[cobirds] Marauding Magpies and Bad Boy Blue Jays in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2023-08-26 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,     Paula Hansley's recent post about a flock of Bushtits chirping and chipping at her suet prompts me to report on a phenomenon I've not seen before in my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.    In the past month or so gangs of 30+ Black-billed

[cobirds] New Summer Yardbird - Mountain Chickadee - west Centennial, Arapahoe county

2023-07-22 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,  I've had Mountain Chickadees visit my little townhouse yard 1/4 mile northwest of the intersection of Holly St & Arapahoe Rd in the winter, not every year but often enough to not be a surprise. It was a big surprise today, July 22nd, when one stopped by to sample my

[cobirds] Mountain Chickadee in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2023-07-22 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,     I often get one or two Mountain Chickadees in my little townhouse yard near Holly Street & Arapahoe Road during the winter, but today's visit was the first time I've ever seen one here in the summer. Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwin1/4 mile northwest of Holly & Arapahoe in

[cobirds] New Yardbird - Western Kingbird - at my Little Townhouse Yard in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2023-07-18 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,     I awoke ~ 7:30 this morning to a curiously melodic whirring sound wafting in the open bedroom windows.  There was also an occasional chatter that I have heard  before somewhere else but I couldn't peg it.  Looking up into the leaves of the 60-foot aspens just outside

Re: [cobirds] Digest for cobirds@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 2 topics - 6/29/2023

2023-06-29 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Following up on the email comment expressing frustration about folks using 4-digit codes instead of the actual species name... I agree wholeheartedly that we should not assume that everyone who reads CoBirds knows all the 4-digit band codes.  When I went to the official government website to

[cobirds] Female Black-headed Grosbeak in Centennial, Arapahoe County

2023-05-19 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,     An adult female Black-headed Grosbeak was at the seed and suet in my little townhouse yard in west Centennial yesterday, near Holly & Arapahoe.  Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary Dial Wall

[cobirds] Grassland Bird Study at Daniels Park

2023-03-27 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,  I'm posting the message below on behalf of a friend who is involved in the subject study.  Her contact info is in the message.  Please reply to her, not to me... Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary

[cobirds] Western Bluebirds at Cherry Creek State Park and Along the Greenwood Gulch Trail in Greenwood Village - Arapahoe County

2023-02-05 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,  Last Saturday (Jan 27) a group of birders I was with saw a couple of Western Bluebirds at Cherry Creek State Park.  Today Feb 5) I saw another small flock of 1/2 dozen or so Western Bluebirds along the Greenwood Gulch Trail between Orchard Drive and the trail's end at the

[cobirds] Robin Horde in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2022-12-05 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,     My neighborhood 1/4 mile northwest of Holly St & Arapahoe Rd was overrun by robins this morning; the shriveled fruits on the various crabapple trees didn't stand a chance.   I counted only 18 while counting birds in my little townhouse yard for Project FeederWatch, but

[cobirds] Lingering Lesser Goldfinch in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2022-06-02 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    A month ago I reported a single male Lesser Goldfinch was visiting the feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapahoe.  A month later he is still hanging around, along with this Spring's crop of Great-horned Finches. Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial,

[cobirds] Pine Siskins and a Lesser Goldfinch in west Centennial - Arapahoe County

2022-05-04 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,     Yesterday it was a Western Tanager gracing my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.  Today a Lesser Goldfinch is here, and the over-wintering group of 4 Pine Siskins has multiplied to 10-plus.  Oh, and the tanager is still here. Keep

[cobirds] New Yard Bird in west Centennial this Morning!

