[cobirds] Evening Grosbeaks - Larimer County

2020-08-19 Thread Steingraeber,David
A pair of Evening Grosbeaks (♂ & ♀) visited our feeders this morning. (Last seen here in 2004.) Dave Steingraeber & Carol Simmons Larimer County, W of Ft. Collins & Horsetooth Reservoir -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To

[cobirds] Shorebirds at Barr Lake

2020-08-19 Thread Robert Righter
Hi At 06:15 am I arrived at Barr Lake just as the Great Eastern Sun began to rise. With the sun behind me I began to look for shorebirds along the southeastern shore. Most of the shorebirds were in there juvenile, neat and tidy appearing plumage. Avocet 8-10 Killdeer 60 + Marbled Godwit 10-13

[cobirds] Re: Window strike bird ID from west central Oregon

2020-08-19 Thread Mindy Hetrick
[image: IMG_0153.JPG] [image: IMG_0152.JPG] On Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 6:43:44 AM UTC-6, Mindy Hetrick wrote: > > Family member sent these pics of bird below a house window 7 miles east of > Newport. My guess is its a warbler we have in CO also, maybe juv WEWA. > Thanks, Mindy PS - Hope

[cobirds] Ruby-throated Hummingbird in San Luis Valley

2020-08-19 Thread mvjo...@gmail.com
Well this fall has been nothing short of phenomenal as far as bird migration is concerned. The numbers and assortments have been astounding. Today, fumbling forward with numerous gadgets hung around my neck, I ventured into the Del Norte Riverwalk a trail. I had moderate expectations. Soon

[cobirds] Ode to Petrochelidon Caution

2020-08-19 Thread David Tønnessen
Good afternoon, Colorado birders. I want to issue a word of caution when identifying swallows of the genus Petrochelidon (Cliff and Cave Swallow as we know them in English). In June through at least early September, millions upon millions of young Cliff Swallows whom have not fully attained adult

[cobirds] Re: Rio Grande SWA Morning

2020-08-19 Thread mvjo...@gmail.com
Correction...Hugh and Urling reported that Black Phoebe in the 1990's. On Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 11:37:45 AM UTC-6 mvjo...@gmail.com wrote: > A great day for a 3 mile hike and some birding at Rio Grande SWA near > Monte Vista. Fall migration is here big time and birds were plentiful.

[cobirds] Interesting article on dowitcher identification will be helpful for CO birders

2020-08-19 Thread David Suddjian
Dowitcher ID here in CO (as elsewhere) can be difficult, so I wanted to share this excellent presentation by Jon Dunn of identification of dowitchers given earlier this year, as presented on the Los Angeles County CA birding website: https://www.labirders.org/webinars/dowitchers.html There is a

[cobirds] Re: Window strike bird ID from west central Oregon

2020-08-19 Thread Joe Kipper
This bird is a male Wilson's Warbler. This species is currently migrating southwards. Joe Kipper, Fort Collins On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 2:56:57 PM UTC-6 prair...@gmail.com wrote: > [image: IMG_0153.JPG][image: IMG_0152.JPG] > > > On Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 6:43:44 AM UTC-6, Mindy