Re: [cobirds] Re: RFI: Fawn Brook Inn or other feeding stations in Estes Park areA

[pygmyowl]

The restaurant was owned by an older couple and the husband was getting
unable to continue working at the caliber he wanted to so they decided to
close. As far as I know, No one bought it, so it sits vacant.
Scott Rashid
Estes Park




On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:19:51 -0800 (PST), Derek Hill
 wrote:
> So whats up with Fawn Brook Inn lately? Went a couple years ago and we
> brought seed and enjoyed hundreds of rosy finches of all 3 species, some
> Evening Grosbeaks, etc.  Is the business still owned by bird-feeder
> friendly folk?  Id be willing to drive up a few sacks of bird seed to
> help sustain the feeders if anyone has info on the situation up there,
as
> it seemed to be one of the most easily accessible spots to see Rosy
> finches in the winter. Would be willing to donate a feeder or two as
> well. I have photos hanging on my wall of the tree full of 3 spp. of
rosy
> finches at Fawn Brook - what a gem of winter birding in CO!  If its not
> too late, lets keep it going. Anyone have info?
> -Derek HillMilliken
> 
> On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 1:46:04 PM UTC-7, Arvind wrote: I am
> wondering if anyone knows if the feeders at Fawn Brook Inn in Allenspark
> are being maintained this winter or if there is another spot nearby
where
> feeders are viewable by the public (in hopes of seeing Rosy-Finches,
> etc).  I am leading a winter ornithology field trip for CU students next
> weekend. Fawn Brook has served us well over the past decade but no
longer
> was in operation last year.
> Thanks,
> Arvind PanjabiFort Collins 
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Re: [cobirds] SNOWY OWL, Morgan County

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Here is just an FYI... 
When Snowy Owls are perched on a high perch like a telephone pole during
the day,  The bird is hunting, because it is hungry. When Snowies are
content they perch on the ground with their eyes almost closed.
If anyone goes searching for it and finds it on a high perch such as a
telephone pole, stay far enough away from it as to not make it fly as it is
most likely quite hungry.

Scott Rashid 
Estes Park



On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 02:52:09 +, Anne Price  wrote:
> On Saturday, 11/25, at 12:15 PM and again at 2:00 PM, a snowy owl was
> sited, sitting on a light pole on the north side of I-76 in Morgan Co.
> The owl was sitting on a pole just east of the second Ft. Morgan exit,
> Interstate 76 and State Hwy 52, on the north side of the interstate, and
> south of Riverside Park. The light pole was nearly directly over the
> shoulder of the highway. 
> 
> Lauren Migalski and Hannah Crowley first spotted the owl at 12:15 PM.
> They got off the freeway, circled back and photographed the owl. This
was
> unbeknownst to me, but when I drove by at 2:00 PM, "she" (educated
guess)
> was in the same position.  
> 
> I'm afraid I don't know how to add photos to a COBIRDS post, but if
> someone will e-mail me privately, I can send them on with proper credit
> and they can be officially shared. 
> 
> Definitely the highlight of my weekend! 
> 
> ~Anne Price 
> 
> Littleton, Jefferson County
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Re: [cobirds] Snowstorm fallout at Chatfield 4/30 (Jefferson/Douglas) and mystery sparrow

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Is it a Grasshopper Sparrow?

Scott Rashid
Estes Park,

On Mon, 1 May 2017 12:13:54 -0600, Bryan Guarente
 wrote:
> Here is the link I believe Bob Shade was trying to have people go
> to:https://www.flickr.com/photos/wrshade3 [1]
> 
> Bryan
> Bryan GuarenteInstructional Designer/MeteorologistUCAR/The COMET
> ProgramBoulder, CO 
> On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Joe Roller  wrote:
> would love to see the photos, Bob, but tried the link and did not find
> them there.Joe
> On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 11:34 AM, W. Robert Shade III  wrote:
> My friend Greg and I sneaked in two hours cruising Chatfield State Park
> yesterday afternoon. Many birds were on wet grass and on snow free
> roadsides. Most numerous were dozens of Western Bluebirds followed
> by Western Meadowlark, Vesper Sparrow, Mountain Bluebird, and Chipping
> Sparrow. One Savannah Sparrow. A dozen or more out of place
> White-throated Swifts foraging over the first gravel pond on the right
> just before Kingfisher Bridge. A soaring immature Golden Eagle in the
> same location. Two perched Swainsons Hawks, not common in Chatfield. 
> NOW for my MYSTERY SPARROW. I WOULD APPRECIATE ID HELP ON THIS ONE. It
> seems to be an Ammodramus sparrow because of a complete eyeing, stout
> bill and flat forehead and pink legs. I am guessing Grasshopper Sparrow
> but the richness of chestnut on the face does not fit any GRSP I have
> ever seen or can find in the field guides. You can see three photos on
> WRShade3flickr. Any suggestions?
> Bob ShadeLakewood 
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Re: [cobirds] On less Collared-Dove.....

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I have seen many birds of prey kill things larger than themselves.
Northern Pygmy-Owls, routinely kill birds and animals larger than
themselves. I have seen Great Horned Owls kill and carry off snowshoe hares
that are much heavier than the owl and Northern Goshawks have been known to
kill full grown Turkeys.

Birds of prey are quite exciting creatures to watch hunt.  
Scott Rashid
Estes Park


On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:26:01 -0800 (PST), Ben S  wrote:
> Must have been hard for the Sharpie to kill a bird bigger than itself!
> Ben Sampson
> Centennial CO

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[cobirds] Lk Estes

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Hi all, a few minutes ago Bob chase and I found a Sabines Gull at Lake
Estes. From HWY 36 pull into the parking area and look across the lake at
the bridge and the bird was on the spit near the bridge.
This is a first year bird.
Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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Re: [cobirds] Common Grackle movements in Lafayette, Boulder County

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One thing I noticed over the years is that this time of year the Grackle
flocks are mostly juvenile birds. All the grackles seem to leave the area
then in the fall the flocks arrive from who knows where, and are comprised
almost entirely of juvenile birds.  Are these grackles your seeing
juveniles?

Scott Rashid Estes Park


On Sun, 11 Sep 2016 21:07:12 -0600, Chip Clouse 
wrote:
> Harriman Lake in Jeffco had huge flocks of blackbirds coming in to roost
> this evening. The flock included at least 200 Common Grackles, 250
> Red-winged Blackbirds, 750 European Starlings, 33 Brewers Blackbirds
> (counted on the rocks at waters edge) and at least 1 Brown-headed
> Cowbird. My dog wouldnt let me stop long enough to do more than estimate
> on anything but the BRBLs that didnt flush as she dragged me along the
> trail.    
> 
> Chip Clouse
>  Lakewood 
> On Sep 11, 2016 8:53 PM, "David Suddjian"  wrote:
> ON THE GRACKLE THEME, ON THE MORNING OF 9/10 I WATCHED AN ESTIMATED
2,500
> COMMON GRACKLES moving past St. Mary Catholic Church and Lee Gulch at
> South Prince Street in Littleton, Arapahoe Co. They were all going SE in
> a more or less steady stream of flocks over 45 min. 
> The local breeders had departed some time ago, and Im sure these were
> part of a migratory movement. Most of them showed tail feathers in heavy
> molt. I did not see a similar movement at the same time period this
> morning, and these were much larger numbers that I happened to have seen
> over the St. Mary area in the past two Septembers. 
> There is a rather large roost of migrants at this time of year SE and
> near C470 x Santa Fe (Douglas Co.), but that is about 2.5 miles south
and
> the wrong direction for the birds I saw passing on 9/10, plus that roost
> flies out shortly after sunrise, about 1.5 hours earlier than my
> observation on 9/10. 
> David SuddjianKen Caryl ValleyLittleton, CO
> On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Charles Hundertmark  wrote:
> This afternoon, we had a large flock of Common Grackles in our front
yard
> - not a particularly exciting bird for list purposes, but an interesting
> phenomenon. For about a week or so now, I’ve been noting flocks of
> 100-200 grackles moving through the neighborhood. They are feeding
> vigorously and moving on quickly. Interestingly, many of them are
> molting. I’m wondering if the grackles undergo a molt migration in the
> fashion that Ted Floyd has so insightfully informed us about for
Chipping
> Sparrows.
> 
>  Chuck Hundertmark
>  Lafayette, CO
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[cobirds] redpolls

