[cobirds] owls

Hi All, Sorry for the late post but I have been busy with stuff First of all my little pygmy-owls fledged last Sunday and Monday. Most everything about this nest was different than every other pygmy-owl nest that I have had in the past and that totals 17nests. A number of things changed

[cobirds] Winter Wren, Louisville, Boulder, Co.

At 6:30 am today while doing a bird transect, I heard a Winter Wren singing under the 96th St. bridge, which goes over Coal Creek east of town. A Song Sparrow was singing nearby. I think the song most closely resembled that of the (eastern) Winter Wren song, but the song was shorter in length

[cobirds] Dickcissel obliteration

Cobirds: I monitored 6 dickcissel locations in Boulder County this morning: 1.) Baseline and 75th in large field to the west of Douglas Elementary school. At least 9 singing males and one bobolink. Fields are due for haying. This is the highest concentration of dickcissels so

[cobirds] Dickcissels, Larimer County, northwest of Wellington

Hey all, On Thursday, 6/21 I drove back to Fort Collins from Wyoming, and decided to take the Owl Canyon road off highway 287. At County Road 19 (North Taft Hill) and County Road 70 (Owl Canyon Road) There were several singing male Dickcissels atop shrubs on the southeast side of this

[cobirds] Birding Grand Junction Mon/Tues

Hello birders, I am thinking of going to Grand Junction, CO National Monument, and vicinity tomorrow (Monday) and Tuesday. I would be very interested in meeting up with any birders around that area. Please email me or call me. Thanks! Holly Reinhard Hayden, CO cell: 541 579 0594 -- You

[cobirds] possible Mississippi Kites - Boulder 6/24

A biologist friend reports seeing earlier today: I was driving through central Boulder today and saw two birds that were very falcon-ish with light bodies and dark tails (from underneath) I couldn't really see their wings- but most of their body except their tails looked like a light grey-brown.

[cobirds] Acorn woodpecker update picture

John Drummond and I watched the Acorn woodpeckers that others have reported at Pueblo mtn park for a while this morning. They continue to be very active. http://www.avoapples.com/birds/IMG_5767_cr_a.jpg Bill Bill Kosar bill_ko...@msn.com Colorado Springs -- You received this message

[cobirds] Notes from Eastern Colorado BBS Routes

I ran my BBS routes earlier this month; one in Baca County, one in Kit Carson County and one in Yuma County. Overall the results were predictable, though a never-before-seen species on my Baca County route gave me pause... a robin at a farmstead was the first one ever recorded on the

[cobirds] American Redstart, Gregory Canyon, Boulder Co. 6/24/12

Hello birders, There was a very drab female AMERICAN REDSTART a short way up the Gregory Canyon Trail this morning. She was hanging out near some of the limited water in the creek bed. There were 3 singing DICKCISSELS and 2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS around the loop trail at the CU South Campus

[cobirds] Pueblo County update: Acorn Woodpeckers, Grace's Warbler

This morning had us heading to Pueblo Mountain Park in Beulah, CO. We found the Acorn Woodpeckers and the Grace's Warbler. The Acorn Woodpecker was a new Colorado bird for us! We had excellent views of the Grace's Warbler...the best we ever have! Polly Wren and Paul Neldner La Veta, CO -- You

[cobirds] Scarlet Tanager, Jefferson Co.

Hi, COBirders: My sister-in-law Annie Walker (lives in Evergreen, Jefferson Co, off North Turkey Creek Road), sent me a picture of a Scarlet Tanager from her birdbath today. Just a brief visit, but time enough to snap a picture. Wish it was MY birdbath Tamie Bulow Colorado Springs,

[cobirds] 2nd Great Boulder Caper, June 24: Results

Hello, Birders. Woohoo! We accomplished our triple century goal: We saw 100+ birds species, we ate 100+ orange slices, and it was 100+ degrees today in Boulder. The rest of the story: Early early. At our undisclosed location in eastern Boulder County, five of us heard a ghoulish Barn Owl,