[cobirds] Redpolls

Alas, I must question Nick's suggestions. Do we really want to throw the baby out with the bath water? Yes,, redpolls are hard to identify. Yes, there are some taxonomic questions, with some authorities lumping all, and others splitting them into 5. As we struggle with junco subspecies, and

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, January 5, 2013

Compiler:Joyce Takamine Date: January 5, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone:303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, January 5, 2013, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in

Re: [cobirds] Redpolls

Steve, thanks for bringing up these points. You are absolutely right, we should be curious and seek to learn (and document) as much as possible about bird identification and distribution in the state, especially as the environment is changing so rapidly. Ordinarily, I would fully support

[cobirds] Lee Martinez Park/Larimer

Hi this morning Maya and I saw a soaring Adult male Rough-legged Hawk just west of the poudre bike trail and N. College Ave. intersection. Also in the vicinity were approximately 33 Common Redpolls right around the corner from the Museum of Discovery. If anyone is interested in listening to a

[cobirds] Boulder County 1/5/13

Hello birders, I tracked down many of the continuing rarities in Boulder County today while bolstering my year list. I started at Legion Park, overlooking the Valmont Reservoir complex. The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN continues (it can fly). There were 4 TUNDRA SWANS in Valmont itself. A new

[cobirds] Platte River in Adams County - Rusty Blackbirds and Other Goodies

Greetings - Yesterday (Friday) morning I ventured up to the Platte River in Adams County for a brief walk before heading to work. I parked at 78th Ave/Steele Street and headed north to the now-famous turquoise and white tank where I along with another birder relocated the four Barrow's

[cobirds] Lake Isabel CBC -- Beulah area, Pueblo Co. Jan. 5th

Hi all, My uncle Van Truan and I covered the entire northern half of the Lake Isabel CBC circle all day today.  This included the town of Beulah, Pueblo Mountain Park, Hwy 78 west and east of Beulah, a few miles of North Creek and Siloam Roads N of Hwy 78, all of 3R Road, and all of

[cobirds] Mob of Crows or Ravens

Cobirders, I had the pleasure of watching a Bobcat sleep in a Cottonwood behind my house with a dead squirrel resting on a branch just above him. After an hour or so, the Bobcat decided he was ready for a light meal began eating the squirrel. Within a few minutes, at least 150 - 200 Crows or

[cobirds] Cardinal in Boulder still

Topiltzin and I are seeing the cardinal in his usual spot at the pumo house, along with scrub jays, Townsends solitaites juncos and both chickadees Sent from my iPhone. Niwot Elena Holly Klaver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group.

[cobirds] Re: Redpolls

Cobirders, I Happened to have read a phylogenetic study of the redpoll complex recently. Essentially, there appears to be absolutely no genetic structure amongst any of the (up to 3) proposed species groups, or the subspecies groups. It is theoretically possible that the phylogenetic folks are

[cobirds] Boulder Raptors feeding near Teller Lake

COBirders, On my way to Teller Lake, I noticed a Golden Eagle and 4 Red-tailed Hawks feeding on something big - presumably a deer. There were another 4-5 Red-tails perched in trees not far from the site, and a passerby said he had two Bald Eagles in the area earlier. The carcass is on the North