[cobirds] Correction on the Gull at Lagerman
Today's new gull was a Franklin's. Be Safe Be Well, Carl -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6xMUpLD-_CPyHViCp49ZPS1_O6t50t9ZoRxO%3DYCvQD3w%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Sabine’s Gull, others, at Lagerman
Single Sabine’s and pair of northern pintails.Be well. Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7ZLsutJBEVdPqCbT6C_Wt%3DGBfTmLS4yO-daZ2FROrpsg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Avocets at Lagerman Reservoir
There were a pair of American Avocets at Lagerman Reservoir this am. Be well All, Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4-gSC%3D3px_v-fU2C8EoCLNiNh7VV43v_vCwP9Uc2ejDA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] BIRDERS TAKE NOTE: Tomorrows ALLENSPARK/WARD Boulder County Audubon Walk Now to be held at Old South St. Vrain Road, Lyons
Birders, Because of tomorrow's harsh conditions upslope, [ wind gusts to 40 MPH , we will proceed from Sandstone Park, Lyons to Old South St. Vrain Road for the walk. The meet up time of 9am remains same. Hope to see some of you in Lyons. Carl -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6UhJ_TOVOHEbv8T2dUcQNeyAGwWwzXy-TUmhSdpp2ToQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Boulder County Audubon Bird Walk to Allenspark, Sunday, January 12th
Birders, We will meet at 9am this Sunday at Sandstone Park in Lyons. Carpool from there up to Allenspark. Please be mindful of the weather for Lyons on Sunday and dress accordingly. Good Birding,Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5dWe8PGbgOV1HWBZ7bnhhj1OZiNhwuRk%2BQf%3DXoYMh5jg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Northern Shrike, Late Osprey, Longmont and Sandstone Ranch
I had an Osprey dining on a fish across from Big Gaynor Lake on Highway 237 yesterday.My "Birds and Brews"', Group got nice looks at a juvenile Northern Shrike at Sandstone Ranch late in the day. We even heard its raspy call. Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7Fbzkj%3DpKuJqCed%2B0ODTSzCVeOB6VJG_YE1DWFv2GRsQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Tomorrow's Boulder County Audubon Walk at PELLA CROSSING , {Friday, Nov. 1st at 8:30 am }, WILL BE HELD AS SCHEDULED
Hope to see some of you tomorrow at Pella for a wintry walk. Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH48t0UuRAq5RQuFpMMTGiBE7QVN%2Bg_rFmSbt%2BDRc6rBnQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Firestone Gravel Pits Is Now Singular
I hadn't visited this ,at times, terrific birding venue for several months. This morning I was both shocked and saddened to find the smaller of the two ponds,[ on the west side of the dirt road], had been completely drained. This pond was somewhat larger than the one at Jim Hamm Preserve on County Line Road. I, and many others over some years have seen it on countless days just teeming with waterfowl of every variety. Today I saw only bulldozers in motion. There was lots of activity out on the eastern pond. Well over one hundred White Pelicans were spread out over its water and at rest on the edges. The sky was filled with gulls, there were two Western Grebes and Ruddy Ducks were in similar numbers as Lagerman Reservoirs. Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5Pp4AVMcpcm-QvhiS_WTF8Mhda5%3De89_Tx7vDJz5-bSQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Ferruginous Hawks at Rabbit Mountain Today
Leonard Sitongia and I had three Ferruginous Hawks, two adult and one juvenile this morning just after 11 o'clock passing by Rabbit Mountain. Spotted Towhees and White Crowned Sparrows were evident, but nary a Warbler.Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5JD2_NSo%3DH1-NRSaYarGR-D94VMPC9GD0Q%3D4Jc4gvYNQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Boulder County Audubon - New Addition to October Bird Walks- Sandstone Ranch/ Jim Hamm Preserve, Friday , October 18th
A Bird Walk beginning at Sandstone Ranch, then moving on to Jim Hamm Preserve will begin at 8:30 am on Friday, October 18th. We will meet in the parking area,[on right], just past the Ballfields at Sandstone. For more details go to Boulder County Audubon website. Good October Birding, Carl Starace in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6hboR4TGevmCsT1Q0FLwFYn-2PCy2LCq%2BfjJ2BUBjvpA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Lagerman Reservoir Birds and a Bobcat's Sweet Dreams
So I arrived at 7:45, swept my scope over shoreline and open water. Noted the Ruddy Ducks, more BW Teal than yesterday, a flock of 9 Baird's Sandpiper , a lone Western Sandpiper and Snowy Egret as reported. Then, scanning the southern fenceline and poles for raptors I noticed a hunched form atop the Osprey platform. I zoomed in and saw the closed eyes of a dozing Bobcat. It had lain down upon the resident Osprey's nesting material way up that pole. During the forty plus minutes of observation it repositioned itself three different directions. Just before it took to ground it raised it hind legs and looked down at the closest prairie dog. Within several minutes it then very gingerly grabbed hold of the struts just below the platform and slowly descended the pole and soon disappeared in taller grasses. Carl , whose still in awe, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7hObn1A75BCZ7eV6%2BCzHKucdEc2WDJcW8RLztQPze3Qw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Black Necked Stilt at Lagerman Reservoir , Longmont
A lone Black necked Stilt and two first winter Franklin's Gulls at the Reservoir early this am.Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7%3De%3D5oaeWPHYYWDA468v4T6caHJo-kg7LG5H%3DrALX5BA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] LOCATION CHANGE! BOULDER COUNTY AUDUBON SOCIETY HEIL VALLEY RANCH WALK , FRIDAY, JULY 19TH NOW to be HELD at PELLA CROSSING, HYGIENE
Birders, Due to construction at Heil Valley we will now meet at Pella Crossing parking area at 7:30 am on Friday, July 19th. This is now posted on the Boulder County Audubon site. Thanks, Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5P8dqQGA6p15x98hHfiTuWsPYGBk22DeFq4vUd3-Girw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] BIRDERS TAKE NOTE of DATE CHANGE ! Boulder County Audubon's "CARIBOU RANCH WALK" Originally set for next SATURDAY, JUNE 22nd, has been RESCHEDULED !
