[cobirds] Shrike @ Running Deer Natural Area (LARIMER)

I found a Loggerhead Shrike at Running Deer Natural Area in Fort Collins today ~4:30pm. The bird was repeatedly visiting a tree next to the trail that connects the Colorado Visitors Center off Prospect Rd near I-25 to the rest of the Running Deer/Cottonwood Hollow trails. It's basically the only tree that's right next to that trail. At least 5 other (brave) species were visiting the same tree. Obviously not a rare bird - but it looks like there haven't been many sightings close in to Fort Collins this summer so I thought I would share.

Happy birding,

John Shenot

Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Huerfano County -- Red Phalarope still present at 4:16pm 7/31

Chris Knight and I drove down to Le Veta in Huerfano County from Pueblo West, and we saw the Red Phalarope in the south west side of the lake where Polly Neldner found it earlier.  It was present when we left at 4:16pm, other people were coming, so it was probably seen by them later on.  Great find Polly!  

 

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO  

[cobirds] Huerfano County Update: Red Phalarope

Scooter and I were walking at Wahatoya Lake this morning at around 10:30 am when I noticed a bird over my right shoulder heading toward the lake. The wing pattern was not familiar to me...so put the bins up for a closer look. Was surprised to find a very colorful phalarope with a yellow bill...female Red Phalarope on the last day of July! I must admit I did the "spastic Polly dance" for a moment trying to decide if I had really seen what I thought I saw.  Took lots of photos, some of which may be seen on the CFO Facebook page. I did not have my phone with me so could not look it up. Watched the bird for quite a long time as it would make little forays onto shore, sometimes within 10 ft. of me. It was not bothered by the presence of my dog or myself...but I was concerned  the folks getting ready to launch their fishing tubes would scare it off. I needn't have worried as the bird was not phased by any of the goings on near her, she was that intent on feeding.

Booked it back home and called my husband Paul, luckily he was able to come home and we were both graced with wonderful looks at a life bird almost in our own backyard! She was still there at 1:45 pm. Weather permitting we will head back up this evening...

Polly Wren Neldner

La Veta, CO

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 31 July 2014

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: July 31, 2014

email: rba@cfobirds.org

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, July 31 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

 

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

   

Green Heron (Boulder)

Snowy Plover (Kiowa, Otero)

Broad-winged Hawk (Fremont)

Caspian Tern (Weld)

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Otero)

ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder, Delta, Douglas, Mesa)

Cassin's Kingbird (*Boulder)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Fremont)

Fox Sparrow (Mesa)

BOULDER COUNTY:

--6+ American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Norfleet on the N side of Long Lake on July 28.

--A Green Heron was reported by Whitehurst at Sawhill Ponds on July 27.

--2 Cassin's Kingbirds were reported by Baron on Gunbarrel Farm Open Space on July 30.  The location was on S side of Lookout Road, 1/4 to 1/3 miles east of 78th St.

DELTA COUNTY:

--American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Dahl at Crags Crest CG on Grand Mesa on July 27.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

--A f American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Suddjian on Rampart Range Road 0.5 mile from CR 67 on July 22.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--Miller reported a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on July 8 on CO 67, It was seen flying alongside the highway. It was seen 0.75 miles north of the Custer County line.  On July 13, Miller reported seeing the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the same spot.  On July 14, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported by Walbek, Percival and Schultz. On July 16, Drummond reported Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at 0730 but not at 1030.  On July 19, Hinds reported the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the same spot.  On July 20, Edwards reported that 2 Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were seen and

that they appear to be nesting in the dead tree.  On July 22, Bill Maynard reported 1 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher before 0800.  On July 23, Moss reported seeing the female Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.  On July 25, Moss was able to see the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher pair exchange duty at the nest in the dead tree.  On July 26, Kaempfer reported the pair of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were busy defending their nest.  On July 27, Moss watched the f Scissor-tail forage from the driveway several hundered feet north of nest tree..  Moss spote to the property owner of the nest tree and it is okay to park in the driveway as long as you do not block the driveway and stay outside their fenceline.

--A juv Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Moss at Florence River Park on July 28.

KIOWA COUNTY:

--At Neegronda Reservoir on July 27, Dowell reported 23 Snowy Plovers.

MESA COUNTY:

--On July 25, Henwood reported 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers (ad and fledgling m) and a Slate-colored Fox Sparrow at Fruita Reservoir #1 S of Glade Park.

OTERO COUNTY:

--At Lake Cheraw on July 27, Dowell reported 24 Snow Plovers.

--A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (probably f) was reported by Mlodinow at Cheraw on July 29.  It was

seen at 3rd and Beymer.  The yard has 3 feeders.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--An ACORN WOODPECKER family was reported by Percival at the dead Ponderosa Tree in the parking lot at Horseshoe Lodge at Pueblo Mountain Park on July 10. On July 12, Bohannon reported ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park.  On July 20, Dunning reported that the pair of ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park were busy feeding young.  On July 26, Kaempfer reported ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park.

WELD COUNTY:

--A Caspian Tern was reported by Knight at St  Vrain SP on July 29.

