Re: [cobirds] 4-letter bird codes

2015-12-27 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Thanks for the link, Scott. I know that will be helpful. I am learning more of the 4 letter abbreviations but I think it's appropriate for the person posting to state the bird's name completely once in the posting. There are a lot of us that get tons of emails and are just trying to wade throug

Re: [cobirds] Re: Did anyone see the Woodcocks today?

2016-01-06 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I'm about to head up to Fort Collins from Littleton to look for the Woodcock, would love to know if anyone has seen him today… Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 6, 2016, at 8:16 AM, 'Dan Stringer' via Colorado Birds > wrote: > > Ira, > I searched thoroughly for the Americ

Fwd: [cobirds] American Woodcock, Larrimer County-YES

2016-01-06 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
The woodcock was present this afternoon, found by a young couple from Fort Collins. (Unfortunately, I didn't get their names! Drat.) The Woodcock was found at dusk about 200 yards down the hill from the Ranger's house. He/she was by the stream, probing the sand. Other birders there were Claire

Re: [cobirds] Beautiful Visitor

2016-01-28 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I think it's a sharp shinned hawk. Beautiful picture! Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 27, 2016, at 10:24 PM, Ken Westlund wrote: > > In my previous post with similar subject, I was not aware that I could upload > a picture, so this message contains a pi

Re: [cobirds] re hungry Say's Phoebes in winter

2016-02-03 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Speaking of Says' phoebes, I have a question about whether or not they would eat box elder bugs. I have had a terrible infestation of Box Elder bugs for the last couple of years and, last spring, I saw hundreds of baby Box Elder bugs running around my garden. I had Say's phoebes nesting jus

Re: [cobirds] re hungry Say's Phoebes in winter-EARWIGS

2016-02-04 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Oh my gosh, in my post about the Say's phoebes eating ground bugs, I said that they were box elder bugs. That's not right! They were earwigs! I had terrible infestations of earwigs over the last few years and they're hard for me to manage so I was glad when they didn't seem to be a problem this

[cobirds] Lost Sibley's, Fountain Creek Park

2016-02-15 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I accidentally left my Sibley's on a park bench at fountain Creek nature center. I can't make it down today and there's no one there until tomorrow. If anyone goes there ain't looking for me the purple finch, and you see the book, can you grab it for me? I can't remember if I had my name in it b

Re: [cobirds] Hybrid duck on South Platte River at 88th and Colorado, Adams County

2016-02-18 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Part ruddy duck? Carstensen, Littleton, arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2016, at 8:27 PM, Mary Keithler wrote: > > Hi all, > > A group of Tuesday Birders visited the South Platte River in Adams County > yesterday morning. Rob Raker noticed an interesting hybrid duck just sou

[cobirds] Hybrid duck

2016-02-18 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I'm just sending this email to retitle it so that when people respond to it, it won't have part of my name in the response. This duck was discovered by other great birders, I had nothing to do with it… Thanks, Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 18, 2016, at 10:06 PM, Mary Kei

Re: [cobirds] Photos

2016-02-28 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Yay! Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 28, 2016, at 3:04 PM, David Suddjian wrote: > > Dear COBirders, > > The COBirds list rules are now being changed to permit inclusion of photos in > this way: Images of birds or other subjects directly pertinent to th

[cobirds] Turkey vulture, Arapahoe County

2016-03-19 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
There was a turkey vulture circling my place today in unincorporated Arapahoe County, just outside of Littleton. I didn't remember seeing other posts about vultures except those further south so I thought I'd throw this in. I still have some of the smaller forms of geese, Richardsons and Lesser

[cobirds] Hacked!

