Colorado Birds

[cobirds] Hepatic Tanager microhabitat

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:35:54 -0500

Thanks to Duane Nelson for sharing this fascinating observation:

> I learned a lot about the habitat preferences of Hepatic Tanagers at
> the edge of their Colorado Range. They prefer to sing on the top of
> dead snags on steep slopes just below the top of mesas. My
> previous experience told

[cobirds] Yellow-throated Warbler-Karval Cafe, May 24

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:38:44 -0500

Hello all,

Sorry this report is a day late, it got gummed up in the intertubes somehow. In any event, here it is:

I got a text from Andy Bankert at 8:42 yesterday morning saying that he had just seen a Yellow-throated Warbler outside the cafe in Karval, CO (Lincoln County).

Andy is

[cobirds] Birding extreme Southern Colorado

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:29:44 -0500

Hi all, Kathy Mimm-Dunning, Glenn Walbek, Loch Kilpatrick & I did a tour of Southern & Southeastern Colorado on Thursday, May 24. A highlight was Hepatic Tanager on County Road 310 near Walsenburg, Huerfano Co, where we began our day. It was initially a bit skulky, but eventually

[cobirds] Franktown - Douglas County

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:29:56 -0500

Jeremy Winick points out a mis-direction to the Walker Pit.

Walker Pit: go WEST from traffic light in Franktown, turn right (north) on Walker Road and park at the bend.

Hugh Kingery

Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO

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[cobirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Larimer County

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:05:32 -0500

This morning (6am) while conducting a survey in Loveland I had a singing
Rose-breasted Grosbeak atop a large cottonwood. The location was along the
Big Thompson River trail between Taft and Wilson. UTMs in NAD 83, zone 13:
491434, 4471754.

Cheers,

Jora Fogg

Monitoring Biologist

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

Fort Collins, Colorado

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[cobirds] Boulder County-Gunbarrel Hill Lark Buntings, Red-headed Woodpecker, etc.

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:36:22 -0500

Good morning,

While doing grassland bird transects on the west side of Gunbarrel Hill this morning, I found 48 LARK BUNTINGS (inc. 1 singing/skylarking male), 1 adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (briefly on fence posts on north side of Heatherwood), 22 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, 2 ROCK WRENS, 1 BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, and 2

[cobirds] Franktown, Douglas County

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:35:25 -0500

A couple ofobservations from our Castle Rock North block (really Franktown).
May 23-24: 1-2 Willets at Walker Pit. Also seen Apr. 25-27.
May 22: Least Flycatcher singing on Mitchell Gulch, a tributaryof Cherry Creek (on private property). First time

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 25, 2012

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:49:58 -0500

Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: May 25, 2012
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 25, 2012, sponsored
by Denver Field Ornithologists

[cobirds] Crow Valley, Weld and Jackson Lake, Morgan highlights

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:46:09 -0500

Greetings All,

Today birding felt like a slog, with very low numbers of regular migrants (except Yellow Warblers and Swainson's Thrushes) and a fair bit of wind by mid-day.
In the end, somehow, I wound up with a day list of 117 species, birding basically Crow Valley and Jackson Lake.

1- Norma's Grove:

[cobirds] Phillips County migrants

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:12:55 -0500

Here are highlights from Phillips County today (Thursday):

Yellow-throated Vireo (Holyoke cemetery)
Gray Catbird (2)
Prothonotary Warbler (east end of Akron St. in Holyoke)
Ovenbird (just east of Holyoke fishing pond)
Lazuli Bunting

Roger Linfield
Boulder
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[cobirds] NE Las Animas County, 2/24/12

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:50:14 -0500

Birders,

I camped at the Beat(t)y Canyon Ranch in NE Las Animas County last night
so I could work on the OV Mesa priority block for the COBBA ii. This is
private property, and not available to the birding public, but I am sure
some people will be interested in the

[cobirds] Birding By Ear Program at Roxborough State Park

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:46:59 -0500

There are just a few spaces left for this program on Saturday, May
26th at 7:30am. Please sign up tomorrow if you'd like to attend. If
full, June 2nd, I believe, is still open.

