[cobirds] Re: Chukar present - Broomfield, CO 2/24

2014-02-24 Thread Mark Minner-lee
Here are some of the photos I took of the Chukar http://www.flickr.com/photos/92595757@N08/12749848375/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/92595757@N08/12750324924/ Mark Minner-Lee Superior, CO On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Mark R markrminner...@gmail.com wrote: Birders, The recently viewed

[cobirds] Re: Chukar in Broomfield 2/21 5:00 pm

2014-02-23 Thread Barry
After seeing additional reports about the Chukar, we went back this afternoon (4:45pm) and found it foraging between the two buildings there on the west side of 117th and Teller in Broomfield. Seems like s/he is quite a way out of the usual range. Anybody have any guesses as to why we're

[cobirds] Re: Chukar in Broomfield

2014-02-23 Thread Chris Rurik
Last year David Dowell and I were amazed to find a chukar in someone's backyard in Weld County. After the requisite high-fives, we drove a half-mile up the road to a State Wildlife Area, where hunters were training their dogs by releasing captive chukars. Lesson learned. Not saying it's

[cobirds] Re: Chukar in Broomfield 2/21 5:00 pm

2014-02-22 Thread Barry
Hi, Bill. This morning (9 am, too late?), I went down to the area in Broomfield where you saw the Chukar and was unable to find it. I looked around the industrial park and the nearby ballfields, but no luck. Doesn't mean it's not there, just that I didn't see it. - Barry Gingrich

[cobirds] Re: Chukar in Broomfield 2/21 5:00 pm

2014-02-21 Thread Bill Blackburn
Just got home and the pictures are abysmal. We were unfortunately there for the wine and only had an iPhone for a camera. The only four photos that I could salvage are linked below. Sorry for the poor quality. The bird was still present in the same spot (small gravel parking space to the