2016-05-01 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
My email was hacked! Please don't open my previous email or click on the link. Thanks, Deb Carstensen This email is late because AOL locked up my email until I reset my password. Not a bad idea but it took me a while to figure that out. I hope no one had trouble because of the email that Had

[cobirds] Yardbirds, Arapaho County, no rarities

2016-05-04 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
It must seem like I'm an incredible underachiever here compared to everyone else's amazing posts but I decided to post nonetheless! Says phoebe,nesting: I've been very excited about the phoebes nesting where they were last year until yesterday when I saw a Coopers hawk flying away from th

Re: [cobirds] Humility from birding and No Boulder Worm-eating warbler found

2016-05-05 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I've spent many humbling hours over the years as I birdwatched , too many to count. My latest was just yesterday as I was trying again to identify a chipping sound I heard only to realize it was a "chip"munk. Doh I must say, however, that my favorite exercise in humility took place on the Ra

[cobirds] Help at Chatfield?

2016-07-10 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I have friends in from California who would like to see some new birds! I've decided to go to Chatfield reservoir but was wondering if anyone would be interested in going with us on Tuesday morning to help me find some of these great birds. I'm particularly looking for war of the songbirds rathe

[cobirds] Little blue heron, Boulder County

2016-07-21 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Thanks to everyone who posted and gave me an opportunity see this beautiful bird. I had seen one once before in Texas but never here and had always want to see one again! It was towards the center of the pond, taking a bath, checking things out and then fishing. An Osprey landed in the water b

[cobirds] Little blue heron, Boulder County, location

2016-07-21 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I forgot to mention that the little blue heron is still where he has been reported at Rodgers Grove Park Inn Boulder County. Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from th

Re: [cobirds] Mute Swans attacking

2016-07-21 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
They are birds not of words but of actions! Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2016, at 3:57 PM, Virginia Simmons > wrote: > > For a change of pace, read the news about a Mute Swan that is attacking and > destroying model boats in England, where model boat clubs tak

Re: [cobirds] Suspicious white goose Larimer, CO

2016-10-07 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Suspicious White goose, eh? Was he seen peering into peoples windows? Was he saying hanging out around an elementary school? (; Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 7, 2016, at 7:12 AM, Joey Angstman wrote: > > There is an all white goose hanging out in the pond north of Ho

[cobirds] Great blue heron versus muskrat, cormorants, Arapahoe County

2016-10-17 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
After sunning himself for two 10 minute sessions, a great blue heron walked into my pond, hung out for a few minutes and then proceeded to kill and eat a muskrat . I think the muskrat was a juvenile but was still pretty large. As with last year, I have up to 150 cormorants roosting

[cobirds] Greater white fronted geese, Arapahoe county

2016-12-05 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I have two greater white fronted geese at my house. I live on the top of three ponds at my complex which is Columbine Lakes townhomes. It's a private area but I feel that it would be OK if people wanted to see the geese. The complex is on Platte Canyon Road 1/2 mile south of Bowles. The geese we

Re: [cobirds] Question about South Platte Park American Dipper

2016-12-27 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I saw the dipper under the bridge a couple of years ago but haven't seen it there since. I don't see any reason for him to not to go to other areas of the river but I haven't heard of one being reported on our waterfall counts. Good luck! Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe County Sent from my iPhone

Re: [cobirds] Re: Question about South Platte Park American Dipper

2016-12-28 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I don't remember seeing any reports of swamp sparrows at South platte park. Skot Latona would be the best person to ask and he reads this list. I'll send your question to him, anyway to make sure he gets it. I'd be interested to hear what he had to say. There sure are a fair share of song spar

[cobirds] Northern goshawk Arapahoe County, late post

2017-01-24 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I had looked at a bird on Sunday and hadn't figured out what it was until I saw David Suddjian's post about a juvenile northern goshawk. A goshawk didn't occur to me at all and so I tried to make it into a juvenile Red tailed hawk although I wasn't the least bit satisfied with my assessment.

