josh Bruening wrote:
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> Why is it that any nighthawk flying in a southerly direction on June 11th
>
Maybe some wealthy birder groups could buy out the place and maintain it as
a birder-friendly bed and breakfast and market it as the best place in the
nation to see all 3 rosy finch species out your window while having huevos
rancheros and fresh brewed coffee. Any investors?
On Monday,
- what a gem of winter birding in CO! If it's not too late,
let's keep it going. Anyone have info?
-Derek Hill
Milliken
On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 1:46:04 PM UTC-7, Arvind wrote:
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> I am wondering if anyone knows if the feeders at Fawn Brook Inn in
> Allenspark are being m
warrants discussion.
-Derek Hill
Milliken, CO
On Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at 6:38:49 PM UTC-7, David Ely wrote:
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> Happy New Year Cobirders,
>
> This morning while walking my dog I spotted a hermit thrush on the west
> end of Columbine Meadows Park in Broomfield. I alerted Matt Hof
e
of it's 'middle of the road' facial pattern - but time-of-year, and of
course a view of the rusty tail would typically solve that. Now Bicknell's
Thrush good luck with that one.
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and clean and watched!
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BTW, any follow-ups on the Black Rails or King Rails at Lower Latham the
last several weeks? Haven't been out, but also haven't seen any reports.
Would be cool to get pics of BLRA or KIRA fledglings for northern CO.
Good birdi
COBirds,
Had my first passerine spring arrival this morning 3/12, a Say's Phoebe calling
from a utility line in Johnstown. Also the Barn Owl was heard several times
again from yard in Milliken two nights ago 3/10 though still no visual.
Good birding,
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could find for juv. GHOW. My wife also
mentioned hearing a nocturnal screech from the yard last week. Will try to
follow up the next few nights for more observations.
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especially
picking out the 'odd' birds among the more regular species. So keep an eye
out if checking goose flocks in the area.
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with the cattle, and of
course, Eurasian Collared-Doves everywhere (no Mourning Doves at all).
Photos of the odd swans and a couple of the raptors are here:
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taken
yesterday I think there's a distinct possibility it is a Long-tailed
Jaeger. But I don't know! Hopefully it'll stick around or photos will be
shared for more input.
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sure your MAWR photos would've been great. One day, maybe
photos will instantly be lifted to cloud storage as they're taken.
Good birding and happy springtime,
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Fort Collins
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Greater head shape on one close bird
Barrow's Goldeneye - 5 (3 male, 2 female) in what I'd guess to be the
middle of the lake
(zero Common Goldeneye detected)
(didn't see any loons)
(zero grebes)
American White Pelican - 5
American Coot - 5
Happy Halloween!
Derek Hill
Fort Collins
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http://www.surfbirds.com/gallery/display.php?gallery=gallery10
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be done on this front.
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Stunning bird still present noon Monday April 11. Same spot. Awesome bird!
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the Yellow-throated
Warbler on the other side of town, but still a cool bird for mid-January.
This is in the neighborhood on the southwest corner of Drake and Timberline
just west of the King Sooper's. Will post again if I see or hear this bird
in the future or if I get a photo.
Good birding,
At timnath res. currently. A few franklins gulls and three terns very distant.
Wind and distance makes it difficult to distinguish tern sp. from franklins
gulls. Good luck and Happy Memorial day!
Derek Hill
Ft. Collins
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days.
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Fort Collins
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sure. This must have been about 10pm, southeast Fort Collins, Larimer
County.
Keep your eyes and ears peeled and check the grassy fields and sod farms!
Good birding,
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Fort Collins
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avoiding this park on weekends when the weather is nice, unless you get
there at dawn. Probably a good thing for the bird to get some peace and
quiet.
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Ft. Collins
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CAFI
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Colorado PUFI
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dafekt1ve/15772478681/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dafekt1ve/15588523669/in/photostream/
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Derek Hill
Fort Collins
Western Tanager - 1 fem.
House Finch ~ 5
Red Crossbill - 30-50 ?
Pine Sisken ~ 10
American Goldfinch ~ 2-5
Good time to be out watching birds. I'm sure there are more Baird's
Sparrows out there on the eastern plains!
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Fort Collins
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Sparrows, Blue Grosbeak, loads of
Bullock's Orioles, a pair of Brewer's Blackbirds carrying food, Lesser
Goldfinch, and a few Red Crossbills eating small grubs from fresh Ponderosa
growth and feeding each other!
Interested to hear some input on black bellied brooding birds.
Good birding,
Derek
!
Good birding,
Derek Hill
Fort Collins
On Monday, July 14, 2014 8:03:34 PM UTC-6, Gary Brower wrote:
All,
A different take on this thread.
I spent the weekend in RMNP, and saw no/zero/nada/zip Gray Jays or Clark’s
Nutcrackers. I talked a volunteer at Lake Irene; she had noticed the same
at McMurry a lot of the same birds but also:
Broad-winged Hawk - 3
Gray Flycatcher - 1
MacGillivray's Warbler - 1 male
Clay-colored Sparrow - 1
Good birding,
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-3 singing
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1, HO
Bullock's Oriole - 3-5
American Goldfinch - 1 singing
2 days ago at McMurry a lot of the same birds but also:
Broad-winged Hawk - 3
Gray Flycatcher - 1
MacGillivray's Warbler - 1 male
Clay-colored Sparrow - 1
Good birding,
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) as well as one Hermit Thrush and a
gnatcatcher. Flickr page has a photo of the white Myrtle.
Now I see why Crow Valley is so famous - an oasis in the dry prairie and a
Painted Whitestart on first visit there!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/26102738@N07/
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Derek Hill
Fort Collins
, magpies,
solitaires and robins. Glimpsed a Rough-legged Hawk posted up on the drive
out, looked like it could've been an adult male. If so, the first adult
male I've seen this winter.
Good birding,
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am struggling to find
differences between the Atlantics and our CO bird.
Fill us in with more field ID tips experts!
Good birding Merry Christmas,
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For instance, looking at Mlodinow's flickr photostream here:
Gray-bellied with Black
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36088296@N08/10684555344/
Atlantic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36088296@N08/10684836493/
and another pic of the CO bird:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26102738@N07/10664340345/
- 2 at soapstone prairie
horned lark - 2 soapstone prairie
am robin - couple dozen
starling
song sparrow - 1 in weeds e side of Douglas Reservoir
lapland longspur - 2
Good birding,
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What's wrong for Atlantic Brant? Granted I have not seen much in the way of
solid field marks to pick out this odd Melville Island/Puget
Sound/'dark-bellied'/intermediate Brant, I am curious how this bird differs
from a typical east coast bird.Melville Island is one of two major
breeding
to the left (north). Thanks to
Scott Baron for finding and Nick Komar for helping to get the word out.
Beautiful bird!
Good birding,
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Fort Collins
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twigs and allowed for some documentary photos which I will
upload in a minute. Never saw CMWA in 20 years of living in Texas so it
was nice to get this lifer a block up the road 3 weeks after moving to Ft
Collins!
Good birding,
Derek Hill
Fort Collins
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Uploaded a few of the identifiable pics of the Larimer Co. CMWA here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26102738@N07/
Taken with Nikon coolpix s9200 point and shoot - this bird was very close!
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or late (tanagers?). Seen today:
Black-capped Chickadee - 3
Mountain Chickadee - 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 3
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
N. Parula - 1
Audubon's Warbler - 2
Chipping Sparrow - 20-30
Dark-eyed Junco - 5
Western Tanager - 2 m,f
Good birding,
Derek Hill
Fort
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