[cobirds] missing scope: Kowa TSN angled, with Vortex tripod

Missing from east Longmont trailhead (Peschel, east of Sandstone property), Sunday mid-morning. Don't ask for the story: The whole incident is too painful and embarrassing. I had highly visible striped tape wrapped around the scope adjustment handle. Reward! Linda Linda Andes-Georges

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (24 Mar 2019) 3 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2019 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

Re: [cobirds] ID help requested - Spatula hybrid - Cottonwood Hollow (Larimer)

Given the deep brownish-red flanks apparently without spotting, I'd go with Northern Shoveler x Cinnamon Teal. Both Cinnamon and Blue-winged Teal X Northern Shoveler hybrids typically show a white crescent and it's my understanding that hybridization with a Cinnamon Teal actually produces a larger

[cobirds] ID help requested - Spatula hybrid - Cottonwood Hollow (Larimer)

John, that is an interesting duck as I’ve never seen such a hybrid; to me, it looks to be a cross between a Northern Shoveler and Blue-winged Teal as the white crescent is a giveaway that BWT is in the recipe and the bill and mention of the green iridescence speak to traits one would see only

[cobirds] ID help requested - Spatula hybrid - Cottonwood Hollow (Larimer)

This morning at 10:30 there was a hybrid duck in the big NW pond at Cottonwood Hollow, the pond with the bench and interpretive sign overlooking it. I added photos to my eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S54174768. This is probably a common hybrid but I know next to nothing

[cobirds] Neotropic corm and Mew Gull present, Adams Co

Both refound. Mew at usual fishing lake on one of the islands. It’s been sleeping and is well hidden at times. I spotted the Neo on the southernmost pond by the river on McKay loafing with double crested cormorants. Scott Somershoe Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because

[cobirds] large white gull, glaucous vs gl-winged, Cherry Creek SP/Arapahoe

Late yesterday afternoon I saw a large white gull, too far out for my ID, at Cherry Creek State Park. I lean toward glaucous (brief view from one wheeling, or perhaps my wish), having seen many glaucous in Massachusetts and being swamped with glaucous-winged in Seattle. Will look again today.

[cobirds] Bewick's Wren, El Paso Co.

All, A Bewick's Wren has been singing this morning at the parking lot of Aiken Canyon Preserve in El Paso Co. Not the rarest bird, but seemingly a tough bird to pin down in El Paso Co. Best,Tyler Stewart Colorado Springs  Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, an AT 4G LTE smartphone -- You

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, March 24, 2019

Date: Sunday, March 24, 2019 Compiler: Allison Hilf, ahilf AT me.com Phone: (303) 888-5110 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, March 24 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Observers have been diligent in reporting sightings and updates on CoBirds.