Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: December 23 2009
e-mail: [email protected]
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, December 23, 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)
Surf Scoter (Pueblo)
Long-tailed Duck (Pueblo)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Delta, *Denver, Pueblo, Routt, *Summit)
BLACK-HEADED GULL (Larimer)
MEW GULL (Boulder, Pueblo)
Thayer’s Gull (Larimer, Pueblo)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Boulder, Pueblo)
Glaucous Gull (Boulder, Pueblo)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Larimer, Pueblo)
White-winged Dove (Pueblo)
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Fremont)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Douglas)
Black Phoebe (Pueblo)
Chihuahuan Raven (Boulder)
Winter Wren (Boulder, El Paso)
Fox Sparrow (Delta, Garfield, Montrose)
White-throated Sparrow (Jefferson)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Fremont, Jefferson)
Lapland Longspur (Larimer)
Northern Cardinal (Pueblo)
Rusty Blackbird (Boulder)
White-winged Crossbill (Boulder, Larimer)
Boulder County:
--A Winter Wren has been reported by DeFonso on private property near
Hygiene on Dec. 16; it was seen again by Bell on December 17 skulking
in the tangles northwest of the bridge over the St. Vrain at 63rd St.
A Winter Wren was reported by Deininger at 63rd St on December 19.
--A Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult) and a Thayer's Gull (first cycle) were
reported
by Gent at Thomas Reservoir on December 13 and seen again by Szeliga on
December 19. Thomas Reservoir is off 119th Street east of Lafayette.
--A Chichuahuan Raven was reported by Schmoker on the Longmont CBC on December
19.
--Seen on the Boulder CBC on December 20 as reported by Schmoker were: MEW
GULL, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull, Chihuahuan Raven, Rusty
Blackbird, and White-winged Crossbill.
Delta County:
--A Red Fox Sparrow was reported by Garrison at the Paonia Ranger State Office
on December 9. The address is 403 North Rio Grande (across the creek from
Apple Valley Park). Both the Red and Slate-colored Fox Sparrow were seen by
Garrison on December 21.
--A pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes was reported by Garrison on the river at the
boat ramp at Confluence Park in Delta on December 21.
Denver County:
--A pair of Barrow’s Goldeneye was reported by Henwood along the S.
Platte River just north of the bridge on W. Evans Ave on December 14.
Thornton-Kolbe reported that the Barrow's Goldeneye continue to be seen on the
S. Platte between Evans and Florida on December 22. He suggests that you start
at the Florida bridge.
Douglas County:
--A f American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Walbek above Sedalia on
December 18. Go west on Hwy 67 from Sedalia to .2 miles east of Rampart Range
Road. Stachowiak found 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers in the same location
on December 19. Huffstater reported one American Three-toed Woodpecker at
the area on December 21.
El Paso County:
--2 Winter Wrens were reported by Maynard at Fountain Creek Regional
Park on Dec. 16. The first one, located in the dry irrigation bed
between the footbridge (go south at visitor center, down the hill,
cross the bridge, and walk to the dry channel under the next bridge)
and Fountain Creek. The second bird was located south of southermost
parking at Willow Springs, directly west of the regional trail
(towards Fountain Creek) and adjacent to the sewage pond with the
yellow pipe fence and by a rather new concrete milepost marker.
An eastern Winter Wren was reported by Lee at Fountain Creek Regional Park along
the dry irrigation canal near the waterfall on December 19
Garfield County:
--A gray Fox Sparrow was reported by McConnell on the Roaring Fork CBC in No
Name on December 19.
Jefferson County:
--A juv GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Brown behind the Trading Post at
Red Rocks on December 19 and was seen by several birders. The sparrow
was seen on December 20 by Sanders.
--A first year White-throated Sparrow was reported by Bob Spencer at the
Trading Post at Red Rocks on December 20.
Larimer County:
-- A pair of White-winged Crossbills was reported by Leatherman in
Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins on November 22. The pair was seen
on December 19 by Leatherman in sections 7.
--A probable 1-st cycle BLACK-HEADED GULL was reported by Hopper at Long Pond
in Fort Collins on December 19.
--An adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported by Hopper at Horsetooth
Reservoir on December 19.
--An adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL and a 1-st cycle Thayer's Gull were reported
by Komar at Spring Creek Dam on December 21.
