RE: [cobirds] Addendum to Grandview Cemetery Update for 2May

2010-05-03 Thread Sebastian Patti
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[cobirds] Mineral and San Juan counties

2010-05-03 Thread rplinfield
The weather this weekend made for difficult travel in the mountains. However, it brought in some good birds. Here are the highlights from two days in the southwestern part of the state. Mineral County Saturday, May 1 Pond along FR 523 Western Grebe (5) Eared Grebe (2) Cinnamon Teal (4)

[cobirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Washington Co.

2010-05-03 Thread Glenn Walbek
Folks, While on my way to Last Chance on Thursday, April 29th, a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher flew across Hwy 36 near road B in Washington County. I turned around to look for the bird but could not re-find it. Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, the Joey Kellner lead field trip returning from an

[cobirds] May 3, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

2010-05-03 Thread JOYCE TAKAMINE
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 3, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that there is new information for this species in this report) Long-tailed Duck (*Delta) Barrow's

[cobirds] 15 American Pipits - La Veta, Huerfano County

2010-05-03 Thread Beverly
This just in from my friends Paul and Polly Neldner last night: ...we saw around 15 American Pipits on Valley Road! ...It is a new bird for Huerfano County for us. Thought you might like to know. Valley Road is the 'Echo Canyon Ranch' exit off Hwy 160 less than a mile before you get to the Hwy

[cobirds] Thanks!

2010-05-03 Thread Marcel Such
Thanks to the CFO and all of you who supported the 2010 Great Texas Birding Classic Tropicbirds team. As a team, we raised approximately $1500 for the ABA's education programs and racked up a respectable 207 species on our Upper Coast big day. Below is a link to my recap of the event with some

[cobirds] Yellow-throated Vireo - Pueblo

2010-05-03 Thread Leon Bright
COBirders, About 7:30 this morning I thought I heard a Plumbious Vireo singing in my backyard. When I located the bird it looked rather chunky, had a yellow throat and breast, whitish belly and vent, short tail, and olive head with not-very-defined yellowish spectacles. Since it was high in

[cobirds] Peregrines squirrels, Douglas and maybe Arapahoe

2010-05-03 Thread Hugh and Urling Kingery
Peregrines: Sunday, May 2, in 4 miles of the Cherry Creek corridor from Castlewood Canyon SP to Walker Pit, two groups (Karen Metz Denver Audubon Master Birders) saw a total of Three Peregrine Falcons, all headed north. (But no more Broad-winged Hawks). Squirrels: On Friday, Urling drove out

[cobirds] Mr Bill

2010-05-03 Thread coloradodipper
Hi all: I have posted the solution to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz (www.cfo-link.org). Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com

[cobirds] Northeast Coloroado Weekend of May 1-2, 2010

2010-05-03 Thread Douglas Kibbe
An abbreviated summary of birds seen in NE Colorado this past weekend includes: Broad-winged Hawk, Barn Owl and three Northern Bobwhite west of Fort Morgan, a pair of White-fronted Geese at Sterling, a Red-bellied Woodpecker and two male Northern Cardinals at Tamarack Ranch SWA. A survey of

[cobirds] San Luis Valley Spring Birdcount

2010-05-03 Thread John Rawinski
Greetings all. Just wanted to let folks know that we are having our annual spring bird count to celebrate IMBD. This is our 20th year of celebrating birds in this manner to increase awareness and appreciation of birds and their special habitats. The count begins at 6:30 am on Saturday,

[cobirds] Clover Basin Res. Boulder County

2010-05-03 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Sunday at Clover Basin Reservoir in Boulder County: (Clover Basin is located about 1 mile west of the intersection of Nelson and 63rd St.) Please note - parking is limited, and could be dangerous - park well off the road. - Over 260 American white pelicans - Long billed

[cobirds] RMNBO banding, CBR Monday

2010-05-03 Thread Steven Brown
Hi COBirders, After a large influx of warblers at Chico Basin Ranch on Sunday, they left. Promising start today, but fizzled fast - and only 9 new birds were banded. We're hoping for weather that brings in more birds, and some greenery on the trees! Banded Monday - 5 House Wrens, 1

[cobirds] Clover Basin in Boulder Cty AM PM 5.3.10

2010-05-03 Thread Sue Riffe
Cobirders, Shorebirds at 6:40am at Clover Basin; Willet 1 Least Sandpiper 3 Semipalmated Sandpipers 4 Western Sandpiper 1 Spotted Sandpipers 2 American Avocets 18ish Long-billed Dowitcher 3 Black-bellied Plover 1 Killdeer 1 Shorebirds at 4:45pm at Clover Basin Willet 1 Spotted Sandpipers 5

[cobirds] Chico Birding Update , Today and Open Day , May 8

2010-05-03 Thread Jxdrummo
Cobirders : The Wood Thrush was still around HQ willows this morning and the first year male American Redstart was relocated at Rose as well. Numbers of waterfowl , swallows and shorebirds were well down from the weekend. A Clark's Grebe and an adult Black-crowned Night Heron were

[cobirds] Re: Chico Birding Ranch (Pueblo Co.) birding on May 8

2010-05-03 Thread Brandon K. Percival
Hi all,   Just a reminder, the Pueblo County Spring Migration Count will be held on Saturday (as usual the 2nd Saturday in May all over the U.S.).  Bill Maynard is the official counter for birds seen at Chico Basin Ranch in Pueblo County for the count (birds seen on the El Paso County side of

[cobirds] Short-billed Dowitcher still at Cherry Creek wetlands area

2010-05-03 Thread Cheryl Teuton
This evening one Short-Billed Dowitcher was relocated at the new wetlands area at Cherry Creek State Park from about 7:10 to 7:30PM. It was heard vocalizing, the last time while a crow was harassing birds at the wetlands. Also at the area was a Least Sandpiper and several White Faced Ibis, in

[cobirds] RMBO Chatfield Banding Station, 5/2 and 5/3

2010-05-03 Thread M MC*BURNEY
I don't know if the question is When will migration really start? or Is there going to be a migration? I'm pretty sure I've never spent this much time at a banding station with so little action! Sunday, we banded 6 birds - 3 Audubon Warblers, 1 Downy Woodpecker, and 2 Say's Phoebes (first