[cobirds] Pawnee \ Chestnut Sided Warbler

2019-05-16 Thread JohnT
Late Post: For Wednesday May 15th: Observed a male CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER in Pawnee Grasslands yesterday near intersection of roads 106 (east west) and 77 (north south). Unusual, as this was pure short grass prairie habitat - no trees, no bushes, just flat dry scrublands and short

[cobirds] Boulder Mt Park and other

2019-05-11 Thread JohnT
CO-birders: For May 11th, Sat. - mostly shrub-land areas along riparian corridors in Boulder Mountain Park. All sightings are within Boulder County. Birds of special interest in CAPS Key: G = Gregory Canyon and feeder trails + lower Flagstaff Mt. Trail SK = Skunk Creek

[cobirds] Boulder County \ Weld County arrivals

2019-04-21 Thread JohnT
Cobirders: I've been doing my normal great horned owl tours and surveys. This is my 21st year doing this amateur project, and I think this year has been one of the best. Of the 17 owl nest sites monitored, the average clutch size appears to be three (but if you want to get

[cobirds] Boulder County - Marbled Godwits

2017-04-21 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Marbled godwits at Walden Ponds this morning along with avocets, pelicans, killdeers, cowbirds, barn swallows, violet green swallows, house wrens, and Audubon's warblers. Sorry about the delay again. Forecast for the next 10 days shows cooler rainy weather ahead

[cobirds] Sandhill Crane at Walden, Boulder

2017-04-17 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: I had trouble logging into Cobirds this morning, so this is kind of late: there was a lone sandhill crane at Walden Ponds on one of the little islands in the center of Cottonwood Marsh, easily observable from the parking lot this morning. John T (Tumasonis), Louisville

[cobirds] Boulder County raptors, owls, passerines

2017-04-16 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: I did my annual owl and raptor tour yesterday in Boulder County with several participants. Here are some notes and highlights: Great horned owls - many of the best observable nest sites are gone from last year, due to destroyed nest sites, red tailed hawks taking over, or

[cobirds] summer tanager - Boulder County

2015-05-25 Thread JohnT
All: 1st spring male Summer Tanager seen along the Cresent Springs Trail today. This is quite the hike in: From Flagstaff Mt Road got to Pika Road (near Myers Gulch) and take it to the Ethel Harrold Picnic area - the hike in is about 2 miles on rolling rugged terrain.

[cobirds] Boulder County birding mudfest Part 3 - last

2015-05-24 Thread JohnT
All: Oh lordy. Will it every end. The rain, the hail, *the mud.* These are for May 22, 23, 23 for Boulder County. *Species of note are listed in CAPS.* Sawhills \ Walden - SWAINSON's THRUSH, western wood peewee, common yellowthroat, and more American white pelicans.

[cobirds] Boulder County Birding Mudfest - part 2

2015-05-17 Thread JohnT
All: Rain and snow continues in the high country, driving most normal people to hike and bird elsewhere. I concentrated on creek bottoms, shrub lands and adjoining ponderosa pine woodlands this weekend in Boulder County. Trails in Boulder Mountain Park and elsewhere still have

[cobirds] Boulder County mudfest birding

2015-05-04 Thread JohnT
All: Over the last few days of hiking and birding it's been a real challenge on some of the trails due to wet conditions. Four days ago Boulder Mountain Parks trails turned into a morass of mud and rivulets. Ditto Rocky Mountain National Park - in some areas the trails turned into

[cobirds] white winged doves - Gunbarrel

2015-04-23 Thread JohnT
All: Two white winged doves are present in the Gunbarrel area along the Cottontail Trail. The Cottontail Trail can be accessed from 71st st. in Gunbarrel near Lookout Road. Go East from that access point. OR you can also access the Cottontail Trail from neighborhoods off of

[cobirds] Boulder, Lousville, RMNP spring

2015-03-22 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Spring is here (or has been for some time if you go by the weather). Some observations: Robins singing now in all suburban front range neighborhoods. House finches singing since February. Magpies are actively building nests. Male towhees are singing. Western

[cobirds] Pine Warbler Louisville CO

2014-12-06 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: I watched Pine Warbler foraging in ponderosa trees behind the Cinebarre Theatre in Louisville today. Unfortunately the bird flew off across route 36 over to the Whole Foods parking lot, and I did not give chase. There is no telling if the bird will be back or not.

