[cobirds] Cooper's hawks, Arapahoe County
Since someone brought it up, I'll throw in my observations on Cooper's Hawks. I think they are another of those species that used to keep themselves mostly to the foothills in the breeding season but that are now expanding into urban areas on the plains. The difference is obvious when comparing Bird Atlas 1 and Atlas 2. This year I had a nest at my place with 4 young. Strangely enough, there was another nest only 1 block away! This one had at least 2 young, perhaps more. That's 10 Cooper's Hawks in a very small area. An article I read said that the territory of an urban Coopers was something around 350 hectares or about 1.3 square miles, so this seems quite over-crowded! While the young were in the nest, the parents would often use the same perch to pluck and gut their prey. This was right over the road so each morning I could look at what was left on the road (the butchery, I called it!) to see what they were eating. Mostly Towhees, Doves, Robins with an occasional baby rabbit. (Although there was once a squashed bulb of garlic so I wondered if they were acquiring gourmet tastes!) All Doves and Robins and Magpies (formerly extremely common) disappeared completely from the area -- haven't seen any in over a month. Towhees are still hanging on but noticeably fewer. Small birds don't seem too scarce. (Yesterday one of the young Cooper's was being mobbed by 15 Bushtits.) The adults now seem to have disappeared, but the 4 young are always in my yard, screaming their whiny adolescent noise all day long. A few days ago one was under a tree eating something it had caught and I walked right up to it to see what it was (Towhee). Got within 3 feet and could have reached out and picked up the hawk. It made a tent over its prey with spread wings and tail -- not about to let any of the other young ones share. As much as I have enjoyed watching them from mating and nest-building to fledging and clumsy efforts at hunting, I'm hoping they'll migrate soon and let some other birds come back! Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/54cc9b6f-f525-473c-baf2-c03c7e2b2752%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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I don't know if this is unusual enough to report, but I just had a beautiful adult Goshawk next to my house at 1809 E. Tufts. (Arapahoe County) It of course flew off after about 3 minutes, but it was a superb look! I've lived here 60 years and have never seen one at this low altitude before. Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7e-EGJMhr3mwrgnTUyKTGEYhu8mrkgfQMdmgVbEuL-GpA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Northern Goshawk Arapahoe County
Just saw a Northern Goshawk in Cherry Hills Village, 9 AM. Not likely to stick around of course, but in case it does, it was on Quincy just West of Franklin perched in the big cottonwoods on the North side of the street. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/9921232d-fedd-4631-ae81-2b74aa775a04%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Goshawk Arapahoe County
Just looked out the window and an adult Goshawk was sitting on the fence 10 feet away! Third time in a year, after never having seen them here in the previous 50+ years. (Dead end of Tufts, Cherry Hills Village) Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7cegctwLY72jDYQWQi86%2B7K6SeEr1ykNRLf_TWBtCNiSw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Northern Parula, Arapahoe County
Just saw a Northern Parula in my trees! If anyone thinks there's a chance it's still there and wants to see it, feel free to park in my driveway, dead end on the left. (1809 E. Tufts Ave) Walk down to the creek -- it's been in the elm trees just South of the bridge. Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7d6PGaApwB4N8MZ%2BzXwbrMXf8gNq3QohNpu_OCC%3DxGqYQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Odd chickadee Arapahoe County
This morning I've had a Chickadee with a gray head in between edges of black. It's hard for me to believe that it could actually be a Gray-headed Chickadee. Has anyone else seen Gray in the head of a Chickadee before? I've not been able to get a photo yet. If anyone thinks this is worth looking at they're welcome to park in my driveway and watch my feeders. Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/b5f0c879-e16a-44f4-93f4-9b87ec6066c3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] RFI-- Red-flanked Bluetail
OK, I was one of those foolish ones that went up there today. About noon, a couple hours, scouring several blocks around the original sighting. Hardly any birds, and certainly no Blue-tail. One Sharp-shinned Hawk, one flicker, one Raven, a dozen crows, and everything else was garbage birds (or should I say, non-native species.) And no other birders either. Mary Kay Waddington On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 6:10 PM Dave Cameron wrote: > Conspicuous by its absence is any update on the mega-rarity in Laramie. > Surely someone must've trekked up there today. Any news at all, at this > point, would be welcome, and would help one decide whether to haul up there > tomorrow. > > Thanks in advance for any news, rumors or heresay. > > Dave Cameron > Denver > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c296ace8-d9c2-42e1-8f44-e6d09ccf7783%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c296ace8-d9c2-42e1-8f44-e6d09ccf7783%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7dd%3D6pYkL1_FUYKQxRGQ9yUo610GR7HZ64cpjP8%3DDNWiQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Signs of Spring
February usually feels cold and dark and depressing to me, definitely the middle of Winter. So it is a delight every time there is a hint in this month of the Spring to come. First there were a couple reports of American White Pelicans. (Of course someone spoiled it slightly by saying they'd been at Barr all winter.) Then Great Horned Owls have been seen on nests, and a Bald Eagle already has an egg! And the early Bluebirds have been reported here and there. And there have been some house finches with nesting materials in their beaks. But to me, the first sign of Spring is when the woodpeckers start drumming, which they did last week. As well as lots of hollow trees around, there are numerous pipes on the house that resonate quite well. And a couple days ago there were 2 male Hairy Woodpeckers, next to each other on a big tree, vying for supremacy by stretching their necks skyward as far as they could. I'd never seen this before and it was quite exciting. They looked for all the world like American Bitterns in the reeds! And the Chickadees have started using their "Hey Sweetie" call instead of just their Chick-a-dee-dee-dee or their scolding of the local Screech Owl. So does anyone else have favorite Avian signs of Spring? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/ad4ff3a3-fee8-467e-80d0-83fa8dcda17e%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Broad-winged, Arapahoe
