Saturday, 31 January 2026

[cobirds] Candidate Vega Gull, Pueblo

Earlier this evening Sean Huntley and I had a candidate Vega Gull on the tires at the South Pueblo Marina. The bird displayed field marks like the broader white trailing edge to the wing, darkish eye, and wing pattern, but we still have to review the photos a bit more in depth. We'll send to experts and see what they say. It would be great if someone could refind this bird and get a full spread wing shot.

Archer Silverman
Denver

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[cobirds] Re: Long-tailed Ducks Jeffco/Douglas

I'm told they actually floated from Jeffco east into Arapahoe County, not Douglas. Can you tell I'm not a county lister? Hard enough just figuring out what birds I'm seeing.

On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 9:16:47 AM UTC-7 Dan Stringer wrote:
I only post on CObirds if I actually see something interesting, which is why I haven't posted in quite a while  : )  But eight Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir yesterday were an eye-opener. All appeared to be females or young birds that were just past juvenile stage. Hanging together in the far southwest corner (Jeffco) for great photos, many observers…a few would occasionally drift eastward into Douglas County so people could get all fired up about listing them in both counties.

Dan Stringer
Larkspur, CO

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[cobirds] Long-tailed Ducks Jeffco/Douglas

I only post on CObirds if I actually see something interesting, which is why I haven't posted in quite a while  : )  But eight Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir yesterday were an eye-opener. All appeared to be females or young birds that were just past juvenile stage. Hanging together in the far southwest corner (Jeffco) for great photos, many observers…a few would occasionally drift eastward into Douglas County so people could get all fired up about listing them in both counties.

Dan Stringer
Larkspur, CO

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Thursday, 29 January 2026

Re: [cobirds] Re: BCAS January Program: Birds, Science, and Art with Dr. Johanna Beam

Thanks much!
I will watch for it and keep my fingers crossed!
Best,
Chris

On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 12:39 PM Buzz <egseagle171@aol.com> wrote:
Thank you.



On Thursday, January 29, 2026, 12:03 PM, Megan Jones Patterson <mtns4meg@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris, 
Most Boulder County Audubon program's get recorded and posted. I know this is up to the discretion of the presenter. If it is being shared, the video will be posted to the BCAS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bouldercountyaudubon  You can also watch past programs on the channel.  

It was an excellent talk so I hope you are able to watch it. 

Thank you,
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Re: [cobirds] Re: BCAS January Program: Birds, Science, and Art with Dr. Johanna Beam

Thank you.



On Thursday, January 29, 2026, 12:03 PM, Megan Jones Patterson <mtns4meg@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris, 
Most Boulder County Audubon program's get recorded and posted. I know this is up to the discretion of the presenter. If it is being shared, the video will be posted to the BCAS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bouldercountyaudubon  You can also watch past programs on the channel.  

It was an excellent talk so I hope you are able to watch it. 

Thank you,
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Re: [cobirds] Re: BCAS January Program: Birds, Science, and Art with Dr. Johanna Beam

Chris, 
Most Boulder County Audubon program's get recorded and posted. I know this is up to the discretion of the presenter. If it is being shared, the video will be posted to the BCAS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bouldercountyaudubon  You can also watch past programs on the channel.  

It was an excellent talk so I hope you are able to watch it. 

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Monday, 26 January 2026

[cobirds] Fwd: DFO Presents ". . . You’d Better BELIZE it!" Jan. 26 at 7pm

TONIGHT at 7pm
Birding former British Honduras? You'd Better BELIZE it!
Eduardo Ruano and Ruben Arevalo,
With DFO: Monday, January 26, 2026, 7 p.m. MST via Zoom
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Birding former British Honduras?

You'd Better BELIZE it!

Eduardo Ruano and Ruben Arevalo,

Belizean bird guides

With DFO: Monday, January 26, 2026

7 p.m. MST via Zoom

 

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Formerly British Honduras until gaining independence from Great Britain in 1981, Belize is known to travelers as an English-speaking vacation mecca (also Spanish and Creole) of beaches, snorkeling and diving, rainforest adventuring and ancient Mayan ruins on the Caribbean side of Central America.

