Date: 10 November 2010
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compiler: Joyce Takamine
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This is Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, November 10, 2010, sponsored
by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on the
species in this report).
Red-necked Grebe (Huerfano, Larimer, Park, Pueblo) Greater White-fronted Goose
(Logan/Sedgwick) Ross's Goose (Logan/Sedgwick) TRUMPETER SWAN (Lake) TUNDRA
SWAN (Boulder, Jefferson, Moffat, Park) EURASIAN WIGEON (Larimer) Surf Scoter
(Larimer, Park) Black Scoter (Boulder, Park, Pueblo) Pacific Loon (Boulder,
Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer, Park). DUNLIN (Mesa) Sabine's Gull (Moffat) Mew
Gull (Larimer) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Arapahoe, *Boulder, Douglas,Larimer)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Fremont) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer, Pueblo)
Three-toed Woodpecker (Larimer) PACIFIC WREN (Jefferson) WINTER WREN (Bent,
Boulder, Huerfano, Weld) American Dipper (Arapahoe County) Curve-billed
Thrasher (*Jefferson) NASHVILLE WARBLER (*Prowers, Pueblo) NORTHERN PARULA
(Huerfano) BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (Washington) PALM WARBLER (Custer) EASTERN
TOWHEE (*Huerfano)
Fox Sparrow (*Prowers)Swamp Sparrow (El Paso) White-throated Sparrow
(Jefferson, Prowers) Harris's Sparrow (Bent) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Jefferson)
SNOW BUNTING (Custer)
Northern Cardinal (*Prowers)
Arapahoe County: --On Nov 6 the Kennedys were surprised and delighted to find a
"way out of place" American Dipper where a bike path goes along a small
tributary of Cherry Creek, Piney Creek, near the Orchard Road and Parker Road
intersection. There are very few records of this bird that far east of the
foothills. The oriental record setter was one at Julesberg in 1983, according
to Bob and Bob. It was found again by Stecher on the 7th, at dusk, under the
Parker Road bridge.
--A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Stecher at Cherry Creek far out
from the marina towards the dam on November 8.
Bent: --On Nov 8 Leatherman reported a Harris's Sparrow and Winter Wren, the
latter under the bridge near a huge heaped up pile of tree debris. He
describes the site as: "Arkansas River west of Lamar just north of place name
of Prowers (Bent)." The birds were seen during his Nov 6-8 trip. Prowers is
about 97 miles west of Lamar on Olive Street which turns into CR HH. The
bridge over the Arkansas River is about 1 mile north of CR HH on CR 34.5.
Boulder County: --Birchmeier announced that there were 2 Pacific Loons on
Lagerman Reservoir on Nov 5. --Schmoker espied a Pacific Loon on Boulder
Reservoir on Nov 5. --On Nov 6 there was a Winter Wren near the spillway of
the main pond at Golden Ponds near Longmont, reported by Severs. --Kaempfer and
Vanderpool noted an adult and an immature Tundra Swan at Lagerman on Nov 7 and
Severs saw them fly over his vehicle heading toward Boulder Reservoir later
that morning. Zilly saw one Tundra Swan on the north shore of McIntosh
Reservoir near Longmont at noon on Nov 7. --Gent spotted 2 female/immature
Black Scoters on Baseline Reservoir on 11/7.
--2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1st winter, ad) were reported by Nunes at
Baseline Reservoir on November 9.
Custer County: --On Nov 6 Rich Miller found a Snow Bunting north of Wetmore
along the Custer-Fremont County line. The intersection there is County Roads
298 and 297. He also found a Palm Warbler along Hardscrabble Creek across from
the Wetmore Community Center. A search party on Nov 7 failed to find either of
these goodies.
Douglas County: --Schmoker noticed a Lesser Black-backed Gull at the Plum Creek
delta at Chatfield Reservoir on Nov 6.
El Paso County: --Luck banded two more Swamp Sparrows at Clear Springs Ranch on
11/7.
Fremont County: --Moss also reports another female Williamson's Sapsucker at
Centennial Park in Canon City. Other locales where Williamson's Sapsuckers have
been located in "The Climate Capital of Colorado" include Lakeside Cemetery and
Rouse Park. Two male Williamson's Sapsuckers were at Lakeside Cemetery on Nov
6.
Huerfano County: --The Neldners saw and photographed a female Eastern Towhee on
Nov 6. It was still there on the 8th. It was joined by a NORTHERN PARULA on the
8th!. This is a classic example of the "Patagonia Picnic" effect. Birders are
invited to check out this hotspot at 151 County Road 359 in La Veta. The
Nelders reported that EASTERN TOWHEE was seen again on November 9.--On Nov 4
Silverman and Percival found a Red-necked Grebe and a Pacific Loon at Lathrop
State Park (they were still there on Nov 7) and at Horseshoe Lake were a Surf
Scoter and a Winter Wren.