I wasn't going to report this because so many people saw so many Broad-wings yesterday (Apr 18), but perhaps this helps round out the picture of what was going on. At noon there must have been some wonderful thermals going on because I saw 4 Red-tails, 2 Coopers, and an Osprey. They were all circling, not flying North, and the Osprey (very high up) had a large fish in its talons! And I'm miles from any large lake. It circled for at least 20 minutes before heading off to the west. Then I turned around and saw a beautiful Broad-winged flying over, spreading its tail to give me great looks at the bands, circling a couple times. What a a treat! Only the second I'd ever seen at my yard. I'm quite a ways east of the usual Dakota Hogback flyway, so interesting to see a lone Broad-winged, not obviously flying North. 8 raptors of 4 species at one time in Englewood is very unusual. Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7dTzhh-UiB%2Bf1Y_2OJkyo%3DZqji_J%3DMSckizEMz_zg5OHw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Blind Finch, Arapahoe
Yesterday I noticed a female House Finch fluttering in a very strange manner -- it was almost stationary in the air with wings going back and forth for all the world like it was emulating a hummingbird. Then it would move 6 inches in the air and continue its fluttering, move another 6 in. Finally its wing brushed against a twig and the bird managed to make an extremely awkward landing. That's when I noticed that one eye was almost completely crusted over, and the other one was cloudy looking and very red. I really think it was almost completely blind. It cocked its head in all different directions -- listening to other birds? and finally made another fluttering movement until it's wings hit a different twig -- another awkward landing. This was only a few feet from my thistle feeder and I think it used its ears to know there were other finches feeding there. It finally fluttered towards the feeder, hit it, and miraculously managed a landing on one of the perches. Fed for quite a long time before being frightened off - did its fluttery flight and didn't brush up against any other twigs so ended up landing on the ground (although "landing" is perhaps not exactly the right word.) So then I started worrying that perhaps it had pox and was infecting my feeder and other birds. Every time I saw it on a branch it was frequently rubbing its eyes against the branch -- probably spreading whatever it had. So should I catch it and do away with it? Grim thoughts during our own human viral crisis! I'm sure I could have crept up on it and grabbed it. About an hour later the Magpies alerted me that I should be looking out the window -- A Cooper's Hawk was eating a female House finch. Haven't seen the blind bird since, so perhaps natural selection took its course. Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7fd3FcRPWFX3yHj9gJfPJRz9xtZpbsYkTJnWGSOKVEsiA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] TV's, Arapahoe
At 6 AM I looked at the pre-dawn silhouette of a large bird through my skylight, assuming it would be a Red-Tail. But then it turned its head and the outline of that beak looked just like a Turkey Vulture! So I went outside and discovered 27 TV's roosting in my neighbor's trees. In 60 years living in Englewood I've never seen more than an occasional high fly-over, so 27 roosting birds was quite an anomaly. (The 2 Cooper's hawks building a nest in the next tree over didn't seem to care for their presence.) Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7edFHBWhA5ku%3DEPRaNS%3DyGmAjhwzXkZiqi3jL3ADqu8-Q%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Yard Lists (Arapahoe County)
A new month starts today — delighted to see that so many more birders joined the ebird “Yard Lists” last month (go to explore and bottom center in case you haven’t found it.). As Hugh and Urling have always said, the best way to become a better birder is to take a small area and learn it really thoroughly. I find that just birding in my yard for the last 2 months has really made me a better birder and increased my interest in more than just ticking them off. (And when a rarity shows up it’s even more exciting!) But for those of you who really like a bit of challenge and friendly competition — the Yard Lists satisfies that as well. Of course you have to follow the rules! You can only count birds you see or hear while in your yard. That means that lists from a mile long public trail near your house don’t count! Those can be submitted under the “Patch” category. And if you feel your yard is too small? The sky is huge and all fair game — you’ll be surprised how many fly-overs you’ll see if you’re looking. See you all on the Yard Lists. Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7ca%2B%2B8eDR83T5vVAPR%3DP_8pd0bSOiYjuZ8jHh5CAt4d9g%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (probable) Arapahoe
A couple weeks ago I had a female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in my yard for just a few minutes -- then it was gone. Today I saw (just as briefly) what I assume is the same bird. Female Sapsucker, no red on the nape and I think (but am not sure) I caught a glimpse of a white throat. It seems to sit still for only about 5 seconds then flies 100 feet, 5 seconds, gone... But if anyone cares to try to find it they are welcome to park in my driveway, 1809 E. Tufts. And feel free to walk around my field and down to the creek as well. Oh, and if for some reason you decide to try to look for this fleeting bird, you probably should take a quick look at the Eastern Screech too -- Recently it's been sitting in the R fork of the elm tree on the W of the house, just a few feet from the SW corner. Try not to scare him please -- it's my favorite thing and I want it to stick around! Mary Kay -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7f2AUyddenP6rca%2B57WYzrEKaB4-M6wLWEXH3QBWo6aug%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] YB Sapsucker Arapahoe
YB Sapsucker again present, much better views today. 1809 E Tufts. Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7dtKOENVvuSi3q8eOz7bA6JA3%2Be5i44KYmFaXtFMiv15Q%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Arapahoe County