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Hi All,

Judie Wright called me this afternoon to tell me of Redpolls at Lily Lake In 
RMNP. I arrived there at 4:30 pm this afternoon to find 21 of the little gems 
on the south side of the trail that goes around the lake.  There is at least 
one full adult male in the group and one bird that is much lighter than the 
rest. They are quite easy to find and very vocal.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owls

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Hi All,

We finished our owl banding season last evening with a total of 42 Northern 
Saw-whet Owls and three Boreal Owls caught.  It turned out to be our second 
best year for each species.  I would like to thank everyone who assisted me 
this season and we will begin our 8th season next year in September.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park.

P.S. If anyone is on facebook, I have a page called Colorado Owl banding 
where you can see several  photos from the participants this season. 

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[cobirds] woodcock

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Hi All,
This morning about 11:00am I found a Woodcock at the sanctuary on the west side 
of Lake Estes. The bird was in the grass  along the creek in the area we call 
chat flats.   

 Walk the trail from the parking lot on HWY 36. Before the trail makes a bend 
to the north ( veers left),  walk down to the creek. That is where I saw the 
bird first.   Check all of the wet areas along the creek as well as near the 
pond and to the north of the pond.

The bird is much more rusty color than a snipe and a much slower flyer. 

Scott and Julie Roederer came down, as did Susan Ward and Bob Chase, but as of 
12:30 pm today the bird was not refound.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] saw-whet banding

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Hi All,

We are still trapping Northern Saw-whet Owls here in Estes Park, and will 
continue to do so until the middle of November. So far we have banded 39 
saw-whets with our record being 43 in 2009. We have also caught 3 Boreals in a 
different place with our last years record being 4 birds caught.  We are on 
trap and band more of each species before the weather turns bad.

If anyone would like to assist with the project please e-mail me I will need 
assistance this Wednesday evening and the following weeks.

Thanks,
Scott Rashid
Estes Park.

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[cobirds] lk,.estes

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Hi All,
This afternoon we found a Swamp Sparrow and a Wood Thrush at the sanctuary on 
the west side of Lake Estes. Earlier this morning Jeff Maugans refound the 
Harris's Sparrow that I had found the other day. 

The White-throated Sparrow was not relocated.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] lk.estes

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Hi all,
I received a call from Judie Wright about a White-throated Sparrow at Lake 
Estes yesterday, but I couldn't make it there until this morning. I searched 
for the White-throated but only found a Harris's Sparrow at the entrance to 
what we call Pine Point. 

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owl question

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Hi all,

Each year I take it upon myself to see as many species of owls in Colorado as I 
can. I aim for 10 species each year.  Most years I end up with 9 species or 
less. This year, so far I have seen 10 species owls in Colorado.

I was wondering if anyone on this list serve would like to join me in a yearly 
competition to see who can see the most species of owls in Colorado each year?

You have to actually see each species, just hearing them would not count.

Of interest, this year so far I have seen...
Northern Saw-whet
Northern Pygmy
Flammulated
Great Horned
Snowy
Barn
Long-eared
Burrowing
Eastern Screech
Boreal

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[cobirds] owls

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Hi All,

We opened our mist nets tonight for our third evening of attempting Boreal Owl 
trapping in RMNP.  We began playing the Boreal Owl call at 7:30pm and checked 
the nets every half hour. We heard and saw nothing until 9:30pm.

We went to check the nets and still saw nothing in the nets.  I did hear a 
Northern Saw-whet Owl calling back to the recording, so I began shining my 
flashlight in the trees to see if the bird was near us or not, and to my 
surprise a Boreal Owl was looking at me as the Northern Saw-whet was calling 
behind it.

I called to the rest of the group to come and see the owl, it was a life bird 
for most of the folks. 

At the same time I turned the recorder down very low to see if the Boreal owl 
would move closer to the CD player. As I was turning down the recorder, the 
Boreal Owl moved closer and closer to me until it was just a few feet in front 
of me looking at the recorder. At that time the Northern Saw-whet Owl flew into 
one of the three mistnets and was captured.

I extracted the smaller saw-whet and placed her in a holding bag to be carried 
into the room to be processed.  I went back toward the Boreal Owl and it flew 
directly into the mistnet that I had just taken the saw-whet from.

I processed the saw-whet first  She was a bird born this year and had a wing 
length or wing cord of 140mm and weighed 95.3 grams. The Boreal Owl was also a 
bird of this year who had a wing length og 182mm and she weighed 127.5 grams.

I have photos of the two bird together that I will be posting on my facebook 
page in a day or so.
After  we had taken eecerything down, a Northern Saw-whet Owl was heard calling 
back up the hill.  All and all , I would say it was a pretty good evening.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] saw-whets

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Hi All,

This evening we caught another little saw-whet owl, it weighed only 85.6 grams. 
 here was a second bird calling from the woods, but didn't catch it.

We have set the dates for the season. We will be trapping Northern Saw-whet 
Owls here in Estes Park every Sunday, Monday and Wednesday evenings from now 
till the first week in November, unless things change.

I know there were individuals that were interested in assisting or just 
watching the process, if your interested just e-mail me privately.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] YMCA Bird banding

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Hi all,

Birds are really moving in to the YMCA bird banding site. There are about a 
gazillion White-crowned Sparrows mostly Gambels race, and about the same number 
of Gray-headed Juncos. I captured an adult female Oregon Junco at the site 
today along with the usual Lincoln Sparrows, Pygmy Nuthatches,  white-crowns, 
and Gray-headed Juncos.

Also had a juvenile male Sharp-shinned Hawk chasing sparrows at  Lake Estes. It 
made a few passes at some chipping sparrows then lit in a cottonwood and 
watched a Lark Bunting and Vesper Sparrows a few yards away. The sparrows were 
feeding in the grass, yet  the hawk showed them no mind. I thought that was a 
bit peculiar.

Last evening I set up to trap Northern Saw-whet Owls and caught three owls 
before 10:00pm.   All three birds were young of the year. It brings the banding 
total to 8 birds caught in three evenings.

Scott Rashd
Estes Park

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[cobirds] nighthawk

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Hi all,

Does anyone know how late Common Nighthawks are in Northern Colorado in the 
fall?  I have been rehabilitating one that isn't quite ready to be released 
yet, but will be ready to be released in a few days.

Thank You,

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] Lk.Estes

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Hi All,

This afternoon while walking lake Estes I refound a female Black and White 
Warbler the Judie Wright had found earlier. As I was looking at the warbler I 
found a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at the area we call Catbird Corner which 
is the corner as you make she sharp turn to the east on the north side of the 
trail.

