Date: 12 January 2011
e-mail: [email protected]
phone: 303-659-8750
compiler: Joyce Takamine
This is Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 5 am
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory.
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star key (*) on your telephone at any time. Please leave your name, phone
number, detailed directions, including county and dates for each sighting.
Please spell your last name.
Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on the
species in this report).
TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder, Delta)
Long-tailed Duck (Adams)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Delta, Moffat)
Dunlin (*Adams)
MEW GULL (Boulder)
Thayer's Gull (Boulder)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Boulder, Huerfano)
White-winged Dove (*Huerfano)
INCA DOVE (Otero)
Winter Wren (Douglas/Jefferson)
PACIFIC WREN (Larimer)
VARIED THRUSH (Boulder)
Curve-billed Thrasher (*Jefferson)
PINE WARBLER (El Paso)
Fox Sparrow (Bent)
Swamp Sparrow (Boulder, El Paso)
White-throated Sparrow (Huerfano, *Jefferson)
Harris's Sparrow (*Adams, Boulder, El Paso, Huerfano, *Jefferson, Las Animas)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder,* Jefferson)
Lapland Longspur (Bent)
Northern Cardinal (Bent)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*Huerfano, *Jefferson, Mesa, Routt)
Black Rosy-Finch (*Huerfano, *Jefferson, Mesa, Routt)
Adams County:
--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 and was
seen again on January 11 by Roller.
--A female Long-tailed Duck was reported by Hundertmark at the Thornton Water
Pond on the west side of the Platte River south from 88th on January 9.
--A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Roller at the Old Stone House at RMBO on
January 11.
Bent County:
--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 Floyd et al on January 8.
--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 8 by Floyd.
--Floyd reported the following on the Valmont field trip on January 8: ad MEW
GULL, 3 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 1st-cyc Thayer's Gull.
--A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette on
January 9.
--A VARIED THRUSH was reported on December 25 in Longmont and Todd Deininger
relocated it on January 10. The area is south of MacIntosh Lake and south of
17th Ave. Park at Longmont Estates Elementary School and walk east on
Northwestern and look for Robins.
Delta County:
--A Tundra Swan was reported by Cooper at Confluence Park in Delta on January 3.
--A pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes was reported by Dexter on the Gunnison River
north of Confluence Park near Delta on January 7.
Douglas/Jefferson Counties:
--A Winter Wren was reported by Kellner on the Denver CBC on December 18 and
was seen again on January 4 by Kilpatrick.
El Paso County:
--On January 8 on the Fountain Creek Winter Bird Count, Pals reported the
following: Winter Wren, PINE WARBLER, Swamp Sparrow, and Harris's Sparrow.
Huerfano County:
--A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Nelder at Lathrop State Park on
January 9.
--An imm Harris's Sparrow and 2 White-winged Doves continue to visit the Nelder
Yard in La Veta as of January 9. Their address is 151 County Road 359.
--All 3 species of Rosy-Finches and a White-throated Sparrow have returned to
the yard of Beverly Jensen in La Veta on January 10 and on January 12 a
White-winged Dove joined the Rosy-Finches. If you would like to try to see
these birds, call her at 719-989-1398.
Jefferson County:
--On January 11 at Red Rocks, Henwood reported Harris's Sparrow, GOLDEN-CROWNED
SPARROW, Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow and
a flock of Rosy-Finches with all 3 species came in to feed. Most of the
Rosy-Finches were Gray-crowned including Hepburn's but there were 3 Black and a
few Brown-capped.
Larimer County:
--A possible PACIFIC WREN was reported by Mammoser by the Environmental
Learning Center in Fort Collins on January 4. The stub-tailed wren was seen
again on January 6 by Leatherman who reports that the wren is proving difficult
to identify. If you assume that the thicket east across the bike trail from
the ELC parking lot outhouse is the center of its range, then the wren wanders
about 50 yards either direction along the river.
Mesa County:
--All 3 species of Rosy-Finches were reported by Dexter east of Gateway along
the highway on January 6.
Moffat County:
--50+ Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Luke on the Yampa River at the south
end of Craig on January 8.
Otero County:
--INCA DOVES were reported by Duane Nelson in Rocky Ford near Washington and
Virginia Streets on January 6.
Routt County:
--All 3 species of Rosy-Finches were reported by Luke at the feeders of Glen
and Joann Kelley north of Hayden on January 8. Please call ahead 970-276-3126
to arrange with the Kelleys to see the finches.
The DFO field trip for Saturday, January 15 will be to 88th and the Platte
River led by Buzz Schaumberg (303-699-1721). Meet at 0900 at parking lot at
88th and the Platte for 1/2 day trip. Lots of ducks on open water. Scope
would be helpful. Lunch is optional.
Sunday, January 16 -- no trip planned.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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