Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: November 22, 2009 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, November 22, 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) White-winged Scoter (*Boulder, El Paso, Larimer, *Morgan) Black Scoter (Pueblo) Long-tailed Duck (*Boulder, Larimer, *Morgan) Barrow's Goldeneye (Arapahoe, Denver, Larimer, *San Miguel) RED-THROATED LOON (Douglas/Jefferson) Pacific Loon (Arapahoe, *Larimer, *Pueblo) YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Logan/Sedgwick) MEW GULL (*Pueblo) Thayer's Gull (*Boulder, Larimer, *Routt) Lesser Black-backed Gull (El Paso, Larimer, *Pueblo) WESTERN GULL (*Larimer) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Larimer) Black Phoebe (*Pueblo) Swamp Sparrow (El Paso) White-throated Sparrow (Larimer) Lapland Longspur (*Lake) Northern Cardinal (*Yuma) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (*Ouray) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Grand) 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. Arapahoe County: --A Pacific Loon was reported by Sanders at Cherry Creek Reservoir on November 17. --A single male Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Modesitt at Cherry Creek Reservoir on November 18. Boulder County: --A female Long-tailed Duck was reported by Schmoker at Lagerman Reservoir on November 16 and seen again on November 18 by Guarente. On November 20, Gent reported a first year Long-tailed Duck and imm Thayer's Gull at Lagerman. --A female type White-winged Scoter was reported by Floyd at McIntosh Lake in Longmont on November 21. Denver County: --A pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Hatch at Gateway Park on November 19. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --A 1st winter RED-THROATED LOON was reported by Drummond at Chatfield on November 14. The loon was seen again on November 20 by Kibbe. El Paso County: --At Big Johnson on November 16, Peterson reported an imm White-winged Scoter and Lesser Black-backed Gull. Goff saw the Scoter and Gull at Big Johnson on November 19. On November 20, Goff saw the White-winged Scoter. --A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Clawges on a small pond in the El Paso county portion of Fort Carson on November 19. Grand County: --Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches were reported by Cathy Craig coming to her feeders in the Granby area on November 16 and 17. If you are interested in trying to see the birds contact her at [email protected] or call 970-887-9640 for directions and to confirm that they are still around. Lake County: --A Lapland Longspur and Grasshopper Sparrow were reported by Kalbach on the shore of Twin Lakes on November 21. Larimer County: --3 White-winged Scoters were reported by Wild at North Poudre Reservoir #3 on November 13. Two scoters were seen by Wild on November 17. --A juv White-throated Sparrow was reported by Sullivan at her feeder in Bellvue. It was seen as recently as November 17. If you want to try to see the bird contact her at [email protected]. --A possible WESTERN GULL and 2 Thayer's Gulls were reported by Komar at Warren Lake in Fort Collins on November 15. The possible WESTERN GULL was seen again by Righter on November 21. --An imm male White-winged Scoter was reported by Roller at Warren Lake on November 17. --At Douglas Reservoir, Wild reported 1 Pacific Loon and 1 Long-tailed Duck on November 17. The Loon and Long-tailed Duck were seen again on November 18 by Bob Spencer. A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Rashid at Douglas Reservoir on November 18. A Pacific Loon was reported by Kaempfer at Douglas on November 21. --At Lake Loveland on November 19, Wild reported 3 ad Thayer's Gulls, 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull and a pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes. On November 20 at Lake Loveland, Wild reported 1 2nd winter GREAT-BLACK BACKED GULL, 2 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 1 ad Thayer's Gull. Logan/Sedgwick Counties: --At Jumbo Reservoir on November 20, Wild reported a juv YELLOW-BILLED LOON. Roller refound the Loon on November 21. Morgan County: --At Anrick SWA, Wild reported a Long-tailed Duck on November 20. Andrick SWA is in the SE corner of intersection of CR AA and CR 2. Roller and Kaempfer refound the Long-tailed Duck on November 21. --A White-winged Scoter was reported by Kaempfer at Jackson State Park on November 21. Ouray County: --A female Rose-breasted Grosbeak has been visiting the feeder of Kent Nelson in Ouray since November 17 and seen through November 21. Birders are welcome to try to see the bird. The feeder is in the backyard and is viewable from the alley. His address is 621 4th St. Phone number is 719-221-3513. Pueblo County: --At Pueblo Reservoir: ----A Pacific Loon was reported by Percival on November 15 and seen again by Percival on November 21. ----A female type Black Scoter was reported by Percival on November 19. ----A 1-st cycle MEW GULL was reported by Percival at the South Shore Marina tires on November 21. ----A 3rd or 4th year Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Percival on November 21. ----A Black Phoebe was reported by Percival below the dam on November 21. Routt County: --Litteral found a pale juv Thayer's Gull at Stagecoach Reservoir on November 5. The gull was seen again on November 20 by Hilf. San Miguel County: --20 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Bloomfield at Miramonte Reservoir on November 21. Yuma County: --A pair of Northern Cardinals was reported by Newport at Bonny Reservor on November 21. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, November 22 will be to the Longmont Area led by Chris Owens (303-772-6048). Meet the leader at 0800 at Jim Hamm Nature Center. Bring lunch and water as trip will end around 1 or 2 pm depending on weather and birds. State Parks Pass may be needed. The next monthly meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, November 23 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science in the Ricketson Auditorium at 7:30 pm. The program will be "The Chichuahuan Desert: Critical Winter Habitat for Colorado Birds" by Greg Levandoski, a research biologist for RMBO. Joyce Takamine Boulder -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ 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
