[cobirds] Surf Scoter - Baseline Reservoir, Boulder County
COBirders, Peter Gent discovered a female Surf Scoter at Baseline Reservoir this morning, which has since been well photographed by John Salisbury and others from the north end along Baseline Rd. The bird was actively feeding and occasionally seen in flight. A Common Loon was also spotted on the western side of the Res., more easily viewed from Cherryvale Rd. Good birding! Peter Burke Boulder County -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0Ga%2B%2BLo_26q0jq3_cuFOWDWD-xQaRKRzCkqRUDnk-5J8CQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Boulder County Birding Oct. 27
With Pomerine Jaeger on my mind, I visited Boulder and Lagerman Reservoirs this morning. No jaegers, but impressive waterfowl and a few late shorebirds. Lagerman had six Wilson's Snipe, three Long-billed Dowitchers, three Black-bellied Plover, a Greater Yellowlegs, a Least Sandpiper and a dozen or so Killdeer. There were quite a few Northern Pintail, several Canvasback and a lone Wood Duck among 500+ ducks on the water. Boulder Res. had the continuing Pacific and Common Loons and a lone Red-breasted Merganser. Sandhill Cranes continue streaming by... Best, Peter Burke -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GbBMJ2LnPX8UE6DZR34jgc3YcuXK4-dYgCz%2BQbMe2Yj5A%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] PHOTO REQUEST - Showcase your best photos from winter in Colorado Birds!
Colorado Birds is seeking photographs for the summer issue, which will be published just ahead of the Annual Convention this July at the Copper Mountain Resort in coordination with WFO. Please send us your high resolution photos of rare or unusual sightings taken from December 2022 to February 2023, and be sure to include the date and location along with your name so that we can give you credit! Of particular interest for this issue are the following: *Bohemian Waxwings! *We will likely feature a Bohemian on the cover, so if you have good pics from last winter's irruption, this is your chance! (Hint: we look for images in crisp focus with minimal background stuff like branches, etc. and room at the top for the journal name. See past issues for examples.) Eurasian Wigeon Mexican Duck Shorebirds Western Gull Short-billed Gull Great Black-bscked Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Yellow-billed Loon Pacific Loon Pacific Wren Sedge Wren Varied Thrush Cassia Crossbill Golden-crowned Sparrow Warblers Northern Cardinal *Please send photos to edi...@cobirds.org by June 8. * *Photo Submission Guidelines:* Photos from August - October 2022 Photos must be your own, taken in Colorado from Dec. 2022-Feb. 2023. By submitting photos, you give Colorado Birds permission to reproduce in any issue and on the CFO website. We always credit images with the photographer’s name. Please use the following naming convention: *American Robin (or AMRO) -20191004-Chatfield-Adams-JJAudubon*. Minimum quality for interior publication use is 750 x 900 pixels. To be considered for the journal cover, photos must be at least 2625 pixels (vertically) x 1725 pixels (horizontally). Please send original files in the largest resolution possible (300 dpi is preferable). We will crop and resize as needed. Best, Peter Burke Managing Editor, Colorado Birds edi...@cobirds.org -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GaZWhHA%2BAx-LJ4SDGXQOSdksqtmxU29BumWM829V%2Bexqg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Boulder Grays
Hi COBirders, Once the clouds lifted around midday, I went out to the CU East Campus area, from the confluence ponds to the scoreboard. There were two Black-throated Gray Warblers feeding primarily in Boxelder along the bikebath just north of the ponds -- a male and a female. In the burned out scrub adjacent to the northern pond, there was at least one Gray Flycatcher along with Green-tailed Towhees, a Marsh Wren, a Virginia Warbler, both Myrtle and Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warblers and many, many Yellow Warblers. Photos of the Black-throated Grays can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/52893312928 Good birding! Peter Burke Boulder, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GbipBc22zGGkq5AWjqR4j%2BomgLhjU0DYz3Lm7GZAyGaEw%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: Fw: [cobirds] Rare warbler diets
COBirders, Just to add to this wonderful discussion, I ventured down to the creek on Thursday late morning and found the Northern Parula feeding with a pair of Audubon's Yellow-rumpeds high in a leafless tree. I stuck around hoping to see the Yellow-throated and was fortunate to see it briefly feeding among the rocks right along the stream. It was then I noticed what a hot spot this section was, per Nathan's description. I was hoping to photograph the Yellow-throated Warbler, so I took a seat and waited. Over the next hour or so I watched the Parula, two Audubon's and one Myrtle Yellow-rump, American Goldfinch, Pink-sided and Oregon Dark-eyed Juncos, House Finch, White-crowned Sparrow, American Crow, Chipping Sparrow, American Robin, White-breasted Nuthatch and European Starling all scouring this one area. As Nathan noted, the Parula and Yellow-rumped Warblers were doing some flycatching, but for the most part all the birds were gleaning from the rocks and branches quite close to the water. This would support Dave's hypothesis for a localized insect hatch as aquatic insects tend to pause after emerging from their pupal(?) skins to allow their wings to unfold and dry. Of course the Yellow-throated Warbler never returned while I was there, but that's how it often goes... Best, Peter Burke Boulder On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 10:29 AM DAVID A LEATHERMAN wrote: > I intended this to go to everyone, not just Nathan. Sorry. > Dave > -- > *From:* DAVID A LEATHERMAN > *Sent:* Saturday, April 22, 2023 10:23 AM > *To:* Nathan Pieplow > *Subject:* Re: [cobirds] Rare warbler diets > > Nathan et al, > Short answer is "I don't know". > > Long guess is as follows. > > When multiple species of birds are foraging on multiple types of plants in > multiple styles, and the situation is near water, my default guess is > always an aquatic insect hatch. And the most likely aquatic insect group > is chironomid midges. We have several species, some of which are quite > small. The nymphs feed on organic plant and animal matter in the water and > emerge from the surface as flying, mosquito-like adults. As adults they > often form swarms, especially in the evening. Adults also sit around on > all manner of vegetation and are not particular about which kind. We have > had real pulses of midge emergence over the last few weeks. Flying midges > and sitting midges could account for the two types of foraging (flycatching > and standard twig gleaning). > > Why just one stretch of the creek? Perhaps it has just the right organic > matter, or the flow rate is just right. Or the lighting in general along > this stretch is such that birds can more easily spot flying/perched prey > than stretches on either side of it. Hard to say. The same way one 9 > cubic foot section of air has a swarm of midges, it's easy to imagine a > clumped distribution of ideal larval development conditions in the creek > bed. It's a clumpy world out there. > > Staying with the guess of aquatic insects, I suppose the next most likely > prey suspect is one of the caddisflies, but they would be darker/bigger and > more conspicuous than some of the smallest midges. If it was caddisflies, > Nathan's sharp eye would have seen them. > > About the only way to confirm any of this is to be present with a net and > sweep it thru the air in the area with birds and the nearby inactive areas, > and see if there's a difference in the catch. I did some of that in > November 2021 when "the pond" on the north side of the CU campus had the > magnolia warbler. Lots of aphids of many types in the air and on foliage, > but the pond and creek had plenty of midges, too. Late fall is more likely > to be when flying adult aphids compete with midges for the crown of best > staple for migrating passerines. In early spring, 1) midges; 2) small > flies, bees and weevil larvae attracted to, or in, willow/cottonwood > flowers; 3) overwintering scale insect nymphs (especially elm); 4) > gall-making adult psyllids emerging from hackberry trunk bark or other > types of tree bark near hackberries - these are consistent common > denominators in many spring rare bird events. Aphids not so much. > > The only thing more fun than observing the mysteries is solving the > mysteries. I must say it's a great comfort to know this task will never > end. > > Thanks, Nathan, for your efforts and questions. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > -- > *From:* cobirds@googlegroups.com on behalf of > Nathan Pieplow > *Sent:* Friday, April 21, 2023 10:29 PM > *To:* cobirds > *Subject:* [cobirds] Rare warbler diets > > On Wednesday afternoon, Curtis Beimborn discovered a Yellow-throated > Warbler and a Northern
[cobirds] Congrats to Luke Pheneger for finding a First State Record today...in Nebraska.
Luke and I set out to bird in and around the Pawnee National Grassland this morning. One of our main targets was Sharp-tailed Grouse, and we found a total of four: one fly-over and a group of three just south of the Nebraska state line. A few minutes later, while we were still in Colorful Colorado, Luke spotted three birds that turned out to be Western Bluebirds. Luke noted that the birds were technically in Nebraska, and decided to create a new eBird list, then had the presence of mind to check on the status of Western Bluebird in Nebraska. With just a few clicks and swipes on his phone, he determined that this sighting might in fact be a first for the state of Nebraska. We hastily acquired a few documentary photos, posted the list to eBird and within minutes had confirmation that it was indeed a first state record. Congrats to Luke! Birding on the prairies was delightful with sunny skies and no wind. American Kestrels were moving through in numbers, terrorizing the last few flocks of Lapland Longspurs as well as the early-arriving Chestnut-collared and Thick-billed Longspurs. We had great scope views of at least nine Mountain Plovers, an encouraging count for sure. Best, Peter Burke Boulder, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GaM4NEOAvWpuDYj9Hep%3Dbo3SDR5_VkEjSE_Dar-yPx9kQ%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Blog on the Yellow Rail Detection
CFO Members can read Eric's terrific article about his discovery of this rare bird in the fall issue of Colorado Birds, available in print and online at: https://cobirds.org/colorado-birds-journal. Eric is author of Birding By Ear, a regular feature in the Journal, so it's apt that he found the Yellow Rail by hearing it! Best, Peter Burke Managing Editor, Colorado Birds edi...@cobirds.org On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 1:51 PM Cinnamon Bergeron < cinnamonberge...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for sharing. > Excellent blog post! > I love hearing these kinds of stories. > Cinnamon Bergeron > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 10:13 AM Tyler Cash < > tyler.c...@birdconservancy.org> wrote: > >> Hey CO Birders! >> >> I am sure some of you remember the posts about a Yellow Rail in Colorado >> last July. Eric DeFonso who found the rail was kind enough to write a blog >> about his experience on Bird Conservancy's website. >> >> Read the post to learn more about how Eric found the Yellow Rail this >> past summer and in turn became the first detection in Colorado in over 100 >> years! >> >> Check it out here: Rare Bird Alert! A Story of the Yellow Rail Detection >> in Colorado >> <https://www.birdconservancy.org/rare-bird-alert-a-story-of-the-yellow-rail-detection-in-colorado/> >> >> Happy birding, >> Tyler Cash >> Digital Engagement Manager >> Bird Conservancy of the Rockies >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Colorado Birds" group. >> To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en >> * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. >> Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate >> * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ >> --- >> 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/7492bbfd-f008-4f6b-9845-04bf197cdda1n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/7492bbfd-f008-4f6b-9845-04bf197cdda1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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/CANESPG%3DD2hdZgT%3DxjTmK38Xd4e1TbdgBdnpw8gdgkwqEsBYO7w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CANESPG%3DD2hdZgT%3DxjTmK38Xd4e1TbdgBdnpw8gdgkwqEsBYO7w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GbxjoLkAg7Cdf27awEvChpBG2Lf3jP0V1HXAgqj%3DyCxNw%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] late warblers in CO
Dave, As if you willed it, a Palm Warbler was reported from a private residence in Boulder County this morning. On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 8:34 PM DAVID A LEATHERMAN wrote: > Two additions (hooded and bay-breasted) bring the total species of > warblers in CO since November 1, 2022 to *23*. That is pretty > remarkable. "Misses" (with a small "m") from the 2022 list would seem to > be palm and blackburnian, as they have occurred more than once late in > previous years. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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/PH7PR12MB7354820A604B0EA3439F106BC1199%40PH7PR12MB7354.namprd12.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/PH7PR12MB7354820A604B0EA3439F106BC1199%40PH7PR12MB7354.namprd12.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- Best, Peter Burke -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GYRbKWMTCVHPuc3G_%2BY9Z7tm0%2BTpopzcB-W%3DdCiXzZkeQ%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Sooty Fox Sparrow, Boulder Co., Oct. 11
Ted, Thanks for sharing this sighting. If you know Kieren please encourage him to submit the sighting to the Colorado Birds Records Committee <https://cobrc.org/> (https://cobrc.org/) for review! Best, Peter Burke Boulder, CO On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 4:38 PM Ted Floyd wrote: > Hey, all. > > I'm just the messenger. But I bear glad tidings: > > https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/492778241 > > Great find by high school birder Kieran Schnitzspahn! Full gallery of pics > at this checklist (scroll down toward bottom): > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S120489477 > > Ted Floyd > Lafayette, Boulder County > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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/CAGk944fnu%3DEiozky-D9wgmSu6s08Sj-X1TbfFwrcATwi1OmGYQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGk944fnu%3DEiozky-D9wgmSu6s08Sj-X1TbfFwrcATwi1OmGYQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0Gbygwx2q2%2B0foH2H57a6b16bJLDyG8GQarC-wqxzcorjg%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] SULPHUR-bellied FLYCATCHER, Chico basin 9/10
Thanks Duane, I think there should be a new category for rare birds in Colorado — 1st state record except that Duane already saw it like 20 years ago :) I found this bird while leading a trip for Bird Conservency of the Rockies. The good news is that everyone in our group was able to get on the bird after it flushed from the Russian Olives, but then it flew out of sight. I hope others are able to relocate it this afternoon or tomorrow. How long did your bird stick around for? Peter On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 3:20 PM DUANE NELSON wrote: > Great find, and within the expected window of Sulphur-bellied Flycatchers > showing up out of range in North America. > > I found the first state record of Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher at Adobe > Creek Reservoir (Bent County) on September 18th, 2002. It was the first > record for the interior of the continent, although there had been records > during the same window of time in Louisiana and New England. Here is a > picture I took on September 18, 2002, of the Colorado Bird. This was a bird > I didn't expect to be seen again in Colorado. Many Colorado birders of an > earlier generation got to see this bird. > > [image: No photo description available.] > > Duane Nelson > Las Animas, Bent County, CO > > -- > *From: *"Peter Burke" > *To: *"cobirds" > *Sent: *Saturday, September 10, 2022 10:17:04 AM > *Subject: *[cobirds] SULPHUR-bellied FLYCATCHER, Chico basin 9/10 > > A Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher was seen well and photographed in a field > behind the banding station and the Casita. > > !!! > -- > > Best, > > Peter Burke > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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/CACjv0GarJZd5JNOPThjw9aUoev4GMwnJ6z_9eMcS9%2BxV_uAvOw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CACjv0GarJZd5JNOPThjw9aUoev4GMwnJ6z_9eMcS9%2BxV_uAvOw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- Best, Peter Burke -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GYBwsdmzd%3Dp611cCA1uaw48SPrdPE%2B1BW%3DOMQNdxLQbzw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] SULPHUR-bellied FLYCATCHER, Chico basin 9/10
A Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher was seen well and photographed in a field behind the banding station and the Casita. !!! -- Best, Peter Burke -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GarJZd5JNOPThjw9aUoev4GMwnJ6z_9eMcS9%2BxV_uAvOw%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Getting ready for hummingbird field trips
Just to add to Chuck’s post, another good hummingbird reference is an excellent article by David Tønnessen in the Summer issue of Colorado Birds on female-type hummingbird identification, available to all CFO members on the CFO website. Good birding, Peter Burke, Boulder CO On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 7:51 PM Charles Hundertmark wrote: > Just finished watching David Suddjian’s “Bird Bomb” DFO webinar covering > Summer’s Hummers. This short webinar is a great preparation for our > July-August surge of hummers. Whether you are preparing for CFO’s > Hummingbird field trip series (see cobirds.org) this month and next or > just watching feeders in your own yard, David has do a great job of > providing insight on key identification features of our four most likely > Colorado hummers. The webinar recording will be available on the Denver > FieldOornithologists web site. > > Chuck Hundertmark > Lafayette, CO > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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/28071A00-A7E2-4AA1-A06A-DAC67A367E76%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/28071A00-A7E2-4AA1-A06A-DAC67A367E76%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- Best, Peter Burke -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GYAHsfYkPARKSDc0G3933XomF06LvAJPBczhjQWVtKhPg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] HUDSONIAN GODWIT, Lagerman Reservoir, Boulder County
COBirders, This weather system brought in some good birds at Lagerman Reservoir, first spotted, I believe, by Eric DeFonso, including a breeding plumaged Hudsonian Godwit. Also present were a Marbled Godwit, Whimbrel, 50+ Wilson's Phalarope, 50+ American Avocet, a dozen or so Long-billed Dowitchers and a smattering of other shorebirds and peeps, most if not all Least Sandpipers. The scene turned hectic when a Peregrine Falcon showed up for a snack, putting the shorebirds along with 100+ Franklin's Gulls and many ducks into frenzied flight. Good birding, Peter Burke, Boulder County, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GYoxhvHmeDZQYRcNWUjPt9DwiVmWj63Ms%3Dp4xQsOCawvQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Register TODAY for the Mountain Plover Festival, April 29 - May 1!
