[cobirds] Gilpin and Clear Creek migrants

2019-09-11 Thread Roger Linfield
on the wooden fence on both sides of the road. Roger Linfield Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.co

[cobirds] Scarcity of ptarmigan

2019-08-29 Thread Roger Linfield
County. Roger Linfield Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web vi

[cobirds] Clear Creek County migrants

2019-05-08 Thread Roger Linfield
ground. In addition to Chipping and Vesper Sparrows, there were 4 Brewer’s and one Lark. In with the sparrows was a Sage Thrasher. Hunkering down in the center of the ball field were 12 Horned Larks and two Mourning Doves. Roger Linfield Boulder -- You received this message becau

[cobirds] Neotropic Cormorant Sunday

2019-04-14 Thread Roger Linfield
Present at 9 AM in Robert Easton Park, Jefferson County. Roger Linfield Boulder Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

[cobirds] Pitkin County Ducks

2019-03-26 Thread Roger Linfield
Coot (2) You can scope from one of the nearby roads, or wade through two feet of soft snow for a closer look. Roger Linfield Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving e

[cobirds] Cheyenne County waterfowl

2019-03-20 Thread Roger Linfield
side of county road 34: Lesser Scaup (6) Pond on west side of county road 25, south of road R: Ring-necked Duck (3) Bufflehead Roger Linfield Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this grou

[cobirds] SW Colorado mountain counties

2018-05-18 Thread Roger Linfield
/16 Roger Linfield Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email

[cobirds] Clear Creek County migrants

2018-05-02 Thread Roger Linfield
Western Meadowlark Cassin’s Finch Roger Linfield Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.co

[cobirds] Sapsucker Sunday AM

2017-12-31 Thread Roger Linfield
Five of us observed the sapsucker at 9:30 AM in the Austrian pines at 13 Miranda. Roger Linfield Boulder Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving e

[cobirds] Mineral County May 23

2017-05-23 Thread Roger Linfield
of note: 3 dowitchers on the state route 149 ponds Northern Waterthrush in the willows south of the Creede sewage ponds Northern Mockingbird in those same willows. This is the third time I have seen one at this location in May, all in different years. Roger Linfield Boulder -- You received

[cobirds] San Juan County phalaropes and ibis

2017-05-22 Thread Roger Linfield
one Clay-colored Sparrow. Roger Linfield Boulder Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@google

[cobirds] Crowley County Palm Warbler

2017-05-02 Thread Roger Linfield
Today (Tuesday), Brenda and I found a Palm Warbler at the Ordway Town Reservoir in Crowley County. It was in the row of trees on the north side. Elsewhere in the county, we saw a Stilt Sandpiper at Box Springs and five Sanderlings at Lake Meredith. Roger Linfield Boulder Sent from my iPhone

[cobirds] Gilpin County waterfowl

2017-04-16 Thread Roger Linfield
Today, Kriley Pond in Golden Gate Canyon State Park had: 2 Northern Shovelers 2 Buffleheads This is on state route 46. Roger Linfield rplinfi...@comcast.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [cobirds] Breaking news. The Associated Press is reporting that Trump wil...

2017-04-01 Thread Roger Linfield
That's too believable. If you really want to generate an outrageous April 1 story, say that the AOU had finally decided to accept the scientific evidence in favor of lumping the redpolls. Roger Linfield Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Pitkin Pacific Loon

2016-10-28 Thread Roger Linfield
At noon today (10/28) there was a Pacific Loon in Pitkin County, about half a mile west of the inlet to Ruedi Reservoir. I saw no other loons on Ruedi Reservoir. Three Sandhill Cranes were in the same area as the loon. Roger Linfield Boulder Sent from my iPhone -- You received

[cobirds] San Miguel avocet

2016-10-27 Thread Roger Linfield
Reservoir (Ouray) Miramonte Reservoir (San Miguel) Roger Linfield Boulder Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobird

[cobirds] Cliff Swallows at 12,000' in San Juan County

2016-06-25 Thread Roger Linfield
While hiking today in San Juan County, about five miles west of Silverton, I saw three Cliff Swallows at 12,000' elevation. They nest in small numbers in Silverton, but I've never seen them anywhere else in the county. Roger Linfield Boulder Sent from my iPhone -- You received

[cobirds] Phillips County Sunday

2016-05-15 Thread Roger Linfield
-breasted Chat was an uncommon bird for the county. Roger Linfield Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@google

[cobirds] Lincoln and Cheyenne Counties

2016-05-14 Thread Roger Linfield
and a bit west of Main Street Roger Linfield Boulder Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@google

[cobirds] Mineral and San Juan Counties

2016-05-10 Thread Roger Linfield
hundred, with many of them crowding into a yard with feeders. I was able to pick out two Gray-crowned and five Black, among the Brown-capped. The ones who couldn't find any open ground near the feeders were flying around just outside the yard, occasionally landing on me. Roger Linfield Boulder

[cobirds] Re: Gray Flycatcher still at Ryssby Church, Boulder

2015-05-21 Thread Roger Linfield
A web search of Ryssby Church shows it to be at 9000 N 63rd Street, 10 miles NNE of Boulder, but still in Boulder County. Is that where the flycatcher is? Roger Linfield Boulder On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 1:47:53 PM UTC-6, ronbco wrote: Thanks to David Dowell for reporting this on May 11

[cobirds] Re: Green-tailed Towhee JeffCo

2015-05-10 Thread Roger Linfield
Brenda and I saw ten Green-tailed Towhees at Barr Lake SP in Adams County this morning. They are coming through the Front Range lowlands in unusually large numbers this Spring. Brewer's Sparrows are also present in above average numbers. Roger Linfield Boulder On Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 7

[cobirds] Re: Sparrow movement/Larimer

2015-04-27 Thread Roger Linfield
Sparrows are definitely coming through. On Saturday in Elbert County, I saw about 200 Vesper Sparrows, with small numbers of all three Spizella species. Today at Cherry Creek State Park, Brenda and I saw 50 Brewer's Sparrows, plus a small number of Vespers. Roger Linfield Boulder On Monday

[cobirds] Re: Logan and Sedgwick (Counties) Highlights

2013-05-28 Thread Roger Linfield
. We need more posts like this from the birding community, not fewer. As someone who enjoys birding on the northeastern plains, I find his posts very useful and interesting, even if I am a bit humbled by how many good birds he usually manages to find :) Roger Linfield Boulder On Sunday, May 26