At Crow Valley Campground saturday morning.
a pair of robin-sized birds in a tree on the edge of the open space
they looked just like townsend's solitaire except they were choc brown
not grey. I suppose it could have been a trick of the lighting which
was cloudy. Beak shape, eye color, size, tail
Correction. Yes I know that the Eurasian Collared-Dove is not really a
nativethough the 10+ generations that have been hatched here
might argue ;-)
I meant to say year-round resident.
On Oct 4, 9:50 am, ronbco rr.bol...@yahoo.com wrote:
At Crow Valley Campground saturday morning.
a pair
I observed a pied-billed grebe (solitary) fleeing (me) in a manner
that surprised me. (at Pella Crossing, Hygiene)
I was quiet and all was quiet around so it was not the result of a
startling or significant threat.
It dove under (as expected), resurfaced some distance away, but only
it's head came
I've been out there on average once a year for perhaps 10 years.
I camped out in the dispersed camping along one of the dirt roads
and it was lovelyand believe or not, not even a whisper of wind!
I had never heard of BYO Playa until recently so I went to it this
weekend. What a wonderful
a couple other birders and I saw nothingnary a house
sparrow...sigh
if it is relocated please post (and perhaps throw a net over it) ;-)
Ron Bolton
Berthoud
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In keeping with my own request of a couple days ago, I am reporting
spotting this shy bird today. It was in the bushes just on the other
side of the fence on the south side of the parking lot. It never went
under the cedars. It was staying with a smaller sparrow that I could
not id, perhaps the
I know this is off-topic. But I am going to be down there for a short
trip in March and need some help. I have not been able to find a
listserver or forum. Found one but it seems to have died at the end of
2011.
Pointers appreciated
Ron Bolton
Berthoud
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Boulder Res area...
3 Osprey perched on top of a pole (with some kind of a platform)
another Osprey circling continually nearby carrying a fish (in the
classic fish head forward grasp)...seemingly showing it off
is this Dad telling the grown kids to get a job (get their own fish)?
Ron Bolton
well at the risk of sounding like a broken and now skipping record
this morning I went looking for it and think I saw it
but I'd like some opinions
I did not have a scope and it was on the far side (west) shore.
It was in the area where there were many great blue, black-crowned,
and
Personally I agree with you Ted.
Cobirders is such a big help to novices and intermediate experience
birders (like me).
Even just the excitement of knowing that a new birding experience is
possible is worth the posting.
I'm sure everyone has had the experience of not having seen a fairly
common
as of 11:30am wednesday
hoping around dock and boat ramp
the white eye ring is stunning
Ron Bolton
Berthoud
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North side; In addition to the very close Ibis', yellow-headed
blackbirds, harriers, pelicans, etc. I was blessed to observe the
courtship ritual of a pair of grebe's...just like filmed in the Life
series.
Ron Bolton
Berthoud CO
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8000 ft elev camp ground with pines
hanging around camp ground
lone individual, quiet
the closest match I can come up with is 1st yr female Pine Warbler,
but I suspect they are too rare for this to be correct
quite non-descript grey/brown upperparts...head perhaps a bit more
brown than back
In a grassy field in Longmont heard an unfamiliar call.
fairly high pitched, 6-10 single notes evenly spaced in about 3 seconds (so
pretty quick), slightly descending (perhaps a 3rd interval)
the bird must have been in a tuft of grass
I heard it very close, sounded like within 8 ft so I moved
I went on saturday morning and afternoon to Westview middle school but the
flycatcher was a no-show.
However as I was walking away I heard an interesting cooing from just over
my head in a cottonwood. Saw 2 flickers and at first thought it was a
parent and a juvenile; but they were the same
Pueblo Nature Center, along the Arkansas river, along the trail east of the
Nature center
there is a hillside of 50 ft of crumbling limestone with a rock wall
running along the top (old road or something)
sage/scrub in general, but cottonwoods of course along the river
first spotted the bird
I was out hunting for redpolls at Pella Crossing. No luck.
But as I was watching some gulls I was amazed that they were landing in a
small Russian Olive tree to eat the fruit.
I had no idea they would be able to land and perch in a tree, much less
that they had interest in olives!
Is this likely
I went looking for this bird. I saw one candidate on Nelson a mile or so
west of 75th. The perched bird's tail (underside) had no dark bands on the
ends. So overall breast and underside of tail were very white. Could it
still be a Rough-legged?