 

It is also a dream habitat for birds. Although Belize is Central America's second-smallest country (roughly the size of Massachusetts), half of its land is covered with rainforests. More than a third of the land is under environmental protection, and it is the region's least-populated country. No wonder it is home to more than 600 species of birds, from multiple kinds of trogons, motmots and puffbirds to the endemic Yellow-headed Parrot and the Jabiru stork, tallest bird in the Western Hemisphere. The species also include large numbers of North American warblers and flycatchers that overwinter in Belize.

 

Meet the birds of Belize and more through the eyes and photographs of Belizean bird guides Eduardo Ruano and Ruben Arevalo in DFO's first evening program of 2026. "Birding former British Honduras? You'd better BELIZE It!" is set for Monday, January 26 at 7 p.m. MST via Zoom.

 

Ruano and Arevalo are longtime guides at Lamanai Outpost Lodge, one of several well-known destinations on the Belize birding tour circuit. Their home base has checklisted more than 400 bird species, and the lodge is a four-time winner of the H. Lee Jones Belize Bird-a-thon, an annual 24-hour competition named for the ornithologist-author of the Birds of Belize guidebook. It is also headquarters of a long-term University of Florida study of Morelet's crocodile

 

Presentation topics range from the land and tree birds of Belize's inland rainforests and pine savannas to shorebirds and waders of the Caribbean coastal region, where the Belize Barrier Reef of corals, mollusks and fish is part of the 700-mile Great Mayan Reef, second longest in the world. Nighttime boat safaris may reveal Yucatan nightjars and poorwills, and tropical forest walks cross paths with Great Curassows, Ocellated Turkeys, Red-lored Parrot and Collared Aracari, a kind of toucan.

Ruben Arevalo


Eduardo Ruano


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David Suddjian

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Littleton CO

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[cobirds] Aiken Audubon Grant Applications Open

Aiken Audubon's Foothills and Prairie Grant Application is now accepting applications.

This grant program is open to individuals and organizations conducting research, education programs or conservation projects focused on foothills and prairie ecology related to birds of the Pikes Peak Region and Front Range.

Proposal Deadline: February 28, 2026

Notification of Funding Decision: March 5, 2026

Submission: Email requests (as a single PDF document) to AikenAudubon@gmail.com with the subject line "Grant Proposal Submission". 

More details, such as grant limitations, reporting requirements, and proposal components are available on the grants page on our website:  https://www.aikenaudubon.com/conservation/citizen-science/grant-request-form/

Linda Hodges, Aiken Audubon


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[cobirds] a snowstorm yardbird, central Bldr Cnty; and general passersby

Hi folks-- It is rare nowadays that I can share a good yardbird. New species are extremely rare (yardlist now stuck at 128), and the numbers in general, as most of us can agree, are way down in the past 5 years. Gone are the winter flocks of White-crowned Sparrows, not to mention the very welcome surprise visits like Rosy Finches.

But as we ventured out in the recent snowstorm, we were treated to our first actually "perched" Bald Eagle in the basswood next to our house.
We' ve had flyovers, of course, but never a close view like this one. Boy, are they big, compared to the starlings perched all around them. It was a spirit-booster. It seemed very habituated, and was probably hungry, with all the ponds frozen solid.

So far, the songbird mix is steady at a couple dozen each of House Finches, D.E. Juncos, Pine Siskins, and Amer. Goldfinches. Occasionally a Tree Sparrow shows up, and of course the steady visits by flickers, downies and WB Nuthatches. I don't really count the EC Doves and their faithful predators, the Coopers. An Amer. Kestrel comes by to hunt from time to time. Pretty bleak...

Linda
Boulder Hills up north 68th St, 2 miles west of Lagerman

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[cobirds] Pine Warbler-Larimer

-11 this morning & the Pine Warbler just showed up at the lake feeders. It has been much more regular in this bitter cold. Also frequents the heated bird bath. 

Birders are welcome. Come around on the left side of the house & stand by the 2 small junipers at the lake. This is the boundary of my property and also the best place to view the feeders on my deck, the lake, & the bird bath. Please do not wander the yards or street as this is all private property (including the street.) 