As I was walking back to my car, I entered the area we call Chat Flats which is 
the low area just past the chain link fence. In that area I located an adult 
male Connecticut Warbler.  I called Gary Mathews and Judie Wright who both came 
down but we couldn't refind the bird. We will search again tomorrow and let you 
know if the bird is refound.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] owls

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Hi all,

I began my fall Northern Saw-whet Owls Banding Project last evening and caught 
three young Northern Saw-whet Owls.

All three birds were in great shape and very healthy. This is something I will 
be doning until November. The birds are trapped on a private residence south of 
Estes Park.

In 2011 we caught 32 Owls 
In 2010 we caught 43 Owls 

We did attempt to trap Boreal Owls twice, but had no success. I will be 
Trapping Boreal wls later in the month.

As an FYI, I had a Scrub Jay in the yard this morning along with about 50 
Steller's Jays and a single Band-tailed Pigeon.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] magpies

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Hi All,
This morning as every morning I placed peanuts, corn and sunflower seeds out on 
my feeders.  The Clark's Nutcrackers and Black-billed Magpies are always the 
first to arrive. But this morning something interesting occurred.  

The magpies arrived in their usual flare and began calling as if there were a 
predator in the area.. As a handful of birds began scolding  the back yard 
began to fill up with almost 20 magpies.

I walked out to see what was going on, thinking I would see the neighborhood 
Cooper's Hawk or maybe even a migrating Goshawk with a magpie. I found no such 
thing.

What I did find was parts of a magpie on the ground. The wings and a few 
feathers on the ground where some animal had eaten a magpie.

The magies must have been mourning their fallen comrade.   This scolding went 
on for almost 10 minutes before the birds resumed feeding. Interesting enough, 
as the magpies were calling, the Clark's continued feeding as if nothing was 
going on.

A few years ago I did see a similar occurrence with bluejays after one of their 
own flew into a window and was killed.

Interesting huh?

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] YMCA

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Hi All,

This afternoon at the YMCA banding site we caught three Wilson's Warblers a 
juvinile Western Wood Pewee and had a Northern Goshawk fly through.

Also this afternoon we had an adult Peregrine chasing crows above the house.
Migration has begun.

We are also begining our Boreal Owl banding this evening. Hopefully we can cath 
both Boreal and saw-whet owls.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owls

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Hi All,

Sorry for the late post but I have been busy with stuff
First of all my little pygmy-owls fledged last Sunday and Monday.  Most 
everything about this nest was different than every other pygmy-owl nest that I 
have had in the past and that totals 17nests.

A number of things changed this year... #1)Normally I would say that pygmy-owls 
in Colorado (or at least in and around RMNP) have two to three young and the 
mother is seen perched outside of the nest at about three days after the chicks 
hatch. #2) The female does not take any birds near her nest because she doesn't 
want to draw attention to the nest by attacked birds that will give a distress 
call and alert other species to the owls nest.  #3) The male has never been 
noted entering the nest after the chicks have hatched and #4) The female would 
always be in view of the nest as she perches outside of it after the chicks 
hatch.

Well this year was quite different...
First of all the female this year stayed in the nest for almost three weeks 
before beginning to forage near the nest.
#2) The male entered the nest with food on several occasions, Got video of him 
entering the nest witha chipmonk.
#3) The female killed all of the birds near the nest with the exception of a 
pair of Pygmy Nuthatches that nested a few yards away.
#4) The female was noted on only three perched near the nest.

Now the reason all of this had changed.. In all of the other 17 nests that 
I have studied, the owls have raised only 2 or 3 young.  This year they had 5, 
yes 5 owlets... I have heard of this but have never seen such a large brood.

One cool thing that I did witness for the first time was seeing one of the 
owlets fledge. I even got it on video!  I was even able to catch and band the 
little guy.  Furthermore I arrived at the nest area three days after the owlest 
had fledged and saw all 5 owlets as they perched close to each other.

Scot Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owls

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Hi all, 
A friend and I were at my pygmy-owl nest for two and a half hours before we 
watched the female enter the cavity with a chipmunk. This pair has to hunt far 
a field from theri nest to find food because it is so dry in the area of the 
nest.  There are at least two young in the nest and I presume they will fledge 
next week.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] owls

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Hi all,

The past few evenings I have been hearing a Flammulated Owl in RMNP. The first 
evening I was able to call it close enough to actually watch it fly by.  He 
doesn't appear to have a mate yet, because I haven't herd a female calling. In 
this same area are several vocalizing Common Poorwills

Also the pygmy-owls have hatched and will be fledging in less than three weeks.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] hawks and owls

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Hi All,

First off I had an adult Band-tailed Pigeon at my feeder this morning. We have 
had them in the past, but not this early in the year as this one was.

Also I have been monitoring two pairs of Northern Pygmy-Owl both of which have 
hatched.  I know this because the female is bringing food into the nest cavity. 
Prior to the eggs hatching, the female willl eat her meals outside the nest.

The intersting thing is that the young birds have hatched about a week ahead of 
last year.  

Also of interest I have been studying two pairs of nesting Northern Goshawk.  
The first nest  I monitored last year but it failed due to, what I believe were 
Great Horned Owls taking the young hawks at night.  That pair is back in the 
same nest this year and as of yesterday the female is still incubating. The 
other Goshawk nest that I have was active in 2010 but inactive last year. That 
female is still incubating as well. Both nests should hatch either later this 
week or nearly next week.

Both of these nests are two weeks ahead of schedule.

Just a few thoughts,

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

P.S. While monitoring one pygmy-owl nest, I had a singing Virginia's Warbler in 
the area.

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[cobirds] poorwills

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Hi All,
Last evening, we went out on some private land north of Estes Park and heard 
about 12 Common Poorwills and saw two.  Also saw a vocalizing Northern Saw-whet 
Owl.

With the Poorwills being here the Flammulated Owls are not far behind.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] hawks owls and hummers

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Hi all, we had two (FOY) Broad-tailed Hummingbirds at our feeder this 
afternoon. For us (at our home) it is about 10 days early.

The two pairs of Northern Pygmy-Owls that I have been monitoring ,both began 
incubating last week. 

Also yesterday, while monitoring a Northern Goshawk nest, we saw the pair 
attacking a juvenile Goshawk. At one point their was a lot of cackling and 
birds flying around. A bit later, we saw an adult Gos fly off with a medium 
sized black colored bird. It may have been a woodpecker or even a crow. It was 
hard to tell as the hawks were moving rapidly through the woods and the prey 
was badly torn up (as it was partially eaten).

It may have been that the juvenile hawk entered the territory of the adult 
birds and killed the creature, then the adults hawks took the prey item from 
the juvenile.  In the end the adult female ate the bird and returned to it's 
nest area. We only stayed a brief while as the female would not return to her 
nest.

Incubation began at least a week ago and interestingly enough this pair is 
reusing a nest that they had used two years ago.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] lk.estes

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Hi All,


This evening Gary Mathews and I were birding Lake Estes. We walked to the 
bridge on the north side of the lake and a young fisherman alerted us to a bird 
that he said had been perched on a rock for several hours. We looked across the 
inlet into the rocks to find an American Bittern perched on the rocks on the 
east side of the inlet to Lake Estes.

That is a first for that species at Lake Estes. 

Hopefully it will be around tomorrow.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owls

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Hi All,

I have been studying two pairs of Northern Pygmy-Owls. The first pair began 
incubating this morning and the other pair began incubating yesterday or the 
day before. 

I have one NOPO nest were I work and interestingly enough, that pair is using 
the same nest that they used in 2009.