COBirders, You may need to consult a map to locate Karval, Colorado, but the Mountain Plovers know exactly how to find this legendary Lincoln County locale. Find out why they call it the Mountain Plover Mecca <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOjBdXmv4X4> and make your plans to attend this year's Festival by visiting mountainploverfestival.com Note: this promotional message has been approved by the CFO board of directors. Best, Peter Burke Boulder, Colorado -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GZf1P0jvNXfZDfmR12suW%2Bb_sOfyXWgSPn9PBOtTDs5Rg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Everyone loves owls!
COBirders, The pygmy-owl scene in Lyons is one of those times when "our" hobby spills over into the public consciousness. We see this when a rare bird shows up in a residential area, or when a group of non-birders happen across a group of birders. In these moments we can focus on what we have in common or what makes us different. Somewhere in all this conflict is an opportunity for us birders to share our knowledge and appreciation of birds with these other folks who are clearly interested, but maybe less familiar with some of the finer points of birding etiquette. Sharing a scope or binoculars is a great way to strike up conversation. The homeowners on Old Saint Vrain Rd. have been putting up with us birders for decades. Many of them have politely engaged with us and forged an alliance of sorts. Perhaps we can do the same with the photographers drawn to this location with the dream of getting good photos of an otherwise hard to see bird. On a personal note, I too am a birder+photographer. It takes a while to learn when it is ok to approach birds and when it's not, and part of that process is feedback from other photographers, birders, homeowners, etc. If we provide that feedback constructively, then we're helping. Good birding everyone, Peter Burke CFO Board of Directors -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0Gbo3-h_NvmcXb52O8sZND9%2BGnJOz71c-TMSGrLcG9v_ag%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Colorado Birds is seeking a Feature Writer!
COBirders, *Colorado Birds*, CFO's quarterly journal, is seeking a dedicated individual willing to research, compile and publish *News From The Field* quarterly in the journal. The current author, Dean Shoup, is willing to provide training and instruction on specific job duties. *News From The Field* contains a brief description of statewide weather conditions for the reporting period and details notable sightings from across the state. As a regular feature writer for the journal, the author would receive $150 per report. *Anyone interested should contact Peter Burke edi...@cobirds.org *. I would also like to take a moment to thank Dean for all the work he has done for *Colorado Birds*. In particular, we are grateful for his willingness to publish not one but TWO double reports over the past year! Doing so has helped us to "catch up" a bit with the seasons, ensuring that the journal remains as timely as possible. Best, Peter Burke Managing Editor, Colorado Birds edi...@cobirds.org -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GbrOB22NH%2BH25TZZuWTq0jW2EyZpSm7j3w87AsJjz9QcQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Colorado Birds Winter 2022 issue available on the CFO website!
Ho Ho Ho, Just in time for the holidays, the Winter 2022 issue of Colorado Birds is now available on the CFO website <https://cobirds.org/Publications/>! All CFO members have access to the journal online by logging into their account. The printed version will mail in early January. Best wishes for the new year and good birding everyone!, Peter Burke Managing Editor, Colorado Birds edi...@cobirds.org -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GZS3D4EzGj1j1UfrzWCMq8oxsHwrStHDYnxQo0X3apGBw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] On Mexican Ducks and the notion that not every bird is identifiable
COBirders, A bit of armchair birding on my part. There have been several migrant waterfowl reported in Boulder County this weekend. In addition, a male Mexican Duck has been reported at Hecla Lake in Lafayette. I'm not sure if a Mexican Duck is considered to be a migrant, vagrant or resident in Northern Colorado in November, but it's a good bird in any respect. While I've yet to see this bird in person, I've seen some excellent photos on eBird. There has been quite a bit of chatter regarding the slightly curled tail feathers (upper tail coverts), which I've often heard are evidence of Mallard genes. A little bit of Googling revealed several excellent articles on the topic, among them: a 2012 essay in Colorado Birds <http://web.corral.tacc.utexas.edu/UAF/arctos/mediaUploads/demboski/In_the_Scope_CB_October_2012.pdf> by Tony Leukering and Steve Mlodinow arguing for full species status for Mexican Duck. (The AOS split Mallard and Mexican Duck in 2020.) Jack Bushong wrote a thorough article <https://www.aba.org/mexican-duck/> on the field identification of Mexican Ducks for the ABA website, which also has a terrific photo essay <https://www.aba.org/mexican-duck-photo-essay/> by Steve Mlodinow. Steve argues that "pure" Mexican Ducks *can* exhibit Mallard-like features, like the curly tail feathers. So how comfortable can we be in identifying Mexican Ducks in Northern Colorado? I'd be interested to learn what others have to say on this topic. But one thing is certain -- we should all brush up on the differences between these two species and make an effort to document sightings in eBird, particularly with photos, keeping in mind that selecting "Mallard/Mexican Duck" is a good option when one is not certain. If the links embedded in the post don't work, here are the URLs: *Leukering/Mlodinow* - http://web.corral.tacc.utexas.edu/UAF/arctos/mediaUploads/demboski/In_the_Scope_CB_October_2012.pdf *Bushong* - https://www.aba.org/mexican-duck/ *Mlodinow* - https://www.aba.org/mexican-duck-photo-essay/ Good birding, Peter Burke Managing Editor, Colorado Birds edi...@cobirds.org -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GZEp6uBONsNk2vJEVLo1bODh%2BPG12KSJjgAeq%2Bgfw7L4A%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Colorado Birds is seeking high quality photographs of Gulls for the winter issue
Photographers: *Colorado Birds* is seeking high-quality photos of the following gulls for publication in the winter issue. - First and second-cycle *Short-billed Gull* (formerly Mew Gull), either in flight or on the ground. - First and second-cycle *California Gull*, either in flight or on the ground. - Second winter *Ring-billed Gull* in flight. Please send photos to davidtonness...@gmail.com, and thank you! Best, Peter Burke Managing Editor, Colorado Birds edi...@cobirds.org -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GaXRj7mdvHRfVMc4ZQwNz-30DoGbWMYyg65_bPci2LkKQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Colorado Birds Fall issue available on CFO website
COBirders, The digital version of Colorado Birds has been uploaded to the CFO website <https://cobirds.org/Publications/>. All members can log in to read it as well as past issues of the journal. In addition to the latest editions of *Birding By Ear*, *News From The Field* and *The Hungry Bird*, you will also enjoy our newest regular feature, *Field Marks*. Also of note, Nic Korte provides an informative update on Western Screech Owls; Elena Klaver reviews the Yellow Grosbeak sighting; Kathy Mihm Dunning documents a breeding Northern Waterthrush in Summit County and Scott Yanco explores the ecology of fall migration. Enjoy! Peter Burke Managing Editor, Colorado Birds edi...@cobirds.org -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GaX55FA4KqERJamh3EP_A1ZJAkL-UVxc5wJkDm79fM_kg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Final weekend for CFO Shorebird Field Trips -- a few spots are still left!
COBirders, CFO has led 15 trips to shorebird hotspots across the state this fall, and the birding has been great. Several trips have reported 20+ shorebird species including some rarities like Red Knot and Buff-breasted Sandpiper plus other exciting finds such as Long-tailed Jaeger, Cassin's Vireo and Peregrine Falcon. September 11 and 12 is the final weekend and we have seven additional trips fanning out to places like Barr Lake, Walden Reservoir, Prewitt Reservoir and even locations in Montezuma County! If you've been meaning to register for one or more trips, now is the time to reserve your spot. Each trip is limited to just 10 birders and costs just $10 for CFO members, $25 for nonmembers. For more information and to register, visit the CFO website <https://cobirds.org/CFO/Events/Info.aspx?id=95>. https://cobirds.org/CFO/Events/Info.aspx?id=95 Good birding, Peter Burke CFO Board of Directors -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GYRnu5NHfAefFF2i9rOqDe9nSrqNNkTEJZHoT2j-uyxyQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] CFO Fall Shorebirding Trips are a hit and there are still a few spots this weekend...
COBirders, I'm sure you've seen some of the trip reports from last weekend's CFO Shorebird Field Trips including the phenomenal reports from David Tonessen's visits to John Martin Reservoir. *CFO is hosting six more field trips this weekend and there are still a few spots open if you're interested.* Just head over to cobirds.org and click on the Fall Shorebird Workshops <https://cobirds.org/CFO/Events/Info.aspx?id=95> block to learn more and register. These trips are an excellent opportunity to brush up on your shorebird identification skills in small groups limited to just 10 birders + CFO trip leader. Cost is $10 for CFO members, $25 for non-members. Good birding! Peter Burke CFO Board of Directors -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GYEzrPVnxtgOHghMxUD_bJNsWFO2zCfFJTDcGynHiyo%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] CFO Shorebird Field Trips begin next weekend
COBirders, Beginning next weekend and running through September 12, CFO is offering 24 field trips to shorebird hotspots across the state. Many are already full, but there are still some openings so reserve your spot today <https://cobirds.org/CFO/Events/Info.aspx?id=95>! On Saturday, Aug. 28, and Sunday, Aug. 29, Eric Hynes will lead trips to Jackson Lake and/or Prewitt SWA plus area playas if conditions are right. Eric is a professional birding guide for Field Trips, Inc. and owner of Box Canyon Birding. Don't miss out on this opportunity to go birding with Eric -- just $10 for CFO members, $25 for nonmembers. You can brush up on your shorebird ID skills by reviewing Eric's recent presentation on the CFO YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBP3yA5x0dxoAKooAFZ0lw>. In case those links don't work, here are the URLs: - *CFO Fall Shorebird Workshops*: https://cobirds.org/CFO/Events/Info.aspx?id=95 - *Eric Hynes Shorebird Presentation*: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBP3yA5x0dxoAKooAFZ0lw Good birding, Peter Burke CFO Board of Directors -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GYUbkZJWL5S6XH1UsiMCeDnvQ%3DV-8dzW3fzZjXzuJCpgw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] CFO's Shorebird Field Trips are filling up fast!
