Date: 1/22/26 7:46 pm From: Matias Comina <matiasdcomina...> Subject: [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.
*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
<https://www.boulderaudubon.org/all-events/jan-2026-program>.
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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Date: 1/21/26 6:38 am From: Patricia Cullen <hathcockcolorado...> Subject: 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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Date: 1/20/26 2:24 pm From: Sandra Laursen <salaursen...> Subject: [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 ArtTuesday, 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.
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
<https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2022/08/24/chihuahuan-meadowlark-lilians> 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
<https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/lilmea2/cur/introduction> in 2022.
Johanna will share more about this story and her journey as a birder,
scientist, and scientific illustrator.
I'm excited about this one and hope you'll attend too.
- Sandra Laursen
for the BCAS programs committee
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Date: 1/20/26 2:06 pm From: '<carolmccasland...>' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Applications now open for Teen Summer Camp at Hog Island, Maine
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Date: 1/20/26 1:45 pm From: Caoimhín Perkins <ksperkins59...> Subject: 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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Date: 1/20/26 11:40 am From: Adrian Lakin <adrianlakin1...> Subject: [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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Date: 1/20/26 9:56 am From: Kevin Schutz <kschutz...> Subject: [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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Date: 1/20/26 8:04 am From: Adrian Lakin <adrianlakin1...> Subject: [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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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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Date: 1/18/26 12:46 pm From: Paula Hansley <plhansley...> Subject: [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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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
<https://ebird.org/checklist/S60518709> or eBird Checklist S75581900
<https://ebird.org/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.
[image: 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.
>>
>> Merlin Photo ID : Help Center
>> <https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000966224-photo-id> >>
>> Josh Bruening
>> Fort Collins
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM tom none <jtcu......> 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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Date: 1/17/26 9:35 am From: Ann Chavtur <achavtur...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] e-bird question
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.
>
> Merlin Photo ID : Help Center
> <https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000966224-photo-id> >
> Josh Bruening
> Fort Collins
>
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM tom none <jtcu......> 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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Date: 1/16/26 11:21 am From: tom none <jtcurt325...> Subject: [cobirds] e-bird question
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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Date: 1/14/26 8:56 am From: 'BCO gal' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Next Thurs., 1/22 - CFO Speaker Series: Floral Resources for Migratory Hummingbirds in the CO Rocky Mtns
The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) is home to many migratory
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Hi Folks- we ran the 84th Boulder CBC on a mercifully calm 14 December 2025. I now have all of the territory reports and can sum up the count as "WOW!"
Our count day total of 110 species ties our best tally in the last 10 years, with 5 more count-week species coming in to reach 115 total for our 2025 count window.
Our participation was outstanding, with 184 folks contributing their talents in the field and watching feeders. This is our top figure in the past 10 years (and probably ever, gonna have to dig back to check on this.) I know a big part of our success is covering most of our 33 territories so well, with a total of 54 parties in the field throughout the day as many of the larger groups split into smaller teams to cover their areas even better.
Our success is a direct reflection of the quality of our leaders and the effort they put into the count- thanks and kudos to you all! We only had one territory go uncounted this year- Lefthand Canyon. Maybe a new Chukar population is being missed up there, ha ha!!
Leading the bird news are 4(!!!!) new species for the count: Spotted Sandpiper, Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler, and Northern Parula. The Spottie was in the White Rocks area and the choice warblers were holdouts from the fall's "Magic Tree" spectacle along the creek by Boulder HS. These bring our all-time species total on the count to 224 species.
Other rarities, seen 10 or fewer times previously on the count, were Lapland Longspur (4 prior counts), a count-week Great-tailed Grackle (which has been ticked on 5 prior counts but a CW bird won't add to that total), Say's Phoebe & N. Saw-whet Owl (6 prior), Hermit Thrush and a CW Eared Grebe (8 prior), and Ross's Goose (9 prior.) Somewhat astounding given their aforementioned paucity were counts of 5 Say's Phoebes and 3 Hermit Thrushes this year.
Surely giving its finder Matt H a jolt of adrenaline was a drake Eurasian X American Wigeon hybrid that looked a lot like the Euro version but had traits of both parental species visible upon close scrutiny.
Two non-bird standouts (and I think also new to the count) were a bat species seen over Harper Lake in the Teller Lakes S. territory and an Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer (snake) in the Boulder Reservoir territory. Probably not great news for either individual organism to be out in the unusual December warmth but for sure a sign of our very temperate fall and early winter.
Cheers- Bill Schmoker, Longmont Boulder CBC Compiler -- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Bill Schmoker <bill.schmoker...> <720/201-5749> \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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Date: 1/11/26 8:14 am From: John Rawinski <johnrawinski0...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Spanish Peaks CBC - Huerfano County
Fantastic finds!
On Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 12:53:57 PM UTC-7 Polly Neldner wrote:
> The Spanish Peaks Christmas Bird Count wrapped up on January 3rd with a
> respectable 54 species for the day and 56 for the week. The
> weather conditions were clear with a low of 38 and a high of 63 degrees.
> Winds were from the Southwest between 15 and 20 mph with stronger gusts
> throughout the day. All bodies of water were completely open, quite unusual
> for January.