IScott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] finches

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Hi all,

The past several mornings my backyard has had about 50 Cassin's Finches, 3-4 
Clark's Nutcrackers and 10-15 Evening Grosbeaks visiting my bird feeders.

Also I have located three territorial Northern Pygmy-Owls.  One pair is very 
vocal just before dark.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owls

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Hi all,

This morning I found my fourth Northern Pygmy-Owl since the first of March.  

This past week I also found a Northern Saw-whet Owl. This owl was on a friends 
property.

My friend had called Sunday evening and said she had heard a Northern Saw-whet 
Owl calling in and around her neighborhood. Monday after noon, I placed a nest 
box on her property and returned that evening to listen for the bird.  
When I arrived on her property it was silent. I made a few whistled toots and 
the little owl responded. After I made a few more toots, the little guy came to 
a juniper in her back yard a short time later she was able to see the little 
owl.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] snowy owl

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Hi all,

I just received an e-mail from a friend in Kansas who has examined four pellets 
from one of the snowy owls there. He found the remains of a Ring-billed Gull in 
one pellet and the bill of a coot in another. At least that bird is not 
starving.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] Snowy Owl

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Hi all,

This morning myself, Gary Mathews and Judie Wright saw two Snowy Owls one on 
144th and the other on the road just to the west. The owl west was darker and 
smaller.

I have some good photos and video of that owl. Those of you who are on 
facebook, you can see the photos on my facebook page.

I located the first owl on the west side of 144 just west of a telephone pole 
with the numbers 35 on it.  It was too far out to get any good photos.

We then drove the next road to the west to find the second owl. As we 
photographed it the bird didn't move until a second and third car approached, 
then the bird appeared to get a bit agitated, so we left.

When you find an owl during the day, please remember a few things.

1) Stay quiet. No matter how far you are from the bird, if you can see it, can 
most likely hear and see you.
2) Drive past the bird slightly so you're not directly in front of it, and use 
your car as a blind.
3) Give the owl a way out. If there are multiple cars, all park together and 
again remain quiet (whisper).
3) As you get out or into your car, open and close your doors quietly.
4) Don't point at the bird.
5) If the bird starts to move or turn away from you, leave.

These birds are presumed quite hungry and possibly starved. They don't to use 
any excess energy to get away fom us. They need to fatten up so they can make 
the migration north this spring.

If the bird does not move from it's perch as your watching it, you have done 
the right thing. 

I don't mean to offend anyone this is just a few thoughts

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] woodpecker

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Hi All,
This afternoon while at Crow Valley, ther was a female Red-bellied Woodpecker 
in the northwest corner of the property.  Also of interest a small flock of 
Redpolls flew over while we were there, but they couldn't be found in the 
campground.

Other than that, ther was a single GHO and several robins on property.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] finches

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Hi all,

A few minutes ago, about 350 rosy finches landed at my feeders. mostly 
brown-caps and  gray-crowns with a few blacks

Also had Evening Grosbeaks with them.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] Costa's Hummingbird banded in Grand Junction

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Hi All,
This is forwarded to me from Steve Bouricius  He thought some of you might 
like to go and see the bird.


Scott Rashid
Estes Park


Hi Folks,

This morning Debbie and I captured and banded a female Costa's Hummingbird 
coming to a feeder in Grand Junction, Mesa County.  We set up two 
hummingbird traps, one in the place of the existing feeder, another in a 
new location.  It wasn't long before the bird came to check out the new 
feeder and we gently closed the trap door.  After banding, taking data and 
a few photos, the bird returned to the feeder immediately after being 
released.  She weighed 3.2 grams which is substantial and healthy for a 
Costa's, but she had no visible fat reserves which suggests she may be 
done migrating for now.  Given our experience with the wintering hummers 
in the past, I believe this hummingbird will do just fine so long as 
insects and sugar water are available.


The hummer hosts have faithfully maintained the feeder, taking it in at 
night and putting it out each morning.  The bird shows up very early to a 
feeder hanging over the front porch.  The hosts report that they have had 
two hummingbirds recently, and last saw two birds together about a week 
ago.  We did not see a second bird while we were there but would like to 
hear from anyone who can confirm the presence of two birds.  For this 
reason, we are leaving traps in place.


The location is west of where we captured the Broad-billed Hummingbird in 
Nov. and  Dec., 2002, and the female Costa's in Dec. 2004.  It is north of 
where we also banded a female Anna's on the same day as the Costa's in 
2004.  Obviously this is an important time to be looking for vagrant 
hummingbirds, to band them for documentation and for the potential to gain 
future encounter information.


The hosts, Tom and Susie Vaughn, have graciously given permission for 
birders to observe the bird.  For those of you who go please remain quiet, 
move slowly, and stay on the sidewalks or driveway.   The bird is probably 
best viewed from the driveway where one can watch both feeders and the 
nearby trees and shrubs.  You might want to bring your own chair or stool.
Directions: The address is 1650 Ridge Drive.  From Patterson, go north on 
15th St. to Ridge Drive.  Turn right on Ridge Drive, 1650 is on the left. 
From I-70 take the Horizon Drive exit south to the 12th St. roundabout, go 
south on 12th to Patterson, then east to 15th, then north to Ridge Drive.


Our sincere thanks goes to Tom and Susie Vaughn for their hospitality the 
opportunity to discover this bird.   Thanks also, to Larry Collins of Wild 
Birds Unlimited  for the connection.


Good birding,

Steve




Steve  Debbie Bouricius
3412 C Road
Palisade, CO 81526
970-434-5918
Hummingbird Orchards Banding and Research Station
Peaceful Valley Field Station
USGS Bird Banding Laboratory permit #23198
CDOW Scientific Collections permit #11BD834
NABC certified master hummingbird banders/trainers
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[cobirds] owls

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Hi all,

Our owl banding project has thus far trapped and banded 18 Northern Saw-whet 
Owls and 4 Boreal Owls.  Three of the four Boreal Owls have all been young of 
the year with the adult being at least a three year old female.

The most interesting thing is that since 1994, I have been hearing Boreal Owls 
in the park, but never more than a single bird calling at a time. So, I 
presumed there was only a single bird in the area.

I guess I was mistaken.

The last Boreal Owl that we caught was actually attracted to the Northern 
Saw-whet call and caught as the saw-whet call was playing.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] juncos

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Hi All, 

Just a note to let you know that I have Pink-sided Oregon Juncos at my feeder. 
They've been here for a few days.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park 

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[cobirds] saw-whet Owls

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Hi All,

Last evening while trapping Northern Saw-whet Owls here in Estes Park we caught 
4 owls. The exciting part is that one of the birds was already banded.

The banded bird was one that I banded in Pinewood Springs (east of Estes Park 
about 14 miles) in 2009 as a young (HY) bird.  Now a few question arise... did 
that bird hatch in Estes and fly down HWY 36  in 2009, or did it hatch near 
Pinewood Springs and moved to Estes Park to raise its family, or does it just 
vacation in Estes Park?

We are now at 14 owl for the season.  Last year by this time we had captured 21 
owls.  
Males 2
Females 6
Unknown Sex 6

HY (Hatching Year) 9
SY Second Year)   3
TY (Third Year)  2

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] woodpecker

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Hi all,

I just looked out in the back yard and found an adult Red-headed Woodpecker in 
the tree in the back yard.  I don't know how long it will stay around. If it 
remains in the area, I'll send out another e-mail.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] owls

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Hi All,

Last evening we continued the saw-whet owl project here in Estes Park and 
caught 3 owls 
The first owl was a very young bird sex unknown  This little one still had 
his/her baby feathers and was molting into its adults plumage
The second owl was a 2 year old and the third was at least three years old.