Yesterday I was feeling somewhat disgruntled because Jared (who lives just a couple miles from me) was seeing all sorts of things that I wasn't. He said he had his FOY White-crowned. Well, I looked up from reading his report and there was a sparrow in the yard with those distinctive brown fall-plumage stripes on its head. Aha! At last I got one too -- then it turned and faced me. Woah! White-throated!! Now that was unexpected. Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7fy4%2Bu4ncpr90NP6v-RxnF8dszRoRx_4cws%2Bn2%3DLpu_Jw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Altruism -- Arapahoe County
The other day I was enjoying watching a mixed flock of birds, hoping for a warbler or 2 to pop up when I noticed that there was a Bushtit hanging by its tail -- caught on some sort of twig, it was totally helpless, flapping a little, head pointed to the ground. The interesting thing was that one by one, all the other Bushtits in the flock tried to free it, going over to the spot where it was caught and pulling on the twig and feather. Since there is probably no other bird species that's more communal than a Bushtit, this seemed not too surprising. However, they weren't having any luck. Finally a Chickadee went to the spot with a look that plainly said, "Come on you guys, it's a simple matter!" (Sorry for anthropomorphizing but that's how it appeared.) Now anyone who has ever banded birds knows that a Chickadee's bill is one of the most formidable and accurate of sharp objects imaginable! Sure enough -- in a second the Bushtit was released! Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7eJHB3mhQnNtc2er8dts3ZQLUD-qeb%2B0w%2BAK1qJDswsWw%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Re: Window strike bird ID from west central Oregon
Having done some research in Colorado on this bird, I'm thinking this is probably an adult female Wilson's rather than a male. I had discovered by banding and looking at brood patches, that the partial black cap is more often than not an older female. Mary Kay Waddington On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 9:51 PM Joe Kipper wrote: > This bird is a male Wilson's Warbler. This species is currently migrating > southwards. > Joe Kipper, > Fort Collins > > On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 2:56:57 PM UTC-6 prair...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> [image: IMG_0153.JPG][image: IMG_0152.JPG] >> >> >> On Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 6:43:44 AM UTC-6, Mindy Hetrick wrote: >>> >>> Family member sent these pics of bird below a house window 7 miles east >>> of Newport. My guess is its a warbler we have in CO also, maybe juv WEWA. >>> Thanks, Mindy PS - Hope I haven't broken rules with this submittal.[image: >>> Displaying IMG_0153.JPG] >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/235b55db-2751-4347-ada7-8e304ee196ean%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/235b55db-2751-4347-ada7-8e304ee196ean%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7deHgPicCkCQtRD%2BZjk12VYYbSGoYmr7GwbCRjOjeptCg%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Re Mike Britten's bird song quiz
Well, going by the fact that there are several at once, and it was in Ponderosa at 8500' on July 22nd, and that I was in that habitat at that time and saw many of these (20 at once!) I'm guessing Turkey chicks. Mary Kay Waddington On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 10:45 AM Robert Righter wrote: > Hi all > > After going 0 for 4 on these bird song quizzes and risking being sent off > to the minors for some extensive audio re-tooling, I’ll take another swing. > > Since the Cassin’s Finch has a numerous call types, I think in the past > I've recorded a call similar to Mike's quiz bird !! > > Bob Righter > Denver CO > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8703E8D8-AC8A-414D-8880-8D8460C644CC%40earthlink.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8703E8D8-AC8A-414D-8880-8D8460C644CC%40earthlink.net?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7cFwysx%3D7LC45ggcQEUh3hikEu7GipxtMz-5jZp2N0-mw%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Mystery birdsong
Anything that goes Peep Peep Peep Peep Peep this time of year sounds like a young bird begging to me. Are you near a creek? I had one of those Peep, Peepers that I hunted down and it turned out to be a Mallard duckling separated from its parents. Mary Kay Waddington, Englewood, Arapahoe County. On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 3:49 PM Margaret Smith wrote: > We have been hearing a novel birdsong around Boulder, on the South Boulder > Creek trail and along the roadside of SH 170 to Eldorado Springs. “Peep > peep peep peep peep peep peep” all on one pitch: D# about an octave above > Middle C; with the “peeps” spaced about 1/4 second apart, or the 7-note > phrase just under 2 seconds. Clear, loud. I pride myself on song > recognition, but don’t know this one. Help! > > -- Margaret > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/6D381104-1459-4B5C-890C-5CF25F60DE9E%40gmail.com > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7cBXnXK5%3DJ-zpDpTxqhG_Np%3D7X%3Dt_9KJRk2ibG-B0D1%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Another bird sound quiz
Ted, I love your bird quizzes and your accounts of what you've seen/heard! You have admonished us to make more recordings. I'd love to comply but don't have a clue how. Could you give us a short tutorial on what hardware/software is best to use? Oh, and my guess is Say's Phoebe. Mary Kay Waddington Englewood, Arapahoe County On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 7:22 PM Ted Floyd wrote: > Hey, folks. Alrighty, that last one was fun, er, "fun." > > Here's a new one: > > https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/244160651 > > And another cut from the same bird: > > https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/244160711 > > You can hear several species in those two cuts, but the one I'm talking > about is the slowly and rather steadily repeated whistle, falling in pitch > a bit and wavering, uttered every 2-3 seconds. The bird vocalized like this > for at least a minute at a time for much of the morning. Audio-recorded > (and seen, so I know what it is) near the intersection of Lefthand Canyon > Drive and Old Stage Road in Boulder County, yesterday, Wed., June 17. > > Any takers? > > Enjoy! > > Ted Floyd > Lafayette, Boulder County > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c26aff93-6f81-4035-9864-aac722552b67o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c26aff93-6f81-4035-9864-aac722552b67o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7dL19G419nuiF2WSQMMoGTr3_ysUXifxpUCPDQDSyQreQ%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] White crown on junco?