Ron Bolton
Berthoud
On Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Yesterday a flurry at my back feeder and a Merlin landed in a small tree at
eye level just 8 ft from my window!
It stayed there looking for an opportunity of one of the small birds that
had scattered.
I had a good 4 min of close up viewing with my binos!
I am not very experienced in raptor ids
In my yard west of Berthoud,
approx. robin sized but more sleek, Grey/brown uniform back, white belly,
greenish speckles on throat, no wing bars, fairly long bill, dark eye, dull
eye ring, ground feeder
pattern like a veery but not rufous, like a swainson's thrush but no face
pattern, like
Hi Gary,
I was out the Nunn way yesterday and wanted to explore the Nunn Woods.
But I did not find any entry from the road on the north side.
Is there any public access?
Tx
Ron Bolton
On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 9:33:58 AM UTC-6, The Nunn Guy wrote:
Western Tanager (#114)
Hairy Woodpecker
Yesterday I had a day to enjoy the early summer temps.
Lower Latham: the usuals (stilt, avocets, cin teal and wilsons phalarope)
but could not id a red-necked phalarope...sigh...perhaps I am looking for
full breeding plumage when the prev seen individuals were not?
But I was surprised to see a
Last evening had dinner at the clubhouse. I was astounded by what must have
been 50 or more common nighthawks swooping low for their meal. I've never
seen so many feeding so active, so low. I could not have been more
distracted than when I was 14 and going to the beach in SoCal for the start
While on a chair lift at Copper Mtn, saw a small bird feeding on the top of
a douglas fir tree at 11k elev.
Not sure if it was going for the fir cone seeds or maybe insects.
First impression was house finch by size, slim build, and pink/red breast
and head.
But the color seemed more orange and
apologies from forgetting protocol on postings wrt name and area
Ron Bolton, Berthoud
On Friday, March 21, 2014 1:14:18 PM UTC-6, ronbco wrote:
While on a chair lift at Copper Mtn, saw a small bird feeding on the top
of a douglas fir tree at 11k elev.
Not sure if it was going for the fir
sorry to clutter cobirds with an id request of a CA siting...but I am
stuck...and I've tried whatbird and xeno-canto.
See the name of one of our local experts with postings of audio recordings
(you know who you are Ted...) I am going to reach out to this group.
place: sierra nevada mtns
, 2014 8:38:29 PM UTC-6, ronbco wrote:
sorry to clutter cobirds with an id request of a CA siting...but I am
stuck...and I've tried whatbird and xeno-canto.
See the name of one of our local experts with postings of audio recordings
(you know who you are Ted...) I am going to reach out
Some surprises yesterday birding the Ramsay-Shockey Open Space, Shoshone
Trail.
The highlight was a Brown-headed Cowbird posing for a nice long look and a
great look at an Olive-sided Flycatcher.
Otherwise the usuals. Wish I could definitively tell if I had a
black-chinned hummer or if they
Greg M and I were happy to spot and hear a red-eyed vireo this morning on
the path between the ponds and the creek.
Greg also sighted wood ducks in the pond west of the western most path.
I was stumped by an all dark-grey breast/belly/head perching bird with
conical bill, all dark eye and black
Yesterday Greg Mulder and I birded Pawnee National Grasslands and Lower
Latham / Beebe Draw.
Crow Valley did not disappoint! 3 Short-eared owls on the far end of the
trail beyond the campground. Many Brown Thrashers, some yellow headed
blackbirds, and a black-crowned night-heron.
The
I looked for 45min to an hr on each of monday and tuesday morning with no
success.
Ron Bolton
Berthoud
On Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 10:53:39 PM UTC-7, fiddlenurs wrote:
I'm thinking about heading up to Fort Collins to try to find the Woodcock.
Has anyone seen him in the last couple of
Sorry I should have been more clear. I was in CA, in the Sierra Nevada.
Just thought some cobirders might be interested of have input.
On Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 10:31:51 PM UTC-6, ronbco wrote:
I was shocked to observe a yellowlegs at trail camp pond on the Mt Whitney
trail, at 12,000 ft
Richard Trinkner and I birded a few spots this morning.
I was after a Cordilleran Flycatcher and we were successful while walking
the road of Lefthand Canyon a couple miles west of Hwy 36.
Other notables there were Lazuli Bunting and white-breasted nuthatch.
Then we stopped along St Vrain Rd east
Thanks to David Dowell for reporting this on May 11. I refound it in the
north east region of the church grounds. I was silent, but not shy. The eye
ring is very slim, wing bars evident, and the tail dipping was, um,
tell-tale.