DFO Field Trips:

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, August 2 will be to the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt led by Mary Geder (303-986-6127) and Jackie King (720-381-3314).  Call leader if going.  Meet at Prospect Park at 0800.  From I-70 exit 267, take Kipling south about 0.75 mile and turn right (west) on 44th Ave.  Go one mile west.  Look for entrace to Prospect Park on your left (south).  Meet just inside the park in the lot right next to Prospect Lake.  

This will be a half-day trip, easy wlaking, accessible for mobility impaired individuals.  Bring water and a snack, lunch optional.  Goo trip for novice birders and new members.

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, August 3 will be the Jackson Lake Reservoir led by Ira and Tammy Sanders (303-278-7172).  Call leaders if going.  Meet at 0600 at the Division of Wildlife, 6060 N Broadway.  Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right to carpool.  State Parks Pass required.  This is an all day trip so bring lunch, plenty of water, bug spray, and sunscreen.  Scopes will be helpful and remember you mud boots as we may hike through some mud.  

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

303-554-9785

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[cobirds] Re: Bird Song ID Gadget

Can't wait for this technology to materialize!  :-)   I recall probably five years ago some field researchers outfit having a field unit that did just that--lost track of who they are.

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
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On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 2:25:41 PM UTC-6, Robert Righter wrote:

Hi

It seems I'm frequently being asked if I know of a gadget that could be pointed at a singing bird that would ID the songster.

I recently called the Laboratory of Ornithology and was put through to the Wild Bird Store associated with the Lab and was told "not yet, they are working on it." Apparently the technology is available and it is just the question of adapting the technology to bird songs and then to a gadget. If you are interested in how the technology works try the app "Soundhound" where you can point the iPhone to the radio playing a song and it will uncannily tell you the name of the song.

Bob Righter
Denver CO

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RE: [cobirds] Re: Boulder County, July 30

Scott, David, et al,
Re crossbills at lower elevations, and cone crops in general, I would say the following:

Conifers produce cone crops at fairly irregular intervals, with what nursery people refer to as "bumper" crops occurring only every 3-5 years for most species of coniferous tree (in Colorado that would be pines, spruces, true firs, and Douglas-fir).  Heavy cone crops can be triggered by both moisture (i.e. "good" growing conditions) and stress (i.e. "bad" growing conditions).  If the stress is bad enough, and the plant has a physiological sense it might die, available energy can be, and often is, put into cone production as the best means of sustaining the species.  Last winter and the months hence have generally had good moisture over wide areas of the Colorado mountains, so, as David suggests, cone production this year is mostly in response to good conditions. 

Most conifer cones take one to two years to mature and produce viable seeds.  Cone production starts in late spring after pollination of female cones (called "strobili") by pollen from male strobili.  The resulting seed-bearing cones develop during the summer, and the future "inventory" available for exploitation the following winter (or the winter after that) becomes evident about this time of year.  Thus, crossbills which are highly dependant on such a widely scattered, both geographically and temporally, resource as cones, need to engage in extensive scouting.  Type 2 Red Crossbills dependent on ponderosa pine apparently have the ability to differentiate between 1-year old ("unripe") and 2-year old ("ripe") cones during scouting.  I am not sure if this is done visually while on the wing (conifer cones are concentrated in tree tops AND the color of these two ages of cones ARE different), or if they have to stop and examine things/sample things more closely.  Regardless of what exactly it entails, in my experience, much scouting occurs from mid-July thru the onset of winter (November-early December).  How scouts convey information to the general population of crossbills is also a mystery, at least to me.  But if you've ever watched a group of crossbills quietly feeding atop a conifer, and then heard one of them begin to call ("I'm having a tougher and tougher time over here finding seeds easily, I say we move on", or, "Is it just me, or do you guys feel Merlin eyes beating down on you?", or whatever it is they say), followed by a crescendo of the others calling in agreement, followed by them all flying off, they are obviously able to vocally convey information.

Whether we see conspicuous numbers of crossbills in the foothills or out on the plains probably depends a lot on the situation in the mountains.  If cone crops are good everywhere in the mountains, not much scouting elsewhere will be necessary.  But I would wager, diligent observation would result in at least a few sightings in almost every county on the eastern plains, and that if they occur, July-October would be the most likely time to see out-of-the-mountain wandering crossbills (and corvids, which also eat a lot of conifer seeds). 

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins

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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:29:08 -0700
From: dave1wx@gmail.com
To: cobirds@googlegroups.com
Subject: [cobirds] Re: Boulder County, July 30

Scott:

I haven't encountered any in town yet but did find some low down in Skunk Canyon (southwest Boulder) yesterday.  In general, Red Crossbills are seemingly everywhere in the northern Colorado mountains this summer (based on my own observations plus the number of red dots -- recent reports -- on ebird).  Has the deep soil moisture built up during the previous 10 months resulted in a good cone crop?

David Dowell

Longmont, CO

On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 12:54:57 PM UTC-6, Scott Baron wrote:

Also, has anyone had Red Crossbills in areas outside the mountains recently?  I think I heard them as flyovers a few times this Monday and Tuesday in the city of Boulder.

Scott Baron

Loveland, Colo.