Amy, Those are sheaths on new feathers growing in. A Junco should have finished its Fall molt by October, so I'm guessing this bird lost a bunch of head feathers at one time (accident, close call w/ an accipiter, whatever) and is now growing them back. Mary Kay Waddington On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 10:01 AM Amy Roberts wrote: > Please forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I spotted this little > guy this morning. Being a bird, he wasn’t exactly holding still for his > impromptu portrait session, so most of my photos are blurry. But I did > manage to get these two. > > What I’m wondering is, do you think that crown just some foreign matter > (ie, dirt or bird droppings), or a normal color variation, or is it > indication of a problem/illness? Or maybe none of the above. > > Thanks so much! > Amy Roberts > Fort Collins > Sent from my iPad > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/025FBD46-C4FC-4590-BA2B-496DDEC6F3A6%40gmail.com > . > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/025FBD46-C4FC-4590-BA2B-496DDEC6F3A6%40gmail.com > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7d2RQ7WdGDfc8zD8q6Vg5rHEjraoNz-2beVsK2%2BVdZ12A%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Arapahoe Couonty
Was watching a Hairy hopping along a branch when all of a sudden an adult female YBSA popped into view. Stayed around for a good 15 minutes giving me views from all angles. It is the 3rd time I've seen it this month, so perhaps it's staying around. (1809 E. Tufts) Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7cBcT8gos%2B-SQE1tqYbgP_0ZM4_xn_sO1uKS-pnQB92uQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Gulls, Arapahoe County
Every day for the last several weeks, about half an hour before sunrise, about 500 gulls (probably more) have flown over my house from West to East, very high. And often I see at least 100 flying East to West about half an hour after sunset. Does anyone have any idea where they're coming from and where they're going to? I'm just East of Englewood. Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7fueqWR5Fa5NWVzAc%2BjZfSfuuNyuUA33K56WeUZ%3Dpximg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Frigate, Arapahoe (not anymore)
Remember that the winds are pretty strong out of the SW right now, so it may have circled and ridden the wind to some of the NE reservoirs. If you're in the NE keep your eyes open. (Damn, it probably flew right over my house -- now that would have been the yard bird of the century.) Mary Kay Waddington -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7dD0ngig2G3Z-hxMBOz_639698-DKcd%2BNTR7FMYcupWuA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Frigatebird
Just for a little historical reference -- there was a Frigatebird 20 some years ago at Dillon Reservoir. It "attacked" a windsurfer (I really don't know what "attacked" means here) and the windsurfer threw a rock at it and broke its wing. I was lucky enough to be able to skin it for the museum, and I remember a couple things. First of all, the stomach was completely empty -- not too many squid found in Dillon Reservoir. And second, there was an obvious brain lesion. So the bird was obviously going to die anyway with no food source available, and it's possible that the brain lesion caused something to go screwy with its navigational capabilities. (I have absolutely no expertise here, so that's just my wild guess.) So it's hard to believe this bird will survive either. If anybody finds it dead somewhere, be sure to save it for the museum! Mary Kay Waddington (Arapahoe County) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7f%3DDbktD3%2B7zbnbyDf939ujNLzUDzbszhx4GxYpEtXefQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Frigatebird
Thank you Peter Gent for correcting me. The earlier Frigatebird was Green Mountain Reservoir, not Dillon, and it was in September of 1985. I should have checked the records rather than my memory! Mary Kay Waddington (Arapahoe) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7duGy0i86ai5oi8DaUcLPux-%2B2xCGyK-SwVwZ6SKZoeCw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Common Nighthawk Arapahoe County
FOY Nighthawk last night. Always beautiful to see them return. This one was very low and close. Mary Kay Waddington -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7f6Cotqz%3DsuzdueMfMaNgoWd4kazgCHZxdGJDH3aa-sQQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Hooded Merganser with young, Arapahoe
Although a Hooded Merganser is certainly not a rare species, I've discovered that there aren't that many breeding records for Colorado -- 1st Breeding Bird Atlas had none! So what a surprise when I walked past Little Dry Creek on my property and saw a female with 1 chick! New yard bird -- very exciting. There are lots of holes in the trees -- and one that's being used by Wood Ducks this year -- but I never thought a Merganser would use them! Mary Kay Waddington -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7du%2BRefWGWjQuKg1ELUdv_S_GWJkJVOKeY%2BE%3Do5wwnA6w%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Chipping sparrow Arapahoe Co.