The NEW DATE for the Caribou Ranch Walk is Saturday, July 6th. We will meet at the Caribou Ranch parking area at 7:30 am. Thanks and Good Birding, Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5RAKTEi4890EDnA%3Dc2Bawo5R7Gi6%3DyR%3DQberrcTKqkGw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] A Northern Parula Plus, on today's Boulder County Audubon WALK at Old South St. Vrain Road, Lyons
My Boulder County Audubon group totaled 55 species. The warblers included Northern Parula, American Redstart, Virginia's, Wilson's, Orange Crowned, Yellow and Yellow- Rumped. We also had a flyby Peregrine Falcon, pair of Golden Eagles being continuously dive bombed by a Redtail, A Cordilleran Flycatcher, a flock of 24 White Pelicans, good numbers of Western Tanagers, Black Headed Grosbeaks and Bullocks Orioles and two nesting pair of American Dippers. Good May Birding All, Carl Starace -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4bZyvzc9MkBWEOVXBcwBM9-p8c3ZYwfQab0tFmOueCOQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Chestnut- sided Warbler in Lyons this AM
My Boulder County Audubon group had a Chestnut- sided Warbler along Old South St. Vrain Road by the first wooded area you come to that has cliff face directly opposite. This is the same spot that my wife Sally and I had a Magnolia Warbler a year ago this weekend. Other than several passing Swainson's Thrushes , we saw no other migrants today. Good May Birding Everyone, Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5_GdUveG9WNcvBbmY62xLQQGeYKju0-MZ8n1m-zKn4BQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Pella Crossing Update This AM
The two male Bobolink now have 5 new buddies. Grasshopper Sparrows have joined that chorus. Good May Birding, Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5RTrXSAmrbfHbVGNZn37OYy5i_gPx-xzAmBwtmtFHR%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Pella Crossing Birds Update
Gary Hayes and I dipped on the Glossy Ibis and Rose Breasted Grosbeaks that Davis and Audubon group saw yesterday, but we did find 2 Bobolinks on the southeast side of Pella a little bit past that first pond. Good May Birding All,Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH78WMwSNadH52YroP38qbv1YTL04BSHgbDMuEmf6kJXhA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Passing of Jeff Parks
Just read Christian's posting and want to say how saddened I am by this news. I had many conversations with Jeff about birds and birding, mostly at Walden Ponds looking upon Cottonwood marsh. Yes, he was filled with enthusiasm and he shared his joy of birding with one and all.Carl in Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7fKLfKhGrnFAJqvYMOekxd0dw_Uiuqs9zXrw3Di5jCsA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Red Crossbills ,South Boulder - Greater White Fronted Geese, Niwot, Northern Shrike, Panama Reservoir
I had a flock of Twenty Two Red Crossbills just before noon while doing my territory at the corner of Vaquero Rd. and Barcelona Road in Boulder. Yesterday afternoon I had 2 White Fronted Goose , one dark juvenile and two dark adult Snow Geese at Big Gaynor Lake in Niwot. A Northern Shrike was on the northern side of Panama Reservoir. Happy Holidays, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4cRpyb7Zu5CgHu6TNdzEehu3La%2BVBcXgTxd35yCSMMRw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Nighthawks on Rabbit Mountain Today
I had five Common Nighthawks at mid morning along the eastern side of the Eagle Wind Trail just where you reach the open meadow. Good June Birding All,Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5pVhmUPyh8ttFfc9C035xOkSvNWaw4DmpDCyN5eU1syA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Magnolia Warbler at Old South St. Vrain Road Today in Lyons
About 10:30 my wife Sally found a Magnolia Warbler about halfway down the road and just before you reach the horses. We don't carry a camera but I alerted the group from, " Wild Bird Company", and they all were able to get photos. Good May Birding All, Carl Starace and Sally Swain, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6XY_pc%3Dfs-_fkRddBR%2B7YX3F%3D%3Dk%2BF61UKJ74BNEpYrAA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] A Pocketful of Migrants in Lyons Today
On a mid morning walk along Old South St. Vrain Road in Lyons, Sally Swain and I had singles of Western Tanager, Plumbeous Vireo, Dusky Flycatcher, Swainson's Thrush, and Black Headed Grosbeak. All were on the move except the Chat. Good May Birding, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4V6WfyEh5aaU%3D5BZmue1YdwGQhYaQLkFFsMRifrDKo9A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] A Note On Last Weekends Boulder Audubon Trip to Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Kansas
A morning spent at the magnificent Cheyenne Bottoms marsh rewarded us with 57 species including both Hudsonian and Marbled Godwits, a Neotropic Cormorant, a Peregrine Falcon aggressively chasing waterfowl, two Snow geese, a Tundra Swan, both Meadowlarks and flocks of White Faced Ibis,[175], and White Pelican,[ 600+]..The afternoon was equally joyous for all with great looks at Snowy Plovers, Dunlins, Willets, Bairds and White Rumped Sandpipers, Black Tern, Ring Necked Pheasant and Barred Owl. Our Shorebird total was 16 species, Sparrow species was 10 and we had half a dozen Northern Cardinal and Red Bellied Woodpecker. The final tally for the two preserves gave us 92 species for the weekend, and that came with only 2 warblers, Common Yellowthroat and a single Orange Crowned. For those of you who have not heard of Cheyenne Bottoms, its 30,000 acres stand as the most significant staging area in the Central U.S. for Shorebirds. No other site from Texas to the Dakotas has even 10 percent of those counted ,[31 species], at the Bottoms. Its a National Treasure. Good April Birding, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6RLmFRJHATKGVLwazFt0ALe10n5ZH37ErpCobOTPjn3A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Swallows at Cottonwood Marsh, Walden Ponds this Morning
New birds at the marsh this morning were a pair of Blue winged Teal and four Tree Swallow . No sign of the 5 American Avocets. On my walk I had a lone Common Grackle and 2 calling Spotted Towhee. Back at the marsh yesterday's Says Phoebe was in good voice. Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4mo_MQQYeb8CCcp0p%2BU1hAGf69aC2%2BHSx5edMq2yuejQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Cottonwoods Marsh, Walden Ponds Avocets
Hi All, Jeff Parker and I had our scopes on Five American Avocets about mid morning. They weren't there when I showed up at 8 am. As we talked, a Say's Phoebe started singing just a few yards to our right. The Canvasbacks and pair of Pintails that have been regulars were absent. Good March Birding,Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6ZONaCM61efiPgDWME4O5HxU-3%2BR%3D9io3BFiKG092r_g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Dodd's Reservoir Snow and Ross's Geese
