[cobirds] Reddish Egret update, 8/20

Birders, This morning, I saw the subadult white morph Reddish Egret in a different location on John Martin Reservoir. It was one one of the gravel points on the south side of the reservoir about one mile west of the dam. This is about five miles east of the previous location, and might

[cobirds] Free ABA Literature at DFO Meeting, August 23rd

D.F.O. Monthly Meeting Ted Floyd -- Listening in the Dark: Insights from Colorado Monday, August 23, 2010 (the 4th Monday, NOT the last Monday) Denver Museum of Nature and Science, City Park -- 7:30 p.m. Free ABA literature at DFO meeting, August 23rd If you are planning to attend the

[cobirds] D.F.O. Monthly Meeting - August 23rd

D.F.O. Monthly Meeting Ted Floyd -- Listening in the Dark: Insights from Colorado (Note: This is a different title from that which was used in the August Lark Bunting, but it is the same Ted with a NEW lecture about nocturnal field ornithology) **See next e-mail about FREE ABA literature to

[cobirds] Breeding persists in Park, Chaffee, Alamosa Counties; Townsend's Warbler Hecla Junction

Enroute to and from Black Swift banding at Zapata Falls the past two days, I stopped at several atlas blocks and a ColonyWatch location to check for late season breeding evidence. August 18: Kenosha Pass (Park) Ring-necked Duck, female with 4 duckings American Coot, many young, most nearly

[cobirds] Scientific Study on Evening Grosbeaks

From the Backyard Bird Bulletin: The National Bird-Feeding Society is assisting in a scientific study on Evening Grosbeak subspecies. The study is being performed by Aaron Haiman, a graduate student at the University of California, Davis. Aaron is studying how many subspecies of grosbeaks exist,

[cobirds] Rich Levad's ebook, The Coolest Bird

COBirders, Karen Levad wanted to be sure that Rich Levad's book, The Coolest Bird, A Naural History of the Black Swift and those Who Have Persued It, Rich's exhaustive research about the discovery and natural history of Black Swift, was made available for all birders (and others) to read. The

[cobirds] Loudy-Simpson Park - Moffat County

Highlights of birding the nature trail at Loudy-Simpson Park in Craig this AM with Dee Bolton include Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Townsend's Warbler and Northern Waterthrush. Of note was a pair of Wood Ducks in prebasic molt in the area behind the County Maintenance Shop on 1St

[cobirds] Boulder four hummer species

Today I had four hummingbird species. The last time I had Black-chinned here was August of two years ago. Rufous, 1 adult female, 2 juvenile males Calliope, 1 female, 1 juvenile male Black-chinned, 1 juvenile male Broad-tailed, 40-60? (I've been out of town and temporarily lost count of

[cobirds] Burrowing Owls Sandhill Cranes Weld County

Today Jeanne and I along with E.B. Ellis birded Weld and a small bit of Larimer counties. The highlights were 7 Burrowing Owls on the north side of CR 46 just east of CR 45 intersection, and 2 Sandhill Cranes on the south side of CR 40 a quarter mile east of CR 45. The owls were very active

[cobirds] Reddish Egret 8/20 pm update

Sandy Arnesen and I were able to relocate the Reddish Egret first found by Duane Nelson this afternoon in the west end of John Martin. We were able to view it from two vantage points on the north side. Great find Duane. Joyce Takamine Las Animas

[cobirds] August 21, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

Date: August 21, 2010 e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include