[cobirds] McIntosh Lake, Union Res 11/14

Blackbirds (one of which was a pure albino), 1 Yellow-headed Blackbird, and about 50 Common Grackles. A dark-morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk was sitting on a utility pole on WCR 3.5 just north of the blackbirds. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[cobirds] Prothonotary Warbler at Holly Rest Area (Prowers) 4/15, a few other birds 4/17

at Nee Noshe Reservoir, and saw five Marbled Godwits, a Snowy Plover, and a Baird's Sandpiper. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com

[cobirds] date error on Prothonotary Warbler--should be 4/16, not 4/15

Hi Everyone-- I got so excited, I put the wrong date down! The Prothonotary Warbler was on Saturday 4/16, not 4/15 as I had posted previously. I'm sorry for any confusion. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds

[cobirds] Golden Ponds (Longmont) 5/15

, and a Bullock's Oriole. The good birds were all in the riparian zone along the creek between the spillway and the dam. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds

[cobirds] Holly to Last Chance (Prowers/Kiowa/Cheyenne/Kit Carson/Washington Cos.) 5/21-22

the biggest surprise was a Red-headed Woodpecker at the NW corner of the bird route. I so nearly got bogged down at one point but just made it through. --- Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post

[cobirds] Chatfield (Jeff/Doug) 6/4

Olympic gulls that drive Seattleites crazy). There are other birds at the park besides the Western Gull. At the Plum Creek picnic area, a Least Flycatcher was singing doggedly through the heat. Off the heron overlook, a very white-faced Clark's Grebe was with a group of Westerns. Mark Miller

[cobirds] FW: Chatfield (Jeff/Doug) 6/4

Those were Kingerys, not Leukerings. My apologies. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds

[cobirds] Pella Crossing (Boulder) 6/11

Night-Heron. I watched it stalk fish at the west end of the island. Kudos to Greeley for nurturing such a wonderful place. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds

[cobirds] Bent/Las Animas/Baca/Prowers 6/12 (Gray Vireo, Carolina Wren)

Reservoir (Red-headed Woodpecker and Eastern Phoebe) and Lamar Community College (singing American Redstart, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Mississippi Kite) before heading home. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds

[cobirds] birds around Durango (La Plata) 7/3

off the side of the railroad trestle. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr

[cobirds] Pawnee 9/3

). A large pond along WCR 75 between WCR 102 and WCR 100 had 4 American Avocets, 3 Red-necked Phalaropes, a Pectoral Sandpiper (fly-by, calling), a Black Tern, and a large assortment of ducks (mallards, shovelers, pintails). The weather was windy, but not at all hot. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You

[cobirds] Boulder Res/Walden Ponds (Boulder Co) 10/30

was along the NE part of the dam. At Walden Ponds (Cottonwood Marsh) this morning, there were quite a few Canvasbacks, and we saw a Marsh Wren from the boardwalk. We looked for dippers at Boulder Creek under the 75th Street bridge. We saw poop, but no birds. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You

[cobirds] pre-dawn is a good time to look for the Barr Lake Snowy Owls

, rip it in half, swallow it in two gulps, and glide back to its perch. I apologize for the late post. I am unable to post from work, or I would have written sooner. Horned Larks were calling in the dark in the snowy field east of the house, but got quiet by dawn. Mark Miller Longmont

[cobirds] gulls at Anthem 1/15

settled back in. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more

[cobirds] Dark-morph Harlan's Red-tail near Niwot (Boulder Co.) 2/25

SWA produced no owls (I was there from 4:30 until almost 6 pm), but there was one blue-morph Snow Goose hiding among the cacklers. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email

[cobirds] Pawnee 4/7

and the garrulous campers, we didn't see much in the way of birds. We looked for Mountain Plover along WCR 96, but did not see any. Elsewhere today we saw an Osprey near St Vrain State Park in Longmont, and a light-morph Swainson's Hawk crossing I-80 just east of Cheyenne. Mark Miller Longmont, CO

[cobirds] Bent/Prowers/Kiowa County 3/8

. They did fly around some, however, so I was able to make out a few Ross's and White-fronts among the Snows. Mark Miller Longmont, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post

[cobirds] Broad-winged Hawk near Lyons 5/9

Draw, and in the sanctuary we saw Eastern Kingbird and Swainson's Thrush, but not many other migrants. Broad-tailed Hummingbirds are back in force at the Fawn Brook Inn. Mark Miller Longmont, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http

