[cobirds] Boulder r.b grosbeak, hooded warbler

2012-05-05 Thread David Ely
Eric Zorawowicz and I had a male rose-breasted grosbeak and a female hooded warbler below the CU Field House along Boulder Creek at about 7:30 this morning. They were near the street address of 2050 Athens St. Sent from my iPhone David Ely Boulder, CO and Salem, MA -- You received

[cobirds] American Three-toed woodpecker on Green Mountain Trail--Boulder Mountain Parks

2012-05-09 Thread David Ely
in the woods all the time, but I just got the sense this one was assisted. It could've been human-caused as well. At any rate, if you look for the woodpecker you may be lucky enough to see a bear in the area as well. Other than the woodpecker, things were pretty quiet. David Ely Boulder, CO

Re: [cobirds] Common Nighthawk

2014-03-15 Thread David Ely
Co birders, The other very real possibility is common goldeneyes flying up the river calling. They can sound almost exactly like common nighthawks. David Ely Salem, MA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from

[cobirds] Fwd: [NEBirds] More Sarpy Co. BROWN BOOBY Info

2014-07-03 Thread David Ely
Co birders, A brown booby was recently seen in Eastern Nebraska. See below for details. Definitely falls into the anything is possible category. David Ely Salem, MA Begin forwarded message: From: david...@comcast.net Date: July 3, 2014 at 6:33:36 PM EDT To: mountainplo...@gmail.com

[cobirds] Broomfield County 4-22-2017

2017-04-22 Thread David Ely
phoebe were about 25 yards upstream from the bridge, mostly perched on the orange private property fencing on the north side of the creek. Overall, nothing nearly as exciting as a Vaux's swift, curlew sandpiper, or yellow-throated warbler, but it was nice to be out anyway. David Ely Boulder, CO

[cobirds] Gray flycatcher and American redstart East CU Campus, Boulder

2017-05-28 Thread David Ely
of the creek near a chain-link enclosure that had a prominent yellow pipe in it. This is where I first saw and heard the bird singing, but it seemed to move upstream a bit and further north off the water after my initial sighting. David Ely Boulder, CO and Salem, MA dcely.birdguy @ gmail.com -- You

[cobirds] 250 Species in Broomfield County

2018-06-03 Thread David Ely
ago. This bird was a great milestone for Eric and his Broomfield county life list will long be unrivaled. Thanks to Eric and Matt for their contributions and camaraderie over the years. David Ely Broomfield and Salem, MA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] RB Sapsucker

2017-12-28 Thread David Ely
Bird present in back pine (of the 3 in row) at 7:30am. David Ely Broomfield -- 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 cobird

[cobirds] Kiowa County on Saturday, November 10

2018-11-11 Thread David Ely
amazement, we counted not 1, not 2, not 3, but 23! ferruginous hawks sitting in the dog town and along the fenceline. At times 6-8 were visible in one scope view. In my mind, this was the most amazing observation of the day and a fitting end as the wind picked up and the sun went down. David Ely

[cobirds] Metro Lake Birding on Sunday, 10-7 (Western gull, Spraque's Pipit)

2018-10-08 Thread David Ely
the banding station and HQ.The great crested flycatcher banded a day earlier called several times but went unseen. A few sanderling were the best birds on the lake proper. Good birding, David Ely, Broomfield Steve Mlodinow, Longmont P.S. Between meetings and appointments today I was able to see

[cobirds] Gyrfalcon present now near dump

2018-12-29 Thread David Ely
The gyrfalcon is currently perched on a fence post east of Taft Hill Road about 1/4 mile south of dump entrance. It is about 250 yards east of Taft eating a prey item. 8:40am David Ely and Steve Mlodinow -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Col

[cobirds] Clay-colored sparrow, Columbine Meadows Park, Broomfield

2019-01-01 Thread David Ely
ight along the wooden fences here. The closest intersection would be 126th Ave. and Hazel St. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51189910 David Ely Broomfield, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [cobirds] Brown Thrasher, Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County

2019-01-02 Thread David Ely
While unsuccessfully trying to refind the Broomfield County clay-colored sparrow at Columbine Meadows Park this afternoon, I had to settle for a pair of brown thrashers instead. Pictures were added within my ebird checklist. David Ely Broomfield, CO On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:53 PM cteuton wrote

[cobirds] Brant at Glasser Res. Broomfield

2019-01-06 Thread David Ely
I'm currently looking at a brant at Glasser Res./Holy Family Highschool Res. In Broomfield. Intersection of 144th and Sheridan in NE corner. Looks like possibly a different bird than the Stearns lake bird. David Ely Broomfield -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[cobirds] Slaty-backed gulls and other gulls at Larimer Landfill today.

2018-12-21 Thread David Ely
am and I wanted to get the word out. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50849827 David Ely Broomfield, 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, sen

[cobirds] Brant at Glasser in Broomfield

2019-01-13 Thread David Ely
All, If interested, Matt Hofeditz and I just refound the brant. It is with cacklers, et. al near the water in flow on the north side. David Ely Broomfield -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from

[cobirds] Ebird Tips and Guidance

2019-07-02 Thread David Ely
Hello Cobirders, I wanted to take a few moments and offer some suggestions on how to better utilize the ebird tool and have your valuable observations accepted into the database. As I'm sure most everyone is aware, Colorado has a team of volunteers that review ebird data and help validate

Re: [cobirds] Ani is upstream, not downstream

2019-09-10 Thread David Ely
3:19 Ani is on south side in thicket 5-8 ft. Upstream from Westerly Creek Bridge. Across from all the backhoe activities. On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 2:00 PM David Tønnessen wrote: > Last observed around 1:30 about 150-200 m east of Westerly Creek Bridge. > > > David Tonnessen > > -- > You received

Re: [cobirds] Ani is upstream, not downstream

2019-09-10 Thread David Ely
, to Jason for finding it. David Ely Broomfield On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 3:22 PM David Ely wrote: > 3:19 Ani is on south side in thicket 5-8 ft. Upstream from Westerly Creek > Bridge. Across from all the backhoe activities. > > On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 2:00 PM David Tønnessen > w