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Nikki Kayser

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Feb 5, 2021, 3:01:55 PM2/5/21
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A golden eagle at Golden Ponds in Longmont. He allowed people to get a good look close up.
Nikki Kayser

On Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 1:20 AM <cob...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
"W. Robert Shade III" <wrsh...@gmail.com>: Feb 04 10:02PM -0700

Sorry, *South Park, *not Middle Park.
 
Bob Shade
Lakewood
"W. Robert Shade III" <wrsh...@gmail.com>: Feb 04 08:44PM -0700

Down here in the "lowlands" (Golden) Black Rosy-Finches seem to be numerous
this year and Brown-capped Rosy-Finches scarce. On the other hand Park
County has plenty of Brown-caps and few Blacks. A quick rough check of
eBird Rosy-Finch records for 2021 shows the following:
 
55th Place in Golden (also labeled El Diente) 1/27 Gray-crowned 290,
Black 15, BCRF 1
Mesa Meadows Golden 1/26 GCRF 61, Black *70*, BCRF 3
 
But in Park County (Middle Park) Brown Caps are predominant.
 
Como 1/24 GCRF 8, Black 2, BCRF 32
Al Gulch Road (Jefferson) 1/9 GCRF 18, Black 5, BCRF *400!*
The Lambs (Fairplay) 1/8 GCRF 1, Black 1, BCRF 75
 
I love these birds and am intrigued by the fact that at least this winter,
the Brown Caps, almost Colorado endemics, are staying closer to their
summer homes above timberline in the Colorado Rockies, whereas those that
have come from Idaho and Montana (Blacks) and the Gray Crowns from British
Colombia as far as Alaska seem to prefer lower altitudes in the Front
Range. Blacks seem to be unusually numerous this year.
 
Is (has) anyone studied the distribution of these scarce birds? How about a
citizen science project to survey their numbers at certain feeder locations
once a week during the winter. (CFO?) Isn't Scott Rashid banding them in
Estes Park? Why do they come some years (like to Red Rocks and Ira Sanders'
place in Golden) and then show up at a different location the next year?
Where do they roost at night in the winter? Ira suggested that they need
rocky cliffs like North Table Mountain for night roosts.
 
Bob Shade
Lakewood
Cinnamon Bergeron <cinnamon...@gmail.com>: Feb 04 04:51PM -0700

Dan,
 
This morning, as I was watching the news, they were talking about Weld
County becoming a Wyoming territory. Do you have any insight on this?
 
Is this a realistic possibility.
 
Cinnamon Bergeron
 
On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 6:12 PM 'Dan Stringer' via Colorado Birds <
Adam Vesely <aves...@gmail.com>: Feb 04 04:43PM -0800

Let's keep these posts focused on birds, not secession efforts, please.
 
Adam Vesely
Thornton, CO
 
On Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 4:51:27 PM UTC-7 cinnamon...@gmail.com
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JeremyWinick <wini...@gmail.com>: Feb 04 04:43PM -0700

On my walk today I was surprised to see 4 white birds on College Pond
(Big Dry Creek Open Space, Westminster, Adams County, Co) along with
many white-cheeked geese (mostly Cackling, Richardson's).
 
I only had my cell phone, so the picture is not very good, but through
the binoculars the black wing tips and pinkish upper bill and darker
lower was quite clear. I have never seen them at this location near
where I have lived for 10 years.
 
Jeremy Winick
Westminster, Adams County
BCO gal <lm....@comcast.net>: Feb 04 12:53PM -0800

Thank you Linda for posting this, I just sent in my comments.
 
And I want to boost this post since, as she noted below the deadline for
comments must be received by *noon, next Tuesday*. Please take a few
minutes to support Aiken Audubon's efforts to keep this gem, Chico Basin,
intact.
 
Heck, one my highest ever bird counts was at Chico. Let's do our part to
keep this critical property intact!
 
Linda Lee
Louisville
 
Willem van Vliet <wwi...@gmail.com>: Feb 04 08:27AM -0800

There was a pair of Northern goshawk at the very north end of 14th St. in
Boulder late yesterday afternoon, just south of the Community Garden. One
was chasing a Eurasian-collared dove who flew into the house and fell down
injured. The hawk flew off into a tree across the street.
 
Willem van Vliet
Boulder
 
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