We have caught 8 owls to this point, mostly young of the year. We had to take a 
week off from trapping due to the full moon. During a full moon, the owls can 
see the nets and subsequently evade them.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owl banding

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Hi All, 

Tonight after giving up on trying to capture Flammulated Owls, we desided to 
play the Saw-whet owl tape. It really paid off because we caught  5 Juvinile 
Northern Saw-whet Owls.

The first two were caught at 10:30pm Two more at 11:00pm and the last at 11:25 
pm. We closed up shop at 12:00am.

Hope to catch more tomorrow evening.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owl banding

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Hi All, 

Last evening after setting up for a night of owl banding, we caught the first 
owl of the season.  However, the way it was caught was a bit unusual.

The way we catch the nocturnal owls is quite simple. We set up a series of mist 
nets. Our setup is a T shape. At the top of the T is a  CD player and two 
speakers. Everything is set up before dark to ensure the nest are high enough 
to catch the birds as they fly south during migration. 

As we were setting the nest up, I heard a Northern Saw-whet calling and 
commented on it.

At dark we walked out to turn on the recorder that broadcasts the Flammulated 
Owl call. Keep in mind there was no recorder playing at this time.  As we 
walked to the recorder there was a Northern Saw-whet Owl caught in the mist 
net.  This is the earliest we have ever caught  saw-whet owl and the first time 
we caught one with out broadcasting its call. In the past the first earliest 
that we caught a saw-whet was 3 September.

We decided to play the flam recording for the first half hour then the saw-whet 
recording for the second half hour  and the flam for the following half hour 
and so on,  but did not catch any other owls.  

In the past we haven't caught saw-whets this early, I will try again tonight 
switching off recordings to see what happens. 

FYI. The saw-whet owl we caught was a little male born this year. He weighed 72 
grams and interestingly enough,  was missing his tail.

I banded the owl and placed him on a branch before he flew off.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owl banding

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Hi all, 
It's that time of year again. I am going to begin my annual fall owl banding 
project. The first evening will be this coming Monday evening the 22nd of 
August beginning at dark with the hopes of catching Flammulated Owls. I will be 
trapping after dark for a few hours each evening until the second week of 
September. At which time I will be trapping on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and 
Saturday evenings only until the first of November, weather permitting.  All of 
the trapping will be on private property just outside of Estes Park.

I am always looking for volunteers to assist with the set up and take down of 
the nets as well as taking notes and possibly extracting the owls after they 
are caught. 

Anyone interested in assisting please contact me personally.

Last year we caught 43 Northern SAw-whet Owls and a single Flammulated Owl.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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Re: [cobirds] Bizarre Bird Behavior - anting, dusting, ticking?

[pygmyowl]

Maybe the bird just had  an itch it was trying to scratch

Scott Rashid
Estes Park


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Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 7:02 PM
Subject: [cobirds] Bizarre Bird Behavior - anting, dusting, ticking?



Observed something rather strange on Sunday driving down my street
about noon. A bird,(sp unidentified but likely a house finch) was
moving/hopping across the street when all of a sudden it threw itself
on it's back and proceeded to flail around, legs bicycling in the air,
body writhing like a snake. After about 2 seconds of that it stood up,
took a few more steps and repeated the exercise.  It happened one more
time but by then it was in my rear view mirror. The third time it
looked like it was doing the elementary back stroke (sort of a rowing
motion w its wings)  Should have stopped to satisfy my curiosity right
then.

Anyway, I haven't begun to research this but wondered if anyone else
has seen similar behavior. The surface was asphalt, somewhat gravelly.
So far, my guesses are: 1) this was some sort of anting, dusting
behavior however seems very odd that a bird would expose it's belly to
the sky, 2)  are there records of epilepsy in birds (or other seizure-
causing maladies)?  or 3) bird was practicing a new type of slam-
dancing.

Any insights are appreciated

Mary Geder
Lakewood, CO

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[cobirds] goshawks

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Hi All,

For the past few years I have been monitoring Northern Goshawk nests (this fits 
in perfectly with the small owl project, due to the Goshawks hatching after the 
pygmy-owls have fledged). What I mean by that is that soon after the pygmy-owls 
fledge I often loose track of them so my time can begin monitoring goshawks.

I have been fortunate to locate at least one and sometimes two goshawks nests 
each year. This year I have been monitoring two nests. Both nests have two 
young. One nest fledged one of the two checks yesterday yet the other is still 
on the nest. The second nest has young that are a bit less than two weeks old.

The adult female of the nest with the fledgling is extremely aggressive 
attacking everything that comes near, including a Black Bear that came near the 
nest yesterday while I was there. She often cackles before you're within 100 
yards of the nest then she attacks. This nest is on a trail that is used by 
hikers and horse back riders  daily.  I am surprised that the young have been 
fed at all due to how aggressive the female is.

The second nest, until today when I took a friend to see the young, I was the 
only person the female hawk had seen (as far as I know). We walked to the nest 
area, sat down on a log, and watched the nest for about a half hour. I couldn't 
locate the female until just as we decided to leave. She was perched behind us 
about 50 feet. She was perched on an over hanging branch. The was perched about 
six feet off the ground just looking around. We both got some great photos of 
her perched on one foot just looking around. (As most of you know, when a 
raptor perches on one foot they are often very calm, unless that foot in 
injured in some way, which I am sure is not the case with this hawk).

I am convinced that the reason that the second hawk doesn't attempt to attack 
me is that I have been (until today) been at her nest alone and she can keep 
track of me.  When you have  more than two people near one of these raptor 
nests, moving in different direction, the female can't comprehend nor count, 
there for she gets either scared or frustrated and subsequently attacks out of 
either fear or frustration.

So if and when you have an opportunity to monitor a hawk nest, do it with as 
few people as possible and stay together.
Thanks,

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] lk.estes

[pygmyowl]

Hi all,

This afternoon I went to Lake Estes to see if I could find either the Magnolia 
Warbler or the American Redstart that were seen there yesterday.

I did not find either one of those, but did find a Bay-breasted Warbler in the 
area that we call Pine Point. 
Pine Point is the area just past the pond on the right.

If you go looking in the sanctuary, just be careful of the elk with calves. The 
mothers get a little angry at times and charge people.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park 

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[cobirds] Estes Park

[pygmyowl]

This morning I was surprised to find a small flock of Bobolinks in my yard 
along with my fist Black-headed Grosbeak. 

There is also about 700 Brown-capped Rosy Finches and at least two Black Rosy 
Fnches at my feeders.

Scott Rashid 
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owl nest

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Hi all, 
I have a Great Horned Owl that has set up house keeping in a cliff. I took a 
photo of the female on the nest and in the back of the nest is a large black 
abd white striped object that was not there a few days later.

I have a photo of the object, but am having trouble identifying it. If anyone 
is interested in trying to identify this for me, let me know and I can send the 
photo to you.

It has no head or wings that I can tell and the stipes are too close together 
and to small to be a skunk.

Thanks, 
Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] finches

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Hi all,

This morning with th4e snow nere in Estes Park came the rosy Finches to my 
yard. There is a small flock of about 300 birds with a few blacks and gray 
crowns mixed in.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] finches

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Hi All,

Due to the snow last evening and this morning, the Rosy Finches have arrived at 
our house.  A moderate flock of Brown-capped Rosy finches have been at our 
house for most of the morning. In the past we have had them all winter. 
However, due to the Northern Shrike that had been in the neighborhood this past 
winter, the finches have been nonexistent.

