[cobirds] Re: Castlewood canyon point 5?

[Sharon Kay]

I found this from the postings on ebird: points 5 & 6 and west along CCT, 
--Possibly CCT means Cherry Creek Trail and there are points marked as you 
walk along it. Calling the park might be the way to go. Please let us know 
if you find out. Thanks.

Sharon Kay
Greel

On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 5:47:46 PM UTC-6, Marie Hoerner wrote:
>
> Does anyone know by chance where  point 5 is in Castlewood Canyon SP? I 
> keep seeing it in rare bird alerts and, although I am familiar with the 
> park, I've never heard of numbered points there. Thank you! 
>
> Marie Hoerner 
> Castle Rock 
>

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[cobirds] Re: Saturday, May 6th, BIG DAY WITH BILL KAEMPFER

[Sharon Kay]

I live in Greeley. I could meet the group at Crow Valley campground and 
then drive myself for the rest of the trip. What time do you anticipate 
being at Crow Valley?

Sharon Kay

On Monday, May 1, 2017 at 9:15:26 AM UTC-6, Pam Piombino wrote:
>
> This outing is brought to you by Boulder County Audubon
>
> *BIG DAY with BILL KAEMPFER*
>
>  
>
> Saturday, May 6, 2017  6 a.m.-5 p.m.
>
>
> *Free, no reservations required, please note the breaks where you can 
> leave the group.  A State Park pass or admission fee is required in some 
> areas and passengers should plan on sharing transportation costs*
>
>
> This date in May provides participants with the opportunity to find 
> returning breeders, some late wintering birds as well as many shorebirds 
> and ducks on their way north to breed.  Who knows what rarities will be 
> spied as you visit many productive habitats given the exceptional skills of 
> Bill and his participants?
>
>
> Bill asks that the group stays together while on the plains.  This full 
> day will be broken into two halves.  You will first head to Crow Valley, 
> then Jackson State Park and after lunch, the marshes at Lower Latham.  If 
> you choose, you can return home on your own at this point.  You will then 
> proceed to Lyons to bird rich riparian and foothills areas.  Again, you can 
> leave the trip at this point before the rest of the group heads to 
> Allenspark to end the day with higher elevation species.
>
>
> Please meet promptly at 6 a.m. at the Meadows Shopping Center in front of 
> the Rite-Aid Pharmacy, by Mohawk and Baseline.  Bring sun protection, food 
> for snacks and lunch, water and other beverages..  Dress in layers as you 
> will experience lots of temperature changes.  Wear sturdy footwear and be 
> ready for some hiking. Please plan on carpooling and have a full tank of 
> gas if you will volunteer to drive.  Passengers will be expected to pay the 
> drivers $.15 per mile to cover their expenses, which works out to 
> approximately $15 per person in the car.  *Expect 100-125 species for 
> your day of hard birding! *
>

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[cobirds] Re: yellow-billed cuckoo

[Sharon Kay]

I am curious to know where one can park to view those ponds. I looked on 
satellite map and don't see parking. Thanks.

On Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 8:54:39 PM UTC-6, wwi...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
> This afternoon around 2 pm there was a yellow-billed cuckoo at Confluence 
> Ponds in Boulder, near planked pedestrian bridge. Slender bird with white 
> spots on long tail.Brown back and crown contrasting with white belly and 
> chin. Dark eyes. Down-curved bi-colored bill, dark upper mandible, yellow 
> lower.  https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45644389.  First spotted by 
> Ernest Crvich.
>

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[cobirds] Re: ??? Possible Snowy Owl near Golden Ponds in Longmont

[Sharon Kay]

Joe, 

I had to hunt around to see where I found about the owl. Check facebook 
Rocky Mountain Raptor Center Page. Scroll down a bit for pic and verbiage. 
I am pasting the verbiage here. They did not give details you asked for but 
maybe if you are really interested they would give it to you on the phone. 

>From there facebook page:
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program-RMRP 

 added 
a new photo to the album: 2017 Patients 

.
April 17 at 5:57pm 

 · 

Free at last!

The Snowy owl that has been our care since the end of December was returned 
to the wild yesterday morning (4/16) after we finally got a break in the 
weather. With balmy weather and light winds , this visitor from the Great 
White North received his Second Chance at Freedom and quickly zipped away 
northwards and away from his captors (caretakers).

Due to a late start on its journey back home, we decided that it was in the 
owl’s best interest to not disclose the release area.

We would like to thank the folks with Colorado Parks and Wildlife in Crook, 
CO for their quick action in rescuing this owl back in December and the 
skilled staff at the CSU Vet Teaching Hospital for their excellent work in 
helping to repair his injured right wing.

We also would like to thank all of our donors that helped support the care 
of this owl and all of the other raptors that we care for on a daily basis. 
Michael 
Tincher 

WE BIRD NERDS THANK YOU!

On Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 10:32:32 AM UTC-6, Susan Wise wrote:
>
> Interesting.
> Maikel and I were out strolling Golden Ponds in Longmont (Boulder County) 
> yesterday evening (4/26).  A large white bird the size and shape of a Great 
> Horned Owl flew over.  It was very white.  It's head was the blocky shape 
> of an owl.  I hollared to Maikel (the one with binoculars) but he was too 
> far behind to get on it.  So I just let it go with a shrug. 
> Today, I was perusing the Bird Trax at the bottom of the CFO website.  And 
> what do I see?  A report of a Snowy Owl. 
>
> Location
> Longmont Estates, Boulder County, Colorado, US ( Map 
> 
>  )
> Date and Effort
> Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:20 PM  NocturnalProtocol:StationaryParty Size:3
> Duration:15 minute(s)Observers:Mindy Mullen
> Species
> 1 species total
> 1 
> Snowy Owl
>
> Almost all White all over, very large, observed hooting loudly and sitting 
> in top of a large cottonwood. I am pretty darn sure it was a snowy owl. We 
> are near several large ponds.
>  
>

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[cobirds] Bald Eagle shooting- Weld

[Sharon Kay]

Sorry if this is not appropriate. I copy and pasted from the Greeley 
Tribune.

