[cobirds] Malm Trail is Nonstop Action

On Saturday (today) I led a birding trip for 11 of us on the Malm Trail in Alamosa. It was nothing short of fantastic! But it was not without its challenges as we adhered to strict COVID rules with masks and distancing. And if you think that is easy on a humid morning, well, my binoculars kept

[cobirds] Jumbo/Red Lion Update

I visited Jumbo and Red Lion on Friday. Water levels on Jumbo are real low and while that afforded a lot of shoreline, there were not many shorebirds, mostly Baird's and Spotted. Curiously, while the campgrounds are open for day use, "no overnight camping" signs are posted everywhere. Wondering

[cobirds] Great Crested Flycatcher - North Shields Ponds Natural Area, Fort Collins (Larimer)

This morning I found a Myiarchus flycatcher at North Shields, in the NW corner farthest from the parking lot, where the trail runs due east-west. Dave Wade came over and relocated it and ID'ed it as a Great Crested. It was later seen and photographed by many other birders. It was working trees

[cobirds] Crow Valley Update

Visited CV campground this morning (on the way back from Jumbo). It was a little breezy, but the trees along the entrance road into the first picnic shelter were birdy. I ran into John V. and we had a variety of warblers (Wilson's, Yellow, Townsends, Redstart (John), Tennessee). Also at least

[cobirds] Black-throated Sparrow, Boulder Reservoir, Boulder Cty.

COBirders, There was a Black-throated Sparrow at the NW side of Boulder Reservoir today. It was part of a large sparrow flock that included eight other species with the most common being Brewer's, but also Chipping, Clay-colored, Lark, Song, Vesper, Savannah and Lark

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Banding Report, August 29

A more moderately paced morning, with only 32 birds banded, but it did give us an opportunity to enjoy the nice mix of species, which included 4 flycatchers, 2 vireos, 4 warblers, and 6 sparrows: Western Wood-pewee 5 Willow Flycatcher 1 Hammond's Flycatcher 1 Dusky Flycatcher 1 Warbling Vireo 3