Re: [cobirds] One less Collared-Dove.....

. Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 19, 2017, at 8:21 AM, <pygmy...@frii.com> <pygmy...@frii.com> wrote: > > I have seen many birds of prey kill things larger than themselves. > Northern Pygmy-Owls, routinely kill birds and animals larger than &

[cobirds] On less Collared-Dove.....

unperturbed. I still have about 10 or so daily. I love feeding the birds! Cheers, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO 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 receiv

Re: [cobirds] note on Ruby-Crowned Kinglet and Lesser Goldfinch, Ken Caryl and Littleton

ing from the same location is some of the best information you can submit. Don't hesitate to report your yard birds, daily, weekly, whatever. Just eBird them! Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton, Jefferson Co. On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 8:17 PM, David Suddjian <dsuddj...@gmail.com> wrote:

Re: [cobirds] Purple Sandpiper Directions

Relocated in same spot right now. -2F. Brrr Scott Somershoe Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 19, 2016, at 8:20 AM, Todd Deininger <goldeneagle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Don't go through Frisco if chasing the sandpiper. Major delay and backup. > >> On Dec 18, 2016 1

[cobirds] Re: Tundra swans and Dunlin at Cherry Creek res

the 9-11 degree temps anyway. Gull selection is way down today with nothing of note. Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Jeff Co. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2016, at 12:15 PM, 'loch kilpatrick' via Colorado Birds > <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Mark Chavez and art Hu

[cobirds] Cherry Creek State Park, Dec 3, Rusty Blackbirds, Thayer's and Mew Gull

been a real desert lately. I'll eventually get some photos in my eBird list. Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO 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 re

[cobirds] Ross's goose, Clement park follow up

thought the E Screech Owl a couple weeks ago was a nice yard bird. Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO 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] Ross's Goose, Clement Park, Jeff Co.

I managed a little time away from the house this afternoon and on my walk around Clement park, I found a Ross's goose among the hundreds of cackling and Canada geese. Maybe it'll fly over the house later. That'd be a sweet yard bird. Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Sent from my iPhone -- You

[cobirds] Eastern Screech Owl, Littleton, Jefferson Co.

later. Maybe it was just hiding better or took off in desperate search of a cavity! Some crummy photos of the screech owl and list of other birds, many of which participated in the angry mob, are in the eBird list below. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32267377 Good yard birding! Scott

Re: [cobirds] Pomarine Jaeger Chatfield (Douglas Co)

Still present at 430. Probably best viewed from Jeff co side boat ramp on N end. Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 13, 2016, at 3:29 PM, 'Dan Stringer' via Colorado Birds > <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Thanks Ira and Tammy Sanders fo

[cobirds] Marston Res, Denver Co - Common Loon

in a really tight group of coots too. No jaegers or Sabine's gulls tho! Not yet anyway. Cheers, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this grou

[cobirds] Update on the Boulder County Brown Booby

-west (OK, NE, IA, AR, inland TX and others) and apparently not associated with tropical systems, it stands to reason this is an Atlantic/Gulf bird, but that remains to be determined. Sad ending to the story, but at least the bird will be preserved here in Colorado. Cheers, Scott Somershoe

[cobirds] Request/Info: sightings of wing tagged American White Pelicans

be a wing tagged bird in the flock! Cheers, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO P.S. - info/maps on other bird satellite tracking projects of regional interest will be available through one web site before too long. I'll share the link when it's available. One page that has been active for a while, which you

[cobirds] Early morning Jeff/Arapahoe Co birds

and they alternated feeding until it was almost dark. Cheers, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO 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, sen

Re: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County

! They obviously raise cowbird chicks now and again though. I saw Blue-gray Gnatcatcher feeding a cowbird chick on Jekyll Island GA many years ago. Just about as big of a disparity as a kinglet. Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Scott Somershoe Co-Author of *Birds of Tennessee: A New Annotated Checklist

[cobirds] Cycling Big Day: the Good, the Bad, the Windy (Long)

n sometime! If you got this far, thanks for reading! Cheers, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO -- 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