> We had 18 enthusiastic participants with one dedicated feeder watcher.
>
> Canvasback (drake) was a new species for the count! Photo of CFO Facebook
> page
> Other highlights for the day were:
> 4 Bufflehead - 3rd time seen
> 47 Common Goldeneye - 7th time seen
> 2 Northern Harrier - 9th time for the count
> 4 American Coot 5th time seen
> 16 Lewis's Woodpecker 13th time seen and the best numbers in a while
> 1 Prairie Falcon was seen marking is 6th time seen on count day
> 1 Harris's Sparrow - 15th time seen
> 1 Spotted Towhee 16th appearance on the count - was afraid we might be
> skunked on that one!
> A flock of Rosy-finch were spotted:
> 13 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 10th time seen
> 150 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch were seen making their 9th time
>
> All in all it was quite a successful day!
>
> Polly Wren and Paul Neldner
> Huerfano County
>
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Date: 1/8/26 11:54 am From: Polly Neldner <pollywren...> Subject: [cobirds] Spanish Peaks CBC - Huerfano County
The Spanish Peaks Christmas Bird Count wrapped up on January 3rd with a respectable 54 species for the day and 56 for the week. The weather conditions were clear with a low of 38 and a high of 63 degrees. Winds were from the Southwest between 15 and 20 mph with stronger gusts throughout the day. All bodies of water were completely open, quite unusual for January. We had 18 enthusiastic participants with one dedicated feeder watcher.
Canvasback (drake) was a new species for the count! Photo of CFO Facebook page Other highlights for the day were: 4 Bufflehead - 3rd time seen 47 Common Goldeneye - 7th time seen 2 Northern Harrier - 9th time for the count 4 American Coot 5th time seen 16 Lewis's Woodpecker 13th time seen and the best numbers in a while 1 Prairie Falcon was seen marking is 6th time seen on count day 1 Harris's Sparrow - 15th time seen 1 Spotted Towhee 16th appearance on the count - was afraid we might be skunked on that one! A flock of Rosy-finch were spotted: 13 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 10th time seen 150 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch were seen making their 9th time
All in all it was quite a successful day!
Polly Wren and Paul Neldner Huerfano County
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Date: 1/7/26 9:23 pm From: Jeff P <jeff.percell...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Interesting goose at Dodd Reservoir, Boulder County
(apologies for 2nd email, but looks like the images didn't go through on
the first one)
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On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM Jeff P <jeff.percell...> wrote:
> For this bird I'd recommend snow x cackling-- Mottled bill rules out pure
> snow, slight grin patch indicative of snow. It appears to be slightly
> larger than nearby Cackling indicative of Cackling.
>
> I'll take Peter's cue to provide a write up on keys to identifying
> interesting geese such as this (I was actually already in process with this
> write up when I noticed his response):
>
> 1. Start with the bare parts:
> 1. Bill color - most hybrids have mottled bills or grayish-blue
> cast over pink. Snow & Ross's geese have pink bills.Though note that
> juvenile snow geese will transition from brownish (black in the case of
> dark morph) to pink bill as an adult. Canada/Cackling have black legs.
> Greater White-fronted have orange bills.
> 2. Bill size/shape - Apply similar review as you would to the base
> species - length/slope with cackling heritage will be more petite, less
> sloped though with Snow influence this makes the bill larger, more sloped
> than a regular cackler. Likewise Ross's heritage will have a more stubby
> bill with a flatter base of the bill, though Cackler influence adds
> curvature to the base of the bill. Presence of the grin patch gives good
> indication between Snow & Ross's, though note that Ross's base species does
> still have a limited grin patch.
> 3. Leg color - Snow/Ross's x Canada/Cackling have pinkish gray
> legs, whereas Snow & Ross's geese have pink legs, Canada/Cackling have
> black legs. Orangish legs indicate GWFG or Greylag influence.
> 2. Then move to body shape:
> 1. Snow x Cackling will be slightly larger than Cackling.
> 2. Snow x Canada will be slightly smaller or similar sized to
> Canada.
> 3. You can also apply the birds of a feather flock together rule
> here -- a hybrid in a large group of Cackling geese will likely be Cackling
> x whatever else... a hybrid in a group of Canada geese is likely Canada x
> other xy or z.
> 3. Plumage:
> 1. This can be inconsistent and watch out for leucism/melanism - if
> you see a mostly white headed goose, refer to the bare parts as if it has
> black legs and bill it could well be a leucistic Canada or Cackling goose (see
> for example this bird <https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/506034251>,
> which I think is a Cackling but looks like I decided to list as goose sp.).
> 2. Plumage can be helpful in identifying Greater White-fronted
> crosses, as the "speckle belly" influence may be evident there.
> 3. Attention to folded wings can help with differentiation between
> a dark (blue or intermediate) snow vs hybrid, as snow x cackling/canada.
> The dark Snow Goose will generally have a thicker white edge to their
> feathers, whereas the hybrid will have more Canada/Cackling feature here
> and/or a thinner white edge.
> 4. Document with photos!