[cobirds] Sawhill and Walden Ponds (Boulder Co.) 5/10

Sandpipers, and a few avocets in Cottonwood Marsh. The Bank Swallows have returned, and a Bufflehead is still hanging on. Mark Miller Longmont, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You

[cobirds] White-winged Dove in Gunbarrel (Boulder Co.) 5/13

to a nearby cottonwood. A nice surprise! The address is 6135 Gunbarrel Avenue, but the lot is between Gunbarrel and Longbow. If you come, please remember it's private property. Mark Miller Longmont, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http

[cobirds] Coal Creek Golf Course (Boulder Co.) 6/28

in question. Mark Miller Longmont, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds

[cobirds] Least Bittern (Larimer) and Red Crossbills (Boulder) 8/2

2). There were lots of hummingbirds, but we could find only Broad-tailed and Rufous. We also had a very tasty lunch there (reservations required). Mark Miller Longmont, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You

[cobirds] Mount Audubon Trail (Boulder Co.) 8/9

-grown juvenile male (it had yellow forehead, but visible yellow rictus). Fun butterflies for me included several Phoebus Parnassians, lots of Mead's Sulphurs, and several Dun Skippers. I also saw what I think was a Spotted Blue. Mark Miller Longmont, CO

[cobirds] no Neotropic Cormorant at Tinmath Res this morning 8/16

side of the reservoir) today. I saw only one other birder, whom I did not recognize. Mark Miller Longmont, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Sabie's Gull at Boulder Res 10/11

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[cobirds] Tunnel Road, Canon City 10/17

Canyon Towhees at the end of the parking lot. The winter Zonotrichia flock has not arrived yet. Mark Miller Longmont, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com

[cobirds] Bonaparte's Gull at Union Reservoir 11/1

of the city park (visible from WCR 26), a Clark's Grebe was associating with Westerns, and was close enough to shore so that the eye was clearly visible in the white. Near the Union Yacht Club, a single Bonaparte's Gull was flying around. Mark Miller Longmont, CO

[cobirds] Larimer County 1/3

on the right to the smaller one on the right next to the river. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds

[cobirds] Grandview Cemetery 1/10

of the river. Mark Miller Longmont, CO

[cobirds] Windsor Res 4:30pm 3/28

to scope from. The picnic areas look like private property. A male Red-breasted Merganser and two Horned Grebes in mostly breeding plumage were at the south end of the reservoir. A Harlan's Red-tail was on a power pole on CO-257 just south of WCR 80.5. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received

[cobirds] Weld County 4/3

went over to Black Hollow Reservoir, and saw not a whole lot. All the gulls were very distant, and I couldn't make out anything other than Ring-bills. Mark Miller, gull geek Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post

[cobirds] that big gray gull at the North Weld Landfill

had longer looks). Slaty-backs of this age are starting to get dark back feathers, usually have some black smudging around the eye and don't look quite so hulking. Nick, thanks for persevering to get those picture. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you

[cobirds] (out of area) White-winged Crossbill in Cherry Co, NE 4/11

lawn. Go figure. I got nice looks but no photos. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com

[cobirds] SE Colorado 5/7-9

Yellowthroats). Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en

[cobirds] Pella Crossing (Boulder Co.) 5/15

-colored Sparrows (some even singing), and one apparent Brewer's. Several Lincoln's Sparrows were around, one of which was singing. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds

[cobirds] Norma's Grove (Weld) 6/12

better. Be careful out there. The creek in Crow Valley Campground is running higher than I've ever seen it. Ford at your peril. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi

[cobirds] Boulder Northern Parula 6/13

of the Farmer's Ditch. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com

[cobirds] grebes at Union Res (Weld) 7/25

range. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more

[cobirds] Pacific Loon still at McIntosh Lake, Longmont 7/31

except for kingbirds, of which there was one Eastern among the many Westerns. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group

[cobirds] report from RMNP and vicinity for 8/2

both there last weekend). Mark Miller Longmont, CO --- On monday am, I tried Rock Cut for ptarmigan (as recommended by someone on the sunday trip, but there were too many people to go off trail as he'd suggested). I then dropped a bike at the Trail Ridge Visitor Center because I wanted to hike

[cobirds] Chatfield 9/11 (no Little Gull)

to say excuse you). Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com

[cobirds] Boulder Res 9/12 (Am Golden-Plover still present)

young Woodhouse's Toads in the little stream--a nice surprise. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email

[cobirds] Boulder Res, Walden Ponds 9/26

there. (How often do you get to look straight down on a Marsh Wren?) A fair number of American Wigeon have found the pond already. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi

[cobirds] Pawnee Grasslands 5/5 (Yellow-throated Warbler, Least Flycatcher)

in a dead shrub and two Grasshopper Sparrows (FOY for me) along WCR 104 west of WCR 69. At Norma's Grove, there was a Yellow-throated Warbler and a Least Flycatcher visible along WCR 100. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Crow Valley (Pawnee) 5/13

different Least Flycatchers; both were singing. A Green-tailed Towhee was along the path behind the horseshoe pits. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds

[cobirds] Crow Valley 8/26

Red-breasted Nuthatches were getting water from a hopelessly small puddle. We ate lunch at the group picnic area, where a Silver-haired Bat landed right over us. We watched it circle the barbecue grill a few times before it settled into the eaves for the day. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You

[cobirds] from Pueblo to Last Chance 9/22

-sided) Bullock's Oriole - 1 House Finch - 5 American Goldfinch - 1 House Sparrow - 10 A few Mourning Cloaks are still around. Zero dragonflies. A single Swainson's Hawk was along CO-71 north of Limon. I suspect that might be my last for 2012. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received

[cobirds] Last Chance, Jackson Res (Wash/Morgan) 10/7

on the dam (1 is painted at the top of the staircase out of the day use area parking lot). There are still quite a few American Golden-Plovers at the lake's edge (a good quarter mile from us). A dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk was along CO-144 near Weldona. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received

[cobirds] Last Chance (Washington Co) 10/13

on I-70 westbound in from the airport is hideous due to construction. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send

[cobirds] redpolls in the Pawnee 11/18

hoot around 4pm; some really bad golfers were bouncing shots off the Austrian Pines). Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

[cobirds] Bear Creek Lake Park is open on Thanksgiving

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[cobirds] Boulder and Larimer 1/13

, but did not land. The ones I could see well were Gray-crowned. At 2pm, it was snowing in Ward with an air temperature of 2 degrees. Great weather if you're a rosy-finch. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group

[cobirds] e-bird article in this month's Scientific American

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[cobirds] South Platte (Adams), Teller 5 (Boulder) 1/26

plumage, Herring structure and size). Mark Miller Longmont, 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, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post

[cobirds] Teller Farm N Trailhead, Boulder 3/10

mentioned yesterday were still around. Mark Miller Longmont, 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, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post

[cobirds] Boulder County 4/20

there. It took but a few minutes to find the phoebe in the willows upstream from the bridge, and soon enough it started singing. All in all a pretty nice morning. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group

[cobirds] Baca/Prowers/Washington Cos. 5/19

-breasted Grosbeak. Mark Miller Longmont, 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, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send

[cobirds] Huerfano/Las Animas 6/8-9

Fritillary. This morning, I saw a tarantula sauntering across CO-109. Luckily, cross-traffic was nil. Mark Miller Longmont, 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

[cobirds] Eastern Meadowlark continues 6/12 (Boulder)

to the shelter, then south up the hill to the fence. It flew several times, but always between the fence and the hill. Below are the GPS coordinates from Michael’s iPhone of where we first found it. Mark Miller Longmont, CO Latitude: N40° 05' 57.5 Longitude: W105° 16' 35.5 Altitude: 5515' http

[cobirds] SE Colorado 8/11

times as I've driven that stretch, woodpeckers are not the usual scenery. (I was in Oklahoma City on Saturday 8/10, apparently among the last to see the Lake Overholser South Polar Skua.) Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Last Chance and Jackson Res 9/2

nine warbler species for the day. Mark Miller Longmont, 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, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post

[cobirds] Twin Lakes and Longmont (Boulder Co) 9/13 - Blackpoll Warbler

trailhead. I also saw a flock of about 6 Wilson's Warblers and a Western Wood-Pewee in the woods east of the wooden bridge. A very wet Turkey Vulture was perched in a cottonwood along Left hand Creek about 1/4 mile east of Hover Street in Longmont. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received

[cobirds] Boulder and Longmont 9/28

Nelson Road, and lots of cormorants in Clover Basin. Pella Crossing is still closed and quite a mess, so we drove over to Lake McIntosh. We saw a few Am. White Pelicans, lots of Western Grebes, and one Clark's Grebe. We tried Golden Ponds, but that's still closed, too. Mark Miller Longmont, CO

[cobirds] Brant and Red Phalarope (Larimer/Adams) 10/26

that its belly was completely pale (some Black Brant have minimal black on the belly, so it was worth looking). Besides the Brant, I saw two Bonaparte's Gulls and Horned and Eared Grebes on Houts Lake, and an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull on Equalizer Lake. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You

