[cobirds] Boulder County varia, Feb. 19th

2012-02-20 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. Some sightings from around Boulder County, yesterday, Sunday, Feb. 19th: Teller Farms feedlot, with Hannah and Andrew. 1 male Merlin, apparently of the nominate subspecies columbarius; most of the Merlins I see in Boulder County are Prairie Merlins, i.e., subspecies

[cobirds] New Mexico Ornithological Society: 50th annual meeting, 31 March 2012

2012-02-20 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. While we're all gearing up for the May 2012 CFO convention, I'd also like to note a special milestone for our neighbors to the south. The New Mexico Ornithological Society will be holding its 50th (woohoo!) annual meeting on Sat., Mar. 31st, 2012. Location is Albuquerque. Get

[cobirds] High Plains Snow Goose Festival: Lamar, Prowers County; 23-26 February 2012

2012-02-20 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. Guess who's turning 10 years old? That's right, the Lamar-based High Plains Snow Goose Festival is now in its 10th year! This year's festival will be held Thursday-Sunday, February 23rd-26th, 2012. Get all the info here: http://www.highplainssnowgoose.com I can think of a

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 20, 2012

2012-02-20 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: February 20, 2012 e-mail: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 20, 2012, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a

[cobirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow - Red Rocks - Jeffco

2012-02-20 Thread mike
Good Morning, Threw some seed out early this morning about 6:30 A.M. The Golden- crowned Sparrow showed up right away. I did not stay to see if the Rosy-Finches showed up. Mike Henwood Morrison Jeffco -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado

[cobirds] Barn Owl at Cherry Creek

2012-02-20 Thread Bowser, Jonathan
Greetings- I was at Cherry Creek this afternoon and was astounded to see a male barn owl foraging in the fields adjacent to the main park road. A barn owl anywhere on the front range in February seems very unusual so I thought I'd post it. It was in flight for at least 20 minutes between

[cobirds] Correction to Jumbo Reservoir entry yesterday

2012-02-20 Thread Johnson, Candice E., MD.
Sorry to make an error in my first-ever posting, but we definitely did not see a broad-winged hawk at Jumbo reservoir yesterday, just rough-legged hawks. Don't waste gasoline to see a rarity that is only an error. Candice E. Johnson Denver, CO 80207

[cobirds] American Black Duck populations

2012-02-20 Thread Steven Mlodinow
Greetings All, I thought this might be of interest The American Black Duck breeding population was estimated at 376,000 in 1994 (I believe this was the population's nadir). As of 2007, it was 569,000, and last summer's estimate was 545,000. Cheers Steve Mlodinow Longmont, CO -- You

[cobirds] Pueblo Nature Center 2/20

2012-02-20 Thread Brandon K. Percival
Hi all, I spent all morning birding east and west of the Pueblo Nature Center, along the Arkansas River.  Nearly 50 species of birds were present.  Highlights follow: West of the Nature Center: Black Phoebe - 1 Hermit Thrush - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 2 no luck with the Cardinal, I looked

[cobirds] RFI: Habitat Stamps or other requirements for SWAs

2012-02-20 Thread Mel Goff
I seem to remember that the requirement for a Habitat Stamp was dropped for most Colorado SWAs, e.g. Ramah SWA. Then I also remember that others require some type of stamp or pass, (perhaps Prewitt Res?) Would someone in the know please enlighten me? I do have a lifetime pass for the

[cobirds] CFO Photo Quiz

2012-02-20 Thread coloradodipper
Hi all: I have posted the solution to last week's CFO Photo Quiz (www.cfobirds.org). You might take a stab at this week's quiz. Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send

[cobirds] Mlodinow Leukering made me do it

2012-02-20 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. So...for the past few days, I've been engaged w/Steve Mlodinow and Tony Leukering in on-again/off-again conversations about black-lored White-crowned Sparrows. And then, this afternoon, Monday, Feb. 20th, what should show up in the sparrow swale at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder

[cobirds] Adams County Snowy Owl

2012-02-20 Thread Pomjaeger
A small group of birders saw the immature Snowy Owl along 138th Ave about 0.25 mile west of Harvest Road today. We searched for the adult, but didn't see it in the hour or so that we were in the area. good birding, Doug Faulkner Arvada, CO -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] 5 species of geese, 7 kinds of gulls, Anthem Ponds (Broomfield)

2012-02-20 Thread William Schmoker
Warning- you'll note I said 7 kinds (not species) of gulls… ;-) My dad Jim I enjoyed the sunny President's Day despite some harsh winds today. We birded in Boulder Broomfield Counties, with most of our highlights at Anthem Ponds, Broomfield County (off HWY 7 Lowell.) We were a Brant short

[cobirds] Re: Barn Owl at Cherry Creek

2012-02-20 Thread Karl Stecher Jr.
In all my years birding at Cherry Creek (since 1974), I have had only one barn owl. This was at the far woodland edge of the large meadow just to the west of the main road, on the east/southeast side of where Cherry Creek crosses the main road. I spoke with a ranger later...she informed me