2022-04-10 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,     This morning my wife heard, then observed a hen Mallard as it flew through the narrow space between the Forsythia and Blue Spruce that guard the back gate of my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe.  The duck wandered around under the feeders for a few minutes,

[cobirds] Spotted Towhee and Oregon Junco - west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2021-10-16 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,     Both of these birds have been visiting my little townhome yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial this past week.  Can winter be far behind? Keep Smilin',Kevin Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary Dial Wall Phone   -- -- You received this

[cobirds] Bullocks Oriole in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2021-08-29 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, This afternoon a female Bullock's Oriole paid a quick visit to my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.  She perched atop the shepherd's crook for about 2 minutes before moving on.  Hadn't seen one here in quite a while. Keep Smilin',Kevin

[cobirds] Magpie Flyby - west Centennial near Holly & Arapahoe, Arapahoe County

2021-08-25 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, While sitting on our east-facing porch this afternoon my wife and I observed a flyby of at least 100 magpies.  They were flying west in squadrons of 2 to 8 birds, 10 - 20 seconds apart.  All on the same 'path' through the trees.  Mostly quiet, just a few calls from time to

[cobirds] Wilson's Warbler in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2021-06-19 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    Yesterday evening (June 18th) a male Wilson's Warbler took center stage at the top of an aspen in my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.  Not a common bird around here. Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my

[cobirds] Western Tanager - west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2021-05-17 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    Just had a Western Tanager on the suet in my little townhouse yard near Holy & Arapahoe in west Centennial.  Based on Sibley's drawings the bird wasn't in breeding plumage, which seems a little late.  A few minutes later a Chipping Sparrow was at the sunflower seed. 

[cobirds] FOS 'Great-horned' House Finches in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2021-05-15 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    This morning the feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial were graced by 5 Great-horned (fledgling) House Finches along with their proud parents.  First fledge of the season, I'm sure there'll be many more. Keep Smilin',Kevin

[cobirds] Chipping Sparrow - west Centennial Arapahoe County

2021-05-03 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Today a lone (so far) Chipping Sparrow has joined the finchian flocks at the feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.  Last year I had a pair mating here on May 11th, perhaps this is one of them... Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwin west

[cobirds] Pine Siskins - west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2021-04-19 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, On this briefly sunny but now ominously dark morning a flock of five Pine Siskins joined the usual suspects at the feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapahoe.  Hadn't seen them here in a long, long time. Keep Smilin',Kevin Sent from my Remington Rand

[cobirds] Say's Phoebes along Greenwood Gulch in Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County

2021-04-17 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, During our daily constitutional along the gulch-side trail that runs northwest from the intersection of Arapahoe Road and Orchard Drive (not Road) and ends at the Highline Canal at the southeast corner of Marjorie Perry Preserve, my wife and I encountered two Say's Phoebes

[cobirds] Where Have All the Goldfinches Gone? west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2021-01-30 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Up until a week or so ago I had a flock of about 2 dozen American Goldfinches eating me out of house and home every day, at my little townhome yard near Holly & Arapahoe.  Now, they have suddenly evaporated.  Even during the light snow we had earlier this week there were

[cobirds] Harlan's Hawk along Greenwood Gulch, Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County

2020-11-06 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    Saw a dark-morph Harlan's Hawk along the section of the Greenwood Gulch walking path that runs northwest from near Holly & Orchard to its terminus at the Highline Canal.    I've seen such a bird in this area most winters, so I'm guessing this is the same one.  Mild

[cobirds] FOS Junco in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2020-10-12 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Early yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, before the big cold front blew through, a Slate Junco showed up in my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe.  They're always here in the winter, never here in the summer. Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my Remington

[cobirds] Official Response from CPW About Use of State Wildlife Areas

2020-07-10 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, I have received an official response from CPW concerning use of SWAs for birding, hiking, etc.  This came from their Communication Center in response to my inquiry about being allowed onto properties that do not allow fishing, if all I have is a fishing license.  I have

[cobirds] Re: Colorado's 350 State Wildlife Areas

2020-07-02 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
As I read the guidance CPW has put out on use of SWA's, I wonder if the idea of simply buying a fishing license to gain access to all the SWA's really works.  In their FAQs on this subject there is an entry that reads:"Question:   If I have a hunting license does it allow me to engage in any

[cobirds] Lesser Goldfinch, west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2020-06-26 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    A black-backed male Lesser Goldfinch just deigned to grace my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe with his presence a few minutes ago.  Not the first time I've seen a Lesser here, but rare enough to warrant reporting. Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwin  west Centennial,

[cobirds] Copulating Chipping Sparrows, west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2020-05-11 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Copulating Chippies,In my little back yard,Copulating Chippies,Make me speak like the Bard.Copulating Chippies,In my big ol' pine tree,Copulating Chippies,Making birdy whoopee. ...with apologies to Shakespeare, the jazz community, and everyone with any sensibilities. Keep Smilin',Kevin