[cobirds] Louisville and Boulder seed eaters

2014-11-30 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: With the extreme cold this morning many small birds have gone into feeding frenzy modes. Dan Zmolek and I birded a suburban zone adjoining sections of Open Space near Bear Canyon Drive when a spur trail leads to the Bear Creek Trail. Also in neighborhoods to the

[cobirds] calliope hummers Louisville Boulder County

2014-08-01 Thread JohnT
All: At Louisville last night - North Open Space sector (north of South Boulder Road) Two calliope humming birds - good looks both perching and flying Blue grosbeaks - male and female pair Bushtits - 6 in neighborhood adjoining North Open Space Along with spotted towhees, bullock's

[cobirds] raptor surveys, Weld, Boulder, Adams counties

2013-12-29 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: About a week of raptor surveys for upcoming tours. Some data below. I'm not going to post all the data - way to time consuming. But hopefully this will give birders some idea what's out there and what the trends are for the eastern front range area. From

[cobirds] pheasant, snow goose - Louisville CO

2013-11-23 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Female ringed necked pheasant seen crossing four lanes of traffic at South Boulder Road and Barcelona Drive in Louisville at 12 noon today. The bird was road savvy and crossed when no cars were coming. Pretty slick. This may be part of a remnant group of pheasants that

[cobirds] Re: Bobcat or Lynx? Help needed

2013-11-11 Thread JohnT
Bobcats are normally found from 5,000 up to 10,000 feet. Lynxs are higher altitude cats, at or above 9,000 feet and are dependent on snowshoe hare and spruce forest habitat. It's not out to the realm of possibility that a lynx can come down lower, but not likely. - John T On Monday,

[cobirds] corvids in Boulder Mt Park plus Sandhill Cranes

2013-10-19 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Nice fall weather to out in today. More trails have opened up in Boulder Mt. Park and Boulder County Open Spaces. Check their websites for closures and open trails. Up the Mallery Cave Trail this morning behind NCAR got the following: Pinion Jay - calling and fly by.

[cobirds] Mt Sanitas Birding - Boulder

2013-09-28 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: The city of Boulder has opened the Mt. Sanitas trail loop. You can access via Dakota Hogback or 3rd Street (via the Goat Trail) or from Centennial parking area. You have to walk in if accessing it from Mapleton Road, as the police are only allowing local traffic up

[cobirds] re: Disaster Help and Closures and Birds

2013-09-19 Thread JohnT
Thanks to Bill Kaempfer for his story of giving. Without preaching too much, there are many little and big things we can all do to help flood victims out. Several of my friends have be affected - one has lost his house. Food, clothing, shelter, (and binoculars), are all appreciated. Any

[cobirds] flood clousures notices Boulder County

2013-09-14 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A few notices for you intrepid birders: Boulder County Parks - all parks throughout Boulder County are listed as Closed City of Boulder Mountain Parks and Open Space - all Open Space Properties and Boulder Mountain Park are Closed - website says 1000 dollar fine and 90

[cobirds] Sawhill \ Walden Boulder at 7 am

2013-09-10 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: The rain is knocking 'em down. The next two days should be good for birding along the front range if you are brave enough to stand in the rain.Look particularly in willows thickets and canyon bottoms. At Walden Sawhills this morning a bit after sunrise: Warbling

[cobirds] Bill K's Jungle Tour - NE Colorado

2013-08-26 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: I saw an add for Bill Kaempfer's Jungle Tours in NE Colorado - it said .see exotic birds, snakes, lizards, and beautiful wild scenery. .I decided to bite on this one, not wanting to miss a chance at seeing some interesting flora and fauna. Besides that it

[cobirds] Sage thrashers at 11,500 RMNP

2013-08-11 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: For Larimer County. A walk along the Ute Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park on August 10th Sat. yielded the following: Sage thrashers at 11,500 feet (approximately) - 2 - foraging in boulder field. Nothing unusual to see sage thrashers this time of year, but above

[cobirds] Boulder County nighthawks, swallows, bushtits

2013-08-01 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Large concentrations of (migratory) common nighthawks were seen foraging in Louisville tonight; perhaps a hundred, maybe more. Low pressure system is causing insects to drop, so the nighthawks follow them, which makes for interesting viewing as they glide and flap, up and

[cobirds] 4th of July Trail - Arapahoe Glacier, Boulder County

2013-07-04 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: More high country shenanigans. From 4th of July Trailhead, on the 4th of July, in Indian Peaks Wilderness - Boulder County. Approximate elevations 9,500 to 12,300 feet. End at Arapahoe Glacier Overlook at 12,300. Fantastic colors and views today. Wildflowers are

[cobirds] Going Up - rosy finches, pipits, pikas - Boulder County

2013-06-22 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A high elevation hike today (Saturday) in Boulder County. St. Vrain Peak - 12,162 feet at summit. To get to the St. Vrain Peak trail go to Allenspark and follow the Ski Road up to a Y in the road. Go right and 1/2 mile in you'll come to a small parking area.