[cobirds] City Park, Cherry Creek, Chatfield 11/3

from the north boat ramp and the heron overlook. Mark Miller Longmont, 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, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr

[cobirds] Union Res (Weld) 11/3

Goose has volunteered for watch goose duty for the Brant, too. Joggers are mostly being good about running around it. The adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was still at the south end of Equalizer Lake. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[cobirds] Last Chance (WashCo), Union Res (Weld) 4/27

present at Tempel Grove were me and Lynne Miller of Colorado Springs, no relation. (We apparently arrived at Tempel Grove several hours too late, and left Lamar several hours too early.) Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Weld Buff-breasted Sandpiper and other stuff 9/6

was there. I thought I noticed both type 2 and type 5. Lots of Pine Siskins and Red-breasted Nuthatches. Mark Miller Longmont, 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

[cobirds] Chatfield State Park (Jeff/Doug), Anton (Wash) 9/27

(Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal). CR CC goes through downtown Anton. CR 12 veers off of US 36 two miles east at CR EE; go 4 miles east on CR 12 to CR JJ, stop at the big black mailbox. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you

[cobirds] Lakes of Longmont (Boulder/Weld) 10/25

). There were lots of Western Grebes everywhere with a few Clark's mixed in, and Redhead numbers are ramping up from a week ago. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[cobirds] McIntosh Lake (Boulder): Long-tailed Duck YES and Bonaparte's Gulls

), California (2), and Herring (2). Yesterday I went down to Prospect Lake and enjoyed all the scoters (they're still chowing down on crayfish). I went home by way of US-24 over to Park County. A stop on CR 33 (Boreas Pass Road) got me 4 Pine Grosbeaks. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received

[cobirds] Allenspark and Hygiene (Boulder Co) 12/7

that was about. I also stopped at the pond (is it a resaca now?) on the north side of Hygiene Road, a mile west of the town of Hygiene (it would be in the 6500 block if there were signs). The young Trumpeter Swan towered over the gadwall and wigeons there. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You

[cobirds] Chatfield Res (Jefferson/Douglas) 12/14

. I saw no Red-necked Grebe, but I did see Pied-billed, Horned, Eared, and Western. Very few gulls, nothing rare. At the Riverside Picnic Area near the marina, a Killdeer landed in the parking lot, and the large flock of juncos at the trailhead included a White-winged. Mark Miller Longmont, CO

[cobirds] Canon City (Fremont Co) 1/11

Marina (there were hardly any other gulls, so he really stood out), and 3 Common Loons were off N-1 Cove. I didn't see a Red-throated Loon or any of the interesting ducks that have been reported of late. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[cobirds] Lookout Mtn (Jefferson) 3/28

mellow for my visit, and I hear rumors he has a girlfriend somewhere downhill from the entrance gate. If he's not in the parking lot itself, he may be roosting in a tree somewhere. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado

[cobirds] Buckeye Road (LCR 82) 3/1

Owl call. I have not seen this behavior before in either Great Horned Owl or Short-eared Owl, so I was left a bit confused. Could Short-eared Owls be getting feisty for the breeding season now, or did I just see two feisty Great Horned Owls? Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received

[cobirds] landbirds at Golden Ponds, Longmont (Boulder) 5/30

. It revealed itself to be a Tennessee Warbler singing the first half of its song (the really sharp chippy part, not the trill at the end). I spent some time watching a Blue Jay pecking open leaf galls to get to the worms inside. The more you look, the more you see. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You

[cobirds] McIntosh Lake 8/15

Sparrow. A Great Egret was on the north shore of the lake, and several of us watched an Osprey fly to a utility pole with a fish so big it could barely stay in the air. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group

[cobirds] evening Baird's sparrow (Larimer) 7/25

jumble almost like a Winter Wren. If you search tomorrow, start very early, and listen along the entire stretch from 1.5 to 2.0 miles. Late also works, but the light will not be in your favor. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Redpolls at Estes Park 10/31 (correction)

Hi everyone, Dave Leatherman informs me that the trees the redpolls were feeding in yesterday 10/31 are Water Birches, not willows. Water Birches have dark to reddish bark. Thanks for your passion for getting it right, as always. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message

[cobirds] Last Chance (Washington) 9/26

Robins trying to bathe (they avoid the duckweed), a Hermit Thrush, a Townsend's Solitaire, a sprinkling of Wilson's and Orange-crowned Warblers, and a Common Yellowthroat. The area around the mailboxes and behind the old motel was quiet. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message

