[cobirds] Colorardo Rare Bird Alert, 14 April 2018

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date:April 14, 2018 e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Today’s report is abbreviated since the power on my laptop is running out and I forgot the cord. This is the Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, April 14 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird

[cobirds] BBS routes need observers

We still have eleven vacant Breeding Bird Survey ("BBS") routes of the 132 in Colorado. We invite - and urge -qualified observers to participate in the Breeding Bird Survey “BBS.”Participants must have the skills to identify the likely species on theirroutes by sight and by sound.

[cobirds] Re: Pawnee Grasslands 10April2018 (Weld)

Hi all The Pawnee Disitrct Ranger responded a bit more today ... Sorry it’s taken me a couple days to respond to your email. I’ve been out of town. We went down an extensive public involvement process centered around the increased sports shooting uses a couple years back before the rest of

Re: [cobirds] What CBC data can tell us about House Sparrows in Colorado Springs

While I do think participation count and participation man hours matter, it only goes so far. For example, having 2 people in an area report 10 birds does not mean that 4 people should have found 20 birds - either group might do equally well at finding the same birds present. The ability of the

Re: [cobirds] What CBC data can tell us about House Sparrows in Colorado Springs

Hi again, After beginning some attempts at correcting for effort (thanks for pointing that out, Joe Roller!), I'm still playing with different ways to quantify things. I can share two possible points of interest: --Diana's suggestion that the 2016 count may have been low due to poor weather and

Re: [cobirds] What CBC data can tell us about House Sparrows in Colorado Springs

I'm mostly interested in number of individuals divided by total party hours for the count. Joe On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 2:15 PM, Diana Beatty wrote: > While I do think participation count and participation man hours matter, > it only goes so far. For example, having 2

Re: [cobirds] What CBC data can tell us about House Sparrows in Colorado Springs

2016's low count is likely a product of the weather that day - we had a blizzard with temps around 0 degrees Fahrenheit - some areas of the circle may not have had the usual level of participation due to that weather, as well. In reading all these posts a few questions that occurred to me were 1.

[cobirds] What CBC data can tell us about House Sparrows in Colorado Springs

Hi all, First off, hi! I'm brand new to this list. As dumb luck would have it, the first post I ever received was yesterday from Diana Beatty. She had the wonderful idea to do a linear regression on Christmas Bird Count (CBC) data from Colorado Springs to see if there has been a decline in

[cobirds] Anna's Hummingbird (Larimer Co.)

Subject bird continues as of 11:35 am today. - Joshua Smith Fort Collins, CO Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: [cobirds] ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD/Larimer-YES

The Anna’s visited the feeder today at noon. After watching for about 10 min. it appeared and sipped nectar for upwards of 4min. Beautiful! Thanks Rachel for sharing your find! ☺️ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To

[cobirds] Re: What CBC data can tell us about House Sparrows in Colorado Springs

Is it possible to disaggregate the data to see if the variations over time occurred across the board or were attributable to some places more than others? Willem van Vliet-- Boulder On Friday, April 13, 2018 at 12:52:32 PM UTC-6, doug...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi all, > > First off, hi! I'm

[cobirds] Snow results

> Today in our Franktown yard we had a Brown-headed Cowbird and a Broad- tailed > Hummingbird. Then I headed over to the Cherry Creek Trail that starts at the > Walker Road pit. 5 American Avocets there with lots of ducks and a handsome > Bald Eagle. South on the trail at the 86 bridge I found

[cobirds] Anna's Hummingbird YES, Boulder County

Hi folks, The Anna's in Eldorado Canyon - the male - continues to be seen by a number of birders as of around 4pm today. I know there were several successful sightings from this morning, but the bird seemed to go AWOL for maybe about 5 hours until reappearing this afternoon. Thanks to Alison

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (13 Apr 2018) 11 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2018 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 13 April 2018

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date:April 13, 2018 e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org This is the Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 13 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) NOTE:

Re: [cobirds] House Sparrows - Boulder & metro area

In *The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy, *Michael McCarthy writes eloquently about the near-extinction of house sparrows in London, England. He examines several explanations and adds the perspective of possibly more geographically restricted habitats for sparrows compared with other urban

Re: [cobirds] House Sparrows - Boulder & metro area

The book: *The moth snowstorm: nature and joy*. Michael McCarthy . Publ. by John Murray (2015). Willem van Vliet-- Boulder On Monday, April 9, 2018 at 4:21:36 PM UTC-6, Richard Trinkner wrote: > > Some personal House Sparrow data: > >

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (12 Apr 2018) 46 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 12, 2018 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (12 Apr 2018) 46 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 12, 2018 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[cobirds] ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD/Larimer-YES

The ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD was at the feeder by the bird bath this morning at 6:20. Sent from my iPhone www.rkhphotography.net Rachel Kolokoff Hopper Ft. Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[cobirds] Mountain Plover & Upland Sandpiper

Hi there, I will be visiting Colorado from Australia in early May to early June & will be based in Colorado Springs. I believe I may be able to find the Mountain Plover in the Karval area. Is there anyone out there who could lead me to a 'specific' area (town, road, etc) where I might find them

Re: [cobirds] House Sparrows - Boulder & metro area

I haven't noticed any decline at my home in Boulder, they still pack my feeders year round. My feederwatch counts seem the same. With all that is going on with climate change, I sometimes fear we will be left with nothing but house sparrows and rock pigeons. They are certainly adapted to

[cobirds] House Sparrows - Boulder & metro area

Hello, I have also noticed less House Sparrows visiting my feeders/yard. I am used to seeing groups of 10-20 blowing through my yard for a few days, then disappearing, but then returning soon. I have lots of lilac bushes where they like to congregate. I think I first noticed their absence

Re: [cobirds] ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD/Larimer-YES

The Anna's visited the feeder by the bird bath again at 7:25 am. Thanks, Rachel!! Georgia Doyle Fort Collins On Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 6:26 AM Rachel Hopper wrote: > The ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD was at the feeder by the bird bath this morning at > 6:20. > > Sent from my iPhone >

[cobirds] Black Phoebe

I’ve been out of town, but received these photos taken by newbie birder, Karen Strong, from I believe Mar 28, and she said she was about 0.5 mile north of the Carson Nature Center. Don’t know if anyone else picked up on this bird or not. Chuck Aid Evergreen, CO -- You received this message

[cobirds] Re: Pawnee Grasslands 10April2018 (Weld)

Hi all >From the Pawnee District Ranger ... I would suggest calling the Sheriff office, when you see a true and verifiable violation of law on the Pawnee, just like you would anywhere else in the state. Most weekends we have a forest service patrol person out there, looking for violations,