[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, February 25, 2012

2012-02-25 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: February 25, 2012 e-mail: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Satuday, February 25, 2012, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a

[cobirds] RE: Birding at Red Rocks and Dinosaur Ridge

2012-02-25 Thread B K
Howdy, I spent Friday at Red Rocks and Dinosaur Ridge. It was a great day for birding after the snowstorm. At the Red Rocks Trading Post feeder, I did see the Rosy-Finch as described by Mr. Art Hudak in his post. I think I came a little bit later than he did. I wish I could tell you

[cobirds] Boulder Cinnamon Teal

2012-02-25 Thread Peter Plage
A sure sign of spring. A cinnamon teal is present at Walden Boulder today. Tundra Swan remains. Pete Plage Broomfield . Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Northern Cardinal etc. Pueblo 2/25

2012-02-25 Thread Brandon K. Percival
The Arkansas Valley Audubon field trip at the Pueblo Nature Center in Pueblo, this morning, saw the wintering male Northern Cardinal and two White-throated Sparrows west of the Nature Center and a Black Phoebe just east of the Nature Center.   Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO -- You received

[cobirds] Tundra Swan, Cinnamon Teal, Greater Scaup: Boulder

2012-02-25 Thread Steven Mlodinow
Greetings All Today at Cottonwood Marsh, the Tundra Swan remained in place and showing nicely. There was also a very obvious female Greater Scaup, the only scaup present amongst goodly numbers of RN Ducks, Redheads, and Canvasbacks. Finally, a male Cinnamon Teal in his finest nuptial plumage

[cobirds] Boulder County Mountain Birds 2/25

2012-02-25 Thread William H Kaempfer
Today I led a group of 11 from the Boulder Bird Club to various mountain feeders in western Boulder County. We started on a tip to look for a wren species in lower Lefthand Canyon. We failed in that pursuit, but did get a glimpse of a Golden-crowned Kinglet and had a Golden Eagle soaring over

[cobirds] Roadrunner - Jeffco - Report from driver

2012-02-25 Thread Ira Sanders
Birders, We went over to Dinosaur Ridge this afternoon to see if we could find the Roadrunner. The wind was a problem. We ran into George and Jane but none of us were able to see the bird. However, one of the bus drivers told us that he was seen yesterday and today on the west side of the

[cobirds] EARLY Swainson's Hawks: Boulder/Weld Counties

2012-02-25 Thread Bryan Guarente
CoBirders, While out traveling the windy roads of Boulder county today, my wife and I were at the intersection of Highway 52 and County Line road heading west (into the wind).  I asked my wife while we were still in Weld County if she could identify the raptors (2) flying over the intersection

[cobirds] White-winged Dove Lairmer

2012-02-25 Thread Cade Cropper
Today at about 2:00 this afternoon I had a White-winged Dove near Cattail Pond in southwest Loveland. It was at a house just west of the pond right near Melissa Dr. It flew up from the backyard to a wire with a good look at the rounded tail with white corners and white patches on wings. Bird

[cobirds] Dark-morph Harlan's Red-tail near Niwot (Boulder Co.) 2/25

2012-02-25 Thread Mark Miller
Hi Everyone-- I wandered a bit around Boulder, Weld, and Larimer Counties today 2/25. My most interesting bird was an adult dark-morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk along Niwot Road just west of US 287. As I passed by, it flew off its utility pole to the ground and tussled with an unseen victim. I