[cobirds] Weld and Morgan laid-back "big day"

John Vanderpoel and I teamed up to spend the day birding in Weld and Morgan Counties today. Conditions were "wonderful"-cold, misty at time and almost always overcast with east winds which at time drove the wind-chills well into the sub-32 range. We started birding (or at least I started our

[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch 5/14/16

Chico Basin Ranch was very birding today, with the best bird being a Blue-winged Warbler at the banding station (El Paso Co.). I first saw the bird while watching a male Orchard Oriole; I have a few shots with the warbler and oriole in the same shot. The bird was working the shorter trees (elms?)

[cobirds] Littleton, Arapahoe Co 5/14

There was a nice smattering of migrants where I looked today at Littleton. Of interest to me were these: Around St Mary Church on S. Prince St there was a *Virginia's Warbler* along with Yellows and Orange-crowned, a soaring *Peregine Falcon*, and a *Northern Mockingbird*. I think this was maybe

[cobirds] Lincoln and Cheyenne Counties

Migration was in full swing on the eastern plains today, May 14. Here are highlights. Lincoln County Green Heron at Doug Kissel Pond in Limon. Two Marbled Godwits at Shaeffer Reservoir (there were many other shorebirds, but wind made it difficult to scope) Ash-throated Flycatcher at Karval SWA

[cobirds] Correction: Indigo Bunting, not Blue - Red rocks, Jeffco Spring arrivals

Hi all, Hope I didn't get anyone too excited - I meant that I saw an indigo bunting, not a blue bunting. Colors!! Thanks to Chuck for kindly pointing out my mistake. Hope everyone has had a wonderful global big day! Laura Steadman Boulder On Saturday, May 14, 2016, Laura Steadman

[cobirds] El Paso County Bobolink

This afternoon I saw a male Bobolink on Shumway road just south of its intersection with Squirrel Creek road. I don't know how common bobolinks are in this part of Colorado but it was the first time I had seen one in Colorado. Bill Kosar Colorado Springs,Co bill_ko...@msn.com -- You

[cobirds] Backyard migration

Looks like my backyard migration has started in Colorado Springs. Yesterday I got a flock of chipping sparrows with one white-crowned sparrow, and they are still here. Western tanager and Virginia warbler have also shown up. David Chartier Downtown Colorado Springs, CO -- You received

[cobirds] Re: Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Skunk Creek, Boulder County

Still in the area at 3 PM. Also Macgillivray's Warbler, Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers, and a Gray Catbird. On Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 10:30:29 AM UTC-6, Mark Minner-lee wrote: > > Very birdy this AM in Boulder County but just viewed a brilliant male > Rose-breasted Grosbeak by the small power

[cobirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak & Black-headed Grosbeak on same feeder (Jefferson)

This is the second time to have RBGR in my yard but the first time at my feeders! Check it out on WRShade3 flickr. Also delighted with four Lazuli Buntings (two male, two female) at the feeders for the first time for this species! And to add to the color, the Bullock's Orioles are back at the

[cobirds] Empids, CSR, El Paso Co, Sat.

Hey COBirders, PERFECT migrant banding conditions today at Clear Spring Ranch, - cool, low ceiling, slight S breeze, and the diversity and numbers today reflected that. I caught birds from 7:00-12:00. Best migrants today were the array of Empid flycatchers: Least Flycatcher, 2 Dusky

[cobirds] Alamosa Bird Walk Results

A total of 10 of us enjoyed the Alamosa Bird Walk to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day and we had ideal conditions. Sunny and no winds, which made the orange of the Bullock's Oriole absolutely outrageous. With no winds, we were able to listen to the chorus of birds and learn some of

[cobirds] Red rocks, Jeffco Spring arrivals

Lots of blue-grey gnatcatchers and Virginias warblers at red rocks this morning. We also had nice looks at a lazuli and a blue bunting, bullocks Orioles, and black headed grosbeaks. The chats were being noisy, too! Laura Steadman Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[cobirds] Black-throated Blue Warbler, S. Mesa Trailhead, boulder

Ad male near the bridge over South Boulder Creek. Tons of migrants, mostly Virginia's Warblers and other montane breeders halted by the weather. Christian Nunes Boulder Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group.

[cobirds] Eastern Phoebe Chat field

Chatfield was not as birdy as I’d hoped this morning, but there is an Eastern Phoebe on the handicapped fisherman trail by Kingfisher Bridge. Also in that vicinity was Green-Tailed Towhee, Gray Catbird and the rest of the normal contingent of spring birds. No Lazuli Bunting, which surprised

[cobirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Skunk Creek, Boulder County

Very birdy this AM in Boulder County but just viewed a brilliant male Rose-breasted Grosbeak by the small power station on the Skunk Creek trailhead. Other birds of note - Plumbeous vireo (calling), Dusky flycatcher, green-tailed towhee, and returning ovenbirds. Mark Minner-Lee Superior, CO

[cobirds] Pawnee Grasslands Questions, Weld County

I heard yesterday that Crow Valley is closed due to flooding and I was planing on heading out there Thursday so I was wondering if some one could tell me if the Auto tour Roads are in good condition or also flooded out. In which case I will find somewhere else to bird watch that day. I would

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 14 May 2016

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: May 14, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 14, 2016, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

[cobirds] Upland Sandpiper, Boulder, 2:30 AM

I wasn't planning on starting the Global Big Day by listening to nocturnal migration. But my dog scratched at the door, so I took her out just now in the misty overcast night, and I heard lots of Swainson's Thrushes, giving their Spring Peeper-like Weet calls from overhead. Then a Spotted