Aug-Nov 2023 Photos for CO Birds "News From The Field" Article
George Mayfield
Greetings, CO Birders!
Once again, we are on the lookout for captivating images for the upcoming issue of Colorado Birds, the quarterly journal published by the Colorado Field Ornithologists. We are particularly interested in photos captured between August and November 2023 for the "News From The Field" article. Kindly submit your finest, high-quality photographs featuring rare, vagrant, or uncommon bird species within the specified timeframe (refer to the guidelines below).
Send your submissions to me at georgem...@gmail.com by February 8, 2024.
We are specifically seeking images of the following species reported in Colorado during this period:
- Brant
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Harlequin Duck
- Surf Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Red-necked Grebe
- Common Ground Dove
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- American Golden-Plover
- Piping Plover
- Snowy Plover
- Whimbrel
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Dunlin
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Red Phalarope
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Laughing Gull
- Short-billed Gull
- Red-throated Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Purple Martin
- Carolina Wren
- Pacific Wren
- Sedge Wren
- Wood Thrush
- Varied Thrush
- Sprague’s Pipit
- Common Redpoll
- Cassia Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- Snow Bunting
- Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Lucy’s Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Hooded Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Black-throated Gray Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Summer Tanager
We appreciate your contributions to Colorado Birds. Your dedication and generosity play a crucial role in maintaining the excellence of our journal, making it one of the finest in the country. Thank you for sharing your photographic endeavors with us!
George Mayfield
Photo Editor, Colorado Birds
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County
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Photo Submission Guidelines:
Photos from August - November 2023
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, 2019 at Chatfield State Park by John James Audubon would be named as follows:
American Robin (or AMRO) -20191004-Chatfield-Adams-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 georgem...@gmail.com