COBirders, Don't miss this chance to participate in guided shorebird field trips across the state this fall. Limited to just 10 birders each, these trips offer a great opportunity to learn about shorebird ID and enjoy some of Colorado's best shorebird hotspots like Jackson Lake, Prewitt State Wildlife Area, Jumbo Reservoir, Barr Lake State Park and more, plus a whole bunch of areas like the Road 59 wetlands or the Kit Carson Playas that are less well-known. *Register on the CFO Website <https://cobirds.org/CFO/Events/Info.aspx?id=95>.* Want to work on your Montezuma County list? We've got you covered! Each trip is just $10 for CFO members, $25 for non-members, in case you were looking for a good reason to join CFO today! But don't wait, eight trips are already full, and others are getting close. Also, please keep in mind that Colorado requires people to purchase a pass to enter State Wildlife Areas and State Parks, more info on that at cpwshop.com. Good birding, Peter Burke CFO Board of Directors -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GYKDBz_MUxEvf79zTsEhrHG66EF5ZybGswD7020%2BdkfMg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] CFO Fall Shorebird Workshops are filling up fast!
COBirders: CFO has launched an exciting new program <https://cobirds.org/CFO/Events/Info.aspx?id=95> on shorebird identification just in time for fall migration. It all kicks off tomorrow evening with a FREE online presentation by Eric Hynes <https://www.boxcanyonbirding.com/about>: *Forget the Feathers -- Using Structure and Behavior to Identify Shorebirds*. You can register for this Zoom presentation *HERE* <https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvdeGgpj0qEt270CIHio3SDaSINrW50Gir%20>. Then beginning Aug. 28 and running through Sept. 12, CFO is offering 25 field trips to shorebird destinations across the state. Each trip will have an expert CFO leader and is limited to 10 birders. The cost is $10 each for CFO members or $25 each for non-members. For more information and to register, visit the *CFO website <https://cobirds.org/CFO/Events/Info.aspx?id=95> *today! Please note that Colorado requires that individuals and groups visiting State Parks and State Wildlife Areas purchase the appropriate pass. <http://cpwshop.com> Good birding, Peter Burke CFO Board of Directors -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0Gayq775DC05muGZCP_m%3D472QG%3DxEFpedThp41nONo2FSg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] FREE Online Shorebird ID Presentation Saturday August 7, 7PM
COBirders, Join CFO for the next edition in our popular online identification series featuring Eric Hynes. Eric is owner of Box Canyon Birding and leads trips throughout the U.S. and internationally for Field Guides, Inc. Just in time for fall migration, Eric will review techniques for identifying shorebirds by focusing on structure and behavior. Saturday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. Registration is FREE! Use the link below to reserve your spot today. *REGISTER* <https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvdeGgpj0qEt270CIHio3SDaSINrW50Gir%20> Good birding, Peter Burke CFO Board of Directors -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GaDHRzqOUoQZ2knOGnSn4n6nj9icM2R-N%2BCoGfuwn8X4Q%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Western Field Ornithologists Paper Deadline Extended to July 12
COBirders, WFO has extended its paper deadline to July 12. This is a great opportunity to present original research or summarize existing unpublished information to an engaged audience of serious amateur and professional field ornithologists. The 2021 annual conference of Western Field Ornithologists will be held virtually from Thursday, August 26 through Sunday, August 29. Science sessions will be held for two hours each of the four days of the conference. *Talks relating to the following themes are solicited*: - Status, distribution, migration, and population dynamics of birds - Systematics and biogeography of birds - Ecology, behavior, and evolution of birds - New information on avian field identification problems - Science-based conservation and management of birds - Techniques for field study of birds, including censusing, monitoring, and other methods; and results of studies applying such techniques Research described should apply to birds of the WFO region: western North America (from Alaska through Mexico, and the Great Plains to the Pacific coast) and the eastern Pacific Ocean. All talks should identify study objectives, describe methods and data analysis, present results, discuss the significance of the research and propose future research directions. Oral presentations will be allotted 18 minutes, including 3 minutes for questions and discussion. For consideration, submit an abstract of your presentation to Steve Rottenborn at srottenb...@harveyecology.com no later than July 12, and include a brief (60-word maximum) bio for the presenting author. Presenters do not need to be CFO or WFO members. As a reminder, CFO and WFO are partner organizations, extending certain member benefits such as conference attendance, field trip participation and discounted full memberships to each group's members. More information is available on the CFO website <https://cobirds.org/CFO.aspx?id=12>. Best, Peter Burke Managing Editor, Colorado Birds edi...@cobirds.org -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GY%2BhxgsWLyg%2B9ht85HnBxvs2XrLEF6LWkLp-Qi32bftQA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Register TODAY for the CFO 2021 Annual Meeting with Richard Crossley!
COBirders, CFO's 2021 Annual Meeting will be broadcast live on Zoom Sunday, July 11 at 7PM. The meeting is open to CFO members and the general public and will feature Richard Crossley, author of The Crossley ID Guide, in a presentation titled *There and Back *describing his 16,000 mile drive from Cape May, N.J. to northern Alaska! REGISTER TODAY <https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtfu-hqTMqGNOwuZV_WdC5ZJcAED5wEAJC?fbclid=IwAR3zAB00tb4v3lXUrbi-lq4acc0TbO_Y-nWSxzr2JZAmtal_n0Mg7oSJEyA> to reserve your spot! You will also learn about CFO's upcoming events including CFO's Fall Shorebird Workshops and the 2022 CFO Convention in Pueblo! *All CFO members are encouraged to attend and will have the opportunity to vote on the proposed slate of CFO's officers and directors.* https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtfu-hqTMqGNOwuZV_WdC5ZJcAED5wEAJC?fbclid=IwAR3zAB00tb4v3lXUrbi-lq4acc0TbO_Y-nWSxzr2JZAmtal_n0Mg7oSJEyA <https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtfu-hqTMqGNOwuZV_WdC5ZJcAED5wEAJC?fbclid=IwAR3zAB00tb4v3lXUrbi-lq4acc0TbO_Y-nWSxzr2JZAmtal_n0Mg7oSJEyA> Best, Peter Burke Managing Editor, Colorado Birds edi...@cobirds.org -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0Gbt118vNfi1i-ymNWOttJSzL7ha9F65-YwZh2Mw5hsqqQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Colorado Birds Summer Issue is now available online
COBirders, The Summer Issue of Colorado Birds has been posted to the CFO website <https://cobirds.org/Publications/> and is available to members who are logged in. The printed version will mail in approx. two weeks. In addition to the latest CFO News, the issue includes a paper about the first documented case of leucism in Black Swifts. Dave Leatherman's always-entertaining column, The Hungry Bird, examines a highly specialized feeding strategy that involves flipping over cowpies, if you can believe it. And Peter Gent has reviewed a new novel from John Vanderpoel, Full Chase Mode, detailing his Big Year in 2011 - a great read! Best, Peter Burke Managing Editor, Colorado Birds edi...@cobirds.org -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GZccijr%3DPzUP9u_pUmNeWQ4FAmnR8-1TSgOr9A7waQCpA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Sagebrush Sparrow, Admiral Burke Park, Boulder Cty
COBirders, I had a very brief look at a Sagebrush Sparrow at approx. 4:30 at the SE corner of Admiral Burke Park, in the scrub by the gazebo. I only saw the bird because a Red-winged Blackbird apparently didn't want it around. The blackbird first flushed the sparrow to within a few feet of where I was standing, then with a second pass, the sparrow disappeared into the scrub. I did hear a few high-pitched chips, but I never relocated it. Peter Burke Boulder County -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0Gbyn9FmKitywypSOVP9i7kgxaiYZrZDFAkqXhnyY0O7Zg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Official Results for the 2021 Colorado Birding Challenge!
The official results for the inaugural Colorado Birding Challenge (COBC) are in! A total of 50 teams chose to compete, following ABA Big Day rules that include having at least 2 members per team who all see or hear 95% of the birds counted in the county of their choice. An additional 23 teams participated in the “non-competing” category and had an enjoyable day observing birds while raising money for grassland bird conservation. Collectively, the 73 teams recorded 281 species in 44 counties throughout Colorado – a solid showing that also contributes valuable data to eBird’s Global Big Day. Once all pledges have been collected, we expect to have raised over $25,000. Final results are posted at cobirds.org/CFO/COBC. First Place in the *category of Photo/Audio*, which required each team to document every sighting with either a photograph or an audio recording goes to Team JPEG Juncos. Birding in Arapahoe County, the JPEG Juncos, comprised of Rob Raker and Mitchell Bailey, documented an impressive 94 species, 60% of the county par. Honorable mention goes to Team Minner-Lee, a father-son duo (Mark and Everest Minner-Lee) who birded Boulder County and documented 69 species (40% par). First Place in the *Green category* goes to the Masked Trogons, who birded Larimer County by bike and by foot. Congratulations to CFO President Nick Komar and CFO Board Director Greg Osland who managed to find 108 species (56% par) without the use of a vehicle on a very windy day! Other green teams included the Cheyenne Canyon Wrens in El Paso County, led by Allisa Linfield, and the Flying Penguins led by Jim Burnham, who also competed in Larimer County. Notably, Erin Strasser of BCR Bike for Baird’s, biked, kayaked and hiked as a one-person, non-competing team in Larimer County In the *Youth category*, First Place honors belong to the Crystal River’s Wild Scenics (Mary Harris, Madalynn Connor, George Waaler and Katie Daniels) who birded in Garfield County and managed to see 74 species, 63% of par! Congrats to the Little Fledglings, led by Reed Gorner, who found 83 species in Jefferson County (46% par) and the Dangerous Ducks, co-led by Erin and Ezekial Lynum, whose kids turned up 41 species in Larimer County. There were 39 teams that competed in the automobile category covering 35 different Colorado Counties! Competition was quite strong in spite of challenging weather conditions. Four teams managed to find 90+ percent of the county par, which is truly amazing. One Big Holiday, led by Ryan Votta in Archuleta County, tallied 106 species, 93.8% par. The D/Ts (We Can Quit Anytime) led by Glenn Dunmire found 122 species in Dolores County, 95.3% par. The Grand Bunch, led by Sue Riffe birding in, wait for it, Grand County, had 102 species -- a whopping 97.1% of par! *But First Place and bragging rights for the 2021 COBC Automobile category goes to Team Ouray *who counted 92 species in Ouray County, representing 98.9% of par! Congratulations to Don Marsh, Cliff Utech and Kent Nelson for a well-deserved win! As a reminder, each of the winning teams will be awarded $1,000 to donate to the Colorado conservation organization of their choice! Of course, the real winners are Colorado's grassland birds who will benefit from the conservation efforts managed by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, as well as all of the 173 observers who birded in this inaugural edition of the Colorado Birding Challenge! On behalf of CFO, thank you to all the teams and everyone who donated. Together we have raised needed conservation funds and launched a statewide birding event that we hope will be around for decades to come! *Peter Burke* CFO Board of Directors COBC Competition Reviewer -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GboJdk9wBvDMgWy10OCAothRNo6k6BBbrO4BR%3D1_09S-g%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Call for Papers for the 2021 Virtual Conference of Western Field Ornithologists
COBirders: CFO and WFO have a partnership that allows for members to attend each group's conventions, participate in field trips and other reciprocal benefits like membership discounts. Details are on the CFO website. We received the following information from WFO inviting CFO members interested in presenting their scientific research at an online conference to submit an abstract by JULY 1. Here is more detailed information: Abstracts are being accepted for scientific presentations at the 2021 annual conference of *Western Field Ornithologists*, to be held virtually from Thursday, August 26 through Sunday, August 29. Science sessions – perennially one of the highlights of WFO’s conferences – will be held for 2 hours each of the four days of the conference. Oral presentations should reflect original research or summarize existing unpublished information, and should be presented in a manner that will interest both serious amateur and professional field ornithologists. All researchers, including students, are encouraged to present. Talks relating to the following themes are solicited: • Status, distribution, migration, and population dynamics of birds • Systematics and biogeography of birds • Ecology, behavior, and evolution of birds • New information on avian field identification problems • Science-based conservation and management of birds • Techniques for field study of birds, including censusing, monitoring, and other methods; and results of studies applying such techniques Research described should apply to birds of the WFO region: western North America (from Alaska through Mexico, and the Great Plains to the Pacific coast) and the eastern Pacific Ocean. All talks should identify study objectives, describe methods and data analysis, present results, discuss the significance of the research, and propose future research directions. Oral presentations will be allotted 18 minutes, including 3 minutes for questions and discussion. We expect to have sufficient time in the schedule for up to 24 presentations. Please submit an abstract of your presentation electronically to Steve Rottenborn at srottenb...@harveyecology.com no later than *July 1*, following this format (all in Times, 10-point font): YOUR LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST NAME1 and (if applicable) CO-AUTHOR FIRST NAME, CO-AUTHOR LAST NAME2 [all caps]. *Title of your talk*. 1*Your affiliation and/or sponsoring organization(s), if any, complete mailing **address*; *e-mail address* [all in italics]. 2*Co-author affiliation and/or sponsoring organization(s), if different, complete mailing address, if different*; *e-mail address* [all in italics]. Brief (300-word maximum) summary of the objectives, methods, results, significance, and broader applicability of your study (Times, 10-point type). Use superscripts only if co-authors have different contact information. Also, please include a brief (60-word maximum) bio for the presenting author. Presenters do not need to be members of WFO. Contact Steve Rottenborn with any questions, and – for more information about the conference – please visit the WFO website at http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/conference, as conference information will soon be posted there. We look forward to seeing you – even if only virtually – at the conference! Peter Burke Colorado Birds Managing Editor -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GYuau0pYx3op_EJGoXLRxtZSMdQ3GHOSbqDnOve7c6uCw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Congratulations to COBC Teams!