The 2 adult Snow Geese and juvenile Ross's Goose now include a blue morph Snow as of late morning today. Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5_PLm_RRbnq49QAOtyROeBcHxN%3DujAQ9U00q2Frhk9oQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Goldeneyes Surprise at Walden Ponds and other Recent sightings
There were 3 Common Goldeneyes on Ricky Weiser Wetland, Walden Ponds this morning. The pair of Pintail duck continue on Sawhill Pond 1, as well as 8 Killdeer and the 2 Greater Yellowlegs on Cottonwood Marsh. I also had an adult Northern Shrike there both today and Sunday. A juvenile Northern Shrike was at Rabbit Mt. on Monday, perhaps the same bird I'd seen there last Thursday. There were American Tree Sparrows at Walden Ponds today,[3], and Golden Ponds in Longmont last week,[15]. Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7d8FoVHesmUi9b8Zbv%3DfW_%2BjAfJPtYj15%2B02dupKjdhQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Red necked Grebe at Walden Ponds
We visited Cottonwood Marsh at 4pm on Sunday. Had nice scope looks at a Red necked Grebe. There were also 2 Greater Yellowlegs . Carl Starace and Sally Swain , Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5XCgUHHmdsnd7owt4amkEOQNOPuctHm_pjV%2BnubHcmwA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Little Blue Heron at Walden Ponds and Common Nighthawk sightings hereabouts
This morning I had a juvenile Little Blue Heron along with 4 Snowy Egret at Walden Ponds. Shorebirds included 4 Solitary Sandpipers, 2 Least Sandpiper, 18 Wilson's Snipe, a Lesser Yellowlegs, and lots of Killdeer. Last night Patrick Bohan had 20+ Common Nighthawk at Golden Ponds in Longmont and on Friday I had 6 of them along the Eagle Wind trail at Rabbit Mountain. Good August Birding All, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5pxY%2BYtgsD59LrmBoZzJDfrLf3JgkamKjsn_EzYGsgmA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Unexpected Woodpecker Show at Heil Valley Ranch
My wife and I headed for Heil Valley Ranch this morning and nearly changed our location due to the hordes of cyclists streaming down Neva Road. Boy are we glad we stayed the course! We'd gone about a half mile down the entrance road,[past all the old sheds], when we spotted a Lewis's Woodpecker crossing in front of us. It perched atop a Ponderosa just as another came into view. A third Lewis's followed within several minutes, these were both juveniles.As we walked along the road, getting better vantage points, Sally suddenly yelled "Red Headed". We watched not one, but two Red Headed Woodpeckers fly to different perches. Now all the birds were on the same side of road, all seen within about 15 minutes and within 50 yards. Quite the show. Carl Starace and Sally Swain, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6OMROw8zdOXw%2BBnL4nAWrQhuCswsuPZEWCUwLg3WAQfg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Roger's Grove Heron's and a Down Feather
About 10 this morning I found both Little Blue and the Green Heron at Rogers Grove Pond in Longmont. The Little Blue was at the southern side of the island and Green along the north edge of the pond itself. It is not so easy to see both these species on same day/venue in Boulder County. But even though the Green Heron was a first state for me,it was the sight of a Heron's feather in the breeze on Sunday that I will long remember . As my wife Sally and I strolled along Old South St. Vrain Road , we had spotted a Great Blue Heron high in a dead Cottonwood busily preening underwing. We were well past the big bird when I noticed a large down feather floating high above the creek. One of the many Violet Green Swallows coming off the cliff face caught it, then dropped it. A second swallow quickly snagged the down and it was gone. Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4kaZv4r%3DgxJS0cuT%3D2O%3DsJbqhWBfrzmUbMOeW8q%3DY9JA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Final Clarification on the Heil Valley Ranch Bird Hike Meet Up
Folks that are coming on Thursday, please meet at dirt lot on right side of entrance road. Its a short distance from the turnoff into the property. You'll see an old washed up dump truck and a well traveled, pale blue Hundai with Vermilion Flycatcher decal at rear. Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH45os7ypuwwX1zdsXu%3D6xDupFxLyyftJb%3DGbSV1_AnnUg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Black Phoebe in Hygiene, Boulder Cty.
Hi,About midday today I stopped at the St. Vrain Creek bridge along Hygiene Rd. in hopes of hearing/seeing a Red eyed Vireo reported there. I was pleased to see a Snowy Egret, several Common Merganser and 4 Spotted Sandpiper along the sandy wash on the north side of the road. I spent about twenty minutes walking both sides of the road but came up empty on the Red eyed Vireo. Then, on my last pass of the bridges south side I spotted a perched Black Phoebe quite close to the road. It made just one more sally/perch before flying off down the creek. Good May Birding All, Carl Starace Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH52yc0JG8L08b5Qs7bj78pq6B1vmigi3fhb%3D7y5y_Nukw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] New Arrivals, Walden Ponds Today
You could hear Yellow Warblers singing as soon as you reached the lot early today. I counted over a dozen overall. Further in were several Warbling Vireos ,and a single Bullocks Oriole in good voice. A Common Yellowthroat was noted by others. The marsh had two's of American Avocet, White Faced Ibis and Spotted Sandpiper. On a different note, a Mink was having quite a day on that cold, wet Sunday last. It caught a number of Bluegill, came out of the reeds just by the beginning of the boardwalk and passed right by us, over the matted grass to perhaps feed its young. Good May Birding All, Carl Starace Niwot. -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6Gwy9zWZmCFH37v%3DmHeEgNAPpBR0f80DZhRPrdETYBpw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] A Loggerhead Shrike/ Other Birds at Rabbit Mountain Today
A nice find on the way to Rabbit Mt. was a perched Broad winged Hawk in trees just after I made the turn off 66 onto 53rd St. The Eagle Wind Trail was closed again this morning but I was told by Boulder County Open Space folks it will reopen tomorrow. I walked the broad road that winds around to the east and had lots of Chipping and some White Crowned Sparrows, single Blue Grey Gnatcatcher , Lark Sparrow and 2 Green tailed Towhee. Just down the road as I was leaving a Loggerhead Shrike rose out of the grass to a low perch. My first since Quivira NW Refuge in Kansas last week. Good May Birding To All,Carl Starace Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7PAcqNsp4j3KHL1D6JL20DYvykCkBnpUE8ifbi9Vxb4A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] The Shorebird Mix and others at Walden Ponds, Boulder
A fine mix of shorebirds there, with 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, a Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, a dozen Long Billed Dowitcher 4 American Avocets, a Willet and both Semi palmated and Lesser Sandpipers. Further along the trail towards Boulder Creek were 3 Brewers Sparrows, some Chipping Sparrows, two pair of Wood Duck, lots of Yellow rumped Warblers and an Orange Crowned Warbler. Good Spring Birding All, Carl StaraceNiwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4M5qUGpgmE%2BuEb72WUzQhQ8uwWVJBbL7LU_ArZuFh%3Dqw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Rough Legged Hawk, Neva Rd., Allenspark Birds, Boulder County