> 1. This is super helpful not only to have others review and provide
> input to your sightings, but also to compare other sightings. While eBird
> doesn't make it easy to get to a hybrid "species" page (they do exist but I
> find typing in the hybrid to google is the only way to get there),
> the hybrids are easily searchable in the media search tool (as well as the
> range map tool).
> 2. Focus on good photos of the bare parts - showing bill/legs,
> plumage as well as group shots that enable you to see body size comparison
> to nearby species.
>
> Also, remember not every bird is identifiable, so leaving a slash
> --Snow/Ross's x Cackling/Canada Goose is not a bad thing, and requested by
> eBird reviewers if you don't have documentation.
>
> Looking at the eBird status/trends page for the geese in Colorado is
> interesting.
>
> - Snow x Cackling Goose <https://ebird.org/species/x00692/US-CO> > (a.k.a the Waneka Goose -- credit TF for that moniker) is our most
> prominent hybrid goose in Colorado - 1,039 reports in eBird -->* that
> is 83% of all records in eBird for this type of hybrid! Colorado is truly
> the best place on earth to see this type of bird.*
> - Snow/Cackling x Canada/Cackling Goose
> <https://ebird.org/species/y00765/US-CO> - 806 Colorado eBird records.
> - Greylag (domestic) x Canada Goose
> <https://ebird.org/species/x00758/US-CO> 720 Colorado eBird records --
> I wouldn't be surprised if more than half of these are from Belmar Park in
> Jefferson County.
> - Ross's x Cackling Goose <https://ebird.org/species/x00694/US-CO> -
> 416 Colorado eBird records --> less than half as frequent as Snow x
> Cackling, which makes sense as that is a similar proportion to Snow vs
> Ross's Goose observations.
> - Snow x Canada Goose <https://ebird.org/species/x00197/US-CO> - 347
> Colorado eBird records.
> - Greater White-fronted x Cackling Goose
> <https://ebird.org/species/x00414/US-CO> - 193 Colorado eBird
> records.
> - Domestic sp. x Canada Goose <https://ebird.org/species/x00759/US-CO> > - 136 Colorado eBird records.
> - Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose
> <https://ebird.org/species/x00415/US-CO> - 54 Colorado eBird records.
> - Swan (domestic) x Canada Goose
> <https://ebird.org/species/swagoo3/US-CO> - 12 Colorado eBird records.
> - Ross's x Canada Goose <https://ebird.org/species/x00693/US-CO>- 15
> Colorado eBird records.
> - Snow x Greater White-fronted Goose
> <https://ebird.org/species/x00627/US-CO>- 13 Colorado eBird records.
> - Barnacle x Cackling Goose <https://ebird.org/species/x00416/US-CO>- > 1 Colorado eBird record -- what a rare bird!.
>
> Hybrid's are fun id challenges --> I have 18 on my life list including all
> but 4 of the above listed ones. Snow x GreaterWhite-fronted Goose is one of
> my favorite bird sightings, though it was in Southern Indiana. (photo here
> <https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/517615751>)
>
> Here's to hoping we all get an opportunity to go outside and sort some
> geese on a freezing morning in the upcoming days - I'm looking forward to
> some incoming weather to move the geese around!
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> Best,
> Jeff Percell
> Erie, CO
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM Peter Ruprecht <pruprecht...> wrote:
>
>> Hi Randy,
>>
>> One thing I find useful when identifying dark morph Snow Geese is the
>> tertial feathers that flop over the flanks and rump when the bird is
>> standing or swimming. On a dark morph Snow, these will be black with
>> distinctive white outlines. On hybrids, they're almost always solid brown
>> like on the Canada or Cackling parent.
>>
>> Sometimes you can also see the nice blue-gray leading edge of the wing
>> even when a dark morph Snow has its wings folded. Again, the whole wing is
>> usually brown on a hybrid.
>>
>> See for example https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/36514851 >>
>> Based on that, I'd call the bird in your photos a hybrid. I personally
>> have a hard time deciding what Anser/Branta mix is in most hybrids (except
>> for tiny Ross's/Cackling hybrids), so maybe someone else will want to offer
>> advice there.
>>
>> Peter Ruprecht
>> Superior
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM Randy Siebert <rlsiebert52...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I got photos of a goose which is either a blue morph Snow Goose or a
>>> hybrid. A nice Greater White-fronted Goose was around for size comparison.
>>>
>>> Opinions will be appreciated and may save me dealing with an eBird
>>> reviewer.
>>>
>>> You can see them at:
>>> eBird Checklist - 7 Jan 2026 - Dodd Reservoir - 12 species
>>> <https://ebird.org/checklist/S292982911> >>>
>>> Randy Siebert
>>> Lafayette, Boulder County
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Date: 1/7/26 9:21 pm From: Jeff P <jeff.percell...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Interesting goose at Dodd Reservoir, Boulder County
For this bird I'd recommend snow x cackling-- Mottled bill rules out pure
snow, slight grin patch indicative of snow. It appears to be slightly
larger than nearby Cackling indicative of Cackling.
I'll take Peter's cue to provide a write up on keys to identifying
interesting geese such as this (I was actually already in process with this
write up when I noticed his response):
1. Start with the bare parts:
1. Bill color - most hybrids have mottled bills or grayish-blue cast
over pink. Snow & Ross's geese have pink bills.Though note that juvenile
snow geese will transition from brownish (black in the case of
dark morph)
to pink bill as an adult. Canada/Cackling have black legs. Greater
White-fronted have orange bills.