[cobirds] Jeff co birds, 7 May 16

edge of the res in Jefferson Co. That's a nice biking bird! Good bike birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO -- 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, sen

[cobirds] Cinnamon Teal, S Platte, Arapahoe Co

birds by bike, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO 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...@googlegroups.co

Re: [cobirds] Trumpeter Swans - Wheatridge, Jefferson County

The trumpeter swans were at prospect park until about 12:50 pm when they flew and didn't return. Scott Somershoe Littleton CO On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Dick Schottler <birdsc...@uswest.net> wrote: > The wandering pair of Trumpeter Swans is on Prospect Park pond in the > Whea

[cobirds] Fremont, Pueblo Co. birding, 30 Dec 15

more time stomping around! Some photos from yesterday start in a gallery here: http://www.pbase.com/shoeman/image/162229790 Great birding! Scott Somershoe Littleton CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubsc

[cobirds] Chatfield SP (Douglas Co) - long-tailed duck

. The birds' head is all white and rest of the body is very light gray, making it really really hard to spot in the overcast and drizzly conditions. I saw the bird pop up while looking at other birds thru my scope. Blink and it's almost gone. Neat bird. No photos tho. Good birding, Scott

Re: [cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Golden - Jeffco

stop at Ira's! Thanks Ira! Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2015, at 11:29 AM, Ira Sanders <zroadrunne...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Birders, > A larger flock of Rosy's has arrived with the snow. There are 1 or 2 Black > with the many

Re: [cobirds] Swans Jefferson

I just had 13 tundra swans drop in on the Douglas co side of Chatfield lake, east of the marina sand spit. They just swam SE into a cove and are out of view. Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 28, 2015, at 9:43 AM, vireo1 <vir...@comcast.net> wrote: > &

[cobirds] Myiarchus flycatcher, Roxborough SP

from a few weeks ago, but who knows. Birds fly. I'm guessing as more info is available, it'll be posted here, but Sean Walters and I wanted to get the word out. Wish I could go looking around! Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [cobirds] Re: Cobirds vs Ebird Reporting

hased them, or founds goodies with a group. Memories of birds and birding days from years ago remain with me much better than what I did last week. Good birding! Scott Somershoe Littleton CO On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 8:19 PM, David Suddjian <dsuddj...@gmail.com> wrote: > As an avid

[cobirds] Jackson Lake SP weekend - WF Ibis and W Grebes galore

eye visible. Relocated one *Common Loon* and the *Lesser Black-backed Gull* with minimal scoping. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25562713 Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds&q

Re: [cobirds] Sandhill Cranes Red Rocks ( Jefferson County)

After about 2 hours of periodic fruitless scanning from my office window in Lakewood (I'm on the 4th floor looking NW towards Golden, nice view anyway), I finally just saw a flock of about 50 sandhills heading south close to Green Mountain. Scott Somershoe Littleton CO On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 3

[cobirds] DIA and Barr lake areas

present. A late snowy egret, yellow-shafted flicker, 1 Lincoln's sparrow, 17 Long-billed Dowitchers, and 18 White-fronted Geese were other nice birds. Beautiful day in the field. Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [cobirds] Re: RUDDY TURNSTONE Sandspit Chatfield

Turnstone seen by a group about 1-130. I relocated an imm Sabine's gull that a few folks got to see. It kept moving around. At Massey draw beach, Jefferson co, I refound the red-necked grebe in with the big group of westerns. Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Sent from my iPhone > On Oc

Re: [cobirds] Probable arctic tern and Sabine's gull; horned grebe - Chatfield Res, Douglas County

! Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 3, 2015, at 7:46 AM, modise <mod...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > East of sandspit at 7:45 am > > Bryan and Kristin Arnold > Littleton, Jeffco. 5800' > > -- > You received this message because

Re: [cobirds] Possible Arctic Tern, Chatfield Douglas, Co.