[cobirds] Swainson's Hawk - Just west of Barr Lake State Park in Adams County

2020-04-15 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    I saw my first-of-season Swainson's Hawk today.  On a light pole alongside Buckley Road at 128th Ave.  A friend calls them the 'Tax Day Bird' because they usually show up around April 15th. Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwin Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary

[cobirds] Pine Siskin in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2020-04-15 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    A Pine Siskin  just showed up at the feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapahoe in west Centennial.  First one I've seen here in a year or two. Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary

[cobirds] Four Robins and a Cooper's Hawk along Little Dry Creek Trail, west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2020-04-10 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Today's constitutional was on the trail along Little Dry Creek, from where it crosses Holly Street just north of Arapahoe Road toward the northwest to trail's end where it meets the High Line Canal Trail a little ways south of Orchard Road.  Just as we were approaching the

[cobirds] Mountain Chickadee in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2020-04-08 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    I just had a Mountain Chickadee hitting the feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.  There have been years in the past that I've had them here all winter, but I had not seen any here this winter. Keep Smilin',Kevin Sent from my

[cobirds] FOS Tree Swallow at Greenwood Gulch Trail in Greenwood Village, Arapahoe county

2020-04-05 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Yesterday, April 4, as my wife and I were walking the Greenwood Gulch trail that runs from near Orchard & Monaco northwest to join the Highline Canal trail at Marjorie Perry Preserve, we were cussing and discussing the recent hatch of small flying insects (midges?,

[cobirds] Turkey Vulture Over west Centennial Last Thursday - Palos Verde Park in Arapahoe County

2020-03-28 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    I got so excited about this that I forgot to post it!  Last Thursday, March 26, I saw my first-of-season Turkey Vulture floating above Palos Verdes Park near the intersection of Monaco and Orchard.   Is there any better harbinger of Spring? Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest

[cobirds] Re: So does anyone else have favorite Avian signs of Spring?

2020-03-03 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
...Replying to Mary Kay Waddington's post... One of mine is the Sandhill Cranes staging in the San Luis Valley on their trek from New Mexico to their nesting grounds.  Their primordial calls take me back to my childhood in the Pleistocene. Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe

[cobirds] Cedar Waxwings in west Centennial - Arapahoe County

2020-01-19 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    While idling at the intersection of University & Dry Creek I spied a flock of ~ 15 Cedar Waxwings in the only ghost of a tree at the southeast corner of the intersection.  They flew off toward the northeast, perhaps heading toward my little townhouse yard? Keep

[cobirds] Sandhill Cranes Over Greenwood Gulch, Greenwood Village, Yesterday

2019-10-12 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    I forgot to post this yesterday... My wife and I heard, then saw a V of about 85 - 90 cranes heading southwest directly overhead during our daily walk.  Greenwood Gulch runs northwest from near Holly & Arapahoe towards the Marjorie Perry Preserve and the Highline Canal.

[cobirds] New Cornell Lab Project: Nest Quest Go

2019-09-05 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    Many of you remember the Cornell Nest Card project of the late 1900's, some of you probably participated in it.  That project ran from the 1960's into the 1990's and they amassed over 300,000 handwritten notecards of bird observations.  Cornell now has a computer system

[cobirds] Bullocks Orioles in west Centennial Arapahoe County

2019-05-07 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, A pair of Bullock's Orioles deigned to favor my little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapahoe with their presence today.  The suet was their reason for stopping by, they fed at it several times during the afternoon.  They added the orange blend to the primary colors of the

[cobirds] American Tree Sparrow and Cedar Waxwings in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2019-03-13 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    Recent unusual visitors to my little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapaho include an American Tree Sparrow and a flock of 7 Cedar Waxwings.  The waxwings were one-day wonders this past Monday, the sparrow has hung around for a few days.  A month or so ago a Song

[cobirds] Waxwings! In west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2018-10-28 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    A small flock of Cedar Waxwings just invaded my little townhouse yard in west Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe.  Gobbling down the little fruits on the "crabapple" tree (I have no idea what kind of tree it really is, something the builder planted when these places were

