Date: April 2, 2011 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8759
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, April 2, 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) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder, *Moffat) Barrow's Goldeneye (Douglas, Eagle, *Moffat) Snowy Plover (*Kiowa, *Otero) MEW GULL (*Arapahoe) Thayer's Gull (*Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Arapahoe, Denver, Larimer) Glaucous Gull (Denver) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (*Bent/Kiowa) White-winged Dove (*Otero) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Larimer) Eastern Phoebe (*Otero) Carolina Wren (Fremont, Pueblo) Winter Wren (El Paso) Curve-billed Thrasher (Jefferson) Bohemian Waxwing (Routt) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (*Otero) White-throated Sparrow (Jefferson) Harris's Sparrow (El Paso, Jefferson) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Jefferson) Adams County: --A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Beason at the RMBO office at Barr Lake on March 22. Arapahoe County: --At Cherry Creek State Park on the sandspit near the marina, Andrews reported 2 1st-cyc Thayer's Gulls and 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull on March 26. On March 27, Teuton relocated the Lesser Black-backed Gull. On March 28, Drummond reported a 1st-cyc Thayer's Gull at the sandspit. On April 1, Walbek reported 1 ad MEW GULL, 2 1st-cyc Thayer's Gulls, and 1 2nd-cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull at Cherry Creek State Park. Bent/Kiowa Counties: --An adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported by Duane Nelson at Adobe Creek Reservoir on April 1. Boulder County: --On February 27, Stiles reported a TUNDRA SWAN at Cottonwood Marsh and on March 29, Mlodinow reported that the TUNDRA SWAN continues at Cottonwood Marsh. --The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Nunes on the south side of the Teller Farm Parking Lot on March 26. Denver County: --Kibbe reported that Marston Reservoir is being drained so gulls can be more easily view from the intersection of old S. Wadsworth, S. Upham Ct, and S Webster Ct. He reported an imm Glacous Gull and ad Lesser Black-backed Gull on March 30. Douglas County: --A male Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Cici Lee at a gravel pit in Franktown (about 0.5 mile south of Hwy 86 on east side of Castlewood Canyon Road) on March 29. Eagle County: --50+ Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Filby at Spring Park Reservoir on March 31. El Paso County: --A Winter Wren and 2 1st-winter Harris's Sparrows were reported by Pals at Fountain Creek on March 21. Fremont County: --A Carolina Wren was heard by Moss on the Canon City Riverwalk on March 27. Jefferson County: --On March 30, Henwood reported Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, and Harris's Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. Kiowa County: --13 Snowy Plovers were reported by Duane Nelson at Neenoshe Reservoir on March 31. Larimer County: --On March 23, Leatherman reported that the adult male YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER continues at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. It was seen in several trees just west of the entrance. On March 25, Leatherman reported that the adult male YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was in a Austrian Pine on the city golf course east of the porta potty near the SW corner of Grandview Cemetery. Moffat County: --2 TUNDRA SWANS were reported by Luke on a pond west of Ranney St. just north of the Yampa River in Craig on April 1. --2 pairs of Barrow;s Goldeneyes were reported by Luke on the Yampa River south of Craig near the Hwy 13 bridge crossing Otero County: --4 Snowy Plovers were reported by Percival at Lake Cheraw on April 1. --2 White-winged Doves were reported by Percival in Rocky Ford on April 1. --In the Higbee area on April 1, Percival reported Eastern Phoebe and 1 singing Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Pueblo County: --A singing Carolina Wren was reported by Silverman at the Riparian Park in Colorado City on March 23. The park is located on the west side of Colorado Blvd just south of the junction with CO 165 and the Tru-Value Hardware. Routt County: --On March 20, Williams reported 350 Bohemian Waxwings working a 1 mile stretch of the Yampa River south of Steamboat Springs city limits. They were taking an early insect hatch over the river. On March 28, Litteral reported that there a still a good number of Bohemian Waxwings working a mile mile stretch of the Yampa River about 1 mile south of the city limits on CO 131 near the parking area for Chuck Lewis SWA. The DFO field trip for Saturday, April 2 will be to Cherry Creek State Park led by Bob Brown (303-791-6204). Meet at 0830 at the marina closest to the west entrance to the park off Dayton. Parks Pass required. Half day trip. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- 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.