[cobirds] ovenbird, indigo bunting, Boulder

2013-06-03 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Long winded perhaps, but some info for Boulder area and comments about hummingbirds. Ovenbirds have returned to Boulder Mountain Park. One heard where Bear Creek intersects with the Mesa Trail singing frequently. Good spots to listen for them

[cobirds] bobolinks, grasshopper sparrows, savannah sparrows - Boulder County

2013-05-28 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Just got back from Nebraska (see note below). A short canvas of select spots in Boulder County: The bobolinks are back at the Boulder Open Space headquarters land, off Cherryvale road and adjoining properties to the east. Very observable, singing, and seems like more

[cobirds] Rose breasted grosbeak - Boulder

2013-05-17 Thread JohnT
All: Gregory Canyon am today: male Rose Breasted Grosbeak - 1 - attempting to copulate with female grosbeak, and then fighting with a black-headed grosbeak. Broad tailed hummingbird - dozens of males are now in display fights. Numerous chases. Yellow breasted chat - 11 -

[cobirds] the snake report - Boulder CO

2013-05-16 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: This does indeed relate to birds. Read on These are over the last four days in Boulder County: Green racer (Coluber constrictor) - 1 adult - Gunbarrel CO - struggling to get traction on a concrete slab Green racer (Coluber constrictor) - another adult - devouring a

[cobirds] broad winged hawk, dusky grouse, eastern phoebe - boulder

2013-05-12 Thread JohnT
Cobrids: Holy crap! With all the incredible reports coming in from all over the state, I wonder whether it was worth it to post. After reading the Two Buttes reports, I mulled over throwing my bird book out the window. In any event, I know there's some small competition going on

[cobirds] new migrants - Walden Ponds

2013-05-08 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Vanderpool and Tumasonis at Walden this morning; - Western tanager - 1 male - Bullock's oriole - at least 3 males - Green tailed towhee - 1 - Yellow rumped warblers - lots - Great tailed grackle - Long billed dowitcher - at both Duck Pond and Cottonwood Marsh - Common

[cobirds] Walden Sawhills / Boulder Mt. Park - Boulder

2013-05-07 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: More migrants pouring into Boulder County. At Walden / Sawhills and Heatherwood Trail this morning: Violet green swallow - about 200 House wren - 8 - numbers increasing, singing Audubon's warbler - 21 - singing males Myrtle warbler - 16 singing males Orange crowned warbler

[cobirds] Boulder, Weld, Latham, Crow Valley, and Pawnee

2013-05-04 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A slow ramble through parts of Boulder and Weld Counties with highlight on Crow Valley. Migrants are coming through slowly. Hopefully this data will of use to someone traveling through the area. These are data samples: Culver Properties: Boulder Creek and 95th St.

[cobirds] Before the storm, Walden - Sawhills, Boulder

2013-04-30 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A brief just before we get plastered again by more snow. Stopped at Walden Ponds in Boulder. Everything is feeding close to or on the ground. There is a sense of desperation for the insectivores as they try to get every scrap of fat and protein, before dark. Most of

[cobirds] eastern bluebirds Twin Lakes

2013-04-17 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Male and female eastern bluebirds still at Twin Lakes in Gunbarrel, foraging near the two footbridges early evening, in near blizzard conditions. Bighting cold and high winds. I was surprised to see them out. Actually got some fair photos.

[cobirds] Boulder Audubon Owl Tour

2013-04-07 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: This one's for Boulder County Audubon: *Boulder County Audubon Annual Great Horned Owl Tour* *Sunday April 14th, 2013* Our annual owl tour throughout Boulder County and beyond. We will visit some owl nest sites, as well as osprey, red-tailed hawks, and bald eagles.

