[cobirds] Comments Winter/Pacific Wren

Hi: I was struck with Chris Knight’s post about recently viewing less-than- definitive fields marks on a Winter/Pacific Wren. Sibley presents this tricky identification dilemma by being equivocal. For example, he states for the Pacific Wren “ …from Winter Wren….averages slightly darker and

[cobirds] Walden/Sawhill Walk, with Dick Pautsch, Sun., 18th

*Sponsored by Boulder County Audubon* *Dick Pautsch will be filling in for Scott Severs: By Sunday, there should be open water and lots of waterfowl! * *Sunday, January 18, 2015, 8:00 a.m. - noon* Walden-Sawhill Pond Join Dick Pautsch for a winter ramble around the ponds and riparian areas

[cobirds] Thayer's Gulls, Black-crowned Night-Heron at Smith Lake in Washington Park, Denver

There is a little open water in Smith Lake at Washington Park, near S Franklin St and East Exposition in east Denver. I checked it briefly about noon today and there were about a dozen Herring Gulls there, mostly adults, and other age groups. This is surprising, as past high count for Herrings

[cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Golden - Jeffco - Yes

Birders, With all that, a handful of Rosies just showed up. If you see any elk, feel free to shoot them or at least chase them off. -- Ira Sanders Golden, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Golden - Jeffco

Birders, The elk have once again, for the 2nd day in a row, destroyed the feeders I have out in front of the house. I will not be putting out the feeders unless I'm home for the foreseeable future. I will put seed out in the backyard on the patio. You are welcome to walk around the south side

[cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Golden - Jeffco

Birders, With all that, a handful of Rosies just showed up. If you see any elk, feel free to shoot them. -- Ira Sanders Golden, CO -- 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

[cobirds] Stub-tailed Wrens at Canon City

Greetings All The presence of multiple stub-tailed (Winter and Pacific) Wrens at the Riverwalk would not be surprising. Indeed, Shawn and I thought we heard a Winter Wren, but could never get close enough to be sure of what we were hearing. Wrens may sing each other's songs, as such is

[cobirds] Pine Warbler continues, JeffCo.

Following a 2 hour search, I re-found the Pine Warbler at Denver West office park in a pine tree near the parking lot of building 6, just 40 feet from my car. The bird isn’t always associating with the office park Bushtits, as I followed them for an hour before finding the warbler. Glenn

[cobirds] Re: AMERICAN WOODCOCK - Larimer County

Please note that Bobcat Ridge Natural Area and its parking lot are closed. People searching for the bird should not park at the parking lot entrance or in front of the ranger's house. The road is a dead end and searchers should not park anywhere to obstruct traffic or cause inconvenience to the

[cobirds] AMERICAN WOODCOCK

Fawn Simonds found an AMERICAN WOODCOCK along a ditch/creek at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area in Larimer County today 1/15/15. David Wade, Georgia Doyle, and I re-found the bird in a different spot it had been seen before, but same general area. The bird moves around sometimes, so look everywhere.

[cobirds] Hamilton Reservoir (Larimer) on 1/15/15

Hamilton Reservoir associated with the Rawhide Power Plant has some of the only open water in the Fort Collins area. It is reached by exiting I-25 at the Buckeye Exit north of Wellington and going west for a few miles, turning toward the dam and immediately taking the road to the observation

[cobirds] Littleton, Arapahoe 1/15

Three Type 5 (Lodgepole Pine) *Red Crossbills* were at Ridgeview Park off South Prince St in Littleton this morning, feeding in the crown of a spruce. I hadn't had any crossbills in the local area lately. Thinking to try to find more amid the many conifers at Littleton Cemetery, just up the

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 15 January 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: January 15, 2015 e-mail: r...@cobirds.org This is the Rare Bird Alert Thursday, January 15 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

[cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Golden

Birders I didn't see any Rosy-Finches this a.m. as I left the house. I'll be back shortly and do an update. Ira Sanders -- 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

[cobirds] Acorn Woodpecker continues Colo Spgs - El Paso Cty

Greetings, birders, A note to let you know that the Acorn Woodpecker was seen in a deciduous tree on Willow Circle (its usual neighborhood) today at 2 pm. Linda Hodges Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To