Now that the shrikes have moved north, the finches are back.

FYI Broad-tailed Hummingbirds should be arriving here any day now.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] sapsucker/owl

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Hi All,

Yesterday while searching RMNP for pygmy-owls, I found a male Williamson's 
Sapsucker. Also this morning while watching a different Northern Pygmy-Owl,  I 
heard two more  Williamson's Sapsucker.

So the  spring birind is picking up slowly.  Williamson's Sapsuckers usually 
arrive a bit earlier than the Red-napped Sapsuckers do.  

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] Best owling night thus far

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Hi All,
I went out owling this evening hoping to locate more pygmy and saw-whet owl 
territories. I went to the Cub Lake trail in the park to search for the small 
owls that I had seen last year. While walking and occasionally tooting for 
pygmy-owls, I heard a several magpies scolding something in a spruce tree.

Having seen both Long-eared and Great Horned Owls in this spot, I presumed the 
corvids were yelling at a large owl. as I approached the tree  the magpies flew 
down the trail a few yards.

After a few moments the calling resumed, but this time there were two small 
flocks of magpies in two different areas. I made my way to one area to find the 
magpies high in a spruce tree but not vocal.  I made my way to the second flock 
of magpies which were scolding something low in a spruce tree.

As I made my way through the knee deep snow, the magpies flew off. I walked to 
the tree they were in and found a Boreal Owl perched about 4 feet from the 
ground with a vole in its feet. The bird showed me no mind as I was taking 
photos of it. 

I have found Boreal Owls in the park in the past but never at that low of an 
elevation. I have a few good photos in anyone is interested.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owls

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Hi all,

Found a Northern Pygmy-Owl calling in RMNP tonight. The lone male called from 
7:30pm till 7:34pm then moved east and called until 7:40pm.   I timed the toots 
and they were 1 second apart.

When I got home there was a Northern Saw-whet Owl calling just south of my 
house.



Scott Rashid
EStes Park

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[cobirds] owls

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Hi all,

The Nothrthern Pygmy-Owls are courting like crasy, last evening I took Nathan 
Pieplow out to get some sound recordings of a pair of owls. They didn't let us 
down.  The little owls began calling about 7:20pm and didn't stop until a Great 
Horned Owl flew over the calling male pygmy just before it was too dark to see 
the little guy.

I also went into RMNP to search for Northern Saw-whet Owls. I had two calling 
males in different areas, and a few incubating GHO's.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] cat

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Hi all,

Just had a Bobcat walk through the back yard. It stopped briefly, caught a vole 
and walked off.  This cat has been in the neighborhood since October last year.

Thought some of you might find that interesting.


Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] small owls

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Hi all,
In the past three evenings I have heard three different Northern Saw-whet Owls 
and have seen two different Northern Pygmy-Owls in and around RMNP and Estes 
Park.

So if your interested in little owls, this is the time to be out listening for 
them.

Also, our Great Horned Owls began incubating this past week, we are a few weeks 
behind the birds in Loveland, Fort Collins and else where lower.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] lk.estes

[pygmyowl]

Hi all,

I was just at Lake Estes and saw 2 female Barrow's Goldeneyes.  The lake is 
about half frozen so locating the birds is smple.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] GHO

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Hi All,

If anyone finds any incubating Great Horned Owls can you please e-mail me with 
any dates and general locations of the nest site.

Thank You
Scott Rashid
Estes Park.

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[cobirds] goshawk

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Hi all,

If anyone has any eye-witness accounts of Northern Goshawks attacking birds or 
animals, could you please e-mail me the details at pygmy...@frii.com for a 
project I am working on.

Thank You,

Scott Rashid
Estes Park,

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[cobirds] saw-whet Owls

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Hi all,

I finished my 2010 Norther Saw-whet Owl Banding Project last evening with a 
total of 45 owl captured. The majority of the birds were young of the year, but 
we did manage to capture 18 adults (mostly females) with one little male that 
was 3 years old.

We also captured a single Flammulted Owl in early September.

Thanks to everyone that assisted in the project.

I will be in touch next season when we begin again.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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Re: [cobirds] Bald Eagles and large prey

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Hi all,

Bald Eagles are not any larger or more powerful than Golden Eagle are. There 
are several records of Golden Eagles attacking and killing full grown 
White-tailed Deer and other large animals. (Bent Life Histories of North 
American Birds of Prey page 304). There are instances where Bald Eagles having 
killed deer and other large animals as well (Bent, page 327)


Having checked several Bald and Golden Eagle nests in Wisconsin (Bald Eagles 
1997-98) and Golden Eagles in Colorado. The Bald Eagle nests had several 
turtles and a few ducks in them. One nest had a Great Blue Heron in it. But the 
heron appeared to have been hit by a car and taken up to the nest after it was 
already dead. 

In Golden Eagle nests myself and other researchers have found, Jack Rabbits, 
pronghorn fawns, marmots, and foxes. I seem to remember a Golden Eagle that 
killed a Peregrine Falcon up HWY 14 west of Fort Collins and a Golden Eagle 
that was seen  by the Cub Lake in RMNP that was feeding on a Northern Goshawk. 
On the other hand I seem to remember Bald Eagle feeding on starlings somewhere 
in eastern Colorado, which shows their agility and speed.

There are several videos on the internet of Golden Eagles attacking very large 
animals, deer etc.

From what I understand, Bald Eagles, especially juveniles, scavenge because 
their parents are not very good teachers, and the juveniles birds are on their 
own soon after fledging.  Where juvenile Golden Eagles, often stay with their 
parents until the second nesting season. Giving the goldens the fall and 
winter with their parents to help them figure out how to become effective 
hunters. 

On a few side notes... A few Months ago, I watched a Golden Eagle land on the 
road,in Estes Park, and appear to look both ways then pick up a road killed 
Wyoming Ground Squirrel and fly off.  Also, I remember talking to Sigrid 
Ueblacker (Birds of Prey Foundation) and she would always say that Bald Eagles 
have a sense of humor and love to play.

The bottom line here is that Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles are about the same 
size (females being larger than males, and northern birds being larger than 
southern birds).  There is a lot of overlap and to be honest I don't believe 
anyone knows for sure which species is larger or more powerful and who really 
cares anyway, they are both magnificent birds of prey.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park


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  Subject: [cobirds] Bald Eagles and large prey


  All:

  Though I, too, once denigrated the Bald Eagle as a predator, I have since 
seen numerous occurrences of them taking on large prey with equanimity.  They 
are considerably larger and more powerful than are Golden Eagles, and are 
perfectly able to run down Snow Geese and other waterfowl in the air (yup, 
they're that fast!) and would have, in my opinion, no problem taking out little 
bitty Sandhill Cranes.  And, of course, they're very patient, waiting for 
something injured or trapped in the ice to die, rather than risking injury for 
even a large meal.  One of the reasons that Bald Eagles are successful as a 
species is their ability to adapt to novel food resources and to tackle a huge 
range of prey species.

  Yes, Bald Eagles will take the easy way out almost every time, but I would 
think that that's the perfect trait for assignment as the U.S. national symbol. 
 It's like driving to the mailbox or the end of the driveway to wait for the 
school bus.