Hi All, On the way to Allenspark to look for Rosy Finches/ Crossbills we observed a low flying Rough legged Hawk crossing Neva Rd.,[ western extension of Niwot Rd.] and landing on a post. Arriving at Allenspark at 10:30, we soon had flocks of both Evening Grosbeak,[16], and Pine Grosbeak,[7], as well as 3 Brown capped Rosy Finches. Good December Birding,Carl Starace and Sally Swain Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4fwxWo_KuqW25cv9AC5S%3D2nU4ihwmtrC4fNfu0bO6aCw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Prairie Falcon and Snow Geese, Niwot, Boulder County
Hello All, This morning about 8:15 I had a Prairie Falcon pass over Lookout Rd. just west of 79th St. in Niwot. At dusk yesterday there were 10 Snow Geese amongst the mega force feeding in the field south of Dodd's Farm along Niwot Road., Good Holiday Birding,Carl Starace -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4DYYsRKeXWu6_4Fq%3D3o_j%2B-keSYRkENxy2X%3D5qB1PxgQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Ferruginous Hawk, Hygiene Rd., No on Terry Lake Loons, Boulder County
Hi All, At mid morning Patrick Bohan and I looked for the Common and Pacific Loons found yesterday with no luck . As David Dowell mentioned there were close to two thousand Ring billed Gull and dozens of Common Goldeneye. Culver Reservoir,[ Ebird has it as Blue Mountain Reservoir]' held mainly Ring necked Duck and some Bufflehead. On our way back from Lyons we took Hygiene Rd. east and had a flock of 5 Mountain Bluebirds just after the turnoff. we then had 2 Bald Eagles at the nesting tree by Foothills Reservoir and a quarter mile past them a perched 1st year Ferruginous Hawk.. Good Holiday Birding,Carl Starace Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4Ex2qGprSdcVQ1neZL5cvtnm68b2ukXs4CkB0xJc12rQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Rabbit Mt. Open Space, Boulder County , Sandhill Cranes/ Others
Nice day to be in the field. Ron Martin and I walked the Eagle Wind trail and found a Northern Shrike, a couple of Brown Creeper, some usual suspects and a flock of 32 Sandhill Cranes,[seen just before 2 pm.]Good Autumn Birding, Carl StaraceNiwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5mNLd9JMPeJSHBHtO21moDViEpA4LdeVEv3n06Qh-WbA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Red Throated Loon at Terry Lake, Longmont - YES
This morning Sally Swain and I spotted the Red Throated Loon at Terry Lake. I believe this is day 5 at this location. We had less luck with the Common Loon seen at Dry Creek Reservoir, in Berthoud recently. Good November Birding All, Carl Starace Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5qhubufcVhsbQ0d41CL%3DOYp5fvLJ35ORejnVS9LNCSbw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Red Throated Loon at Terry Lake, Longmont, YES
The Red Throated Loon spotted 2 days ago by David Dowell was seen at mid morning by myself, Patrick Bohan and a number of folks from Boulder Bird Club. A small number of Bonaparte Gulls continue there as well.. Good Autumn Birding, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4V%2Bs4zehCkiHT4HoYeu%2BN_mTHjx_q6ChSRoK4-3o%3DpvQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Phalarope at Prince Lake no. 2 in Erie , Not Present, plus Walden Ponds, Boulder
I was there at about 9 am. Did not see Phalarope or Black bellied Plovers. Over at Walden Ponds I had a male Pintail, several Yellowlegs and the Ibis was still present Good Autumn Birding, Carl Starace,Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5Fn0rU91M_nm98-P2rORObK_qMeK41TUR4g%3DRHAyOTaA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Multiple Crane Flocks Over Rabbit Mountain , Boulder County
Between 11 am and 11:50 Sally Swain and I observed four Sandhill Crane flocks totally a conservative 700 birds.. We had plenty of time to do counts as each flock circled numerous times above the ridgeline by the parking area. So sweet. Carl Starace,Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6CnxW7H6N7wm1o1q5K0DYAB_5%2BOMHsVGz-Yb-CvBx3NA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Late Birds and Others, Boulder and Weld Counties
Hello, Yesterday morning Sally Swain and I spotted a perched Swainson's Hawk along 79th St. in Niwot just north of the transfer station. We've been seeing one along this section of road all season. Later, as I excited the car at the upper lot at Sandstone Ranch a really dark Merlin took up from the bluff and cruised passed me pistons humming, heading in the direction of Union Reservoir. This morning I had just settled into the car after a hike at Rabbit Mountain when a Rednaped Sapsucker flew into the closest tree. Had my first flock of,[10], Bushtits in a while along the Eagle Wind Trail there as well. At midday I found an Osprey atop a wooden post at the western end of Clover Basin Reservoir. Nearby were 2 juvenile Little Blue Heron perched above the mud on a large metal pipe . Good October Birding All, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH77ZcT08uXgwpDxDJLDuNQpAFDx%3D50cOQSiHhafy1KrXQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Crossbills eating from roadbeds
I watched 3 Red Crossbill eating grit from the dirt lot at south Heil Valley Ranch this week and it reminded me of a winters day some years past watching a sizeable flock of White winged Crossbill pecking away at a roadbed just a few short yards from the Atlantic Ocean. Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6gJDNS2K3Z98SNVjbNA-pGUV7pnC%3DgStvnHH8Kni_fZw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Little Blue Heron, Firestone Gravel Pits, Weld County
Hi All, I stopped at the Firestone Gravel Pits this morning to see if the Common Loon was present for a third day running. It was absent, but an immature Little Blue Heron was present, standing beside a large group of Double crested Cormorants in one of the 2 smaller pits on the west side of CO rd. 9 1/2. Bill Kaempfer's mention 2 days past of the Firestone Pits as a possible Little Blue spot was a,bingo. Good Summer Birding, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5tQV7VJoK5DVeBRJZBhi4A8gNGH_ddruXaHU%3DZmVsDKQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Common Loon, Firestone Gravel Pits, Weld County
Hi All, I had a nicely plumaged Common Loon lazing in the largest gravel pit just past the large Sand and Gravel facility in Firestone. There were 5 Snowy Egrets as well. Good Summer Birding,Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5Azpht6eJuJ%2B3JyttxTAJ7BRxnDeROBS%3DJ7LeUW1x-Gg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Shorebird Gumbo plus at Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Boulder County
