[cobirds] Rufous-crowned Sparrows and fly-over Sandhill Cranes at Tunnel Drive in Canon City

I drove over to Tunnel Drive at the far west end of Canon City today looking for Rufous-crowned Sparrows and found 2. They were in the company of Canyon Towhees, an association I frequently observe in this location. I got some reasonably good pics of them that I have uploaded to my Birds and

[cobirds] White-throated Sparrow, Boulder County, Oct. 22

Hello, Birders. A *white-throated sparrow* has been hanging out in my front yard, Lafayette, Boulder County, this rainy Thursday morning, Oct. 22. Here's a photo and here's audio , obtained while I was on the phone with

[cobirds] Surf Scoter and Black-bellied Plovers, LUNA, Weld Co.

I visited LUNA today about 4PM. Alas, no Scoter or Plovers, but a good number of ducks, especially Ruddys. I'm looking for some help here, because in the area beyond the sandspits (to the South,) I viewed 2 white Geese that could very well have been Ross's, Snow, or domestic. I was quite a ways

[cobirds] Re: Possible Red Phalarope at Prince Lake #2, Boulder Co

After some research, I'm ready to go out on a limb and call this a Red Phalarope. Bill, head, and neck structure all looked thick to me in the field, and the light gray back and general plumage fit well with the photos I've been looking at. Interestingly, according to eBird, Reds are slightly

[cobirds] Common mergansers, Chatfield reservoir, Douglas County

I'm not really sure what county Chatfield is... I went to Chatfield today after work to check it out. I didn't see the comment turn that was mentioned in a previous post. The only birds on the sandspit were pelicans, double crested Cormorants and gulls. I'll mention now that I don't