2. Bill size/shape - Apply similar review as you would to the base
species - length/slope with cackling heritage will be more petite, less
sloped though with Snow influence this makes the bill larger, more sloped
than a regular cackler. Likewise Ross's heritage will have a more stubby
bill with a flatter base of the bill, though Cackler influence adds
curvature to the base of the bill. Presence of the grin patch gives good
indication between Snow & Ross's, though note that Ross's base
species does
still have a limited grin patch.
3. Leg color - Snow/Ross's x Canada/Cackling have pinkish gray legs,
whereas Snow & Ross's geese have pink legs, Canada/Cackling have black
legs. Orangish legs indicate GWFG or Greylag influence.
2. Then move to body shape:
1. Snow x Cackling will be slightly larger than Cackling.
2. Snow x Canada will be slightly smaller or similar sized to Canada.
3. You can also apply the birds of a feather flock together rule here
-- a hybrid in a large group of Cackling geese will likely be Cackling x
whatever else... a hybrid in a group of Canada geese is likely Canada x
other xy or z.
3. Plumage:
1. This can be inconsistent and watch out for leucism/melanism - if
you see a mostly white headed goose, refer to the bare parts as if it has
black legs and bill it could well be a leucistic Canada or
Cackling goose (see
for example this bird <https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/506034251>,
which I think is a Cackling but looks like I decided to list as
goose sp.).
2. Plumage can be helpful in identifying Greater White-fronted
crosses, as the "speckle belly" influence may be evident there.
3. Attention to folded wings can help with differentiation between a
dark (blue or intermediate) snow vs hybrid, as snow x
cackling/canada. The
dark Snow Goose will generally have a thicker white edge to
their feathers,
whereas the hybrid will have more Canada/Cackling feature here and/or a
thinner white edge.
4. Document with photos!
1. This is super helpful not only to have others review and provide
input to your sightings, but also to compare other sightings. While eBird
doesn't make it easy to get to a hybrid "species" page (they do
exist but I
find typing in the hybrid to google is the only way to get there),
the hybrids are easily searchable in the media search tool (as
well as the
range map tool).
2. Focus on good photos of the bare parts - showing bill/legs,
plumage as well as group shots that enable you to see body size
comparison
to nearby species.
Also, remember not every bird is identifiable, so leaving a slash
--Snow/Ross's x Cackling/Canada Goose is not a bad thing, and requested by
eBird reviewers if you don't have documentation.
Looking at the eBird status/trends page for the geese in Colorado is
interesting.
Hybrid's are fun id challenges --> I have 18 on my life list including all
but 4 of the above listed ones. Snow x GreaterWhite-fronted Goose is one of
my favorite bird sightings, though it was in Southern Indiana. (photo here
<https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/517615751>)
Here's to hoping we all get an opportunity to go outside and sort some
geese on a freezing morning in the upcoming days - I'm looking forward to
some incoming weather to move the geese around!
[image: image.png]
[image: image.png]
Best,
Jeff Percell
Erie, CO
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM Peter Ruprecht <pruprecht...> wrote:
> Hi Randy,
>
> One thing I find useful when identifying dark morph Snow Geese is the
> tertial feathers that flop over the flanks and rump when the bird is
> standing or swimming. On a dark morph Snow, these will be black with
> distinctive white outlines. On hybrids, they're almost always solid brown
> like on the Canada or Cackling parent.
>
> Sometimes you can also see the nice blue-gray leading edge of the wing
> even when a dark morph Snow has its wings folded. Again, the whole wing is
> usually brown on a hybrid.
>
> See for example https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/36514851 >
> Based on that, I'd call the bird in your photos a hybrid. I personally
> have a hard time deciding what Anser/Branta mix is in most hybrids (except
> for tiny Ross's/Cackling hybrids), so maybe someone else will want to offer
> advice there.
>
> Peter Ruprecht
> Superior
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM Randy Siebert <rlsiebert52...>
> wrote:
>
>> I got photos of a goose which is either a blue morph Snow Goose or a
>> hybrid. A nice Greater White-fronted Goose was around for size comparison.
>>
>> Opinions will be appreciated and may save me dealing with an eBird
>> reviewer.
>>
>> You can see them at:
>> eBird Checklist - 7 Jan 2026 - Dodd Reservoir - 12 species
>> <https://ebird.org/checklist/S292982911> >>
>> Randy Siebert
>> Lafayette, Boulder County
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Date: 1/7/26 7:45 pm From: Cassie Cranmore <cassiecranmore...> Subject: [cobirds] NoCo Bird Alliance January Program - available on Zoom!
The State of the Butterflies in the United States: A Colorado Viewpoint
Declines in insect abundance are increasingly being documented in recent years; however, additional insights about the geographic scopes and implications for specific groups and species is greatly needed. Butterflies have some of the most geographically widespread data available in the United States due to long-term monitoring programs and community science efforts across the country. This talk will summarize a study focusing on the Mountain-Prairie region and provide illustrative examples of butterflies occurring in Colorado. Additionally, we'll hear how these findings can reinforce the importance of existing conservation efforts and what we all can do to take action.
