[cobirds] Still a few spots available for The Great Boulder Caper, Nov. 27th

2011-11-22 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. The first-ever, first-annual GREAT BOULDER CAPER will be held this coming Sunday, November 27th. And what, pray tell, is The Great Boulder Caper? Well, do you remember 20th-century progressive dinner parties? That's okay, I don't remember them either. But I think The Great

[cobirds] Re: BUSHTITS 1st time here, Larimer

2011-11-22 Thread Jane Isaacs
Elaine, We have bush tits here in Littleton all the time. They love suet feeders and will completely cover them with their many little bodies. Jane Isaacs On Nov 21, 11:46 am, Elaine Coley e...@inbox.com wrote: Hi, First time back of my house on peanut feeder -- BUSHTITS -- a flock of 6 or

[cobirds] Varied Thrush seen again 8 am 11/22-Arapahoe/Southeast Aurora

2011-11-22 Thread Egseagle171
Joe Roller and I saw the Varied Thrush, male again this morning in the plum tree and in poplar trees on the east side of the greenbelt around Los Ninos Park, which is over my fence to the north. Best to park at the end of the cul-de-sac and walk into he greenbelt and scan the trees. He does

[cobirds] El Paso County - Lapland Longspur, Cackling Geese, Merlin

2011-11-22 Thread Jeff J Jones
My favorite winter birding route in El Paso County; Prospect Lake, Big Johnson Res, Squirrel Creek Rd. Monday, Nov 21. Highlights: . Cackling Geese - thanks to Bill M for noting the good numbers of Cackling and Lesser Canada Geese in close proximity at Prospect Lake. While they

[cobirds] Rusty Blackbirds, Chatfield (Douglas Co)

2011-11-22 Thread Bill Schmoker
Folks- My dad Jim I are enjoying a pair (M F) of Rusty Blackbirds at the Plum Creek Delta in Chatfield State Park, Douglas Co side. They are where last spring's Tricolored Heron lingered. We are standing on a sand bar at the mouth of the creek looking south across the channel at a muddy, brushy

[cobirds] Varied Thrush Continues Arapahoe County

2011-11-22 Thread picapica
I saw the Varied Thrush at 2:45 behind 3904 S Idalia, Aurora. I spent most of my time on the still leafed-out apple tree in the southeast corner but the thrush popped up in the bare tree on the north side of the yard. Many thanks Buzz. Bob Brown Highlands Ranch  -- You received this message

[cobirds] CFO Photo Quiz

2011-11-22 Thread coloradodipper
Hi all: I have posted the solution to last week's CFO Photo Quiz (www.cfobirds.org). Enjoy, Tony Leukering -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

[cobirds] Re-attacking a dead horse-- when did anyone last see or look for the Rufous-collared Sparrow ?

2011-11-22 Thread Dave Cameron
This past spring, opinions on the origins and countability of the Rufous-collared Sparrow polarized as quickly as the viability of Tim Tebow, as you all know. I wondered today, when was the last time anyone saw it? Or, when was the last time anyone went to look for and did not see it? Barring