[cobirds] FOS Dark-Eyed Junco - west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2018-10-12 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    An Oregon Junco just showed up in my little townhouse yard in west Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe.  First one of the season. Keep Smilin',Kevin Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary Dial Wall Phone -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Black Grosbeak and Apparently Breeding Chipping Sparrows in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2018-07-22 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,      A Black Grosbeak has been hitting the cup of peanut pieces in my little townhouse yard in west Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe.  I'm guessing it's a first year bird, though I can't tell them apart from adult females.      Also, I started seeing an adult Chipping

[cobirds] 65 Dickcissels Total in Baca, Kit Carson and Yuma Counties - On BBS Routes

2018-06-05 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,      Saw a couple of reports on Cobirds recently about Dickcissel sightings, thought I'd add my 2 cents.      I ran my BBS routes the first 3 days of June and encountered Dickcissels on all three routes: Edler route in Baca: 1 Dickcissel Burlington route in Kit Carson: 32

[cobirds] Unusual Yard Birds in west Centennial - Arapahoe County

2018-05-13 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,      The flock of ~ 15 Red Crossbills I first reported in mid-March is still hanging around my little townhouse yard in west Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe.  Sometimes we see one or two, sometimes the whole gang.      More recent visitors include a Chipping Sparrow who's

[cobirds] White-crowned Sparrows in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2018-04-26 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,      Two White-crowned Sparrows are currently hitting the suet in my little townhouse yard in west Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe.  I don't think I've ever seen them in my yard before.   Keep Smilin', Kevin   Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary Dial Wall

[cobirds] Sticky Crossbills in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2018-03-18 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,   The Red Crossbills I reported visiting my little townhouse yard last Wednesday, which I expected to be one-hit wonders, have been seen here every day since, except Friday.  Each time it's a 5 - 10 minute visit.  We have only seen them once each day and at different

[cobirds] Interesting Variations of Common Birds at the Monte Vista Crane Festival, Rio Grande County - Plus Tidbits

2018-03-13 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,      Saw a few interesting variants during the MVCF this past weekend:   -  A melanisitic Lesser Sand Hill Crane whose neck and head feathers looked 'terrible'.  Speculation was that it might have feather lice.   -  A white-headed Redhead duck.  This year-old female was a

[cobirds] Long-billed Dowitcher, San Luid Valley, Rio Grande County, Sunday, March 11

2018-03-13 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,      I apologize for the late post, I needed to get confirmation.      The bird was first seen around 7:30 Sunday morning and left the pond around 10:30.  It was in a near-empty retention pond at the NE corner of Rio Grande County Roads 8S & 5E.  I took several photos that

[cobirds] Need Tripod Advice

2017-11-03 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, I just bought a Vortex Viper scope and need a tripod for it. I know nothing about tripods, except that I want one that is stable in the wind and easy to operate. If you have any advice or recommendations I'd love to hear from you. Please reply off-list to me at

[cobirds] FOS Junco in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2017-10-07 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Yesterday (10/6) I saw the first junco to visit my little townhouse yard near Arapahoe & Holly this season. Winter's coming... Keep Smilin', Kevin Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary Dial Wall Phone -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Early Towhee, Late Hummingbird in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2017-10-01 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, An unidentified hummingbird made a quick stop at our hummer feeder this morning. I'm guessing it was a migrator passing through because we hadn't seen the resident birds recently. At the other end of the migration spectrum a Spotted Towhee was bouncing along

[cobirds] White-Breasted Nuthatch in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2017-09-15 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, A few weeks back there was a thread on CoBirds about Red-breasted Nuthatches. For the past week or so a White-breasted has been visiting my little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapahoe. I've only seen him at the water and on the Blue Spruce, not at the feeders.

