Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: April 4, 2009 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that there is new information for this species in this report. Tundra Swan (La Plata) Barrow's Goldeneye (Logan/Sedgwick) HARRIS'S HAWK (Pueblo) MEW GULL (Boulder) Glaucous Gull (Logan/Sedgwick) White-winged Dove (Larimer) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan) Black Phoebe (*Delta) Eastern Phoebe (Fremont) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Fremont) Northern Cardinal (Logan) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Grand, *Ouray) Black Rosy-Finch (*Ouray) To skip this recording to leave a message, press the star key at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions including the county, and dates for all sightings. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Boulder County: --A MEW GULL was reported by Szeliga at Cottonwood Marsh on March 29. The MEW GULL was seen again on April 2 by the Such boys. Delta County: --Two Black Phoebes were reported by McConnel in Escalante Canyon on April 3. One was upstream from Escalante Rim Road at the suspended irrigation pipe and the other was downstream from the road at the first concrete water diversion dam. Fremont County: --An Eastern Phoebe and GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW were reported by DeFonso at Tunnel Drive in Canon City on March 31. Grand County: --150+ Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches were reported by Cathy Craig near Granby on March 30. If you want to try to see them contact her at [email protected]. La Plata County: --A Tundra Swan was reported by Beatty at Pastorius SWA on March 29. Larimer County: --A White-winged Dove was reported by Kogler at the end of McKenzie Drive in Loveland on April 1. Logan County: --3+ Red-bellied Woodpeckers and 2 Northern Cardinals were reported by Leatherman at Tamarack Ranch east SWA on March 31. Logan/Sedgwick Counties: --1 male Barrow's Goldeneye and 1 1st-cycle Glaucous Gull were reported by Leatherman at Jumbo on March 31. Ouray County: --Gray-crowned and Black Rosy-Finches were reported by Kent Nelson at his feeder in Ouray on March 31. Nelson reported 1 Black Rosy-Finch on April 1 and 1 Gray-crowned on April 2. Kent is willing to let birders try for the Rosy-Finches. The feeder can be viewed from the alley behind his house. Address is 621 Fourth Street. You can contact him at [email protected] to see if the Rosy-Finches are still around. --McConnell reported a large flock of Rosy-Finches near Lake Lenore in Ouray on April 3. There was a Black and Gray-crowned in the flock. Pueblo County: --A possible HARRIS'S HAWK was reported by Rooney at Pueblo Reservoir on North Marina Road on March 30. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, April 4 to Red Rock is probably cancelled due to weather. Contact Bob Shade at (303-975-2476). The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, April 5 will be to Barr Lake State Park led by Kathy Dunning (303-333-7253). Meet the leader at 0830 at the Nature Center for half day trip, lunch optional. Will walk about 3 miles on level trails. State Parks Pass required. Thank you and good birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
