[cobirds] Gyrfalcon Larimer

COBirders, Has anyone seen the Larimer County Gyrfalcon lately? Last update I see is from the day after Christmas so I thought I'd share. This afternoon 5 Feb 2:45pm at a job site in SW Ft. Collins at the northeast corner of W. Drake Rd & Overland was quite the bird. This is just below the S

Re: [cobirds] Dipper & Creeper behavior (Larimer)

Dave, I was wondering if you'd like to come up & see my place but don't know how to contact you. On Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 8:51:59 AM UTC-7 Dave Leatherman wrote: > Hi Jeff > Thanks for your post. Creepers going to the ground is something that > happens on occasion. At Grandview

Re: [cobirds] Re: Rosy-Finch Winter Distribution

Regularly visiting rosy-finches are not required to participate. As we say in science, negative data is good data too. These birds are highly mobile, it's pretty normal to have them visit irregularly. Greg On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 1:01 PM Sibylle Hechtel wrote: > I've seen them at our feeder

[cobirds] Foothills Audubon meeting, February 9, via zoom

You are invited to join Foothills Audubon monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 9 at 7 pm. Zach Hutchinson from Audubon Rockies will present Raptor ID emphasizing details of interest to more experienced birders. Of course everyone is welcome. Copy this link without spaces and paste it in

[cobirds] Re: Chico Basin Ranch upcoming vote - El Paso/Pueblo Counties

Denver Post had an article today about Chico Basin pending sale. https://www.denverpost.com/2021/02/05/chico-basin-bird-watching-state-land-board/ -- Ghislaine Griswold On Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 3:13:19 PM UTC-7 BCO gal wrote: > Thank you Linda for posting this, I just sent in my

[cobirds] Re: Rosy-Finch Winter Distribution

I've seen them at our feeder in Avon (eagle county) the past few winters. Last winters, mostly Gray-crowned,;in winter 2019, mostly Brown-capped. I'd be happy to contribute to a citizen science project and survey them at our feeder once a week ( but we don't see them eery week). On

[cobirds] McIntosh Lake Carolina Wren and Gulls: Boulder County

I stopped by McIntosh Lake (NW Longmont, Boulder County) this morning on my way to Rabbit Mountain. The lake is mostly open. On the ice shelf, there were few gulls, but the diversity was quite high for the numbers. I ended up with: Ring-billed Gull (31) Herring Gull (4 adults; 1 juvenile; 1

[cobirds] Migration mysteries - Some answers and continuing questions

I know many of you saw the webinar that Arvind Panjabi presented last week about the causes of the die-off of hundreds/thousands of songbirds found dead in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico around the time of the early big snowstorm last September. For those of you who missed it, it

[cobirds] Re: Rosy-Finch Winter Distribution

Lots of good questions Bob, as well as a good suggestion regarding standardized counts. In fact, your idea was recently realized. The non-profit Wild Utah Project has just expanded their citizen science Black Rosy-Finch feeder counts to other interior west states, including Colorado and are

Re: [cobirds] Hawk ID?

Awesome!! Thanks for your help, everybody! :-) Amy Roberts Ft. Collins amyroberts...@gmail.com > On Feb 5, 2021, at 10:04 AM, Pam Piombino wrote: > > Yes, Red Tail, although they are highly variable. The belly band is very > distinctive. If the darkness was low on the belly it would be

[cobirds] Re: Hawk ID?

Hi Amy! I believe this is a Red-tailed Hawk. The belly band is definitely there, and its legs do not have feathers on them. *The birds are happy, and so am I* *~Caleb Alons, Larimer County* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group.