Park on the street but do not block anyone's driveway, walkway, or mailboxes. 

1721 Cottonwood Pt. Dr. Fort Collins, CO. 80524.

You do not need to ring the doorbell just head to the yard.

R.

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Sunday, 25 January 2026

[cobirds] Re: BCAS January Program: Birds, Science, and Art with Dr. Johanna Beam

Hi Matias,
Just wondering, does the program get recorded to watch at a later date? Sounds really intersting but I havea conflict.
Thanks!
Chris 

On Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 8:46:28 PM UTC-7 Matias Comina wrote:

Hello everyone,

Boulder County Audubon Society invites you to our January evening program:

Intersecting Birds, Science, and Art
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
7:15–8:45 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)
Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
5001 Pennsylvania Ave, Boulder, CO

In-person and Zoom options available

What do art, science, and eBird sightings all have in common?
Join us for an engaging presentation by Dr. Johanna Beam, who will share her journey from teen naturalist to research scientist and scientific illustrator. Johanna will explore how eBird data are used by scientists and artists alike, including how these data have helped illuminate species' ranges and evolutionary history—highlighted through the Yellow-breasted Chat and the discovery of the Chihuahuan Meadowlark.

Dr. Beam is a postdoctoral research fellow at Colorado State University and Texas Tech University, working with the Bird Genoscape Project. Her research focuses on evolutionary genomics in birds, and she is also an accomplished scientific illustrator. As a high school student, Johanna's careful observation of an unusual meadowlark led to a genetic study that ultimately contributed to the recognition of a new bird species added to the official North American species list in 2022.

In-Person Program
BCAS is pleased to welcome everyone back to in-person programs at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder. Doors open at 6:30 PM for socializing with light refreshments, and the program begins at 7:15 PM. Masks are optional; free surgical masks will be available. Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

An FM hearing assistive system is available in the Earth room where BCAS programs are held. The receivers and headsets for these can typically be found in a basket on the table to the right as you enter the double doors to the Earth room. There are four receivers of this type. They are fed sound directly from the sound system and the user can control the volume themselves. More information on how to use these systems -  links to  https://centerforhearingaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/How-to-use-assistive-listening-systems.pdf?t=1768882810 

Online Program (Zoom)
The Zoom meeting room opens at 7:10 PM, with the program beginning at 7:15 PM. Questions for the speaker will be taken through the chat feature. The zoom link will be posted here on the day of the event Intersecting Birds, Science, and Art — Boulder County Audubon.

We hope you'll join us for this unique evening at the intersection of birding, science, and art.

Best regards,
Boulder County Audubon Society

Matias Comina, Boulder County 

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[cobirds] Yellow-Throated Warbler Denver County

Hi all, sharing a nice find I have had at my peanut feeder at least twice this week in Wash Park east. A Yellow-Throated Warbler visiting in January and also when it's 17 degrees out! Not great pics taken through my screen door but can still tell what it is. 

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Denver 
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Re: [cobirds] Yellow-Throated Warbler Denver County

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On Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 5:32:46 AM UTC+1 Buzz wrote:

On Saturday, January 24, 2026, 5:58 PM, Nicole Teel <teelni...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all, sharing a nice find I have had at my peanut feeder at least twice this week in Wash Park east. A Yellow-Throated Warbler visiting in January and also when it's 17 degrees out! Not great pics taken through my screen door but can still tell what it is. 

Nicole Teel
Denver 

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Saturday, 24 January 2026

Re: [cobirds] Yellow-Throated Warbler Denver County

Cool.



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Hi all, sharing a nice find I have had at my peanut feeder at least twice this week in Wash Park east. A Yellow-Throated Warbler visiting in January and also when it's 17 degrees out! Not great pics taken through my screen door but can still tell what it is. 

Nicole Teel
Denver 

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[cobirds] BCAS January Program: Birds, Science, and Art with Dr. Johanna Beam


Hello everyone,

Boulder County Audubon Society invites you to our January evening program:

Intersecting Birds, Science, and Art
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
7:15–8:45 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)
Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
5001 Pennsylvania Ave, Boulder, CO

In-person and Zoom options available

What do art, science, and eBird sightings all have in common?
Join us for an engaging presentation by Dr. Johanna Beam, who will share her journey from teen naturalist to research scientist and scientific illustrator. Johanna will explore how eBird data are used by scientists and artists alike, including how these data have helped illuminate species' ranges and evolutionary history—highlighted through the Yellow-breasted Chat and the discovery of the Chihuahuan Meadowlark.