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[cobirds] Re: Boulder County, July 30

Scott:

I haven't encountered any in town yet but did find some low down in Skunk Canyon (southwest Boulder) yesterday.  In general, Red Crossbills are seemingly everywhere in the northern Colorado mountains this summer (based on my own observations plus the number of red dots -- recent reports -- on ebird).  Has the deep soil moisture built up during the previous 10 months resulted in a good cone crop?

David Dowell

Longmont, CO

On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 12:54:57 PM UTC-6, Scott Baron wrote:

Also, has anyone had Red Crossbills in areas outside the mountains recently?  I think I heard them as flyovers a few times this Monday and Tuesday in the city of Boulder.

Scott Baron

Loveland, Colo.

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[cobirds] Bird Song ID Gadget

Hi

It seems I'm frequently being asked if I know of a gadget that could be pointed at a singing bird that would ID the songster.

I recently called the Laboratory of Ornithology and was put through to the Wild Bird Store associated with the Lab and was told "not yet, they are working on it." Apparently the technology is available and it is just the question of adapting the technology to bird songs and then to a gadget. If you are interested in how the technology works try the app "Soundhound" where you can point the iPhone to the radio playing a song and it will uncannily tell you the name of the song.

Bob Righter
Denver CO

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[cobirds] Boulder County, July 30

Hi,

The rain cancelled my work today so on the way home I took the opportunity to check out Gunbarrel Farm (open space) where Ted Floyd found a CASSIN'S KINGBIRD in June and where they were found in 2013.  I easily located all three kingbird species during a short drive and short walk.  Two Cassin's and maybe five Westerns flocked together, perching on thistles, fences and telephone wires.  I also saw an Eastern Kingbird - 3 kingbird day in Boulder County!  The Cassin's were silent but the darker gray upperparts contrasted with the lighter gray of the Westerns.  The Cassin's did not show a white tail band, perhaps because of wear.  One dark kingbird had white outer tail feathers as in Western so I don't know what is going on there.

The location where I observed the Cassin's was the south side of Lookout Road, 1/4 to 1/3 mile east of the intersection of 79th St.  A pulloff at a gate is on this side of the road.

Also, has anyone had Red Crossbills in areas outside the mountains recently?  I think I heard them as flyovers a few times this Monday and Tuesday in the city of Boulder.

Bye,

Scott Baron

Loveland, Colo.

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 30 July 2014

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: July 30, 2014

email: rba@cfobirds.org

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, July 30 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

 

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

   

Green Heron (Boulder)

Snowy Plover (Kiowa, Otero)

Broad-winged Hawk (*Fremont)

Caspian Tern (*Weld)

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (*Otero)

ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder, Delta, Douglas, Mesa, Park)

Black Phoebe (Fremont)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Fremont)

Black-throated Sparrow (Pueblo)

Fox Sparrow (Mesa)

Northern Cardinal (Boulder)

Indigo Bunting (Boulder, Jefferson)

BOULDER COUNTY:

--A calling Northern Cardinal was reported by Boswell part way up Hawthorn Gulch on July 21.

--Boswell reported an Indigo Bunting has been singing in the morning in the vicinity of Maxwell House on the east side of Sanitas on July 21.

--6+ American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Norfleet on the N side of Long Lake on July 28.

--A Green Heron was reported by Whitehurst at Sawhill Ponds on July 27.

DELTA COUNTY:

--American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Dahl at Crags Crest CG on Grand Mesa on July 27.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

--A f American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Suddjian on Rampart Range Road 0.5 mile from CR 67 on July 22.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--Miller reported a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on July 8 on CO 67, It was seen flying alongside the highway. It was seen 0.75 miles north of the Custer County line.  On July 13, Miller reported seeing the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the same spot.  On July 14, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported by Walbek, Percival and Schultz. On July 16, Drummond reported Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at 0730 but not at 1030.  On July 19, Hinds reported the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the same spot.  On July 20, Edwards reported that 2 Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were seen and

that they appear to be nesting in the dead tree.  On July 22, Bill Maynard reported 1 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher before 0800.  On July 23, Moss reported seeing the female Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.  On July 25, Moss was able to see the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher pair exchange duty at the nest in the dead tree.  On July 26, Kaempfer reported the pair of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were busy defending their nest.  On July 27, Moss watched the f Scissor-tail forage from the driveway several hundered feet north of nest tree..  Moss spote to the property owner of the nest tree and it is okay to park in the driveway as long as you do not block the driveway and stay outside their fenceline.

--At least 2 Black Phoebes were reported by Dunning at Florence River Park on July 20.

--A juv Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Moss at Florence River Park on July 28.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

--Singing Indigo Buntings were reported by Henwood east of Morrison on Soda Lakes Road on July 20. 

KIOWA COUNTY:

--At Neegronda Reservoir on July 27, Dowell reported 23 Snowy Plovers.

MESA COUNTY:

--On July 25, Henwood reported 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers (ad and fledgling m) and a Slate-colored Fox Sparrow at Fruita Reservoir #1 S of Glade Park.

OTERO COUNTY:

--At Lake Cheraw on July 27, Dowell reported 24 Snow Plovers.

--A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (probably f) was reported by Mlodinow at Cheraw on July 29.  It was

seen at 3rd and Beymer.  The yard has 3 feeders.