Congratulations to all the COBC teams and their supporters! This has been a terrific start to what will surely become a highly anticipated annual event in Colorado. The teams have until 11PM tonight to submit their big day lists. As a reminder to teams, please remember to share your final, county-level lists in eBird with COBC2021. As we await the results, here are a few fun facts: - 73 teams participated in 5 categories (Auto, Youth, Green, Photo/Audio and non-competing) - 43 of Colorado's 64 counties were included - Mineral County had the lowest par value at 60 - Pueblo County had the highest par value at 218 - Over $30,000 has been pledged! Winners of the four competition categories will be awarded $1,000 to donate to the Colorado nonprofit organization of their choice. Peter Burke Colorado Birds Managing Editor -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GYyMDLgmuCrbMMMXZTB7jJYjeMeGEd%2Bi%2B6u4_1PH%3D24Gw%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] New wildlife Parks Pass?
Hi Jared, We are working on the summer issue of Colorado Birds that will include information on the new SWA Pass <https://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=7734> from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). Starting in 2020, CPW required anyone 18 and over to have either a hunting or fishing license to enter any of the 350+ State Wildlife Areas. This generated considerable feedback, particularly from Colorado's birding community including a letter from CFO President Nick Komar, resulting in the creation of the SWA Pass. CPW has managed the SWAs for hunting and fishing primarily because these were the groups providing funding through licenses. It will be interesting to see how much revenue the new pass generates and what effect that has on CPW management in the future. For more information about the SWA Pass: https://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=7734 Good birding, Peter Peter Burke Colorado Birds Managing Editor On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 9:12 AM Jared Hamby wrote: > Hey everyone. I remember seeing some emails a couple months ago about a > new wildlife pass starting May 1st. I tried to find it but I'm not seeing > it. Does anyone have more info on this and where I can order one? I'm here > birdwatching for the week and thought that might make it easier to go to > different locations. > > Thank you! > > Jared > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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/CAFhEFQXO2AFGyWJU2dJ1KgNocGmUsG%2B2KTNitJ8uc6wKEr7ixQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAFhEFQXO2AFGyWJU2dJ1KgNocGmUsG%2B2KTNitJ8uc6wKEr7ixQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GaFMEinbJ0jQPzN3WEorUas_nokABNbo8aUynqjjM1VgA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] BLACK-THRATED GRAY WARBLER - BOULDER
Good morning COBirders, A Black-throated Gray Warbler along the west end of the marsh at Admiral Burke Park off Mohawk Drive. The bird was seen this morning at 8:20 working the SE corner. Good birding, Peter -- Peter Burke Boulder, Colorado Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburke303/> -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GaXozHgqjVvan1drn%2BPDCD1q5cuAcM6X-kdd8QipD7RTg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] The Colorado Birds Spring Issue is available to CFO Members on cobirds.org
CFO Members can read the spring digital edition of Colorado Birds on the CFO website <https://cobirds.org/> starting today, and the print version will mail this week. Highlights include tips for identifying large shorebirds in the field, how Pine Siskins feed on the seeds of the Catalpa tree, learning to identify sparrows by ear and much, much more. You'll learn about the newest addition to Colorado's official list, maintained by CFO's Colorado Bird Records Committee, bringing the state's total to 514 species. Speaking of sightings, you'll be treated to not one but TWO editions of News From The Field thanks to some extra effort from our esteemed compiler, Dean Shoup. Not a CFO member? Consider joining today <https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/> to start receiving Colorado Birds, invitations to CFO's online speaker series, field trip discounts, volunteer opportunities and to help support all CFO activities. Good birding, Peter Burke Colorado Birds Managing Editor -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GZ8xBaKA%2BqbS4kNW0t82tWNhqJbJLBQ20hhF-knpcG7aw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Looking for volunteer book reviewer
COBirders, Colorado Birds is seeking a book reviewer to provide 1-4 articles per year. If you are interested, please send a brief note to edi...@cobirds.org. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke Colorado Birds Managing Editor Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburke303/> -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GYwwPyQkXqKXfHT9aK%2BSVaOkzcmdBK9KA%2BgZbjnekxs%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] CFO YouTube Channel
Hello COBirders! The CFO YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBP3yA5x0dxoAKooAFZ0lw> is a great place to see past CFO Speaker presentations like Scott Yanco's Flammulated Owl talk or Bryan Guarente's talk on interpreting weather's effects on bird migration. There are also recorded birding skill workshops on Raptor and Gull identification. If just 16 more people subscribe to the channel, we will be able to give it an official name instead of this: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBP3yA5x0dxoAKooAFZ0lw. So what are you waiting for?! Visit the CFO YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBP3yA5x0dxoAKooAFZ0lw> today and SUBSCRIBE! Peter Burke Colorado Birds Managing Editor -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CACjv0GZm1UMu4P%2BMa5sYf%3DEnOJSABYC_WWAgpnoRZS_s11gBhA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Reminder to share your bird photos with Colorado Birds!
Hello COBirders! I wanted to remind photographers to please share images taken December 2019 - February 2020 for the Winter issue of Colorado Birds. We are particularly interested in photos of rarities to include in News From The Field. And of course we are looking for a cover photo, so please share your best captures! *Photo Submission Guidelines:* Photos from December 2019 through February 2020 Photos must be your own, and by submitting them, you give *Colorado Birds* permission to reproduce in any issue and on the CFO website. We always credit images with the photographer’s name. Photos must be named as follows: *species-date-location-county-photographer*. For example, a photo of an American Robin taken Oct. 4, 2019 at Chatfield State Park by John James Audubon would be named as follows: *AMRO-20191004-Chatfield-Adams-JJAudubon.* Minimum quality for interior publication use is 750 x 900 pixels. To be considered for the journal cover, photos must be at least 2625 pixels (vertically) x 1725 pixels (horizontally). Please send original files in the largest resolution possible (300 dpi is preferable) we will crop and resize as needed. Email your submissions to pho...@cobirds.org. Thanks and Happy New Year! Peter Peter Burke Editor, Colorado Birds Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburke303/> -- 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/CACjv0GYSdGQU9K%2BdVnL5%3DKrptzn4xk1e%2BRbLEvxGJJHmfMUmzA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Has anyone had firsthand experience seeing dead birds in Colorado?
Hi COBirders, CFO is looking for someone who has seen firsthand what has been reported as a significant regional die off of songbirds in early September. If so, please contact me off list. Thank you, Peter Burke Managing Editor, Colorado Birds (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburke303/> -- 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/CACjv0GZDOaH1HjfDyNqaitRLyVQmBxUyGd-AR%3DafAk5fkay40A%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Seeking Assistant Editor for Colorado Birds
COBirders: Colorado Birds, CFO's quarterly journal extraordinaire, is seeking a volunteer who would like to help with the production of the magazine! This is an opportunity to gain experience editing articles for print and publishing content to our website. If this sounds like fun to you, please reply to edi...@cobirds.org. Thank you, Peter Burke, Boulder County Managing Editor, Colorado Birds -- 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/CACjv0GY%2BGmV61GnRFu4JCpWPsxzNVS9VhaMVa%2BVL8bOy0NBCbw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Black-throated Sparrow, Boulder Reservoir, Boulder Cty.
COBirders, There was a Black-throated Sparrow <https://flic.kr/p/2jBmPEQ> at the NW side of Boulder Reservoir today. It was part of a large sparrow flock that included eight other species with the most common being Brewer's, but also Chipping, Clay-colored, Lark, Song, Vesper, Savannah and Lark Bunting. The birds were foraging over a large area, but a good place to look is in the scrubby area just behind (west) of the ropes (great job OSMP!) that extend the fence to protect the NW mudflats from dogs and their owners. The two Forster's Terns were present as well as a few Sage Thrashers. Photos of the sparrow and lark bunting can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ Good birding, Peter Burke, Niwot, CO Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburke303/> -- 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/CACjv0GZJocZts0QWPrY7%2B9KQwMoiSzemJ1b1bS%2BA6ANEc5fFwQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Shorebirds: Lagerman Res. Boulder Cty
Good shorebirds at Lagerman Reservoir this morning including 18 Wilson’s Phalarope, several LB Dowitcher, and at least a dozen more peeps. Peter Burke Boulder -- Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburke303/> -- 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/CACjv0GYc-Kub%3De-ZwXRmBT4R-VYmpmuA2bfvSuqBxORA8C%2Bu7Q%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Sandhill Crane at Lagerman, Boulder County
An adult Sandhill Crane is currently roosting with some cormorants and Ring-billed Gulls at Lagerman Reservoir in Boulder County. Notable I suppose only for the time of year, which seems early to me, but as others have noted, individual birds who fail to breed/nest often chose to get a head start on migration. Peter Burke Niwot, CO -- Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburke303/> -- 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/CACjv0GYD%3Dw14QKiB%3DBDAR1KEMMddWN%3Df_%3D_brasxNX9_R9-5pw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Collared-Dove ID
COBirders, Last week I was on Old South Saint Vrain Rd. in Lyons, Boulder County, and encountered a very pale Collared-Dove. I'm curious if people think this is African, a hybrid Eurasian x African or just a very pale or Leucistic Eurasian? Photos are included in my eBird list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S69287889 Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburke303/> -- 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/CACjv0GbQz29Sa%3DusYp6iRmTjsqe3uEkDkDXRtoX-OrtwR%2B3rwQ%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Robert A. Spencer, March 31, 1924 - May 11, 2020
I've had the pleasure of running into Bob Sr. and Bob Jr. on several occasions over the years. Even from his wheelchair, Bob's enthusiasm was contagious and I feel fortunate to have met him. The last time I saw them together was in Fall, 2018 out at Cottonwood Marsh in Boulder. After Bob filled me in on the birds that were around, I took this photo <https://flic.kr/p/2bu8RE7> of him. It's been great reading about everyone's experiences with him over the years. My heart goes out to his family. Peter Burke Boulder Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburke303/> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 12:02 PM Joe Roller wrote: > Today is a somber day, as long-time Denver area birder and friend, Bob > Spencer, passed > away yesterday. His son, Robert, asked me to post this brief obituary. > There cannot be a > memorial service anytime soon due to Covid-19, but we'll eventually find a > way > to gather, share memories and mark his place in our lives. > Joe Roller, Denver > > Dear members of the birding community: > It is with sadness that I share with you that my Father, Robert (Bob) > Spencer died peacefully yesterday while in recovery from a recent broken > hip. He and his new bride, Shirley (died 2006) moved to Golden Colorado > from Buffalo/Rochester New York in 1952. They lived in Golden ever since. > My Father worked as a printer, but he lived to see birds and share birding > with the regional birding community, especially members of the Denver Field > Ornithologists (DFO) and Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO). > While serving as a past president of DFO (circa 1990) he helped invent the > Ptarmigan award, which the organization still gives out periodically. Some > of his proudest moments was receiving lifetime achievement awards from both > organizations. > I am so grateful for all of the friendship and support that the birding > community has shared with my Father throughout his long life (he was 96 > years old!). > > Donations in his name may be sent to: Colorado Field Ornithologists ( > cobirds.org) OR Denver Field Ornithologists (dfobirds.org). > > Robert L. Spencer, Ph.D. > Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience > Director of Neuroscience Major > Department of Psychology and Neuroscience > UCB345 > University of Colorado Boulder > Boulder, CO 80309 > office room: Muen D465B > office phone: 303-492-0854 > robert.spen...@colorado.edu > > -- > 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/CAJpZcUCn7eBPSZdqTYdkm_0gNrvqykkkVJN7GAH4CP1d%3DQHy9g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUCn7eBPSZdqTYdkm_0gNrvqykkkVJN7GAH4CP1d%3DQHy9g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CACjv0Gavi8C%3DO4ZzhJRNbKsCkZ%3DPnYp0ZTGt4NLZc0sT8DPZDw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Yellow-throated Vireo, CU East Campus, Boulder
COBirders, Whiles looking for the Ash-throated Flaycatcher and Black-and_white Warblers reported from the CU East Campus Nike path by the scoreboard, I found and photographed a Yellow-throated Vireo. It was last seen moving east along the creek. Peter Burke Boulder Cty -- Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburke303/> -- 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/CACjv0Gbf1uMfYd4-ar58h0gWhVbshKy_%2BVW15tO1mc3JzpMtUQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] CFO Website Has A New Look!