[cobirds] owls, hawks, turkeys, phoebes, Boulder County

2013-04-06 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Canvassing Boulder and Weld County for nesting raptors and owls among other stuff. Here's what I've found the last couple days: Wild Turkeys - off 75th Street to the east; just east of Walden Ponds - sure surprised me! Out in the big open field - two big toms

[cobirds] eastern bluebird at Twin Lakes

2013-03-27 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A male eastern bluebird persists at Twin Lakes area in Gunbarrel. Go to the east end of Natilus Drive, park, and walk the main trail south to where two wood bridges converge. The bluebird was foraging in this area. - John T (Tumasonis), Louisville CO -- You received

[cobirds] bluebirds, bushtits, grackles, Boulder County

2013-03-17 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Been spending the last 6 weekends animal tracking in the mountains in Boulder and Larimer County. And along the way I've managed to get my left knee back on line, as well as get some birding in. Stuff of note: A pair of eastern bluebirds (last weekend) - at Twin Lakes,

[cobirds] More Bohemian Waxwings - Gunbarrel

2013-02-22 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: At noon today: Gunbarrel on Spine Road near Lookout road. About 70 Bohemian Waxwings in a big alder tree, across from Spectra Logic corporation.Don't park on the road. Don't know how long they will be there. - John Tumasonis, Louisville CO -- You received this

[cobirds] raptor tour results - Boulder County

2013-01-27 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Here are some of the results for the Boulder County Audubon raptor tour from Saturday. The hot-spots were Sandstone Ranch Park in Weld County, Laggerman Reservoir (Boulder County), and along County Line Road (Boulder \ Weld). Bald Eagle - we started with a bald eagle

[cobirds] raptor tour

2013-01-22 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: This is a late post for Boulder Audubon, probably our last outing for January: *Saturday, January 26, 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM *Raptor Tour - Eastern Boulder County and Weld County Join Boulder County Audubon for a raptor tour – driving and walking – around eastern Boulder

[cobirds] Correction: Louisville vs. Boulder

2013-01-14 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Several people have brought it to my attention that Brockway Drives and Ord Drive and Fairview are actually in Boulder and NOT in Louisville. Thanks for that correction. And sorry for the mix up. - John T (Tumasonis), Louisville CO -- You received this message

[cobirds] Louisville Feeders - Part 2

2013-01-13 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: More walking, and walking, and walking. A few notes: got some comments with the last post about spotted towhees. Towhees are fairly common in Louisville, Lafayette, Longmont, and north Boulder in the winter, if you know where to look. Pick neighborhoods where there are

[cobirds] More Hitler and the Redpoll

2013-01-12 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Oh lordy, lordy - I just saw Hitler and the Repoll and fell outta my chair laughing! (Google in Hitler and the Redpoll - and turn up the volume). Anyone know what movie that came from? And who did the text editting? Of course if you know German, it's going

[cobirds] Louisville and environs - yellow bellied sapsucker

2013-01-12 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: The doctors and physical therapist told me to start walking; so I walk. Four months post knee surgery on left knee. Right knee still needs to be operated on. Will I ever climb a 14er again? So, a lot of walking today going to many of the best feeding stations

[cobirds] Charlie the Lonely Pelican - Baseline Res.

2012-12-08 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: At Baseline Reservoir in Boulder Saturday morning: Charlie the Lonely Pelican could be seen huddled with 7 tundra swans on the south east side, as seen from Cherryvale Road. Alas, I fear Charlie will not make it through Sunday night, as Baseline Res. will probably

[cobirds] scoters and loons at Marston Res.

2012-12-01 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: At Marston Reservoir this morning, Dec. 1st: Two white-winged scoters. A third un-identifible scoter too far away to see - it had a very dark overall cast - almost charcoal color. All 3 scoters were traveling together. A Common loon in close. Another loon very far

[cobirds] cardinal, redpolls, tundra swans, - Boulder

2012-11-25 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: As reported by others, the common redpolls continue at Baseline Reservoir in Boulder, though in lesser numbers than yesterday. About 30 were seen this morning. Go to Cherryvale Road on the west side of the reservoir and scan the weed and sandy patches. Also at

[cobirds] redpolls, tundra swans, pelican - Boulder County

2012-11-24 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Several things of note: Steve Frye's Wild Bird Center outing found about 40 common redpolls at Baseline Reservoir this morning. Look for them feeding on the ground along Cherryvale Road on the west side of the reservoir. As of 10:30 am they were still there, feeding in