Dr. Beam is a postdoctoral research fellow at Colorado State University and Texas Tech University, working with the Bird Genoscape Project. Her research focuses on evolutionary genomics in birds, and she is also an accomplished scientific illustrator. As a high school student, Johanna's careful observation of an unusual meadowlark led to a genetic study that ultimately contributed to the recognition of a new bird species added to the official North American species list in 2022.

In-Person Program
BCAS is pleased to welcome everyone back to in-person programs at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder. Doors open at 6:30 PM for socializing with light refreshments, and the program begins at 7:15 PM. Masks are optional; free surgical masks will be available. Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

An FM hearing assistive system is available in the Earth room where BCAS programs are held. The receivers and headsets for these can typically be found in a basket on the table to the right as you enter the double doors to the Earth room. There are four receivers of this type. They are fed sound directly from the sound system and the user can control the volume themselves. More information on how to use these systems - links to https://centerforhearingaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/How-to-use-assistive-listening-systems.pdf?t=1768882810 

Online Program (Zoom)
The Zoom meeting room opens at 7:10 PM, with the program beginning at 7:15 PM. Questions for the speaker will be taken through the chat feature. The zoom link will be posted here on the day of the event Intersecting Birds, Science, and Art — Boulder County Audubon.

We hope you'll join us for this unique evening at the intersection of birding, science, and art.

Best regards,
Boulder County Audubon Society

Matias Comina, Boulder County 

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[cobirds] Yellow-Throated Warbler Denver County

Hi all, sharing a nice find I have had at my peanut feeder at least twice this week in Wash Park east. A Yellow-Throated Warbler visiting in January and also when it's 17 degrees out! Not great pics taken through my screen door but can still tell what it is. 

Nicole Teel
Denver 

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[cobirds] BCAS January Program: Birds, Science, and Art with Dr. Johanna Beam

Hello everyone,

Boulder County Audubon Society invites you to our January evening program:

Intersecting Birds, Science, and Art
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
7:15–8:45 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)
Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
5001 Pennsylvania Ave, Boulder, CO

In-person and Zoom options available

What do art, science, and eBird sightings all have in common?
Join us for an engaging presentation by Dr. Johanna Beam, who will share her journey from teen naturalist to research scientist and scientific illustrator. Johanna will explore how eBird data are used by scientists and artists alike, including how these data have helped illuminate species' ranges and evolutionary history—highlighted through the Yellow-breasted Chat and the discovery of the Chihuahuan Meadowlark.

Dr. Beam is a postdoctoral research fellow at Colorado State University and Texas Tech University, working with the Bird Genoscape Project. Her research focuses on evolutionary genomics in birds, and she is also an accomplished scientific illustrator. As a high school student, Johanna's careful observation of an unusual meadowlark led to a genetic study that ultimately contributed to the recognition of a new bird species added to the official North American species list in 2022.

In-Person Program
BCAS is pleased to welcome everyone back to in-person programs at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder. Doors open at 6:30 PM for socializing with light refreshments, and the program begins at 7:15 PM. Masks are optional; free surgical masks will be available. Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

An FM hearing assistive system is available in the Earth room where BCAS programs are held. The receivers and headsets for these can typically be found in a basket on the table to the right as you enter the double doors to the Earth room. There are four receivers of this type. They are fed sound directly from the sound system and the user can control the volume themselves. More information on how to use these systems - links to https://centerforhearingaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/How-to-use-assistive-listening-systems.pdf?t=1768882810 

Online Program (Zoom)
The Zoom meeting room opens at 7:10 PM, with the program beginning at 7:15 PM. Questions for the speaker will be taken through the chat feature. The zoom link will be posted here on the day of the event Intersecting Birds, Science, and Art — Boulder County Audubon.

We hope you'll join us for this unique evening at the intersection of birding, science, and art.

