[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 23 December 2018

2018-12-23 Thread Joyce Takamine
Date: December 23, 2018 Compiler: Joyce Takamine E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, December 32, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Rare, out of place and out of season species include: (*) indicates new information on this species; CAPITAL

[cobirds] goshawk, N. Boulder

2018-12-23 Thread Alan Bell
An adult Goshawk perched above our house about noon for half an hour, then flew off north toward Left Hand Creek. also at feeders: Scrubjay, Harris's Sparrow. Alan Bell, Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe

[cobirds] Slaty-backed Gull yes/Larimer

2018-12-23 Thread Nicholas Komar
Tim Smart and I just had the adult Slaty-backed Gull at Horsetooth Res oposite Dixon Dam. Flew south. Trying to relocate now. Nick Komar ;-) Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[cobirds] Gyrfalcon Larimer yes

2018-12-23 Thread Georgia Doyle
Was just visible ftrom trulby and shilelds. Was hunting over landfill buildings and perched on power poles. Georgia Doyle Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

[cobirds] Gyrfalcon spotted this morning.

2018-12-23 Thread cteuton
First seen near west end of Trilby road, perched on pole, just after 10AM. Flew briefly to pole just west of intersection of Trilby and Taft Hill, then flew north where it was seen stooping near the two buildings north of there. Not being seen at this moment. Cheryl Teuton Aurora -- You

[cobirds] Larimer Gulls

2018-12-23 Thread Tyler Stewart
Hello all, Is anyone interested in or planning on gulling the Larimer gull hotspots tomorrow, 12/24? I was considering making a trip up from the Springs and was hoping to meet up with anyone who knows lay of the land. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Re: Larimer Gulls

2018-12-23 Thread Carl Bendorf
Hi Tyler, Hope you have good luck and just checking to be sure you saw Nick Komar's note that the landfill will close at 2:30 (I think that's what he said!). You can still scan the landfill from the south side by parking along Trilby but it's pretty far off. I assume you'll try to arrive in

[cobirds] Gyrfalcon

2018-12-23 Thread Peter Burke
COBirders, I wanted a flight shot of the Gyr for Christmas and this morning, David Ely and I, along with several others were fortunate to get good looks, and then watch as the bird pursued a Rock Pigeon, showing off some amazing high-speed aerobatics. (Both in fact, as I think the Pigeon survived

[cobirds] RFI: Rosy-Finches near Boulder

2018-12-23 Thread John Guthrie
Hi, I'll be in Boulder for the next week for the holidays and was wondering if there was a reliable spot for all 3 (or 2) (or just 1) Rosy-Finch species relatively close to Boulder? Thanks in advance, John Guthrie -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Re: Gyrfalcon Larimer yes

2018-12-23 Thread Georgia Doyle
My apologies...In the excitement of the moment I got the street names mixed up and in my report earlier today. We saw the gyrfalcon at Trilby and Taft at 10am this morning...not Trilby and Shields. Georgia Doyle Fort Collins On Sun, Dec 23, 2018, 10:24 AM Georgia Doyle Was just visible ftrom