PARK COUNTY:

--A family of American Three-toed Woodpeckers was reported by Suddjian near Georgia Pass on July 21.

--An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Suddjian near Boreas Pass on July 21.

 

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--Knight reported 3 Black-throated Sparrows on July 5 near Pueblo West. Percival reported them again on July 8. The sparrows were found by parking at Liberty Point in Pueblo West at the end of Purcell Blvd. The rest involves a hike that isn't for those who are out of shape. Take the trail off to the right before the flag pole and memorial. Proceed to the bottom of the cliff keeping to your right. You will pass a cement "well" just before merging with a now unused dirt road which heads WNW to a distant pass in the cliff. The first arroyo with slab rocks is where the sparrows were.  On July 12, Lilly reported Black-throated Sparrows at Pueblo West and on July 14, Joy reported Black-throated Sparrows at Pueblo West and an easier walk from south end of South Greenbrier Drive.  South Greenbrier Drive is reached b driving south on Purcell from Hwy 50 for about 2.5 miles to East Linden Ave.  Turn 

west on Linden, and then south on Greenbrier.  On July 16, Drummond reported ad male and juvenile Black-throated Sparrows in Pueblo East area, using easier hiking point of South Greenbrier Drive.  On July 20, Edwards reported Black-throated Sparrows continue at Liberty Point in Pueblo West.

--An ACORN WOODPECKER family was reported by Percival at the dead Ponderosa Tree in the parking lot at Horseshoe Lodge at Pueblo Mountain Park on July 10. On July 12, Bohannon reported ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park.  On July 20, Dunning reported that the pair of ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park were busy feeding young.  On July 26, Kaempfer reported ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park.

--On July 20, Knight reported a Black Phoebe below Pueblo Reservoir dam.

WELD COUNTY:

--A Caspian Tern was reported by Knight at St  Vrain SP on July 29.

DFO Field Trips:

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, August 2 will be to the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt led by Mary Geder (303-986-6127) and Jackie King (720-381-3314).  Call leader if going.  Meet at Prospect Park at 0800.  From I-70 exit 267, take Kipling south about 0.75 mile and turn right (west) on 44th Ave.  Go one mile west.  Look for entrace to Prospect Park on your left (south).  Meet just inside the park in the lot right next to Prospect Lake.  

This will be a half-day trip, easy wlaking, accessible for mobility impaired individuals.  Bring water and a snack, lunch optional.  Goo trip for novice birders and new members.

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, August 3 will be the Jackson Lake Reservoir led by Ira and Tammy Sanders (303-278-7172).  Call leaders if going.  Meet at 0600 at the Division of Wildlife, 6060 N Broadway.  Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right to carpool.  State Parks Pass required.  This is an all day trip so bring lunch, plenty of water, bug spray, and sunscreen.  Scopes will be helpful and remember you mud boots as we may hike through some mud.  

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

303-554-9785

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[cobirds] Re: Burrowing Owls

Were the burrowing owls watching you with their binoculars?

Karl Stecher
Centennial

Maureen Briggs writes:

> 28 July 2014
> 5:15 pm
> Burrowing Owl(s) Sighting
>
> I was driving from Grand Junction to Montrose today on US Hwy 50. I was scanning the side of the road on my right, when I noticed two birds standing on top of a prairie dog mound in a dog town.
>
> I turned around and went back to the location. I pulled off the highway and watched for approximately 30 minutes two burrowing owls standing on top of a mound in a prairie dog town with binoculars..
>
> They were obviously burrowing owls. Both birds possessed brown plumage with light colored spots and bars and long stick legs. They had buffy breasts. Their mound was surrounded by active prairie dog mounds. I could clearly see their large eyes with cream coloring above and below.
>
> When traveling from Montrose west to Grand Junction here are the directions.
>
> Birds on on west side of east bound lane. Country is barren and has sparse vegetation, greasewood, and salt brush.
>
> There is a small dirt road leading off Hwy. 50 down to a cattle guard, (this can be difficult to see if traveling fast). The road ends at the cattle guard. Stop before the cattle guard for the best view. Look left (south) along the fence-line. The mound is about two- dozen- yards west of the fence-line. It is one of the closest mounds to the fence-line. Just west of the mound is a minimal draw with some bushes growing in it.
>
> From the mound, out across the flats at 11:00 o'clock there is a white single-wide mobile home with dark trim and a tan utility building with an orange roof.
>
> The small dirt pull off road is .8 miles west of Mile Marker 49. There are turn-arounds on Hwy 50 about 1/2 mile on either side of the pull-out. You can turn around to reach the dirt road. At the cattle guard there is a power pole with a number tag that reads 04/0/155.
>
> The dirt road is 3.8 miles west of the Bridgeport Road and 4.8 miles west of the Delta-Mesa County Line. If travelling east, and you see a tall cell tower to the west and a lone house nearby that is large, grey and three stories high, you have gone too far. Turn around and go back.
>
> The coordinates for the dirt road are: 38° 54' 39" N
> 108° 22' 27" W
>
> Attached is a jpg file of the site using Google Earth
>
> Maureen Briggs
> Montrose, CO (970) 240-4108, skelligmichael@charter. net
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[cobirds] Hummingbird behavior question

To anyone who knows:

We have a hummingbird (probably a female Rufous) that sits on the brick path and sticks her bill into nearby flowers while sitting on the ground. She has been attacked by other hummers.  I have tried putting a feeder near her but she doesn't appear to use it.  When we get close she flies.