Leader: Alison Kondler, Time: 07:30, Phone: 303-973-3959
Meeting Place and Directions: Roxborough State Park Visitor Center.
Take South Wadsworth Blvd past

[cobirds] Common Nighthawks over Fort Collins, Larimer Co.

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:32:29 -0500

Hey all,

I was just out in my backyard near Old Town Fort Collins and heard a
Nighthawk call. I looked up and saw a large flock of about 45-50 Common
Nighthawks flying toward the north! It's great to have them back, and I
see that several others have

[cobirds] Crow Valley Campground (Weld) on 5/24

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:33:04 -0500

Crow Valley Campground near Briggsdale (Weld) was "birdy" today but I found nothing exceptional. I was there from about 8:30a to 3p. Here are the highlights:

Veery (3)
Red-eyed Vireo (1 south of the main shelterhouse)
American Redstart (1 female ssw of the main shelterhouse)
Warbling Vireo (1 in the southwest corner,

[cobirds] CBR, El Paso County -- Summer Tanager 5/24

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:35:36 -0500

Sorry for another post, I totally forgot in the last post, I saw a first year male Summer Tanager at the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch, El Paso County this morning. We also heard a interesting sounding vireo, though never saw it. It could have been a Philadelphia Vireo,

[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch, El Paso & Pueblo Cos. 5/24

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:31:38 -0500

Bill Maynard, John Drummond, and I birded Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) today. Since, a cold front went through last night, there were some migrants around today. Swainson's Thrushes (with just a few Hermit Thrushes) were all over the banding station (El Paso County), also here, there were two American

[cobirds] Possible Willet (?) at Cherry Creek State Park--Arapahoe County

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:25:36 -0500

Around noon today, May 24, Steve and I were walking on the cement trail
beside the recently re-worked Cottonwood Creek pond east of the road on the
west side of Cherry Creek State Park. We got good looks with binoculars at
an unusual, medium-sized wading bird which was walking slowly along the

[cobirds] Interesting Frontpage Article (The Coloradoan) On Our Beloved Pawnee National Grasslands

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:24:30 -0500

http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20120523/NEWS01/305240008/Pawnee-Buttes-face-uncertain-future-big-oil-comes-calling

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/

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[cobirds] Coal Creek trail, Louisville, Boulder County

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:55:33 -0500

Early today, I walked a portion of the trail just east of the Coal Creek
Golf Course and found it to be quite birdy where there is a bridge over the
creek south of Cherry St. Highlights were not rare but included a silent
Epidonax sp. flycatcher (pale yellow belly) and a

[cobirds] about that Eastern Warbling-Vireo from Teller Farms - White Rocks

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:33:25 -0500

Hello, Birders.

I pressed SEND too soon.

I meant to comment on the Eastern Warbling-Vireo I reported from Teller Farms - White Rocks, Boulder County, earlier this morning, Thursday, May 24th. I think it is best to refer to such birds not as "Eastern Warbling-Vireos" but rather as "birds that sound like Eastern

[cobirds] North Teller Farms, Boulder County, May 24th

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:21:29 -0500

Hello, Birders.

I took a very quick jaunt this morning, Thursday, May 24th, to the North Teller Farms - White Rocks area, Boulder County. Didn't have much time, but did find:

1 singing Willow Flycatcher at the "usual spot" near the Boulder Creek crossing. I do wonder what subspecies we're dealing with

[cobirds] Virginia's Warbler - Arapahoe Co - Progress Park

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:13:14 -0500

Birders,

Yesterday, 5/23, while on a bike ride I heard a Virginia's Warbler singing
along the Big Dry Creek Trail south of Belleview and west of W. Progress
Lane and Fox St. This puts it in Progress Park. If you access the Big Dry
Creek Trail from that intersection and walk west and

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 24, 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:53:31 -0500

Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: May 24, 2012
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 24, 2012, sponsored
by Denver Field Ornithologists

[cobirds] Black Phoebes and Black X Eastern Hybrid Phoebes in Canon City area have fledged

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:05:23 -0500

The Black Phoebes in the Canon City area and the hybrid Black x Eastern
Phoebes across from the Canon City Riverwalk that I have been monitoring
have fledged (also 2 other Black Phoebe nestings that I checked
occasionally also have fledged). I am behind on my photos and video but
have uploaded a

