[cobirds] Re: ZONE-TAILED HAWK in Custer County 7/31

Will watch for it in the San Luis Valley...

John Rawinski

Monte Vista, CO

On Friday, July 31, 2020 at 9:57:59 AM UTC-6, Brandon wrote:

Likely not too chaseable, since most aren't, there was an adult Zone-tailed Hawk in the Wet Mountains, it was screaming and flew over me about 20 mintues ago.  It was by Hwy 165, between mile marker 13 and 14.  The bird was flying from east to west.  

Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] Re: Status of Jumbo Reservoir?

Did some shorebird surveys in the San Luis Valley yesterday and expected numbers for this time of year were way down. Not sure yet what is going on.

John Rawinski

Monte Vista, CO

On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 7:54:26 PM UTC-6, Norm Erthal wrote:

Does anyone know what the condition is for Jumbo for shorebirds?

Norm Erthal

Arvada

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[cobirds] ZONE-TAILED HAWK in Custer County 7/31

Likely not too chaseable, since most aren't, there was an adult Zone-tailed Hawk in the Wet Mountains, it was screaming and flew over me about 20 mintues ago.  It was by Hwy 165, between mile marker 13 and 14.  The bird was flying from east to west.  

Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] Status of Jumbo Reservoir?

I dropped by for a little bit last weekend and it was very quiet compared to Jackson and Prewitt Reservoirs. There were still a handful of shorebirds, including Baird's, Western, and Spotted Sandpipers, as well as some yellowlegs and killdeer. It didn't seem like there was any shortage of shoreline though so there's always potential for something out of the ordinary to come in.

Mitchell Bailey
Arapahoe County

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[cobirds] Status of Jumbo Reservoir?

Does anyone know what the condition is for Jumbo for shorebirds?

Norm Erthal

Arvada

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Re: [cobirds] Solitary ibis at Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County

Hello Colorado Birders!

 

I live across the Larimer County landfill at the intersection of Taft Hill and Trilby Road (on the Southeast corner). I have seen many avid birders come from far and wide, even transiently parking on our little road and driveway! I came across several of your club members, excitedly looking for/at the GYRFALCON this past winter. I am keen to learn more from you experts and hobbyists. Lots of prairie grass birds on my property and in the neighboring fields. They are enjoying a DIY waterfall we built. Steady stream of birds, including one that looked like a small hawk, stop by for a drink, rest and baths.

I look forward to meeting any of you at my home, driveway, or at a bird sighting near where I live. Please drop in for a cup of tea while you aim your binoculars to the skies, foothills, trees and prairie. Please educate me with your bird knowledge! 

 

I am worried and panicked that nearly 200 acres of proximal open spaces near the landfill and adjacent to the current natural areas are at risk. Lots of land fragmentation is happening. Please note that a massive waste transfer station and behavioral health facility are proposed on lands south of the current landfill, which were undeniably designated as open spaces in regional master plans. The areas in these rural settings are being rezoned for large scale (waste) industrialization and urbanization/business. Traffic of all types to support these waste operations and the hospital are to increase 24x7 across the intersection and on Taft and Trilby. Night/dark sky will vanish. Valuable natural assets, the biodiversity, and the foothills viewshed, all of which are of the greatest significance and the main draw to Colorado living are being eroded; imminently. 

 

I am using this platform, in desperation, in the middle of COVID pandemic to reach out, inform and alert you. Extremely difficult to see neighbors, friends, and network in these times. Yet these 'land use hearings of permanent negative consequence to natural resources, which are basically 'rezoning and abuses' are happening in poorly advertised, poorly attended approvals with short timelines. On June 17, the Larimer County Planning Commission green lit these projects at these locations. They are force fitting completely incompatible operations by bringing in the city into a region that was not long ago promised to be retained as 'rural' and preserved as open space. Another skimpy virtual presentation in broad strokes, was given on July 15 after the fact as a form of public outreach. 

 

The dirt road Trilby (west of Taft Hill) is to become the new main paved road for the trash and health facility operations. Please take action to oppose ALL these City and County projects that are taking away our open spaces. Happy to provide details. 

 

Thanks for letting me into your club. I apologize for making an entry in this manner. I join guided bird walks held by the City of Loveland and try to learn a little here and there. I was unexpectedly given a book on Northern Colorado birds, just yesterday evening! It must be a calling! I have homework to do.