On Sunday she wasn't flying very well but our attempts to capture her and least stick her bill in a feeder were for naught.  Yesterday and today she is flying better but her behavior hasn't changed.

Any thoughts?

And, any qualified person who would like to try to capture her for rehab is welcome to try.  Let me know and I'll post in the morning if she is still here.

 

Ira Sanders

Golden, CO

[cobirds] Cheraw RT Hummungbird

Both BC and RT Hummingbirds ( non adult male. RT looks to be female) in Cheraw, Otero at corner of 3rd and Beymer. 3 feeders in yard. In sun late PM so may be better earlier. 3 feeders and two yippie dogs. May well be more than 2 humms total
Steve Mlodinow
Longmont CO

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[cobirds] New Duck! Longmont

Hi all, I know I've confused a Domestic goose with a White-fronted goose and a Cayuga Duck with a Brant before but I just spotted yesterday at Golden Ponds in Longmont (Boston St. side) a large grey duck with white breast! Not wanting to claim it as a Black scoter too quickly, I checked it out online and this is a Swedish Blue duck! A bred variety of the Mallard. My little list of 'domestics' is now up to four (I saw Muscovy ducks in Florida). What fun! - Dave Hyde/Longmont, CO

[cobirds] Juv Broad-winged Hawk fly-by in Florence area yesterday

I had internet connections problems last night so could not post. Yesterday while walking in Florence River Park at the edge of that small town I spotted a juvenile Broad-winged Hawk flying by.  I got photos that while not great do provide field marks when edited and I have now uploaded those to my Birds and Nature blog.  Broad-winged Hawks are  seen in Colorado during migration with most sightings during spring and t is rare to have this species in Colorado in mid-summer.

SeEtta Moss

Canon City

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[cobirds] Caspian Tern - St. Vrain SP - Weld County (7/29)

Hi All,

While flat hiking on trails east of Bald Eagle Pond in St. Vrain SP this morning, I noticed a Caspian Tern flying nearby. The tern flew west and wound up at the Great Egret Pond adjacent to Weld County Road 7 (no parking). I stopped a couple of seconds to get a good view. It was on the NE shore with about a dozen gulls (I didn't pay attention to the gulls as I knew subconsciously these were Ring-billed). Also there was a Great Egret further back.

Chris Knight
Longmont, CO

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Re: [cobirds] 499 & 500 [or 503] ? Or 505?

Two people emailed me, but not Cobirds, to add two more species to the Already Seen.

BAIKAL TEAL
    At Evergreeen behind a restaurant for a week or more.

BLACK-TAILED GNATCATCHER
    Up Chukar Trail near Cameo 10-20 years ago.

Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO

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[cobirds] Burrowing Owls

28 July 2014
5:15 pm
Burrowing Owl(s) Sighting

I was driving from Grand Junction to Montrose today on US Hwy 50. I was scanning the side of the road on my right, when I noticed two birds standing on top of a prairie dog mound in a dog town.

I turned around and went back to the location. I pulled off the highway and watched for approximately 30 minutes two burrowing owls standing on top of a mound in a prairie dog town with binoculars..

They were obviously burrowing owls. Both birds possessed brown plumage with light colored spots and bars and long stick legs. They had buffy breasts. Their mound was surrounded by active prairie dog mounds. I could clearly see their large eyes with cream coloring above and below.

When traveling from Montrose west to Grand Junction here are the directions.

Birds on on west side of east bound lane. Country is barren and has sparse vegetation, greasewood, and salt brush.

There is a small dirt road leading off Hwy. 50 down to a cattle guard, (this can be difficult to see if traveling fast). The road ends at the cattle guard. Stop before the cattle guard for the best view. Look left (south) along the fence-line. The mound is about two- dozen- yards west of the fence-line. It is one of the closest mounds to the fence-line. Just west of the mound is a minimal draw with some bushes growing in it.

From the mound, out across the flats at 11:00 o'clock there is a white single-wide mobile home with dark trim and a tan utility building with an orange roof.

The small dirt pull off road is .8 miles west of Mile Marker 49. There are turn-arounds on Hwy 50 about 1/2 mile on either side of the pull-out. You can turn around to reach the dirt road. At the cattle guard there is a power pole with a number tag that reads 04/0/155.

The dirt road is 3.8 miles west of the Bridgeport Road and 4.8 miles west of the Delta-Mesa County Line. If travelling east, and you see a tall cell tower to the west and a lone house nearby that is large, grey and three stories high, you have gone too far. Turn around and go back.

The coordinates for the dirt road are: 38° 54' 39" N
108° 22' 27" W

Attached is a jpg file of the site using Google Earth

Maureen Briggs
Montrose, CO (970) 240-4108, skelligmichael@charter. net

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Re: [cobirds] Re: 499 & 500 [or 503] ?

I am pretty sure I have a book about Monk Parakeets (aka "Quaker Parrots") populating an area in Colorado (??Boulder??) in fairly large numbers.  I'm in Steamboat and will post details when I get home.  I remember the book was about why it is now illegal to breed and/or sell them in Colorado. 