[cobirds] Re: DFO September meeting moved to Sept 18

2017-09-04 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Is the DFO meeting on Sept 18 still at 7:30 or was it moved to 5:30? Keep Smilin', Kevin Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary Dial Wall Phone In a message dated 9/4/2017 2:34:07 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, cobirds@googlegroups.com writes:

[cobirds] Red-breasted Nuthatches in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2017-08-25 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, These little dynamos have always livened up my little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapahoe, ever since we moved in ~ 13 years ago. They are here year-round, nest in the neighborhood and bring their kids to our feeders. These neighborhoods were built in the

[cobirds] Mountain Chickadee in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2017-08-13 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, A slightly tardy post... Yesterday morning a Mountain Chickadee joined the crowd at the feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial. Not unusual to see one or two here in the winter, but I don't recall ever seeing one here this

[cobirds] Blue Grosbeaks near Larkspur, Douglas County

2017-07-26 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Yesterday (Tuesday, July 25) our intrepid nestbox monitoring team spotted a pair of Blue Grosbeaks within 100 yards of where we saw a singing Dickcissel two weeks ago. Just west of Spruce Mountain Road about 2 miles south of Larkspur, they were in a small thicket

[cobirds] Dickcissel near Larkspur, Douglas County

2017-07-11 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Another Dickcissel sighting to add to the long list this year. While checking bluebird/swallow nestboxes just west of Spruce Mountain Road about two miles south of Larkspur three of us encountered a singing male Dickcissel. He gave us great looks, turning a

[cobirds] Dickcissels and a Mountain Plover on Burlington BBS Route, Kit Carson County

2017-06-17 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, I apologize for the tardy posting. Last week I worked the Breeding Bird Survey that runs north and south on Kit Carson County roads about 8 miles east of Burlington. I occasionally get a Dickcissel on this route, most years I don't. This year I detected

[cobirds] Talon-Grappling Ravens - Southern San Luis Valley

2017-05-21 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Today as I was driving CO 142 from Romeo (Conejos County) to San Luis (Costilla County) I saw what appeared to be antagonistic behavior between two ravens (probably a mated pair) and a third raven, guessing 100 feet above the ground. The episode climaxed with one

[cobirds] Turkey Vultures over west Centennial

2017-03-24 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Winter is waning, and here comes the cleanup crew! I saw 5+ Turkey Vultures circling low over the vicinity of Arapahoe Road & University Blvd ~ 10:30 this morning. A half hour later I saw 5 again, circling over Dry Creek Road & Holly Street and continuing in a generally southeastern

[cobirds] Monte Vista Crane Festival last weekend

2017-03-14 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
The Sandhill Crane migration is in full swing in the San Luis Valley. I was there during the official festival weekend and saw the expected thousands of feeding, loafing and flying cranes, geese and ducks. Always an amazing spectacle. Four unexpected sightings were: - Seeing a dozen

[cobirds] Thanks to All Who Identified the Hermit Thrush in my Yard on Sunday

2017-03-07 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Cobirders, I received over a dozen responses to my plea for ID help for a thrush who briefly visited my yard on Sunday past. All said it is a Hermit Thrush and many gave diagnostic clues to the bird's identity. David Leatherman added a putative ID for the cast seed, possibly

[cobirds] With Apologies to Mr. Poe...

2017-02-12 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Once upon this morning dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chimney capping... ...As I was debating whether to get out of bed on this grey grim morning, I heard, for the first

[cobirds] Cruisin' for Cottontails

2016-09-15 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Yesterday evening, around 7pm, I was driving about 30 mph down a street in my neighborhood when a Cooper's hawk overtook and passed me, going 35? - 40? mph at about 3 feet off the ground and parallel to me about 10 feet to my left. She was flying easily, an

[cobirds] Wilson's Warbler in western Arapahoe County

2016-08-24 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, The Great Migration has officially begun! I saw a male Wilson's Warbler in my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in western Arapahoe County this morning. I've also noticed significant growth of the flock of Mourning Doves recently, and the Bushtits just

[cobirds] Chipping Sparrows - west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2016-05-11 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Okay, this is getting ridiculous. Yesterday, May 10, at least 5 Chipping Sparrows joined the cavalcade through my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe. I usually get a Spring migrant or two this time of year, but this makes 5 species in 5 consecutive days!