Re: [cobirds] Unusual Hybrid Goose at Monte Vista NWR

2017-02-19 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
The hybrid goose that you showed a picture of reminds me of the hybrid geese we have at my house outside of Littleton. They showed up three years ago and I ended up deciding they were hybrids of emden and Canada geese. The geese we have here have white on their heads and neck, orange feet,

[cobirds] Shorebirds, Crom lake

2014-09-15 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I am at Crom lake and there are lots of shorebirds! Please take the following list with a grain of salt as shorebirds are not my strong point. Stilt sandpipers – around 20 Avocets – 6 Wilson's phalaropes- 4 Rednecked phalaropes – 2 Least sandpipers Dowitchers. Prairie falcon Robins Barn swallows

Fwd: [cobirds] Shorebirds, Crom lake

2014-09-15 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
At Killdeer to the list from Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: "'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds" > Date: September 15, 2014 at 12:57:16 PM MDT > To: Cobirds > Subject: [cobirds] Shorebirds, Crom lake >

[cobirds] Sabine's gull, Chatfield, Arapahoe county

2014-09-23 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Thanks to everyone's observations and directions as to finding the Sabine's gulls, I was able to find them today without any problem. I saw three of them. (Life bird!) They were easy to find off the sand spit near the marina. They were so easy to identify that it makes me wonder if they could tr

[cobirds] African collared dove- video

2014-10-23 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
After reading the posts about the doves, I remembered this wonderful video that really makes me smile. I think that this is a African collared dove if I match it with the description in the previous emails. These two in the video obviously grew up together. Deb Carstensen. http://m.youtube.com

[cobirds] African Collared-Doves-email not complete

2014-10-23 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
My phone sent the previous email before I was ready. But I pretty much just needed to sign my name, Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Eric DeFonso > Date: October 22, 2014 at 2:08:02 AM MDT > To: cobirds@googlegroups.com > Subject:

[cobirds] Cormorants, Arapahoe County

2014-10-23 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I usually have only seen about 25 cormorants come to roost on the ponds where I live. I was stunned last night to realize that I have more than 90 roosting in different trees around the ponds. Today, at the height of the eclipse, the cormorants came swooping in by the dozens into the trees. Thi

[cobirds] Greater white fronted goose, Arapahoe County

2014-12-21 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I once again have a greater white fronted goose on the ponds where I live. He has been here off and on for a year now, even through the summer. He may be here all the time and I just don't notice him if he's hanging out on the lower two ponds. This is also a great place to study the differ

[cobirds] South platte park, Arapahoe County

2014-12-24 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
The northern end of the metro South Platte River has a lot of great birds and gets a lot of great reports but I wanted to give a shout out to South Platte Park. Today I wandered around the ponds at the southern end of the park. There were so many great waterbirds, none of them unusual but th

[cobirds] Which Stamp

2014-12-29 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I just got some more Songbird stamps from the post office. They're so beautiful! The question is, which bird should use when you're sending in a bill, say to the IRS ? Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [cobirds] Re: Stub-tailed Wrens at Canon City

2015-01-16 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I am in Pueblo at this time and was wondering if somebody could give me a little more information about where I could find this wren. I did see a comment about it being in the west river walk area. Thanks, Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 16, 2015, at 10:51 AM, Joey Kelln

Re: [cobirds] Re: Larimer Woodcock

2015-01-20 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Educating is helpful knowing that many people will make the right choice when they understand the repercussions of their actions. Unfortunately, this isn't always true. When I reported a saw-whet owl in Littleton, I only gave the location info to a few people after getting permission from

[cobirds] Woodcock?

2015-01-31 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I'm thinking about heading up to Fort Collins to try to find the Woodcock. Has anyone seen him in the last couple of days and where did you see him? I have information from the earlier posts of where people or seen him but nothing lately. Thanks, Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County. Se

[cobirds] Short eared owl, Larimer County

2015-03-01 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
A small group of us were able to see short-eared owl in the same general vicinity that they have been seen over the last few days. It was off County Road 82 near the Rawhide plant, a few miles west of I 25. The address that Rachel Hopper gave, 2086 Buckeye Rd. , is close to where it was sited.

[cobirds] Short-eared owls?

