[cobirds] Announcement: CFO field skills workshop, Dec. 12

Hello, Birders. Everybody's signed up now for one or more Colorado CBCs, right? Okay, now what? Here's an idea: *Join Colorado Field Ornithologists and Yours Truly for a pre-CBC field workshop, Sat., Dec. 12, 9am till noonish, at Greeenlee Preserve, Boulder County.* Our primary focus will be

[cobirds] Dunlins/Glaucous Gull--Larimer and Weld counties

This morning, I hit a couple spots looking for recent reported birds. LAKE LOVELAND 2 DUNLIN(Fortune)-thanks to Nick Komar for pointing me in the right direction!! 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 1 THAYER'S GULL WINDSOR RESERVOIR GLAUCOUS GULL(Mlodinow)LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL BARR LAKE NO

[cobirds] Sora - Mogeson Ponds - Mesa County

Just after noon today I watched a *SORA *walk around on the ice of a frozen pond for about 15 minutes. Here is a description of what I saw: Mogeson Ponds (on Hwy 330 to Collbran less than 1/2 mile from intersection with Hwy 65 to Grand Mesa). Watched a *SORA* walk around on the ice of a frozen

[cobirds] Crook CBC Request

Hello all. I hate to ask, but I hope to attend the Crook Christmas Bird Count on December 27th and am in need of a ride/carpool for that day. I live in Fort Collins but can likely meet in the Denver Metro Area if needed. If there's anyone out there attending/willing, I will contribute towards

[cobirds] Rusty Blackbird Barr Lake

I found the 2 female Rusty Blackbirds in the big cottonwood at the ditch bridge below the dam. Thanks Norm! Got distant digiscope photos. You can see the females gray-rump and slightly decurved bill. There are hundreds of Red-winged Blackbirds but the Rusties seem to keep to themselves. There

[cobirds] Lake Loveland Dunlins (Larimer)

A pair of Dunlin were discovered (by Irene Fortune) on Sunday along the north sandspit shoreline of Lake Loveland (park at the swim beach in North Lake Park, off Taft Rd). They remain in the same location this morning. Photo can be viewed on eBird. The link to the eBird checklist from this

[cobirds] Re: Red Rocks Trading Post Seeding Project

Are you putting the seed in the same location near the Trading Post as last winter? Thank you to all the seed volunteers! Janis Robinson Coal Creek Canyon, CO On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 7:13:29 PM UTC-7, Tom Behnfield wrote: > > Fellow CoBirders, > > Since the middle of October, a team of

[cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Golden - Jeffco

Birders, At present there are about 12 Rosy-Finches on the back patio. There is also a WT Sparrow hanging around. -- Ira Sanders Golden, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[cobirds] Jefferson mostly

Yesterday (11/30) I checked Denver West Office Park. No true rarities, but seasonal rarities included an *Orange-crowned Warbler* and *Audubon's Yellow-rumped warbler*. Also 5 *Ruby-crowned Kinglets*, 5 *Brown Creepers*, a relatively large flock of 36 *Bushtits*, *Hairy Woodpecker* and pretty

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 1 December 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: December 1, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Tuesday, December 1, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). BRANT

[cobirds] Re: Colorado Christmas Bird Count national high counts for 2014/15

Bill, Thanks for compiling this list. Do these records apply strictly to the nation, or are they good for the continent as well? Thanks! Chuck Aid On Friday, November 27, 2015 at 10:35:27 AM UTC-7, William Kaempfer wrote: > > Cobirders, > > > > I searched the NAS records of high counts for