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Judith Sanborn
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  • Lorain, Ohio
  • United States
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Replied Sep. 16, 2007

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At 3:01pm on June 11, 2008, Beverly said…
Ahhhhh...well, I'm glad you had a good time!

I joined AVAS , but imagine you have an awesome Audubon group up there a lot closer! I attend the stuff down this way or around Pueblo, and south, when I can; but the La Veta walks are generally once a year. One of these days my financial situation should improve...and I can perhaps go north more often, too. LOL

Welcome back,
Beverly
At 12:21pm on June 6, 2008, Beverly said…
Hey, you're back! Nice to see you here again!

I hope all is well in your world...
Beverly
At 7:06am on April 12, 2008, Beverly said…
Ahhhhhhhhhhh...I was wondering how you were doing all that lovely birding in Colorado when your profile says Ohio! LOL I'm from California, but have lived in Colorado since 1980...I've been forgiven!

Have you seen either of Bill Schmoker's sites? He'll give you info re: digiscoping, too!

Seems like up in your area there are quite a bunch of birders; I just joined AVAS (Audubon Society based in Pueblo), and hope to meet some birders...finally.
At 2:41pm on April 11, 2008, Beverly said…
Judy,
Thanks for your note; I’m jealous as the dickens! I soooo would like to be digiscoping! If I win the lottery, first thing I get is a scope for my camera. Lucky you.
And, are you in Ohio or Colorado?
At 5:17pm on September 14, 2007, janie cronk said…
Thanks for the nice welcome. Haven't hiked anywhere except Mueller state park and Bear canyon park. But do like this site. Janie
At 5:12pm on June 2, 2007, Gary Lefko said…
Thanks for joining Judith ... more info about the Colorado Birding Trail can be found at http://www.coloradobirdingtrail.com/ ... Gary

Profile Information

What city/state are you from?
Fort Collins, Colorado
Gender
Female
Favorite Colorado Bird?
Hermit Thrush
National Audubon Society member?
No
Favorite Colorado Birding Location?
Barr Lake
Do you know about the Colorado Birding Trail project?
No

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Barr Lake 4/20 and 4/23/08

The Denver Field Ornithologists hosted a Barr Lake birding event on Sunday, April 20th. Gregg Goodrich was the leader, and it was open to the public. 15 or 20 people participated and it was a very friendly and knowledgeable group. Gregg had canvassed the area a few days earlier so he was able to lead us directly to a great horned owl nest and to clue us in on expected birds elsewhere. The eagle nest seen from the observatory was sadly vacant. The group concensus was that it was a failed year, as… Continue

Posted on April 25, 2008 at 11:20am — 5 Comments

Judith Sanborn

Along the Platte River on 4/9/08.

The Platte river is very, very low - there are places shallow enough to walk across just south of Platteville. The water fowl was not as varied and numerous as usual per the landowner, but it was magical to me. We were disappointed that the only wood ducks spotted were in the air. Two large dogs roaming along the river played a part in that, no doubt. The green-winged teal were everywhere and they didn't seem a bit jumpy. None of the photos or videos were successful because of the… Continue

Posted on April 10, 2008 at 9:31pm —

Judith Sanborn

Hunting for the elusive white winged scoter.

So far it's scouter: 3, me: 0. I made 1 attempt on 4/3 and 2 attempts on 4/4 to see the scoter which was spotted by Gary Lefko. The first day I missed it by minutes (Gary was there at the time so he knew the scoop). Who knows the other two times. Friday morning there must have been 30 people lined up by the Middle Prospect Pond, all looking in vain. I must say, I had an awful lot of fun not finding it.

Birds I saw at Prospect Ponds on 4/3 and 4/4/08: lesser scaups, buffleheads, common goldeneye… Continue

Posted on April 6, 2008 at 3:11am —

Judith Sanborn

Dixon Reservoir Revisited

I set off with my scope, camera, binoculars and book pack with the intent of power walking around Dixon Reservoir twice as a training strategy to get in shape for City of Rocks. Mistake. I don't have the willpower to pass by a chance to check out the birds and once I started I was a goner. I did get around the Reservoir once, but it took almost 2 hours.

Once again the videos helped me identify birds. It wasn't until I studied them that I nailed the green-winged teal. A new life bird for me. I w… Continue

Posted on March 26, 2008 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

Judith Sanborn

First Blog Post Ever

Yesterday I took digiscope pictures using my Nikkon Coolpix P5100 camera and my PF 80ED Pentax scope with the SMC zoom eyepiece (8-24mm). The camera was hand held, and the process is awkward but for the first time this camera yielded some decent video and one good, one fair picture (out of maybe 30!). Now that I have confidence this camera/scope combination may work, I finally ordered an adapter. Jason at Eagle Optics recommends using auto focus once everything is set but I have my doubts. So fa… Continue

Posted on March 25, 2008 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

 
 

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