Keep in mind I purchased the book from "birdy camp" - a parrot boarding facility.

Allison Hilf

Denver, CO

Currently in Steamboat Springs

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On Jul 28, 2014, at 12:02 PM, "Ira Sanders" <zroadrunner14@gmail.com> wrote:

Yep.  40 or so years ago the Chicago Park District was going to destroy the nests around town and extirpate the parakeets but Mayor Harold Washington had a nest in a park across from his apartment and liked the birds so he prevented the Park District from destroying them.  As a result, they are established and are expanding a little but their biggest problem is building nests on cell towers and the communications companies take down the nests as a hazard to the equipment.  They are in Jackson Park on the lake on light standards at a sports complex and are on the Illinois list.

I don't know how they survive the winters.

Ira Sanders

Golden, CO

 

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Several colonies of monk parakeets have lived on the South Side of Chicago for more than 30 years. I think Ira Sanders would back me up in agreeing that Chicago winters are far more harsh than anything in Denver. There may be other reasons to not count monk parakeets in Denver, but hardiness is not one.

 

Mark Obmascik

Denver, CO 

 

On Sunday, July 27, 2014 5:38 PM, drchartier <drchartier@msn.com> wrote:

 

A pair of monk parakeets built a nest in a Colorado Springs neighborhood in the mid 90s.  Escapees, I'm sure.  I believe they were captured and incarcerated at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

 

 

 

 

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Chuck <lowrie2@mindspring.com> wrote:

A pair of Monk Parakeets inhabited our Potter Highlands neighborhood and frequented our feeders for at least two years in the late eighties until a neighbor, tired of their calling, shot them with her BB gun. Gail had called the Rare Bird Alert when we first noted them and was told that they were not reportable because they were escapees unable to survive and breed in our climate.

- Chuck Lowrie, Denver

On Sunday, July 27, 2014 3:30:10 PM UTC-6, ouzels wrote:

            None of the speculators about Colorado's 500^th bird(s) addressed one possibility: It already happened.
 
            Over the years the CFO Records Committee has looked at 1000s of records with professionalism, thoughtfulness, and thoroughness. To crack the barrier the Records Committee only has to re-visit some rejected records.

 

            CAROLINA PAROQUET: 1805.

When the Pike expedition (was it Pike?) saw these birds along the Arkansas River, had they crossed that magic line?

 

            PILEATED WOODPECKER: 1940s or 1950s.

Reported near the Maroon Bells by Justice William O. Douglas. Can you doubt the word of a Supreme Court justice? But – he didn't submit a Rare Bird Form.

 

            MONK PARAKEET: 1983-1985.

When we lived in Denver, a Monk Parakeet spent a whole winter in the Congress Park neighborhood. This wary bird even built a nest along the alley at 11^th & Clayton. It showed up at our feeder on a 20-below-zero winter morning.

            1970's: Two seen along Platte River bikeway for a couple of months.

 

            RED-BACKED HAWK: 1987-1994.

For eight years a Red-backed Hawk/Buzzard summered on a ranch north of Gunnison. It mated with a Swainson's Hawk and produced at least one young. Observed by dozens (hundreds probably) of people including former President & wife, Jimmy & Rosalind Carter.

 

            BLACK-HOODED CONURE: 1995.

No RBF, probably. Attended feeders in a subdivision south of Chatfield for 2 months in 1995. Observed on a Fall Count.

 

 

Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 29 July 2014

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: July 28, 2014

email: rba@cfobirds.org

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, July 28 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

 

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

  

Red-necked Grebe (Jackson)

Green Heron (*Boulder)

Snowy Plover (*Kiowa, *Otero)

Caspian Tern (Denver)

ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Boulder, *Delta, Douglas, Mesa, Park)

Black Phoebe (Fremont)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Fremont)

Black-throated Sparrow (Pueblo)

Fox Sparrow (Mesa)

Northern Cardinal (Boulder)

Indigo Bunting (Boulder, Jefferson)

BOULDER COUNTY:

--A calling Northern Cardinal was reported by Boswell part way up Hawthorn Gulch on July 21.

--Boswell reported an Indigo Bunting has been singing in the morning in the vicinity of Maxwell House on the east side of Sanitas on July 21.

--6+ American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Norfleet on the N side of Long Lake on July 28.

--A Green Heron was reported by Whitehurst at Sawhill Ponds on July 27.

DELTA COUNTY:

--American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Dahl at Crags Crest CG on Grand Mesa on July 27.

DENVER COUNTY:

--2 Caspian Terns were reported by Edwards flying over Ferril Lake in Denver City Park on July 19.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

--A f American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Suddjian on Rampart Range Road 0.5 mile from CR 67 on July 22.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--Miller reported a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on July 8 on CO 67, It was seen flying alongside the highway. It was seen 0.75 miles north of the Custer County line.  On July 13, Miller reported seeing the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the same spot.  On July 14, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported by Walbek, Percival and Schultz. On July 16, Drummond reported Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at 0730 but not at 1030.  On July 19, Hinds reported the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the same spot.  On July 20, Edwards reported that 2 Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were seen and

that they appear to be nesting in the dead tree.  On July 22, Bill Maynard reported 1 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher before 0800.  On July 23, Moss reported seeing the female Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.  On July 25, Moss was able to see the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher pair exchange duty at the nest in the dead tree.  On July 26, Kaempfer reported the pair of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were busy defending their nest.  On July 27, Moss watched the f Scissor-tail forage from the driveway several hundered feet north of nest tree..  Moss spote to the property owner of the nest tree and it is okay to park in the driveway as long as you do not block the driveway and stay outside their fenceline.

