[cobirds] January 10, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

Date:January 10, 2010 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 Compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes

[cobirds] Valmont Reservoir, Boulder County, Jan. 9th

Hello, Birders. Here is the recap of the birding trip to the Valmont Reservoir complex, Boulder County, held yesterday, Saturday, Jan. 9th. The birding was good, but first a word about the humans. We had 109 people sign in at the beginning of the outing, and I know of at least 12 others who

[cobirds] Snowy Owl (El Paso)

COBirders, The El Paso Snowy Owl was seen and photographed yesterday by the original finder, Snook Cippoletti. It was in the same place he saw it before, northeastern El Paso County - on Hwy 24 between the turnoff for Elbert (Elbert Road) and the green RR trestle about a mile farther east on Hwy

[cobirds] Red-shouldered Hawk (Weld) update

COBirders, My nephew, Dan, just called to say the previously reported juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk is currently, 0945, in a tree 3/4 to one mile south on Hwy 257 of the designated parking lot, to the west of the highway on private property and not along the Poudre River Trail. The location on

[cobirds] Valmont Iceland Gull pics

Folks- I'd like to thank Ted Floyd and Dave Madonna for their leadership in making the big annual Valmont outing so successful! Also, thanks to Excel Energy, ABA, CFO, DFO, and BBC for their sponsorship. I have a composite image showing three poses of the 2nd-cycle (Kumlien's) Iceland

[cobirds] Fort Collins Audubon Society program and field trips reminder

Dear Co-birders, Just a quick reminder about our upcoming January programs and field trips: --This Thursday, January 14: Rick Harness from EDM International will offer a presentation on the wild horses of raptors of the Mongolian Steppe. 7:00 pm at the Fort Collins Lincoln Center. Free.

[cobirds] Re: merlin near cherry creek state park

While eating breakfast, we looked out the window to see this Merlin dining. http://www.flickr.com/photos/46209...@n02/sets/72157623057028259/ Roger Isaacs, Orchard and Havana in Englewood, Colorado

[cobirds] El Paso Co. Snowy Owl

COBIRDS -- Is it know what time[s] of day the El Paso County Snowy Owl was being seen? The location is closer to Monument than I realized. Joanne Haller jhal...@forethought.net

[cobirds] C. Waxwings and Mtn. Chickadee, Louisville

Hi all, Although not rare, the appearance of six Cedar Waxwings in my maple and a Mtn. Chicadee at one of my feeders today are pleasant additions to my usual winter species. Paula Hansley Louisville, Boulder Co.

[cobirds] Cedaredge, CO. Delta County

I'm here visiting my dad and we have been seeing a Lewis's Woodpecker daily in Eckert, Co. On a pole near Apple St. and Hwy 65. Also, I just heard something I didn't recognize in the brush behind his house along Surface Creek. It sounded like a burry tee-chur Haven't found it yet. It

[cobirds] Red Shouldered Hawk

We live in Windsor, but only today ventured over to look for the hawk.  We traipsed around in the SWA area and compared notes with a few people in that area.  Luckily, I had worn snow boots.  With no luck there, we headed south on 257 and ended up in a parking lot of a business on the East side

[cobirds] Red-shouldered Hawk: Windsor, Weld County (01/10/10)

Cobirders, I was one of many birders out at the Poudre River Trail today looking for the Red-shouldered Hawk. I arrived at noon and the reports were spotty and some mentioned the bird was no longer on the river, but off in private property. Eventually, joined by Joe Mammoser, we saw the

[cobirds] Snowy Owl (El Paso)

COBirders, At least 30 people saw the El Paso County Snowy Owl today, Sunday, first spotted this A.M. perched atop a roof by Susan Craig and Dave Elwonger. The bird spent much of the day in a new and lightly populated neighborhood with big houses, perched on fence posts and roof tops,

[cobirds] Snowy Owl, El Paso Co.

Folks, The Snowy Owl was seen by several birders and photographers this afternoon. It appears to be an adult bird, though I am not certain of sex. To see this bird from a front range city north of Castle Rock, travel to Castle Rock from I-25 and take the 2nd exit which I believe is Wilcox

Re: [cobirds] Snowy Owl (El Paso)

From 4:35-5:10 pm he was hunting from the power poles along the north (actually NW) side of Hwy. 24, just across the highway from Scott Rd. turnoff. Sue from Boulder, you left just 3 minutes too soon... I was just pulling away when he flew up from the ground just a couple hundred yards from

[cobirds] Grandview Cemetery 1/10

Hi Everyone-- Today 1/10 Marcia Marvin and I visited the Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. In an hour of looking, we heard one White-winged Crossbill in section 8 (south-central) and saw 5 Red Crossbills in section T (northwest corner). The Red Crossbills were feeding in a spruce with resinous

[cobirds] Silverthorne (Summit Co.) sightings

This morning, I spent 90 minutes in 3 areas around Silverthorne. The first stop was the Wildernest area where ³highlights² were 7 Pygmy Nuthatches and a flyover Red Crossbill. Grosbeaks, Nutcrackers and other finches have been noticeably absent the past couple of weeks. Second stop was in the