Ron Bolton
Berthoud
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On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 1:47:53 PM UTC-6, ronbco wrote:
Thanks to David Dowell for reporting this on May 11. I refound it in the
north east region of the church grounds. I was silent, but not shy. The eye
ring is very slim, wing bars evident, and the tail dipping was, um,
tell-tale
The RBW pretty much had the run of Crow Valley Campground.
I spotted the BWH a couple miles north of the campground along one of the
PNG dirt roads.
At least I hope it was that species and not a Harrier. The tail had a
pretty distinctive white part...at least that is what my mind decided after
I was surprised to see a Prairie Falcon posing quite nicely for me on a
pole along a dirt road I frequently run which is on the east side of Dry
Creek Res.
The road is maybe private, it is unclear, but no one seems to mind people
walking/running/skiing on it. You could park at the corner of Co
I went to Bohn park to look for it. Found a noisy Hairy but it was definitely
not a YB sapsucker.
Not sure I was in the right spot. Drove across the big field to the SW area.
However I studied an intriguing perching hawk which I can't id. Mid-sized,
clean white undersides with small subtle
I went to take a look this afternoon. This would (embarrassingly) be a
lifer for me. So my judgment is probably clouded as one would expect for
someone in the 400's of life list who is lucky to add 10 a year without
selfishly targeting my vacations for birds.
I studied it for 15 minutes as it
The pair landed just off my back porch in my rural home west of Berthoud.
I did not have in my brain the differentiation factors for Sharpies,
Coopers and Merlins for the 20 seconds before they left.
In studying afterwards I am pretty sure they were Sharpies because the tail
feathers, when
ird-ids/coopers-hawk-and-sharp-shinned-hawk/
Ron Bolton
Berthoud
On Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 11:30:01 AM UTC-7, ronbco wrote:
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> The pair landed just off my back porch in my rural home west of Berthoud.
> I did not have in my brain the differentiation factors for Sharpies,
> Coo
I explored SE CO for the first time on Sun-Tuesday. I had a target list of
10 potential lifers. Alas, not a one was found. However I really enjoyed
the exploring and camping. Fortunately the persistent, lovely songs of the
canyon wren soothed the disappointment over nary a Lewis or
Yesterday afternoon I went to look for the warbler as it would be a lifer
for me.
I found the markers noted in the previous postings and I even found one of
it's reported buddy hermit thrushes. But alas the target itself was not
found.
As I was walking away I reflected on how birding can be
Probably wishful thinking.
On my porch west of Berthoud, last week 3 individuals riding thermals and
moving south.
Only reason I noticed was they were all white under and the wings seemed a
different shape and wing angle than the usual red tailed, and no red. Then I
thought I heard a call
I've looked at the big dry creek location a couple times; working the
stream between the solar panels and Zuni.
Any hints on the specific area it has been scene? Near the creek in the
cottonwoods or away from the stream in the brush?
I've tried to find a way to contact the guys that reported it
a small group in trees next to the DigitalGlobe west parking structure,
eating insects (sometimes hanging on the underside) on the tree blossoms
I was stumped on the id because the merlin app did not show it as a
potential match with their id tool.
Also, these were much less "fluffy" than most
I forgot to give the location in more helpful termstrees next to
parking garage at SE corner of 120th and Pecos...though I know they are not
back there this afternoon when I checked.
Ron Bolton
Berthoud
On Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 12:03:30 PM UTC-6, ronbco wrote:
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> a small
Just spent an hour looking. Many raptors! But no definitive Harris'. But
did see the Goshawk and Rough-legged!
Good luck!
On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 8:17:48 AM UTC-7, Steven Rash wrote:
>
> Headed up to Ft. Collins here shortly. Has anyone seen the Harris's Hawk
> today?
>
> Any help is
First time for me. Quite surprising.
We have had a big flock of cowbirds for a couple weeks.
Of course I did not get a good enough look or know what to look for at the time
to determine if it was albino.
Ron Bolton
Berthoud
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Speaking of nighthawks
I was birding near Crow Valley with my son last week. A few nighthawks we’re
flying, we saw 2 still snoozing in trees and on a post, even just an hour
before sunset. We were hunting for a visual of some singing bird and once we
found it, a mockingbird, we were
I saw it, with another birder, at 9am from the south side of Sand Creek
down a short trail from Alton and 37th. I posted on ebird.