  Enjoy,

  Tony Leukering
  Villas, NJ

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[cobirds] finches

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Hey all, 
I just looked at my feeder and found 2 Brown-capped Rosy Finches, this is the 
first of the season for us. Hopefully they are the scout finches  who will 
tell the other gazillion to come here for eats.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] saw-whets

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Hi All,

The Northern Saw-whet project had a to be postponed due to bad weather 
the past few evenings, however, we are still trapping and have caught 
42 birds with two recaptures from this year. One was owl was originally 
banded on September 7th and recaptured at the site on september 20th.  
Another owl was originally trapped on 1 October and recaptured on the 
21st of October.  Both owls were first year females.


If anyone is interested in watching the project, contact me.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] shrike

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Hi all,

There has been a Northern Shrike in our yard for that past few days, it has 
been chasing juncos. hasn't caught any yet, but he/she doesn't seem to want to 
give up.

Also the owl banding is doing well, we have caught 42 saw-whets so far. 
Slightly higher than the 26 that we caught last year at this time.

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[cobirds] owls

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Hi all,

We have been trapping Northern Saw-whet Owl ( myself and several volunteers) 
for a month now four night per week. We have banded 30 Northern Saw-whets and 1 
Flammualted Owl so far. I am splitting my time between Estes Park and Pinewood 
Springs.

Last season in Pinewood Springs we banded 32 owls starting in mid September and 
finishing in mid November. Again trapping four nights per week.

I believe the major migration of these owls is the second and third weeks of 
October.

Thought you might be interested,

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] owls

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Hi all,

For those of you that like owls, it appears that the Northern Saw-whet Owls are 
on the move. In the past three nights of trapping and banding owls we have 
captured 10 birds, with 6 of those being captured last evening.

Most of the birds, both adults and juveniles are just finishing their molts.  
So far none of the birds are overly fat, but they all seem to be in good shape.

Last year we began the season trapping on the 15th of this month and captured 
32 birds by the time the season was over the second week in November.  So we 
are already ahead of last year, so I hope this means that the little guys had a 
good year, as far as breeding goes.

I also had 4 nest boxes full of saw-whets this summer that produced a total of 
14 fledglings.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] falcon

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Hi all,

A few minutes ago a Merlin flew through my yard and was quickly chased by 
magpies.  However, the magpies were no match for the falcon.

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[cobirds] owls

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Hi all,

Last evening I began my first ever Flammulated Owl Banding Project here in 
Estes Park. We set up and began broadcasting the owls call at 8:15 pm.  At 9:00 
pm. I caught my first owl. It was an HY (Hatching Year) meaning the bird 
hatched this year, Flammulated Owl.  
I plan to continue the project here in Estes Park until the 26th of the month 
at which tme I will move to Pinewood Spring to start my 5th year of my Northern 
Saw-whet Banding Project.

If anyone is intersting in assisting with eather project, you can e-mail me 
privately.

Thanks

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] eagle

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Hi all,

A few minutes ago I had to make a stop at work for a few minutes. I passed a 
dead Wyoming Ground Squirrel on the road.   I was going to pick it up a few 
minutes later on my way home to place it in my yard to feed the magpies and 
crows. As I passed the spot where the ground squirrel was , it was gone.  A few 
yards up the road off in the grass was an adult Golden Eagle that apparently 
had picked up the squirrel for a afternoon snack.

I saw this type of activity two other times in the same general area.  I guess 
even the top avain predators will take a free meal when available.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] hummer

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Hi all,
Caught an adult Rufous Hummingbird  at the YMCA this afternoon. This is the 
earliest I have ever seen one here in Estes Park.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] old hummer

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Hi all,

The other day I recaptured one of my banded Broad-tailed Hummingbirds.  I just 
received a recovery from the Bird Banding Lab. a few minutes ago. The bird was 
banded in 2001, but hatched in 2000 or earlier.

I recaptured the bird on June 8th this year, making the bird at least 10 years 
old.

Just thought it was interesting

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] finches

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Hi all,

There are several hundred rosy-finches in my yard. All are Brown-caps.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] finches

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Hi all,

The Rosy Finches are here in exorbitant numbers (several thousand).  I am going 
through a large coffee can of sunflower seed every 15 minutes.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] finches

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Hi all,

As I am writting this, I have  2000 rosy-finches  (all Brown-caps) at my house  
again. It is snowing up here,but anyone who would like to she the birds is 
welcome.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] owl nest

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Hi all,

Just checked a Northern Saw-whet Owl nest and found two chicks and three eggs.  
My guess is that the first egg hatched on the 13th and the other hatched this 
morning because the egg shell was still in the nest box  in large sections.

Also in the box were two whole  Deer Mice and three partial ones.

The Northern Pygmy-Owls up here haven't started nesting yet.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] Mandarin Duck

[pygmyowl]

Hi all,

If anyone is interested in seeing a Beautiful bird... there is a drake 
Mandarin Duck at Lake Estes.   It was first seen at what we call Pine Point, 
then it flew off and later returned  to swim along the shore with a pair of 
Mallards.

If anyone wants to look for it, the bird won't we hard to spot. 

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] shrike

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Hi all,
This evening I saw a Northern Shrike.  It appears a bit late for Northern 
Shrikes to be in the area, and possibly in the state. 

Is anyone else still seeing Northern Shrikes around?

In the past, Northern Shrikes have moved out of the area by the middle of March.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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Re: [cobirds] owl attacks eagle, Broomfield County

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Hi Carol,

Yes definitely, the owl could have, and probably did, hit the eagle.   Great 
Horned Owls can be very protective around their nests and won't hesitate to 
attack anything that they think may be a threat to their young.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park


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  Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:48 PM
  Subject: [cobirds] owl attacks eagle, Broomfield County


  This afternoon just south of the Stearn's Lake on Cradleboard Trail 
(Broomfield County) a great horned owl attacked an adult bald eagle that had 
landed in the owl's nest tree where another owl sat on a nest. The eagle flew 
to ground near a fence  stayed there for over an hour looking properly 
chastised. We think the owl might have actually hit the eagle. Is that likely? 
As we were watching this, my FOS Mourning cloak floated by. Later we watched a 
N. harrier patrol the perimeter of Josh's pond, coming very close to us. 
  Carol Cushman
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[cobirds] owl

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Hi All,

Yesterday while checking my saw-wet owl nest boxes, I found an owl peering
out of one.  This is the perfect time for them to be setting up house
keeping.

Most owls here ususlly fledge about the middle of May, which puts egg
laying in early to middle March.  I won't check the box again until the
end of April.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] owls

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Hi all,

I began my winter owl survey this evening and heard 5 different Northern 
Saw-whet Owls two of which I was able to see.

Also saw 1 Great Horned Owl fly accross the road carrying some hapless creature 
then  went to look for Boreal Owls, but it was too windy to hear anything.

Unfortunately, I was unable to get out in time to look for Northern  
Pygmy-Owls, but will try that on Wednesday.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] red-tailed Hawk

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Hi all,

On the way home today, I watched a second year Red-tailed Hawk  perching atop a 
telephone pole.  After a few mintes, it flew into a Ponderosa Pine and 
retrieved a half eaten cottontail.

I was unaware of Red-tails storing food.  I am not sure the bird stored it in 
the tree, but he definitely retreived it.

Just something  interesting to note I guess.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] snowy owl

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Hi all,

I just looked at Ron Greens shots of the Snowy Owl.  Ron you have some great 
shots there!
 Say looking at Ron's  shot 0060  it shows  a large dark shadow down the center 
of the owl along its sternum.  This shadow makes me think the bird might be 
quite thin.  If it were fat, the breast would be rounded like in a turkey 
breast one might buy at a grocery store.

In other words, the breast would be well rounded and wouldn't show the shadow 
it shows in the photo.