Hi everyone, You may have noticed that the CFO website <https://cobirds.org/> has been completely redesigned and reorganized! The changes will help to make our content easier to access on mobile devices and better reflect the benefits that CFO provides its members as well as the public. Here are a few highlights: - *Headlines Block* - contains the latest news from CFO about programs, field trips, important dates and more. - *CFO Membership Block* - provides easy access to all member benefits, information about upcoming events, field trip registration and volunteer opportunities. - *NEW Colorado Birding Block* - this new section includes resources for county birding, access to the CFO ID Quiz archives, information about other birding organizations throughout Colorado and other helpful links. - *eBird Rare Birds Report* - check the footer at the bottom of the homepage for up-to-the-minute sightings of rare birds statewide. This has been a big project and CFO is grateful for the time and effort invested by all its volunteer board members and especially to Ann Johnson of AJ Endeavors, whose patience and expertise were on full display from start to finish! We hope that you will take a few minutes to explore https://cobirds.org/ and you can always use the form at the bottom of the homepage to ask questions or provide feedback. Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburke303/> -- 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/CACjv0GbKMcyBh2PVR%3DppWuzGg98%2BCxqGsjZn690W%3DNfKZC4APg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] FREE presentation by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies April 29
On April 29, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is offering a free presentation by Arvind Panjabi, Conservation Scientist for Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, on the groundbreaking research that led to the shocking announcement last year that over three billion birds have disappeared from North America since 1970. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required and attendance limited. Visit https://secure1.dmns.org/canaries-in-the-mine-three-billion-birds-lost-virtual for more information and to register. Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GaoB6_t3VVe0zK7F%3D2wxKd5Fh7C87%2Buo9tmXUe_qSemQA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Two legs of the Longspur Trifecta in Boulder County
COBirders, Driving along the eastern Boulder County roads this morning brought back memories of the epic winter storm on May 1, 2013 that featured several Lapland, dozens of Chestnut-collared and hundreds of McCown's Longspurs. A true Longspur Trifecta enjoyed by many. The action this morning was not quite as dynamic, but there were many birds concentrated along the edges of the roads where plows had exposed a narrow ribbon of forage. Horned Lark, Western Meadowlark, American Robin, Killdeer, Savannah and Vesper Sparrows were numerous. The prizes were a single male McCown's Longspur <https://flic.kr/p/2iRqyDB> and a very cooperative male Chestnut-collared Longspur <https://flic.kr/p/2iRscL6> found by Luke Pheneger. If those links don't work, photos are posted here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ Good birding, Peter Burke Boulder County Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GZPmW%3Dm8qQxUCFDN3KGu9OLnHjC-BemVanKM4uVEsbnpg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] CFO 2020 Convention in Pueblo has been canceled
CFO Community, In recognition of the pervasive and ongoing public health emergency posed by COVID-19, we have chosen to cancel the 2020 CFO convention in Pueblo. Instead, the 2021 CFO convention will be held in Pueblo. The exact dates and other details will be announced later in the year and we look forward to seeing everyone there. Convention registration for 2020 will be removed and registration for 2021 will start anew in March of 2021. Please note: registration for 2020 will NOT carry over to 2021. Please review the FAQ below regarding the process for refunds and cancellations. Thank you for your patience and understanding while we manage this unprecedented situation in the name of protecting each other’s health and safety. We thank all the individuals and trip leaders who have volunteered, or were planning on volunteering, their time as part of the CFO Convention. We look forward to being able to work with you again in 2021. In the interim, we invite the CFO community to take advantage of each other’s camaraderie and support as well as our online resources and social outlets, including the CFO website <https://cobirds.org/>, COBirds <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cobirds>, and CFO Facebook Page <https://www.facebook.com/groups/CFObirds/> to keep each other’s spirits high during this challenging time. We urge everyone to follow local, state, and federal guidelines and laws regarding social distancing and health precautions. Echoing the guidance of many, it is not only our own health we are protecting by observing these guidelines, but also the health and well-being of our communities. Respectfully and with the greatest wishes for your continued good health, CFO Board of Directors Board of Directors Nicholas Komar (2021) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=43__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMzo8JPSA$> - President Gloria Nikolai (2021) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=3557__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePM-es_bUA$> - Vice President Peter Burke (2021) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=33__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMKp99788$> - Secretary Irene Fortune (2021) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=3569__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMwntdZsA$> - Treasurer David Gillilan (2020) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=3536__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMY6q6RGI$> - Immediate Past President Sue Riffe (2020) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=2147__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMsY91uZw$> - Board Member Julie Frost (2020) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=6849__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMp-Vp2C0$> - Board Member Diana Beatty (2021) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=3608__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMZ4lcWNA$> - Board Member Stephanie Pitt (2022) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=6807__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMVJDQbNU$> - Board Member Amber Carver (2021) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=3823__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMyQg3Nvc$> - Board Member Walter Wehtje (2022) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=4605__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMzXc9p5o$> - Board Member Megan Jones Patterson <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=5699__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMIYcfuik$> - Volunteer Coordinator Christy Payne <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=4394__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMOdd54pA$> - Colorado Birds Editor Mark Peterson <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cobirds.org/SendMsg.aspx?p=18__;!!B5cixuoO7ltTeg!XKMi45Augw2y_0lWnlwq83-G0vR0tTkMcw5Q6hoqsR8g9J1n0aELQ9MGmePMeBQpxCw$> - Chair of Colorado Birds Records Committee FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) I wish to convert my registration fee to a CFO-funded program, how can I do this? CFO still plans to fund the 2020 project grants despite convention cancellation. These funds are sourced from convention registration fees and donations to CFO’s Project and Scholarship fund. If you wish to donate to these scholarship and grant programs even though the conventi
Re: [cobirds] Where can i find the Rare Bird Alert Form?
COBirders, The CFO website is cobirds.org ! Autocorrect wants that to be cowbirds.org ...sorry for the typo! Peter On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 9:34 AM Peter Burke wrote: > Bob, > Great find and glad you reached out. Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO) > is also home to the Colorado Rare Birds Committee (CBRC). You can find a > link to the CBRC website from the CFO site cowbirds.org, or you can go > directly to cobrc.org. > > The CBRC site includes a list of species that should be formally > documented by county, so you can quickly check if Northern Saw-Whet Owl > sightings for your area meet this threshold. > > For anyone birding in Colorado, it is a good idea to familiarize oneself > with what is considered rare for your home county, and if you do find a > rare bird, please take the time to document your find! > > Happy New Year and good birding, > > Peter Burke > Niwot, CO > > On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 9:04 AM birderbob wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> I’ve been instructed to fill out a Rare Bird Alert Form to report hearing >> a No. Saw Whet Owl at Washington Park (Denver County) during Urban CBC >> count on Jan 1st. >> >> I haven’t had need, or opportunity to fill out one of these forms since >> 2009, so it’s been a while. . . >> >> I haven’t been able to find a workable link or quick-link on the CFO home >> page. Also, if available, I need an interactive electronic format since I >> no longer use a printer (and Hugh Kingery has requested a copy with our >> counting paperwork. >> >> Thanks in advance for your suggestions and help. >> >> Happy 2020 >> >> Bob >> > -- >> 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/d614a697-fea3-4a2c-809c-5c9dac22b29d%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/d614a697-fea3-4a2c-809c-5c9dac22b29d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > > > > Peter Burke > > 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 > > (973) 214-0140 > > Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> > > > > -- Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GbaHfaKC13Kf7sW%2B8uO8iF-YCGjN3mmzik3tqdxezTrrA%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Where can i find the Rare Bird Alert Form?
Bob, Great find and glad you reached out. Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO) is also home to the Colorado Rare Birds Committee (CBRC). You can find a link to the CBRC website from the CFO site cowbirds.org, or you can go directly to cobrc.org. The CBRC site includes a list of species that should be formally documented by county, so you can quickly check if Northern Saw-Whet Owl sightings for your area meet this threshold. For anyone birding in Colorado, it is a good idea to familiarize oneself with what is considered rare for your home county, and if you do find a rare bird, please take the time to document your find! Happy New Year and good birding, Peter Burke Niwot, CO On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 9:04 AM birderbob wrote: > Hello All, > > I’ve been instructed to fill out a Rare Bird Alert Form to report hearing > a No. Saw Whet Owl at Washington Park (Denver County) during Urban CBC > count on Jan 1st. > > I haven’t had need, or opportunity to fill out one of these forms since > 2009, so it’s been a while. . . > > I haven’t been able to find a workable link or quick-link on the CFO home > page. Also, if available, I need an interactive electronic format since I > no longer use a printer (and Hugh Kingery has requested a copy with our > counting paperwork. > > Thanks in advance for your suggestions and help. > > Happy 2020 > > Bob > > -- > 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/d614a697-fea3-4a2c-809c-5c9dac22b29d%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/d614a697-fea3-4a2c-809c-5c9dac22b29d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GZ_B%2BhJBj449Q%3DEyxUjq3hzwwdpGVu8S-GPf6U-2ZCAMg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Sabine's Gull, Boulder Reservoir, Boulder Cty.
COBirders, A juvenile Sabine's Gull <https://flic.kr/p/2hd4HXt>was viewable from the NW corner of Boulder Res. this morning. It was making short forays out over the water, sometimes landing to feed on the surface, but then quickly returned to the mudflats where the Ring-billed Gulls were resting. A pair of Western Sandpipers were at Lagerman Res. on the edge of the water along the entrance road - keep your eyes open for a small Snapping Turtle that was on the road this morning. Peter Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GZuXK6LXCr7BnwyLkvM4QdnUf6JxCETHzxmcWvgE1V_gg%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Groove-billed Ani
COBirders, I've posted a photo of the Groove-billed Ani <https://flic.kr/p/2hcw5V1> found and quickly reported (thanks Jason!) by Jason Bidgood. The bird was easily viewable from the bike path along Sand Creek, although others were able to gain access from the other side of the creek. I certainly wasn't expecting to get a life bird this weekend! Good luck to those who chase and thanks again to Jason and Kathy Dunning for getting the word out this morning! Peter Peter Burke 7988 James Court Niwot, CO 80503 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GaP9EMrsn8tQUYq1umLM9d5-LBjJHW6xpkWmeu5CEM5sw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Red-necked Phalarope, Cassin's Kingbird continue at Lagerman Res., Boulder Cty.
COBirders, Red-necked Phalaropes continue to outnumber Wilson's Phalaropes at Lagerman Reservoir this afternoon. In addition, the Cassin's Kingbird found by Luke Pheneger is still in the area west of the parking lot. There were 12+ Spotted Sandpipers, three Semipalmated Sandpipers, a Dowitcher sp. and some lingering stuff like Lesser Yellowlegs, Redhead, Ruddy Duck and Bufflehead. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 5590 Spine Rd. #204 Boulder, CO 80301 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GY-HrO3qaehMDPf8vZ5PbU4NqwuajtpTaYt09_4ba9BtA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Boulder County - Say's Phoebe
COBirders, I pulled into Walden Ponds in eastern Boulder Cty. this afternoon for a quick peek. There is no open water on Cottonwood Marsh, but there was a pile of Pigeons out on the ice being watched by a Bald Eagle. On the way out I noticed a nice bright Say's Phoebe. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 5590 Spine Rd. #204 Boulder, CO 80301 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GaKrMwX7pqTVRZ-nFmZ2fh4SpPM%3DRT7PKVX9jNtfg1izg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Kittiwake, Larimer
COBirders, A photo of the Kittiwake is posted here <https://flic.kr/p/2b1gQUu>. Let's hope this one sticks around... Merry Christmas! (again) Peter Peter Burke 5590 Spine Rd. #204 Boulder, CO 80301 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 2:42 PM Nicholas Komar wrote: > Peter Burke and I were watching a juv Black-legged Kittiwake at Horsetooth > Reservoir, Spring Canyon Dam a few minutes ago. Probably still here. > > Nick Komar > Fort Collins 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/5EA338DF-C4DC-4A6A-8E34-BE958D1B3793%40comcast.net > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CACjv0GYZGgp0u4kaeN_HYxwh2OsYm1BJ%2Bu7QnqcqWUPtuQTkrQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Gyrfalcon
COBirders, I wanted a flight shot of the Gyr for Christmas and this morning, David Ely and I, along with several others were fortunate to get good looks, and then watch as the bird pursued a Rock Pigeon, showing off some amazing high-speed aerobatics. (Both in fact, as I think the Pigeon survived multiple attacks.) Anyway, I got my Xmas gift, you can see here <https://flic.kr/p/2dEZb2d>. Happy holidays everyone! Peter Boulder, CO Peter Burke 5590 Spine Rd. #204 Boulder, CO 80301 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GYC9zWKUjDVixYe6VkJxed4_sQUf8FWa4gUUm8ymg1Eeg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] RE: Teachable moment. Please post your photos for study.
