[cobirds] Snow Bunting Food Source/Chatfield Park, Douglas County

When I went to see the Snow Bunting at Chatfield State Park, the bird was feeding on the alien weed, " Polygonum aviculare". The common name is 'Devil's Shoestrings'. The weedy plant is reddish brown in color with stems lying flat on the ground. The Bunting when I was there, was feeding on the

[cobirds] Re: Rusty blackbirds Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe Cnty

Art Hudak & I viewed the 3 Rusty Blackbirds just before sundown in the Cottonwood right above the picnic table by the water. It is at the south end of the parking lot for the East Boat Ramp (Pelican Point.) The birds then dropped to the shore and picked through the leaf litter with some

[cobirds] Re: Northern Parula Report [Fort Collins, Larimer]

Update: "Hi Gary, Yes, amazingly I did have a Parula in yard around 2:00 yesterday. Haven't seen it yet today, was out most of morning. I am currently posting it on the Colorado Birding Society Rare Bird site. I have quite a few photos taken from about 16-18 feet away, and am attaching a few

[cobirds] Northern Pygmy-owl

I was doing some photography of a Northern Pygmy-owl recently when something very unusual happened. It took me quite by surprise. You can see what surprised me by checking out the "Recent Additions" on my photography website below. The owl is on private lands.

[cobirds] Northern Parula Report [Fort Collins, Larimer]

Hi all I got a call from one our scientists (and a birder of 50 years) indicating his spouse and her friend (both birders) had a Northern Parula in the yard an hour ago. Trying to get details supposedly photos taken. Also, seeing if they allow visitors and/or at least a street and boundaries

[cobirds] Greeley - Weld County

This morning I explored the Poudre ponds west of 35th Ave and Poudre River in Greeley, I did not see a swan, nor did I identify the gulls, but did identify the following: hundreds of mallards, thousands of geese (mostly cackling), flicker, ruddy duck, Am. Goldfinch, im. bald eagle, kingfishers,

[cobirds] CFO field workshop: CBC prep, Boulder County, Dec. 10

Hello, Everybody. The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) season is upon us! In just two weeks, the 117th CBC (2016–2017) will be under way. Here in Colorado and elsewhere, CBCs will be run almost daily from Dec. 14, 2016 through Jan. 5, 2017. As a warm-up to the CBC season, Carl Bendorf and I will be

[cobirds] SHARE THE VIEW PHOTO CONTEST INFO.

Posted with permission of group monitor, David Suddjian. A great International Photo Contest to benefit AUDUBON SOCIETY OF GREATER DENVER..ALL SUBJECTS OF NATURE ACCEPTED, SEE HOW YOUR WORK COMPARES TO OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS. Proceeds benefit ASGD’s Education Fund. Don’t miss the deadline to

[cobirds] Rusty blackbirds Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe Cnty

Currently, 3 Rusty Blackbirds on the beach in the cove in the southeast corner, near the single picnic table. Cheryl Teuton Aurora  Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 30 November 2016

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: November 302016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, November 29, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species)