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At 6:41pm on May 10, 2009, Fred J. Lord said…: Gary:
Thank you for the kind reply. We'll, hopefully, make good use of the tips you've supplied. We're very much looking forward to checking out your neighborhood. Would you give your permission to use the information below to pursue some Burrowing Owl photography with the Davises?

I'm devouring your tips now and may get back to you later for updates.

Thank and best regards,
Fred Lord

At 9:34am on May 6, 2009, Robin Davis said…: Hi Gary,

I guess I had missed that this was created by someone from Nunn. We've been here for 3 years now and when I first moved out here I was disappointed in what I had originally thought was a lack of variety of songbirds, even though we do LOVE the number of raptors. Now I am noticing more and more songbirds. We had moved from Masonville and the variety up there was incredible.

Our burrowing owl friends are some of my favorite out here. As Linda said, come on out anytime. I am generally with the horses and the owls keep me entertained. Last year a youngster hovered about 3 feet over my head as I looked up at it and it looked down at me for enough time for me to be in total awe.

Off to do horses. Blessings,
Robin

At 1:07pm on May 3, 2009, Linda Turner said…: To find the owls, don't go up the hill to the house but enter at the lower gate entrance for the barns and arena. Walk in past (around) the green horse buildings - to the west. There are at least two pair you'll spot right away. Robin is almost always out working horses or giving lessons so introduce yourself and she'll point the way. Maybe she can describe the odd sounding water birds that landed on their ponds last week and you can guess what they were.

At 9:12am on May 3, 2009, Linda Turner said…: My friends are Jay and Robin Davis and their place is called Mustang Hollow (http://www.mustanghollow.com/) at 51229 Weld County Rd 21. They have several families of Burrowing Owls that are a "hoot" to watch. I was just out there on April 30th. Since the vegetation hasn't come up yet, the owl were very noticeable. I had to think, if any birders wanted to see burrowing owl, this was the place to come - they are always there! Blue birds just passed through the week before. They often have a few migrating water fowl land on their ponds so that is a hit-or-miss treat to watch for whenever I go out to ride my horse. AND this is the time we find baby shorthorned lizards (horny toads). Colorado Plains are such a treat!

At 1:14pm on March 6, 2009, danielle said…: Thanks Gary, for the welcome and the birding site address.

I write a monthly column on John Martin Dam (JMD) in The Local Buzz out of Lamar. I'm researching for this month and wanted info on your event 5/17, that dealt with JMD. Do I understand correctly that there will be a tour of the dinosaur exhibit at the corps office? Will the petroglph part be guided by the corps or someone else? Do you have a local/Bent County contact I can use?

Thank you for your assistance.

Danielle

At 9:47pm on February 15, 2009, Bob Canter said…: Gary
OK, I've added a blog on Lowell Ponds. How can a guy resist when somebody says, "why don't you start something?"
Bob

At 7:01pm on January 14, 2009, Lyn J James said…: Thank you for creating this site, I am a lone birder so would appreciate it if you can tell me when you have outings. Thanks again Lyn

At 10:06pm on January 11, 2009, tab said…: thank you glad to know that i am amoung other bird lovers

At 1:31pm on December 30, 2008, Keith Nelson said…: There was a snow bunting spotted, frequently over at Antero this fall, we went over there twice looking for it, but we were not successful. Other than that trip, we have not specifically made a trip for birding. It has always been a byproduct of an adventure.

At 10:48am on November 29, 2008, Amy said…: Thanks Gary. I'm new to birding and can use all the help you folks can offer.

At 6:42am on October 13, 2008, Beverly said…: Hey Gary,

I thought you'd get a kick outta this site (the 'other' site to a fellow birder): http://godzillaphotoeveryday.blogspot.com/

At 12:12pm on September 30, 2008, Beverly said…: Gary, I dunno if it matters to you or not...but if you copy and paste the logo I re-sized for AVAS (see Sept 20th), you'll have a readable one that fits the logo space for you Events Listings.

Just tryin to help...

At 9:51pm on September 4, 2008, Dee DeJong said…: Thanks Gary! We are friends now. Dee

At 4:37pm on August 24, 2008, Jeanne Alter said…: I just joined, and I'm hoping this is a bird watching type club. I put up my first birdfeeder yesterday, and am hoping to try and identify out what type of birds I have around my house.

Now if f I could just get rid of the multitude of Red Winged Blackbirds and Grackles...

I have been unable to drive these last 7 years, but I used to watch birds when I was younger, and I have a pretty good working knowledge of what I'm seeing. But it would still be nice to be able to know someone in the area and share information.

Have you ever seen a hybrid Stellars Jay / Blue Jay? I have what appears to be one in my back yard, and I can't identify it as anything else. There isn't any other bird that even comes close.

Thank you, Jeanne

At 11:19am on August 9, 2008, Beverly said…: Ahhhhh, I didn't think about this being an RSVP feature... duh! I had just thought of it here as a way to share with our 'friends' where and what we might be doing on any 'birding' event day. I've already RSVP-ed...just hoped to entice some other birders down: it's apparently a popular event.

Which reminds me... AVAS has invited me to joint their Board and handle their Newsletter. Is there something I can do to help you with anything AVAS related?

At 9:21pm on August 8, 2008, Beverly said…: Have I lost my mind? I cannot figure out HOW to 'respond' to an event. I plan, along with some other folks from La Veta, to go to the Wet Mountain Field Trip...but I can't remember HOW to say so! Can you help?

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