--Komar reported that the pair of White-winged Crossbills and a Lapland Longspur
were seen on the Fort Collins CBC on December 19.
Montrose County:
--A Fox Sparrow was reported by Sinton on the Montrose CBC on December 20.
Pueblo County:
--The following were reported by Percival as seen on the Pueblo Reservoir CBC
on December 19: Surf Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Barrow's Goldeneye, MEW GULL,
Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL,
White-winged Dove, Black Phoebe, Northern Cardinal.
--A pair of Long-tailed Ducks and male Barrow's Goldeneye were reported by
Drummond at the sailboard viewpoint around the dam wall of Pueblo Reservoir on
December 20.
Routt County:
--10 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported on the Yampa River on CR 179 just south
of US 40 and east of Milner on December 21 by Litteral.
Summit County:
--2 pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Kulp at the Silverthorne
Sewage Ponds on December 22.
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS (through January 2)
December 26, 2009
Cortez
Compiler: Carolyn Gunn
Count Date: 2009=12-26
Count Status: Pre-registration unavailable. Email compiler for more
information about joining. Compiler's Comments: The Cortez CBC is
scheduled for December 26th. Everyone will meet at 8:00 AM at the
Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market Street, Cortez, Colorado. Carolyn
Gunn would like to be contacted by those planning to participate. Her
number is 970-882-7742.
--Rawhide Energy Station
Compiler: Douglas Kibbe ([email protected])
Count Date: 2009-12-26
Count Status: Open to all Participants. Please preregister. Compiler's
Comments:Compiler: Douglas Kibbe 303-551-2475. email [email protected]
Meet at visitors overlook at 8 AM.
December 27, 2009
--Spanish Peaks
Compiler: David Silverman ([email protected])
Count Date: 2009-12-27
Count Status: pen to all Participants. Please preregister. Compiler's
Comments: Meet in La Veta 8AM December 27 2009 at the covered pavilion
in the Municipal Park just west of the jct. of Main Street(CSH12) &
Ryus Ave
January 1, 2010
--Denver Urban
Compiler: Hugh Kingery ([email protected]) 303-814-2723.
Count Date: 2010-01-01
To participate, contact compiler by e-mail or phone.
--Loveland
Compiler: Connie Kogler ([email protected])
Count Date: 2010-01-01
Count Status: Open to all Participants. Please preregister.
January 2, 2010
--Bonny Reservoir
Compiler: Glenn Walbek ([email protected])
Count Date: 2010-01-02
Count Status: Open to all Participants. Please preregister.
Comments: Meet at 0630 on the morning of Saturday, 02 January at the
Colorado Division of Wildlife bunkhouse below the dam at Bonny Reservoir.
--Crook
Compiler: Steve Larson ([email protected]) 303-451-9569
Count Date: 2010-01-02
Count Status: Open to all Participants. Please preregister.
Comments: Please contact compiler by e-mail or phone prior to count for
meeting time and location.
--Douglas County
Compiler: Nancy Crews
Count Date: 2010-01-02
Count Status: Pre-registration unavailable.
Comments: Call Roxborough State Park at 303-973-3959 from 9am to 4 pm
to get more information on the count.
--Granby
Compiler: Dorreen Sumerlin
Count Date: 2010-01-02
Count Status: Pre-registration unavailable.
Comments: Meet at USFS office in Granby at 0800 for orientation.
Contact Brock McCormick at 970-887-4108 or [email protected].
--Great Sand Dunes NP
Compiler: Phyllis Pineda Bovin
Count Date: 2010-01-02
Count State: Pre-registration unavailable.
Comments: Meet at 0900 on 02 Jan 2010 in the Visitor's Center Conference Room.
Entrance fee waived for the day. Participant fee will be paid for by Friends
of the Dunes.
--Greeley
Compiler: Paul Lightsey
Count Date: 2010-01-02
Count Status: Pre-registration unavailable.
Comments: Contact compiler at [email protected] to participate.
--Lake Isabel
Compiler: David Silverman ([email protected])
Count Date: 2010-01-02
Count State: Oopen to all Participants. Please preregister.
Comments: Meet at 0800, Monday, Janue 2 at Lake Beckwith Dam Parking Area in
Colorado City.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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