 

Many wishes for your health and happiness,

 

Vara Vissa

On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 1:25 PM Douglas Schoch <dlschoch@q.com> wrote:

While at the bird observation area near Prairie Loop this morning around 8:15, I spotted a solitary ibis. It was in the water near the large boulders at the bird observation area and then flew to the mudflat just east of where the creek empties into the reservoir. The light wasn't great, but I got one decent photo. When I enlarge the photo, no red facial skin or white border is visible. If anyone else is in that area and spots the bird, I'd love to know if you think it may be a Glossy Ibis or just an immature White-faced.

Thank you.

Doug Schoch, Centennial, Arapahoe County

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[cobirds] Solitary ibis at Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County

While at the bird observation area near Prairie Loop this morning around 8:15, I spotted a solitary ibis. It was in the water near the large boulders at the bird observation area and then flew to the mudflat just east of where the creek empties into the reservoir. The light wasn't great, but I got one decent photo. When I enlarge the photo, no red facial skin or white border is visible. If anyone else is in that area and spots the bird, I'd love to know if you think it may be a Glossy Ibis or just an immature White-faced.

Thank you.

Doug Schoch, Centennial, Arapahoe County

[cobirds] CFO Board looking for Mary Ann Hartigan

If she is in this e-mail list or if anyone knows her, please have her contact the board at bod@cobirds.org in regard to the art auction.

Diana Beatty

CFO Board

El Paso Cnty

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[cobirds] Western tanagers, Douglas County

Western tanagers have been present in my Roxborough Park backyard for the 12th straight day. There are at least two male and two female adults with distinctive markings, so I don't think we are getting turnover. Several juvenile WETAs are hanging around too, and none appears to be begging anymore. The males seem to show early in the morning and late afternoon but don't hang out during the day. We keep records and haven't had a long stopover like this in our 11 years here.

John Ealy

Roxborough Park, Douglas County CO

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Broad-winged Hawk adult & juvenile, Boulder

Both the adult and immature Broad-winged Hawks were seen this morning (July 29) at the mouth of Sunshine Canyon, Boulder.

At 11:05 both birds were flying low over the riparian area between the Centennial Trailhead parking lot and the start of 

the Mount Sanitas trail system to the east. The immature perched briefly on top of a pine tree on the south side of Sunshine 

Canyon Drive. Serious flying practice looks to b underway.

Alex Brown 

Boulder

On Sunday, July 26, 2020, 01:00:30 PM MDT, Bob Spencer <spenceb@colorado.edu> wrote:

We had very good looks this morning of the adult Broad-winged Hawk from the Centennial Trail parking lot at the mouth of Sunshine Canyon, Boulder. The hawk was perched for a long time on top of a pine tree across the road from the parking lot.

Bob Spencer and Sondra Bland

Erie, CO

On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 8:49:06 PM UTC-6, Nathan Pieplow wrote:

This evening I was hiking at the mouth of Sunshine Canyon in Boulder when I heard the whistled "Pee-tee" call of a Broad-winged Hawk. After looking a bit I saw a juvenile Broad-wing perched in a stand of narrowleaf cottonwoods. The unseen adult was calling from somewhere else in the stand. Broad-winged Hawks breed in small numbers on the Front Range but it's always exciting to run into a family group.

This was only about 100 yards up Sunshine Canyon Road from the Mt. Sanitas Trailhead.

https://ebird.org/checklist/ S71684131

Nathan Pieplow

Boulder

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[cobirds] Re: Available for viewing: CFO Annual Meeting with Scott Yanco Flammulated Owl presentation

Good to know....I'll check it out. 

John Rawinski

On Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 6:53:13 PM UTC-6, Diana Beatty wrote:

Last weekend's meeting is now available for viewing if you missed it live.

We have it on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CucupkFJARY&feature=youtu.be

And, it should also be available on our Facebook page shortly:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/CFObirds/

Thanks,

Diana Beatty

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El Paso County

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[cobirds] Available for viewing: CFO Annual Meeting with Scott Yanco Flammulated Owl presentation

Last weekend's meeting is now available for viewing if you missed it live.