--At least 2 Black Phoebes were reported by Dunning at Florence River Park on July 20.

 

JACKSON COUNTY:

--On July 11 Hundertmark reported that the pair of Red-necked Grebes continues incubating egg(s) on Lake John.  On July 19, Hundertmark reported 3 adult Red-necked Grebes (2 m, 1 f) at Lake John but an empty nest.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

--Singing Indigo Buntings were reported by Henwood east of Morrison on Soda Lakes Road on July 20. 

KIOWA COUNTY:

--At Neegronda Reservoir on July 27, Dowell reported 23 Snowy Plovers.

MESA COUNTY:

--On July 25, Henwood reported 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers (ad and fledgling m) and a Slate-colored Fox Sparrow at Fruita Reservoir #1 S of Glade Park.

OTERO COUNTY:

--At Lake Cheraw on July 27, Dowell reported 24 Snow Plovers.

PARK COUNTY:

--A family of American Three-toed Woodpeckers was reported by Suddjian near Georgia Pass on July 21.

--An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Suddjian near Boreas Pass on July 21.

 

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--Knight reported 3 Black-throated Sparrows on July 5 near Pueblo West. Percival reported them again on July 8. The sparrows were found by parking at Liberty Point in Pueblo West at the end of Purcell Blvd. The rest involves a hike that isn't for those who are out of shape. Take the trail off to the right before the flag pole and memorial. Proceed to the bottom of the cliff keeping to your right. You will pass a cement "well" just before merging with a now unused dirt road which heads WNW to a distant pass in the cliff. The first arroyo with slab rocks is where the sparrows were.  On July 12, Lilly reported Black-throated Sparrows at Pueblo West and on July 14, Joy reported Black-throated Sparrows at Pueblo West and an easier walk from south end of South Greenbrier Drive.  South Greenbrier Drive is reached b driving south on Purcell from Hwy 50 for about 2.5 miles to East Linden Ave.  Turn 

west on Linden, and then south on Greenbrier.  On July 16, Drummond reported ad male and juvenile Black-throated Sparrows in Pueblo East area, using easier hiking point of South Greenbrier Drive.  On July 20, Edwards reported Black-throated Sparrows continue at Liberty Point in Pueblo West.

--An ACORN WOODPECKER family was reported by Percival at the dead Ponderosa Tree in the parking lot at Horseshoe Lodge at Pueblo Mountain Park on July 10. On July 12, Bohannon reported ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park.  On July 20, Dunning reported that the pair of ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park were busy feeding young.  On July 26, Kaempfer reported ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park.

--On July 20, Knight reported a Black Phoebe below Pueblo Reservoir dam.

DFO Field Trips:

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, August 2 will be to the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt led by Mary Geder (303-986-6127) and Jackie King (720-381-3314).  Call leader if going.  Meet at Prospect Park at 0800.  From I-70 exit 267, take Kipling south about 0.75 mile and turn right (west) on 44th Ave.  Go one mile west.  Look for entrace to Prospect Park on your left (south).  Meet just inside the park in the lot right next to Prospect Lake.  

This will be a half-day trip, easy wlaking, accessible for mobility impaired individuals.  Bring water and a snack, lunch optional.  Goo trip for novice birders and new members.

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, August 3 will be the Jackson Lake Reservoir led by Ira and Tammy Sanders (303-278-7172).  Call leaders if going.  Meet at 0600 at the Division of Wildlife, 6060 N Broadway.  Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right to carpool.  State Parks Pass required.  This is an all day trip so bring lunch, plenty of water, bug spray, and sunscreen.  Scopes will be helpful and remember you mud boots as we may hike through some mud.  

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

303-554-9785

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[cobirds] American Three-toed Woodpecker, Brainard L. Rec. Area, Boulder County

This morning we decided to hike along the north side of Long Lake (destination Lake Isabel). We saw an American Three-toed Woodpecker flaking wood off a tree. It was only 30 ft. off the trail about 3 feet off the ground.
On our way back down from our hike, again along the north side of Long Lake, we first saw 2 Three-toed just 20 ft. off the trail; a short distance farther 2 more; and then a little farther along yet another 2! Three of them were males. Not sure if I'd say we saw 7 total since we may have seen the same bird we saw going up the trail when we came back down. But, a confirmed 6 American Three-toedWoodpeckers! After trying to see one several times in the past with no luck we hit the jackpot today!

Sharon Norfleet and Gary Baxley
Louisville, Boulder County

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[cobirds] Wrong meeting address for Hummingbird trip and potluck

The meeting place is in Lyons, with the address corrected below:  Sorry 'bout that.

PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME!

Saturday, August 2, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

"Hummingbirds and a Potluck!"