[cobirds] white-throated, golden crowned - JeffCo

2012-11-22 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: After watching the brambling this morning, Dan Zmolek, Leslie Sutton, and I proceded to the Red Rocks trading post and observed the golden-crowned sparrow. We also discovered a white-throated sparrow at Matthews Winters Park near the restrooms (route 6

[cobirds] white throated sparrow - Stearns

2012-10-14 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A chilly walk this morning at Stearns Lake in Broomfield \ Boulder County. White-throated sparrow seen in hawthorn bushes along the main road near the raptor center, where irrigation ditch crosses the road. Along with: Dozens of white crowned sparrows - immatures and

[cobirds] Joyce Gellhorn

2012-08-08 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: The Boulder Daily Camera has reported that Joyce Gellhorn has died. http://www.dailycamera.com/obits/ci_21192973/joyce-geraldine-gellhorn Joyce was wonderful person who had a great passion for nature and alpine tundra, especially the white tailed

[cobirds] Dickcissel obliteration

2012-06-24 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: I monitored 6 dickcissel locations in Boulder County this morning: 1.) Baseline and 75th in large field to the west of Douglas Elementary school. At least 9 singing males and one bobolink. Fields are due for haying. This is the highest concentration of dickcissels so

[cobirds] more Dickcissels - Boulder County

2012-06-21 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: An update on dickcissels (did I spell that right?) in Boulder County. There is another dickcissel male actively singing along 75th street about 400 yards south of the Sawhills Ponds turnoff on the East side of 75th street. Last weekend I counted 4 individual males singing

[cobirds] Bobolinks - 5 locations Boulder County

2012-05-21 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: For Sunday May 20th - I surveyed 5 locations near Boulder that now have male Bobolinks actively singing and skylarking: 1. Teller Lake 5 area off Valmont Road - hike in about 3/4 of a mile (as previously reported by others) 2. Open Space properties off Gaptor and Dimmit

[cobirds] Boulder County Summary

2012-05-13 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Here's what I saw for Saturday and Sunday within the Boulder County limits. Thanks to the many people reporting the rarities. GC = Gregory Canyon area CU = University of Colorado Research Ctr and Boulder Creek BC = Boulder Creek near CU campus WS = Walden Sawhills BR =

[cobirds] WWD and CK - Boulder County

2012-05-12 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: At least two white winged doves are still present in Gunbarrel near Brandywine and Wellington. Both were calling frequently and could be easily seen in trees in front yards on Wellington. Listen for the who-cooks-for-you sound. There are numerous mourning doves and

[cobirds] Boulder County, more arrivals

2012-05-05 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: This is mostly for today, but a few from yesterday also. Bumped into Peter Gent at Gregory Canyon, as mentioned earlier in his post. Here's a more detailed list of what's staring to come back; highlights include: Gregory Canyon and a bit of Flagstaff Mt Trail: House wren - 4

[cobirds] Eastern Phoebe Boulder County

2012-04-28 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Stopped at Twin Lakes this morning. Found an eastern phoebe calling and foraging along the irrigation ditch. From Gunbarrel go to 63rd, turn on Natuilus Drive east, and go to Eaton Park (left). Walk along the irrigation ditch on the lake side (the lake with water in it). I

[cobirds] more spring arivals - Boulder County

2012-04-22 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A lot of walking today. More stuff showing up at various locations in Boulder County. Highlights: WHITE WINGED DOVE - still near Spine Road location. One individual seen walking along the riparian area, and then hiding in a wild plum thicket. As previously reported by

[cobirds] Spring Arivals, Boulder County

2012-04-15 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Been doing some quick surveys around the Boulder area the last few days. Here's a list of new arivals, and some spring nesting activity: W/S - Walden Sawhills complex Teller Lake 1 - TL1 Teller Lake 5 - TL5 WR - White Rocks Trail BMP - Boulder Mt Park BC - Boulder County

[cobirds] High on the 14ers

2011-09-11 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A long summer of slogging up 14ers. Here's the most recent: Mt Antero, Sat Sept. 10th: White throated swift (1) at the summit. Very cold conditions with snow. Also: white tailed ptarmigan, brown capped rosy finches, common ravens. And lower down: gray jays, clark's

[cobirds] Green Heron Boulder

2011-05-31 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Green heron spotted at Cottonwood Marsh (Walden Ponds) in Boulder today, right along the boardwalk. All the major players are back in Boulder County for the most part. Only things I haven't seen yet are poorwills and nighthawks. A couple interesting things of note:

[cobirds] Northern Waterthrush, Ovenbird, Boulder

2011-05-24 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: There is a visible nothern waterthrush singing from cottonwood trees at the end of the boardwarlk at Walden Ponds Boulder. Follow the boardwalk to the end where the marsh wrens are singing. There is also a singing ovenbird above the Gregory Canyon parking lot

[cobirds] more arrivals Boulder County

2011-05-13 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: After the sopping wet rain, at Gregory Canyon / Boulder Mountain Parks: Plumbeous vireo - 1 Black heaed grosbeak - 3 Western tanager - 1 Blue gray gnatcatcher - 6 Spotted towhee - 8 Gray catbird - 7 Yellow breasted chat - 1 House wren - 3 Audubons' warbler - 1 Virginia's

[cobirds] Correction \ And Beware the Web

2010-12-27 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: For those interested in posting bird reports and your relationship to the internet. Please bear with me. Occassionally I Google in my own name to see whats what. I was irked to see this post: Hello Cobirders, Christopher and Bruce Neumann relocated at Red Rocks

[cobirds] Dinosaur National Monument

2010-06-22 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: I just got back from hiking, rafting and camping in Dinosaur National Monument. It's a wonder to me why more birders and naturalists don't go up there. This has been my 6th visit. And each one gets better. The mix of ecosystems is amazing. Probably one of the highest

[cobirds] northern parula Boulder Doudy Draw

2010-06-12 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Yet another northern parula seen and heard singing by me and Dan Zmolek in Doudy Draw this morning. Brightly colored male, foraging in peach-leaf willows 50 yards northeast of the restrooms. Also seen this morning in the Doudy Draw area: Great horned owl - 1 -

[cobirds] Boulder Audubon Brainard Lake

2010-06-09 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: The following trip is still scheduled for Saturday. If road closures occur at Brainard, a change in schedule will happen. In any event, those who have signed up will still meet and go birding somewhere in the high country. - John T Saturday, June 12 Brainard Lake / Niwot Ridge

[cobirds] red eyed vireo Louisville

2010-06-07 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A red eyed vireo was foraging and singing from my neighbor's locust tree in their backyard this morning. Great looks. This was on West Aspen Way between Madison and Dahlia near Fireside Elementary. Use care when driving in this neighborhood - many small children.

[cobirds] Ovenbird Boulder

2010-06-06 Thread JohnT
All: Dan Zmolek and I discovered a singing ovenbird in Boulder Mountain Park where Bear Creek intersects the Mesa Trail. Go about 100 yards south from here (uphill) and listen for the bird singing in the early morning. We also lugged a scope up to the prairie falcon nest site in

[cobirds] Pawnee Grasslands results

2010-05-17 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Here are the results from the Boulder County Audubon Trip to Pawnee Grasslands. The weather was nasty, but that didn't stop the birds. Notes: there is NO gas station in Briggsdale. There is a new restroom facility at Grover in the city park. Several of the

[cobirds] rare bird alert problems

2010-05-06 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: I've noticed that the Rare Bird Report is messed up. It redundantly keeps repeating a message from several weeks ago - and the dates are wrong when you open it up. Anyone else noticing this? - John T -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] piping plover, american golden plover

2010-05-06 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: More at Clover Basin Res. at approximately 12:30 pm today. Lots of species are coming in and out - disappearing after a few hours of foraging - then replaced by new species: American golden plover - 1 Piping plover - 1 Semi-palmated plover - 3 Baird's sandpiper - 6

[cobirds] Pawnee Grasslands Trip upcoming

2010-05-04 Thread JohnT
For Boulder County Audubon. Still some spaces left on this trip. Friday, May 14 to Sunday, May 16 Pawnee Grasslands Birding and Wildlife Camping, birding and wildlife viewing in the grasslands northeast of Boulder. We will camp at Crow Valley on Friday and Saturday nights, and explore, hike,

[cobirds] Clover Basin Res. Boulder County

2010-05-03 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Sunday at Clover Basin Reservoir in Boulder County: (Clover Basin is located about 1 mile west of the intersection of Nelson and 63rd St.) Please note - parking is limited, and could be dangerous - park well off the road. - Over 260 American white pelicans - Long billed

[cobirds] Re: Greeley Birding

2010-04-18 Thread JohnT
Hi Gary: John Tumasonis here. I figured you would know - Is there a working gas station in Briggsdale Colorado now? If so - is it open 7 days a week? - Thanks - John T On Apr 18, 2:11 pm, The \Nunn Guy\ lefk...@coloradobirder.info wrote: While running errands stopped at 35th