We have it on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CucupkFJARY&feature=youtu.be

And, it should also be available on our Facebook page shortly:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/CFObirds/

Thanks,

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[cobirds] Northern Cardinal, E. Colorado Springs

At around 2 PM today I saw a male Northern cardinal on my neighbor's backyard fence, and then just now (as I was typing this!) he came back and stopped at my feeder!

Just thought I'd report this since I know we don't get them out here very often!

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[cobirds] Pueblo County birding 7/28

I hadn't been out birding in Pueblo for a while, so since it was cool and cloudy this morning, I got out to look around a bit.  

At the east side of the Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon, below Pueblo Reservoir dam, there was a singing Red-eyed Vireo (I was able to see it, to make sure it wasn't the other vireo that has red eyes).  

At the Pueblo West Gravel Pit, the female Common Goldeneye and female type Hooded Merganser that have been around all summer, were still there, also migrant shorebirds, American Avocet and Solitary Sandpiper, also a Redhead.  

After a quick stop at South Shore Marina at Pueblo Reservoir, where there wasn't anything of interest, I went over Pueblo City Park.  The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, a Green Heron, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, several Mississippi Kites, a few Red-breasted Nuthatches and Mountain Chickadees were all there.  It was a good day for seeing Pueblo birders too, as I saw six other birders out today, between City Park and Rock Canyon.  Van Truan got some photos of the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron this morning, which will be on his ebird checklist.

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] Snow Goose at San Luis Lake

I successfully got away from the news for a couple of hours today and birded San Luis Lake SWA (Alamosa County).  I was a nice cool and moist day, unusual for this dry Valley, and the walk felt good. Most unusual was a single Snow Goose amongst Canada Geese. I suspect this bird is a holdover from a group of 14 that stayed here quite late in the spring. 

Other birds included RB Gulls, Spotted Sandpipers, Great Horned Owls, Say's Phoebe and Sage Thrasher.  Nothing too out of the ordinary but a nice day to be out and about. We got 1.3 inches of rain last night...most we have had in a LONG time.

John Rawinski

Monte Vista, CO 

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[cobirds] Nighthawks, Louisville

Right now, 8 pm, two Common Nighthawks are flying over the North end of Warembourg Open Space!

Paula Hansley
Louisville

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[cobirds] White-winged dove, Larimer County

We just had a white-winged dove in our backyard. Got some very good views of it before it flew over to our neighbors. We've lived here 23 years and this is our first sighting of one.

 

Pat Hayward

Masonville CO 80541

Larimer County at 5400'

In the foothills west of Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Re: Lark Bunting Forming Up for Migration/Weld

Hi all

Forgot to mention the Northern Bobwhite(!) at Crom Lake.

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland

On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 8:24:29 AM UTC-6, The "Nunn Guy" wrote:

Hi all

Charles H mentioned spectacular Lark Buntings in a tree previously. Yesterday, while doing my Weld CR 124 to Galeton weekend route I came across numerous huge flocks of Lark Bunting. There were at least 2-3 flocks numbering 80-100+ and about 6-8 more of 30-50+. Weld CR 124 still a giant mudflat hosting yellowlegs, phalaropes, dowitchers, "peep" flock of about 15-20+ birds, egrets, and mallards and other ducks. Along the way, Rock Wren, Burrowing Owl, Swainson's Hawk, Prairie Falcon, Grasshopper and Brewer's Sparrow, and both longspurs, Weld CR 74/61 ponds are almost ready for shorebirds-spit showing. Crom Lake still full. Cozzens Lake draining.

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn

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[cobirds] Lark Bunting Forming Up for Migration/Weld

Hi all

Charles H mentioned spectacular Lark Buntings in a tree previously. Yesterday, while doing my Weld CR 124 to Galeton weekend route I came across numerous huge flocks of Lark Bunting. There were at least 2-3 flocks numbering 80-100+ and about 6-8 more of 30-50+. Weld CR 124 still a giant mudflat hosting yellowlegs, phalaropes, dowitchers, "peep" flock of about 15-20+ birds, egrets, and mallards and other ducks. Along the way, Rock Wren, Burrowing Owl, Swainson's Hawk, Prairie Falcon, Grasshopper and Brewer's Sparrow, and both longspurs, Weld CR 74/61 ponds are almost ready for shorebirds-spit showing. Crom Lake still full. Cozzens Lake draining.