[cobirds] Lazuli Bunting in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2016-05-09 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Again, Just now, Monday afternoon, a Lazuli Bunting was eating peanut bits at the feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.. Maybe there is something to this migration story, after all. Keep Smilin', Kevin Corwin west Centennial, Arapahoe

[cobirds] Pine Siskins Join the Parade in west Centennial, Arapahoe County (Denver Metro)

2016-05-09 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Again, Mid-afternoon on Mother's Day a flock of 5+ Pine Siskins joined the parade of birds through my little townhouse yard in west Centennial. Three unusual species in three days. You'd think there was some kind of migration going on! Keep Smilin', Kevin Corwin west

[cobirds] More Towhees and a Bullocks Oriole in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2016-05-08 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Well! Yesterday morning (Saturday) I reported hearing a Spotted Towhee in my yard near Holly & Arapahoe the previous evening. Later in the day I was planting stuff in my little townhouse yard and noticed two towhees gleaning under the bird feeders not 15 feet

[cobirds] Spotted Towhee in west Centennial, Arapahoe County (Denver Metro Area)

2016-05-07 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, I was chatting on the phone ~ 7pm last night (Friday, May 6), when I heard that distinctive "Drink, Drink, Drink your tea-ea-ea-ea" song. I heard it a couple of times before it registered that I was hearing a towhee in my little townhouse yard near Holly &

[cobirds] White-faced Ibis at 'Tower Lake', Adams County, on Wednesday, April 20

2016-04-21 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, I apologize for the late post. There were 2 W.F. Ibis and ~ 20 American Avocets at the man-made playa that appears whenever we have a significant rain/snow event, on the east side of Tower Road where 100th Ave would intersect if 100th existed at that latitude.

[cobirds] Thanks for the Pictures of Pinyon Jays and Sharp-tailed Grouse

2016-02-15 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, All I can say is: "Wow! What a response!" Late last night I put out a call for help and early this morning I had received great pictures of both species from a half-dozen luminaries of the Colorado birding community. A deeply heart-felt Thank You to all who

[cobirds] Pictures Needed of Pinyon Jays and Sharp-tailed Grouse

2016-02-14 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, I am in dire need of a few good pictures of Pinyon Jays and of Sharp-tailed Grouse, for a little presentation I'll be doing for a the Wimberley Birding Club in Texas. Ample credit will be given to contributors. If you would be willing to share a couple of

[cobirds] Brown Creeper in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2015-11-16 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, This morning a Brown Creeper paid a brief visit to my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial. It first landed on a silver maple, then flew around but did not land on a small grove of aspens, then worked the trunk of a long-needled pine

[cobirds] Grackle Hordes and a Junco in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2015-10-09 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Yesterday a Gray-headed Junco showed up in my little townhome yard near Holly and Arapahoe, first of the season. A horde of Common Grackles descended on my yard last Monday. They're still here, eating me out of house and home. Keep smilin', Kevin Corwin west

[cobirds] Western Scrub Jay - New Yard Bird in west Centennial - Arapahoe County

2015-10-01 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Just had 2 Western Scrub Jays visit my little townhome yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial. First time in the 11 years I've been in this place. Keep Smilin', Kevin Corwin west Centennial Arapahoe County Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my

[cobirds] Spotted Towhee & Bushtits in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2015-09-29 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Bushtits are usually year-round denizens of my neighborhood near Holly & Arapahoe, but they were missing in action all summer till about a week ago when I heard a good-sized flock moving through the area. Today they finally deigned to stop by my yard and get a

[cobirds] Wilson's Warbler in western Centennial, Arapahoe County

2015-08-23 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, A male Wilson's Warbler made a brief appearance in my little townhouse yard near Holly Arapahoe in western Centennial this morning, apparently attracted by the hubbub at the feeders. Keep Smilin', Kevin Corwin west Centennial Arapahoe County Sent from my

[cobirds] Unexpected Birds in West Centennial, Arapahoe County

2015-07-20 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, My little townhouse yard near Holly Arapahoe in west Centennial has had three unexpected visitors the past three days. A White-breasted Nuthatch, Mountain Chickadee and what I believe is a juvenile Chipping Sparrow have all been hanging around since Saturday.