It was sunning itself and preening in a leafless tree (with red bark) on
the island in the creek.
I had almost given up after searching for 45 min. The heavy
I've had cedar waxwings in my yard for the past couple of years. I
generally see them in the spring/early summer and assume they have a nest
in a big spruce.
Just noticed them this morning for this season. I think I've seen them a
few times in the winter but can't recall.
So I looked at the bar
can't quite find a match...
group of 4 in trees between 1st pond and coral
plump sparrow with buff breast, uniform brown wings and striking head
pattern
the most striking feature was the black mustache/throat stripes like a lark
sparrow, also had small central dark spot on breast
however i
Inquiring minds...
Yesterday I saw the one that's been hanging around south mesa trail in
Boulder.
A lifer for me.
Fascinating that it flycatches. It certainly does not look agile enough for
that.
I got really good looks for 20 minutes. Later I reviewed the field markings
and don't
Today in my backyard against the foothills west of Berthoud. In a modest sized
locust tree. A group of about 5 sparrow-sized birds arrived and made a ruckus.
I had great looks but can’t determine what they are.
Larger than house sparrow and certainly no male appearances in the group.
Drab
I'm a reasonably passionate birder, but not very patient.
I saw an ebird post for a Lapland Longspur nearby my home and since it
would be a lifer I went to look; no success, but again, I am not patient.
Looking at ebird stats for the area (Loveland/Longmont) it seems that
sitings are not
Thanks to all for the advice!
I'll fearlessly take on the challenge this winter.
On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 12:24:45 PM UTC-6 Bryan Guarente wrote:
> Ron,
> For any of the longspurs in winter, it is best to learn their calls and
> rattle calls (not their songs). When a flock of Horned
I drove to the places used for a couple recent ebird checklists for the
Sharp-tailed Grouse "known lek" in PNG (Pawnee, east unit, north). I found
no Grouse or anything that looked like it might be a Lek. Certainly I've
never studied Leks and only know that the birds come out pre-dawn. Photos
sorry I mixed up yellow and virginia rail in terms of being possible in
CO... obviously must have been a sora
On Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 7:58:07 PM UTC-6 ronbco wrote:
> I'm torn on an id.
> In a ditch at Lon Hagler res.
> I got great looks but not a great pic. Did not know w
had a flock of many hundred slowly stream high over my house west of
Berthoud yesterday
they perhaps were heading to Dry Creek Res which is just a mile north of me
so, yes they were heading north
they were high enough that I could not pick out any field markings and it
is driving me to
I’m not home in CO at the moment but I have tried to id Mexican Duck a few
times on the front range so please excuse the general question about a
possible id in AZ.
Would there be any iridescence on the dark mantle of a male Mexican Duck?
It was subtle just in the back of the head. Perhaps that
Morey Wildlife Reserve in Loveland, this is a riparian area next to a golf
course with some rugged hogback terrain nearby.
I just had 5 seconds of view of a very large hawk perched in a tree only 15
feet from me. No time to grab a pic. What struck me was the robust body
size with large wings.
for ids posting rather than direct
emailing would help us all. Scrolling the digest is easy if a reader is
not interested in all the input.
Thanks
Ron Bolton
On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 7:41:43 PM UTC-6 ronbco wrote:
> Morey Wildlife Reserve in Loveland, this is a riparian area next to a g
Question about the Sharp-tailed Grouse Lek “known location” in PNG.
I thought it would be one specific space of perhaps 50 yd diameter.
I went to 2 locations of recent eBird checklists.
Instead I found 3 small groups (3 birds each, male and female) of the
birds along a 4 mile stretch of
I can't find a bird pack for Italy! The description for the Western Europe
bird pack does not sound like it includes it.
any help is appreciated
Ron Bolton
Berthoud
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there are a lot of wild turkeys near my home west of Berthoud. Yesterday I
saw one that was beige/tan (not white). I did not get a pic. The tail
feathers still had some rufous coloring. It was the only one in the large
flock like this. It was full size.
With no white would it still be
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> On Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 8:16:55 AM UTC-6 ronbco wrote:
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>> there are a lot of wild turkeys near my home west of Berthoud. Yesterday
>> I saw one that was beige/tan (not white). I did not get a pic. The tail
>> feathers st
A friend of mine has seen and photographed the female red-bellied
woodpecker at Walden Ponds twice in the past couple days. Other birders
have reported it on ebird as well. He has seen it go into a tree cavity.
I guess I need some education on this finding. One web source said that
they don't
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