We will start the day by meeting at the Park and Ride in Lyons (549 4th Avenue), for a walk along Old South Road for a look at resident breeders. Birds commonly found here are Canyon Wrens, White-throated Swifts, Catbirds, Orioles and Grosbeaks. Then, it will be on to Davis's feeding stations at his beautifully located home in Spring Gulch. There, we can count on at least three species of Hummingbirds and maybe four: Broad-tailed, Rufous, Calliope and even Black-chinned.
His feeders and nest boxes attract many other foothills species, including Nuthatches, Bluebirds and Pinion Jays. Stay to share a relaxing pot luck while you enjoy these flying jewels. Bring something inspired and nutritious to share.  No reservations needed.  Questions?

Davis@greenspeedisp.net

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[cobirds] Hummers, Colo Spgs

Hi COBirders,

I just had a visit by the first Black-chinned Hummingbird in the yard this summer (a female). She joins the crowd of other visitors, and makes four species in the yard right now, with numerous Rufous, and a few Calliope, and Broad-tailed. The best part of summer!

Steve Brown
Colorado Springs, Mountain Shadows neighborhood

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[cobirds] Hummingbirds and Pot Luck field trip

PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME!

Saturday, August 2, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

"Hummingbirds and a Potluck!"

We will start the day by meeting at the Park and Ride in Lyons (7600 Niwot Road), for a walk along Old South Road for a look at resident breeders. Birds commonly found here are Canyon Wrens, White-throated Swifts, Catbirds, Orioles and Grosbeaks. Then, it will be on to Davis's feeding stations at his beautifully located home in Spring Gulch. There, we can count on at least three species of Hummingbirds and maybe four: Broad-tailed, Rufous, Calliope and even Black-chinned.
His feeders and nest boxes attract many other foothills species, including Nuthatches, Bluebirds and Pinion Jays. Stay to share a relaxing pot luck while you enjoy these flying jewels. Bring something inspired and nutritious to share.  Questions?

Davis@greenspeedisp.net

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RE: [cobirds] Re: 499 & 500 [or 503] ?

Yep.  40 or so years ago the Chicago Park District was going to destroy the nests around town and extirpate the parakeets but Mayor Harold Washington had a nest in a park across from his apartment and liked the birds so he prevented the Park District from destroying them.  As a result, they are established and are expanding a little but their biggest problem is building nests on cell towers and the communications companies take down the nests as a hazard to the equipment.  They are in Jackson Park on the lake on light standards at a sports complex and are on the Illinois list.

I don't know how they survive the winters.

Ira Sanders

Golden, CO

 

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Several colonies of monk parakeets have lived on the South Side of Chicago for more than 30 years. I think Ira Sanders would back me up in agreeing that Chicago winters are far more harsh than anything in Denver. There may be other reasons to not count monk parakeets in Denver, but hardiness is not one.

 

Mark Obmascik

Denver, CO 

 

On Sunday, July 27, 2014 5:38 PM, drchartier <drchartier@msn.com> wrote:

 

A pair of monk parakeets built a nest in a Colorado Springs neighborhood in the mid 90s.  Escapees, I'm sure.  I believe they were captured and incarcerated at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

 

 

 

 

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Chuck <lowrie2@mindspring.com> wrote:

A pair of Monk Parakeets inhabited our Potter Highlands neighborhood and frequented our feeders for at least two years in the late eighties until a neighbor, tired of their calling, shot them with her BB gun. Gail had called the Rare Bird Alert when we first noted them and was told that they were not reportable because they were escapees unable to survive and breed in our climate.

- Chuck Lowrie, Denver

On Sunday, July 27, 2014 3:30:10 PM UTC-6, ouzels wrote:

            None of the speculators about Colorado's 500^th bird(s) addressed one possibility: It already happened.
 
            Over the years the CFO Records Committee has looked at 1000s of records with professionalism, thoughtfulness, and thoroughness. To crack the barrier the Records Committee only has to re-visit some rejected records.

 

            CAROLINA PAROQUET: 1805.

When the Pike expedition (was it Pike?) saw these birds along the Arkansas River, had they crossed that magic line?

 

            PILEATED WOODPECKER: 1940s or 1950s.

Reported near the Maroon Bells by Justice William O. Douglas. Can you doubt the word of a Supreme Court justice? But – he didn't submit a Rare Bird Form.

 

            MONK PARAKEET: 1983-1985.

When we lived in Denver, a Monk Parakeet spent a whole winter in the Congress Park neighborhood. This wary bird even built a nest along the alley at 11^th & Clayton. It showed up at our feeder on a 20-below-zero winter morning.

            1970's: Two seen along Platte River bikeway for a couple of months.

 

            RED-BACKED HAWK: 1987-1994.

For eight years a Red-backed Hawk/Buzzard summered on a ranch north of Gunnison. It mated with a Swainson's Hawk and produced at least one young. Observed by dozens (hundreds probably) of people including former President & wife, Jimmy & Rosalind Carter.

 

            BLACK-HOODED CONURE: 1995.

No RBF, probably. Attended feeders in a subdivision south of Chatfield for 2 months in 1995. Observed on a Fall Count.

 

 

Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO

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