8am to 11am birds on Cottonwood Marsh and environs were a Semipalmated Plover, 4 Semipalmated Sandpipers, Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers, 13 Wilson's Phalarope and 4 American Avocets. Within the lusher borders of Sawhill's ponds were a female Bobolink, Warbling Vireo's, a flock of 8 White crowned Sparrows and many YR/Audubon Warblers. Good May Birding, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6s3uc2C2QY9a-jbS-OOtv4HDc0Ap2nVUTpOTXXXczfrA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Bullocks O's and Western Tanager, Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Boulder County
Early birds on this nicely damp and overcast May day were a single Western Tanager, and 4 Bullock's Orioles on Sawhills southwest corner, lots of Yellow rumped warblers, one Orange crowned warbler and 2 Snowy Egrets on the Cottonwood marsh. Good Birding All , Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7yEv0gvHnt0HDcsA%2BQT2BxHNDiYSz6fYFT40ksTGZceA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Black Throated Gray's, Snowy Egret at Cottonwood Marsh, Boulder County
A Snowy Egret was on the marsh at Walden Ponds at 8 am and still there at 11. I had close views of 2 female Black Throated Gray Warblers along the bushy southern edge of the second, [as you are heading west], Sawhill pond. Yellow Warblers and Common Yellowthroats are in. Good May Birding, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH57m%2BhA7C3r_O7jLxFCcEDbmP56VLWnYDNiv-%2BWeYy6Tw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] A Few Shorebirds Today, Boulder County
Eight this morning at Cottonwood Marsh I found a Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and a hungry flock of a dozen Long billed Dowitcher. Two Avocets continue and there was an abundance of Violet Green Swallows. Nice. At Clover Basin Res. in Longmont there were 3 more LB Dowitcher, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs and a really good downpour. Merry May to All, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4eaP-vOuNnmRAE_mGAp1JKDA7NWdYAqCjouPpTK%2Bpm4w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Blue Gray Gnatcatchers, Rabbit Mountain, Boulder County
On an early morning hike along the Eagle Wind trail, among an army of Chipping Sparrows were 9 Blue Gray Gnatcatchers, Good May Birding All, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5OK9X6-YL54yXDxUjCKQFDCuW8EhT5bsXPrJTSkPBjvQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Broad winged Hawk, Loggerhead Shrike in vicinity of Rabbit Mt., Boulder County
Just before 9 am today I watched a Broad winged Hawk pass over Rabbit Mt. I later walked the road closer to the wastewater pond,[ to the south], and had a nice Logger Head Shrike perched on a short metal post and 2 singing Vesper Sparrow. Earlier, an Orange Crowned Warbler made a brief stop in our Crabapple Tree in Niwot. Good Almost May Birding All,Carl Starace -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5WOxbZi6JPNp3WmSwL3D16H29dD8Tk9zpDEd46YXiZ9w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Firestone Gravel Pits Forster's Tern, Weld County
This morning I had a single Forster's Tern and single White Faced Ibis at the 2 westernmost gravel pits. Good April Birding All, Carl Starace , Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4dpwGT5D2eX7vzzN832NOCfJ%2B046jLy5ENoWJ%2BrmaFSQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] House Wrens at Sawhill Ponds, Boulder
Sally Swain and I had our first 2 House Wrens for Boulder Cty. at Sawhill Ponds western end this morning. There were 4 American Avocet, 5 Blue winged Teal and a brief visit by a Least Sandpiper at Cottonwood Marsh. Good April Birding All,Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6VdzppRMJHuG1hCy%3D8Qza%3DaBE2w6gvTqthO3SzQ3fZpA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Two Phoebes at 75th St. Bridge, Boulder and Walden Ponds This Morn, Boulder County
Birders, At Walden Ponds in Boulder early on today there were 3 American Avocets and 3 Tree Swallow. There were also 3 pair of Cinnamon Teal on the big marsh. When I arrived at the 75th St. bridge/ Boulder Creek later to look for the Eastern Phoebe reported Saturday it wasn't about. So I walked west down the trail about 200 yds and saw a Say's Phoebe singing at tree top behind the building in the lot to the south. Upon returning to the bridge I got the Eastern Phoebe as well. Good Late March Birding,Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5E9xFE2ccJQQNsNYB4EoH8_MH0ObDW1iBdqow6x_F1kA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Short Eared Owls along Buckeye Rd., Times seen ??? Barrows Goldeneye yesterday at S. Platte River, Weld County
Hello , Can someone that's seen the SE Owls of late near the Rawhide Plant in Larimer please give times spotted. Thanks. Sally Swain and I did gets good looks at The male Barrows Goldeneye yesterday morning at South Platte River,[88th St. trailhead]. It was among a number of Common Goldeneye not far from the wooden viewing stand south of the parking lot. Good March Birding All, Carl Starace and Sally Swain -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6ex9K0RoTk3jeLWqcGmg0OZqzkf5CQoE-4GGiStb%2BzLw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Harris's Sparrow, Boulder County
Hello All, I came home from the Niwot bus stop to find an adult Harris's Sparrow feeding amongst the Juncoes on our upper deck. That was at 7:15 and its still hangin at 9:30. See what happens. Best storm bird I've ever had at feeders. I'm pumped. Good tail end of Feb. Birding All, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH75nL%2BAPkOBXrNKP%3DFbCE-iN%3D4XgmWs3YcUbcp7pmpJig%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Panama and Lagerman Reservoirs and Big Gaynor Lake, Boulder County today
Early this morning I had an adult Northern Shrike along the northwest treeline at Panama Res. Union Res. is still locked in. At Lagerman there were 5 Bald Eagles on the ice and a juvenile Thayers Gull. Late this afternoon I found a lone adult Snow Goose amongst the mass of Canada/ Cackling at Big Gaynor along Oxford Rd. , south of Longmont. Good, tail end of January Birding, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5TziRRhVGkZRK38zEkJz9ZG9cjUCHB%3D4-4kg7soCBfJQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Panama and other Reservoirs today
Hi, I had a surprising 10 DC Cormorants this morning at Panama Reservoir, east of Niwot. It had some open water but few waterfowl. Union Reservoir is still a bust ,as is Lagerman. But Clover Basin on Nelson Rd. in Longmont was hopping with ten species of waterfowl including 80 Redhead, many Common Merganser, four Canvasback and four Red Breasted Merganser. Good Birding, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6OaJPqRa5Yzo0TGUFueYNVh5BgZF8UF2RDJy1CTizPmQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] A Dipper, and Canyon Wren in Lyons
