Date: 8 January 2011
e-mail: [email protected]
phone: 303-659-8750
compiler: Joyce Takamine
This is Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 5 am
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory.
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Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on the
species in this report).
TUNDRA SWAN (Bent, Boulder, Delta)
Black Scoter (Boulder)
Long-tailed Duck (Douglas/Jefferson)
Barrow's Goldeneye (*Adams, Bent)
Red-necked Grebe (Douglas/Jefferson)
Dunlin (*Adams)
Thayer's Gull (Douglas/Jefferson)
Glaucous Gull (Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Bent)
White-winged Dove (Huerfano, Pueblo)
INCA DOVE (Otero)
Winter Wren (Adams, Douglas/Jefferson)
PACIFIC WREN (Larimer)
Curve-billed Thrasher (*Jefferson)
PINE WARBLER (El Paso)
Fox Sparrow (Bent)
White-throated Sparrow (*Jefferson)
Harris's Sparrow (Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Huerfano, Jefferson, Las Animas)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Jefferson)
Lapland Longspur (Bent, Douglas/Jefferson)
Northern Cardinal (Bent)
Rusty Blackbird (Douglas/Jefferson)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Chaffee, Jefferson, Mesa)
Black Rosy-Finch (Chaffee, Jefferson, Mesa)
Adams County:
--Two Winter Wrens were reported by Kaempfer on the Barr Lake CBC on January 3.
One was by Barr Lake in a drainage ditch on the north side of the dam east of
RMBO headquarters. The other was near the Brighton Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Park on the north side of CO 7 at Platte River Bridge and walk about .5 mile
north to 2nd ditch.
--Four Barrow's Goldeneyes (2m, 2f) were reported by Dunning near the green and
white tank south of 88th and Platte River on January 7.
--A Dunlin was found by Robinette about a 1/4 mile further south of the green
and white tank on a sandbar on the east side of the river on January 7.
Bent County:
--At John Martin on January 3, Leatherman reported 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS
(1 ad, 1 1-st cyc), 1 m Barrow's Goldeneye, and a sleeping swan. On January 4,
Leatherman reported 6 TUNDRA SWANS (4a, 2 imm) at John Martin.
--A m Northern Cardinal and red Fox Sparrow were reported by Duane Nelson at
the Purgatoire River Railroad Crossing 2 miles east of Las Animas on January 6.
--Lapland Longspurs were reported by Duane Nelson at the feedlot at CR BB and
15 on January 5.
Boulder County:
--An ad TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Gent at the Valmont Power Plant on November
25 and was seen again by Gent on January 1.
--A Black Scoter was reported by Gent at the Valmont Power Plant on January 1.
--An ad Glaucous Gull was reported by Gent at Prince Lake #1 on January 1.
--A Harris's Sparrow has been visiting the yard of Alex Brown in Boulder. If
birders want to try for the bird, Alex recommends try looking on the east side
of the house over the wooden fence or from the bottom (south two houses west of
where Viele Ditch runs under S. 46th St. The sparrow spends a fair amount of
time in the big pine tree at the bottom of the yard. The address is 4560
Darley Ave (south side of Darley, 2 houses west of S. 46th).
--The imm GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continues at the Juniper windbreak at the
Teller Farm parking lot as reported by Severs on January 1 and was seen again
on January 3 by Partin.
Chaffee County:
--150 Rosy-Finches with all 3 species were reported by Kalbach in Granite on
January 1.
Delta County:
--A Tundra Swan was reported by Cooper at Confluence Park in Delta on January 3.
Douglas County:
--A first winter Harris's Sparrow was reported by Henwood on the Douglas County
CBC on January 2 in a cemetery near the intersection of Hwy 105 (North Perry
Park Road) and W Pine Cliff Ave.
Douglas/Jefferson Counties:
--On the Denver CBC on December 18, Kellner reported Thayer's Gull, Glaucous
Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Winter Wren, and Rusty Blackbird at Chatfield
State Park. On December 26, Kellner reported 2 1st-cyc Glaucous Gulls, a f
Long-tailed Duck, and imm Red-necked Grebe. On January 1, Teuton reported a
Lapland Longspur at the Model Airplane Field and Thayer's Gull, Glaucous Gull
and Red-necked Grebe at Chatfield. On January 4, Kilpatrick refound the Winter
Wren at Chatfield.
El Paso County:
--On December 4, Dan Maynard reported the following birds at the north end of
Fountain Creek Regional Park south of the sewage ponds: male PINE WARBLER,
Winter Wren, and Ovenbird and Harris's Sparrow was reported by Dan Maynard near
Rice's Pond on December 4. On December 28, Koehn refound the PINE WARBLER and
2 Harris's Sparrows and Kosar refound the Ovenbird at Fountain Creek. On
January 1, Chartier refound the PINE WARBLER and 1 Harris's Sparrow at Fountain
Creek.
Huerfano County:
--An imm Harris's Sparrow and 2 White-winged Dove visited the Nelder yard in La
Veta on December 31 and again on January 2. Their address is 151 County Road
359.
--All 3 species of Rosy-Finches (including Hepburn's), White-throated Sparrow,
and White-winged Doves have visited the yard of Beverly Jensen in La Veta on
January 1. If you would like to try to see these birds, call her at
719-989-1398.
Jefferson County:
--On January 5, Henwood reported that the Curve-billed Thrasher, Harris's
Sparrow, GOLDEN CROWNED SPARROW, and 1 White-throated Sparrow continued at Red
Rocks and he did not see any Rosy-Finches. On January 5 around 10am, Ed Holub
saw a flock of 75 - 100 Rosy-Finches at Red Rocks. On January 7, Dunning
reported Curve-billed Thrasher and White-throated Sparrow at Red Rocks.
Larimer County:
--A possible PACIFIC WREN was reported by Mammoser by the Environmental
Learning Center in Fort Collins on January 4. It was initially seen by the
brush, tree, and stump pile behind the ELC sign next to the parking lot, then
moved to the river bed.
Mesa County:
--A flock of about 400 Rosy-Finches was reported by Jacob Cooper on January 1.
The flock was on V Road west of Collbran and included all 3 species with
over half being Black.
Otero County:
--INCA DOVES were reported by Duane Nelson in Rocky Ford near Washington and
Virginia Streets on January 6.
The DFO field trip for Saturday, January 8 will be to the Longmont Area led by
Chris Owens (303-772-6048). Meet at 0830 at Jim Hamm Nature center. From I-25
take Exit 240. Go west 4 miles on CO 119 to Boulder/Weld County Line Road,
then 2 miles north to park on left at E 17th Ave. Bring lunch as trip will
end about 1 or 2 pm depending on weather and birds. State parks Pass may be
needed.
The DFO field trip for Sunday, January 9, will be to the Wheatridge Greenbelt
led by Toni Rautus (303-442-7322). Meet at 0900 at Prospect Lake north parking
lot. To reach the lake go south off 44th Ave in Wheatridge between Quail and
Robb Streets. 1/2 day trip. Lunch optional.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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