[cobirds] Nighthawk over downtown Boulder (Boulder County)

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:03:44 -0500

In the Sodium vapor glow from streetlights illuminating the low cloud
ceiling over Boulder late this evening, I heard a Nighthawk hunting
above. Sunday, I saw a Black Chinned Hummingbird in the field with a
few Bobolinks west of Gaptor and Old Tale roads. When I got home, I
heard and then saw a

[cobirds] Slideshow of CFO Convention, Trinidad

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:56:09 -0500

Barb and I had a great time in Trinidad, and we thank all who made it
possible. Here is a slideshow of 40 photos I took during the convention,
takes about 4 ½ minutes to view. Hope you enjoy it!
http://twilberding.zenfolio.com/p563860324/slideshow

Tom Wilberding
Boulder, Colorado

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[cobirds] RMBO Chatfield Banding Station Report, 5/23/12

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:16:48 -0500

This unusual season continues...Caught more year-round residents than either
summer residents or migrants today, including the first 2 Downy Woodpeckers,
both males, caught together in the net, both with brood patches. Don't know
where the girls were! Also caught a HY Song Sparrow; I don't remember ever
catching a fledgling during spring

[cobirds] Scarlet Tanager, Alamosa County

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:08:04 -0500

5/23 list - Alamosa NWR.What was a Scarlet Tanager doing there???? Flying over grassland in straight direction, N-S, steady deliberate wingbeat, no flitting or swooping, c. 25' feet over ground, red head and body, black wing.

Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Swainson's Hawk

[cobirds] Willet Costilla County

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:13:21 -0500

5/23 List from Smith Lake and area::
Western Grebes
Snow Geese - 2
Canada Geese
Black-crowned Night Heron -1 below bridge
Mallard
Common Goldeneye - 2
Cooper's Hawk
Virginia Rail -

[cobirds] Summary of "Hungry Bird" tidbits from CFO Convention trips

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:15:00 -0500

At the recent Colorado Field Ornithologists' Convention in Trinidad (May 17-20) we conducted two field trips with the slant of looking at bird food habits. A few participants and non-participants have requested a summary of the things we saw or talked about during the trips, so, to the best

[cobirds] Summer Tanager, Douglas

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:07:42 -0500

This is FYI only. Denver Audubon received a call this morning from a woman who lives on the east side of Highlands Ranch (in the Highlands Ranch Atlas block) of a male Summer Tanager she saw twice this morning. It has almost but not quite completed its molt into

[cobirds] 2012 Rich Levad Award

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:17:23 -0500

Greetings,

The Rich Levad Award is made in memory of Rich, who made outstanding
contributions to ornithology throughout his career as a teacher and as a
staff member of the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. The award recognizes
persons who have provided distinguished service to the ornithological
community, made scholarly contributions to the field of ornithology

[cobirds] Chimney swifts, Denver

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:33:43 -0500

Just saw a pair of chimney swifts flying above the corner of South Broadway
and Ellsworth in Denver.

Beth Partin
City and County of Denver

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[cobirds] Eastern Meadowlark, Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:51:04 -0500

Hello, Birders.

Earlier this hour, Wednesday, May 23rd, I audio-recorded an Eastern Meadowlark at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County. I have put the sound spectrogram at CFO's Facebook page, here:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/129995222037/

I first heard the bird in a tree at 39.997197 N, 105.112438 W. Then it flew to the huge dead tree at 39.997000 N, 105.113627

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:55:27 -0500

Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: May 23, 2012
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 23, 2012,
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists

[cobirds] RMBO Chatfield Banding Station Report, 5/22/12

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:35:42 -0500

Today's weird weather (windy and warm to start; then cloudy and windy; then
sun, hot and calm by closing) made for a less productive banding session.
15 new birds, 5 returns from prior years, and 7 birds caught previously this
season (not included below):

Black-capped Chickadee

[cobirds] Ceder Waxwings, NE Colorado Springs, El Paso County

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:08:20 -0500

I have had small flocks of Cedar Waxwings at my birdbath for the last
three days.

