[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, June 16, 2013

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: June 16, 2013 email: rba AT cobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, June 16, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can

RE: [cobirds] Boulder RC Sparrow

As of 8 am, the rufous-crowned sparrow has been detected. Sent with Verizon Mobile Email ---Original Message--- From: Steven Mlodinow sgm...@aol.com Sent: 6/15/2013 7:04 am To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Subject: [cobirds] Boulder RC Sparrow There is a Rufous-crowned Sparrow singing and calling

[cobirds] Mountain Chickadees(nesting)---Lakewood/Jeffco

I call this time of the year June Gloom. Migration is over and the hummingbirds(Rufous and Calliope) have yet to start their southern migration. This year, I've had the fortune of enjoying Mountain Chickadees nesting in our front yard in SW Lakewood. These guys have driven out both our

Re: [cobirds] Mountain Chickadees(nesting)---Lakewood/Jeffco

Some time back (late 1970s or early 1980s) there was a winter irruption of Mountain Chickadees into the Middle Rio Grande Valley in the vicinity of Albuquerque, NM. Some of the birds lingered in the valley through the summer. Bill Howe did graduate work (master thesis, I think) on hybridization

[cobirds] excellent bird photography site in Lakewood

I recently discovered Belmar Park, just a tiny bit west of Wadsworth and Ohio. From that intersection drive a block west on Ohio and park in Irongate office building's lot. Here's what I have photographed in the past 3 days: Great blue herons fishing, mom great blue heron sitting on her

[cobirds] Bald Egales nesting on CR 501 Vallecitgo Lake

Bald Eagles nesting with one baby on top of dead tree at Vallecito Lake on CR501. Also nesting Red-naped Sapsuckers at junction of CR501 and CR500. American Dippers nesting at bridge crossing Vallecito Creek on CR500. Tom Gaetzi Bluespruce RV Park Bayfield Co -- You received this message

[cobirds] Pomarine Jaeger -- Antero Reservoir, Park County -- It's Still There

On the strength of Eric DeFonso's 12 June CFO report we searched for the Jaeger at 3:30PM on 14 June. No luck. We returned at 1:00 PM, 16 January 2013 on the way back from a weekend in the mountains. Antero Reservoir, Southeast Camping/Boat Ramp N38° 58.638 W105° 53.678. Not sure what

[cobirds] TRICOLORED HERON and two LEAST BITTERNS continue at Holcim Wetlands east of Florence

The TRICOLORED HERON continues at Holcim Wetlands east of Florence though it is not always seen. When I got there at mid-morning today Mel and Jeanne Goff were there but had not seen it. I had found it on the north side of the wetlands as I walked around and got them on the bird. Apparently

[cobirds] Huerfano County: Birging at my in-laws house

Great fathers day at my in-laws house in Walsenburg. We saw: Juniper Titmouse Lesser Goldfinch Mountain Bluebird White-breasted Nuthatch -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

[cobirds] Huerfano County: Birding at my in-laws house

Great fathers day at my in-laws house in Walsenburg. We saw: Juniper Titmouse Lesser Goldfinch Mountain Bluebird White-breasted Nuthatch Lark Sparrow Broad-tailed Hummingbird Black-chinned Hummingbird Violet-green Swallow Bushtit Chipping Sparrow -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Huerfano County: birding at my in-laws house

Great fathers day at my in-laws house in Walsenburg. We saw: Juniper Titmouse Lesser Goldfinch Mountain Bluebird White-breasted Nuthatch Lark Sparrow Broad-tailed Hummingbird Black-chinned Hummingbird Violet-green Swallow Bushtit Chipping Sparrow Couple of different flycatchers. I've struggled

[cobirds] From Holyoke (Phillips) to Latham Area (Weld) via Logan

Greetings All Today, David Dowell and I started in Logan County, popped over to Phillips County, then back to Logan, and finally to Weld. First of all: Welcome to fall migration. Wilson's Phalaropes appeared in a number of places where they were not present a week ago, all females,

[cobirds] Boulder County Big Day, Saturday, June 15th

Hello, Birders. I did a Boulder County Big Day yesterday, Saturday, June 15th. My route, entirely on foot, was just over 25 miles, and I left my binoculars and telescope at home. Call it the BoCo Bare-naked Big Walk. Selected highlights among 125 species included, in order of detection: Eastern