[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Banding Report, August 29

[meredith]

A more moderately paced morning, with only 32 birds banded, but it did give 
us an opportunity to enjoy the nice mix of species, which included 4 
flycatchers, 2 vireos, 4 warblers, and 6 sparrows:

Western Wood-pewee 5
Willow Flycatcher 1
Hammond's Flycatcher 1
Dusky Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo 3 (the 2nd vireo species was a Cassin's, which isn't listed 
here because it was banded yesterday)
House Wren 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 1
Wilson's Warbler 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Brewer's Sparrow 1
Lark Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2

If you'd like to visit this fall (and we hope you will): Due to 
restrictions 
related to Covid-19, we are requiring visitors to make a reservation and we 
will have only 6 visitors at the station at a time. We are doing three 
one-hour time slots, from 8-9, 9-10, and 10-11, 
on Tuesdays and then Thursdays through Sundays, starting this week and 
running 
through October 11. There is a $5 per person fee; scholarships are 
available 
to those unable to pay. All visitors, staff and volunteers will be wearing 
masks and people will be expected to socially distance. To register and for 
more information go to www.birdconservancy.org/bandingregister  Please let 
me 
know if you have questions!

Meredith McBurney
Bander, Barr Lake Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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[cobirds] Black-throated Sparrow, Boulder Reservoir, Boulder Cty.

[Peter Burke]

COBirders,
There was a Black-throated Sparrow  at the NW
side of Boulder Reservoir today. It was part of a large sparrow flock that
included eight other species with the most common being Brewer's, but also
Chipping, Clay-colored, Lark, Song, Vesper, Savannah and Lark Bunting.

The birds were foraging over a large area, but a good place to look is in
the scrubby area just behind (west) of the ropes (great job OSMP!) that
extend the fence to protect the NW mudflats from dogs and their owners.

The two Forster's Terns were present as well as a few Sage Thrashers.

Photos of the sparrow and lark bunting can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/

Good birding,
Peter Burke, Niwot, CO



Peter Burke

7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503

(973) 214-0140

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[cobirds] Crow Valley Update

[robert beauchamp]

Visited CV campground this morning (on the way back from Jumbo). It was a 
little breezy, but the trees along the entrance road into the first picnic 
shelter were birdy. I ran into John V. and we had a variety of warblers 
(Wilson's, Yellow, Townsends, Redstart (John), Tennessee). Also at least 
three species of empid. Feels like a good time to monitor that hotspot.

Robert Beauchamp
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Jumbo/Red Lion Update

[robert beauchamp]

I visited Jumbo and Red Lion on Friday. Water levels on Jumbo are real low 
and while that afforded a lot of shoreline, there were not many shorebirds, 
mostly Baird's and Spotted. Curiously, while the campgrounds are open for 
day use, "no overnight camping" signs are posted everywhere. Wondering if 
that is due to overly dry conditions and fire concern or if there is 
something else going on.

I visited two parts of Red Lion. One is the marsh boardwalk/blind beneath 
little jumbo reservoir. Most of the Russian Olive and other understory 
growth has been removed, so not much habitat for song birds; I also dipped 
on the Bell's Vireo. There appears to be only one report from this year in 
ebird, David D. had a pair about a week ago.

The R.L. pond is teaming with ducks (pintail, shovelers, teal, etc) and 
ibis. It had a handful of peeps, but difficult to get close to the pond, as 
access from the parking lot was posted as closed. There might be some good 
stuff back in there, just unable to access. The normally wet areas along 
CR95 were dry.

Robert Beauchamp
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Malm Trail is Nonstop Action

[mvjo...@gmail.com]

On Saturday (today) I led a birding trip for 11 of us on the Malm Trail in 
Alamosa.  It was nothing short of fantastic! But it was not without its 
challenges as we adhered to strict COVID rules with masks and distancing. 
And if you think that is easy on a humid morning, well, my binoculars kept 
steaming up and needed to be wiped between breaths. We had 7 species of 
warblers alone!  I don't have the final tally and I am guessing we had 
close to 60-70 species for the morning. 

Highlight birds for the day included American Bittern, Townsend's Warbler, 
Lazuli Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, Eastern Kingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Wilson's 
Snipe, Baird's Sandpiper, Gray Catbird, MacGillivrays Warbler, Willow 
Flycatcher, Wilson's, Orange-crowned, and Yellow Warblers, Lincolns 
Sparrow, and  Common Nighthawk. The action was nonstop! I think our group 
did an outstanding job of wearing masks and keeping our social distance 
among the flurry of bird activity. 
 

John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO

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[cobirds] Great Crested Flycatcher - North Shields Ponds Natural Area, Fort Collins (Larimer)

[John Shenot]

This morning I found a Myiarchus flycatcher at North Shields, in the NW 
corner farthest from the parking lot, where the trail runs due east-west. 
Dave Wade came over and relocated it and ID'ed it as a Great Crested.

It was later seen and photographed by many other birders. It was working 
trees on both sides of the trail.

John Shenot
Fort Collins, CO

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