to climatic warming and
expansion of this species into our used-to-be cold San Luis Valley. In 2020
alone, 6 to 8 observations. The birds seem to know things have changed. I
think climate is playing the bigger role and not necessarily an improved
reporting system (ebird).
John Rawinski
Monte Vis
That last one sounds like a Great Horned Owl young fledged bird. Years ago,
I spent a lot of time around a young GHO owlet and they make that call as a
"feed me" begging call to get more food. Adults bird occasionally do that
call as well.
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
On Tuesday,
Will watch for it in the San Luis Valley...
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On Friday, July 31, 2020 at 9:57:59 AM UTC-6, Brandon wrote:
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> Likely not too chaseable, since most aren't, there was an adult
> Zone-tailed Hawk in the Wet Mountains, it was screaming and flew over me
&
Did some shorebird surveys in the San Luis Valley yesterday and expected
numbers for this time of year were way down. Not sure yet what is going on.
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 7:54:26 PM UTC-6, Norm Erthal wrote:
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> Does anyone know what the con
Good to knowI'll check it out.
John Rawinski
On Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 6:53:13 PM UTC-6, Diana Beatty wrote:
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> Last weekend's meeting is now available for viewing if you missed it live.
>
> We have it on Youtube at
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cucup
in a LONG time.
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into a
"hopper" then even if those birders posted it to eBird, it may not be on
the next alert. I have heard there was quite a backlog of rare sightings
needing approval. It makes me question how good eBird will be as a RBA kind
of tool.
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On Saturday, Ma
Sounds like a good day out.
On Monday, June 1, 2020 at 8:12:20 PM UTC-6, fiddlenurs wrote:
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> There was a prothonotary warbler in some willows near the campground in
> Crow Valley. It was working some willows directly south of camping spot 9
> It was in the willows near the Barbed wire
Wood Pewee
Woodhouse's Scrub-jay
Plumbeous Vireo
Warbling Vireo
White-throated Swift
The controversial Bendire's Thrasher was no where to be found. But July has
been the best time to watch for them.
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> eBird report is made - so it won't be months later, but rather will be
> quite timely.
>
> Diana Beatty
> El Paso County
>
> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 6:49 PM John Rawinski > wrote:
>
>> Yes thank you Joe and all who contributed thei
will likely not know about it until
maybe weeks after. Guess I will hope folks will continue to use cobirds as
a forum for bird observation and discussion.
Changing times for sure...stay well friends.
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
On Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 9:26:00 AM UTC-6, Joe Roller
Great report Dave.
On Monday, May 18, 2020 at 2:14:10 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote:
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> While the big push of neotropical migrants appears to be waning,
> interesting things still are happening.
>
> *Sheldon Lake at City Park:*
> Blackpoll Warbler (one adult male in the nw corner this
.
Be safe and get out when you can
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Awesome SeEtta. Two down here is unprecedented. Stay well.
On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 11:23:51 PM UTC-6, SeEtta wrote:
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> I photographed this male Scarlet Tanager at my feeders today. My neighbor
> says he saw 3 male Scarlet Tanagers in his yard yesterday. This was the
> cherry on the top of
Pretty cool!
On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 1:40:48 PM UTC-6, Megan Jones Patterson wrote:
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> I believe this is a leucistic Yellow-headed Blackbird found in the pasture
> NW of Sterns Lake (technically Boulder County but on edge of Broomfield
> Co). Thoughts?
>
> Yellow on head and throat and a
locations. One was at
Shriver-Wright SWA)
1 Osprey
1 Peregrine Falcon
6 Red Crossbills
1 Gray Catbird
1 Sora
2 Virginia Rail
1 Red-necked Phalarope (MV Refuge)
1 Bittern
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40
years of record keeping for the San Luis valley.
Then the winds came and...time to garden
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One today at Home Lake. Might be a wave of them moving through. See my post
today. Hope you are well Tina...
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On Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 9:30:21 PM UTC-6, tjcalliope wrote:
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> Migration has still been good in my yard. Yesterday,5/1, I heard a
> Cla
a chance.
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Phoebe here as well.
We are really dry here and have not had any significant precipitation for
some time. I remain envious of the nice wet spring snows you get on the
other side of the hill. Stay well all.
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I am not sure who our local Ebird coordinator is and have a few questions
for them regarding the global big day coming up on May 9th. Would they
please drop me a line. Thanks.
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rea, Wood Duck pair was seen in wetlands on South River Road.
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appreciate seeing whats happening in one place and not have too many
messages to review.
And thanks to the RBA compilers. We take it for granted too often but
wanted to say I appreciate what you all do.
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On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 9:10:33 PM UTC-6, Robert Rig
dually IMO. Stay
well all.