COBirders, A friend of mine posted this photo <https://flic.kr/p/NGQjZM> of a female Tufted Duck today so I thought I'd share it with the group. It's a bit of a closeup, but interesting to look at... Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 5590 Spine Rd. #204 Boulder, CO 80301 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 8:28 AM Glenn Walbek wrote: > https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49494502 > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > -- > *From:* Joe Roller > *Sent:* Saturday, October 27, 2018 9:17:22 PM > *To:* Glenn Walbek > *Cc:* John Drummond; Joey Kellner > *Subject:* Teachable moment. Please post your photos for study. > > I saw your revised checklist. > Would help me learn the structural points, etc if you re-attached the > close photos you took of the RN Duck, as were on your earlier list. > Thanks, Joe > > -- > 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/SN1PR07MB401578032BFE43BF8B5DEA51ADF20%40SN1PR07MB4015.namprd07.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/SN1PR07MB401578032BFE43BF8B5DEA51ADF20%40SN1PR07MB4015.namprd07.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CACjv0GbyLWEoPdVvEG89UWwKcq6CjJ7%3DBiQ6dMXx1xef9YpSpQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Re: Ode to Laura Steadman
Laura, Thanks so much for getting the word out, I know quite a few people <https://flic.kr/p/Qao2GU> were able to enjoy the bird this evening. Who knows, with this mild weather maybe it will stick around for awhile. I've posted a few photos to flickr, but here's my favorite <https://flic.kr/p/2bcedBS>, with the Rocky Mountains in the background. Good birding everyone, Peter Peter Burke 5590 Spine Rd. #204 Boulder, CO 80301 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 8:51 PM Laura Steadman wrote: > Thanks, Bill! > > I'm glad so many of you were able to get out quickly, see the flycatcher > this afternoon, and take hopefully better photos than me! I hope it sticks > around for others to pick up. What a cool bird. > > Happy (and lucky!) birding, > Laura Steadman > Boulder > > On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 7:57 PM Steven Rash wrote: > >> Here, here! It made up for a frustrating Sprague's Pipit-less jaunt to >> the state line this morning. That's for sure! >> >> Happy Birding, >> >> Steve Rash >> Denver Co. >> >> On Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 7:48:03 PM UTC-6, William Kaempfer wrote: >>> >>> With these simple words at 2:49 p.m., Laura Steadman made lots of people >>> happy this afternoon: >>> >>> >>> >>> “While looking at the stilt sandpiper and plover (both still present), >>> happened to catch site of a fork-tailed flycatcher on the western shore. >>> Currently viewing.” >>> >>> >>> >>> It takes three things to make real birding news—finding a great bird, >>> identifying that great bird, and getting the word out. Laura had the >>> hat-trick today. Well, it takes a great bird, too, I guess. After a >>> frustrating, one-observer report of Fork-tailed Flycatcher in mid-September >>> that, I believe, was a first state record for Colorado, this was a species >>> that was on a lot of our minds. A bird to dream about, with its snappy >>> black and white body, and that long, long, long tail. Perhaps the only >>> austral migrant (breeds south migrates north and sometimes gets to North >>> America) semi-regularly seen in the US, this is a bird of interest anywhere >>> north of Mexico. I think it is even the story bird behind the cover of >>> John Vanderpoel’s soon to be published recounting of his North American Big >>> Year in 2011, *Full Chase Mode*. And chase we did. >>> >>> >>> >>> I made it to Prince #2 at about 3:15 p.m., and there were already 8 >>> other birders present. It took a little while to re-find the bird, but we >>> slowly starting thinking that the best strategy might be to walk out on the >>> former County Road 111 in order to be below the dam for best viewing >>> opportunities.. After Peter Burke saw it flying somewhere off to the north >>> of Prince #2, we all began walking that way; groups of us, handfuls of us, >>> dozens of us, scores of us, hundreds of us. Trying to count how many >>> birders were there was like trying to count the number of Western Grebes >>> currently on Union Reservoir, a little bit to the northwest. There was >>> Loch Kilpatrick, and there Mark Chavez. Oh, and Rachel Hopper, and Carl >>> Bendorf, and Bill Schmoker, and Gwen Moore, and Joey Kellner, and Glenn >>> Walbeck, and on and on. Steve Larson and Edie Israel were there, and they >>> fly out South Africa at 3:00 a.m. Monday morning! I bet even the >>> Widowbirds down there won’t be as thrilling. >>> >>> >>> >>> This is not the first time modest, little Prince Lake #2 in eastern >>> Boulder County has made birding news. Way back on October 26, 1975, >>> then-Boulder birder Bruce Webb found what I believe to be the first state >>> record of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Prince #2. This bird elicited the >>> famous comment from Colorado birding icon, Harold Holt, “It isn’t a >>> Sharp-tailed Sandpiper until the Colorado Bird Records Committee says it is >>> a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper”. (fide, Peter Gent). Hey—another great bird >>> during the last 10 days of October. And the year before that, what must >>> have been the first state record of Baird’s Sparrow on, wait for this, >>> October 29, 1974. Prince #2 has also had Red Phalarope, Iceland (Iceland) >>> Gull, and Eurasian Wigeon, and just over the hill at Prince #1 there is >>> still a Yellow-billed Loon somewhere at the bottom of th
[cobirds] Photos of Parasitic Jaeger in Boulder are posted
COBirders, Jaeger ID can be tricky, but we were fortunate to have plenty of time to observe the adult Parasitic Jaeger that was menacing the Gull flock. I've posted photos of the bird here <https://flic.kr/p/2aoAwK6>. Lagerman reservoir seems to be providing lots of food this fall Peter Burke 5590 Spine Rd. #204 Boulder, CO 80301 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GZiwTkr8eDEAXNw6MVoOBY%2BM1E7jd%3D6qqU8H4ek44eidA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Cattle Egrets, Boulder County
COBirders, A pair of Cattle Egret <https://flic.kr/p/2awf3kw> were hanging out with some cows just north of Boulder Reservoir, in a field at the NE corner of 55th and Monarch Rd. Good Birding, Peter Peter Burke 5590 Spine Rd. #204 Boulder, CO 80301 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GZ%2BohuNzGfetE%3DGHY0bsbWjo4-kQp%2BymNx91vZ_4OgKEg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Update on Vermillion Flycatcher
COBirders, Unfortunately the bird was only seen by a handful of birders for 2-3 minutes before it flew off to the Northwest. We spent several hours trying to relocate the bird without any luck. I've attached two distant photos to the eBird checklist here <https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48823855>. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 5590 Spine Rd. #204 Boulder, CO 80301 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GbO0d3hExaF%3D2Ko2Lc4VF7%3DO6T11hRkVJ%3DgLgDtQ00f1A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Prothonotary Warbler, Pectoral Sandpiper and other Boulder migrants
The Pleasant View Marsh area remains a very active warbler spot with hundreds of Yellow-rumped <https://flic.kr/p/28D3tZb> and good numbers of Wilson's and Orange-crowned <https://flic.kr/p/2bmM9gg>. And I was "pleasantly" surprised to see that the Prothonotary Warbler <https://flic.kr/p/2bhoyVs> was still among them. Other birds in the marsh included Red-eyed and Warbling Vireos, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. At Cottonwood Marsh, Walden Ponds, the number of Wilson's Snipe <https://flic.kr/p/2bjH5sq> appears to be dwindling. The Pectoral Sandpiper <https://flic.kr/p/2bjH6Xu> continues and was joined by a Lesser Yellowlegs and there are now two Greater Yellowlegs. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 5590 Spine Rd. #204 Boulder, CO 80301 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GZCs4QETUb42S5HQynW4K1jMQf_YakxFJRC34%3DaVeo4DQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] POSSIBLE ANHINGA in Delta County - update
All, Anhingas in flight tend to flap a few times, then glide. Flap-flap-glide, flap-flap-glide... and their long tails are distinctive vs. cormorants. These would be the two primary field marks for flyover Anhinga. Breast pattern varies depending on plumage and light, and is a good character, but more subtle. Peter Peter Burke 300 Forest Ave. Boulder, CO 80304 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 2:50 PM, Brandon wrote: > The Colorado Birds Records Committee also accepted a documented > sighting of an Anhinga, from Barr Lake State Park, Adams County, May > 3, 2003. If anyone happens to see one in Colorado again, get a good > photo, and let us all know. > > Thanks, > > Brandon K. Percival > Pueblo West, CO > > > On 6/4/18, Joe Roller wrote: > > On May 28 Delta County birder Sandy Beranich saw a possible ANHINGA > > (*Anhinga > > anhinga*) at Sweitzer Lake, near Delta, Delta County and reported it to > > eBird. > > > > > > Sandy has been searching the area and will look again with a park ranger, > > also a birder. Campground hosts also saw the individual in question. Here > > is the original eBird note and all subsequent information from Sandy, > whom > > I know from hotspot discussions. > > > > > > Original post to eBIrd: > > > > > > Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) (1) > > - Reported May 29, 2018 08:33 by Sandy Beranich > > - Sweitzer Lake, Delta, Colorado > > - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8=p=13=38.712734,- > > 108.032265=38.712734,-108.032265 > > - Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46138997 > > - Comments: "I could only see the underside of the bird, which included a > > striking very light tan to yellow-colored neck and upper breast; the rest > > of the bird was black. It was soaring and circling over me and I could > not > > see its bill or back. I didn't note the tail length.The campground hosts > > had told me earlier that they had seen this bird and that it was one they > > had seen in Florida. Although skeptical, I compared the bird I saw to a > > Double-crested Cormorant and believe the flight pattern of soaring and > real > > light tan-yellow neck and upper breast was a confirmation for the > anhinga. > > Note that in 2016, there was a Neotropic Cormorant in nearby Montrose all > > summer, so I do expect unusual sightings." > > > > > > Joe, > > Before entering on eBird, I did go online and looked at images for both > of > > these birds and then asked google to side-by-side compare the DC > cormorant > > w Anhinga- the big thing seemed to be the way the anhinga soared, the > tail > > length, and the bill shape- last two which i did not see- i use a 10x > > binocular and the bird was circling quite high with the sun full on it. I > > will go back soon- the ranger who knew birds wasn't there today. The > campgr > > hosts were from Tx and knew this bird and said they knew it wasn't > supposed > > to be here- (nor was that neotropic cormorant supposed to be in montrose > 2 > > yrs ago!) The convincing part was the way it circled overhead, just kind > of > > floating. I just reviewed images again and note that what also struck me > > was a clear color change betw the light breast and dark rest of bird. > > > > > > Sandy's note to me from June 4: > > > > A little status on the Anhinga. I returned to Sweitzer Lake on May 30 > and > > drove the west and part of the south side of the lake where there are > two > > jetties. The park ranger thought it might be hanging out there. I stayed > in > > place at several locations. I did not record findings on eBird and saw > the > > usual expected birds similar to what I had found on the north and east > > sides. I didn’t see cormorants or the anhinga. Today, June 3, I returned > > to talk with the camp host to get more information (the host was not > > present on the 30th) and to walk the dirt road on the north and east > sides > > again. She said that a state park person was out to do a bird survey on > > Friday, May 25 and thought she had seen an Anhinga. The camp host who > is a > > birder said that on May 27 (Sunday) she had seen a group of 4 Anhinga’s > fly > > over, and then I was first there on May 29 and saw one Anhinga. The > state > > person thought that the one she saw was just a fly over. Each of us saw > the > > bird(s) flying in the same direction to the northwest. The camp host said > > she was positive that she was
[cobirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak - CU East Campus, Boulder
Good morning CoBirders, CU East was very slow this morning as migrant action gives way to nesting activity. The one highlight was a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak singing from a cottonwood just north of the "waterthrush" bridge between the two ponds. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 300 Forest Ave. Boulder, CO 80304 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GYa0px%3DUMRHwKM8vH43GBNqFK69bvz1onKM2dGHNYearQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Yellow-throated Vireo, CU East Campus, Boulder Cty
CoBirders, This evening I had a Yellow-throated Vireo on the west side of the western-most pond. The bird was low in a boxelder along with a Yellow Warbler. My first thought was that it was a Cassin's Vireo, since one was reported at this site a few days ago. But that was ruled out due to the yellow throat that extended about halfway to the belly and the overall yellowish green head with bright yellow spectacles. After a few minutes the bird flew in the direction of the pond, and I was not able to relocate it, even with the sharp eyes of Peter Gent and Stephan Chang helping me. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera. I hope the bird sticks around and that others are able to get on it. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 300 Forest Ave. Boulder, CO 80304 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0Gb7_kd02OkhioyUZ%2BGp%3D9yevi5zq%2BFDp5yFUtf%2BbRx-yA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Snow and Greater White-fronted Geese - Boulder County
I thought I would swing by Boulder Res. to see the reported Trumpeter Swan, but I wasn't able to locate it. There were three Snow Geese on the west side of 51st, which is on the way to the reservoir from the Diagonal. Dodd Lake had a Greater White-fronted Goose hanging with 800+ Canada/Cacklers. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 300 Forest Ave. Boulder, CO 80304 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GZ0bUiMqq8i-Y0kDmmzM_RG0gOwATP_GLK13MB-%3D2kRKQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Boulder Bluebird trifecta
I thought I'd check Boulder Reservoir for jaegers this evening. There wasn't much action on the water at all, but flocks of bluebirds were everywhere. Most were Mountain Bluebirds, but along 51st St., SW of Sixmile Res. there was a group of 4-5 Western and possibly an Eastern. Surprisingly, these birds were flushed and pursued by an American Kestrel. I parked at the North lot where there were several dozen more MOBL and one EABL. Not much else that I was able to turn up. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 964 Grant Place Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GbcYUBjMm3JMds%3D3X_2ueu8t%2B82jbfZU6zYMEEe3nzGkQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Montane Birds on the Move
Hi Ted, Thanks for sharing the NAB article. I'm curious if the heavy smoke that blanketed much of the northern Rockies might be partly or wholly to blame? Are you aware of other instances where heavy smoke, without regional fires, has generated species movement akin to the effects of other large weather systems like, say, cat 5 hurricanes? Peter Peter Burke 964 Grant Place Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 8:19 AM, Ted Floyd <tedfloy...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hey, everybody. Here's coverage at The ABA Blog of the apparent ongoing > irruption of montane bird species out onto the plains: > > http://blog.aba.org/2017/09/happening-now-mountain-birds- > on-the-move-but-how-extensively.html > > Rank-and-file birders can contribute importantly to our understanding of > what's going on. > > Ted Floyd > Lafayette, Boulder County > > > > > -- > 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/e1bc32b0-d89e-4b6e-b939-0100425259bb%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/e1bc32b0-d89e-4b6e-b939-0100425259bb%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CACjv0GYLVLuWhY4PuLq2gvcVomnwHitQERs3zP1R7BQb7JfLcg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Boulder County Phalaropes and a fleeting Whimbrel
Cobirders, This evening there were 12-14 Wilson's Phalaropes at Sombrero Marsh feeding actively along with a single White-faced Ibis. A lone male Great-tailed Grackle was singing in earnest and Yellow-headed Blackbirds have arrived. I visited Cottonwood Marsh, which is evaporating at a worrying pace, and found a Snowy Egret and a single Whimbrel. Unfortunately the Whimbrel did not stay, flying noisily north. Maybe it will spend the evening at Lagerman or MacIntosh? That's about it. With luck the high pressure will bring new birds in rather than flushing out the few we have around here... Good birding, Peter Burke 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GY_hkXt32XwQiN%3DP58WooGYSH3yrWGrmPOJ6mSjq_eNYw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Excellent Boulder County Shorebirding today -- 15 species.
