Date: March 5, 2011 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8759
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, March 5, 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 (Mesa) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder) Long-tailed Duck (Denver) Barrow's Goldeneye (Delta, *Douglas, Mesa, Summit) MEW GULL (Washington) Thayer's Gull (Adams, Washington) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Washington) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Prowers) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Otero, Prowers) Chihuahuan Raven (Boulder, Otero, Weld) Winter Wren (Adams,Douglas, *Larimer) Curve-billed Thrasher (Jefferson) PINE WARBLER (Fremont) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Fremont) Swamp Sparrow (Boulder) White-throated Sparrow (Jefferson) Harris's Sparrow (Jefferson, Otero) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Larimer, Logan, Weld) Snow Bunting (Gunnison, Larimer, Routt) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) Adams County: --A juv Thayer's Gull was reported by Sanders at Barr Lake on February 26. --A Winter Wren was reported by Chavez at Barr Lake below the dam on February 27. Boulder County: --Smart reported that the TUNDRA SWAN has returned to Valmont Power Plant on February 23. --On February 27, Stiles reported a TUNDRA SWAN at Cottonwood Marsh. On March 2, Stiles reported that the TUNDRA SWAN was again at Cottonwood Marsh. --On February 28, Floyd reported that the Swamp Sparrow continues at Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette. On March 2, Boswell refound the Swamp Sparrow at Greenlee Preserve around 5:30 pm. --A Chichuahuan Raven was reported by Floyd east of Prince Lake #2 on March 3. Delta County: --Luke reported 25 Barrow's Goldeneyes on the river at the north end of the Confluence Park. On February 21, Garrison reported 23 Barrow's Goldeneyes at Confluence Park. On February 23, Garrison reported 13 Barrow's Goldeneyes at Confluence Park. On February 27, Beason reported 16 Barrow's Goldeneyes at Confluence Park. Denver County: --A female Long-tailed Duck was reported by Andrews on Smith Lake (north lake) of Washington Park on February 26. She was with Common Goldeneyes in the NE part of the lake. On March 1, Eden reported that the Long-tailed Duck was still on Smith Lake in Washington Park. Douglas County: --A Winter Wren was reported by Halverstadt along Plum Creek on Dupont Open Space in Louviers on February 27. It was last seen about 100 yards north of south bridge (Airport Road). --The pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes continue at Twenty Mile Pond on March 4 as reported by Kingery. Directions: From the mian intersection 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. 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. On February 27, Rich Miller found PINE WARBLER near the 1/2 mile marker on the Bluff Trail. It was in small trees about 100 yards north of the trail marker. --A Rufous-crowned Sparrow was reported by Moss on Tunnel Drive of Canon City on February 26. It was found near the end of the trail from Tunnel Drive. Gunnison County: --A Snow Bunting was reported by Barry up the Ohio Creek Valley on CR 6 on February 27. It has been around for about a week. Directions: From the town of Gunnison take CO 136 NE to CR 730. Turn left onto CR 730 and go 10+ miles to CR 6. Jefferson County:. --On February 27, Henwood reported Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, and Harris's Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. --On February 27, at Bear Creek Lake Park Henwood reported that the DFO field trip saw an adult Harris's Sparrow with a flock of American Tree Sparrows east of the Boat Launch Parking Lot. Larimer County: --Lapland Longspurs and Snow Buntings were reported by Wild in the NE corner of the Timnath Walmart Parking Lot at I-25 and Harmony on February 25. --2 Winter Wrens were reported by Wild at the Environmental Learning Center in Fort Collins on March 4. Logan County: --100+ Lapland Longspurs were reported by Kellner on the backroads of Logan County on February 27. Mesa County: --A TRUMPETER SWAN was reported by Korte on a pond on CO 330 between MM 1 and MM 2 past the Collbran/Vega Lake turnoff on February 27. Korte also reported Barrow's Goldeneyes nearby in Plateau Creek. Otero County: --On Higbee Valley Road, Floyd reported YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and Harris's Sparrow on February 27 and north of Higbee Valley Road in the Commanche National Grassland Floyd reported a Chihuahuan Raven. Prowers County: --Northern Cardinals (2m, 1f) were reported by Leatherman at Lamar Community College Woods on February 23. On February 26, Floyd reported 4 Northern Cardinals. --A juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Leatherman at the north end of Willow Creek Park in a tall HoneyLocust south of the concrete outhouse on February 22. --Red-bellied Woodpeckers were reported by Leatherman at Willow Valley Subdivision on February 22 and at Riverside Cemetery on February 23. Routt County: --1 Snow Bunting was reported by Litteral on CO 131 1 mile north of Toponas at the north end of stacks of hay on February 20. On February 21, Luke refound the Snow Bunting 200 yards south of the hay stack on CR 6. On February 22, Korte refound the Snow Bunting 1 -2 miles further north on CO 131. The Snow Bunting was with Horned Larks at a spot just north of an area where the highway department had cleared for snow storage and the next curve on the highway. Summit County: --8 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Koehn at the Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant on March 3. Washington County: --At Prewitt Reservoir on February 27, Kellner reported 1 ad MEW GULL, 2 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 6 Thayer's Gull (5 1-st cyc, 1 ad). Weld County: --3 Lapland Longspurs were reported by Lefko at WCR 31 and WCR 100 on February 26. --On February 23 at the new Frederick High School, Deininger reported a Chihuahuan Raven chasing a Common Raven. The DFO field trip for Saturday, March 5 will be Photographing Dippers at Lair o'the Bear with Lee Farrell (303-932-7859). Meet at Lair o'the Bear parking lot. From Morrison and C-470, drive 4 miles west on CO 74 to park entrance on left. Please call Lee to PRE-REGISTER for the trip. Half day trip at most. The DFO field trip for Sunday, March 6 will be Rosy Finches and More led by Mike Henwood (303-716-8551 or [email protected]). Meet at C-470 and Morrison exit at dirt parking lot east of Conoco Station. Will head to Red Rocks and to Conifer for a number of mountain feeders. Please PRE-REGISTER. This trip is limited to 12 people. Half day 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.