Best regards,
Boulder County Audubon Society

Matias Comina, Boulder County 

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Thursday, 22 January 2026

[cobirds] BCAS January Program: Birds, Science, and Art with Dr. Johanna Beam

Hello everyone,

Boulder County Audubon Society invites you to our January evening program:

Intersecting Birds, Science, and Art
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
7:15–8:45 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)
Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
5001 Pennsylvania Ave, Boulder, CO

In-person and Zoom options available

What do art, science, and eBird sightings all have in common?
Join us for an engaging presentation by Dr. Johanna Beam, who will share her journey from teen naturalist to research scientist and scientific illustrator. Johanna will explore how eBird data are used by scientists and artists alike, including how these data have helped illuminate species' ranges and evolutionary history—highlighted through the Yellow-breasted Chat and the discovery of the Chihuahuan Meadowlark.

Dr. Beam is a postdoctoral research fellow at Colorado State University and Texas Tech University, working with the Bird Genoscape Project. Her research focuses on evolutionary genomics in birds, and she is also an accomplished scientific illustrator. As a high school student, Johanna's careful observation of an unusual meadowlark led to a genetic study that ultimately contributed to the recognition of a new bird species added to the official North American species list in 2022.

In-Person Program
BCAS is pleased to welcome everyone back to in-person programs at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder. Doors open at 6:30 PM for socializing with light refreshments, and the program begins at 7:15 PM. Masks are optional; free surgical masks will be available. Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

An FM hearing assistive system is available in the Earth room where BCAS programs are held. The receivers and headsets for these can typically be found in a basket on the table to the right as you enter the double doors to the Earth room. There are four receivers of this type. They are fed sound directly from the sound system and the user can control the volume themselves. More information on how to use these systems -  links to  https://centerforhearingaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/How-to-use-assistive-listening-systems.pdf?t=1768882810 

Online Program (Zoom)
The Zoom meeting room opens at 7:10 PM, with the program beginning at 7:15 PM. Questions for the speaker will be taken through the chat feature. The zoom link will be posted here on the day of the event Intersecting Birds, Science, and Art — Boulder County Audubon.

We hope you'll join us for this unique evening at the intersection of birding, science, and art.

Best regards,
Boulder County Audubon Society

Matias Comina, Boulder County 

Board Member at Large 

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Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Re: [cobirds] Re: Merlin update for Android (might eventually be released for iOS)

As far as updating bird packs, there is now a Merlin  option to download the sounds separate from the photos, so you can download sounds so
they are available  to listen to, even without good reception. 

Pat Cullen
Longmont, CO

On Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 2:45:17 PM UTC-7 Caoimhín Perkins wrote:
I miss the old Merlin in general. I have bird packs downloaded with their audio, but it still has to load their audio packs whenever I look at a bird's profile, which means I can't listen in areas with no reception. It didn't use to do that.

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Tuesday, 20 January 2026

[cobirds] BCAS program: Intersecting Birds, Science, and Art - Johanna Beam - Tu 1/27/26

Please join Boulder County Audubon for our monthly speaker series!

Intersecting Birds, Science, and Art

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
cookes & conversation starting at 6:30 PM 
program at 7:15 PM -  8:45 PM

Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder 
5001 Pennsylvania Avenue Boulder, CO, 80303

What do art, science, and eBird sightings all have in common? Dr. Johanna Beam will dive into her personal journey from teen naturalist to research scientist and everything in between. Johanna will talk about all the various ways scientists and illustrators use eBird data in their work, including how eBird data has shed light on species' ranges and evolutionary history with Yellow-breasted Chat and Chihuahuan Meadowlark.

Dr. Johanna Beam is a postdoctoral research fellow at Colorado State and Texas Tech universities. She studies evolutionary genomics in birds and is also a scientific illustrator.

Johanna participated in Boulder County Audubon's Teen Naturalist program, attended Audubon's teen bird camp at Hog Island, Maine, and studied bird evolution at CU Boulder. After getting a PhD in ornithology at Penn State, she returned to the Front Range as a postdoc with the Bird Genoscape Project. 