Yesterday, my wife and I took a walk along St. Vrain Creek in Lyons. Old St. Vrain Rd. was quite lively in early afternoon. Our first finds were a single female Pine Grosbeak and White winged Junco at a residents feeders. Then, as we passed a section of close rock wall a quite active Canyon Wren gave us a whole series of good looks as it rushed in and out of each shadow filled gap. Just several minutes passed and Sally spotted a Dipper emerging from the creeks swift flow. Lastly, a light adult female Rough legged Hawk passed overhead. Good Holiday Birding, Carl Starace and Sally Swain, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7v3SpKD0EFQS%2BVz9DJPnZtQvEm-dd55nEBgH_ZJ2R-BQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Ferruginous Hawks at Lagerman Reservoir
Hi,I didn't find yesterday's Iceland Gull but did observe a light juvenile Ferruginous Hawk when I arrived at 8:20 am. It was on the ground about 75 yards from the western edge of the reservoir. Some time later David Dowell and Russ Thompson arrived looking for the Iceland Gull,[and we all had great looks at this hawk. Three Northern Harriers put in an appearance, all at the same time. After David and Russ left I observed a second 1st year Ferruginous come in and land on the Osprey platform just south of the first bird. I had been watching the first Ferruginous for over two hours. It finally flew off when the second bird left the platform. A flock of a dozen American Pipits took wing just before I left at 10:30. Good Holiday Birding, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6_c9XS%3De5tMbEtjMUt2L9eFESPtG9LvCLKO30R5xTL0A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Trumpeter Swan at Hygiene Rd. today
Hi, The Trumpeter Swan was on station at 12:30 pm today in the shallow pond along Hygiene Rd., Hygiene. It and a close by immature Bald Eagle were both doing nonstop head dips for a few minutes. Although the Eagle was in full rinse mode. Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH55PH8pgiz6EuM8b-ttoBxntuhyQJCgy9nvnNowb3mOCw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] December Dawn in Niwot, Colorado
Hi All, 6:15 am.Hearing Great Horned Owls most mornings of late we gazed out our bedroom window towards the large cottonwood centered in the field. At the trees very top were the Owl pair in perfect silhouette with the skies rosy hues behind them. They were both facing our way and proceeded to alternately bow to one another, each with its tail raised. They took some ten bows apiece before one broke the spell and dropped into a glide. Good Holiday Birding, Carl Starace and Sally Swain, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4%3DPySJYM63h56zbyThW5ww01zqCDHXtg1dnCcujph%3DUg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Northern Shrike, Rabbit Mountain Preserve, Lyons
Hi, Sally Swain and I had a first winter Northern Shrike this morning near the bench just below the Eagle Wind trail. We also had a Northern Harrier and 2 Golden Eagles. There was no sign of the Sage Thrasher pair I'd been seeing right up until this past Thursday by the parking area. On Saturday we found a flock of 15 Red Breasted Nuthatch at Round Mountain trailhead west of Loveland Good November Birding, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4nv0U0w5sh%3DdHwhxJyCjGO0g86qW-Fwr96gb6V-onX_A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Evening Grosbeaks, Rabbit Mountain Preserve, Lyons
Hi, Hiking up the gravel road at Rabbit Mountain at 8am I observed a flock of 16 Evening Grosbeaks in trees for several minutes. Higher up on Eagle Wind trail I had lots of Junco activity and 3 Brown Creeper. This past Sunday morning Sally Swain and I hiked the Lily Lake trail just south of Estes Park finding 8 Red Crossbill. Good Birding All. Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH64Dcu8Ggbq3rhi6A1bSEyt_kvR_6xf%2BwMBo09rG1a9ow%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Lagerman Reservoir, Longmont and Rabbit Mountain, Lyons in the AM
Hi, Eight Sandhill Cranes stood on the western edge of Lagerman reservoir this morning at 7:15. At midmorning I watched a nice and noisy flock of 36 Pinyon Jays pass over the Eagle Trail at Rabbit Mountain. Other birds there included a Brown Creeper, 56 Mountain Bluebirds, and a Townsend's Solitaire. Good October Birding All. Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4PfH0b-4y%2BkZ7qwyZxcDqpwTogDWx2Vp_%2Buu0M8edpDg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Rabbit Mountain, Lyons this AM
Hi, At the parking area at 8am I had 2 Sage Thrasher, then on the way up the gravel road a FOS Northern Shrike. Had a few Bushtits and White Crowned Sparrows , but no warbler species along the Eagle Trail.Two hours later on the way down I watched a passing flock of 70 plus Mountain Bluebirds. Good Oct. Birding All, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6OKYxkckTqjY9iGnEO-2K3D-%2Bscc_fdfoDOZXXCmbPJQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Snipe Symposium - Not Quite, Walden Ponds, Boulder
This mornings Wilson Snipe count was down to 6 at Cottonwood Marsh. Sorry Ted/others missed the larger assemblage. Also present were 7 Ring necked Duck and a single Redhead. A Peregrine made a couple of swings before heading off eastwards. Good October birding All, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6Uhhp3gkf1%3DBbkXrBVGj3EU-qm73OurgHbr570iRQSeQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Snipe Symposium. Walden Ponds. Boulder
Fun to observe such a gathering of Wilson's Snipe,[32], at the first pond. Also present were 2 Least Sandpiper, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, a Snowy Egret, 120 American Widgeon, and a single Ring necked Duck. Further along I had a dozen White crowned Sparrow and 2 Ruby crowned Kinglets. Good October Birding All,Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7xiM1nk-V8%3D1uzoAQGfFoEkD8LkYzFPDOyJAR44icbvw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Boyd Lake Long Tailed Jaeger, No, Sabines Gulls, Yes
Sally Swain and I tried for the Jaeger at 8:30 am and again at 2:30 today. We did have 2 Sabines Gulls in the morning at the south end and a flock of 32 American Avocets. Good September Birding,Carl Starace -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7Wf7zaH2oCezJ8u%3D_%3DuhNxeCdiRwFygwTtX49rLbEUfw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Long tailed Jaeger and Sabines, Boulder Reservoir
Hi, I spotted the juvenile LT Jaeger at 7:30 am from the Coot Lake,[north], side of the reservoir. Had terrific scope views at just over 100 yds. Had all 4 Sabines Gulls as well. Going back for more,[hopefully], this evening. Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4vngjTYPFMgK-wmn3Z4xixBtAcjtz5FU6fTKiQGWuhQg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Stilt Sandpipers at Crom Lake this morning, Yes
To Dave Cameron and others seeking shorebirds at Crom Lake in future. A local farmer told me that Crom will receive more water on Tuesday. So there likely will be little to no edge left after tomorrow. Sally Swain and I had a nice flock of 72 Stilt Sandpiper, 3 Bairds, 4 Semipalmated Sands and 7 American Avocets at 11 am. Good Sept. Birding, Carl Starace, Niwot -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7hpUZVSQZU3-9y8r5EeO8UnYPuDo%3Db%3DGXj%2BJxJ0HO2BA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Stilt Sandpipers/peeps at Crom Lake ???
