Date: February 18, 2011 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8759
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 18, 2011 at 5 am, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions, including county and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on the species in this report) TRUMPETER SWAN (Lake) TUNDRA SWAN (*Delta) EURASIAN WIGEON (Morgan) Long-tailed Duck (*Denver) Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Chaffee, *Delta, *Douglas, Summit) Thayer's Gull (Broomfield) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Broomfield) Glaucous Gull (Broomfield) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Pueblo) White-winged Dove (Boulder, Huerfano) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Larimer) Chihuahuan Raven (Boulder) Winter Wren (Boulder) Curve-billed Thrasher (Jefferson) PINE WARBLER (*Fremont) Swamp Sparrow (Boulder) White-throated Sparrow (Jefferson) Harris's Sparrow (Broomfield, Huerfano, Jefferson, Las Animas) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Jefferson) Gray-crown Rosy-Finch (Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Jefferson, *Rio Blanco, Routt, Saguache) Black Rosy-Finch (Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jefferson, *Rio Blanco, Saguache) Adams County: --Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Andrews on the South Platte River between 78th and 88th Ave by the green water tank on February 15. There were 3 males and 2 females. Boulder County: --A probable Chihuahuan Raven was reported by Klaver in Boulder County at 63rd St between Oxford and Plateau on February 12. --Floyd reports that the Swamp Sparrow continues at Greenlee Preserve at least through February 13. --A pair of White-winged Doves was reported by Pieplow at feeders on the east side of Spine Road north of White Rock Circle on February 15.. --Severs reports that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continues near the Teller Farm North parking lot at least through February 16. Head along the trail west and it was long the fence line planted with Skunk brush and Plum in piles of tumbleweeds. -- A Winter Wren and Swamp Sparrow were reported by Severs at Golden Ponds in Longmont on February 11. Broomfield County: --2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (first-cycle), 2 Glaucous Gulls (1 first-cycle, 1 2nd-cycle), and several Thayer's Gulls were reported by Chavez at Parkside Center Pond (south of Hwy 8 and east of Lowell) on February 10. --A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Burke at an office feeding station (121st and Perry St) on February 1 and was seen again on February 8. Chaffee County: --A male Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by McConnell at Sand Lake in Salida on February 13. Delta County: --4 TUNDRA SWANS were reported by Luke at Confluence Park in Delta on February 17 at 0830 but were gone when he returned at 1030. Luke also reported 25 Barrow's Goldeneyes on the river at the north end of the park. Denver County: --A female Long-tailed Duck was reported by Deininger on the Platte River next to the parking lot for Overland Park on February 14. On February 17, Henwood was walking north from the parking lot when the female Long-tailed Duck flew by and landed on the Platte River. Douglas County: --2 Barrow's Goldeneyes (1m, 1f) were reported by Spellman in Parker at Twenty Mile Pond on January 30 and were seen again by Henwood on February 16 and Kingery on February 17. Direction: From the main interection in Parker, go west toward Cherry Creek on Parker Main Street; at Twenty-Mile Road, just before Cherry Creek turn left, and then right into the parking lot. Stay behind the fence to avoid flushing the waterfowl. Fremont County: --An imm male PINE WARBLER was reported by Drummond on the DFO field trip to Canon City on February 17. The warbler was at the west end of Canon City Riverwalk about 150 yards east of Sells Ave along the Bluff Trail. Hinsdale County: --All 3 species of Rosy-Finches were reported by McConnell at feeders at 5th and Hwy 149 in Lake City on February 12. Huerfano County: --All 3 species of Rosy-Finches and a White-winged Dove have returned the yard of Beverly Jensen in La Veta and are being see regularly. If you would like to try to see these birds, call her at 719-989-1398. --1 Harris's Sparrow and 2 White-winged Doves were reported by Nelder at her yard in La Veta on February 9, please e-mail her for further information/directions at [email protected] Jackson County: --Hooper reported that many Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches are coming to feeders at the Moose Visitor Center on Hwy 14 on February 13. Jefferson County: --On February 14, Henwood reported that the White-throated Sparrow, Curved-bill Thrasher, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and all 3 species of Rosy-Finches made an appearance at the Red Rocks feeders. Lake County: --McConnell reported on February 13 that the TRUMPETER SWANS continue in the channel between the 2 Twin Lakes. Larimer County: --An adult YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Mammoser on January 26 or 27th and by Leatherman on February 7 at Grandview Cemetery. On February 13, Leatherman reported both juv and ad male YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER at Grandview Cemetery. The juv was in the NE Corner and the ad in the SW Corner. On February 14, Mammoser reported seeing both sapsuckers in the same area as Leatherman reported on February 13. On February 15, the ad male YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen by Leatherman in the American Linden with old sap wells. Directions: From the cemetery Entrance at the west end of Mountain Ave. Cross the bridge over the ditch, make an immediate left, go south along the ditch about 50 yards to the road dividing Sections G and 8, turnright (west) and go another 50 yards to the second black security light pole on your left. The American Linden of interest to the sapsucker is the large-diameter shade tree several feet south of the second light pole. On February 16, Leatherman reported that the adult male YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER spent the morning in the pine grove east of the porta potty in the SW corner of the cemetery. Leatherman reports that there are a lot of woodpeckers in those pines so be careful in identifying the sapsucker. Morgan County: --A female EURASIAN WIGEON was reported by Walker in a slough on the north side of Wal-Mart Parking lot fence in Fort Morgan on February 11. He reports that the wigeon has been around for about 2 weeks and keeps company with male American Wigeon. Wal-Mart is at exit 81. Pueblo County: --GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL continues at Pueblo Reservoir by the South Marina as reported by Batkin on February 11. Rio Blanco County: --Gray-crowned and Black Rosy-Finches were reported by Luke north of Meeker on Hwy 13 near the house that used to have great feeders on February 17. Routt County: --Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches (and a few Brown-capped Rosy-Finches) were reported by Merrill visitng the feeders at the Steamboat Spring ski area feeding station on top of Mt Werner (just off the Bar UE Chairlift) on January 20 and continue to be observed daily. Hooper reported that the Gray-crowned continue at the feeders on February 13. Saguache County: --On Poncha Pass (US 285) McConnell reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches. At MM 117 there were mostly Brown-capped, at MM 118 there were 20+ Gray-crowned and at least 2 Black. Summit County: --15+ Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Niyo at the Silverthorne Sewage Ponds on February 14. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, February 26 will be to South Platte RIver north from 88th Avenue led by Paul Slingsby (303-433-3728). Meet at 0800 at the Open Space trailhead at 88th Avenue just west of the South Platte River. 88th Avenue is exit number 10 from I-76. This will be a slightly long 1/2 day trip with some easy walking on open space trails. Scopes are optional. Be prepared for cold weather and possibly wind. Please call Paul Slingsby (303-422-3728), if you plan to join this trip. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder, Co -- 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
