[cobirds] Mr. Bill

Hi all: I have posted the solution to Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz #335 (2010-1-06) for your gull-ogling pleasure. I hope to get to the most recent completed quiz in the next day or two. Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Sexing finches

Hi all: Just noticed a note in Cobirds that encouraged me to write this reminder. The family Fringilidae, the true finches, is comprised of a variety of species that exhibit a variety of plumage-maturation rates -- that is, varying time from juvenal to adult or definitive plumage. Many

[cobirds] Mr Bill, one more time

Hi all: I've now posted the solution to Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz #334 (2010-1-05) for your perusement pleasure (I don't know that perusement is a word, but it at least makes for an alliterative construction!). After the current quiz's response deadline passes at midnight tonight, I'll only have

[cobirds] Mr Bill Quiz

Hi all: I have been trying to figure out how to get some critical Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz files off of a thumb drive that gave up the ghost since mid-Jan. Unfortunately, it just doesn't seem to be happening, so I've bitten the bullet and started from scratch on those two files. Therefore,

[cobirds] Mr Bill, again

Hi all: I've posted the solution to the third quiz of the year, Quiz #332 (2010-1-03). Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from

[cobirds] Mr Bill

Hi all: I have posted the solution to the last quiz in both the quarter's and year's competitions in the Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz (www.cfo-link.org). Enjoy all and have a great New Year! Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County

[cobirds] Mr Bill

Hi all: I have posted the solution to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz (www.cfo-link.org). Good luck for all those responding to the current quiz, the last one in this calendar year. Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County

[cobirds] Plumage (age and sex, particularly) in reporting

Hi all: I just wanted to request that folks reporting interesting birds to Cobirds (or any venue, really) should provide, if known, the age and/or sex of the interesting bird(s). This could greatly assist those chasing such birds to have the right search image. Should one be looking for an

Re: [cobirds] Raven ID

Hi all: Ah, Bill Kosar posed an excellent question and Jeff Jones provided a bit of grist for the mill. Even though Bill's pictures were superb (unlike many of my photo quizzes), they would make excellent quiz photos, because ravens are probably one of the more intractable field-ID problems

[cobirds] Mr Bill

Hi all: I have posted the solution to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz (www.cfo-link.org). Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz

Hi all: Technical difficulties have been overcome and I have uploaded the answer to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz (www.cfo-link.org). Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding:

[cobirds] Mr Bill

Hi all: Technical difficulties have been preventing me from accessing the website that hosts the Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz. I've got the answer for last week's quiz completed and will post it as soon as our access problem is solved. Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- Colorado Field Ornithologists:

Re: [cobirds] Pacific or common loons (?)

Hi Bill et al. The photographed loons are both Common Loons, which sport ragged vertical borders between dark and light on the neck sides; Pacifics have nice abrupt separation between dark and light there. Tony Leukering Villas, NJ Topic: Pacific or common loons (?) BILL KOSAR

[cobirds] Mr Bill

Hi all: I have posted the answer to the most recent Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz (www.cfo-link.org). The next quiz is up and you have nearly two weeks to respond with the correct answer for fame and fortune. Well not too much of the former and very little of the latter. Tony Leukering Villas, NJ

[cobirds] Mr Bill

Hi all: I have posted the solution to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz (www.cfo-link.org). Sincerely, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding:

[cobirds] Mr Bill

Hi all: Due to work constraints and malfunctioning home internet access, I have been unable to get answers to recent Mr Bill Mystery Quizzes posted.? I am working on late answers today and have posted the answer to #318.? I hope to get to the remaining two missing answers this afternoon,

[cobirds] Mr Bill, again

Hi all: I have posted the answer to Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz #319 (from two weeks ago).. Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/

[cobirds] Oporornis hybrids

All: In case you thought separating Mourning from Mac was difficult enough? I apologize for readers receiving this on multiple venues. Tony Leukering Villas, NJ Folks, ? ? Lots of great stuff coming out of the Irwin Lab at UBC. This is the latest, documenting a Mac and

[cobirds] Mr Bill

All: I have posted the solution to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz (www.cfo-link.org). Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/

[cobirds] eBird hot-spot names

Hey all: Just so you don't wonder when you go to enter data in eBird (ebird.org), I wanted to let eBirders know that I fiddled with a couple of hot-spot names in Larimer Co -- Swede Lake and Duck Lake.? The former site now has?sports its?connection to Fossil Creek Reservoir in its site

[cobirds] Re: cobirds - digest - 7 Sep

Hi all: Since I only check this venue every so often and I didn't see much in the way of responses to either of the queries in this digest about the identies of photographed birds, I thought that I'd respond now, despite the time lag.? The easier of the two is regarding the query about