Hello,Anyone know if the Stilts/others that Gary Lefco had are still present at Crom Lake. Sally and I are hoping for a first visit in the morn. Thanks, Carl Starace,[ now finally settled in at Niwot] -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7bgO9ZZzX4EBhw%3Da_GGOexPV-F0zcB9PrzRvty6bQQWw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] The Phoebes at 75th St. bridge , Boulder
Hi , Yesterday I stopped at the 75th Street bridge at 8:15 am and found both Black and Eastern Phoebes,[briefly on the same bough], working the west side of creek. I had tried for them twice without success after birding the White Rock trail, but late morning proved to be a bad bet. Good July Birding All, Carl Starace, Longmont -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5ZzHHuBMseSiLkkANFpbv2yGXqzn5EVtVO2BKKERw8mg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Black Phoebe, 75TH St. Bridge, Boulder
Hi, The Black Phoebe continues, mainly on west side of bridge this morning. I walked the south side of creek about a hundred yds. and watched a male Indigo Bunting soloing in a tree top out in the open field. There were also several Common Yellowthroats there. I did get a look at the Eastern Phoebe when I returned to the road.Good June Birding All, Carl Starace, Longmont -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5RhuT1FU9OrZU%2B7%3DNMNLNGY-TbyOxdQ-aSzzirKmnLpA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Some Weekend Birds in Prowers, Baca, and Bent Counties
Hello,Things were quite a bit quieter than the Friday bonanza that Steve Mlodninski had at Lamar CC Woods in Prowers County, though we did score 1 Blackpoll, 1 Wilson's, 2 Y.B. Chat's, several Common Yellowthroats and a Worm eating Warbler. Other morning birds were 3 Mississippi Kites, 5 N. Cardinal's, some Warbling Vireo's, a Hermit Thrush, flyover Prairie Falcon, 9 Chimney Swift, a Lazuli Bunting, a dozen Swainson's Thrush, and Red Bellied Woodpecker. Over in Bent County in the afternoon Sat. we found single Forster's and Black Terns, a Red Headed Woodpecker, and Townsend's Solitaire. On Sunday morning at Two Buttes SWA in Baca County we had many Bullock's Orioles, 2 Orchard Orioles, a male Blue Grosbeak, Olive sided Flycatcher and a monster flock,[135 birds], of White faced Ibis. There was a gusty wind and the flock didn't settle long enough to pick out any Glossy's. In the afternoon we drove the westernmost border of the John Martin Reservoir lands in Bent County and had a flyover Common Nighthawk and Brown Thrasher. Good May Birding All, Carl Starace and Sally Swain, Longmont, 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 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/CA%2B1xDH6OuEvUFDdghyTOvqg1WD5a9btOPPtDfNffyohE-w3PBg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Birds along Crane Hollow Road, Longmont, Boulder County
Mid-morning birds were a Yellow Breasted Chat, 2 Northern Parula Warbler, a pair of Eastern Kingbirds, Say's Phoebe and a Broad winged Hawk. Good Birding All, Carl Starace, Longmont -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6Bt2FsvNaNpx2uyeBZpaVggLEQAEn4yCkUqsmg2XCVwQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Longmont Shorebirds This Morn, Boulder County
Hi,I was elated to finally see a good mix of shorebirds locally. At Lagerman Reservoir early on I had 23 Spotted Sandpiper, 2 Wilson's Phalarope, and 6 American Avocet. A few minutes later, on Clover Basin's muddy edge a found a single Semipalmated Plover, a Baird's Sandpiper, 17 Semipalmated Sandpiper, a Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Spotted Sandpiper, 2 Killdeer, and Solitary Sandpiper. One very content former east coast mudflats birder here in Longmont, Carl Starace, Longmont, 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 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/CA%2B1xDH4us%3DXYw2VPsrY%2BoStTjp5wo9prOwaFjOqms5Mh_yp8eA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Barr Lake Birds Today, Adams County
Such a sweet morning for a stroll along Barr Lake. Out on the water there were 90 plus Western Grebe, 19 Eared Grebe, both Common and Red Breasted Mergansers , both Egrets and some big fish splashing. It was nice to see a Barn Owl in nest box, a nesting Swainson's Hawk, a briefly cooperative Gray Flycatcher, 5 Bullock's Orioles, 2 Eastern Kingbirds, 7 Western Kingbirds, a Swainson's Thrush, 2 Orange Crowned Warblers and 2 Warbling Vireo. There were Yellow and Yellow rumped Warblers about and someone had a single Common Yellowthroat. Good May Birding All, Carl Starace and Sally Swain, Longmont -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7jgs97%2BxvpEuCjvJNM4JeF6ufck-N7_i4T_H_kBS%2B%3DtA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Today at Walden/ Sawhill Ponds, Boulder
Hello,I had an FOS House Wren at the west end of Sawhill where the trail from the creek leading eastwards comes to a T. I returned in late afternoon to find an Eastern Bluebird in a tree due south of the parking area at Sawhill. There were 3 A. Avocets and eighteen White Pelicans at Cottonwood Marsh most of the day. Good April Birding to All, Carl Starace, Longmont -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7ygwAjocoaSHaH7XuoeFLFySy3zMbfK_Vato-HanPZ2A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] At Walden Ponds/ Sawhill, Boulder County
Hello all,Just south of Sawhill Preserve in the big field to the east there were two female Wild Turkey preening away .The male Cinnamon Teal continues, [pond to the rt. as you walk towards Sawhill side from Cottonwood marsh. There were 4 BW Teal at Cottonwood, a White Pelican and a lone Avocet. I also had an Eastern Phoebe and single Chipping Sparrow this morning. Best, Carl Starace, Longmont -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5j%2BS5KR0PFV9iD7q8znpr%2BXEDYaheWOenky49LsHyA7g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Firestone Gravel Pits Birds, Weld County a note on Peter Matthiessen, Author/ Naturalist
