[cobirds] Indigo Bunting, Red-eyed Vireo/Douglas Co

2013-07-07 Thread rileyandheather
This weekend my wife Heather and I ventured to Denver to visit family and try our birding luck at Chatfield SP.  Our best birds on Saturday were two Red-eyed Vireos (one quite vocal) on the Plum Creek Trail at Chatfield and a singing male Indigo Bunting at Roxborough State Park near the

Re: [cobirds] Re: Licensed wild bird rehabbers on the front range

2013-06-12 Thread rileyandheather
Here is the link to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife list of licensed rehabilitators in the state of Colorado. Hope this helps!! http://wildlife.state.co.us/RulesRegs/SpecialWildlifeLicenses/Pages/SpecialWildlifeLicenses.aspx Heather Morris Durango, CO - Original Message - From:

[cobirds] Blackburnian Warbler/La Plata

2013-05-06 Thread rileyandheather
Hey folks, After work I encountered a glowing orange male Bl ackburnian Warbler along the Animas River Trail behind the Durango Fish Hatchery.  The first I have seen in Colorado.  My wife was able to run over and take some photos which she is posting on Facebook at the  Birding Colorado

[cobirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow/La Plata

2012-10-21 Thread rileyandheather
Hey Gang!  Heather and I just spent the evening chasing a first winter GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at the Durango Fish Hatchery Pond.  The bird was not very cooperative but Heather got some decent photos of it that she is going through as I write this.  I believe the bird was still there in the

Re: [cobirds] Montezuma Gull - ID

2012-04-25 Thread rileyandheather
Christian, Thank you for the input on the Montezuma Gull.  After scrutinizing more of the photos and looking at Steve Mlodinow's photos, Heather and I agree with you on the Western Gull ID.  The pink feet are not nearly as apparent as on Steve's photo, but they are there.  On a couple zoomed

[cobirds] Unusual Gull/Montezuma County

2012-04-22 Thread rileyandheather
Today at Totten Reservoir (just outside Cortez, Colorado), we ran into a large, dark-mantled gull that stood out from the Ring-billed, Franklin's, and Bonaparte's Gulls that were also present. The bird had a dark gray mantle, large yellow bill with a red gonydeal spot, and yellow legs. Our

[cobirds] NO Varied Thrush/La Plata

2012-02-12 Thread rileyandheather
Birders, We have not seen the  male Varied Thrush since very early Thursday morning either in our yard or around the Durango Fish Hatchery. Riley Morris Durango, CO  -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this

[cobirds] Varied Thrush/La Plata

2012-02-05 Thread rileyandheather
Hi gang.  The male Varied Thrush has been appearing in our yard under a big spruce for the last couple mornings, eating dried meal worms from For The Birds.  If you would like to try for him, the best spot for viewing is standing under the front porch of our house (141 E. 16th St.) looking

[cobirds] Varied Thrush/La Plata

2012-01-31 Thread rileyandheather
Hi folks.  A male Varied Thrush is being seen very infrequently at the Durango Fish Hatchery.  The two best areas to try for it are: 1) the grassy area behind the DOW office where a Varied Thrush showed up five years ago 2) Walk through the entrance gate and along the fish raceways until you

[cobirds] Acorn Woodpeckers/La Plata

2011-09-17 Thread rileyandheather
Cobirders: Thought some of you might be interested:  We took a trip over to the Acorn Woodpecker colony at Rafter J subdivision  outside Durango and counted at least nine different birds steadily bringing acorns to the main colony tree.  Riley Morris Durango, CO -- You received

[cobirds] RBA qualifications?

2011-04-13 Thread rileyandheather
I have a question to pose to other members of COBirds?  What constitutes a rare bird, and how do they get picked up for the statewide RBA?  This has been asked of a number of us in the Durango area, and nobody seems to know the answer.  There is currently a Summer Tanager being seen in

[cobirds] Summer Tanager/La Plata

2011-04-09 Thread rileyandheather
Hi all. While birding around Durango  with wife, Heather, and friend, Amy Dobbins, we found a first spring male Summer Tanager this morning at Dallabella Park. The park is on the west side of the Animas River, just upstream from the bridge at River Road (behind Home Depot).  The bird

[cobirds] Re: Habibtat Stamp

2011-04-04 Thread rileyandheather
FYI.  You can only purchase a habitat with a hunting or fishing license, unless you are looking to access Jumbo or Prewitt reservoir.  You can also only purchase a habitat if you are between the ages of 18 and 64.  In other words, if you don't fall into one of those categories, you do not need