[cobirds] Ross's Gull Redux: What's COBirds worth to you?

2010-12-03 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. I'm pretty sure we're all well aware by now that a Ross's Gull was found last month at Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County... ;) Now pause for a moment to consider the role that COBirds played in getting the word out about the Cherry Creek Ross's Gull. Up-to-the-minute

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

2010-12-03 Thread JOYCE TAKAMINE
Date:3 December 2010 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, December 3, 2010, at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in

[cobirds] Mr. Bill #375

2010-12-03 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 cobi...@googlegroups.com.

Re: [cobirds] Digest for cobirds@googlegroups.com - 9 Messages in 9 Topics

2010-12-03 Thread coloradodipper
All: Though I would put Colorado's birding community above nearly all other US state's [note that the apostrophe indicates possession and should not be used in simple plurals -- aargh], there are relatively few CO birders that really study gulls, though most of those are active participants

[cobirds] Swans in Greeley area

2010-12-03 Thread Rick Reeser
Around 4PM on Thursday, I saw 2 swans on Sandpiper Ponds, just west of 35th St and south of the Poudre Trail. They were not mute swans, but has anyone else seen swans in this area and had a good scope view to know what type they are? As we left the parking lot, they flew to the next pond west;

[cobirds] Eastern Towhee, Douglas

2010-12-03 Thread Hugh Kingery
Today, in the same place where Urling fond an Eastern Towhee Nov. 19, both of us saw it. A female, with milk-chocolate brown head, back, wings, it sat near the top of some willows along Tomichi Creek. The other towhees growled, but this one remained silent. If you want to look for it,

[cobirds] Re: Swans in Greeley area

2010-12-03 Thread The Nunn Guy
There were six Trumpeter Swans at Arrowhead Lake/Evans (65th Ave) last weekend. Thanks Gary Lefko http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ -- Home of the Nunn Guy On Dec 2, 10:01 pm, Rick Reeser rcree...@gmail.com wrote: Around 4PM on Thursday, I saw 2 swans on Sandpiper Ponds, just west of 35th St and

[cobirds] Re: Ross's Gull Redux: What's COBirds worth to you?

2010-12-03 Thread The Nunn Guy
I'll chime in here ... not to single out any one particular organization but organizations in general looking for contributions and support. Quick primer on our human behavior: I believe that giving is motivated by humans’ deeply held need to find meaning in life. For most people, meaning is

[cobirds] Roxborough State Park - Volunteers Needed

2010-12-03 Thread Alison Kondler
I've been a volunteer at Roxborough for over 12 years and it's been such a fantastic way to give back to the community by teaching others, especially children, how important our natural world is to all species on this planet. I hope you will consider it! :) Alison Kondler ROXBOROUGH STATE PARK

[cobirds] Second Ross's Gull found in Nebraska

2010-12-03 Thread Cole Wild
If anyone still has Ross's Gull on their minds, keep an extra eye out. There has been yet a second adult Ross's Gull found in Nebraska today (12/3). It is at Branched Oak Lake in Lincoln. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Poudre #3 Geese

2010-12-03 Thread Josh Bruening
Hello all, I was out driving around this afternoon for an hour or so trying to keep my daughter napping. And it worked beautifully. But I stopped by Poudre #3 (off of CR 11 and north of CR66) outside of Wellington. Thousands of Canada and Cackling Geese were present. Approximately 20 Snow