[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 6 December 2014

2014-12-06 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 6, 2014 This is the Coloradodo Rare Bird Alert Saturday, December 6 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Trumpeter Swan (El Paso/Pueblo) Tun

[cobirds] Re: Bluff Lake -- Opportunity to Improve Bird Habitat

2014-12-06 Thread Cheri Phillips
Chris you should post this on the CFO facebook page where it is easier to share with a wider audience. Cheri Phillips Centennial, CO On Friday, December 5, 2014 11:25:16 AM UTC-7, Chris Rurik wrote: > > Hello all -- > > Many of you know Bluff Lake, a nonprofit-owned "urban wildlife refuge and >

[cobirds] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches Pueblo

2014-12-06 Thread 'Brandon Percival' via Colorado Birds
Since 8:40am the birds are coming in every 20 minutes. First flock 5 then 12 then 25. Right below the dam to the east at Pueblo Reservoir. Brandon K. Percival Pueblo West, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe f

[cobirds] Red Crossbills @ Denver West

2014-12-06 Thread Tom Behnfield
A flock of about 30 Red Crossbills were seen by Building 7 at Denver West in Jefferson County. Mark Chavez brought us here in search of the Pine Warbler that we have yet to see. Tom Behnfield behnfi...@q.com WWW.flicker.com/photos/behnfield -- You received this message because you are subscrib

[cobirds] Red-necked Grebe/Larimer

2014-12-06 Thread Rachel Hopper
There is a Red-necked Grebe at Rawhide Energy Plant, Larimer. I did not see any swans there this morning. Sent from my iPhone Rachel Hopper Ft. Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop r

[cobirds] Some Boulder County Birds on 12/6

2014-12-06 Thread William H Kaempfer
John Vanderpoel and I birded a number of spots in Northern Boulder County and found a few interesting birds this morning. We started by going up to Allenspark where all three Rosy Finches were present at the Fawn Brook Inn, about 100 Gray-crowned (predominantly males and including some Hepburn'

[cobirds] Pine Warbler Louisville CO

2014-12-06 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: I watched Pine Warbler foraging in ponderosa trees behind the Cinebarre Theatre in Louisville today. Unfortunately the bird flew off across route 36 over to the Whole Foods parking lot, and I did not give chase. There is no telling if the bird will be back or not.

[cobirds] Tundra Swans Pueblo County

2014-12-06 Thread Duane Nelson
Birders, While driving through eastern Pueblo County on US 50 several times the past week, I’ve seen two swans on water treatment ponds just north of US 50, and just east of the Arkansas River. Normally, I haven’t had a scope with me, or light conditions have been bad. This morning, armed with

[cobirds] Larimer landfill gulls (adult Kumlien's, etc.)

2014-12-06 Thread quetzal65
Gulls dominated the birds of interest (for me anyway) this afternoon in southeast Larimer County. After getting permission to view the action on top of the Larimer County landfill, Scott Rashid and I studied several gulls of interest. We left a few oddballs identified as presumed American Herrin

[cobirds] Red Crossbills @ Denver West

2014-12-06 Thread Tom Behnfield
No Pine Warbler, but a wonderful spot teeming with Red-Breasted Nuthatches, Brown Creepers & the aforementioned Red Crossbills. Thanks Mark Chavez for an outstanding morning of birding. Pictures of the Crossbills are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/behnfield/15343428463/ https://www.flickr.c