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My interpretation as well
On Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 8:17:51 AM UTC-6, Nick Komar wrote:
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> My interpretation of the latest state-wide public health order, now in
> place until April 11, is that it does permit recreation including birding,
> as long as group activities are avoided, and
Pretty amazing.
On Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 7:35:08 PM UTC-6, Raymond Davis wrote:
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> While cleaning out some of my 57 birdhouses (hey, I'm retired!), I opened
> up a bluebird box 6 feet up a tree trunk, and found 5 young chipmunks...
> very active, and about 75% adult sized. Who
was just a weird
birder! She felt better and wished me well.
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and Wigeon.
Looks like a favorable forecast for daytime temps in the low 60's for Crane
Festival the 6,7,8. See you there!
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The Tundra Swans have long left the Monte Refuge. Thanks for posting it!
On Monday, March 2, 2020 at 12:00:58 AM UTC-7, Dave Leatherman wrote:
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> Date: Monday, March 2, 2020
>
> Email: RBA AT Cobirds.org
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> Compiler: Dave Leatherman, daleat...@msn.com
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> Phone: (970) 690-2257 (cell)
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>
on the
bottom of the page. One person.
Thanks all!
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On Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 8:00:02 AM UTC-7, John Rawinski wrote:
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> Hi all:
>
> Birds are pouring into the Monte Vista Refuge, including some unusual
> ones.
>
> The surprise
season. This includes Rio Grande SWA and Blanca
Wetlands, managed by the BLM. Home Lake is still frozen. Crane Festival is
3 weeks away and hope to see you there.
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Hi Diana: Would you please contact me. Thanks. John Rawinski, cougar@gojade
On Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 7:40:34 AM UTC-7, otowi wrote:
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> CFO is in the process of updating our web features.
>
> We have just released an update to Colorado County Birding
water. Also, this winter saw only the second and
third winter records for Lewis's Woodpecker in the San Luis Valley.
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Very true for the San Luis Valley where various folks and myself have been
keeping non digitized records for many years.
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On Friday, December 13, 2019 at 7:24:32 AM UTC-7, Steve Larson wrote:
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> Hi All,
>
> In this mornings Colorado Rare Bird Aler
Pheasant, which is now a
rare bird in the San Luis Valley.
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between Alamosa and MV, go north about 2 miles) (Alamosa County).
Watch on the right for the Stanley road and you should see plenty of birds
along the way travelling the Stanley Road to Hwy 17.
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Sparrows flitting from shrub to shrub. A Gray Flycatcher and
American Pipits were nice to see.
Wading birds included Bittern, BC Night-herons, Snowy Egrets and WF Ibis.
All the Rabbitbrush is now flowering in brilliant yellow, a sure harbinger
of changes to come.
John Rawinski
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An Eastern Kingbird, unusual for this Valley, has been hanging around North
Mallard at the Wigeon Ponds.
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only place they are
"confirmed" to breed in the San Luis Valley).
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Awesome Scott. Another piece of the Boreal Owl puzzle! Great work!!!
On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 8:00:00 AM UTC-6, Scott wrote:
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>
> Just wanted to let you know that for the first time. The Boreal Owl has
> been documented as a nesting species in Rocky Mountain National Park.
>
at North Mallard.
This will be a first San Luis Valley record, so far as I know.
Interestingly, Righter and Andrews said "very rare nonbreeding
visitor...most birds being seen in mid-July and later are probably migrants
or post-season wanderers." Looks right on.
John Rawinski
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Thanks for the update Eric. We did have a Grace's Warbler in Conejos County
during the 2009 CFO Convention at Mogote Campground. A few other reports
have been chased down with no verification. Nice find on the east side.
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 1:19:25 PM UTC
your step…
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o leaf out.
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>> http://johnrawinski.zenfolio.com/
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>> Look at the first 3 images in "Sandhill Cranes and Other Birds at Monte
>> Vista NWR"
>>
>> I would be interested to hear what folks think this bird might be. Good
>> bird
,
Pintails, and the first Cinnamon Teal of the season.
Main roads are in good shape but side roads and some county roads can be
muddy and slick.
One of the big questions for this migration season is whether the leucistic
Crane will return this year. We'll be watching
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, which is a surprise since they are often seen in MV raiding
dogfood bowls. Tree Sparrows seemed unusually high, but have not been able to
review the past data to be certain.
A great day out counting birds and sharing the spirit of the season.
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degress this am.
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five reports of the
species in the San Luis Valley over the years. Good find for this area.
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waiting for the influx of hummers. Have had feeders out for 5 days now
and barely a nibble. Great to be home...
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from only 10
feet away. By the time I ran and got Lisa, the bird had moved. But a very
special bird for sure.
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Dunes
(Alamosa Cty).
Great hearing all the birds on territory singing their hearts out!
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, tying our lowest
numbers in the last 10 years or so. It made us appreciate the 143 that still
stands as the record.