[cobirds] Tail-less Birds

2015-06-21 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Every once in a while I see a House Finch with no tail feathers at my feeders. I've wondered about it, but never gave it very much thought till this year, when I noticed other species with the same condition. This Spring/early summer I've seen an American Crow

[cobirds] Stumped by Bird Song in Yuma County

2015-06-02 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Sunday I encountered a bird song that I can't figure out. The bird was in a small grove of some green/some decadent deciduous trees, all that remains of an old farmstead about 25 miles SSE of the town of Yuma and about 20 miles WNW of Idalia. It was a simple,

[cobirds] Cedar Waxwings at Last Chance, Washington County

2015-06-01 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, I encountered a small flock of about a dozen Cedar Waxwings at the 'migrant trap' park at the intersection of US 36 CO 71 today. One landed at a puddle within 3 feet of me to get a drink, seemingly oblivious to my presence. Keep Smilin', Kevin Corwin west

[cobirds] Cancellation of DFO Trip to Riverside Cemetery on Sunday, April 5

2015-04-03 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
I hurt my back yesterday and cannot lead the trip on Sunday. My apologies to all who signed up for it. We'll try it again soon. Kevin Corwin Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Wall Phone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado

[cobirds] FOS Tree Swallow - Chatfield State Park, Jefferson County

2015-03-22 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
The FOS reports in CoBirds today reminded me that yesterday, March 21, several of us saw our first 4 Tree Swallows of the season. They were circling above us and chittering as we cleaned out nestboxes just north of the ASGD's Audubon Center at the south end of Chatfield State Park, along

[cobirds] Bluebird Monitoring Class - Denver Metro Area

2015-03-10 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
The folks at the Colorado Bluebird Project are planning to host an educational session for anyone interested in monitoring nestboxes and/or learning about bluebirds in general. It will be held at the Audubon Center at the south end of Chatfield State Park (no Parks Pass required) on

[cobirds] Spotted Towhee in western Centennial, Arapahoe County

2014-11-09 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders, Just had a Spotted Towhee in my little townhome yard in western Centennial, near the intersection of Holly Arapahoe. Also had a pair of Great Horned Owls dueting in the neighborhood around 11pm last night. Keep Smilin', Kevin Corwin west Centennial, Arapahoe

[cobirds] Mountain Chickadee in western Centennial, Arapahoe County

2014-11-09 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hi Again, Guess I should have waited a few minutes before sending my previous message about the towhee and owls, a Mountain Chickadee just showed up in my little townhome yard in western Centennial. Gee, you'd think a change of weather was on the way... Keep Smilin', Kevin Corwin

[cobirds] Birds at Roxborough State Park, Jefferson Co. on Tues, 9/9 and Mon Evening, 9/8

2014-09-09 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
A few birds of note from my hike on the Fountain Valley trail today, Sept 9, not including the usual suspects: - I put up a flock of ?200? chipping sparrows on the west leg of the loop just north of the fork. I glassed about 20, did not see anything but chippies. - As I was glassing 2

[cobirds] Followup on New Species on BBS Routes in South-, Central- and North-Eastern Colo

2014-06-04 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
Hello Again, Following up on my post this past Tuesday in which I asked for ID help on birds I'd seen on my BBS routes... Quite a few people reviewed the pictures I had of what I thought might be an Ash-throated Flycatcher in Baca County and what I thought might be a Hooded Oriole

[cobirds] New Species on BBS Routes in South-, Central- and North-Eastern Colorado

2014-06-03 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
I just finished my BBS Routes in Baca, Kit Carson Yuma Counties, had a few surprises including two birds I need identification help on. Baca County south of Springfield was very wet and produced the biggest surprise: an ephemeral lake near County Roads N and 42 that held a

[cobirds] Male Indigo Bunting in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2014-05-08 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
An Indigo Bunting has joined the Lesser Goldfinch I reported a couple of days ago, in my little townhouse yard near Holly Arapahoe. Keep Smilin', Kevin Corwin west Centennial Arapahoe County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds

[cobirds] Lesser Goldfinch Chipping Sparrow in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2014-05-05 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds
This morning's sighting was the first time I've ever seen a Lesser Goldfinch in my little townhouse yard near Holly Arapahoe. Had a Chipping Sparrow pass through yesterday. Had seen a couple here a few weeks ago. Keep Smilin', Kevin Corwin west Centennial Arapahoe County -- You