Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: October 19, 2014
email: r...@cfobirds.org
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Sunday, October 19 sponsored by Denver
Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).
Surf Scoter
Hello, Birders.
With members of the board of directors of Colorado Field Ornithologists, I
yesterday did a bit of scouting for field trips for the CFO convention,
June 4-7, 2015.
First we visited a private site near Salida, Chaffee County, that promises
to be outstanding in early June. The
Adult at Boyd Lake SP swim beach now.
Nick Komar
From Boyd Lake
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Just shy of 31 years ago, Fort Collins experienced a winter invasion of Pine
Grosbeaks (January 1984). I had not seen one again down in town until today.
The bird, a russet indiviudal first located by call, was just west of Fort
Collins' Grandview Cemetery entrance (Section F) in a couple
A large angle-wing katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium)
These spectacular insects are, in my experience, hard to see. I've seen
zero in 2014 and one that I can remember in my life. However, Andrew and I
just heard 30 or 40 of them in the course of a 25-minute, 1.5-mile walk
from downtown
Greetings –
Today Dean Shoup, Nena Torres, Joey Kellner and I headed east to see if we
might find some interesting fall migrants.
First stop was Flagler SWA. Upon arrival, it appeared quiet, but as we
worked our way south of the depression formerly known as Flagler Reservoir
(bone dry),
The Gray Jays were very active in Lake County this weekend. I spent the
weekend exploring some 4WD roads with a quick jaunt into Aspen and on every
road I took I came across Gray Jays along side the road. Total six
different locations across Lake County, plus two in Pitkin County.
Not much in
Fall color, beautiful weather, and some interesting birds made for a fun
weekend on the northeast plains.
Most noteworthy perhaps is the ongoing irruption of Cassin's Finches.
Since Brandon Percival's sighting in Bent County in early October, these
finches have been seen in several other
CoBirders,
I was contacted by Heather, mother of a very enthusiastic and evidently
quite good 12 year birder, about leading a group of 4 adults and 5 kids
(2-12, 2-10 1-7 year old) around next weekend. Unfortunately I'll be
exhibiting at the Cape May Autumn Festival. Is anyone with youth