[cobirds] SE Colorado 6/4-5

Roadrunner just off Main Street at the south end of urban Lamar, running through the parking lot at the Taco John's and past the Baptist church next door, which created much upsetment among the grackles. I thought about lizard tacos, and decided to have the ground beef instead. Mark Miller Longmont

[cobirds] gulls in Weld/Larimer and Ft Collins Yellow-throated Warbler 2/27

just before 9 am and stayed around for about 10 minutes. Grandview Cemetery had a noisy immature Cooper's Hawk, a Red-breasted Nuthatch, and a few Pine Siskins but was generally quiet. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Common Nighthawks over Longmont 5/22

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RE: [cobirds] Swan #4 at Cottonwood Marsh

would call a stonking Trumpeter bill. Its vocalizations were lower pitched than I normally hear from Tundras. Frankly, I didn’t see any marks on the lores. It’s an odd one, and it’s a good lesson for all of us about looking at all the field marks. Mark Miller Longmont, CO From: cobirds

[cobirds] Ordway to Last Chance (Crowley/Washington) 8/27

Waterthrush at the southern pond (running along a downed tree trunk) and a young American Redstart in the windbreak behind the old hotel. A young Great Horned Owl was flying around and landed in the windbreak. It sat there for a while, screeching away. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received

[cobirds] second-hand report from Rocky Mountain National Park 5/12

couldn't imagine why any owl, much less a Flammulated, would be almost in the water. Mark Miller Longmont, 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

RE: [cobirds] Mexican Duck on e-bird

, it is. It wouldn’t be the first time. Mark Miller Longmont, CO From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brandon Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 8:10 PM To: Christopher Wood Cc: cobirds Subject: Re: [cobirds] Mexican Duck on e-bird The confusing part

RE: [cobirds] Mexican Duck on e-bird

central Mexico". Mark Miller Longmont, CO From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brandon Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 5:47 PM To: cobirds Subject: [cobirds] Mexican Duck on e-bird Did Mexican Duck get split from Mallard?? E-bird see

[cobirds] S Platte Ponds, Thornton (Adams) 3/22

ons weren't really assessable from this distance, I did not try to identify it. This individual was not visible from McKay and 100th, and too far away even to digiscope. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Bird

[cobirds] Tundra Swans still at Cozzens Lake (Weld) 3/15

, one Canada x Snow, Mallard, N Pintail, Am Wigeon, N Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Com Goldeneye. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from

[cobirds] Whimbrel photo from Lagerman Res (Boulder) 4/17

Avocets, and a Least Sandpiper were also there. Here is a cropped photo of the Whimbrel. The others were too far away. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this grou

[cobirds] Boulder county miscellany 5/25

at the first residence on the right on Walden Ponds Road. The bird was visible from the road, but eventually flew north out of view. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from

RE: [cobirds] CDOT and the MBTA brochure

of Longmont bearing a lovely photo of an anhinga. Regards, Mark Miller Longmont, CO From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Neill Matheson Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:08 PM To: c...@ecentral.com Cc: COBirds Subject: Re: [cobirds] CDOT

[cobirds] Townsend's Warbler at Lamar Community College Woods (Prowers) 4/21

the many Yellow-rumps. A Hermit Thrush was in the middle part of the woods, and a House Wren was busy in the big brush pile at the south end. Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubs

RE: [cobirds] ID help, Larimer Cty

Brenda, I’ve not heard of any good treatment for small birds like house finches. Consultation with a wildlife vet (which I’m not) might be in order. Mark Miller Longmont, CO From: bbeatty7...@gmail.com [mailto:bbeatty7...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 1:36 PM

RE: [cobirds] ID help, Larimer Cty

Dave and others, Looks like a house finch with a case of pox. You may want to clean your feeder lest other birds catch it. Mark Miller Longmont, CO From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave Hyde Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 1:25 PM

RE: [cobirds] Painted Bunting food

stuff south of the feeders, it was getting some sort of seeds, but I can’t say for sure what seeds it was actually finding. Mark Miller Longmont, CO From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of DAVID A LEATHERMAN Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2019 4:07 PM

[cobirds] Lagerman (Boulder) Long-tailed Ducks 11/17

speculated maybe crayfish, but there could be other edibles on the bottom. Mark Miller Longmont, 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, send an email

[cobirds] Ft Collins (Larimer) and Laramie (Albany, extralimital) 11/7

any robins. Mark Miller Longmont, 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, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this

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