Dear CO Birders,
Another quarter, another chance to share your best work! Colorado Birds, the quarterly journal of the Colorado Field Ornithologists, is now accepting photo submissions for our "News From The Field" feature. We're on the lookout for compelling images of rare, vagrant, or otherwise unusual birds documented in Colorado between June 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026 (see submission guidelines below).
To be considered for the upcoming issue, please send your highest-quality photos to george@cobirds.org no later than Sunday, November 15, 2026 — and be sure to follow the file-naming guidelines below when you do.
Special request: if you photographed the Couch's Kingbird at Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve (Arapahoe) this fall, we'd love flight or spread-wing shots that show the wing and tail feathers. Colin Woolley is writing an article on its molt for the winter issue. Same deadline, November 15.
We'd particularly love to feature photos of these noteworthy species observed during this period. A few that look common, like Canyon Wren and Bobolink, were first county records in eBird, so those photos are just as welcome.
Summer 2026 sightings (June 1 – July 31, 2026)
- Snow Goose
- Ross’s Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Cackling Goose
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Rivoli’s Hummingbird
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Laughing Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Least Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Red-necked Grebe
- Neotropic Cormorant
- Green Heron
- Brown Pelican
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Lewis’s Woodpecker
- Crested Caracara
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Canyon Wren
- Cactus Wren
- Long-billed Thrasher
- Crissal Thrasher
- Cassia Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- Black-chinned Sparrow
- Bobolink
- Chihuahuan Meadowlark
- Hooded Oriole
- American Redstart
- Baltimore Oriole
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Hooded Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
Thanks for your contributions to Colorado Birds. Your dedication and generosity help maintain our journal's excellence, making it one of the country's finest. Thanks for sharing your photography with us!
George Mayfield
Photo Editor, Colorado Birds
Wheat Ridge, CO
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Photo Submission Guidelines:
Photos from June 1, 2026 – July 31, 2026
Photos must be your own, and by submitting them, you give Colorado Birds permission to reproduce in any issue and on the CFO website. We always credit images with the photographer's name.
Please use the following format for the photo file names: species-date-location-county-photographer. For example, a photo of an American Robin taken Oct. 4, 2024 at Chatfield State Park by John James Audubon would be named as follows:
American Robin (or AMRO)-20241004-Chatfield-Jefferson-JJAudubon.
Minimum quality for interior publication use is 750 x 900 pixels. To be considered for the journal cover, photos must be at least 2625 pixels (vertically) x 1725 pixels (horizontally). Please send original files in the largest resolution possible (300 dpi is preferable). We will crop and resize as needed. Email your submissions to george@cobirds.org
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