[cobirds] white-winged dove Centennial Arapahoe

At 7 PM on 4/27 a white-winged dove sat on my feeder for a few minutes. Location: near Orchard and Colorado Blvd, Centennial, Arapahoe County. New yard and county bird for me. With the increasing reports of this species from the front range in the past year, it does seem that we are seeing

[cobirds] April 28, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

Date:April 28, 2010 e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes

[cobirds] Shorebirds at Clover Basin Res., Boulder County

I stopped by Clover Basin Res. after work yesterday and the water is still being drained. There were two American Avocet , a Greater Yellowlegs , and three dowitchers. Two were Long-billed Dowitcher and one I couldn't determine. Also three Green-winged Teal , a pair of Mallards and a pair of

RE: [cobirds] Interesting chickadee pair

Over the past 2 years (prior to the last 6 months), I have observed and documented a successful breeding of a mountain X black-capped pair in Ute Valley Park (Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, I-25 and Rockrimmon). Their many offspring show various gradations between the two species. The family

[cobirds] Yellow-throated Warbler Kiowa County 4/28

Van Truan called, he had a Yellow-throated Warbler at an abandoned farm this morning, at Roads 33 L, which is south of Eads in Kiowa County. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to

[cobirds] E. Phoebe, Loveland, Larimer

Hi All, An (the) Eastern Phoebe was at the diversion dam this morning calling beautifully. Hadn't seen it for several days since the pair of Barn Swallows returned there. This morning the Barn Swallows were swooping the Phoebe, but it stood its place on the dam fence and finally swooped after

[cobirds] Recent arrivals at Manitou Lake, Teller County

Recent arrivals at Manitou Lake in Teller County. Elevation 7,740'. Surrounding grassland and ponderosa habitat. Willows and cattail marsh. Daily jog with binos and dog. Ring-necked Duck - 4/26 Eared Grebe - 4/26 - raft of nine persisted for one day Osprey - 4/25 - a pair present every day

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge, April 27th

A day of good weather with hawks up very high. Joe Lupfer, Karen Clark and Ashleigh Thompson helped. Joe's got a weather instrument which helps with obtaining correct wind speed, air temperature and humidity. Sometimes the digital cameras help too. In addition to the migrating raptors,

[cobirds] RMBO Banding - CBR Wednesday

Hi COBirders, Slow again. Not much was seen, heard nor caught before the wind hit in force about 11:00. Heard several Audubon's Warblers overhead (banded one), and a flock of Cedar Waxwings (caught one male), but not much else in the grove. Hoping the cold front tonight makes a difference.

[cobirds] Boulder foothills tidbits

Hi, folks-- I've started doing my eco-steward area checks, although in spots the foothills trails are still very muddy, and require indifference to shoe appearance. Today I hiked the Picture Rock Trail south of Lyons (on Heil Ranch). Almost all the expected birds are in place, a few on territory

[cobirds] Yellow-throated Cape May Warbler photos

Photos of the Yellow-throated Warbler in Kiowa County that Van Truan photographed today, can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/truan/4561926040/   Photos of the Cape May Warbler in Prowers County yesterday, can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandonsbirdphotos/ Brandon Percival

[cobirds] Lamar area on 4/28

Fairmount Cemetery, Lamar Nashville Warbler (1 adult male, I think a western race based on the grayish back and frequent tail-flicking, which makes it a different individual than the other two I've seen down here of late). Oriole (heard) - presumably it was a Bullock's, my FOS oriole, but when

[cobirds] Shorebirds, Clover Basin Res., Longmont, Boulder County

I stopped again today after work to check the shoreline at Clover Basin Res. A lot of new arrivals today: 5 - Long-billed Dowitchers 2 - Semipalmated Plover 3- Killdeer 9 - Least sandpiper 2 - Cinnamon Teal 6 - Green-winged Teal 5 - American Avocet 2 - Great Blue Heron and 2-

[cobirds] May 2010 D.F.O. Fieldtrips -- Join Us!

Denver Field Ornithologists May 2010 Field Trips Saturday, May 1 Roxborough State Park Leader: Alison Kondler, 303-904-9140. Meet leader at the Visitor Center at 8 a.m. Trip will go to 12:00 Noon. One of the more difficult aspects of birding is learning bird sounds.