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland

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[cobirds] Red-necked Grebe, Park County

Andrew Spencer and I got in some decent birding in Park County before the rain started this morning. The highlight was a breeding-plumaged Red-necked Grebe at Antero Reservoir. We also saw a trio of Hooded Mergansers at Eleven Mile Reservoir.

On the way home we headed north from Woodland Park. In Douglas County we found a large flock of dozens of Evening Grosbeaks -- family groups with adults and lots of begging young. It was really interesting to see how the juvenile plumage of males differs from the juvenile plumage of females -- it was quite easy to tell them apart. Neither of us had ever heard or recorded the begging calls of the species before. Most renditions sound like a lower, softer, finer version of the trill call of adults.

Happy birding,

Nathan Pieplow

Boulder

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I was at  Chatfield the other day, and saw an adult cedar waxwing feeding a fledgling. 

 

Brenda Beatty

Sedalia, CO

[cobirds] Re: Broad-winged Hawk adult & juvenile, Boulder

We had very good looks this morning of the adult Broad-winged Hawk from the Centennial Trail parking lot at the mouth of Sunshine Canyon, Boulder. The hawk was perched for a long time on top of a pine tree across the road from the parking lot.

Bob Spencer and Sondra Bland

Erie, CO

On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 8:49:06 PM UTC-6, Nathan Pieplow wrote:

This evening I was hiking at the mouth of Sunshine Canyon in Boulder when I heard the whistled "Pee-tee" call of a Broad-winged Hawk. After looking a bit I saw a juvenile Broad-wing perched in a stand of narrowleaf cottonwoods. The unseen adult was calling from somewhere else in the stand. Broad-winged Hawks breed in small numbers on the Front Range but it's always exciting to run into a family group.

This was only about 100 yards up Sunshine Canyon Road from the Mt. Sanitas Trailhead.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S71684131

Nathan Pieplow

Boulder

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[cobirds] Red Crossbill at Littleton, Arapahoe Co

A Type 2 Red Crossbill passed over St. Mary Catholic Church grounds along South Prince in Littleton this morning, moving west. There are no other crossbill reports showing for Arapahoe County in 2020 in eBird, so I thought it worth mentioning here.

David Suddjian

Littleton, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Shorebirds: Lagerman Res. Boulder Cty

Peter (and COBirds),

Why might it be that there were new migrants at Lagerman Reservoir this morning?  And why might they be shorebirds from the Arctic Tundra?  If you can't read through my thinly veiled questions, the answer is the wind pattern.

https://earth.nullschool.net/#2020/07/26/1500Z/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-105.64,40.13,1820/loc=-105.110,40.203

Here are the 850mb winds from earth.nullschool.net to help you answer that question.  If you follow the streamlines from Longmont (green circle) backwards, you will get a sense of why there were shorebirds coming from the Arctic Tundra into our area.  The winds converged over the Longmont area.  To the south of Longmont, the winds were still pushing to the north, while the winds north of Longmont were streaming in from the Arctic.  Makes for a simple example of migrants driven by weather patterns.

As for another thought about dispersal of migrants from the south, with the landfall of Hanna and the subsequent rainfall and impacts, you might want to look for birds here in CO ahead of that system.  There is a large high pressure system to the east that is driving Hanna inland as well as drawing winds into southern CO from the south into Mexico.  This is the time of year where we can start to see strange dispersals of rarities (Painted Redstart comes to mind for me, but isn't likely from the current source region of these winds).  So keep your eyes peeled for hurricane-driven birds into CO, specifically the eastern slope from central to southern CO.

Thanks for the quick note.

Bryan

Bryan Guarente

Meteorologist/Instructional Designer

UCAR/The COMET Program

Boulder, CO

On Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 9:42 AM Peter Burke <peterburke@gmail.com> wrote:

Good shorebirds at Lagerman Reservoir this morning including 18 Wilson's Phalarope, several LB Dowitcher, and at least a dozen more peeps.

Peter Burke 

Boulder 

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[cobirds] Shorebirds: Lagerman Res. Boulder Cty

Good shorebirds at Lagerman Reservoir this morning including 18 Wilson's Phalarope, several LB Dowitcher, and at least a dozen more peeps.