Jefferson County: -- A Golden-crowned Sparrow continued at the Red Rocks
Trading Post through Nov 7. A White-throated Sparrow was last seen there in
late October and seen again Nov 7. --A CURVE-BILLED THRASHER was found by
Chavez on October 27 at the Red Rocks Trading Post and has been seen daily
through Nov 9.Sanders reported the thrasher on November 9.
--The Schmokers, pere & fils, saw a Northern Goshawk and a Northern Shrike at
Red Rocks on Nov 6, so a visit there can be worthwhile even if one does not see
each of the sparrows and the thrasher. -- Semo and Erthal independently found a
Tundra Swan on Standley Lake in northern Jeffco. It was found Nov 5 and was
independently not seen on Nov 6. --About 1:15 on Nov 8 Bob Andrews, Michael
Kiessig, and Mike Henwood found a "Stub-tailed" Wren, as a PACIFIC WREN, in the
Wheat Ridge Greenbelt. "It was south of the foot bridge, near the downed logs
along the little creek below the stairs coming down from the subdivision above.
This is on the south side of Clear Creek and almost directly south of the
parking lot in the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt off of 44th." (This area used to be
known as the Tree Bridge Trail). Their ID was PACIFIC WREN "because of the dark
color and rapid call notes." The call sounded "exactly like the Pacific Wren
call on Stokes." (pers com) This would be the first Jeffco record if accepted
& one of a few Colorado records. If someone can get photos and/or tape
recordings of the wren, it would be most helpful. The wren was heard on
November 9 but not seen by several birders.
Lake County: --On Nov 6 Kalmach reports 3 TRUMPETER SWANS at the extreme
western end of Twin Lakes.
Larimer County: --On Nov 4 Dunning detected 3 Three-toed Woodpeckers in Rocky
Mountain Park near the intersection of the Lawn Lake Trail and the Ypsilon
Trail. That site is about 1.3 miles above the Lawn Lake Trailhead. --Fossil
Creek hosted a male Eurasian Wigeon at the far west side (seen again on Nov 6)
and 2 Black Scoters on Nov 5, (not seen on Nov 6), discovered by Bruening. Wild
noted a Surf Scoter there on Nov 5 and a Pacific Loon on Nov 6. At Horseshoe
Lake Wild had a Red-necked Grebe, at Boyd Lake a Pacific Loon and at Tinmath
Reservoir, four adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Mew Gull on Nov 6.
Logan/Sedgwick: On Nov 8 Sanders ID'd all five of Colorado's most expected
geese species at Jumbo Reservoir.
Mesa County: --Arnold found a DUNLIN in Grand Junction. The site was at Green
Heron Pond, near the Blue Heron trail on the north bank of the Colorado River
on Nov 6. --Woodward found another DUNLIN in Mesa County at Highline Lake State
Park on Nov 6.
Moffatt: --McConnell reported a late Sabine's Gull at Perch Pond on Highway 13
south of Craig on Nov 6. --Luke reports 4 Tundra Swans at the CMS Pond off 1st
street in Craig on Nov 6.
Park County: --At Spinney Mountain Reservoir Drummond saw a Pacific Loon on Nov
2. Beatty found 5 distant swans, of unknown species, at Spinney on the 7th, but
only hours later they were not there. Drummond found 4 Surf Scoters at Eleven
Mile Reservoir on Nov 2; Beatty found 3 Surf Scoters and a Black Scoter there
on Nov 7.
Prowers County: --Leatherman found a White-throated Sparrow in the Lamar
Community College woods during his Nov 6-8 southeast trip.
--A f eastern Nashville Warbler, m Northern Cardinal and Red Fox Sparrow were
reported by Leatherman at Lamar Community College woods on November 9.
Pueblo County: -- Drummond found an immature (hatch year) male Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker in Pueblo City Park, in the NE corner and east of the Duck Pond on
Nov 3. Petersen saw two YB Sapsuckers there on Nov 7. Percival saw it again
with a NASHVILLE WARBLER. That warbler was seen again on Nov 8 in an
insect-infested oak tree near the Ravine in the eastern end of Pueblo City
Park, along with a swirl of more common birds. The sapsuckers were not seen on
the 8th. --Wild found a Red-necked Grebe at Pueblo Reservoir off the West
Fishing Road on Nov 8.
Washington County: --Leatherman found a first fall female Blackburnian Warbler
at Last Chance on Nov 5.
DFO field trip for the coming weekend:
Saturday, November 13: Cherry Creek State Park. Leaders: Bob and Lea Ann Brown.
303-791-6204. Meet at 8:00 at the Marina just to the north and below the West
entrance. From Yosemite go east on Union Ave. just past the Cherry Creek High
School to the west entrance. This will be a half day trip, lunch optional. Some
unusual surprises can show up at Cherry Creek, so be there! State Parks pass
required.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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