2015-03-07 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I am considering going up past Fort Collins to see if the short eared owls are still there. Has anyone seen them recently and where were they? I'd love to get a good view of these guys! Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Common mergansers, Arapahoe County

2015-03-19 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I've had three pairs of common answers hanging out on the ponds where you live. Their mating ritual is really interesting in that, after they have mated, the female lays down on the water as if she's dead. It looks somewhat like a fish floating on top of the water, I can't even see her head. Th

[cobirds] Common Merganser addendum, Arapahoe County

2015-03-19 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I read my email that I sent out and realized what an awful job I did of proofreading Siri… Geez, I thought I looked it over before I send it but obviously I wasn't very thorough! I wanted to mention that a neighbor of mine watched the same behavior with the female merganser post copulation (I'm

Re: [cobirds] Sapsucker ID Help (Cheesman Park, Denver Co.)

2015-04-04 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Claire Montour and I went to Cheeseman Park as well. I saw no crossbills or sapsuckers. I did see a red breasted nuthatches,some crows and flickers. Not too exciting… But worth a try! Deb Carstensen Littleton, Arapahoe County Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 4, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Jared Del Rosso w

Re: [cobirds] Video showing Snowy Egret using 'foot shake' technique to stir up fish to catch-Florence River Park

2015-04-25 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I love watching snowy egrets fish. It kind of looks like they have a piece of tape stuck to the bottom of their foot and they're trying to shake it off! I had my first snowy egrets here today, far earlier than I normally see them which is in June. Deborah Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County

[cobirds] Golden wings to Warbler, Jefferson County

2015-04-26 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
While looking along the Main reservoir trail, I did hear a song that fit what I had heard on my Ibird app for a golden winged warbler. I looked up, saw black-and-white on the face, some white underneath the chin and a heavy golden bar on the wing. There was no yellow in the tail. I saw the

[cobirds] No scissor tail-Chatfield

2015-05-02 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I spent some time in the Plum Creek area at Chatfield, near the picnic tables, and couldn't find the scissor tailed flycatcher. I did enjoy watching a pair of Cooper's hawks . I first saw the male Coopers hawk with a bird ( house finch?) in its talons. He was calling incessantly, which is how I

[cobirds] Scissor tailed flycatcher, Cherry Creek reservoir

2015-05-08 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
The scissor tailed flycatcher is currently in the field opposite the area of historical interest sign near the lake loop. Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsub

Re: [cobirds] Parts of Chatfield State Park (Jefferson & Douglas Counties) closed - Flooding

2015-06-13 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I was at South platte park this morning. Just 3 to 4 days ago, the river was running at 27,000 CFS. Today, the river was running at 11,000 CFS and was visibly much lower than it had been for the last month. It makes me wonder if they have decreased the amount of water being released from Chatfi

[cobirds] Hatchling Spotted Sandpiper, Arapaho County

2015-06-21 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I have a very young spotted Sandpiper here on my ponds just outside of Littleton! We finally have grasses and water plants growing up from around our ponds after years of me trying to get them to let things grow in. I had seen a pair of spotted Sandpipers oft and on but had no idea that they had

Re: [cobirds] Re: ID help - Larimer Co Rd 5

2015-07-29 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Oh, come on, you're not a fool! Every time people reach out for help on IDs they're taking a risk of looking silly, but what better use of this format than to get help with birds? The more people ask for help with IDs, the more others, like myself, will be willing to do the same. Then some o

[cobirds] Sandhill cranes, monte vista, rio grand county rio

2015-09-06 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
There were 8 sandhill cranes over the Monte Vista wildlife refuge this morning. Quite a few other birds, especially water fowl, none that were unexpected. There are a lot of plays along highway 285 between Saguache and Monte Vista but there aren't a lot of places to stop along the side of the

[cobirds] Solitary sandpiper, Arapahoe county

2015-09-06 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Elaine Klaver, Topi and I were walking the ponds behind my house and found a solitary sandpiper. A new yard bird! We also counted well over 160 double crested cormorants roosting in the cottonwood trees on the ponds. Yikes. Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone --

[cobirds] Common mergansers, Chatfield reservoir, Douglas County

2015-10-22 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I'm not really sure what county Chatfield is... I went to Chatfield today after work to check it out. I didn't see the comment turn that was mentioned in a previous post. The only birds on the sandspit were pelicans, double crested Cormorants and gulls. I'll mention now that I don't rea

Re: [cobirds] Never Have Seen This Behavior ... You?/Fort Collins

2015-10-29 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I saw a squirrel eat 4 sparrow nestlings with sparrow parents unable to stop him. Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:03 PM, The Nunn Guy wrote: > > http://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo/never-have-seen-this-behavior-before > > We were stunned watching it ou

[cobirds] Kestrel falcon, Lakewood

2015-11-04 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I was preparing to go into the Bed ,Bath and Beyond store on Bowles just east of Wadsworth when I looked up to see a kestrel flying up to a hole in the façade of the building where the sign is. There is a round hole, approximately 2 to 3 inches in diameter up and to the left of the main sign f

Re: [cobirds] Kestrel falcon, Lakewood

2015-11-04 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
When I used to work in north Denver, the apartment building next to the > school had a pair of American Kestrels nesting in the roof. They would enter > through a small crack. > >> On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 8:04 PM, 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds >> wrote

Re: [cobirds] Re: Roosting Crows

2015-11-06 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I have really appreciated the discussion on roosting birds. I've learned a lot from it and have enjoyed hearing everybody's different experiences, especially the wren in the patio furniture story! It's nice to know that a certain percentage of birds have a pretty great place to say safe in horr

Re: [cobirds] El Paso county Kingbird identification ???

2018-07-29 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Is the bill long enough For a tropical kingbird? Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 29, 2018, at 5:39 PM, kickback wrote: > > I saw this Kingbird next to the El Paso county maintenance yard in Peyton > and at first I thought it was just a Western kingbird (yawn) but that it

Re: [cobirds] Snowy Egret Using Bill Vibration to Fish/Larimer

2018-09-01 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
What’s the purpose of the vibration? How does that attract fish? Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 31, 2018, at 8:07 AM, Rachel wrote: > > COBirders, > > Yesterday at Long Pond, Ft. Collins, Larimer County, I shot some video of a > Snowy Egret using bill vibration to h

[cobirds] Harris hawk? Adams county?

2018-10-15 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
OK, I know this is an awful post because I don’t know the exact location and didn’t report it promptly. I apologize for that. I was driving north on I 25 today at around 1:30 PM when a dark hawk flew over the highway from west to east and landed in a tree. It was very dark and had rust wing

Re: [cobirds] Unknown Bird Flock (photo)

2018-11-10 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
White pelicans! Cool. Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 10, 2018, at 1:48 PM, Kyle Medina wrote: > > So I was hiking through Waterton Canyon when I noticed these flock. They > image was heavily cropped so the quality is terrible but I am sure there are > some experts th

Re: [cobirds] Unknown Bird Flock (photo)

2018-11-10 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
; On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 1:55:44 PM UTC-7, Greg Pasquariello wrote: >>> Not enough trailing black on the back of the wing. They look like snow >>> geese to me. >>> >>> Regards >>> -Greg Pasquariello >>> >>> >>

Re: [cobirds] Another hybrid duck (Larimer)

2018-12-09 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
A gadwall mix? Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 8, 2018, at 9:45 PM, Nicholas Komar wrote: > > Here is another hybrid duck, photographed today at Prospect Ponds Natural > Area’s Sharp Point Pond in Fort Collins (Larimer County). It appears to be a > drake Mallard x Nort

[cobirds] Pink footed?

2018-12-18 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I’m going to go up and try again for this goose. Has anyone seen it today and where did they find it? Thanks so much, Deb Carstensen Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[cobirds] Gyrfalcon

2018-12-24 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
The falcon was seen by Ed Secor and me at about 330 from the gate of the Ft Collins landfill eating prey. We had seen it flying around intermittently but then saw him come down to the landfill and eat his prey with magpies and ravens in attendance. The gate to the landfill is on Taft Hill

Re: [cobirds] Re: Gyrfalcon

2018-12-24 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
We didn’t see him catch is prey and couldn’t tell what he was eating through the scope . We did see pigeons fly up on occasion so it could’ve been one of them but I was also wondering if he would go for one of the many magpies that were there. Who knew that staring through the scope at the la

Re: [cobirds] Advice for an early June visitor?