Peter Burke 

Boulder 

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Re: [cobirds] Lesser or common nighthawks?

Thanks for the photo, which is of a flock of Common NIghthawks, Marcia.

A field mark that is useful is the shape of the triangle formed

by the white bar and both edges of the wing tip. In the photo

that triangle is isosceles, as Common NIghthawks show), vs the equilateral triangle that Lesser Nighthawks

show. That can be hard to see in the field, so the photo helps a lot.

Plus Lesser Nighthawks occur in CO as singletons (up to two at favored sites

like the Nucla Sewage Ponds, where they are almost annual); the east slope flock of twenty you saw is a common occurrence

for migrating Common NIghthawks.

Those photos are actually good at sorting out the two species.

Joe Roller, Denver

On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 5:41 PM Marcia Wade - Lafayette, Boulder County <marciaewade@gmail.com> wrote:

I observed a flock of what I believe to be lesser nighthawks July 23rd at about 9:00 p.m.over the Aquarius Trailhead on the Coal Creek Trail. There were about 20 of them, and they swooped around the fields on the south side of Highway 42 (Empire Rd.) for fewer than five minutes and then flew off, heading southest.  The pic attached is really bad, being as it was almost completely dark when I took it, but the white stripes on the wings are plainly visible, and appear to be too close to the wing tips to be common nighthawks, although the wings seem pointier (if there is such a word) like a common nighthawk's.

    

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[cobirds] Lesser or common nighthawks?

I observed a flock of what I believe to be lesser nighthawks July 23rd at about 9:00 p.m.over the Aquarius Trailhead on the Coal Creek Trail. There were about 20 of them, and they swooped around the fields on the south side of Highway 42 (Empire Rd.) for fewer than five minutes and then flew off, heading southest.  The pic attached is really bad, being as it was almost completely dark when I took it, but the white stripes on the wings are plainly visible, and appear to be too close to the wing tips to be common nighthawks, although the wings seem pointier (if there is such a word) like a common nighthawk's.

    

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[cobirds] Morgan County Playas

After enjoying the shorebird plethora at Prewitt Reservoir this morning, I made a tour of three Morgan county Playas. At MCR JJ and CO 71, the the pond was greatly reduced from recent years, but had a nice perimeter of shore. About a dozen Baird's Sandpipers and a couple of Killdeer were probing the shoreline. More spectacular was a large (50-60) Lark Buntings in a tree snag.

The playa on MCR 26 south of MCR JJ was dry as was the road spanning playa at MCR 23 and MCR HH.

My guess is these playas can be skipped on eastern trips for migratory shorebirds (unless we get a productive monsoon)..

Chuck Hundertmark
Lafayette, CO

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Re: [cobirds] kayaking and birding

Wow I didnt know there were so many birders x kayakers in Colorado! Cant wait to try Union! 

Megan M 

On Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 4:52 PM Charlie Chase <charlesachase3@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Chris   While there a number of good reservoirs for Kayaking around us, I would also say try out the rivers and streams.  Several sections of the South Platte are great for birding as well as Clear Creek in Denver.  The St. Vrain from Lyons flowing east to Longmont goes through some wonderful riparian habitat.  We often do car drop-offs and paddle several miles or paddle back to the take out if the current is reasonable which it certainly is most of the year here.  

Cheers

Charlie Chase

Denver

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Can anyone recommend places, preferably less than 2 hours from Denver, to kayak and bird? I've been in CO 4 months and been to Cherry Creek and Chatfield, but the motorboats and jet skis were unpleasant, to put it mildly. Thanks in advance.

Chris

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Hey Chris   While there a number of good reservoirs for Kayaking around us, I would also say try out the rivers and streams.  Several sections of the South Platte are great for birding as well as Clear Creek in Denver.  The St. Vrain from Lyons flowing east to Longmont goes through some wonderful riparian habitat.  We often do car drop-offs and paddle several miles or paddle back to the take out if the current is reasonable which it certainly is most of the year here.  

Cheers

Charlie Chase

Denver

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Can anyone recommend places, preferably less than 2 hours from Denver, to kayak and bird? I've been in CO 4 months and been to Cherry Creek and Chatfield, but the motorboats and jet skis were unpleasant, to put it mildly. Thanks in advance.

