I scouted several breeding bird atlas blocks today.
In the town of Guffey, Black-billed Magpies were nest building. Other birds
seen on 45 minute walk through town:
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Steller's Jay 5
Pinon Jay 7
American Crow 1
Pygmy Nuthatch 2
Gray-headed Junco 4 including 1 singing
Red-winged Bl
Greetings All,
Tim Smart and I just returned from a rather fabulous day in NE Colorado. We
started in Logan County, where fog lay low to the ground at sunrise. We tried
Red Liion SWA, but the fog was too much. We went to the easternmost end of
Tamarack SWA, and near the pond (by the manager's
Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2012
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I don't know specifically where the lek is, but this might get you started.
http://www.mapmyride.com/s/routes/view/bike-ride-map/colorado/steamboat-springs/3185995
Regards
-Greg Pasquariello
Email:g...@pasq.net
Phone: 303-648-1334
Skype: gregpasq
On Mar 25, 2012, at 9:42 AM, D
After contacting Duane Nelson, we decided to head out to Bent County today,
to see the Snowy Owl. The Owl was found on Clayton Point. We were rewarded
with wonderful views of this beautiful rarity. We watched her fend off a
Northern Harrier, completely ignore an scolding Rock Wren and held our
brea
Six Mountain Bluebirds came through my neighborhood in west Longmont
on Friday morning, one male and five females. Grackles arrived the
same day and have re-established their dominance over the Red Wings at
my feeders.
Kat Bradley-Bennett
Longmont
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We just heard (about 3:15pm) a flock of Sandhill Cranes flying North just west
of our house. On the east edge of Founders Village, Castle Rock. We couldn't
see them but it sounded like a very large flock. We have never recorded them in
the spring before.
To top it off, a Golden Eagle flew north
A lot of male bird hormones out there today at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins
(Larimer).
Foremost was the flat out murder of one male Northern Flicker by another male
Northern Flicker. Brutal to watch but involved one bird holding down another
by a well-placed, firm foot grip on the upper ba
The Bluebirds have arrived. Now we invitequalified observers to participate in
the Breeding Bird Survey. Participantsmust have the skills to identify the
likely species on their routes by sightand by sound.
Since 1966 (1968 in Colorado and theWest) the Patuxent Wildlife
Research C
The current issue of Birdwatching (Birder's World) magazine features an
article on various western lekking birds, and lists locations by state
where they can be watched.
The Sharp-tailed Grouse has a single Colorado location listed: Twenty Mile
Road, Routt county. Google Maps has not heard
Steve Mlodinow reports a juvi or female Snowy Owl near Highway 6 and County Rd.
95. This is near the entrance to little Jumbo Reservoir.
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
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