On the night of May 9, a landowner in central Weld County spotted a bald 
eagle perched on the ground in a pasture about 60 yards from his home.

The next morning, he discovered that the eagle was dead on the same spot, 
about one mile east of Milton Reservoir.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking for the public's help in 
investigating the incident.


Anyone who might be able to contribute information is asked to call the 
CPW's Fort Collins Service Center at (970) 472-4300 or the Operation Game 
Thief Hotline at (877) 265-6648.


CPW reports that a May 15 necropsy on the carcass at the organization's 
health lab determined that the eagle had been shot across the lower abdomen 
and suffered a broken tibia, a liver fracture and the pooling of blood in 
its abdomen.

The eagle likely didn't die immediately, the CPW said, adding that internal 
hemorrhages and other damage led to death within 24 to 48 hours of the 
eagle being shot. A bullet and the eagle's carcass have been retained as 
evidence.

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[cobirds] Re: Poudre River both n and s of Prospect Rd in Fort Collins (Larimer) on Father's Day

[Sharon Kay]

Great post as always. I love the Song Sparrow picture. You mentioned the 
abundance of House Wren which made me think of the lack of Yellow-rumped 
Warblers I am noticing. I don't see any no matter where I go. They are 
usually so common.

On Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 7:53:55 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote:
>
> I took a long walk on this wonderfully cloudy, cool, humid Father's Day 
> along the Poudre River in Fort Collins both north and south of Prospect 
> Road between 9am and 3pm.
>
>
> *Highlights north of Prospect on the west side of the river (Riverbend 
> Ponds/Cattail Chorus Natural Areas):*
>
> *An amazing number of House Wrens (over a dozen).  This species seems to 
> be more common than historically normal citywide this summer.
>
> *Western Wood-Pewee (heard)
>
> *Eastern Kingbird (heard)
>
> *Active, large colony of Cliff Swallows under the Prospect Rd. bridge over 
> the Poudre
>
> *Dot-tailed Whitefaces (dragonfly)
>
> *Freshly emerged Edward's Fritillary
>
> *Lots of kids ridding bikes with their dads
>
>
> Misses: vireos, buntings, orioles, warblers, cuckoos, small herons
>
>
> *Highlights south of Prospect east of the river (Cottonwood Hollow and 
> Running Deer NAs):*
>
> *Mixture of swallows feeding low over the ponds and Hagemann's Recycling 
> Center that included Violet-greens and Banks
>
> *Small group of Great Egrets (6) feeding in the old "Artist's Point Pond", 
> formally drained but still currently holding a fair amount of seep from the 
> river.  More about these to follow.
>
> *Few White Pelicans
>
> *Osprey nest active on the power pole just e of the river on the south 
> side of Prospect.
>
> *Cinnamon Teal
>
> *Momma Pied-billed Grebe with a couple harlequin-faced young
>
> *Yellow-headed Blackbird male scratching furiously at a hole, then pecking 
> intensely (I scared it off - the hole was where it had flipped a tennis 
> ball-sized rock, exposing a colony of very small, edible ants) 
>
> *Lazuli Bunting (heard only)
>
> *Virginia Rails (heard at least 3, listened for Sora and Black Rail but 
> did not hear any)
>
> *Marsh Wren (heard 1)
>
>
> OK, here's the real highlight.  All the medium-sized and bigger willows 
> along the river are infested with leaf beetles.  The main one, highly 
> variable in pattern, is what we think is *Chrysomela knabi*, one of the 
> so-called "willow leaf beetles".  A few cottonwood leaf beetles (*C. 
> scripta*) are feeding with them.
>
>
>   
>
>  Willow leaf beetles: adult upper left, 
> others are pupae, leaf damage (skeletonizing type) caused by larvae.
>
>
> Today I saw one Song Sparrow with a beakful of these beetles headed for 
> the mouths of nestlings.  
>
>
> 
>   
>
>
> And..the Great Egrets were up in leaf beetle-infested willows in the 
> northwest corner of Pelican Pond stabbing furiously at length (20 minutes) 
> for what I think had to be these same beetles!
>
>
> 
>
>
> Dave Leatherman
>
> Fort Collins
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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[cobirds] Re: Painted Bunting at Chatfield SP 6/18

[Sharon Kay]

To anyone. Do these stay in one place long in this area? Is it worth a 
drive from Greeley? Thanks.

On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 2:53:10 PM UTC-6, Chip Clouse wrote:
>
> COBirders,
> I am reporting for my co-worker, Wes Donnell, who found an adult male 
> Painted Bunting in the wooded area NW of the Kingfisher Bridge at Chatfield 
> around 1pm yesterday.  It was reported to eBird but I thought folks might 
> like to hear of it here.
>
> Good birding,
> Chip Clouse
> Golden (but currently at Front Range Birding Co in Littleton)
>

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[cobirds] Re: ??? Possible Snowy Owl near Golden Ponds in Longmont

[Sharon Kay]

A snowy owl was recently released from a raptor center. Perhaps the same. 
No way to know.

On Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 10:32:32 AM UTC-6, Susan Wise wrote:
>
> Interesting.
> Maikel and I were out strolling Golden Ponds in Longmont (Boulder County) 
> yesterday evening (4/26).  A large white bird the size and shape of a Great 
> Horned Owl flew over.  It was very white.  It's head was the blocky shape 
> of an owl.  I hollared to Maikel (the one with binoculars) but he was too 
> far behind to get on it.  So I just let it go with a shrug. 
> Today, I was perusing the Bird Trax at the bottom of the CFO website.  And 
> what do I see?  A report of a Snowy Owl. 
>
> Location
> Longmont Estates, Boulder County, Colorado, US ( Map 
> 
>  )
> Date and Effort
> Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:20 PM  NocturnalProtocol:StationaryParty Size:3
> Duration:15 minute(s)Observers:Mindy Mullen
> Species
> 1 species total
> 1 
> Snowy Owl
>
> Almost all White all over, very large, observed hooting loudly and sitting 
> in top of a large cottonwood. I am pretty darn sure it was a snowy owl. We 
> are near several large ponds.
>  
>

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[cobirds] Re: Fort Collins Miscellany (Larimer)

[Sharon Kay]

It was great to meet you yesterday. I had no idea I was with such a 
knowledgeable birder although I was picking up clues. Great pic and thanks 
for showing me the snail. I appreciate your help with the bird very much. 
-Sharon Kay

On Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 8:57:12 PM UTC-7, Dave Leatherman wrote:
>
> Today I visited a new area of Fort Collins at the invitation of a friend 
> who said he was "seeing interesting ducks" at his neighborhood pond.  The 
> pond is called "Willow Springs", I guess.  I can't find it named on any 
> map.  The pond is sw of the intersection of Battlecreek Drive and S. 
> Timberline Road in southeastern Fort Collins.  Waterfowl present today on 
> this totally ice free pond were Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Ducks, Mallards, 
> Cackling Geese and Canada Geese.  
>
>
> While trying to figure out where the pond was and how to access it from 
> inside the nearby condo maze, I saw some interesting things.  A flock of 
> approximately 15 Red Crossbills (sounded like Type 2s) was coming down to a 
> small drainage to drink.  A Red-breasted Nuthatch was exploring roofs and 
> gutters.  At one juncture he got what looks like a winged carpenter ant but 
> it might be a darkened European Paper Wasp cadaver pulled from its cell in 
> a roof corner comb.  Tough to tell dead insects in the beak of a bird 15 
> feet away.   
>
>
>   
>
>
> A Downy Woodpecker was percussing various objects.  Most notably he 
> checked out adventitious root knots protruding above the grass at the base 
> of a cottonwood (not sure what would be in these) and goldenrod gall fly 
> galls (see below).   
>
>
> 
>
>
> (1) Goldenrod plant with three galls (left), (2) opened gall showing two 
> fly larvae (*Eurosta solidaginis*) which cause these swellings (middle) 
> and (3) downy woodpecker (right) going after goldenrod gall fly maggots 
> (gall is right in front of its chest).
>
>
> The wonderful red Fox Sparrow first found at the Northern Colorado 
> Environmental Learning Center by Andy Bankert continues.  Yesterday and 
> today it was in the exact site where first reported (southeast of the 
> intersection of the Wilcox and Alden Trails a few tenths of a mile south of 
> the east end of the suspension bridge).  I watched the bird at length both 
> yesterday and today and found its behavior most interesting.  Whatever it 
> is after is down in the leaf litter.  This species is a well-known 
> doublefoot scratcher, similar to towhees and certain other sparrows, 
> including the juncos it hangs with.  What I had never seen before was 
> scratching with a twist.  A full twist, that is.  Its normal posture is 
> head-down and its scratching is modest.  But every once in a while, it 
> raises its head, stands on it clawtip toes, and does a rapid 360-degree 
> spin.  Ice skaters at the upcoming Olympics would receive high marks if 
> they could bust such a move.  Presumably this flips particularly thick or 
> matted litter.  In an attempt to discern what the red sparrow and juncos 
> were getting, several times a minute, from said leaf litter, I got down on 
> my knees, scrunched my trifocals so as to use the reader layer at the 
> bottom to best advantage and scratched back leaves with my hands.  Over a 
> period of 20 minutes and exposing an area of approximately one square 
> meter, I found exactly ZERO insects, one snail barely a mm across, lots of 
> deer droppings, and some seeds of an unidentified plant that might be the 
> answer to the puzzle.  Not exactly the cornucopia I was expecting.  Once 
> again I marvel at the survival skills of birds, once again I walked away 
> stumped.  But that gorgeous sparrow was worth the effort.  If you are 
> looking for it, approach the described area QUIETLY AND SLOWLY.  This bird 
> has been pursued by dozens of birders, many of them loud and impatient, 
> playing tapes, etc.  It is VERY WARY, very difficult to see.  Find the 
> junco flock, stay back and just watch all the scratchers.  It is usually 
> the farthest one away.  When approached or warned of something by nervous 
> juncos, it usually goes up a short ways into the boxelder trees.  Patience 
> usually is rewarded by it returning to the leaf litter but sometimes this 
> takes 15-30 minutes.
>
>
>   
>
>
> I have looked for the Harris's Hawk out off Prospect Road near the Welcome 
> Center at I-25 yesterday and today and not seen it (which means NOTHING 
> with that bird).  It works a huge area, is quite active, never seems to sit 
> in the same place for very long or two days in a row.  
>
>
> Dave Leatherman
>
> Fort Collins

[cobirds] Re: Grandview Cemetery and nearby Fort Collins City Park (Larimer) on 14March2018

[Sharon Kay]

Dave, You have the most impressive posts. 

On Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 9:57:39 AM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote:
>
> *Red-necked Grebe NOT present at 3:30pm*, apparently ending its 2-week 
> stay (Austin Hess reported it in the AM).  I wonder how many crayfish and 
> gizzard shad it ate since February 28th?  We were all hoping to see some 
> red feathers coming in.  Safe travels to one of those long-watched 
> individual birds we all experience that becomes a personal friend.
>
>
> *At Grandview Cemetery (late in the day visit):*
>
> Flyover Tree Swallow (FOY in CO for me), flying fairly high north to south.
>
>
> Flyover Turkey Vulture (FOY for me).  On the way home I drove thru the 
> neighborhood east of the cemetery where a summer roost traditionally sets 
> up and did not see any vultures.  Some of the big spruce they liked to use 
> have been cut down, presumably as a deterrence strategy by the homeowners 
> who had to live under them (unfortunate but understandable).
>
>
> Pygmy Nuthatches foraging on European elm scale nymphs in American elm 
> (certainly not a historical food for this mountain species).
>
>
> Pygmy Nuthatches foraging on hackberry gall-making psyllid adults emerged 
> from winter nooks in the bark (certainly not a historical food for this 
> mountain species, early for the psyllids to be out, although their 
> threshold of 60 degrees or so has been achieved earlier and I did see one 
> of the blistergall adults (smaller than the nipplegall makers) out and 
> about on a headstone under a hackberry tree in February).  This earlier and 
> earlier emergence is one of the consequences of climate change in that food 
> availability and migrant birds seeking them can get out of sync.  I suppose 
> it could be said the wintering bark gleaners benefit from early emergence 
> since psyllid adults are certainly easier to nitpick off the surface of 
> bark and other substrates than it would be to dig/probe them out.
>
>
> Brown Creepers foraging on the ground at base of hackberry, presumably on 
> emerged psyllids.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Red-breasted Nuthatch on the ground drinking melt from the last remaining, 
> dirty pile of snow (created during road plowing) in the shade next to a 
> shrub.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At one point, all three of our normal nuthatches species were in the same 
> northern hackberry.  Not sure I've ever seen all three in the same tree.
>
>
> Red-tailed Hawk building nest in spruce.
>
>
> Female Great Horned Owl on nest.
>
>
> Definite influx of robins of late.
>
>
> Songsters included House Finches (literal din), robins, flickers, juncos.
>
>
> Flock of 9 Cedar Waxwings appeared to go to roost for the night in a big, 
> dense, berry-laden juniper.
>
>
> American Goldfinches eating flower buds of American elm.
>
>
> Almost expected to hear a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird zoom by but did 
> not.  Last year the first one at Grandview was in very late March, earliest 
> ever in my experience.
>
>
> Dave Leatherman
>
> Fort Collins
>

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[cobirds] Re: Long-billed Dowitcher and Great Egret [Weld]

[Sharon Kay]

I saw that egret today in the same place Gary. Today is Monday. It flew 
east after a bit. Beautifully white.

On Monday, April 9, 2018 at 10:22:46 AM UTC-6, The "Nunn Guy" wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> On my usually Sunday morning route ...
>
>- Great Egret (small irrigation pond west side of Weld CR 47 just 
>south of Weld CR 48)
>- Long-billed Dowitcher (Cozzens Lake along with Greater and Lesser 
>Yellowlegs)
>- Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult, on west side of Weld CR 23 with 
>usual gull flock north of Drake Lake in field adjacent to house on north 
>side of Drake Lake. Also, half dozen or so Franklin's Gull)
>
> Reminder Saturday Pawnee NG field trip: 
> http://coloradobirder.club/m/events/view/Prairie-Wonders-of-the-Pawnee-National-Grassland
>
>
> Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
>
> http://coloradobirder.club/
>
>
>

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[cobirds] CR 41 N. of CR 46

[Sharon Kay]

Around 5:15 pm at the ponds just West of CR 41 there was a Great Egret and 
three Black-necked Stilt. Across the road in a field, 12 Sandhill Crane 
landed after a fly over.

Sharon Kay

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[cobirds] Re: CR 41 N. of CR 46 Weld County

[Sharon Kay]

On Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 6:08:53 PM UTC-6, Sharon Kay wrote:
>
> Around 5:15 pm at the ponds just West of CR 41 there was a Great Egret and 
> three Black-necked Stilt. Across the road in a field, 12 Sandhill Crane 
> landed after a fly over.
>
> Sharon Kay
>

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[cobirds] Re: Pawnee Grasslands 10April2018 (Weld)

[Sharon Kay]

Dave, I know your frustration with CR96. I was there a few weeks back and 
was sickened by what I saw. -sharon kay

On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 8:36:44 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote:
>
> *Birds of note sensed:*
>
> After getting a not so early start, I arrived near where WY-NE-CO come 
> together ne of Grover about 8am.  My target was Sharp-tailed Grouse, which 
> everybody has seemingly found.  I got a few extra hours of sleep but not 
> the birds, these two facts being no doubt related.  However, I could sense 
> their presence.  Can I make a pencil mark on the checklist if I don't push 
> hard?  Also, for what it's worth, I met a nice local rancher named Mr. 
> Klingensmith who has lived in the area 20+ years and said he often sees 
> them while driving e on CR134 between 125 and 129 and also going from 134 n 
> on 125 a few miles to the unmarked State Line.  
>
>
> *Birds of note seen:*
>
> Chestnut-collared Longspur (at least 20): mostly near the recently 
> reported S-t Grouse locations, especially on the w side of Weld CR115 n of 
> 134.
>
> Northern Shrike (1a)  117 n of 134
>
> Loggerhead Shrike (1a)  111 just s of the State Line  (not too many days 
> in spring or autumn when both shrikes occur on the northern CO plains).
>
> Long-billed Curlew (4)  in wheat stubble s of 134 just w of 125
>
>
>   
>
>
> Rough-legged Hawk (at least 4): in the general area of the S-t Grouse 
> sightings plus one on CR77 near GR96 n of Crow Valley (shown)
>
>
>   
>
> Golden Eagle (1) CR90 w of CR49
>
>
> *A Res #1 *on 124 a few miles w of 77: water is high, no shorebirds, 
> just common duck species.
>
>
> *At Crow Valley late this afternoon into early evening (gate is now open, 
> hosts on site):*
>
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1m)
>
> Townsend's Solitaire (2)
>
> Total of 25 bird species at CVCG/Briggsdale plus my FOY heard western 
> chorus frogs (note, I did NOT see Mountain Plovers e of Briggsdale in the 
> green strips of winter wheat on CR79 just s of SR14 where they were a week 
> or so ago).
>
>
> *Crom Lake* on 131 w of Pierce: water high, mostly common ducks and 
> killdeer, no swallows.
>
>
> [Did NOT see large numbers of sparrows today, did NOT see McCown's 
> Longspur, did NOT see any kingbirds or Burrowing Owls.  Regarding the 
> latter, I did not check any prairie-dog towns, so maybe no surprise they 
> escaped detection.] 
>
>
> Furthermore,  I did NOT drive GR96 ("Murphy's Pasture") out of not wanting 
> to get pissed at all the gun activity on a route supposedly devoted to 
> nature observation.  
>
>
> Dave Leatherman
>
> Fort Collins
>