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Ended up with 128 species in not the best of birding conditions (wind, cold,
heat...). Where is the rest of the migration
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)...a blessed relief from these dry conditions we have experienced.
Thought the weather would put some birds into the shelters, but even slow this
morning after the storm. Can't see them if they are not here!
Lisa and I will be birding SE Colo this weekend so may see some of you there.
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-billed and Franklins Gulls
Many ducks but still waiting for the grebes to show up. Its amazing to see what
birds are suddenly there when the winds become tolerable...
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change...just due to observer being out there at this time. Probably just
arriving as they always do.
The San Luis Hills area is generally snow-free but still recommend a SUV with 4
wheel drive for the few snowy/muddy spots along the way. Have fun and be safe
out there...
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now so it
creates an area where the birds lounge near the turnouts. Also in the area are
5,000 to 8,000 Canada and Cackling Geese.
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out there
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anyway). I just got off
the phone with the Monte Vista CDOW Office and she confirmed this. Hope this
clarifies the issue
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is starting to run
water into the fields so things will change quickly from here on
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on their property requested privacy
on the matter and I had to respect that. Hope you understand why it was not on
the Rare Bird Report.
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dowitchers feeding in some
mudflats. They ended up being Long-billed Dowitchers, juvenile, molt and we had
good lighting to check the tertials. This bird is very late for the San Luis
Valley and will result in a revision in my occurrence charts.
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Today I was surprised to find an Immature Harris Sparrow feeding on seeds near
our driveway. This species is unusual to rare in the San Luis Valley and is a
good find. This brings the backyard bird total to 136. Good birding all...
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This is the best gull year I think I have ever seen in the Valley in many years
of birding here
Good birding all.
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to the Rare Bird Alert for Alamosa County. Thank you.
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Hill Cranes are showing up in good numbers now. Monte Refuge and the
agricultural fields around the Valley are good places to find them.
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wetlands had a
good number of shorebirds but none too unusual for this time. Bairds and Least
Sandpipers dominated.
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Been trying to finish up my atlas blocks before things get quiet come late
July.
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with babies on its back
yesterday at Home Lake. Only a few Black terns.
There are still lots of Atlas blocks available in the SLVway more than I,
and the few local birders can get to. This is an exciting place to explore and
if interested, do pick up a block or two.
Good birding all
John
Yesterday I spotted a single Whimbrel at San Luis Lake State Park (Alamosa
County). It was feeding on the west side of the lake, just north of the boat
ramp. Today, a single Black-throated Sparow was at the Monte Vista Refuge (Rio
Grande County) on the 7 South and 2 E.
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My wife and I birded 2 days in SE Colorado and had some nice birds. It was nice
to be back there after a few years hiatus of raising our kids. Below are the
hilights...
BLANCA FEEDERS: Lazuli Bunting
LATHROP ST PARK: Northern Parula, Green Herons (possibly 2 of them), Plumbeous
Vireo, Osprey
.
Headed to SE Colorado this weekend. See some of you there
Cheers.
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barriers around the trees to save the
remainder and they seem to be working. Good birding all.
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. Still waiting
for the Yellow warblers which usually arrive May 1st.Good birding all...
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-faced Ibis.
Blustery day but glad the warblers have arrived here in the San Luis Valley!
Cranes are pretty much gone now in case anyone is wondering.
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and the bus tours were well
attended. Photographer Weldon Lee presented the key note address as well as a
photog workshop that was a success. All in all, a very well attended and fun
Festival.
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The following are preliminary estimates and for the Christmas Count but wanted
to get info out on the great birds that were found. Lisa Clements was this
years count organizer and did a great job.
The count held on Saturday Dec 18 found some excellent birds even tho the fog
was thick all day
The other night while owling, I had a chance to witness courtship among a male
and female Flammulated Owls. The male did his typical whodup who call while the
female emitted a high pitched and somewhat raspy wheee. They did these calls
concurrently and I saw them each from time to time. Then I
and we could have done better with
more normal spring conditions for this date.
Was a lot of fun
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to changes in
agricultural practices, predators, drought, or nesting conditions.
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and field guides. Transportation is provided and some
moderate walking is expected. Half-day participants can be accommodated. If
you are interested, please join us. If you have questions, you can contact me
at 719 852-3830 or email me. Who knows what we will find this year?
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action currently. Seems there was
winter kill on all the fish, so whats bad for the fish (and us fisher people)
is good for the birds and birders. Bald eagle, ring-billed gulls, Franklin's
Gulls, and other birds seem to be enjoying the bounty.
Man it was COLD out there today!
John Rawinski
, let me know what things went well for you. Also, we
are always looking for ways to improve so any helpful suggestions are also
appreciated. See you next year and let no dust gather on your birding
binoculars!
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after a reluctant start.
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