2019-03-22 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Here are some ideas: Bear creek in Evergreen- dipper North entrance of White Ranch- Lazuli Bunting Various warblers Roxborough park- golden eagle, prairie falcon Black headed grosbeak, blue gray gnatcatchers I was just adding in some close areas. Pawnee national grasslands are

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

2019-03-25 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I’ve never seen a cinnamon teal with a crescent on its face. I would go towards blue winged teal. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2019, at 9:09 PM, joe.kippe...@gmail.com wrote: > > I agree with Michael... > The red eye also leads me to think that Cinnamon Teal is in the mix > somewhere. Sho

[cobirds] White fronted, Arapahoe county

2019-04-07 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I have a nice pair of white from dickies in a mixture of cackling /Richardson’s geese this morning. I don’t remember ever having a pair here before, usually just one. They both seem to be first year birds to me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Col

Re: [cobirds] El Paso county Bird ID assistance request

2019-05-19 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Yikes, that beak looks really thick for a yellow throat,,,I’ll look forward to reading the wisdom of others... Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On May 19, 2019, at 9:56 PM, kickback wrote: > > I saw this bird today at Fountain Creek Nature Center. I think it is a female

[cobirds] Swainsons, Crow valley, Pawnee grasslands

2019-05-22 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Thanks to Bill and Ruth, sorry I have forgotten last name, I was able to enjoy a kettle of 36 or more Swainsons hawk. There might of been another type of Hawk but Swainsons was the only one identified . It was at nightfall and they flew under the clouds on their way north. It was beautiful! I

Fwd: [cobirds] Swainsons, Crow valley, Pawnee grasslands

2019-05-22 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Two feruginous hawks and a red tailed hawk on a nest. DebCarstensen Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: "'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds" > Date: May 22, 2019 at 12:10:33 PM MDT > To: Cobirds > Subject: [cobirds

Re: [cobirds] Quail Order ID Help

2019-07-08 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I would guess bobwhite as well. There are farms that raise them as game birds and they escape on occasion. Deb Carstensen, Littleton PS The only bobwhite I have ever seen was roaming the driveway at the entrance of Swedish Hospital. It took some effort to catch him and then we took him to Bird

[cobirds] Three toed woodpecker, Boulder (?) county

2019-07-29 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I saw a three toed woodpecker at Pawnee campground at Brainard lake last evening at about 8pm. He was at campsite 31. Post late because I didn’t have WiFi until now. I was disappointed that I didn’t see any Canada jays or Clark’s nutcrackers. I did hear hermit thrushes, saw crossbills a

Re: [cobirds] Ani is upstream, not downstream

2019-09-10 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Can anyone tell myself and Dale Peterson where the westerly creek bridge is? Help a poor birder! Deb Carstensen Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2019, at 3:22 PM, David Ely wrote: > > 3:19 Ani is on south side in thicket 5-8 ft. Upstream from Westerly Creek > Bridge. Across from all the ba

Re: [cobirds] Re: Hawk Identification help please

2019-09-11 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I would vote for the juvenile goshawk! Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 11, 2019, at 8:59 PM, Diana Beatty wrote: > > Mississippi Kites to my knowledge are unlikely to take a dove as prey; > they're not drastically larger than one to begin with, and they commonly t

[cobirds] Gracklepalooza, Arapahoe county

2019-09-16 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Yesterday, around nine in the morning, more than 50 grackles took over the joint for about 15 minutes and then swooped out. It was very dramatic and noisy! I’m down to one hummingbird here which I think is the Calliope female or youngster. I still have more than a hundred cormorants r