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Re: [cobirds] kayaking and birding

Hi Chris- I'll add Union Reservoir in NW Longmont to the mix- only wakeless boating is allowed there and the lake has lots of great birding habitat including extensive marshes, seasonal mud flats, some willow thickets and cottonwoods, and big open water that attracts grebes, gulls, loons, etc.  If you follow the whole perimeter you'll have paddled 5+ miles.  I've never heard as many marsh wrens in one place as I have  here.  For example:  https://ebird.org/checklist/S71290293

A smaller lake in Longmont that can have good birds is McIntosh Lake.  Only hand-launched craft are allowed there and it is a popular paddleboarding/kayaking location.  The NW side is cordoned off as a wildlife preserve but you can paddle along the buoy line to peer in to the protected shoreline.

If you'd like a more montane kayaking/birding experience you might consider Gross Reservoir west of Boulder.  Another pretty big lake with lots of shoreline intercepting coniferous forests, cliffs, and open slopes.  On my last trip there a I enjoyed a nice mix of birds from my kayak.  https://ebird.org/checklist/S70783040

Happy Paddling & Birding- Bill Schmoker, Longmont

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Re: [cobirds] kayaking and birding

Hi Chris!

I do a lot of kayaking and birding. Barr lake is my favorite place to go for birding. Last weekend we watched some forsters tern fly around us, a sandhill crane flew over and I've seen black terns from the lake as well. A nice little list of shorebirds as well. They're having a pretty significant algae bloom rn so kayaking is there is sorta surreal. It's like floating on grass. 

My other favorite places are lake dillon in Frisco and aurora reservoir. 

Barr lake and Aurora res dont allow sports boating so no motor boats or jet skis. Small fishing boats with motors are allowed but no wakes. 

Also worth checking out 

Horse tooth Res in fort collins 

Boyd Lake State park in loveland

Gross Reservoir in Boulder

I've been wanting to take a trip out east to some of our prairie reservoirs (john martin etc.) but havent had a chance yet! 

Happy birding,

Megan M

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Chris

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[cobirds] Re: You're Invited - CFO Annual Meeting and Special Presentation by Scott Yanco July 25th 7 p.m.

Just a reminder that the CFO.annual meeting and presentation on Flammulated Owls by Scott Yanco is tomorrow, Saturday July 25th at 7 p.m. MDT

Here is the Zoom link!  

https://zoom.us/j/91812363065?pwd=djZkNEtPM2t5REdvYVltMGVaVVBWdz09

Thanks - hope to 'see' you there.

Diana Beatty

CFO Board

El Paso County

On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 8:02 PM Diana Beatty <otowi33.33@gmail.com> wrote:

The Colorado Field Ornithologists board is please to invite you to a Zoom meeting next Saturday, July 15th at 7 p.m. to conduct our annual meeting and offer a great presentation by one of our grant recipients, Scott Yanco:

Fire, Snow, and The Red Queen:How Flammulated Owls Cope with Environmental Change.by special guest Scott This summer the Colorado Field Ornithologists are proud to have been able to support 7 different scientists still undertaking important research on the birds of Colorado despite the pandemic this season with grants totaling nearly $9000, funded primarily by member donations. Some of the research we are supporting this year include investigating how climate change is affecting Yellow Warblers and American Redstarts, population monitoring of sagebrush obligate species, studying what the effects of non-native tree species are on the diets of Chickadee nestlings, evaluating speciation of the White-breasted Nuthatch across it's range, and how Flammulated Owls of the San Juans use the landscape to cope with environmental changes. We are so glad we could continue to advance the mission of the CFO and our membership through supporting continued bird work of scientists across the state, in large part due to donations of members.  Come hear about the work of Scott Yanco studying flammulated owls with help from our grant at our virtual annual meeting next Saturday July 25th at 7pm via Zoom - 

https://zoom.us/j/91812363065?pwd=djZkNEtPM2t5REdvYVltMGVaVVBWdz09

Diana Beatty

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[cobirds] kayaking and birding

Can anyone recommend places, preferably less than 2 hours from Denver, to kayak and bird? I've been in CO 4 months and been to Cherry Creek and Chatfield, but the motorboats and jet skis were unpleasant, to put it mildly. Thanks in advance.

Chris

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[cobirds] Shorebirds at Prewitt Reservoir, Washington County

Hi CObirders!

