[cobirds] Waxwings! In west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2018-10-28 Thread Matt Rodgers
I too spotted cedar waxwings this morning along the S Platte near the Audubon center as they were getting after the chokecherries and Russian olives along with the robins. Such a handsome bird!! All the best, Matt Rodgers -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Around West Arapahoe

2018-10-28 Thread Jared Del Rosso
I spent the morning and early afternoon around west Arapahoe. Highlights today (10/28) include: - at Blackmer Lake: a rather later Western Tanager. Swamp Sparrow. At least one, possibly two, striking, very dark Red-tails. - in Littleton, a flock of 45 or so Sandhill Cranes, catching

[cobirds] N. Shrikes and Sandhills east of Longmont last week

2018-10-28 Thread Kat Bradley-Bennett
Jamie Simo and I did our monthly survey of the Peschel open space east of Longmont and we had two firsts: 2 Northern Shrikes and 3 Sandhill Cranes! The Sandhills weren't in the open space per se, but in the cornfield just south of it. 9 tom turkeys, too! Kat Bradley-Bennett Longmont -- You

[cobirds] Calmer times in Boulder/Larimer

2018-10-28 Thread William H Kaempfer
John Vanderpoel and I headed out late this morning to visit some northern Boulder and southern Larimer reservoirs. As opposed to the goings on of the previous seven days, not too much excitement this time around. The east side of Terry Reservoir off US 287 in Boulder County north of Longmont

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 28 October 2018

2018-10-28 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: October 28, 2018 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, October 27 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist. Rare and out of range

[cobirds] Waxwings! In west Centennial, Arapahoe County

2018-10-28 Thread kevygudguy via Colorado Birds
Hello Fellow Birders,    A small flock of Cedar Waxwings just invaded my little townhouse yard in west Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe.  Gobbling down the little fruits on the "crabapple" tree (I have no idea what kind of tree it really is, something the builder planted when these places were

[cobirds] RE: Teachable moment. Please post your photos for study.

2018-10-28 Thread Glenn Walbek
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49494502 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Joe Roller Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2018 9:17:22 PM To: Glenn Walbek Cc: John Drummond; Joey Kellner Subject: Teachable moment.

[cobirds] Red Necked Grebe Boulder Res

2018-10-28 Thread Luke Pheneger
Hi all, I am looking at a Red Necked Grebe at Boulder res, from the NW corner. Good Birding Luke Pheneger -- 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

[cobirds] Walden Ponds wanderings, Oct. 28

2018-10-28 Thread Ted Floyd
Hey, everybody. I enjoyed a pleasant ramble around Cottonwood Marsh & nearby water bodies, Walden Ponds tract, Boulder County, in the 5pm hour this Sunday evening, Oct. 28. Nothing really out of the ordinary, but a nice array of seasonal stuff: 6 *cackling geese,* 2 *lesser scaups,* 1

[cobirds] Pacific Loon continues at Marston Reservoir

2018-10-28 Thread Joe Roller
I saw the previously reported Pacific and Common Loons from a vantage point along Bow-Mar Drive, where one is allowed to pull completely off the roadway onto the grass. This is near the pin marker for the eBird hotspot named "Marston Reservoir Complex--Marston Reservoir *East* End". I looked due

Re: [cobirds] RE: Teachable moment. Please post your photos for study.

2018-10-28 Thread Peter Burke
COBirders, A friend of mine posted this photo of a female Tufted Duck today so I thought I'd share it with the group. It's a bit of a closeup, but interesting to look at... Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 5590 Spine Rd. #204 Boulder, CO 80301 (973) 214-0140 Flickr