[cobirds] Nuthatch behavior, Boulder county

2019-09-28 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I sat in a forest west of Nederland for four hours today as I played the fiddle for families walking through an “enchanted forest “. It was a fundraiser for a Nederland ecology/nature center that is going to be built there. I enjoyed the wildlife and bemoaned the fact that I hadn’t brought m

[cobirds] Hooded warbler Arapaho county

2019-09-30 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Hooded warbler was seen in the thickets across the stream at 39.577202, -104.982320. It is off the gravel trail that goes from Mineral to the west on Lee Gulch trail. About 50 yards in there is a dead tree with a limb that comes straight out then goes straight up at a 90 degree angle. Birders

[cobirds] Resident white fronted goose? Arapahoe county

2014-05-06 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I continue to have the greater white fronted goose here on the pond that I live on in Arapaho County just outside of Littleton (south of Bowles off Platte Canyon.) He's become more accepted by the Canada geese here and seems to be one of the gang. I'm wondering if there have been other inst

Re: [cobirds] Re: Suggestions needed for feeding flycatchers and other non seed eaters

2014-05-13 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I just want to add one thought to this discussion. There has been a tremendous loss of habitat for these migrating birds and if a situation occurs that proves extremely stressful, I think feeding them is a reasonable and humane response. Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On M

[cobirds] Red necked phalarope, Loloff res

2014-05-17 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I don't know what county I'm in…, near Greeley for what that's worth. At Loloff reservoir, there are hundreds of phalarope and at least a couple redneck phalarope. There's nothing I think people would be real surprised that, but I thought it would be a good place for people to catch up on their

[cobirds] Cedar waxwing's, Crow Valley and Jackson State Park, Morgan County

2014-05-18 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I spent Friday and Saturday at Jackson State Park and didn't see a single waxwing. Today, Cedar waxwing's were there in good numbers. I then went to Crow valley and saw them there as well, I didn't see them noted in anyone's posts before this. I'm thinking of starting a business here at Cr

Re: [cobirds] BLUE-WINGED WARBLER continues at Welchester Tree Grant Park, Jefferson Co. on May 27

2014-05-27 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Cyndy Johnson, Doug Witt and I saw the blue winged warbler at the same area, around the Russian olives, at 4:15. Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado Sent from my iPhone > On May 27, 2014, at 12:57 PM, Joe Roller wrote: > > This continuing rarity was heard and briefly seen fro

Re: [cobirds] White-eyed Vireo continues near Big Dry Creek Trail in Arapahoe County

2014-06-03 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I got a call from my handyman's wife, Janet, today announcing that they had a white eyed vireo in their yard! That was quite the surprise to me since they're not birders and I didn't think she would have any idea what a vireo was. As it turns out, she said that a "couple of birders came t

Re: [cobirds] White-eyed Vireo NOT seen near Big Dry Creek Trail

2014-06-05 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I spent about an hour Friday afternoon looking for the vireo unsuccessfully. I wouldn't say that this means he has gone for certain, but I should couldn't find him. Deb Carstensen, Littleton, arapahoe County, Colorado Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2014, at 10:10 PM, "'

Re: [cobirds] Barr Lake, Adams County, July 2

2014-07-03 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Ted, you were asking what was up with the cackling geese hanging out here for the summer. I have up to 800 geese on the townhouse property where I live near Littleton in the winter time, many of them being the lesser forms. By migration time, March or so, all of those geese leave with just the

[cobirds] Ruddy ducks, Arapahoe County

2014-07-09 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Five ruddy ducks were seen on Tuesday, 7/8, on Cooley Lake in South Platte Park. This is a protected (restricted) area. There were two male and three probable female, versus juvenile, ducks in the flock. thanks, Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe County, Colorado Sent from my iPhone -- You receive

[cobirds] Mississippi kites, Pueblo County

2014-07-21 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I am currently at the intersection of Route and Garfield in Pueblo and there are seven Mississippi kites here. They are up in the trees surrounding the intersection. Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribe

[cobirds] M kites cont, Pueblo

2014-07-21 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
When talking about the Mississippi kites, I realized that I could add more to the post. I friend of mine lives 3 blocks from this site and, in addition to the kites that are here, he has kites nesting across the street from his house. In addition, at the Routt and Garfield intersection , the

Re: [cobirds] Bairds Sparrow El Paso county

2014-08-29 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I'm glad to see someone having as much trouble with Siri as I do ! I thought God had a photographic memory and didn't need to take pictures (; Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Gary Koehn wrote: > > > > George cresswell and I saw a bear an

Re: [cobirds] Black-crowned Night Heron seen floating on water, Wash Park, Denver. Who knew?

2014-09-09 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
This may not be exactly the same, but a couple of years ago, I had a great blue heron walk into the pond where I live, wade out and then float in the water for 15 minutes or so. His wings for outstretched over the water. I had some concerns that this was a suicidal gesture on the heron's pa

Re: [cobirds] Black-crowned Night Heron seen floating on water, Wash Park, Denver. Who knew?

2014-09-09 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
Were they uncomfortable with the depth of the water or the sudden realization of the company they were keeping? Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 9, 2014, at 9:33 PM, Nick Komar wrote: > > I did observe an entire flock of white-faced ibis (same order as > night-herons: C

[cobirds] Lesser, goldfinch,Arapaho county

2019-10-09 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I have been enjoying lesser goldfinch coming to my feeder, they rarely used my feeders in the past. They tend to hang out in my cosmos on my patio. Yesterday I saw one of them exhibiting begging behavior and , although I know they nest late in the season, I was so surprised to see this behavior

[cobirds] Cedar Waxwings , Arapaho county

2019-10-19 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
For anyone who wants to get their waxwings on, I know a good place to look. There is a tree that is currently heavily laden with red berries that robins and waxwings love. The tree is on West Ponds Circle 1/4 mile west of Platte Canyon Dr on the south side of the road opposite the entranc

[cobirds] Woodcock bd snipe Arapahoe county

2019-11-02 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
While birding at South platte park, a bird that had been identified as a snipe by another Birder was watched. He had the exact gate of the Woodcock with His rump obbing up-and-down continuously. He was going using his beak probe the soil. Do snipes also have this type of walking behavior? W

Re: [cobirds] Binoculars tune-up

2019-11-03 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I had heard that Kathy reopened the store. Don’t know place or name Deb Carstensen, Arapaho county Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 3, 2019, at 7:33 AM, Chuck Aid wrote: > > Hey, guys! > > Since we lost Kathy at S&S Optika, does anyone know of a place in the metro > area that does realignme

Re: [cobirds] Bird I.D.? Arapahoe county

2019-11-03 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
my iPhone > On Nov 3, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Rachel Kolokoff Hopper > wrote: > > Maybe Blue Grosbeak? > -- > Rachel Hopper > rkhphotography.net > r-hop...@comcast.net > Ft. Collins, CO > > On Nov 3, 2019, at 11:22 AM, 'Deborah Ca

Re: [cobirds] Re: So Many Gulls - Centennial (Arapahoe)

2020-02-14 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I’ve seen amazing numbers of gulls flying north to south near Littleton, Platte Canyon and Bowles, at sunset. Going to Chatfield? South Platte reservoir? Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 14, 2020, at 8:57 AM, 'The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds > wrote: > >  > Hi J

[cobirds] Cormorant, Arapahoe county

2020-03-17 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I have a double crested cormorant on the upper pond of Columbine lakes townhomes. The crests were easily seen. I can’t remember ever having cormorants this early! I’ve also been having 9 hooded mergansers for a week on the upper pond. 1 male and the rest females! Quite the harem. I had to l

Re: [cobirds] Osprey etc. at Lagerman - Boulder Cnty

2020-03-22 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I thought I saw an osprey on the osprey tower at South Platte park on 3/21. I only had my binoculars and didn’t feel completely sure about it and thought it might be a bit early for one to be there. Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 21, 2020, at 2:42 PM, Chip Clouse

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