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[cobirds] 2 White-faced Ibis CR 48 Weld

[Sharon Kay]

Why does this bird have no facial marking? Red eye and legs. Poor focus 
(point and shoot camera) and cropped.



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[cobirds] Re: Pawnee Grasslands today, 16April2018

[Sharon Kay]

Wow, what a good day. That is far better than any day I have out there. 
Great pics.

On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 7:56:05 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote:
>
> I got started earlier today, arriving in the area of where CO-WY-NE come 
> together about 6:15am.  I had success with Sharp-tailed Grouse, seeing 4 of 
> them between 6:15 and 6:39am.  The first one was on the north side of Weld 
> CR128 about a mile e of Weld CR105.  The other three were west of CR111 
> about a half mile north of CR128.  All were in native or Conservation 
> Reserve Program grass, and all four eventually flew off on their own 
> accord.  They acted to me the way grouse leave leks after the morning's 
> activities have concluded.  Pics show two females, highly cropped, sorry.
>
>
> 
>
>
> Other highlights of the 12-hour visit to the Pawnee Grasslands included:
>
>
> *5 different Rough-legged Hawks
>
> *1 Northern Shrike
>
> *4 Loggerhead Shrikes (one of which had impaled two grasshoppers, the 
> first impaling I've seen this spring)
>
> *1 Swainson's Hawk (FOY for me) just n of Grover.
>
> *1 migrant male Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler nw of Grover in a riparian 
> area
>
> *A modest smattering (i.e., not a zillion) of Vesper Sparrows (compared to 
> just a few on 4/12
>
> *2 Mountain Plovers on the e side of Weld CR79 maybe a half mile south of 
> SR14 moving in between a winter wheat strip and a fallow field strip (easy 
> to see in the green winter wheat, virtually invisible in the brown fallow 
> strip).  Interestingly, a nearby Horned Lark was tearing shreds of brown 
> leaf material from the fallow plants shown in the plover pic (corn or 
> wheat?) for use in a nest it was apparently making nearby.
>
>
> 
>
>   
>
> *Approximately 10 Chestnut-collared Longspurs (two areas with multiple 
> individuals were Weld CR115 n of 134 and Weld CR112 between 45 & 49)
>
> *At A Reservoir #1 on Weld CR124 a few miles w of CR77 were two Eared 
> Grebes, a pair of Canvasbacks and several Ruddy Ducks
>
> *At Crow Valley CG was a Rock Wren hopping all over the Main Picnic area, 
> and a female Golden-crowned Kinglet in the sw corner junipers (in the pic, 
> the wren has a Bold Jumping Spider (*Phidippus audax*) found in a large 
> hole going down into the ground beside a cottonwood stump).
>
>
> 
>
>
> Dave Leatherman
>
> Fort Collins
>
>
>
>
>
>

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[cobirds] Re: Platte River Cranes in NE

[Sharon Kay]

I went to the N. Platte area Saturday. Many Sandhill and one Whooping Crane 
to boot. 

On Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 8:17:01 PM UTC-6, William Kaempfer wrote:
>
> Cobirders,
>
>  
>
> I hope you will forgive my posting news from my friend Clem Klaphake in 
> Nebraska posting on NEBirds about the Sandhill migration in Nebraska:
>
>  
>
> I have been going to see the Sandhill Crane migration for 30 some 
> years, but this weekend was spectacular. The official count by
> the airplane counters was 502,000 - Peak Migration. Never Get Tired of 
> Seeing and Hearing Sandhill Cranes.
>
> Pretty exciting stuff.
>
>  
>
> Bill Kaempfer
>
> Boulder
>
>  
>

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[cobirds] Re: Some Weld and Morgan Highlights

[Sharon Kay]

If you would share, what is the general crossroad of WCR 59 marsh? I have 
not heard of WCR 59 marsh.

On Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 5:38:57 PM UTC-6, William Kaempfer wrote:
>
> Today I took the time to enjoy the mild March weather with an excursion to 
> Weld County.  Joined by John Vanderpoel and Cameron Boyd, we started by 
> birding Glenmere Park in Greeley.  Pretty normal stuff until we finally hit 
> a passerine flock at the end with one each of Red- and White-breasted 
> Nuthatches and a Golden=crowned Kinglet.  On to the WCR 59 marsh where lots 
> of ducks were evident including some stunning and recently arrived Cinnamon 
> Teal.  All of the shorebirds to be found were on the west side where lots 
> of Killdeer were joined by a pair of Wilson’s Snipe and single Greater 
> Yellowlegs and Baird’s Sandpiper.  A single Ring-necked Pheasant called and 
> then flushed from the marsh.
>
>  
>
> Loloff had even more ducks, and unlike WCR 59, the focus was on divers 
> with Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup and Ruddy Duck all 
> present.  The scaup were the most abundant of these, but tried as we did, 
> we couldn’t call any Greater.  A large flock of several hundred Cackling 
> Geese was a nice contrast.  Also present were another single Greater 
> Yellowlegs and a pair of Great-tailed Grackles.  At this point, Cameron had 
> to head for home and I proposed heading on to Ft. Morgan.  John took the 
> bait, and we were off.
>
>  
>
> Our hope was to visit the east side of Riverside Park to try again for 
> Winter Wren.  Success this time as the bird called and sang repeatedly from 
> the cattails in the creek that heads west from the spot first described by 
> Norm Lewis about 2 months ago—the 9th hole of the Frisbee golf course.  
> As we lest the spot, John picked out a late Norther Shrike.
>
>  
>
> Finally we stopped at Jackson Reservoir; a very full, white-capped covered 
> and not particularly birdy Jackson Reservoir.  The little pond opposite the 
> lakeside community had a pair of Horned Grebes, one already molted into 
> alternate plumage and we found both Eastern (2) and Mountain (3) Bluebirds.
>
>  
>
> Finally, let me thank Christian for his post on Jeff Parks.  Very sad 
> news, and I’ll miss birding with the always enthusiastic Jeff.
>
>  
>
> Bill Kaempfer
>
> Boulderr
>