[cobirds] Mr Bill

Hi all: I have posted the answer to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz (www.cfo-link.org).? In case you're interested, I also counted 140 Baltimore Orioles, 75 American Redstarts and a smattering of Yellow Warblers and Bobolinks going over my house this morning. Enjoy, Tony Leukering

[cobirds] Re: Walden Res. longspur

Hi all: Scott Carpenter recently wrote about a bird photographed at Walden Res., Jackson Co.: My father, Larry Carpenter, and I birded Walden Reservoir in Jackson County on Sunday, 16 August 2009.? We were pleasantly surprised to come across a CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR.? Due to the molt

[cobirds] Mr Bill

Hi all: I have posted the answers for the past two Mr. Bill Mystery Quizzes (www.cfo-link.org). Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Mr Bill

Hi all: I have posted the answer to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz.? Also, due to work constraints, I will probably not be able to post the answer to the current quiz until next weekend. Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado County

[cobirds] ALDER FLYCATCHERS (!) east of Gunnison

Hi all: Michael O'Brien called this morning to report TWO SINGING ALDER FLYCATCHERS, along with one singing Willow Flycatcher, along US 50 east of Gunnison.? The spot is along Tomichi Creek 1.4 mi E of where Rt 44 heads N and 3.0 mi W of the turnoff to the Wuanita Hot Springs lek.? One was

[cobirds] Re: Bird ID help

Hi all: The bird pictured is a male European Starling.? The sex can be determined by the diffuse patch of blue at the base of the mandible (females have diffuse pink patches, of course). Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -Original Message- From: cobirds group

[cobirds] Mr Bill quiz

Hi all: I have posted the answer to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz. Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Dickcissels near Monte Vista

Hi all: Michael O'Brien just called to report that his VENT tour found two singing Dickcissels this morning near Monte Vista NWR (Rio Grande). The birds were in a large alfalfa field along 8S Rd. Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

[cobirds] Mr Bill Quiz

Hi all: I have posted the answer to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz picture and, of course, this week's picture has been up since 1 am Monday AM. Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/

[cobirds] Re: Photo ID

Stuart and others: The Wood Duck in this set of pictures is a male, not a female and the goose family is of Canada Geese (not Canadian Geese).? I believe that the Turtle is a Painted Turtle, but I've been wrong before.? Finally, the Kingfisher is a Belted Kingfisher. Sincerely, Tony

[cobirds] Mr Bill Quiz answer

Hi all: I have finally gotten around to posting the answer to Mr Bill Mystery Quiz #301 (the quiz from two seeks ago) and hope to get the answer to #302 posted before tomorrow. Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado County Birding:

[cobirds] Mr Bill quiz answers

Hi all: After a couple weeks of poor to non-existent internet (on the boat and at home) and further computer problems, I've finally gotten around to posting the answers to the last two Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz quizzes (www.cfo-link.org). Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ

[cobirds] Swainson's Hawks and molt and plumages

Hi all: David Leatherman posted the following recently: Yesterday I reported seeing what I was thinking was a young-of-the-year Swainson's Hawk out on its own at Crow Valley. ?In the Clark and Wheeler hawk field guide the authors state (photo and caption on page 199 in my second edition)

[cobirds] Mr Bill answer

Hi all: I posted the answer to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz on the CFO website this afternoon. Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this

[cobirds] Mr Bill Answer

Hi all: I have posted the answer to last week's Mr Bill Mystery Quiz (see www.cfo-link.org).? This week's quiz has been up since early Monday morning and it is the last quiz of the quarter's competition.? After this quarter's difficult competition with every picture involving multiple birds,

[cobirds] Mr Bill answer

Hi all: I have posted the answer to last week's Mr Bill Mystery Quiz.? You can check it out at www.cfo-link.org (click on the quiz link on that page). Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to

[cobirds] Mr Bill Mystery Quiz answer

Hi all: I have posted the answer to last week's Mr Bill Mystery Quiz and, of course, the current quiz has been up since 1 am.? Good luck! Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Re: Issues re: ecological disruption of birds

Hi all: I feel compelled to jump into this discussion, partly due to my two-year stint as the CBC Editor at NAS, partly due to my extensive experience with CBCs in a large number of states and, finally, partly due to my experience with large data sets and the analysis thereof. The CBC

[cobirds] Re: Ouray birds

Hi all: Since Kent Nelson seems to feel it necessary to take pot shots at the CBRC and because I was the Chair of the Committee for both of the mentioned instances of his expertise being questioned, I thought that I'd respond, particularly as I can still vividly recall both descriptions and

[cobirds] Mr Bill mystery quiz

Hi all: I have finally gotten the answer to the previous Mr Bill Mystery Quiz posted for your perusal pleasure.? The current quiz has been up since 1 am Monday morning. Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because

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