Hello,This bright morning I had 4 White Pelicans, 4 Eared and 2 Pied billed Grebes out in Firestone. This afternoon I have learned of the passing of Peter Matthiessen, Long Island, N.Y. author, naturalist, environmentalist. Peter lived many years close to Sagg Pond, a noted shorebird locale that almost annually had rarities. He was a passionate birder and wildlife enthusiast and of all the many great nature writers we have perhaps no one wrote as eloquently of our worlds wildlife or as insightfully of their surroundings. His, Shorebirds of North America, is truly a classic in the field as well as being a work of great beauty. Peter wrote of the Himalayas and a search for the elusive Snow Leopard in, The Snow Leopard, and of the Arctic Skua in, End of the Earth, A Voyage to Antarctica, and of the worlds Crane species in, The Birds of Heaven, Travels with Cranes. His writings have been a life long inspiration to me and no doubt many others. Farewell Peter. Carl Starace, Longmont -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7AqgLEaKsF_QkgJfXbz6XcHtdFNDTYNAmNbfgU50YgzA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Golden Ponds Four Plus Four, Longmont
Hi, Morning arrivals at the ponds in Longmont today were 4 Turkey Vultures and 4 Common Grackles. On a Sunday afternoon drive along Crane Hollow Road we found a song filled Chipping Sparrow. Good April Birding, Carl Starace, Longmont -- 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/CA%2B1xDH4Ft-F%2BDot5VEN%2B2YuwMPFdrYiuWhxKhQiChSVdSd3WaQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Walden Ponds, Boulder This Morning, Mar. 26th
Hello, I had a few keepers on this warm spring morning- 2 Osprey made a brief stop, one caught a nice sized fish, 4 Tree Swallows stayed into the afternoon, a single Yellow-rumped Warbler and single Greater Yellowlegs moved through as well. Good March Birding to All, Carl Starace, Longmont -- 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/CA%2B1xDH41_B3dU%2B8ckR87p27rVo%3DjLoKNnx0SZ%2B_OCuUzVuM-1A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Great tailed Grackles, Weld County
Hello. We were birding Lower Latham Reservoir this morning about 11,[had 42 Sandhill Crane fly over us while we were parked on CR 48,at south end], and we were about 2 miles south of CR 48 on CR 47 when we found 6 Great tailed Grackle in a small grove of trees alongside road. Good March Birding to you, Carl Starace and Sally Swain -- 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/CA%2B1xDH7omO3KR%2BcFuB3wcKe87AuU226j8kJesGpznKqu_Xw9GA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Lesser Yellowlegs Continue, Sanitation Ponds, CR 26, Weld County
Hello, It was nice to hear the flight call of a Yellowlegs once again. I paid a visit to the ponds on CR 26 just east of CR 13 in Weld County at 8 this morning. The 2 Lesser Yellowlegs reported several days ago by Cathy Sheeter were busy feeding at the largest pond on the northern side of 26. Good March Birding to All, Carl Starace, Longmont,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 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/CA%2B1xDH4oET%3DriGFYgZCpOzRPQ5vgY4Jxu0n-6c6k0bTQVcebXA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Sandstone Ranch Park Birds, Weld County
Hi All,Really nice warm breeze for a change and a good diversity of raptor/other species made for a pleasant morning at this park due east of downtown Longmont. Walking downhill from the upper lot I had 4 Western Meadowlark, 8 White Crowned Sparrow, and 2 Northern Harrier,[one a male Grey Ghost]. Down by the foot bridge,[ still closed], were 2 advancing Bald Eagle juveniles. Three more appeared over the tree line,[only one an adult]. There were a perched Coopers Hawk and Northern Shrike on opposite sides of the creek. Two of the juvenile Bald Eagles were soon joined by a Roughlegged and Red Tailed Hawk as they soared above the higher ground. I later had 6 Tree Sparrows and a fly by of 9 Horned Larks on my return uphill. Good February Birding, Carl Starace, Longmont -- 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/CA%2B1xDH5MTSBezQyTbzCuA14vkA9O3e_BWxMchK2KEnrqxKMQqQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Brief Encounters, Sandstone Ranch Park, Longmont
Hello All, This afternoon just a little after 4 pm while scoping the bluff that runs just east of the Visitor Center we had a Say's Phoebe on perch. Nice ending to a sweet January day.Carl Starace and Sally Swain, Longmont -- 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/CA%2B1xDH6d%3DAYw6rd8AVj%3DRgfb4Lb0fYBi5ZevzbFYgjXwMLPTVA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Bobcat Ridge Birds , Christmas Eve Morning
Hello All,We arrived at Bobcat Ridge at 10am and hiked the Power line Trail. Even with a very stiff wind we managed a Northern Shrike, 4 Tree Sparrows, 10 Dark eyed Juncos,[Oregon Form], 2 White Breasted Nuthatches, an especially nice flock of 27 Clarks Nutcrackers, 2 Northern Flickers,1 Common Crow, 8 Common Raven and a Red tailed Hawk. This was our first visit to Bobcat as we are new to the Front Range. We are really looking forward to the Loveland Count. Happy Holiday's, Carl Starace and Sally Swain,Longmont, 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 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/CA%2B1xDH7zxuOr3R%2BvfBSePuj-OPLfq6o_dw%2Ba1xfChfedUfJZDg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
