Re: [cobirds] Yellow Wblr, Gr-tailed Grackle Walden Boulder Co

2020-05-01 Thread Kit Basom
Also at Walden this morning: 3 pelicans. I missed the male great-tailed grackle but saw a female actually in the marsh next to the boardwalk. At Sawhill Ponds: one green-tailed towhee in a shrub not far from the parking lot; and a pair of wood ducks in a tree on the west side of the refuge.

Re: [cobirds] No rarities, but great birding at Walden Ponds, Boulder Co

2019-04-25 Thread Kit Basom
At Walden this morning, there were two male yellow-headed blackbirds in the cattails at the western end of Cottonwood Marsh. And at the western edge of Sawhill Ponds, there was a ruby-crowned kinglet. --Kit On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:03 PM Kit Basom wrote: > > And next door, at Sawhill

Re: [cobirds] No rarities, but great birding at Walden Ponds, Boulder Co

2019-04-24 Thread Kit Basom
And next door, at Sawhill Ponds: Heard and eventually saw a Virginia rail foraging among the dried cattails in a small marshy spot in the interior of the property. --Kit On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 10:55 AM Charles Hundertmark < chundertma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Had a FOS Orange-crowned Warbler at

[cobirds] Great-Tailed Grackle at Sombrero Marsh, Boulder

2019-04-24 Thread Kit Basom
A great-tailed grackle went through a large repertoire of interesting sounds as it hung out in the cattails by the parking area at Sombrero Marsh 8:30 - 9:30 this morning. Was still there when I left -- as well as four male yellow-headed blackbirds, eight species of ducks, and much more. --Kit

[cobirds] Virginia Rail, Black-crowned Night-Heron at Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Boulder

2018-07-17 Thread Kit Basom
A little before 7 a.m., saw one black-crowned night-heron at Cottonwood Marsh (Walden Ponds). Still there when I came back at 8:45. Meanwhile, in the interior of Sawhill Ponds, heard a loud call from the cattails less than 3 meters away. As I stood, a Virginia rail walked into full view, called a

Re: [cobirds] Wood Duck Duckings at Cottonwood Marsh

2018-05-26 Thread Kit Basom
And at 6:15 this morning, there were 17 male wood ducks and one female on the small pond in the NW corner of Sawhill Ponds. --Kit Basom On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 8:41 PM, Michael Lamson <michael.a.lam...@gmail.com> wrote: > There was a wood duck hen with 8 tiny, black ducklings on the w

[cobirds] Rose-breasted x Black-headed Grosbeak? Walden Ponds

2018-05-21 Thread Kit Basom
Saw what appeared to be a rose-breasted grosbeak x black-headed grosbeak hybrid in the top of the tree by the NW corner of the nature center at Walden ~6:20 a.m. It had a clear white stripe over the eye, a raggedy orange triangle where a rose-breasted would have red, and a white belly. --Kit

[cobirds] 2 Bitterns, Sawhill/Walden

2018-05-11 Thread Kit Basom
the birds, stretched out, beaks pointed skyward (except when singing). --Kit Basom -- 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...@google