[cobirds] Birds on the move

Hi, COBirders~ Had a surprise visit in my yard from a Pygmy Nuthatch today. As I am just a few blocks east of downtown Colorado Springs, El Paso County, my regular visitor is the White-breasted. Today, the two were hanging together, the White-breasted making his little grunt noise, while

[cobirds] Chimney Swifts, Colorado Springs

Hi, COBirders~ Tonight I tracked the Chimney Swifts that circle downtown Colorado Springs to find their favorite chimney. Seems they are fond of the chimney at the downtown fire station (Colorado Avenue and Weber Street). The show started at 8:10 PM tonight, when 3 of the 25-30 swifts

[cobirds] finally, hummers! El Paso County

Dear COBirders~ I wanted to share my elation at having hummers this summer! I live a few blocks east of downtown Colorado Springs and have put up a hummer feeder every summer for the four years I have lived here. To my knowledge, all I ever did was support the sugar industry, as I never

[cobirds] Mississippi Kite, El Paso County

Hello, COBirders~ Today at 7:15 AM as I was working my priority block of the Colorado Springs quadrangle for the BBA II project, a Mississippi Kite flew overhead. It flew over Hwy. 85, south of the Academy Boulevard interchange, and about 3/4 mile north of the Fountain city limit. It

[cobirds] DFO field trip for Sun, May 30

Dear COBIrders~ The Denver Field Ornithologists field trip for Sunday, May 30, will be to the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt in search of any lingering migrants and new arrivals. Meet at 7:30 at Prospect Park Lake near the permanent restrooms, south of West 44th Ave. just east of Robb St. This is an

[cobirds] Prospect Lake, CO Springs

Morning, COBirders~ On this morning's walk around Prospect Lake (Memorial Park, El Paso County), the usual suspects were in full force: Canada Geese, American Wigeon, Mallards coots, and previous Easter ducks. Over 20 Lesser Scaup are still here, yesterday's Buffleheads moved on, and were

[cobirds] High Island bound?

Hi, COBirders~ If you are Texas bound this spring, to whet your appetite or answer your questions about High Island, check out the following website: www.birdinghighisland.com. It is an excellent resource. There are also 4 free bird walks daily (Boy Scout Woods, Smith Oaks twice, Bolivar

[cobirds] Rosy trifecta in La Veta

Hi, COBirders~ A flock of over 50 Evening Grosbeaks joined the flock of over 100 Rosies (all three kinds) that ebbed and flowed in hostess Beverly Jensen's yard early this morning in La Veta. A massive gaggle of Eurasian Collared Doves came in, with even more noisy Red-winged Blackbirds, a

[cobirds] WR Greenbelt Rusty Blackbird Cinn. Teal

Hi, COBirder~ Last night at 5:00 PM (like a cuckoo clock) the Rusty Blackbird popped up in the tree next to the paved walkway and started singing! Wow. At the time I was watching a Cinnamon Teal in the creek. I was standing on the paved walkway, about 50 yards west of the underpass.

[cobirds] Prospect Lake, Colorado Springs

Hi, COBirders~ A walk around Prospect Lake in Memorial Park, Colorado Springs today had a nice array: Canada Goose Mallard Gadwall American Wigeon Northern Shoveler Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Eared Grebe American Coot No Common Mergansers or Common