I am still wondering what the owl is feeding on when photographers aren't 
feeding it mice.  As far as I have heard, and I could be mistaken, no one has 
seen the owl actually catch any wild prey.  I saw in a video the other day that 
 stated Snowy Owls can go up to 30 days without any food.  But this was on 
their nesting grounds, not the wintering grounds.  The Colorado bird has a very 
long journey north again.


This brings up another point I have been thinking about. If  Rough-legged 
Hawks, which nest in the arctic, winter here every year and migrate north every 
year, why don't we see Snowy Owls every year.  Are there just fewer snowys in 
the world, or are the majority of snowys just that much better at finding food 
that the hawks are.  Being better hunters, enables snowys to remain farther 
north most years.

Its all just a thought on my part. 

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] lk.estes

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Hi all,

This morning there was a female Barrow's Goldeneye at Lake Estes.  
As you drive into the lake parking area from HWY 36, turn right and drive to 
the end of the parking lot and the bird was seen with several Common Goldeneys 
out in the open water.


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[cobirds] snowy owl

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Hi all,

For what its worth, I have been in contact with a snowy owl bander in 
Saskatchewan and showed him some photos that I took yesterday of the snowy.
  His reply to me was...

Hey Scott,


Thanks for the pictures.


I've learned to hedge my bets as far as sexing and aging Snowies, but your bird 
appears to be a second year male to me


Scott Rashid
Estes Park

[cobirds] owl

[pygmyowl]

Hi all,

Been reading about the Snowy Owl and began wondering if anyone had seen the owl 
either with prey, eating anything, or regurgitating a pellet?

I am curious to what the owl is feeding on, if anyone has noticed.

The shots that Carol got of the owl and the ravens really shows off an 
interesting size comparison, between the two species. You can see how large the 
snowy owl really is.

Thanks,

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

[cobirds] hawk

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Hi all,
Just had a Sharp-shinned come through and catch a Cassin's Finch right outside 
my window.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] program

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Hi all,

The Foothills Audubon will be having a free program Monday evening at the 
Berthoud Community Center.

 I will be giving a presentation about my book Small Mountain Owls.

The program begins at 7:00 pm. and everyone is welcome.  

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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[cobirds] finches

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Hi everyone,

It has been snowing for the past several days here in Estes Park. And with 
the snow comes the birds.

I have about 50 Evening Grosbeaks at my feeders and over 250 rosy-finches. Most 
of the rosy-finches are the Hepburns race.
which I call  gray-hooded.  The name gray-cheeked just doesn't make it for me; 
sorry.

We have yet to see any Black Rosy-finches  and have had only 1 Brown-capped 
Rosy-finch.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] owl

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Hi all,

While hiking the Cowcreek trail in  RMNP this afternoon, I found two Northern 
Pygmy-Owls. One was vocalizing on the Gem Lake trail, just south of where it 
meets the Cowcreek Trail. 

 The other was  on the Cowcreek trail about 500 yards west of the Ranch 
buildings.  

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] Douglas Res.

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Hi all,

Yesterday there was a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Douglas Res. along witht the 
Pacific Loon and the Long-tailed Duck.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] grosbeaks

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Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know that the banding sight at the YMCA of the Rockies 
has been having up to 13 Evening Grosbeaks at the feeders.

There are a number of adult birds and Juviniles as well.

If interested, enter the Y property and take the first right. You will pass the 
tennis court and mini golf course. Take a right onto Mineral Drive and park at 
the top of the first driveway  and look down hill and you will see the banding 
site.  Feel free to sit on the benches and watch the feeders.

This is also a good place to see Band-tailed Pigeons.

Scott Rashid
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[cobirds] finches

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BlankHi all,

Just had 4 Evening Grosbeaks at my back feeder, 2 males and 2 females.  These 
birds are very unusual here at my house this time of year.

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[cobirds] Hawk

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Hi all,

This afternoon while banding at my banding sight at the YMCA of the Rockies,  
we saw a male Northern Goshawk come flying in atttempting to capture a 
Black-billed Magpie. It was quite the show watching the hawk move through the 
dense bushes chasing a young magpie. 

As the Hawk came in the area it was chased by magpies and crows.  The hawk 
moved through the bushes for a few minutes before it flew off with the corvids 
in  hot persuit.

After a few minutes, the hawk came back for a second attempt at a snack, but 
was unsuccessful again.  I think the magpies are getting wise to the hawk. This 
is the second time within three weeks that I have seen the hawk  come through 
the banding site.

If your interested in what we have been catching, check out the website and 
press the banding link

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[cobirds] hawk

[pygmyowl]

BlankHi all,

While banding at the YMCA this afternoon we had a few unusual visitors to the 
banding station.

The first was a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak I was able to band and later 
recapture.

We also had a Badger walk by after we had finished.

But by far the most exciting visitor was an adult male Northern Goshawk that 
came in and captured, and carried off, a fledgling Magpie right in front of the 
crowd.

It will be a day those visitors won't soon forget.

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[cobirds] feather question

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Hi all, 

Just wnat to thank everyone who commented onmy feather question. As if turned 
out, the bird was in fact a White-faced Ibis.

of interest, that pair of owls have also been feeding on...
 
Brewer's Blackbirds
Pocket Gophers
Steller's Jay
Cottontail
Wyoming Groundsquirrels
Common Nighthawk
Northern Flicker

I even found a  few Turkey feathers under the nest!!

The male is hunting during the day to keep up with the family's needs. On three 
occcasions I watched him give the female Wyoming Ground Squirrels at various 
times throughout the days.

As I watched the owl family the other day,  the female flew from the nest tree 
as a Cooper's Hawk began cackling.  When I walked toward the hawk, I noticed it 
was trying to drown a Steller's Jay.  The owl scared the hawk into releasing 
the jay.

The owl flew a few feed from the jay and landed in on a spruce branch looking 
at both the hawk and occasionally looking at the jay

The Jay made it to the side of the creek looking very unhappy. It perched on 
the edge of the stream just long enough for the owl to swoop in and catch the 
Jay, then carry it to the owls nest and feed it to the owlets.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park

P.S. It is raingin up here in estes this morning  and I have  few Brown-capped 
Rosyfinches at my feeder.
 
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[cobirds] feather question

[pygmyowl]

I have a question about some feathers that I am hoping someone can identify for 
me.

The other day I found several green feathers under a Great Horned Owl nest near 
the YMCA.  The feathers are all an iridescent green color.   The feathers that 
I found are all flight feathers of various lengths, with the longest one being 
about 4 or 5 inches.

My thought is that the original owner of the feathers would have been either a 
Green Heron or a White-faced Ibis.  However, both species would be very rare 
near the Y camp.

Does anyone have any othe idea of what bird the feathers may have come from?

I have a photo of some of the feathers that I can e-mail anyone who might be 
able to identify them.

Thanks in advance,

Scott Rashid
Estes Park
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[cobirds] lk.estes

[pygmyowl]

Hi all,

This morning I found a Worm-eating Warbler across the sidewalk from the pond in 
the bird sanctary at lake Estes.  There are several other good mountain species 
coming and going daily at the sanctuary as well.

Yesterday there was a White-throated Sparrow.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park
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[cobirds] grosbeak

[pygmyowl]

Hi all,

Just had a second year male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my feeder.

Scott Rashid
Estes Park 
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[cobirds] dove

[pygmyowl]

Hi all, while in Longmont this afternoon I found a White-winged dove in the 
parking lot of The suski resturant  on Nelson rd.

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