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[cobirds] Re: Pink-footed Goose Photos [Weld]

[Sharon Kay]

Great to see pics Gary. I was kicking myself for not bringing my camera!-- 
sharon kay

On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 10:01:10 AM UTC-7, The "Nunn Guy" wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Photos from a Saturday trip down there ... 
> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/view/54/recreation-area-frederick
>
> Click small photo(s) on album browse page to see the larger photo(s) 
> individually, use Previous/Next buttons to navigate the album.
>
> Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/
>
>

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[cobirds] Re: Merlin with prey - Arapahoe Co

[Sharon Kay]

Too bad they don't stick to just eating starlings.

On Monday, December 3, 2018 at 10:22:10 AM UTC-7, Jared Del Rosso wrote:
>
> Two weekends ago (11/24), while birding Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve 
> (Arapahoe), I encountered a Merlin with a fresh catch, a small bird that I 
> believe was a Townsend's Solitaire. More accurately, the Merlin encountered 
> me, flying into my path, about 20 feet or so ahead of me, and perching 
> above me. The Merlin was indifferent to my presence, plucking, 
> eviscerating, and eating the bird in plain view. It didn't even leave its 
> perch when, many minutes later, I passed underneath. (I waited for the 
> Merlin to be long done eating before crossing its path; by the time I left 
> it, it had moved on to cleaning whatever it hadn't swallowed from its 
> talons and beak.) But two robins, boldly encroaching, got it to go.
>
> For once, I had my camera with me and the light wasn't terrible. So I have 
> decent photos of the entire encounter. The eating lasted about 13 minutes, 
> but the bird was on its perch for longer than that. I stopped photographing 
> after about 20 minutes. A few minutes later, it flew across the preserve 
> and out over the High Line Canal.
>
> One photograph included. I'd welcome second opinions on the prey.
>
> [image: DSC_0382 Merlin with Prey.jpg]
>
> It was, for me, a rather remarkable encounter. Once, years ago, I came 
> face-to-face with a Merlin at a feeder during a cold St. Paul, Minnesota 
> CBC. Usually, though, my views are from much farther below or are briefer 
> or are both. 
>
>
> - Jared Del Rosso
> Centennial, CO
>

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[cobirds] Re: Long-Eared Owls/Wellington

[Sharon Kay]

Eric, My initial reading of the post by Joe gave me the impression he was 
telling her to walk among the trees to flush them. I reread it and I can 
see why you read it differently. I went on a bird trip a couple of years 
ago and the leader indeed had us walk among trees to flush the owls. This 
was at Barr Lake. I had never heard of such a thing and could not believe 
people do it. I agree, keep owl talk private and please don't flush them.

On Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 6:20:45 PM UTC-7, joe.ki...@gmail.com 
wrote:
>
> Natalie,
> I think that your best bet would be to walk along that row of juniper 
> trees that runs along the south side of CR60, just west of the parking area.
> If you walk through those trees you might flush them.
> Good luck!
>
> On Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 10:54:09 AM UTC-7, Natalie P. wrote:
>>
>> Good morning!
>>
>> Does anyone have any pointers for finding the Long-Eared Owls in the 
>> Schware Unit?
>>
>> Thank you!
>> Natalie
>>
>

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[cobirds] Black-necked Stilt

[Sharon Kay]

FOY Black-necked Stilt at CR 41/46 pond, Lasalle. I just saw one.

Sharon Kay
Greeley, CO

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[cobirds] Re: Photo ID appreciated

[Sharon Kay]

Thanks to all that replied to me privately. 100% consensus that is is a 
Semipalmated Sandpiper.

On Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 9:49:15 PM UTC-6, Sharon Kay wrote:
>
> I am not good at sandpiper ID. I looked at Sibley's guide and came up with 
> semipalmated sandpiper for this. Can anyone confirm or set me straight? the 
> photo is cropped. It looks so small here. Sorry.
>
> Sharon Kay
> Weld County
>
> [image: 038-crop.JPG]
>

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[cobirds] Tri-colored Blackbird

[Sharon Kay]

How do I find out if Tri-colored Blackbird has ever been found in this 
state. Google was of know help.

Sharon Kay
Greeley

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[cobirds] Re: Tri-colored Blackbird

[Sharon Kay]

Tricolored. Sorry.

On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 5:36:09 PM UTC-6, Sharon Kay wrote:
>
> How do I find out if Tri-colored Blackbird has ever been found in this 
> state. Google was of know help.
>
> Sharon Kay
> Greeley
>

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[cobirds] Re: Tri-colored Blackbird

[Sharon Kay]

Folks. I know the range map. Nevermind. I got the answer. No records. And I 
am not saying I saw it. I know better. Just trying to convince someone and 
I thought telling her no records of it would help. Thanks.

