Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: April 6, 2009 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 6, 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. Mute Swan (Weld) Barrow's Goldeneye (Logan/Sedgwick) Common Loon (Mesa) 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 (*Costilla, *Gunnison, Ouray, San Juan) Black Rosy-Finch (Ouray, San Juan) 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 4 by the Szeliga. Costilla County: --A Gray-crowned (Hepburn's) Rosy-Finch was reported by Beatty about 7.5 miles south of Fort Garland on Dante Road on April 4. Dante Road is east and parallel to CO 159. Delta County: --Two Black Phoebes were reported by McConnell 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. The Eastern Phoebe was seen again on April 5 by Schaum. Gunnison County: --Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches contue to visit the feeder of Linda Powers in Crested Butte at least through April 5. The address is 324 Whiterock. You can view the feeders from your vehicle. The flock sits in the Cottonwood Trees which surround the house. 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. Mesa County: --90+ Common Loons were reported by Cooper at Highline Lake State Park on April 4. Common Loons do not normally make the RBA but over 90 loons most of which were in breeding plummage is impressive. Ouray County: --McConnell reported a large flock of Rosy-Finches near Lake Lenore in in the Panoramic Heights subdivision of Ouray on April 3. There was a Black and Gray-crowned in the flock. Zerbi reported Rosy-Finches near Lake Lenore and Hwy 550 including 4 Gray-crowned and 1 Black on April 4. Directions to the area: Drive south on Hwy 550 from Montrose and Ridgway. Turn left (east) on CR 14. It is a sharp left and uphill. The turn is right after the "Welcome to Ouray" sign. At the top of the first hill, turn left on Sunshine Lane. The Rosy-Finches should be visible from here. Thanks to Kent Nelson for directions. San Juan County: --1 Gray-crowned and 2 Black Rosy-Finches were reported by McConnell in Silverton on April 4. They were seen behind a shop call The Sun House in the 1000 block of Blair Street. Weld County: --3 Mute Swans were reported by Lefko on the 35 Ave gravel ponds in Greeley on March 28. Sanders reported one swan at the gravel ponds on April 3. The DFO field trip for Saturday, April 11 will be to Aurora's Ponderosa Pine Preserve led by Mary Ann Bonnell (303-739-2428). Must register for meeting time and place. Area offers mountain birding in a prairie setting. Sunday, April 12 EASTER -- no field trip scheduled. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
