10,000 Birds
JANUARY 6, 2015
Like the two previous books in the series, the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey by Rick Wright and the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Colorado by Ted Floyd (photographs for all three primarily by master photographer Brian E. From the ABA Field Guide to Birds of Colorado.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Colorado is unique in many respects, so it comes as no surprise that its residents went in a different direction when selecting their state bird. Instead, they are summer visitors, moving up to Colorado in the warm months to breed before returning to wintering grounds in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2011
Now, here in Colorado this is the season for the high-country birds. This is my time of year to explore thin air and look for unique Colorado breeders. Brown-capped Rosy-Finch This larger finch can be found in summer feeding on the edge of snow fields usually above 11,400 feet, which is timberline here in Colorado.
10,000 Birds
MAY 26, 2011
I often wonder what the true first colonists of Colorado had running through their minds when they first encountered the Colorado Rockies. These White-tailed Ptarmigan are without a doubt one of the most sought-after species in Colorado. This bird breeds in shrubby desertlands and is most notable for their active behavior.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
In the mean time, a family group of Black-throated Magpie-Jays were frolicking in the breeze high over the dry valley, showing off their exorbitantly long tail streamers. It did not take long before we had a family group of Tufted Jays right by the side of the road (KM 216) and an uncommon Gray-collared Becard at the same spot.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
” The essays are arranged in thematic order grouped in six sections: “Spark Bird!” I understand that this is a complicated undertaking, but a new birder reading this book would have no idea that Bushtits (#92: “Breeding System: ‘It’s Complicated'”) are only found in Western states.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 23, 2016
Above is a photo of the only Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia ) seen at Tuscan Preserve back in February of 2010 when a group of concerned birders installed eight artificial burrows on this property, to be preserved in perpetuity. Nesting habitat use by Burrowing Owls in Colorado. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4HxJ0pIp0. v=TG4HxJ0pIp0.
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