[cobirds] Re: Black Swift nesting failure??

2019-07-01 Thread Erik Hendrickson
I believe this is consistant with obervations of Black Swifts at Black Canyon from 1996-2017, as reported in "Breeding Phenology and Success of Black Swifts in Box Canyon, Ouray, Colorado" in the Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Vol. 119, No. 4, pgs. 678-685, 2007 by Sue E. Hirshman, Carolyn Gunn

[cobirds] Re: [ACC] Hunting/Fishing license required to enter SWAs starting July 1

2020-05-06 Thread Erik Hendrickson
I can support this. If enough birders participate, maybe we can convince CPW that there are a lot more people interested in observing White-tailed Ptarmigan than shooting them. Maybe they'll introduce a "birding stamp"? Erik Hendrickson Cortez, Colorado On Monday, May 4, 2

Re: [cobirds] Just a question

2020-09-18 Thread Erik Hendrickson
With a strange contortion, I can link pipit with a potential predator - black-footed ferret? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeteetse,_Wyoming On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 7:02:38 AM UTC-6 Ann Reeves wrote: > Any letters? Song bird is throwing me off! > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 17:05 Lisa C

Re: [cobirds] Any ideas?

2021-12-23 Thread Erik Hendrickson
Perhaps a situation similar to this female Merlin feeding on a Eurasian Collared-Dove. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=70Ff7vokmHM On Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 9:10:31 AM UTC-7 anne...@gmail.com wrote: > Agree with Tony, it looks like the results of an attack on a white pigeon > by a preda

[cobirds] Re: interesting Snowy Egret at The Arsenal, Adams Co., Apr. 29; and other stuff

2023-04-30 Thread Erik Hendrickson
The goose/angler interaction made me laugh, and somehow motivated me to think about the Snowy Egret. Possibilities come to mind: (1) all snowy egrets have this breeding plumage briefly, and I've never noticed it before; (2) somehow just the feathers at the back of the head were stained when the

[cobirds] Re: RFI: Steller's Sea Eagle

2023-06-17 Thread Erik Hendrickson
Where do we contribute funds to repair the fellow's hard drive? On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 9:07:14 AM UTC-6 John Shenot wrote: > I spoke this morning with a not-very-serious birder who saw a very large > bird in fall of 2020 at Dixon Reservoir (Larimer) that he struggled to ID. > He claimed to

[cobirds] Russel Lakes State Wildlife Area (Saguache Co.)

2017-05-31 Thread Erik Hendrickson
x27;s surface, capturing insects, and occasionally skimming water to drink. Erik Hendrickson Cortez, Colorado -- 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 em

[cobirds] Re: Rattlesnake vs. jay

2017-08-27 Thread Erik Hendrickson
Good observations, very interesting - thank you. Erik Hendrickson Cortez, CO On Friday, August 25, 2017 at 9:56:56 AM UTC-6, Raymond Davis wrote: > > On 8/23 I saw a rattlesnake under my sunflower feeder (common occurrence > ), so I went to get a trashcan and snake stick to catch it, b

[cobirds] Mountain Plover [Weld] / Birder-Hunter Conflicts

2018-04-18 Thread Erik Hendrickson
Perhaps we birders need to encourage State Lawmakers to make birding a permitted activity, and require all of us to purchase an annual Birding License. If we can contribute financially directly to Colorado Dept of Fish and Game, maybe it would be win-win. -- You received this message because y