[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 17, 2014

Compiler: Mary Driscoll Date: February 17, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 17, 2014 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can

[cobirds] Union Reservoir, Weld County

Union Reservoir, east of Longmont has open water for the first time since early December thanks to the high winds last night and today. Birds are starting to pour in: 100 Common Merganser, 50 Common Goldeneye, 4 Bufflehead, 10 Green-winged Teal, 60 Mallard, 200 Ring-billed Gull, 3 Herring

[cobirds] OSPREY, Larimer County

Hi All, Had an Osprey flying E to W over the Big Thompson River between Taft and Wilson in Loveland a few minutes ago. He looked so graceful flying in the wind compared to the Canada Geese trying to make headway in the same area. Elaine Coley, Loveland Free Online Photosharing - Share your

[cobirds] Northern pygmy-owl, Chaffee County

After years of searching, I finally discovered the secret to finding a northern pygmy-owl in Colorado: I stopped looking for it. While loading up the car today at 9 a.m. after a nice visit with friends near Salida, I heard poot-ing, then saw the bird, atop a Ponderosa in a snowy gully at 8,000

[cobirds] Counties, Please.

Just a reminder to the group members to include the county names in the subject heading. Those of us who rely on that information would definitely appreciate it when wading through the multiple postings! Thanks! Deb Evers Loveland, CO _ ( ' / ) ) // ...My favorite weather is bird-chirping

[cobirds] Unusual City Park birds, Denver County

This morning we looked for the 4 double-crested cormorants reported recently,and now there are 8 on Ferrill Lake. Watching them was a bald eagle in a tree on the island. There were 8 species of diving ducks in small numbers, including the 2 female red-breasted mergansers. Candice

[cobirds] Northern Harrier El Paso county

I saw this Northern harrier just east of the Colorado Springs airport this afternoon. I think it is a mature male but i would appreciate any comments on its age. http://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_0614_cr.jpg Thanks bill_ko...@msn.com Colorado Springs -- You received this message because

[cobirds] American Dipper in Adams Cty. today

Hi CoBirders I found an American Dipper in Clear Creek (Adams Cty.) today at 4:15 pm. It flew to below the I-76 bridges from downstream. I only saw one bird. This spot is east of Lowell Blvd. Bob canter, Denver CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Mew Gull -- Pueblo County 2/17

Pearle Sandstrom-Smith and Clif Smith sent me photos that they took late this afternoon, of the adult MEW GULL.  It was below Pueblo Reservoir dam, flying around the pond, in the middle of Rock Canyon (which is on the North Side of the Arkansas River).  The pond is closest to the Kestrel and