Heard the first trilling of a Chipping Sparrow for the year. Tracked it down to make sure it wasn't a late Junco. Hmm, a block from my house -- if I can still hear it on my property I can count it on this month's yard list. Got to 50 yards from the property line and could still hear it -- then Mr. Cooper made his presence known. Chipping Song wisely stopped. Drat, can't add it. Will have to wait a few days til one shows up actually in my yard. Mary Kay Waddington -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7ffvzLvgZv2cb8RhuALr_AbmqK4ao6ERVfhiz%2BuZgaC0A%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] TV's, Arapahoe County
Never having been blessed with a March Say's Phoebe like so many of the rest of you have seen, I always think of the March migrants as "the 3 Big Black Birds". Yesterday 5 Turkey Vultures flew over the house. So now I'm hoping for the arrival of a Grackle and a Cormorant to complete the March "Big Black Birds". Mary Kay Waddington -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7ezjpFnTjO_Wbt2ry9nwjncG%3D6i_7zpct3gbAoY6xHhoQ%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] FOS tree swallow Arapahoe county
Umm, excuse me for being totally uninformed, but in case I'm not the only one, can someone please tell me what you're talking about when you say "pushed his" and "pushed its" I haven't a clue! Mary Kay Waddington Arapahoe County On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 12:46 PM DAVID A LEATHERMAN wrote: > Glad to see the AOS finally came to its senses and split Pushed His and > Pushed It's. They are hard to separate but once you study their behavior a > while, and hear their vocalizations, clearly two species. You are lucky to > have both in your yard. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > > > > -- > *From:* 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds > *Sent:* Sunday, April 4, 2021 12:14 PM > *To:* Cobirds > *Subject:* [cobirds] FOS tree swallow Arapahoe county > > I was surprised to see a tree swallow swoop in and fly around my swallow > nest box. It seems early! Luckily, the boxes are cleaned out. I imagine > it’ll be a while before he’s back. > I’ve also been happy to see pushed his gathering nesting material > from my garden! I’ve never had pushed it’s nest here. > > Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F88F709D-86B0-4DCF-B291-E4E78E5C6B38%40aol.com > . > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR0601MB3763D3901F9FDA173B43F731C1789%40CY4PR0601MB3763.namprd06.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR0601MB3763D3901F9FDA173B43F731C1789%40CY4PR0601MB3763.namprd06.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7cu39rgm57-bu4kzGdXZ2Dv76YhidTmu9XXvA%3Dou%3Dv5Jg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Re: History - Old bird checklists
Many of you may remember Frank Justice, a long-time birder in the state. He kept meticulous records over the years, including numbers, time, date, exact locations and distances traveled, and weather conditions. And he kept them in large ledgers -- dozens of them! His wife Jan, (also a long-time Colorado birder and now my step-mother and very close friend!) has allowed me to start entering them in eBird. They start in the 40's and I'm only up to 1952 so far. It is great fun to see how the birds have changed over the years -- and yes to say, "Oh, sorry Hugh, but Frank saw that particular species first!" But there's another side of it that's even more interesting -- The first time I "shared" one of his checklists with Jan on eBird, she was more than a little surprised to see an email from Frank Justice (who has been gone many many years.) But now it has become a lovely way of sharing her history -- she receives a shared list and tells me wonderful stories about where they were and the kinds of things happening as the lists remind her of them. Who knew that bird lists could provide a way of relating and sharing family history! Mary Kay Waddington -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7eqVt-tT5UJhqU-fDbuL6rVJE52suFwiZSerJcYB3n05w%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Look up!
Just a reminder to everyone, that at this time of year raptors and other large birds don't just migrate over the hogback. When it's warm (updrafts!) I love to spend a half hour in the afternoon just scanning every inch of the sky from my Englewood yard. And you have to look carefully because they're *really* high up -- just dots in the sky. Today those tiny dots turned into 15 Turkey Vultures, 2 Red-tails, 2 Cooper's Hawks, (although these 4 were locals lower down), an unidentified Buteo, a Bald Eagle, a Double-crested Cormorant, and a V of 8 white birds. At first I thought they were Pelicans (we're talking just white dots barely visible in the sky) but when I got my scope on them, it turns out they had white necks held out straight in front of them -- Snow Geese! All of that in about half an hour at 4PM -- so go out and look up! Mary Kay Waddington Arapahoe County (but the sky goes over all the counties!) -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7e_tknNy4BpFW3-JUw7ayUGikJBC9z_q2VjT9cO_cmxkg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Where are the birds?