Steve Armstead is a pollinator conservation specialist for the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation in Colorado. His work focuses on management and creates high quality, connected, and climate-resilient pollinator habitat. Steve has collaborated with local communities, land managers, community organizations, and other pollinator conservation organizations to explore ways to expand and leverage support for pollinator conservation throughout the state. He has over three decades of experience working in natural lands management, environmental planning, and community engagement. Steve co-authored the Colorado Native Pollinating Insects Health Study for the Department of Natural Resources.
Join us at &:15pm on January 8th for this informative program that is free and open to the public. If you are not able to be there in person, we will record the entire program through Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88962672607
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Date: 1/7/26 7:24 pm From: Peter Ruprecht <pruprecht...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Interesting goose at Dodd Reservoir, Boulder County
Hi Randy,
One thing I find useful when identifying dark morph Snow Geese is the
tertial feathers that flop over the flanks and rump when the bird is
standing or swimming. On a dark morph Snow, these will be black with
distinctive white outlines. On hybrids, they're almost always solid brown
like on the Canada or Cackling parent.
Sometimes you can also see the nice blue-gray leading edge of the wing even
when a dark morph Snow has its wings folded. Again, the whole wing is
usually brown on a hybrid.
Based on that, I'd call the bird in your photos a hybrid. I personally have
a hard time deciding what Anser/Branta mix is in most hybrids (except for
tiny Ross's/Cackling hybrids), so maybe someone else will want to offer
advice there.
Peter Ruprecht
Superior
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM Randy Siebert <rlsiebert52...> wrote:
> I got photos of a goose which is either a blue morph Snow Goose or a
> hybrid. A nice Greater White-fronted Goose was around for size comparison.
>
> Opinions will be appreciated and may save me dealing with an eBird
> reviewer.
>
> You can see them at:
> eBird Checklist - 7 Jan 2026 - Dodd Reservoir - 12 species
> <https://ebird.org/checklist/S292982911> >
> Randy Siebert
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Date: 1/7/26 2:36 pm From: Colin Woolley <colin.woolley...> Subject: [cobirds] Barr Lake CBC results
On Dec 28th, we held the 45th consecutive CBC at Barr Lake. We had 32
participants among 10 survey groups and collectively we saw 32,867 birds of
76 species. We average about 72 species for this count circle, and our
total number of individual birds has held steady around 30k over the last
decade.
The day of the count we actually had a few inches of snow on the ground
around Barr Lake; a welcome change from the unusually warm weather that
preceded (and has followed) the count date. There was nearly no ice on Barr
Lake itself nor other reservoirs and ponds within the count circle.
Cackling and Canada Geese numbers were down from their average though still
accounted for almost a third of the total number of birds (9,161 Cackling
and Canada Geese combined). Overall waterfowl numbers were low across most
species, except notably Northern Shovelers had their 2nd highest total ever
with 4,089 tallied.
Bald Eagle numbers were low again this year, though up slightly from last
year. We counted 52 this year compared 47 last year, down from our all-time
high of 153 Bald Eagles in 2023.
Bonaparte’s Gulls were a new species for the count circle with 10
individuals counted, and we had all-time high counts of Wild Turkey (60)
and White-crowned Sparrows (566). Western Meadowlarks (418) came in at
their highest in over a decade. Some notable misses this year were Virginia
Rails (usually we get a few) and the rarer winter sparrows (no Lincoln’s,
Swamp, White-throated, Harris’s or Golden-crowned Sparrows). Overall, it
was a surprisingly average year, despite the unusually warm weather leading
up to the count date.
Thanks to all our participants, hope to see you all again in a year!
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Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
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On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 4:15:30 PM UTC-7 linda hodges wrote:
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>> Just watched a line of 60 cranes fly over my house near the Monte Vista
>> NWR. Can't say that has happened very often in January. I live a few miles
>> from the Monte Vista NWR but this further underscores what a strange
>> "winter" (unseasonally warm and free of snow and ice) it has been.
>>
>> John Rawinski
>> Monte Vista, CO
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Having been part of the team covering Pueblo Reservoir on the CBC many,
many times, I know that there have been multiple winters at Pueblo Res in
which there were at least two fully adult Great Black-backed Gulls, so
there is no certainty that the individual present this winter is the same
as the original Murray. I thought that the first time I saw two adults
there.
Sincerely,
Tony Leukering
Denver
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> Thanks, David S., for your news on Cobirds about “Murray” a few minutes
> ago. My wife and I have enjoyed wondering about Murray’s possible longevity
> ever since the then very young Brandon Percival announced Murray’s
> arrival. At ages 85 and almost 88, we appreciate longevity.
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> Leon Bright Pueblo, and Custer County when it’s warm.
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> NWR. Can't say that has happened very often in January. I live a few miles
> from the Monte Vista NWR but this further underscores what a strange
> "winter" (unseasonally warm and free of snow and ice) it has been.