I recently went east with friends to bird eastern Colorado counties, and one of the highlights from the day was stopping at Prewitt Reservoir. In the fall, I only remember seeing shorebirds in their more drab nonbreeding plumages, but the birds at Prewitt still showed a lot of their breeding plumages, and it was gorgeous! The mudflats are extremely large, and there were hundreds of shorebirds feeding.

Shorebird species:

American Avocet, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Stilt Sandpiper, Sanderling, Baird's Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Wilson's Phalarope, Spotted Sandpiper, and Lesser Yellowlegs.

Other highlights included a large group of lifer Black Terns and 35 White-faced Ibises. So, if you're ever out in that area, it's a really fantastic place to bird!

The birds are happy, and so am I

~Caleb Alons, Larimer County

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[cobirds] Boulder ruby-throat

It has been a very poor year for hummingbirds at out feeders north of Boulder. Pretty much only the resident male Black-throated HB that has been regular daily all summer--presumably the same one that hung out the last several years. It was joined by a female today. Remarkable lack of Broadtails--just one or two females the last few days. And THEN JUST AT DUSK TODAY a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird appeared. Same shape as the Black-throated, long bill, red gorget, straight wingtips.

Alan Bell, Boulder

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[cobirds] Pueblo Yellow-crowned Night-Heron image #2

COBirders--  In light of another difficult Covid-19 day, I thought maybe the shot below might help lighten the mood for at least some of you.

Leon Bright, Pueblo

 

 

[cobirds] Lazuli Bunting/Weld

Hi all

Two male Lazuli Bunting at Lone Tree Creek crossing at Weld CR 110, one mile west of Hwy 85 and north of Nunn.

Photo: http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/photos/view/119/3505/lazuli-bunting

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn

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[cobirds] Xcel at Cherry Creek State Park

 Just a heads-up:   XCEL will be working along Cottonwood Creek in Cherry Creek State Park July 16 to about Sept 1st.  This is in south-west part of the park.

 

 

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[cobirds] Hummer Report, COS, El Paso Co., Thurs

Hey COBirders,

This morning has been uniquely busy with hummers in my yard in NW COS.
Calliopes and Rufous individuals arrived a little later this month than average, and unusually, a Calliope male ruled the yard for about a week, even chasing off the pugnacious Rufous males. He left this week, and as normal, now Rufous rule the yard.

We don't often see more than a handful of different individual hummingbirds in one day, but as soon as I put up the feeders this morning it got busy.

So far I've been able to identify 3 different Rufous males, (2 adult, 1 juv), 2 different Rufous females, at least 1 Calliope adult male, 2 Calliope females, 3 different Broad-Tail females, and at least 1 Broad-tail adult male. It has been pretty frenetic at times!

No Black-chinned yet. We get a few here each summer, and did have a brief appearance by an adult male the other evening.

You gotta love Colorado back-yard birding!

Enjoy,
Steve Brown
Colo Spgs, Mountain Shadows neighborhood

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[cobirds] Yellow-crowned Night Heron

COBirders--   Once again, Brandon Percival has alerted me to a bird species I had not seen. I finally went to Pueblo City Park at the same time the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was there, about 6:45 this morning. It was perched on a branch of the dead tree on the duck pond (Lake Joy).

Leon Bright – Pueblo and Custer County

 

Re: [cobirds] Id help please, Larimer county

Definitely sounds like a gang of young house sparrows.  They are rampaging through my neighborhood at the moment as well.

Charlie Chase

Denver

On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 7:08 PM 'ronbco' via Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Today in my backyard against the foothills west of Berthoud. In a modest sized locust tree.  A group of about 5 sparrow-sized birds arrived and made a ruckus. I had great looks but can't determine what they are.
Larger than house sparrow and certainly no male appearances in the group.
Drab buff breast with slightly lighter almost white throat. Some sparrow-like wing colors but not dramatic. Conical substantial beak; some with a hint of yellow on the bottom beak. Definite lighter colored eye strip above.
Absolutely no stripes on breast rules out vesper. Breast color too light for chipping and grasshopper.
That seems to leave female Dickcissel but I'm in a neighborhood that is not much like grasslands.
Reasonably Possible? 

