Science
Unique Sighting: Thick-billed Kingbird
The afternoon of September 21, 2022 was very gray with some rain. Linda Chittum and Ada Jones were driving country roads near Mack, Mesa County, Colorado looking for any birds that may be around on a dreary day. Read the article to hear Linda Chittum describe finding a Thick-billed Kingbird.
Read MoreUnique Sighting: Yellow Rail
How unique? This singing Yellow Rail was only the second ever for Colorado (first was in 1906).
Read MoreNew Meadowlark Species! Chihuahuan Meadowlark Includes the Lilian’s Subspecies
Based on research done as an undergrad at CU Boulder, Johanna Bean’s proposal to split two subspecies from Eastern Meadowlark has been accepted the the AOS. The new species is the Chihuahuan Meadowlark.
Read MoreUnique Sighting: Slaty-backed Gull
On Saturday, March 26, 2022, CFO jointly sponsored a field trip with Denver Field Ornithologists to search for an adult Slaty-backed Gull.
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