As a high school student, Johanna's keen eye and ear led her to notice an odd-looking meadowlark. Her curiosity about this bird turned into a successful undergraduate research project on the bird's genetics and ultimately a first-author report describing a new species, the Chihuahuan Meadowlark, accepted to the official North American species list in 2022. Johanna will share more about this story and her journey as a birder, scientist, and scientific illustrator.

Also on Zoom - check https://www.boulderaudubon.org/all-events/jan-2026-program for the link a day before the event.


I'm excited about this one and hope you'll attend too.

- Sandra Laursen

for the BCAS programs committee


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[cobirds] Applications now open for Teen Summer Camp at Hog Island, Maine

Boulder County Audubon Society is now accepting applications for the 2025 Summer Teen Program at Hog Island, Maine.  Colorado teens 15-17 years of age are eligible to apply.  Please check our website for the application form and instructions.  The application deadline is February 1, 2025.  Questions can be directed to scholarship@boulderaudubon.org

[cobirds] Re: Merlin update for Android (might eventually be released for iOS)

It would be great if they added a "Auto Save recordings" option in your settings, so it is a choice for the user instead of just a blanket upgrade.

Adrian Lakin
Mead, CO 

On Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:56:25 AM UTC-7 Kevin Schutz wrote:
I just ran across this "feature" earlier this morning.  It also seems that many earlier recordings have vanished.  I can't say I like this update.

Kevin Schutz
Monument, CO

On Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 9:04:14 AM UTC-7 Adrian Lakin wrote:
Some of you might've already noticed this update, but for the rest of you, there's new functionality that will impact you...

Prior to this update, when you were recording and you pressed the square button at the middle bottom of the screen, it both stopped the recording and also saved the recording to your phone. That is no longer true. Now the button stops the recording but DOES NOT SAVE IT. You can tell that the recording is on your phone because you can see the list of species and you can play the recording back but it IS NOT SAVED. If you start another recording or close Merlin, the recording is discarded, lost forever. If you do want to save the recording, a second step is now required. You must press the large button labeled "Save" at the upper right of the screen, and you must do that right away, before leaving the screen.
Some might like this because it doesn't fill up your phone's storage, but others will be really annoyed if they lose a recording.

Adrian Lakin
Mead, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Merlin update for Android (might eventually be released for iOS)

I miss the old Merlin in general. I have bird packs downloaded with their audio, but it still has to load their audio packs whenever I look at a bird's profile, which means I can't listen in areas with no reception. It didn't use to do that.

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[cobirds] Re: Merlin update for Android (might eventually be released for iOS)

I just ran across this "feature" earlier this morning.  It also seems that many earlier recordings have vanished.  I can't say I like this update.

Kevin Schutz
Monument, CO

On Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 9:04:14 AM UTC-7 Adrian Lakin wrote:
Some of you might've already noticed this update, but for the rest of you, there's new functionality that will impact you...

Prior to this update, when you were recording and you pressed the square button at the middle bottom of the screen, it both stopped the recording and also saved the recording to your phone. That is no longer true. Now the button stops the recording but DOES NOT SAVE IT. You can tell that the recording is on your phone because you can see the list of species and you can play the recording back but it IS NOT SAVED. If you start another recording or close Merlin, the recording is discarded, lost forever. If you do want to save the recording, a second step is now required. You must press the large button labeled "Save" at the upper right of the screen, and you must do that right away, before leaving the screen.
Some might like this because it doesn't fill up your phone's storage, but others will be really annoyed if they lose a recording.

Adrian Lakin
Mead, CO

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[cobirds] Merlin update for Android (might eventually be released for iOS)

Some of you might've already noticed this update, but for the rest of you, there's new functionality that will impact you...

Prior to this update, when you were recording and you pressed the square button at the middle bottom of the screen, it both stopped the recording and also saved the recording to your phone. That is no longer true. Now the button stops the recording but DOES NOT SAVE IT. You can tell that the recording is on your phone because you can see the list of species and you can play the recording back but it IS NOT SAVED. If you start another recording or close Merlin, the recording is discarded, lost forever. If you do want to save the recording, a second step is now required. You must press the large button labeled "Save" at the upper right of the screen, and you must do that right away, before leaving the screen.
Some might like this because it doesn't fill up your phone's storage, but others will be really annoyed if they lose a recording.