Nina Ogilvie
Colorado Springs

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[cobirds] SE Colorado 5/19 and 5/20 Bent, Prower s, Baca, and Huerfano Counties

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:51:26 -0500

Hi all my wife Kristin and I did a whirlwind tour of SE Colorado
this weekend. Below is a pretty complete list of what we saw LOTS
of Western kingbirds, lark buntings, horned larks, and Mississippi
kites. Thanks to Dave and Diane (didnt get their last names) fresh
from the

[cobirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in Bent County

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:17:02 -0500

Birders,

Today, I found two Scissor-tailed Flycatchers exhibiting courtship
behavior near John Martin Reservoir in Bent County. I considered posting
the location publicly to cobirds, but have decided that since there are
so few nesting records in Colorado (and none to my knowledge during the
COBBA ii period), it is better

RE: [cobirds] looking for breeding barn swallows!

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:42:35 -0500

Dear Dr. Safran et al.,

There is a Barn Swallow currently completing its nest on the light fixture
outside my door on a third floor apartment in Colorado Springs, the Oasis
Apartments. This is the third consecutive year at least one Barn Swallow has
nested at the same location (2 pairs the last two

[cobirds] Good article about Hugh and Urling Kingery and birding in The Denver Post!

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:03:41 -0500

For those of you who might have missed it, here is the link to a
well-written (but too brief) article about Colorado's
estimable birders, Urling and Hugh Kingery.

http://www.denverpost.com/athome/ci_20657820/colorado-pairs-home-near-franktown-is-bird-watching

Joe Roller,
Denver

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[cobirds] possible black-chinned sparrow

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:27:28 -0500

On my way home from the Trinidad convention, I stopped at the Rouse Road site (Exit 42 off I-25) for a last look at the Hepatic Tanager. While scanning the lower dry habitat on the north side of the road, I saw what might be a Black-chinned Sparrow. Other birders

[cobirds] Larimer: Summer Tanager, Dixon Res.

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:19:08 -0500

I just had a Summer Tanager land in front of me at Dixon Reservoir. It sang, then flew off to chase a bee. It looks like a young male - plenty of orange-yellow feathers on the belly, but the head was rose red. I got a few pix - nothing

[cobirds] RMBO Chatfield Station Report, 5/21/12

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:14:36 -0500

Second day with reasonably good numbers and fun birds. 31 banded and 1
return (plus lots of recaps-mostly Yellow Warblers-from earlier days this
season which I'm omitting from the report):

Least Flycatcher 1

House Wren

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:57:57 -0500

Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: May 22, 2012
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Birds Alert for Tuesday, May 22, 2012, sponsored
by Denver Field Ornithologists

[cobirds] Canon City field trip: close Bobolink views, C. Ravens with nestlings & B Phoebe feeding fledgling

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:28:56 -0500

The field trip I led last Saturday was very productive with all 8
participants getting many views of male several male Bobolinks including a
close view at eye level when a first year male flew in less than 40 feet
away from where we stood in a farmer's field (with permission). The

[cobirds] looking for breeding barn swallows!

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:38:12 -0500

Greetings!

My research group is focused on comparative studies of barn swallows.
We study this species throughout the world with fine-scale, long term
studies ongoing in Colorado. We are always on the look out for
additional populations of barn swallows. If you have swallows breeding
on your property and don't mind supporting our research by

[cobirds] Mountain Birding (Teller, Park and Summit)

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:05:14 -0500

For a change of pace I went into the mountains for some birding today.
Manitou Lake in Teller was enjoyable as always with winnowing snipe and a nice assortment of dabblers. I missed the Night-Herons and didn't have many migrants. I did flush three shorebirds that left the area, two

[cobirds] owls

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:37:43 -0500

Hi all,

The past few evenings I have been hearing a Flammulated Owl in RMNP. The first evening I was able to call it close enough to actually watch it fly by. He doesn't appear to have a mate yet, because I haven't herd a female calling. In this same

[cobirds] Chestnut-sided Warbler- Chatfield

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:01:40 -0500

Hello all
This morning at Chatfield state park in the Plum creek area South of the parking lot , west of the bridge.
Was a Chestnut-sided Warbler. Along with a Hy-bred Indigo bunting and many yellow Warblers.
Photos can be seen at the flickr site below.
Loch Kilpatrick, Parker Co
www.flickr.com/photos/lochkilpatrick

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