Is anyone else out there completely frightened by the lack of birds right now? I've always played a game with myself that when I go out for my sunrise birding around the property, I don't allow myself to go back in until I've seen at least 10 species -- and this includes the dead of winter with snow on the ground! Well, in the last few weeks I've been lucky to see 5 species each morning!! So I checked the number of September species I'd seen here up to this date: 2020, 63 species 2021, 47 species 2022, 53 species 2023, 44 species Definitely getting less, but not conclusive, so I did a little calculating using my September bird lists for the last 4 years. I only used the first birding of each day -- usually around sunrise or a bit later, and only calculated from Sept. 1st to 23rd. Here are the dailly averages of number of species and number of individuals: 2020, 16 sp. 63 ind. 2021, 14 sp. 40 ind. 2022, 11 sp. 34 ind. 2023, 8 sp. 16 ind. This is really frightening to me. We've been told that in the last 50 years the US has lost 30% of its birds. Have we reached the tipping point and that number is changing exponentially? In 10 years will there be any birds left at all? I sincerely hope that all those people at Cornell that have all this data at their fingertips are doing a whole lot of number crunching right now -- much more scientific than my quick little add and divide, but I haven't heard anything from anyone about the decline. And just look at the dismal banding records for this Fall. Anyone out there seeing the same thing and having any ideas what's going on? Mary Kay Waddington, Arapahoe County -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7e%3DnuB%2BVH80yZ4AXrFjF1nVi-vSMRoAtjY3ttwNFKUa9g%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Sandhill Saga, Custer County
OK, I know this is hard to believe, but in the hour and a half since I wrote that bit about the huge numbers of cranes, I saw 1300 more. (Yes, that's the correct order of magnitude.). So that brings the day's total of birds I saw to 2,340 -- but I'm confident that the 3 flocks I heard but didn't see brings that up to 2,600 at least -- plus all those that flew over while I was inside and didn't hear them. Totally amazing! The sun is now down and it's getting cold so I'm assuming they're done for the day. Oh no, there's another flock flying over right now. Mary Kay Waddington -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7egq0NF0sw0GGuHJsTXpKJ79DXXehaAqnPBv_bjKRUGAw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Cranes, Custer Country
This morning I was thrilled to see a pair of Sandhill Cranes. At least I wouldn't go through October without seeing one. Then a little later, a flock of 100, then another, then another. They kept coming throughout most of the day. I counted 1040 that I entered on ebird. But that doesn't count the 3 flocks I heard but couldn't locate, and I wasn't outside the entire day, so I'm sure I missed a lot. When I *was* outside a new flock could often be heard coming from the North before the last flock was out of hearing range to the South., I'd guess there were probably close to 2000 that went over!!! This location is on the edge between the Wet Mountain Valley and the Sangre de Cristo foothills, so it's a place where probably the Sandhills funnel to go over the mountains and drop into the San Luis Valley. They were so high that I usually couldn't see them with the naked eye. I'd hear a group, turn towards the sky and scan with binoculars until I found them. Then attempt a count! I'd say the flocks averaged 100. What a privilege it is to witness this spectacle! Mary Kay Waddington -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7dFh3DQ64qpTYuo3oUUtzk%2BqhW%3DmVBqZoMJEw-KA4xyXQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Hermit Thrush? (Custer County)
Probably my very favorite birdsong is the Hermit Thrush. That wonderful flute-like song that drifts out of the deep forest fills my heart with hope, peace and joy -- and every year I look forward to hearing them at our place up in the Sangre de Cristos. This year -- not a single Hermit Thrush, where usually I've heard many, every day throughout June and July. Where are they? Checking ebird, there were in past years many, many sightings in the Wet Mountain Valley and the Sangres in these 2 months . This year? One only, in the town of Westcliffe. And Swallows too -- usually up there I see dozens of Tree and Violet-Green Swallows, everywhere, and lots of nests. This year? I saw 2 of each species. Just 2. And ebird shows that clearly too. This saddens me greatly. Does anyone have any idea what's going on? Mary Kay Waddington Custer County -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7egoArLfpbH2gnyPKWyE4SX2eoybNCzP%2BXUWg2MRwidHw%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] bird ID
What fun this bird is! Thanks for sharing. My question is what time of day were the photos taken? I'm guessing dawn? I have several times seen birds with the first rays of sun shining on them from underneath and I'll swear they're yellow! Then after they move around a while I discover they're not that color at all. Just this morning I almost marked down a flock of Western Kingbirds that flew over, then decided they might have been Robins. (You'd think I should be able to tell the difference!). This bird definitely has a Jay jizz, and a lot of Blue Jay specifics too. And I'm guessing a lovely sunrise on its breast. Mary Kay Waddington On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 1:00 PM 'Pat Joy' via Colorado Birds < cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote: > This bird was seen in the Boulder area. Any clues? > > Pat Joy > 1450 Rembrandt Rd. > Boulder CO > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1763757814.634649.1663519201799%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1763757814.634649.1663519201799%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7durx2D5iCd2zYTU3wD4D5%2Bz70sfd2B-kodtP%3D8_V3ufg%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] TBKI MESA
How about a little more info for those of us who may not have seen the original email? Like, where? (Mesa is a large county) and What? (had to spend 10 min. finding what bird the code stood for.). Thanks. Mary Kay Waddington On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 9:46 AM Luke Pheneger wrote: > still here > > > Luke Pheneger > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CALhMPZe13xFiHj9voJjDt_vM2zjqcpH7xMOQLDFh1MZwcmyoqg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CALhMPZe13xFiHj9voJjDt_vM2zjqcpH7xMOQLDFh1MZwcmyoqg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7dCZ8rzarjaaHzDudwsuV04FvTWcbsapMqicsjL60qgTg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Arapahoe County Waxwings
Just now there were 110 Waxwings in my elm trees. Half were Cedars and half were Bohemians. I was amazed to see that many, when all of a sudden 100 *more* flew in!!! 200 Waxwings -- half Bohemians! Then just as suddenly they all took off at once. What an amazing sight and noise to see and hear 200 waxwings take off from right above me! Mary Kay Waddington -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7e%3DpsztxS3G92-NypnSGFzk2oJemn%3Dar0ug18GeEqVdfw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Douglas County
My sister works at Roxborough Park and a Scissor-tailed flycatcher was seen there yesterday morning. It was on the east side of the hogback after you enter the park, right along the road. She said someone had submitted it but I never received anything from CoBirds so if I'm duplicating I apologize. Mary Kay Waddington -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7dgN74ij06zUjX7EhVbWShStendTqqMim4z1ATjZbEbMA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Bushtit -- black-eared Arapahoe Co.