Adrian Lakin
Mead, CO

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Monday, 19 January 2026

[cobirds] Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk, Louisville

Birders:
The bird I posted about yesterday is a juvenile Cooper's Hawk, not a juvenile American Goshawk.

Thanks to Scott Rashid and others for helping me with the identification.

Paula Hansley

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Sunday, 18 January 2026

[cobirds] Juvenile American Goshawk, Louisville

CObirders:

I'm going to go out on a limb and identify this hawk as a juvenile American Goshawk.  It is difficult to distinguish this species from a juvenile Cooper's Hawk, but I think that my pictures enable that to be done.

This bird has field marks characteristic of a juvenile Am. Goshawk:  (1) uneven tail bands, (2) a white supercilium and black auricular patch, (3) heavy dark brown streaking on breast and belly, (4) speckled pattern on upper back, and (5) a bulkiness that is apparent when taking off.

Experts may say that sitting on a fence is more characteristic of a Cooper's Hawk, but I have seen an Am. Goshawk sit on a fence post out in the open while living in the mountains.

A few weeks ago, I saw an adult goshawk in my catalpa tree,  but I was unable to get a picture of it.  I suspect that the two birds are related.

Having hawks around our feeders is a mixed blessing!  Most days I simply have no birds because there is a hawk (usually a Cooper's, but I have also had Red-tailed Hawks). 

Paula Hansley
Boulder County

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Saturday, 17 January 2026

Re: [cobirds] e-bird question

Thanks for the info.  The reason I asked is because I have a picture of a bird that gave me an unexpected result from the e-bird photo ID function.  I have been looking back at some of my pictures and remembered taking the picture below a couple of years ago.  Looking closely at the lighter colored dove (which at the time I assumed was a leucistic Eurasian collared dove), I am wondering whether it could be an African collard dove instead.  It has characteristics that support such an ID.  First, it obviously is lighter than a typical Eurasian collard dove, with little contrast between the primaries and overall body color. Second, it appears to be smaller headed than ECD (subjective assessment). Third, the mottled feather pattern is often present on [domesticated] ACD (see eBird Checklist S60518709 or eBird Checklist S75581900 ).  I examined pictures of African collared dove from areas of the world (New Zealand, sub-Saharan Africa, islands east of Madagascar, etc) that do not have any ECD records and found a number of pictures that match the present bird. Fourth, e-bird's photo ID feature ID'ed it as an African collared dove. Finally, there are US e-bird records of ACD that predate ECD colonization in the east, and there are about 20 previous ACD records for the I-25 corridor.  I am not by any means saying that the bird is a natural vagrant, but rather descendant (or escapee) of a domesticated African collared dove (i.e., "Barbary dove"). Comments welcome.

african collared dove-resized.JPG

Thanks,
Tom Curtis



On Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:35:43 AM UTC-7 Ann Chavtur wrote:
The images are vetted by reviewers but also eBird has gotten a lot smarter. Late last year an update to eBird made a change such that eBird itself is checking the image for accuracy. On a safari trip to Africa our guide told us that  bird we spotted was a Northern Fiscal. When I uploaded my image to eBird, the app told me the image I uploaded was a different Fiscal. I was very surprised because I had not had that happen before. It was a pretty cool check and I got a new life bird in the process. Of course this only works if you have a good clear image where the bird is identifiable.  Since then I have had eBird flag an image after upload when I put the picture against the wrong bird in the list. It will even provide the button to move it to the correct bird in the list. (No more embarrassing emails when a reviewer points out you switched your Yellow Warbler and Yellow-rumped Warbler images on upload.)

Ann Chavtur
Monument

On Friday, January 16, 2026 at 1:45:51 PM UTC-7 Josh Bruening wrote:
Tom,

If you are referring to the eBird/Merlin photo ID program, here is an article about that topic with a helpful link that goes much deeper into the process.


Josh Bruening
Fort Collins

On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM tom none <jtcu...@gmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone know whether the photos used by e-bird for photo ID are vetted for accuracy or do they just depend on what the observer lists?

Thanks,
Tom Curtis

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