[cobirds] Boulder Audubon / Pawnee Grasslands

2010-04-15 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Just posted on Boulder County Audubon website: Friday, May 14 to Sunday, May 16 Pawnee Grasslands Birding and Wildlife Camping, birding and wildlife viewing in the grasslands northeast of Boulder. We will camp at Crow Valley on Friday and Saturday nights, and explore, hike,

[cobirds] CO Natl Monumnet

2009-08-03 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A long awaited vacation saw me traveling, hiking, camping, and rafting through parts of Colorado and Utah. Still working on the flora and fauna lists. If interested, you can contact me directly via email for specific region lists. (put something in the subject header like

[cobirds] the 3 p's - Mt Audubon

2009-07-12 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Of course the the three P's are: Ptarmigan, Pika, and Pipit. Here's what I saw and heard along the Mt Audubon Trail today: Ptarmigan: at least four. two seen, several others heard American Pipit: 16 - one nest found with six eggs. The nest was right on the trail, with

[cobirds] Burrowing Owls - Adams County

2009-07-04 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: The Walks With Nature group went out to Adams and Denver County today (July 4th) and saw at least 42 burrowing owls. Both adults and juveniles were seen. Main concentrations were along Picadilly Road south of road 128; Along road 114 north of DIA; And off several sides

[cobirds] Kentucky, Hooded and Tanager

2009-07-03 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: July 3: All three species were still present in the previous locations already given by others at Gregory Canyon in Boulder: KENTUCKY WARBLER - still present in same locations HOODED WARBLER - still present in same locations SCARLET TANAGER - still present in same location

[cobirds] ovenbird, Louisville

2009-06-08 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: I've had some pretty wacked out species in my backyard the last two weeks in suburban Louisville (the weather have something to do with this?): a singing spotted towhee, a singing hermit thrush, and this morning (Monday) at 6 to 6:30 a.m. a singing OVENBIRD. The bird sang

[cobirds] swallows vs sparrows

2009-06-04 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: I watched about 100 cliff swallows nesting and building nests under a culvert in Louisville last night. Unfortunately, about a dozen house sparrows have moved in and are kicking the swallows out of their nests. The swallows seem to have no defense against the takeover. In

[cobirds] ovenbird Boulder Mt Park

2009-05-24 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: An ovenbird was singing near the upper part of Bear Creek Trail, in Boulder Mountain Park today (Sunday). Go up the Bear Creek Trail south of NCAR and cross the drainage; another 100 yards up on the right listen for the bird. Its in a dense section of doug fir, ponderosa,

[cobirds] chestnut sided warbler Boulder

2009-05-17 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Great looks at a male Chestnut Sided Warbler this morning on the Flagstaff Mt Trail near Gregory Canyon. Go up the Flagstaff Mt Trail from the road about 25 yards. The bird was singing from on top of a walnut tree, very close to a large apple tree. Stopped at

[cobirds] Red headed woodpecker, RBG Crow Valley

2009-05-15 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A group of six birders were in my group today (Friday 15th) at Crow Valley. We saw a couple birds that havn't been listed: RED HEADED WOODPECKER - 1 at Crow Valley ROSE BREASTED GROSBEAK - 1 male with three black headed grosbeaks - at CV WHITE THROATED SPARROW - several still

[cobirds] Wimbrel, Mockingbird, boulder

2009-05-10 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Lots of stuff hopping and flying around Boulder today, as seen from all the reports. My small group of intrepid birders and I did find a couple of things of interest: WIMBREL - at Cottonwood Marsh early am NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD - at Walden Ponds - on a fence line near the

[cobirds] black throated gray Boulder

2009-05-02 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: Slogging around in the mud and rain in Boulder and vicinity. Here's some highlights: BLACK THROATED GRAY WARBLER - at Doudy Draw near the Community Ditch Trail (where the old bridge used to be) Green tailed towhee - 2 - Doudy Draw Chipping sparrow - 100+ - Doudy Draw Brewers

[cobirds] Three Green Herons at Walden

2009-05-01 Thread JohnT
Cobirds: A total of three Green Herons were seen tonight (Thursday) at the Walden Pond complex in Boulder by Crandel, Zmolek, and Tumasonis. First seen by Dan Zmolek two nights ago, we went out to see if we could find it, and ended up finding a group of them. Assumedly a migratory or