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Just watched a line of 60 cranes fly over my house near the Monte Vista NWR. Can't say that has happened very often in January. I live a few miles from the Monte Vista NWR but this further underscores what a strange "winter" (unseasonally warm and free of snow and ice) it has been.
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Date: 1/6/26 8:37 am From: Denise B. <dbretting...> Subject: [cobirds] Loveland CBC results
We had a very interesting, productive Christmas Bird Count in Loveland on
January 1 – unseasonably warm weather with no snow on the ground, no wind,
and most water bodies completely ice-free. We recorded high counts for
several bird species, and recruited a record number of volunteers! To
delve into the details a bit, we logged 107 species on January 1; one more
(Greater Scaup) was seen during count week. For comparison, last year we
ended up with 107 species, and an additional 4 species during count week.
Our 113 volunteers, approximately 30 of them new to our CBC, reported that
they walked or hiked 173 miles and drove 378 miles. They spent more than
190 hours trying to find and count birds on New Year’s Day. Twenty-five
feeder watchers spent almost 84 hours watching their feeders and
birdbaths.
Three new species were seen during this year’s CBC – American White
Pelican, Orchard Oriole, and Golden-crowned Sparrow. High counts for the
26 years of the Loveland CBC were recorded for Pied-billed Grebe (10),
Great Horned Owl (52), Merlin (5), Say’s Phoebe (5), Bushtit (234, previous
high 111), White-crowned Sparrow (427), Spotted Towhee (65), and Red-winged
Blackbird (4488). We logged five species of grebes– Pied-billed, Eared,
Horned, Red-necked, and Western, and four species of owls – Great Horned,
Eastern Screech, Northern Pygmy, and Northern Saw-whet. We counted 18
Bonaparte Gulls this year. Until this year, we had seen only one
Bonaparte’s on a CBC – fourteen years ago. Several species were low in
numbers – Golden Eagles (only 4), Rough-legged Hawk (only 1), Great Blue
Heron (only 9). We saw no Ferruginous Hawks (but understand they were
plentiful on the Rawhide CBC). We counted over 21,000 geese and over
46,000 birds in total.
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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.
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Ruben Arevalo
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Eduardo Ruano
* * *
David Suddjian
DFO Communications and Outreach
Littleton CO
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Date: 1/5/26 1:36 pm From: Pauli Driver-Smith <hollyhockfarms...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Dead Snow Geese
Apparently, there are a large number of them along the side of the road, not just a handful. I ended not going to check this out because I couldn't get away, but from the sounds of the ongoing discussion on Nextdoor, CPW has been notified. The discussion is about divided in half as to the case, hunters or Avian flu.
Reportedly, two Bald Eagles, dead from Avian Flu were picked up at Macintosh Lake in Longmont over the weekend. I haven't seen anything here on Highland Lake, in Weld County, near Mead, but there are a lot of geese coming and going right now.
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From: Chip Dawes <chipdawes...>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 12:53 PM
To: Pauli Driver-Smith <hollyhockfarms...>
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Dead Snow Geese
I agree with the Avian Flu suspicion. I expect the hunter theory is from a non-hunter. I am a hunter and have a hard time imagining why someone would go to the hassle of locating and successfully bagging geese only to dump them on the side of a road. If someone just wants to blow holes in something flying, they go to the range and blast away at clay pigeons (skeet) which is far cheaper and carries no risk of a game warden issuing a citation.
But people come in all varieties and slob hunters do make some bad choices.
If you do investigate and find the cause of death, please share it. Avian Flu has taken quite the toll on our feathered friends.
Chip Dawes
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Someone reported on Nextdoor that they saw a number of dead snow geese laying off the side of Weld County Road 7, just north of County Road 38, north of Mead. They were assuming that hunters had shot them and then dumped them. I read it too late to go investigate. I will tomorrow. My suspicions is more on the idea of avian flu. Apparently they were laying with their wings spread out.
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Date: 1/5/26 11:45 am From: Douglas Kibbe <dpkibbe...> Subject: [cobirds] Results of Record Setting Flagler CBC
Six observers in three teams established a new state (and probably national) mark on the Flagler CBC on Dec 27, 2025.
Although only 37 species were tallied count day, they included a Lark Bunting (photographed to become only the third December ebird record for Colorado), 2 American coots (secord record for the count), a White-winged Dove (third count record) and three Chestnut-collared Longspurs among the 10, 820 Horned Larks and 111, 970 Lapland Longspurs recorded.
The latter number, almost certainly a new National record, is, according to those there, probaly low! Special thanks to Meredith Kinney who added three count period birds to the tally the following day. Coverage of this, one of the few CBCs from the Colorado plains, continues to an issue as all participants traveled at least two hours from the Front Range to share in the effort. Their efforts to get there are GREATLY appreciated.
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Date: 1/5/26 4:51 am From: Pauli Driver-Smith <hollyhockfarms...> Subject: [cobirds] Dead Snow Geese
Someone reported on Nextdoor that they saw a number of dead snow geese laying off the side of Weld County Road 7, just north of County Road 38, north of Mead. They were assuming that hunters had shot them and then dumped them. I read it too late to go investigate. I will tomorrow. My suspicions is more on the idea of avian flu. Apparently they were laying with their wings spread out.