COBirders, I started the day at Boulder Reservoir (NW lot) where there were 12 Willet, 1 LB Dowitcher, 1 Marbled Godwit, 9 WF Ibis, 1 Semipalmated Plover, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper and 1-2 each of Least and Baird's Sandpipers. Wilson's Snipe could be heard displaying in the marshes. A large flock of Franklin's Gulls plus a single winter plumaged Bonaparte's Gull were also in the mix. At Lagerman: 15 Marbled Godwits, a Spotted Sandpiper and a Willet, plus just to the north in Swede's Pond, a LB Dowitcher, both Yellowlegs and a Western Sandpiper. At Cottonwood Marsh: Willet, American Avocet and a Solitary Sandpiper. Would someone please let some water flow into the marsh? Teller #5 is completely dry. Sombrero Marsh is overflowing. A single Yellow-headed Blackbird was the highlight there. And finally, Baseline Res.: This looked like it might be the shorebird hotspot this spring, but today all I could find were 2 Spotted Sandpipers. Peter Burke Boulder, CO Peter Burke 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GZj0NpBM4aPf7vDdt8RFk%3DtD0MqhXVcCwXea8WgRtpSTA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Phoebes near Hygiene, Boulder Co
Cobirders, As Peter Gent described, we had quite the phoebe show up in NE Boulder County, with Say's, Eastern and a third individual. I've posted photos of the two Eastern Phoebes and several shots of the other guy <https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/>, which may be a light male Black Phoebe, or potentially a hybrid Black X Eastern Phoebe. Things that made us consider a hybrid include the light color of bird's head -- not the jet black of a typical male Black Phoebe. There was also a faint suggestion of some white or at least light coloring near the throat. And most interestingly, the bird was initially singing the one-note song of a Black Phoebe, but later was observed attempting the two-note Eastern Phoebe song. I'd be very interested to learn what others make of this bird. Good birding, Peter Burke Boulder, Colorado Peter Burke 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Peter Gent <g...@ucar.edu> wrote: > All, > > We spent over an hour this morning at the bridge over St. Vrain Creek on > Crane Hollow Road, which is about 1/2 mile west of Hygiene in north Boulder > County. When we arrived, 2 Phoebes were there. There was an Eastern Phoebe > which was frequently going under the bridge, so we presumed this is a > female building a nest. Every time she flew, she was chased by another > Phoebe, which we presumed was a male. This bird has the plumage pattern of > a Black Phoebe, but the dark areas are not as black as a usual Black > Phoebe, but it called a single note Black Phoebe call. We are unsure > whether this is an unusual plumaged Black Phoebe or, more likely in our > opinion, a hybrid Black/Eastern. After we had been there about half an > hour, we first heard the usual two note Eastern Phoebe song, and then saw > east of the bridge an Eastern Phoebe making this song. We believe only the > males sing, and so presumed this is a male Eastern Phoebe. Our conclusion > is there are 3 Phoebes there: a pair of Easterns plus a hybrid male > Eastern/Black Phoebe, which could possibly be an unusual Black Phoebe. > > This situation is very similar to when the Black Phoebe first showed up at > the 75th Street bridge over Boulder Creek. There was a pair of Eastern > Phoebes already established there, and the Black Phoebe chased the presumed > female Eastern Phoebe all the time. The Black Phoebe has been there last > spring and this spring, but there have been no Eastern Phoebes there, and > we presume they got fed up with the Black Phoebe intrusive behavior and > moved to a new location. > > Some photos of these birds are attached. > > Peter Gent and Peter Burke, > Boulder County. > > -- 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/CACjv0Gbh7pXwL5xo0uX%2B1bbt%3Dzk2L%3Do1ir4-NsJ-va9D46585g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Loggerhead Shrike behavior
I think the bird is just dancing...I do the same thing. :) Peter Burke 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Leon Bright <urra...@comcast.net> wrote: > COBirders-- Jim Thompson of La Junta sent me two photos of a singing > Loggerhead Shrike he took very recently (see below). He asks, “Each time > it sang it had its left foot raised as if listening for a reply... is > this action common???” Jim says he will appreciate all answers. > > Leon Bright, Pueblo > > > > > > > > -- > 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/001501d2aef1%245b297280%24117c5780%24%40comcast.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/001501d2aef1%245b297280%24117c5780%24%40comcast.net?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CACjv0GafossaN5bwpF4_ZZDOh9Oj2QCSXdezkHgdRG321fsBdg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Boulder Bullock's Oriole
B! The Boulder Bullock's Oriole seems to be doing fine in spite of the chilly temps. I watched the bird today, seemingly comfortable as it fed below the Osborn's suit feeder beside junkos. There were also Cedar Waxwings in the area along with a single Bohemian Waxwing -- I'll be keeping my eyes out for that one tomorrow for the Boulder CBC. Photos of the oriole can be viewed here <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/j22S66>. Happy Holidays and good birding! Peter Peter Burke 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GYHV4ed8v10FJAzq3xKBj_qZv1oAD20OZNgvdKNSirQaw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Pomarine Jaeger - Chatfield State Park
Cobirders, The last week has been Homecoming at CU Boulder, one of my busiest times of year, so when I read the news about the Chatfield Pomarine Jaeger, well, let's just say I was happy for all of you who were able to see the bird. Every day I expected to hear that it had left... It's tough having to work, knowing a life bird is just a 30-minute drive away. When I arrived at Chatfield State Park around noon today, there were more boats than birds. Not a good sign. I did see a few birders, but none had found the Jaeger. Yet patience paid off and I was able to locate the bird from a shady vantage near the north boat ramp around 3:30 or so. And speaking of boats, a huge thanks to Dave and Laurie who graciously guided me in their very cool little speed boat. We got pretty good looks at the bird <https://flic.kr/p/N6PP6J>! Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GYTv0-j2Nw16m%2BJRyBFxNbv-jQcpvxokc0MdUMMZhCFPw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Cattle Egret, walden Ponds, Boulder Cty
COBirders, There was a Cattle Egret at Cottonwood Marsh this evening, with luck it will stick around until morning. Peter Burke Boulder -- Peter Burke 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GaDc8tuRF7yYU6xWsuFvLX66Dd0A3-nf_qP%2BCaeNfnzag%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Sanderling, Semipalmated Plover (and 100+ Killdeer) at Sixmile Reservoir - Boulder County
Cobirders, Sixmile Reservoir, which is just south of Boulder Reservoir, has some excellent mudflats at the moment. This morning David Dowell and I observed a Semi Plover and a juvenile Sanderling in a sea of Killdeer. Also present were seven or so Least Sandpipers. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0Ga8iDFs1W4Tx_GwYsg1_BiDkzRE4RA6%2BV%3DuwO86wG87WQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Boulder Cty - Jay Road Playa shorebird mix and Franklin's Gull
COBirders, There is a pretty impressive flooded field where Jay Rd. intersects with the Diagonal Highway, this would be the SE corner. Today at noon I noticed a Franklin's Gull plus Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Wilson's Phalarope and 3 peeps that flew off before I could name them. Sounds like the weather is bringing in good numbers of birds along the foothills. Peter Burke 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GZNUdCLZbxwy1b7thqMrUS8Kk%2BETs0G1N0OZV9tfvaq8w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Boulder Theater Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Colorado National Parks
All: Forgive the commercial nature of this post, but I wanted anyone not fortunate enough to attend the CFO Convention in Lamar this weekend to be aware of a neat event at the Boulder Theater. The nationally recognized photographer, publisher, teacher and environmentalist John Fielder will provide a visual tour of the state's national parks and monuments. May 6, 6:00 p.m. info is here <http://www.bouldertheater.com/event/national-parks-100th-anniversary>. Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Boulder Theater nor John Fielder, and I do not profit in any way from this event. Good birding! Peter Burke 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/gp/pgburke/0scHt9> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-a627885> -- 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/CACjv0GYo7O%3DDmy9-5-SvuWDAi6seb5Pndig4niZCWjdtiSegxQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Bobcat cruising University Hill in Boulder
Happy New Year COBirders! As birding has been a tad bit slow of late, I thought I might share a fun sighting. This Bobcat <https://flic.kr/p/CFU72y>jumped the fence and checked out the feeders and birdbath in my yard this morning. I've never seen one in the wild and only wish I could have gotten to my camera quicker! Good birding, Peter Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO <http://www.cfobirds.org/> Flickr <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62> -- 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/CACjv0GaO6X7hf55sYxE273xhwKOGZHBbsQ4f8C8Bh4eWFo7OVw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Two Glossy/White-faced Ibis at Cottonwood Marsh, Boulder County
Happy November! There was a single immature Glossy/White-faced Ibis at this location last week. That individual had a plain, uniform-colored face with a dark iris. Both of the birds I observed this morning had lighter faces, in particular this bird <https://flic.kr/p/Aworww>. I would be interested to know if people feel this individual can be identified to species. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO <http://www.cfobirds.org/> Flickr <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62> -- 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/CACjv0GbFXUE%3DnXEmdqPKP%2B2kUMDkLZMLy4yF5ThXvobpLtNC%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Ibis at Cottonwood Marsh, Boulder County
CoBirders, I observed a juvenile Glossy/White-faced Ibis this morning at Cottonwood Marsh in Boulder County. The bird appeared overall dark to me, with no noticeable white marks on the face, grayish bill and legs. At that point a hunter's gun flushed the bird along with many ducks and a few Greater Yellowlegs. It briefly landed on an island giving me a chance to see it in close detail in the morning sunlight. I could tell it had a dark, not red, iris. A few more gunshots and the bird was gone, but I felt confident it was a Glossy - based on the dark eye. Hearing that David Waltman had re-found the bird, I went back for further study. There's a note in Sibley next to 1st winter White-faced Ibis that says, "iris red by Feb." I wasn't aware that a juv. White-faced would also have a dark eye at this time of year... Without that mark to differentiate the two species, I'm not sure this bird can be identified reliably. I've updated my eBird list to Glossy/White-faced. Other late-ish birds on this glorious October day were three Long-billed Dowitchers at Teller Lake. Good Birding, Peter Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO <http://www.cfobirds.org/> Flickr <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62> -- 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/CACjv0GZq1KNqormTsAk9b2nBc59NXiu3RjJn%2BTbW9J8qRp-zaw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Fun birding at CU East Campus, Boulder County
COBirders, I spent the morning along the bike path by the CU East Campus, Confluence Ponds. There was a female/first-year Blackpoll Warbler, a Veery haning out with White-crowned Sparrows, several Swainson's Thrushes, singing Red-eyed Vireo, Gray Flycatcher and the previously reported Northern Mockingbird was on the west side of the pond. Western Wood-Pewees were seemingly at every turn...plus many unidentified small empids. Later I was at Cottonwood Marsh where the Black Terns continue their photography-defying dancing -- I counted 18 today, but there have been upwards of 28 this week... As the storm approached, I heard and then saw four Sandhill Cranes heading east...being pushed by the weather. Seems late for Sandhills, no? Some photos are posted here https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GaPkYyDLVxf0uvMcrvWPHMf-KGyZU4oK2zpK0aYpb%2BbPQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Cottonwood Marsh shorebirds - Boulder County
This evening there were 5 Baird's Sandpipers, 2 Semipalmated Plover, 2 American Avocets and one each Willet, Greater Yellowlegs and Spotted Sandpiper. Add in the screaming and somewhat cranky Killdeer and that comes to a tidy seven shorebird species...not too bad for May 1. A solitary White-faced Ibis was snoozing in the area as well. Good birding, Peter Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GY29Hjh7NRx-S7ddvF34%3DshaPxgPC%3DaoS%2BcXUcBzmk56Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Authors and contributors wanted!
COBirders, *Colorado Birds*, the flagship publication of the Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO), is seeking new articles about birds, birding or field ornithology. The magazine is published four times per year, in January, April, July and October. If you are interested, please contact me for guidelines and due dates. Of particular interest is the following: - *Scientific papers* communicating methodology and conclusions of ornithological studies conducted in Colorado and the surrounding region. - Interesting *birding experiences* from around the state, for example the recent adventures and tragic demise of the JeffCo Dusky Grouse. - Detailed reports of notable *birding locations*, for example how and when to bird the Pawnee Grasslands. Don't get *Colorado Birds*? Not a CFO member? That is easily corrected! Visit the CFO website http://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership.aspx and sign up TODAY. Household membership is just $25/yr. and Youth membership is only $12/yr. Members receive *Colorado Birds*, can participate in the CFO Annual Convention http://cobirds.org/CFO/Conventions/Default.aspx and receive invitations to member-only field trips and additional benefits including partner discounts with Western Field Ornithologists (WFO) publications and field trips. CFO membership makes a GREAT GIFT http://cobirds.org/CFO/Gift.aspx. If you have questions about contributing content for *Colorado Birds*, please contact me, and GOOD BIRDING! Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GYS4dOvyf6UmbXnwLbJ1JN28OWtUqcaA1Sbvcm7U5HfQg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Congratulations to Steve Mlodinow - BirdsEye Photographer of the Month!
