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COLORADO BIRDS QUARTERLY JOURNAL
Colorado Birds, the CFO's quarterly journal, covers identification, distribution, behavior, ecology, and conservation of the state's avifauna. Each issue includes the latest information about notable bird occurrences in Colorado plus information on CFO activities.
- Submission Information for Colorado Birds Articles
- Request a Free Sample of Colorado Birds
- 1967-2000 Journal Index
- View recent covers from the Colorado Birds Journal.
- View past "The Hungry Bird" articles from the Colorado Birds Journal.
- View past "In The Scope" articles from the Colorado Birds Journal.
COLORADO BIRDS JOURNAL COVERS
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THE HUNGRY BIRD ARTICLE ARCHIVE
"The Hungry Bird" is a regular column by Dave Leatherman on what birds eat. An understanding of diet brings birding skills to the next level, helping to predict when and where birds will occur, and what they will be doing.
- Earthworms - Leatherman, Dave. April 2012.
The Hungry Bird: Colorado Birds 46(2): 127-135 - Mountain Pine Beetle - Leatherman, Dave. January 2012.
The Hungry Bird: Colorado Birds 46(1): 33-40 - Flash Fuels - Leatherman, Dave. October 2011.
The Hungry Bird: Colorado Birds 45(4): 272-277 - Dragonflies and Damselflies - Leatherman, Dave. July 2011.
The Hungry Bird: Colorado Birds 45(3): 211-215 - Dorytomus Weevil Larvaein Cottonwood Catkins - Leatherman, Dave. April 2011
The Hungry Bird: Colorado Birds 45(2): 124-127 - Russian-olive - Leatherman, Dave. January 2011.
The Hungry Bird: Colorado Birds 45(1): 42-46 - Gizzard Shad - Leatherman, Dave. October 2010.
The Hungry Bird: Colorado Birds 44(4): 254-257 - Hackberry Psyllids - Leatherman, Dave. July 2010.
The Hungry Bird: Colorado Birds 44(3): 185-189 - The Army Cutworm, or Miller Moth - Leatherman, Dave. April 2010.
The Hungry Bird: Colorado Birds 44(2): 105-108
IN THE SCOPE ARTICLE ARCHIVE
"In the Scope" is a regular column by Tony Leukering on identification challenges, featuring color photos on the journal's back cover.
- Goldeneye Bill Coloration - Leukering, Tony. April 2012
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 46(2): 317-325 - Scapular and Tertial Crescents - Leukering, Tony. January 2012
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 46(1): 78-83 - Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers in Colorado - Leukering, Tony. October 2011.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 45(4): 317-325 - Cave Swallow: Colorado's Stealthiest Vagrant - Leukering, Tony. July 2011.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 45(3): 336-242 - Spring Plumage Change in Passerines: Prealternate Molt vs. Wear - Leukering, Tony. April 2011.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 45(2): 154-157 - Greater and Lesser Scaup: Beyond Crown Shape - Leukering, Tony. January 2011.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 45(1): 75-78 - Pacific and Winter Wrens - Leukering, Tony and Nathan Pieplow. October 2010.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 44(4): 281-286 - Identifying Solitary Sandpiper Subspecies: Why and How - Leukering, Tony. July 2010.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 44(3): 203-206 - Molt and Plumage: A Primer - Leukering, Tony. April 2010.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 44(2): 135-142 - Eastern and Western Marsh Wrens - Leukering, Tony. January 2010.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 44(1): 61-66 - Horned Grebe vs. Eared Grebe: Head shape and occurrence timing - Leukering, Tony. October 2009.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 43(4): 306-310 - Lilian's Meadowlark: A Cryptic Species (?) and a Rare Colorado Breeder - Leukering, Tony. July 2009.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 43(3): 222-228 - Juvenile Horned Lark - Leukering, Tony. April 2009.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 43(2): 152-153 - Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Beware of Gray-crowned-like Males - Leukering, Tony. January 2009.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 43(1): 79-81 - Swainson's Hawk vs.Rough-legged Hawk: An Overlooked Identification Pitfall - Leukering, Tony. October 2008.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 42(4): 302-305 - Neotropic Cormorant - Leukering, Tony. July 2008.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 42(3): 226-228 - Glossy Ibis and the identification challenges of hybrid Plegadis in Colorado - Leukering, Tony. April 2008.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 42(2): 147-149 - Immature and Female Surf and White-winged Scoters - Leukering, Tony. January 2008.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 42(1): 70-72 - Sapsucker Identification: The problem of female Red-naped Sapsuckers with red throats - Leukering, Tony. October 2007.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 41(4): 292-294 - Colorado's Crossbill Types: 2, 4, and 5 - Pieplow, Nathan. July 2007.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 41(3): 204-206 - Female Eurasian Wigeon - Leukering, Tony. April 2007.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 41(2): 68-70 - Gray-cheeked Thrush - Leukering, Tony. January 2007.
In the Scope: Colorado Birds 41(1): 59-63
ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS
Instructions to Contributors to Colorado Birds
Colorado Birds is devoted to the field study of birds in Colorado. Articles and short notes of general or scientific interest are solicited; potential authors are encouraged to submit any materials that contribute to the enjoyment and understanding of birds in Colorado. The preferred submission format is electronic, via e-mail attachment or on an IBM-formatted 3.5" diskette. Typed or hand-written manuscripts are also accepted.
Photos or art: submit black & white or color material (generally published in black & white); slides or prints are accepted; scanned TIFF (*.tif) images can be submitted via e-mail, 3.5" diskette, or CD. Include information about photos/art/graphics (what/where/when/whom/medium used, etc.).
Art and photos will be returned to you; however, manuscripts and diskettes will not, unless specifically requested. While your materials will receive the utmost care, the Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO), or any representative, cannot be responsible for materials lost in the mail or due to other circumstances beyond our control.
Manuscripts reporting formal scientific research are sent out for peer review.
Contributors who are not members of CFO will receive a complimentary copy of the Colorado Birds in which their articles appear.
Deadlines for submissions are: December 1 for January issue, March 1 for April issue, June 1 for July issue, and September 1 for October issue. Contributors are encouraged to submit materials early; materials received after these dates will be held for publication in future issues.
For instructions about sending manuscripts/photographs/artwork, email: CB Editor
FREE SAMPLE JOURNAL!
Requests for a one-time free sample of CB, additional issues, or for back issues, should be sent to our Membership Director.
1967-2000 Colorado Birds JOURNAL INDEX
A subject Index to the first 34 years of the Journal is now available. This supplement to Volume 36, was carefully compiled by long-term CFO member Warren Finch and edited by past Journal editors Cynthia Melcher and Scott Gillihan. This 62-page Index references all published articles from 1967-2000, organized by subject words taken from titles and selected key subjects from the text.
This supplement is available for $8.00. To receive a copy, please send a check or money order payable to Colorado Field Ornithologists (Please put "Journal Index" in the subject field) to:
Treasurer
Colorado Field Ornithologists
P.O. Box 643
Boulder, CO. 80306
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