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Date: 1/4/26 7:13 pm From: Brandon <flammowl17...> Subject: [cobirds] Pueblo CBC results January 2, 2026
Hi all,
13 birders helped with the Pueblo Christmas Bird Count this year, on Friday 2 January 2026. We finished with 94 species of birds on count day, and two others during count week (American White Pelican and Greater White-fronted Goose). The big highlights were two new species for this count, a female Black Scoter and a nicely photographed Northern Yellow Warbler. Other highlights, thousands of Snow and Ross's Geese, Greater Scaup, 6 Double-crested Cormorants, 5 Black-crowned Night-Herons, 5 Virginia Rail, a Sora, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 122 White-winged Doves, American Barn Owl, 5 Western Screech-Owls, 8 Great Horned Owls, Say's Phoebe, Chihuahuan Raven, only 1 Black-capped Chickadee, a Mountain Chickadee, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2 Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, 3 Curve-billed Thrashers, 52 Cedar Waxwings, a Lapland Longspur, a Swamp Sparrow, Common Grackle, 2 Brown-headed Cowbirds.
A big thank to all the helpers, sometimes it is hard to get enough helpers for this count.
Next year's Pueblo CBC, is planning to be Saturday, 2 January 2027, hope many of you can attend.
Brandon K Percival
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Thanks, David S., for your news on Cobirds about "Murray" a few minutes ago. My wife and I have enjoyed wondering about Murray's possible longevity ever since the then very young Brandon Percival announced Murray's arrival. At ages 85 and almost 88, we appreciate longevity.
Leon Bright Pueblo, and Custer County when it's warm.
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Date: 1/4/26 3:26 pm From: Ginny Bergstrom <peakhomeservices...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Wondering about "Murray" the Lake Pueblo Great Black-backed Gull
Here is one of Murray today. Was so excited to catch him all by himself and not on the tires. Not the best photo as the wind was whipping but if anyone cares to try and edit my photo to see his face better, feel free. Thanks.
Ginny Bergstrom
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Subject: [cobirds] Wondering about "Murray" the Lake Pueblo Great Black-backed Gull
Hi Co-Birders,
I thought I'd post some photos here to see if anyone has any thoughts on what is going on with Lake Pueblo's famous long-visiting Great Black-backed Gull, nicknamed "Murray." We were viewing him near the South Marina on January 1 on a DFO field trip. Melody Serra took some good photos, and when I looked at them after the trip I noticed that something appears to be wrong with his face where it meets the bill, and the left and right sides are not the same. Check out the images here by Melody Serra and share if you have any insights. Brandon Percival informs me that, if it is indeed the same wintering individual over many years, it would be 34 years old. That is one old gull.
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Date: 1/4/26 1:15 pm From: David Suddjian <dsuddjian...> Subject: [cobirds] Wondering about "Murray" the Lake Pueblo Great Black-backed Gull
Hi Co-Birders,
I thought I'd post some photos here to see if anyone has any thoughts on what is going on with Lake Pueblo's famous long-visiting Great Black-backed Gull, nicknamed "Murray." We were viewing him near the South Marina on January 1 on a DFO field trip. Melody Serra took some good photos, and when I looked at them after the trip I noticed that something appears to be wrong with his face where it meets the bill, and the left and right sides are not the same. Check out the images here by Melody Serra and share if you have any insights. Brandon Percival informs me that, if it is indeed the same wintering individual over many years, it would be 34 years old. That is one old gull.
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Date: 1/2/26 12:43 pm From: Paula Hansley <plhansley...> Subject: [cobirds] American Goshawk, Louisville
Birders—
I pulled into my driveway a few minutes ago and noticed a large hawk
sitting in my catalpa tree. I couldn’t believe what it was—- an adult male
American Goshawk! I tried to get a cell phone picture but he flew across
the street.
I’m very familiar with this species because I lived at 9000’ for over 20
years.
I’ll try to refind it and get a picture.
Paula Hansley
Louisville (near police station)
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Date: 1/2/26 12:03 pm From: 'Tony Leukering' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Another strange gull
As noted already, this is an American Herring Gull. Besides the pink legs,
note the wide, white tertial and scapular crescents. The latter is not
particularly obvious in this photo, but the tertial crescent (created by
the broad, white tips to the three tertials creating a white crescent just
anterior to the black primary tips). Ring-billed Gull has both crescents
thin and nowhere near as obvious. You can read more about scapular and
tertial crescents in the In The Scope article in the January 2012 issue of
Colorado Birds (CB_2012_46_1_Jan.pdf
<https://cobirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CB_2012_46_1_Jan.pdf>),
page 78.
Tony Leukering
Denver
On Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 1:59:05 PM UTC-7 David Hyde wrote:
> Happy New Year to everyone! On Lake McIntosh this afternoon I saw a
> Ring-billed gull with pink legs! Never seen nothing like it before. I took
> some photos and here's one, it kinda looks like a Thayer's gull but... it
> has a light eye... Any suggestions at to what bird this is appreciated 😁
>
> [image: P1150588.JPG]
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Date: 1/2/26 12:02 pm From: Don Marsh <ridgwaybrdr...> Subject: [cobirds] Yellow-billed Loon Ouray County
This morning a Yellow-billed Loon was found on Ridgway Reservoir. It was seen swimming near two Common Loons, which made the identification easily; it dwarfed the Common Loons. I have been looking to find this species on Ridgway Reservoir since I moved to Colorado. I believe this is a first county record. Here is my eBird checklist: eBird Checklist - 2 Jan 2026 - Ridgway SP--Bay View Day Use Area - 6 species<https://ebird.org/checklist/S291917357>.