I didn't see any terns at the sandpit or elsewhere around chatfield between 345-440. Scott Somershoe Littleton CO. On Friday, October 2, 2015, Glenn and Laurie <jun...@comcast.net> wrote: > Here are some pictures of the juvenile plumage, Arctic Tern from > Chatfield. > > ht

Re: [cobirds] Re: Red Phalarope - Chatfield State Park - Jeffco

About 4pm today, I relocated one immature Sabine's gull and the red phalarope from the swim beach at chatfield state park. Pretty sure I had the birds in both Jefferson and Douglas counties, for what that's worth. At the marina spit, usual suspects with 2 common terns. Good birding, Scott

Re: [cobirds] Sabine's Gull and more at Chatfield State park (Douglas County)

immensely!). Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 18, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Douglas Kibbe <dpki...@msn.com> wrote: > > There was a Sabines gull present north of the marina sand spit this morning. > However it an immature, not the adult bird sh

[cobirds] Weld-Morgan Co birds, 14 Sept 2015

. Usual suspects seen on the water. One Forster's and one Black Tern were nice. Townsend's Warbler and a Hairy Woodpecker by the "swim beach" were highlights, for what that's worth. A few photos if interested: http://www.pbase.com/shoeman/colorado_fall_2015 Good birding, Scott Somershoe Li

[cobirds] Elbert Co, 18 Aug

than that. We didn’t see much else other than a Great Blue Heron, Calif Gull, and some White-faced Ibis that landed and vanished into the weeds. We had one intergrade N Flicker just north of Ball Rez on CR170. Not a bad day considering we were back in DEN by 2:30! Good birding! Scott Somershoe

[cobirds] Park (and some Jefferson Co), 14 August

at Spring Creek Trail and just south of the large burn here. I guess it was passing through as that bird caught me off guard and it was about to storm! Not a bad day of birding considering a late start and early end! Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO -- You received this message because

[cobirds] Barrow's Goldeneye, Echo Lake, Clear Creek Co.

. You learn something new every day. Two lifers on the day! I have photos if anyone is interested. Cheers, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO -- 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

Re: [cobirds] Dickcissels in fields along Squirrel Creek Rd in El Paso County

water bodies. Plenty of nice birds, but nothing earth shattering. I really enjoy seeing Baird's Sandpipers on nearly every wetland/lake shore that I scan! Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton, CO On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:42 AM, SeEttaM . seet...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday I decided to do some

[cobirds] Black Phoebe (and phoebe trifecta), Waterton Canyon, Jeff Co.

was in a wet draw on the right about half way to the phoebe spot. Thanks in advance for any feedback on this one. Good birding! Scott Somershoe Littleton CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: [cobirds] Blue-winged Warbler, Jefferson Co

, unless it was a Brewster's or Lawrence's hybrid), and the weird songs they can sing (pure genetics or not). This song isn't even that weird for some of the songs I've heard Blue-winged sing! Good stuff. Cheers, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 9:28 PM, Eric DeFonso bay.w

Re: [cobirds] Blue-winged Warbler, Jefferson Co

! Cheers, Scott Somershoe Littleton, CO On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Peter Gent g...@ucar.edu wrote: All, Having found no rare warblers in Boulder this morning, Joanie Kleypas and I wandered down to the Welchester Tree Park off 8th Avenue in Jefferson County. Around 9:15 we wended our way

[cobirds] Continuing Cattle Egret, Chatfield SP (Jeff Co).

House Wrens). The water is supposed to rise a couple more feet (according to the SP web site), which would flood over the road west of kingfisher bridge where the Cattle Egret was hanging out. It wouldn't take much to flood over the road now! Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton, CO -- You

[cobirds] Chatfield SP, Curlews continue, swallows galore etc

lark bunting hanging out near the pavilion and out of the pouring rain. Lots of other birds flying around that I couldn't identify thru wet windows. Could be fun birding if we get a bunch of snow, but it'll be rough on the swallows! Great rainy birding! Cheers, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO

[cobirds] CO Birds, 2-4 May 2015

take many photos yesterday, but a few start here: http://www.pbase.com/shoeman/image/159951394 Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Jeff Co. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[cobirds] Belmar Park, Jefferson Co. - Ross's Goose

if this is the same bird that was reported from Chatfield SP the other day. Full list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22859150 Good birding, Scott Somershoe Littleton CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from

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