Had a melanotus (black-eared) bushtit today. I don't know how rare these are, but this is the first one I've seen in Colorado. eBird doesn't have that listed as a subspecies on its checklists so it's hard to know how common they are. But it was lovely to see. Mary Kay Waddington -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7fwa5yvHDv49pQo1tUhxHdKUv_v%3DKZoN%2BUgi3DZvRf3Fw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Counting a bird neither seen nor heard? Custer County
There are certain rules I've made for myself when using Merlin. First, if it's a bird call I'm unfamiliar with or the bird's new for the area I'm in, I never put it on the list unless I've actually seen it. Second, even if it's a familiar bird and belongs in the area, I never put it on the list unless *I've* heard it and can recognize the sound. (Because Merlin often hears things that I don't think are there.) So that brings me to a birding day in the spruce-fir forest above Westcliffe. Merlin told me 20 times that it was hearing a Golden-crowned Kinglet. Well, now that I'm 71, GCKI's are above my hearing range, so I'm never going to hear one again. I searched for an hour for that bird. I'd stand in one place and watch the dots going by on the screen, turning different directions until I found where the dots were biggest, then walk 20 feet and do it again, looking in vain up to the tops of those fir trees. I got so that I knew by looking at the screen when it was going to say "Golden-crowned Kinglet" 2 seconds before it flashed yellow. That series of dots high up on the screen became *very* familiar to me. When I played it back I still couldn't hear it. But when I compared it to the sonagrams that Merlin provides, it looked the same. Never did see the bird, but after watching that sonagram for an hour and comparing it, and being told over and over and over what it was, I finally broke my rule and counted it. And although I know that those checking uncommon birds for eBird hate more than anything when they see the 3 words "Confirmed by Merlin", well . . . Mary Kay Waddington -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7dFPdA8Lm2NhFZMacGdu%2BQKguDb94ebyrKGWMPxSkBhbA%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Robin + Magpie Interaction - Arapahoe
Magpie interactions -- Arapahoe To follow up on Jared's observations. This year I saw a Mourning Dove (the symbol of pacifism) sparring with a Magpie. The Dove won. Another time I saw a rabbit chasing a Magpie all over the place -- the Magpie won (got the baby rabbit.) Then I followed the sound of a Magpie harassing something else and discovered a Cooper's Hawk on the ground eating another baby rabbit. The Magpie tried to steal it, but the Cooper's won. And finally, last week I heard a whole bunch of Magpies jawing noisily and figured there must be a predator they were after. To my delight it turned out to be a Bobcat! Not 20' from me lying in the grass. The Magpies were smart enough to not get too near. Call that one a draw. Mary Kay Waddington On Thu, Jun 1, 2023 at 9:18 PM Jared Del Rosso wrote: > Five years ago, at the end of the first week of June, I encountered a > magpie pair predating a fledgling robin while the robin's parents screeched > and hopped, helpless to intervene. > > This morning, I checked out an angry robin at the edge of my Centennial > yard. I wanted to ensure we didn't have a neighborhood cat around. The > bird's vocalizations were enough to upset both my chickens and a squirrel. > > I found not a cat, nor a Cooper's Hawk (my next guess), but a magpie. I > figured the magpie was after an egg or a nestling. The robin chased the > magpie and I left the scene to unfold how it would unfold. > > This evening, when investigating the song of a thrush from the edge of my > yard (Merlin says Swainson's, but I need to play it back and confirm) I > came face to face with a flightless fledgling robin. So we're past eggs and > nestlings, it seems. A quite striking bird, already having lost the odd, > downy head feathers. > > Best of luck to the robin and the robin parents. Same, too, to the > magpies, which have been attending to some noisy young somewhere in a nest > in a neighbor's yard. > > - Jared Del Rosso > Centennial, CO > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/12c19faa-c533-4ee0-90d9-a2aa553a6970n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/12c19faa-c533-4ee0-90d9-a2aa553a6970n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7exU7KNnv9_dqAQL6_B1k9x%2Bvg6maykF2ZajTdMCVHccQ%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Injured crossbill specimen
Any dead bird you find that you think may be useful in collections may be given to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Put a bit of cotton in its bill to keep blood from leaking out and staining the feathers. Make a simple cone of paper and put the bird in head first. Write on the outside the exact location where it was found, and the exact date. Put it in a zip-loc bag and freeze it. Then you can get it to the museum some time. If you have a different place you'd like to donate it, use the same method. Mary Kay Waddington (ex-bird-skinner) On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 1:59 PM preston...@gmail.com < preston.sow...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > On my lunchtime walk around the neighborhood (Pine Brook Hills, Boulder) I > came across a mature, female red crossbill in the middle of the road. She > was panting and clearly in distress so I moved her to the side of the road > but I suspect that she won't make it. As they are relatively novel birds, > I'm wondering if this might be a desirable bird for collections and/or > interpretive centers around here, should she not make it. Any guidance > there would be helpful. > > There was another female flattened in the road not far away so I'm > guessing it could have been a car strike - hopefully not disease. I didn't > scan the sides of the road carefully for more birds. Alternatively, there > were quite a few ponderosa pines felled as part of fire mitigation on a > nearby lot, so that could have played a role if they're still nesting > around here. > > Thank you, > > Preston > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a2ba35ec-d7dc-472b-8647-408df9fe4045n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a2ba35ec-d7dc-472b-8647-408df9fe4045n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7f-Gns2MJwDeQjALr_pg8diZnbOzW%2BoXmaR2nwHyPBNyg%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Probable Blk-th Gray Warbler-Huston Park, SW Denver