Don Marsh
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Date: 1/1/26 1:41 pm From: T. Luke George <t.luke.george...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Another strange gull
I’m thinking American Herring Gull but the red on the bill is faded or
missing- which occurs in some cases.
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> Happy New Year to everyone! On Lake McIntosh this afternoon I saw a
> Ring-billed gull with pink legs! Never seen nothing like it before. I took
> some photos and here's one, it kinda looks like a Thayer's gull but... it
> has a light eye... Any suggestions at to what bird this is appreciated 😁
>
> [image: P1150588.JPG]
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Date: 1/1/26 12:59 pm From: David Hyde <davidhyde1951...> Subject: [cobirds] Another strange gull
Happy New Year to everyone! On Lake McIntosh this afternoon I saw a
Ring-billed gull with pink legs! Never seen nothing like it before. I took
some photos and here's one, it kinda looks like a Thayer's gull but... it
has a light eye... Any suggestions at to what bird this is appreciated 😁
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Date: 12/30/25 5:18 pm From: 'MARK CHAVEZ' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] North Jeffco CBC
On December 14th, the North Jeffco CBC was held on a beautiful winter day. Once again, we had a very successful count, seeing a suprising 111 species, which beat our record of 107! We had a very good year for owls including 8 Saw Whet, and 2 Pygmy Owl (Thanks Chris W). This year, lacked the rarities that occured in past counts. That being said, the count was still successful because of the skill, committment, and energy everyone brought to count day. This count has only been in existence for seven years and the engagement and committment gets better every year. A huge thank you to the skilled leaders and everyone who participated. Let us know if you want to join this great count next year.
Best Birds:
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Lincoln Sparrow
2 Winter Wren
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch--Great job Chris Wood
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Date: 12/30/25 11:39 am From: linda purcell <linpurcellzz...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: CBC Colorado Christmas wish list
Regarding participation ---- I volunteered for 4 CBC's this year, two
outside of Denver Metro, including Spanish Peaks. I'm thrilled to have the
opportunity to bird with experienced local birders! In that case, my
strategy is to make a couple of days of it, taking some time to personally
enjoy winter birding on the way to the meet site on Jan 3 by leaving Denver
on Jan 2, with overnite at a friend's in Ft Garland. I'm not a
particularly experienced birder. Before this year, it was intimidating,
because of my experience level. Fortunately, that anxiety has passed.
Linda Purcell
Denver
On Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:15:11 PM UTC-7 Diana Beatty wrote:
> Just for fun discussion:
>
> Linked below is a map of Christmas Bird Count circles.
>
> Is there anywhere in Colorado you think should have one that doesn't?
> Volunteer capacity and time are certainly factors, but if those weren't
> problems, where might we be missing?
>
> Near me, I thought maybe a circle centered on or around Eleven Mile State
> Park could be cool. Maybe it would also have Antero and Spinney within it.
>
>
> Diana Beatty
> El Paso County
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> https://gis.audubon.org/christmasbirdcount/?_gl=1*161wzvj*_gcl_au*MTQzMzU4MzYxMy4xNzY2MzQzODc4*_ga*MjE0MzA1MzQxMy4xNzY2MzQzODc4*_ga_X2XNL2MWTT*czE3NjYzNDM4NzckbzEkZzEkdDE3NjYzNDQyNTIkajYwJGwwJGgw >
> ******
>
> “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said
> *Gandalf*, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for
> them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is
> given us.”
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> On Dec 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM, Jessi Oberbeck <ivory.billed.wdpkr...> wrote:
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> Were they?
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> Jessi Oberbeck
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> On Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 11:48 AM zroadrunner14 <zroadrunner14...> wrote:
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> > > Weren't the Pacific and Winter Wrens lumped?
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> > > Golden CO
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Date: 12/28/25 9:47 am From: zroadrunner14 <zroadrunner14...> Subject: [cobirds] Question
Birders,
Weren't the Pacific and Winter Wrens lumped?
Ira Sanders
Golden CO
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The Crook CBC has been rescheduled to Saturday the 3rd if anyone is interested. Steve Larson Sent from my iPhone
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Date: 12/26/25 11:39 am From: David Hyde <davidhyde1951...> Subject: [cobirds] Gull i.d.?
Hi CO birders, while scanning through gulls at McIntosh Lake on Dec 21st, I ended up with this one bad photo of what I think may be a California Gull. I didn't notice it at the time and saw it only in this one photo. What do you all think?
[image: CaliforniaGull-Dec2025.JPG]
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Date: 12/25/25 7:40 am From: 'Woodcreeper29' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Crook CBC
To anyone who was considering joining in the Crook CBC scheduled for the 28th has been postponed to a later date to be determined. Steve Larson Sent from my iPhone
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