[cobirds] Odd bird with features of both a cormorant and a booby

2022-11-16 Thread Nicholas Komar
This is the strangest post I’ve ever made on Cobirds. On Monday, Nov 14, 2022, at dusk I visited Fossil Creek Reservoir in Larimer County. While perusing a dense flock of cormorants perched across the lake through my telescope I noticed one with a large pale bill. See the enlarged/cropped

Re: [cobirds] Hattie Lake 11/16

2022-11-16 Thread Mark Miller
Hi Everyone, I just now (3pm) saw the eiders from the fishing access at the east end of the lake, in with goldeneyes. A local named Brad was a big help. Mark Miller Longmont, CO On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 12:52 PM Todd Deininger wrote: > Try viewing from here. > > 41.2345433, -105.9216118 > > On

[cobirds] Hattie Lake 11/16

2022-11-16 Thread Mark Miller
Hi Everyone, I'm at Hattie Lake now (12:50pm), and haven't run into the eiders yet. I'm standing at the spit in the middle looking north to the edge of the ice and the north shore.Temps are in the 30s and the wind has calmed down, so birding isn't too uncomfortable. Tomorrow is supposed to be

[cobirds] Fwd: King Eiders/Wyoming-Yes

2022-11-16 Thread Rachel Kolokoff Hopper
Addendum: Right now they are on the far side of the middle of the lake. The west side is mostly frozen and they are in the water on the east side of the ice. Scope required!---Rachel Kolokoff HopperFollow me on iNaturalistrkhphotography.netho...@comcast.netFt. Collins, COOn

[cobirds] King Eiders/Wyoming-Yes

2022-11-16 Thread Rachel Kolokoff Hopper
The King Eiders are present this morning. Maybe 20% of the lake is frozen. Here are the directions for finding them on Lake Hattie: view them from the spit in the middle of the lake (41.23842° N, 105.93301° W), they are more easily visible from the westernmost access point on the south side of the

[cobirds] Aiken Audubon program on Birds of the Western National Monuments TONIGHT

2022-11-16 Thread linda hodges
Tonight, November 16th at 7:00 pm, Aiken Audubon offers a presentation on western National Monuments by Mike Endres. Please join us in person or via zoom! Mike is the author of the Colorado Mountain Club *Guide to Western National Monuments*