On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 5:37:48 PM UTC-6, Sharon Kay wrote:
>
> Tricolored. Sorry.
>
> On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 5:36:09 PM UTC-6, Sharon Kay wrote:
>>
>> How do I find out if Tri-colored Blackbird has ever been found in this 
>> state. Google was of know help.
>>
>> Sharon Kay
>> Greeley
>>
>

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[cobirds] Re: Grandview Cemetery and nearby City Park 4/14-16/2020, Ft Collins (Larimer)

[Sharon Kay]

Such an amazing post.

On Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 4:16:33 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote:
>
> Had 5 Cassin's Finches at Grandview Cemetery (GC) on the 14th.  Every time 
> I could catch up with them and figure out what they were doing, they were 
> eating European Elm Scales gleaned from the branches of American Elms.  
> This seems to be the only report of late that mentions their eating 
> something other than seeds from cones (Suddjian) or at feeders (mob).  
>
>   
>
> No Cassin's Finches yesterday at GC, surprisingly ditto for today.
>
> As suspected, I have not seen the Red Crossbill adults or their two 
> fledglings since watching them fly west out of GC on the 13th.
>
> Several birds are eating adult hackberry gall-making psyllids of two types 
> at GC.  These insects are emerging from their overwintering sites in the 
> bark to lay eggs on the buds (see photo).  The bird species I've observed 
> nitpicking the tiny adults are: Black-capped Chickadees, Brown Creeper, 
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Bushtits, Downy Woodpecker and Red-breasted 
> Nuthatches. 
>
>   
> Hackberry bud with psyllid 
> eggs on left, adult psyllid on right (actual size is about 3mm).
>
> Cedar Waxwings are, of course, going after juniper cones (aka "berries") 
> but notably also have been heavily feeding on green ash flowers and 
> European Elm Scales.  Before the hard freeze on the night of the 13-14th, 
> the ash flowers looked green and more edible than they did since suffering 
> freeze injury.  But the waxwings persisted, as did the Fox Squirrels eating 
> them both before and after the freeze.  
>
>   
>
> Green Ash flowers on 4/13 before the hard freeze overnight.
>
> 
>  Cedar Waxwing eating 
> Green Ash flowers on the 14th after they suffered freeze injury. 
>
> Today in the winter wonderland of the cemetery, a robin was actively 
> defending "his" cone-laden female juniper against 8 or so Cedar Waxwings.
>
> There is a large adobe-looking building near the City Park swimming pool 
> called Club Tico.  Today at least 20 Mountain Bluebirds came in to seek 
> refuge from the snow blowing in from the north by concentrating along the 
> building's south side, sitting in the Virginia Creeper vines, on window 
> sills, on electric boxes.  The male's blue hue against snow is one of the 
> iconic color combo's we get to enjoy.  Unfortunately I was not carrying my 
> camera at the time I had intimate opportunities to capture this.  I did get 
> a few pics of birds on the building.
>
> 
>
> A solo White Pelican tried to go unnoticed in the storm out on Sheldon 
> Lake.  There are more Double-crested Cormorants at this lake than I have 
> ever seen (6 the other day, perhaps that many today).
>
> Had a fast-moving Red-naped Sapsucker at GC yesterday, first seen near the 
> middle moving ne into the neighborhood.  If one uses their imagination in 
> looking at the one terrible photo I managed, there is red on nape.  Got no 
> glimpse of the throat, but bird was an adult.
>
> My first Yellow-rumped Warbler this spring, an Audubon's, chipped along in 
> the saplings just w of Club Tico today.
>
> Dave Leatherman
> Fort Collins
>

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[cobirds] Shelter in place

[Sharon Kay]

Is this shelter in place order going to mean we can't go birdwatching at 
all? Thoughts?

Sharon Kay
Greeley

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[cobirds] Re: Grandview Cemetery on May 11, 2020 (Fort Collins, Larimer)

[Sharon Kay]

Very sad about the cat and stupid man.

On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 7:00:53 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote:
>
> *Highlights today:*
> Gray skies, colorful assortment of birds, like I suspect everybody else 
> had today.   Great day to try and study feeding behaviors because 
> sustenance was a big priority for birds on this cold day.  Light was poor 
> for photographing food aquisition, however.
>
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2 males, mostly in American Elms infested with 
> European Elm Scales (although I did not confirm feeding).
>
> 
>
> Black-headed Grosbeak (4)
>
> Lazuli Bunting (at least 6 in the area, mostly in the neighborhood between 
> Grandview Ave and Frey Ave n of Mountain Ave) - all were in yards with 
> feeders or flowering boxelder trees).  
>
> Yellow Warbler (at least 5, mostly in flowering boxelder getting what I 
> think were green fruitworms)
>
> Bullock's Oriole (at least 4, mostly in boxelder eating flowers)
>   
>
>
> Bullock's Oriole eating parts of boxelder 
> flowers.  Photo taken 5/10 but same activities seen today.
>
> Black-chinned Hummingbird (1f at feeder)
>
>
> Cassin's Vireo (1 poorly seen briefly in State Champion Thornless 
> Honeylocust in southeastern corner (Section 9)
>
> Broad-tailed Hummingbird (at least 6, including 2 females) - they are 
> getting a late start this year at GC but I think nest-building will be 
> starting in earnest during the coming several days.  One female frequently 
> visiting yellow flowers of caragana shrubs along the south boundary road of 
> GC.  Haven't seen that before.
>
> Western Tanager (at least 3, mostly in cotoneaster shrubs, probably eating 
> flower buds per past history, although not confirmed today).
>
>  
>   
> Swainson's Thrush (2)
>
> Still no water in the irrigation ditch.  I am told when it comes in 
> depends on the water level of Poudre River.   More birds along the ditch 
> when it has water, so I hope the gates open soon.
>
> Osprey flyover
>
> Total of 33 species (I had 40 the other day), which is good for a habitat 
> with no water and challenged understory (i.e. mowed, groomed, dominated by 
> plastic flowers).
>
> Lowlight: having a homeowner who admits to having an outdoor cat tell me 
> his cat doesn't kill very many birds, then argue with me that the three 
> jays his cat (the one that doesn't kill birds) killed were not blue jays 
> but rather scrub-jays because they weren't blue.  I'm serious.
>
> Best highlight: hot bath
>
> Dave Leatherman
> Fort Collins
>

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[cobirds] Mourning doves- picture- Weld County

[Sharon Kay]

Sorry, here is the picture. Actually I don't see a way to add a picture.

