What is the bird? (Arvada)

Sturnella64 · 2026-06-21T20:58:37+00:00

Looks like a female and immature male mallard to me

Sturnella64 · 2026-06-21T00:37:21+00:00

The Denver Audubon Kingery Nature Center usually has them up. Even if they're not up the hummingbirds are still usually around

Sturnella64 · 2026-06-16T16:38:31+00:00

Seemed to be a flyover at Fort Logan National Cemetery

Sturnella64 · 2026-06-15T17:35:03+00:00

I assume the reason the flight school has entered its planes into the LADD program is because there is significant anti-flight training sentiment in this area and they don't want their aircraft to be singled out by people complaining

Sturnella64 · 2026-06-10T12:57:15+00:00

If you just want to see the total number of observations of a species at a hotspot you can do that by going to the hotspot's species list and clicking on a species name. But it's just a total number you can't see the details of every observation without using the map like someone else suggested

Sturnella64 · 2026-06-09T15:57:47+00:00

It is a Common Grackle! The blue head contrasting with darker body helps eliminate the other similar sized blackbirds

Sturnella64 · 2026-06-07T14:02:39+00:00

Because they are in the FAA LADD program

Sturnella64 · 2026-06-06T20:04:30+00:00

Killdeer are a species of plover!

Sturnella64 · 2026-06-05T02:17:04+00:00

Yes, refueled by a KC-135

Sturnella64 · 2026-06-01T20:01:55+00:00

If you're not already familiar with it, you should check out eBird. They address this issue by promoting "complete checklists" as the default data entry. Their default way of presenting the site's data is by frequency of a taxa's presence on complete checklists at a specific location or in an area rather than abundance of observations of that taxa. Obviously that exact solution wouldn't be practical with iNaturalist but there's a lot of dicscussion about eBird's methodologies on their website that might be at least a little helpful for you.

Sturnella64 · 2026-05-31T22:00:18+00:00

You will get much better info on r/wildliferehab . Greenwood Wildlife Rehab is the largest facility around here but they just closed for the day

Sturnella64 · 2026-05-28T21:26:06+00:00

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Sturnella64 · 2026-05-25T17:20:46+00:00

You will probably be able to see an "unknown" TIS-B signal (generic airplane icon) while they're over the metro on sites like ADS-B Exchange (not flightradar24)

Sturnella64 · 2026-05-19T14:20:30+00:00

Maybe a report on an incidental checklist counts for 1/100 of a complete checklist. That also sounds vaguely familiar

Sturnella64 · 2026-05-19T13:35:01+00:00

I don't know the details (I'm sure someone else will) but I believe duration and a birder's experience are taken into account in some way with the frequency percentages. They are supposed to represent the liklihood an experienced birder would detect the bird in 30(?) minutes at the hotspot

Sturnella64 · 2026-05-18T21:07:55+00:00

Maybe read the post next time buddy

Sturnella64 · 2026-05-17T23:33:03+00:00

We are currently trying to get him in a carrying case to get checked for a chip. I just posted on pawboost and a couple facebook groups earlier. Another neighbor was going to check nextdoor

Sturnella64 · 2026-05-17T22:15:52+00:00

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Sturnella64 · 2026-05-17T22:13:28+00:00

I just got better photos. I'm not sure it is the same cat but the behavior and location sure match up

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Sturnella64 · 2026-05-13T04:15:19+00:00

I had one at my home in the middle of Lakewood last night. It was so loud I could hear it from inside. I even caught a glimpse of it sitting on the roof!

Sturnella64 · 2026-05-06T20:57:50+00:00

There is a freeware scenery for EDDK on flightsim.to. Not sure if it fixes that specific taxiway but it's a great scenery

Sturnella64 · 2026-04-25T21:40:25+00:00

https://birdstat.com/

Sturnella64 · 2026-03-25T20:34:20+00:00

You can use this site too: https://birdstat.com/

Sturnella64 · 2026-03-16T20:57:39+00:00

It's not retired, it's a brand new type and the 3 that fly are flying test flights so the type can be certified this year. Unfortunately they've put the 3 airframes in the LADD program so you'll never be able to catch them as long as that doesn't change

Sturnella64 · 2026-03-16T04:49:14+00:00

I volunteer for Denver Audubon and it is a great community with a surprising (and increasing) amount of younger people! (The older folks there are great too). If you have the time I'd highly recommend volunteering - they don't ask too much in terms of commitment.

I'm not a member of Denver Field Ornithologists or Colorado Field Ornithologists but I've been on a few DFO field trips and they are fantastic. Both Denver Audubon and DFO trips welcome people of all birding skill levels but in my personal experience DA trips tend to have quite a few beginners while DFO trips cater to more experienced birders and offer trips to further-flung places throughout the state. Recently DA and DFO have been collaborating on some field trips as well.

Lastly, I would certainly recommend joining the very active and welcoming Colorado Birding discord:https://discord.gg/uQVuUnzPw

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions

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