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November 11, 2009 from 9am to 12pm – Denver-area
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November 11, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Fort Collins
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November 12, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – Fort Collins
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November 14, 2009 from 8am to 11am – Colorado Springs-area

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Gary Lefko commented on Gary Lefko's event '"Nunn Guy" Birding and Cheyenne-High Plains Audubon Joint Trip (Fort Collins Lakes)'

One of our stops for this birding trip. 11/7 Timnath reservoir-2 Surf Scoters

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Townsend's Solitaire. Gary

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Where do you in FL? My folks live in Largo and I hang out in Ft Desoto when I am there. Gary

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I wouldn't want that thing "tangled in my hair!" - haha!

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Lake Avery & Rio Blanco Lake at Meeker

November 14, 2009 from 8am to 12pm

These lakes near Meeker play host to an unusual assortment of waterfowl in the late fall. Species found in the past several years include swans, Common and Pacific Loons, Black, White-winged , and Surf Scoters, Long-tailed Ducks, and of course Bar...

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What city/state are you from?: Nunn, Colorado

Gender: Male

Favorite Colorado Bird?: Burrowing Owl

National Audubon Society member?: No

Favorite Colorado Birding Location?: Pawnee National Grasslands

Do you know about the Colorado Birding Trail project?: Yes

Age Group?: 46-55

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The sequence of discovery is simple in nature

Kevin J. Cook -- May 25, 2008
The Coloradoan (Fort Collins)

To learn. To see. To hear. To smell. To experience. To know.

This sequence brings life from the darkness of anonymity into the lightness of understanding. It is a sequence that draws you into the richness of life and living.

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Posted on May 30, 2008 at 1:29pm —

Bird Banter by Barb Gorges (Sage-grouse geology: find grouse, find oil)

This edition of Bird Banter, "How to get energy and save our sage grouse," appeared Apr. 2, 2008 in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle's Outdoors section. Please contact the author, bgorges4@msn.com, for permission to reprint it in hard copy or virtual copy for commercial or nonprofit purposes. Thanks.

Sage-grouse geology: find grouse, find oil. By Barb Gorges

Is geology destiny? Geology is rocks. A particular weathered rock makes a particular kind of soil which, with water, grows particular vegetation… Continue

Posted on April 12, 2008 at 8:08am —

This Season's for the Birds/Greeley Tribune

April 4, 2008
By Dan England, dengland@greeleytribune.com

Gary Lefko doesn't rely on a radio station, books on tape or trying to find a license plate from all 50 states to keep him entertained during his morning commute.

He just watches for birds.

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The web article doesn't include the great color and phots as does the print article. I've asked Dan about getting PDF of the color story so I can post… Continue

Posted on April 6, 2008 at 10:00am —

THE VIRGINIA RAIL (BIRDS OF NANTUCKET)

by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw

How many of you are thinking about a dance instead of a bird? Almost makes you wonder if the namers were being witty when they named it. Even more so when you find the name is not a good one. It turns out that Virginia is one of the more difficult spots to find this bird.

What you are thinking of is the "Virginia Reel," one of the oldest dances in the New World, the details of which were first published in England in 1685 by Sir Roger De Coverly. Okay, that's sorted… Continue

Posted on March 29, 2008 at 7:04am —

ARE BIRDERS GULLIBLE? (BIRDS OF NANTUCKET)

by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw
Well, they should be, at least if they find themselves near any large body of water. You can't be outside on Nantucket more than a moment or two during daylight hours without having a gull in your life. Beginning bird watchers learn to look at every one, just to be sure it's 'just' a gull.

When birders come to the island for the first time their eyes are forever aloft. If you see a soaring bird on the mainland it is most likely a hawk and something special to be obse… Continue

Posted on March 29, 2008 at 7:02am —

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At 3:40pm on October 19, 2009, Hannah L. McIver said…: maybe i will... ;)

At 11:15am on October 14, 2009, Rod Sallee said…: Thanks Gary, I like hearing about birding activities going on around the country.

At 5:12pm on October 8, 2009, Scott Menough said…: Hi Gary,

Thanks!

At 7:51pm on October 7, 2009, Helen Lawson said…: Opps! I guess I read it wrong on the Yahoo site, it looked like you were the person who took the picture. Thanks Gary for letting me know but it's still a great shot.

At 1:25pm on October 7, 2009, Pat Gaines said…: Thanks Gary - I'm on a bit of a roll I guess! It's been fun to see the pics pop up here and there. It was really cool to see the marten up near Cameron Pass. I'd never seen one before but had been consciously looking for one over the summer - especially when up in Yellowstone. No luck up there, but then that little fellow popped up out of the grass along Long Draw Road! I guess you never know when you'll see something cool. I think that's part of the fun of birding or wildlife viewing in general - its kind of like gambling - its always a roll of the dice.

At 10:45am on October 7, 2009, Helen Lawson said…: Thank you Gray for asking & wanted to say what a Great opportunity to get a picture like you did with the Kingfish and Hawk. I know when I got my first chance to shoot a picture of a Bald Eagle (here in Traverse City) swoop in for a fish and carry it away and to get all of it from beginning to end & while the eagle was flying away with the fish a couple of sea gulls were trying to get the eagle to drop it & to shoot all this and the inter action between the eagle and sea gulls I was surprised that I was taking the shots, usually I'm so amazed with what goes on in front of me that I forget to take the pictures but this time I took them. This was one of my exciting picture taking. Thank you for adding me.
Helen ~

At 10:44am on September 4, 2009, Rev. Janet Marston said…: Thank you, Gary. I finally uploaded some of my bird photos - I have a lot more - just been too busy to upload them. Hey, do you know where I can get good Bald Eagle photos right now? I have a few, but want to get some more. Thank you for inviting me - God loves all of His critters and I do too!