Ron Bolton
Berthoud, Larimer county

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Re: [cobirds] Id help please, Larimer county

Juvenile House Sparrows.

Joe Roller, Denver

On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 7:08 PM 'ronbco' via Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Today in my backyard against the foothills west of Berthoud. In a modest sized locust tree.  A group of about 5 sparrow-sized birds arrived and made a ruckus. I had great looks but can't determine what they are.
Larger than house sparrow and certainly no male appearances in the group.
Drab buff breast with slightly lighter almost white throat. Some sparrow-like wing colors but not dramatic. Conical substantial beak; some with a hint of yellow on the bottom beak. Definite lighter colored eye strip above.
Absolutely no stripes on breast rules out vesper. Breast color too light for chipping and grasshopper.
That seems to leave female Dickcissel but I'm in a neighborhood that is not much like grasslands.
Reasonably Possible? 

Ron Bolton
Berthoud, Larimer county

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[cobirds] Id help please, Larimer county

Today in my backyard against the foothills west of Berthoud. In a modest sized locust tree. A group of about 5 sparrow-sized birds arrived and made a ruckus. I had great looks but can't determine what they are.
Larger than house sparrow and certainly no male appearances in the group.
Drab buff breast with slightly lighter almost white throat. Some sparrow-like wing colors but not dramatic. Conical substantial beak; some with a hint of yellow on the bottom beak. Definite lighter colored eye strip above.
Absolutely no stripes on breast rules out vesper. Breast color too light for chipping and grasshopper.
That seems to leave female Dickcissel but I'm in a neighborhood that is not much like grasslands.
Reasonably Possible?

Ron Bolton
Berthoud, Larimer county

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Re: [cobirds] Hummingbird considers drinking from urine stream - Thread Closed

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On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 9:51 AM David Gulbenkian <dgulbenkian@gmail.com> wrote:

In a week without much birding news, perhaps this incident will amuse.

At 6 AM in my garden, a female hummer twice approached within an inch

of my urine stream.  Of course I tried to discourage her.  I believe she was

confused because, in the same spot at the same time 2 days ago, I was

standing right next to a sprinkler set so low that the drops only rose some 8".  This

same bird (I'm sure) came for a drink, apparently sipping drops out of the air and

also from the dripping fronds of a tarragon plant.  Then it moved just beyond the

sprinkling and perched 8" above the ground on the wire of a tomato cage, where

it spent a good minute or two preening and spreading out its feathers.  All this while

I was standing practically right over her.  

I believe when it saw me today and saw the liquid stream, it thought it could repeat the

enjoyable experience.  

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[cobirds] Hummingbird considers drinking from urine stream

In a week without much birding news, perhaps this incident will amuse.

At 6 AM in my garden, a female hummer twice approached within an inch

of my urine stream.  Of course I tried to discourage her.  I believe she was

confused because, in the same spot at the same time 2 days ago, I was

standing right next to a sprinkler set so low that the drops only rose some 8".  This

same bird (I'm sure) came for a drink, apparently sipping drops out of the air and

also from the dripping fronds of a tarragon plant.  Then it moved just beyond the

sprinkling and perched 8" above the ground on the wire of a tomato cage, where

it spent a good minute or two preening and spreading out its feathers.  All this while

I was standing practically right over her.  

I believe when it saw me today and saw the liquid stream, it thought it could repeat the

enjoyable experience.  

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[cobirds] Indigo Bunting still present in Chautauqua Park Boulder

In hillside meadow Bluebell Road across from cottage 15
Jane Baryames
Boulder

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[cobirds] little help on finding young Burrowing Owls?

I'd like to take my grandkids out on an owl hunt, but haven't looked for Burrowing Owls (formerly in the DIA/Barr Lake area) for many years. Have any of you done a tour recently, so that you could give me promising locations? I have a scope, we would not be venturing close to any nest sites.

Thanks for any help!

Linda

I acknowledge that I live in the territory of Hinóno'éí (Arapaho), Cheyenne and Ute Nations, according to the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, and that Colorado's Front Range is home to many Native peoples. Reconozco que vivo en el territorio de las naciones Hinóno'éí (Arapaho), Cheyenne y Ute, según el 1851 Tratado de Fort Laramie, y que el estado de Colorado al esté de las Montañas Rocosas es territorio de muchos pueblos indígenas.