You can read more about it here http://www.birdseyebirding.com/blog/2015/02/march-photographer-of-the-month/ . ...or paste the following link into your favorite browser http://www.birdseyebirding.com/blog/2015/02/march-photographer-of-the-month/ Congrats Steve! Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GZdYPp2qS24DoBc8po%2BFCvkYRpV4L%3DR68Pt%2ByRAFS9o6Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Greater Yellowlegs, Cottonwood Marsh, Boulder
COBirders, Early migrants? There were two Greater Yellowlegs on the marsh Saturday, actively feeding and making their distinctive, high-pitched flight call. It's not often this bird shares scope-views with Common Goldeneye! There are decent numbers of both diving and dabbling ducks out there. Also a cooperative Northern Shrike on the west side of Duck pond. Good birding, Peter Burke Boulder, CO Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GZpk8Sx%2BD9vH6eCLXY8Choh0oUhYGhWURq%2BmYWeLFNFXg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Magnificent Hummer, Boulder County
COBirders, The female Magnificent was back in action at Adam's feeders today. Photos can be seen here https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/15035194153/in/photostream/. I also heard a report of a dark morph Broad-winged Hawk seen from his deck earlier in the day...sorry I missed THAT! Thanks to Adam Jack for his hospitality! Good birding, Peter Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GaPMLwhD-2uQiGD2P%2B1j238tPUiMC6oaBJVeyZxwSs_9w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Red Phalarope, Chatfield SP continues
COBirders, The Red Phalarope reported earlier by Joey Kellner from Chatfield SP was re-found this afternoon from the swimming beach area, though the many boats were pushing it around quite a bit. Also seen were at least three Sabine's Gulls. My good luck boat hitchhiking continued, and I was able to get a reasonably good photo of the Phalarope that can be viewed here https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/15255352417/in/photostream/. Good birding, Peter Burke Boulder, Colorado Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GZqr%3Dv7Dv%3D4tU%2Brau3_bUAJJ3Yv7JyPEvEv2AnnrJEgUQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Jaeger photos
I've posted photos of the Boulder Res. Long-tailed Jaeger https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/15077477858/ to flickr. Enjoy! I have Ryan Shorter, owner of Cosmos Pizza, and his buddy Pete to thank for the ride...next time you order a pie, call Cosmos! https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/15077477858/ Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0Gb7hmG0wNZZOewm_DjwaHPfQ15PtZFnaucyqXHhbXZx0w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Philadelphia Vireo - Late report for Gregory Canyon, Boulder Cty.
COBirders, I visited Gregory Canyon Wednesday evening. The access is challenging as the road remains dramatically washed out from the Sept. floods, photo https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/14114925219/ but there is limited parking available. Plumbeous Vireos were numerous and vocal, though difficult to see. Trying to track one down is when I was fortunate to see the Philly Vireo fly into a Ponderosa Pine. It had a very bright yellow throat and breast and a dark head with bright white supercillium. It was not singing but did offer a few sneer calls that readily separate it from Warbling Vireo, which nests in the canyon. Other nice birds included heard Red-breasted Nuthatch and singing Hermit Thrush, and a displaying Yellow-breasted Chat. Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GbYC7w0z19A%3DfRJ1GkMALJDRUPfaOXUaFTKkKEy5wo2xg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Re: New Sibley Guide: Wait for the next printing
All: I too received a Dark Morph Sibley whether part of a bad batch, or the whole first print I don't know. -pb Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 12:39 PM, The Nunn Guy lefk...@yahoo.com wrote: Maybe it's a lot or batch and not the entire first publication? Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m On Thursday, March 20, 2014 12:01:29 PM UTC-6, Charles Hundertmark wrote: I am a huge fan of *The Sibley Guide to Birds*. I bought an extra-large fanny pack just so I could carry it on field trips. It simply illustrates more plumages of North American birds than any other field guide. I frequently find on field trips that I can illustrate this to participants when they can't find a bird we're looking at in another field guide. We can find it, however, in the Sibley guide. You can imagine then that, like many other birders, I have been waiting with excitement for the second edition of the guide. That edition was released on March 11, and I received my preordered copy over the weekend. On Tuesday night I looked through it closely and was disappointed to find that it suffered from what in bird plumage would be called melanism. Many of the illustrations are simply too dark. This, I believe, is a printing problem and not a problem with David Allen Sibley's fine illustrations. If the printing problems are corrected for the next printing, this will be an outstanding field guide, with a significant number of species added as well as other improvements. Until the next printing, however, I would suggest holding off on purchasing this guide unless you want to invest in it as a curiosity like a coin minted with an error. As a field guide, however, the printing distortions render the first print less than useful. If you are unsure, you can check a copy at The Tatter Cover, Boulder Book Store, or your favorite local book seller. Brook MacDonald's excellent review of the second edition can be found here http://naturetravelnetwork.com/book-review-sibley-guide- birds-second-edition/ and my review will be posted shortly on the DFO web site www.dfobirders.org. -- Chuck Hundertmark 2546 Lake Meadow Drive Lafayette, CO 80026 303-604-0531 Cell: 720-771-8659 chunde...@gmail.com -- 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/91b798ef-7079-4fb7-bad2-48936af6d709%40googlegroups.comhttps://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/91b798ef-7079-4fb7-bad2-48936af6d709%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=emailutm_source=footer . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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/CACjv0GZzNsOYLPrg-x8V%3Dsr3zhOpTNRPJOwPHVrLsgxEn6GiUQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Parking Nazis
Last weekend I tried twice, unsuccessfully, to see the Slaty-backed Gull at Aurora Rez. I enjoy chasing rarities from time to time, and missing is part of the game, though I am disappointed to have missed a great bird that would have been a lifer... Anyway, I had heard that there is a $10 entrance fee per car per visit, which is ridiculous, but that's not why I'm writing. My first visit was late Saturday, and when I arrived there was no one at the gate, so I figured I was just lucky. In fact I was decidedly UNLUCKY as the next thing I noticed was a huge flock of gulls departing for some other roost. Crap. Sunday I arrived a bit after two o'clock and again the gate house was un-manned. Makes sense. It was Sunday after all. Later, while scanning the gulls up by the dam, I watched the park ranger ticket my car, which is when I learned that there is a SELF SERVE PAY STATION at Aurora Rez. CRAP! Ok. So getting to the point of this story, in fact it was not a ticket. The Ranger had given me a copy of the rule book and a warning that if I didn't pay on my way out, then I'd be in trouble. This is not how Parking Nazi's operate in my experience. (it is a vulgar term, I know, but earned...believe me!) Well, I did pay on my way out, lifebirdless but very appreciative for the leniency from the kind and understanding ranger whom I do not include among the previously mentioned group of professionals. Unfortunately for me, I did not have $10, so I was forced to put $20 in the envelope. It's ok, I deserved it, right? Well, to my astonishment I just received a call from an incredibly well-mannered and thoughtful parking staff professional. He noticed the overpayment and suspected that I likely didn't have the correct amount, and wanted to know if he could send me a refund (!!!) Are you kidding me! So. After many, many instances of parking authority abuse, I feel compelled to report this exceptionally kind act. Thank you Ranger Terry. You are a gentleman and role model! Good birding, Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GZVmYkWbMauOQ1D3kBHqvV4Qf0OKsao%2BtNKZLWPnBtkbw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [cobirds] November warbler rally continues: Ovenbird in Longmont
...just happened to have a supply of freeze-dried waxworms on hand, eh? Classic. Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 7:51 PM, William Schmoker bill.schmo...@gmail.comwrote: This evening in the last of the light I ventured out to fill my feeders. A little bird I hadn't seen skulking on the ground scurried over to my brush pile, and with bare eyes I could see heavy breast striping. I first thought it must be a Song Sparrow but something about it rubbed me wrong so I ran back inside to get my bins. In the dark (around 4:50 with light snow falling) I couldn't get much of the bird other than to eliminate any of the normal suspects for this time of year, so I ran back again for my camera. I popped a few flash shots and saw to my amazement that it was an Ovenbird picking around under my feeders: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9047968@N02/ I scattered a handful of freeze-dried waxworms hope the little guy finds them. Not a good night for a bird that should be in a much warmer place by now- forecasted low of 6° F. Enjoy- Bill Schmoker, Longmont __ • Bill Schmoker • __ http://schmoker.org http://brdpics.blogspot.com bill.schmo...@gmail.com 720/201-5749 __ -- 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/0DCC8A09-BB1E-4531-A5B0-11285BC31D02%40gmail.com . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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/CACjv0GbkyjG2jndQ-gPivq-KOBgQbVBz3bd1%2BMGCr9JeLsA2dQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Common Grackles roosting in Sombrero Marsh, Boulder county
COBirders, I made a brief stop at Sombrero Marsh/Pond this evening at 6:00 (Marsh Wren is now my nemesis BOCO bird...) What I found instead was a large flock of Common Grackles - probably 500+ - roosting in the reeds on the far side of the pond and in a few of the surrounding trees. As I scanned the pond, I noticed a stream of grackles descending into the reeds that turned out to be the head of a flock of at least 1,000 that extended as far as I could see. An impressive if not unprecedented sight. It will be interesting to hear what tomorrow's cold front has in store for us bird-wise. Perhaps we'll see a bigger push of finches and other higher-elevation species drop down? Or maybe a decent passerine flight?? Peter Burke Boulder, CO -- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GZRc3hYSzcYfK4SCQTo257tudq65kYFmqjBhC76xuHEFA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Walden Ponds, Boulder Cty., today
COBirders, I ventured out during the letup in the rain today...what a difference from Sunday! Cottonwood Marsh was nearly dry on Sunday and today is full to overflowing. The road on the west side of the wetland is completely washed out, and water is cascading down like a miniature Niagra Falls! The boardwalk was more than a foot under water when I left. No shore, therefore no shorebirds at Cottonwood. But there were at least 8 Black Tern, plus many ducks including a pair of female Bufflehead. Another surprise were approx. 9 Tree Swallows, the only non-Barn Swallows I've seen in weeks. A quick tour of the nearby ponds turned up mostly Killdeer and Solitary Sandpipers, 13 SOSA by my count. There were also 2 Spotted Sandpipers, 1 Least Sandpiper and 3 fly-over Dowitchers, presumably Long-billed. I never re-found these to get a good look. No sign of the previously reported Pectoral Sandpipers, but I didn't check the western ponds. There were a few warblers about, mostly Wilson's. An Eastern Phoebe, previously reported by Ted Floyd, and a few sparrows including 2 Clay-colored. I surprised a Sharp-shinned Hawk that was too wet to flee and instead just perched with its wings and tail spread like a cormorant trying to dry off...like the rest of us no doubt. Best wishes to everyone, Peter Burke Boulder -- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GYuzhXicLGQWniWYo%2BWokY48ESPaswQZMxHU3UfbPo_%3DA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Very few shorebirds in Boulder county!
COBirders, Christian Nunes and I woke early this morning, well, early-ish, and spent some time along Old St. Vrain Road in Lyons. The riparian area along the river was fairly birdy, with highlights including Indigo Bunting, Chestnut-sided Warbler and Plumbeous Vireo. We then switched into shorebird mode hitting several likely areas in the eastern county...only there were virtually no shorebirds! One American Avocet at Little Gaynor Lake; One Spotted Sandpiper, one Greater Yellowlegs and four Solitary Sandpipers at Walden Ponds and 14 Wilson's Phalarope at Panama Reservoir. Perhaps the cooler air next week will spark some migration? -- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GZiyYPzijZgM0%2BycmUsCuPjN3rBgxwozgcTDu-5kuUkvw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [cobirds] Dead House Finches, Larimer Co.
Interesting, I noticed what I suspected was a dazed HOFI from a window collision this evening. The bird was alive, and I was able to handle it and move it to a safe location in the yard, If I find a corpse tomorrow Nick, I'll contact you. Peter Burke Boulder, CO On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Nick Komar quetza...@comcast.net wrote: Hi Tom and Mary, Indeed West Nile virus is present this summer, and still killing birds. There are other possible causes as well. Anyone with a dead bird in good condition can contact me offline to discuss having it tested for West Nile virus infection. If you are in or near a front range city between Denver and Fort Collins, there is a good chance that I can arrange to get the specimen from you. Nick Komar Fort Collins CO Sent from my iPhone On Aug 29, 2013, at 8:29 PM, Mary France mkf1...@comcast.net wrote: Hi, Tom and Mary France live in SE Fort Collins and have just discovered our 5th dead House Finch in our yard today - 3 males, 2 females, none appeared to be juveniles. I wondered if this has occurred elsewhere and what might be causing it. I did notice a couple acting ill - puffy feathers, not moving much. We've never had this happen before. Could it be West Nile? Any ideas? Thanks, Tom and Mary France Fort Collins, 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/52200384.10102%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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/93810E3A-C865-4615-B712-F0BE1E4C16A7%40comcast.net . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GbQOHTpQjvb20O__xQK1CdmshJL41BKfpf3MWon0LkEqA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