Sharon Kay

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[cobirds] Mourning doves- Weld County

[Sharon Kay]

I have had these two mourning doves hanging in my yard the past four days 
or so. They are always on the ground when I see them and by the time I see 
them I am often only four feet or so from them. They don't seem very 
active. I am not in the yard much. I do not know how much time they are 
actually in my yard. But I have seen them daily and twice today. Is it 
possible they are sick? 
 Picture taken through a window with a poor cell phone camera. 

Sharon Kay
Greeley

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[cobirds] Re: Larimer County Highlights, 12May2021 (Larimer)

[Sharon Kay]

Terrific report. What a great photo of the  Golden-winged Warbler! I would 
have only see a fourth of what you did. I am amazed at what good birders 
are able to see and identify.

Sharon Kay
Greeley

On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 8:57:07 PM UTC-6 Dave Leatherman wrote:

> *Poudre River in Fort Collins n of Prospect west side of river* 
> (8-9:30am):
> 1 empid (Dusky?)
> 1 Spotted Towhee (m)
> Pair of Wood Ducks
> That's it!
>
> *Lake Estes (Mathews-Reeser Sanctuary) during heavy wet snow *
> (10:30a-1:45p):
> Golden-winged Warbler first found by EJ Raynor persists at "Pine Point" 
> (eating a small species of midge that it finds on the ground amid small 
> branches and pine cones) FOY, only 5th or 6th for Larimer ever, beautiful!
>
>
> Common Yellowthroat male (1) FOY
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (3)
> Loggerhead Shrike (1)
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
> Gray Catbird (2 - one initially seen in the talons of a male Sharp-shinned 
> Hawk which had its fresh prey stolen and promptly plucked by an American 
> Crow!) FOY
>
>   
>
> Green-tailed Towhee (2) FOY
> Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
> Savannah Sparrow (1)
> Western Bluebird (8) FOY
> Swainson's Thrush (1)
> Hermit Thrush (1) FOY
> Broad-tailed Hummingbird (at least 2 males)
> Bufflehead (2f)
> Blue-winged Teal (10)
> As best I could tell, everything eating midges.
>
> *Rigden Reservoir* (4-6:45p):
> Sanderling (2 breeding f, 1 breeding m) FOY
>
>
>Breeding f Sanderling (left), breeding m (right)
>
> Semipalmated Sandpiper (4) FOY
> Least Sandpiper (10)
> Semipalmated Plover (1)
> Red-necked Phalarope (1f)
> Wilson's Phalarope (15)
> American Avocet (1)
> Bobolink (3m) in weeds and in willow clump n of sw corner pumphouse about 
> 100 yards), FOY
> Brewer's Sparrow (zillion)
> Chipping Sparrow (1)
> Savannah Sparrow (5+)
> Warbling Vireo (1) ne corner along ditch, FOY
>
> Dave Leatherman
> Fort Collins
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[cobirds] Re: "Lafayette Birds!"--tomorrow, Sun., Feb. 5, 1pm

[Sharon Kay]

What are "Arby's Nuts"?

On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 4:14:10 PM UTC-7 tedfl...@gmail.com wrote:

> Hey, all.
>
> It's the beginning of the month, so that means it's time for "Lafayette 
> Birds!" We'll get underway tomorrow, Sun., Feb. 5, at 1pm MST at The Shack 
> at Greenlee Wildlife Preserve in Lafayette, Boulder Co. The event, 
> sponsored by the City of Lafayette, is free and open to the public. No RSVP 
> required; just show up. All are welcome--children, families, and 
> curiosity-seekers especially so. We bird in separate small groups that 
> canvas the entire "Greater Greenlee Ecosystem" for birds and other biota. 
> ("Other biota" in Feb. in Lafayette tend to be squirrels and lichens.)
>
> *Bohemian waxwings* are around. If a flock is spotted, we'll initiate the 
> R-cubed (Reisman Rapid Response) maneuver and get all participants to the 
> flock as expeditiously as possible. Also spotted in the past 10 days at 
> Greenlee & vicinity: *greater white-fronted goose, snow goose, hooded 
> merganser, bald eagle, ferruginous hawk, golden eagle, merlin, prairie 
> falcon, bushtits* up the wazoo, *mountain chickadee, "Arby Nuts,"* and 
> *Townsend 
> solitaire.* There are no guarantees in this life, but sightings of the 
> following are guaranteed: *white-crowned sparrow, spotted towhee,* and 
> *red-winged 
> blackbird.* And I guess we won't be looking for the Chinese surveillance 
> balloon anymore... Comet STC (C/2022 E3) actually *was* seen at the 
> preserve a few nights ago, but I digress.
>
> See you tomorrow!
>
> Ted Floyd
> Lafayette, Colorado
>
> P. s. Some comments left on the message board at The Shack:
>
> "I laughed, I cried, it changed my life."
>
> "[This event] is the most fun I've had since the Anner Bylsma recital at 
> Macky Auditorium in 1994."
>
> "The most fun you'll have with your pants on."
>
> "Are the Broncos still in the playoffs?"
>
> "I've heard leaders appreciate it when you ply them with kombucha, donuts, 
> and sushi."
>
> "Is it safe to look at a western tanager?"
>

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