Just a word of warning. Up in the Sangre de Cristos this morning Merlin told me there was a Black-throated Gray -- and I've seen them here before. But on tracking it down it was a Yellow-rump. (But Merlin got the MacGillavrys right!) Mary Kay Waddington, Custer County On Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 10:43 AM Doug Ward wrote: > Just took the dogs for a walk up at Huston Park (Athmar Park neighborhood, > SW Denver, Denver Co.) and had a probable singing BLACK-THROATED GRAY > WARBLER in a spruce about a half block north of the park on Alcott St. > This was strictly a “purist”, heard only encounter as I didn’t have my > binoculars which would have been pointless anyway as I had both of our 80+ > lb, poorly trained dogs who were very excited to get up to the park. Now > that I’m back at the house, will head back up with binoculars and try to > track this guy down and keep the group posted. > > > > Good Birding, > > Doug > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/004d01d9a13a%24e0c9d8c0%24a25d8a40%24%40frontier.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/004d01d9a13a%24e0c9d8c0%24a25d8a40%24%40frontier.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7cfLEcVW%3Dm0Y%3DGOiZK74nX9vKAzpkeKmxuRuibwDqNoqw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Hepatic Tanager Fremont County
The Hepatic Tanagers are still being seen. The google map directions, http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8=p=13=38.586828,-104.948129=38.586828,-104.948129 , take you to the middle of an RV park, and yes, that's where they're found. If you park in front of the office/restaurant and walk about 50' to the left of the building (left as you're looking at it) you'll be in their prime spot. The male is aggressively defending its territory from all other Hepatic Tanagers -- which means it's fighting with every image of itself in car mirrors and reflective RV windows! Quite fun to watch. The owners of the RV Park say that birders are welcome, but wanted me to remind everyone that there is a 5 MPH speed limit in the park and to please carefully observe it. There are many children and pets around. So please give birders a good reputation while you're enjoying the antics of the tanagers. Mary Kay -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7dEcoGDXpS2mVofp0V95%2BAYCXFZxL9JNZLnqo6gArxZ0Q%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Yard lists
This has been fun to see what's shown up in yards. I do this daily by participating in the e-bird yard tallies, but I've noticed that many of these fantastic lists people have been sending in, are not included! I'd like to recommend that people go to eBird, click "explore", go down to "yard birds" then click "add a yard". Put in the location name you use for your yard. Then at the top where it says "region", click that and enter Colorado. It's fascinating to watch what different people have seen. You can even follow a bit of migration patterns by seeing who has seen what, where. There are rules to follow -- any bird you see while in your yard. Don't cheat! I've often seen a bird while outside the yard and had to see if I could still see or hear it when I'd crossed over my property line back into my own yard. If no, it doesn't go on the list. Of course if some of these wonderful yards that you've all posted here are included in eBird's yard list, my ranking will go way down! But that's ok. My own stats: How long have you been keeping your list? Have lived here 60 years but only birded a lot here for 25. Then discovered during the pandemic that exploring my own yard daily was really as exciting as driving around chasing birds in different places. What's your style of yard listing: I'd have to say obsessed -- a minimum of 3 trips around the property every day, often more. How many species? 139 Rarest, or favorite species? The Bobwhite was unexpected (escaped?) and the Snipe that blew in after a storm and let me walk right up to it. Northern Parula and Chestnut-sided are the rare warblers. The 200 Bohemian Waxwings were definitely exciting, but I actually prefer the Cedars and love seeing them. Just yesterday had a pair of Hooded Mergansers in the Creek. But I actually love being able to show people my Eastern Screech Owls. Many people got a lifer seeing them peek out of their holes. Birders always welcome. Most memorable experience? Maybe it was watching a Bushtit hung up on a twig 20' up and hanging by its tail. Other Bushtits tried to free it but couldn't, so a Chickadee finally came over and snipped off the twig, freeing the Bushtit. Location/habitat: suburban. Lucky enough to have 2.5 acres with big trees and a bit of creek. And I let it go completely wild. Other location in foothills above Westcliffe: species: 105 The Saw-whet was pretty special, and a 5-woodpecker day (can't compete with Duane!). but nothing could beat the 3,000 Sandhills flying over in one day. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate. * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7eF8BnRxAANcugKYTpiXQV71piqK7FNtJZRxrVhONBueA%40mail.gmail.com.
