[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 11 December 2014

2014-12-11 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 11, 2014 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Thursday, December 11 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Tundra Swan (Boulder, Park,

[cobirds] YB Loon, Boyd Lake

2014-12-11 Thread David Wade
Yellow-billed Loon present as of 8:30. Best seen from far north parking lot. David Wade Ft Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[cobirds] YB Loon, Boyd Lake

2014-12-11 Thread David Wade
Yellow-billed Loon present as of 8:30. Best seen from far north parking lot. David Wade Ft Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[cobirds] Fountain Creek CBC, Wed Dec 17th

2014-12-11 Thread Daniel Maynard
Folks, If you haven't signed up for the Fountain Creek CBC this year and would like to do so, please feel free to sign up online at Audubon's website, or contact me directly. We will be counting on Wed the 17th, and meeting at 12:30 for lunch at the newly renovated nature center in FC Regional

[cobirds] Long-tailed Duck - Larimer County 12-11-14

2014-12-11 Thread Austin Hess
There is a female Long-tailed Duck at the Northwest part of Horseshoe Reservoir in Loveland. Off of Elm Ct. Found by Georgia Doyle. Beautiful looks. Austin Hess Fort Collins, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To

[cobirds] burning question about the CBCs

2014-12-11 Thread Linda Andes-Georges
Dear Cobirders CBC participants: There is something that I and my cohorts (leading teams for upcoming CBC in Boulder) have been wondering about. Since the National Audubon Society allows for (I believe) a two-week window for getting the counts done, is the data good no matter when we turn it

[cobirds] YB Loon currently at Boyd Lake SP, Larimer

2014-12-11 Thread Todd Deininger
The previously reported Loon is still at the north end. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this

[cobirds] Costa' Hummingbird - GJ - Mesa County

2014-12-11 Thread Mike Henwood
The Costa's Hummingbird continues at 2217 Tuscany Drive in Grand junction, Mesa County. A number of birders saw the bird yesterday afternoon at a small social gathering, and both Twanna Cooksey (owner of house) and Carol Ortenzio saw the bird today. Mike Henwood Grand junction Mesa County --

[cobirds] Higbee Canyon Rd (804) (Otero) on 12/11

2014-12-11 Thread DAVID A LEATHERMAN
I tried to do some research and photo work for a future The Hungry Bird column today at Higbee Canyon south of LaJunta. Taking a cue from David Dowell's recent post from this area, I was trying to locate Ladder-backed Woodpeckers in cholla cactus. I did not. However, I did see: Cassin's

Re: [cobirds] burning question about the CBCs

2014-12-11 Thread David Suddjian
The CBC data must be from the calendar date selected as the count day (i.e., only one 24 hour day). The Audubon Soc. gives a broader window in which to select a single date for the count. The only thing that counts outside the selected date are additional species (not numbers of individuals) found

[cobirds] Rare bird resource at CFO

2014-12-11 Thread Tom Wilberding
Hello birders, Here is a tip, in case you didn't know. Say you read Steve Mlodinow’s post yesterday afternoon about his great find of a Yellow-billed Loon at Boyd Lake State Park. My reaction was, “Hmm. That sounds like a rare bird. I wonder how rare? - Go to cobirds.org -

[cobirds] Yellow-breasted Chat, Carbondale Garfield Cty

2014-12-11 Thread Dick Filby
Hi all Whilst birding with Al Levantin today, Thursday, we found an unseasonal Yellow-breasted Chat at the Ranch at Roaring Fork, Carbondale. Photo and video obtained. Other species present included at least 9 Barrow's Goldeneyes. Teaming up with Tom McConnell and Linda Vidal we birded Rifle

[cobirds] Summit County birding

2014-12-11 Thread Charlie Nims
While skiing at Keystone this morning as well as some dedicated birding in the afternoon, I had a nice “Corvid” day seeing 6 species: Am. Crow, Common Raven, Clark’s Nutcracker, Gray Jay, Stellar’s Jay and Black-billed Magpie. In the Wildernest area, there were good numbers of Pine Grosbeak,