compiler: Joe Roller Date: November 7, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert applicable for Monday, November 7, 2011 updated at 10 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 you 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 this species in this report) White-winged Scoter (*lSedgwick) RED-THROATED LOON (Arapahoe, Pueblo) Pacific Loon (Boulder, Denver, Douglas/Jefferson, Pueblo) Red-necked Grebe (Arapahoe, *Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, Pueblo) MEW GULL (Arapahoe, Douglas/Jefferson) PINE WARBLER (Pueblo) WORM-EATING WARBLER (*Fremont) Fox Sparrow (Bent) Swamp Sparrow (Bent) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Rusty Blackbird (*Washington/Logan) MIGRATION NOTES: Into the state have flown Snow, Ross’s and Cackling Geese, Thayer’s and Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Harris’s Sparrows and Lapland Longspurs, which one might find in appropriate habitats in sites too numerous to mention. Arapahoe County: ---An ad MEW GULL was reported by Beltz on the logs at the marina at Cherry Creek SP on November 3. --Andrews reported a Red-necked Grebe at Cherry Creek SP on November 4. Bent County: --Duane Nelson found a "red” Fox Sparrow and 3 Swamp Sparrows on the N side of the RR tracks, N of CR FF.5 and 2 miles east of CR 13.5 on November 3. Boulder County: --Nick Moore spotted a tern at Boulder Reservoir on October 18, which Nunes confirmed is a juv ARCTIC TERN. It was last seen in October. Wish it well. --The birder who finds or relocates Hannah Floyd’s lost blue-and-red sock on or near the southwest side of McIntosh Reservoir will earn the eternal gratitude of its sock-less owner, Hannah Floyd. Denver County: --A Pacific Loon was reported by Tina Jones on Marston Reservoir on November 2. El Paso County: --A White-winged Scoter was reported by Peterson at Prospect Lake in Memorial Park on November 2. Directions: Take exit 141/Cimarron St from I-25, go east to where it "T"s with Wasatch. Turn Left/north and go 1 block to Costilla and turn right/east to Lake and Park. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --At Chatfield State Park on October 30, Walbek reported a Pacific Loon, Red-necked Grebe and ad MEW GULL. The gull was on the sand-spit and the loon and grebe were viewed from the end of the sand-spit looking NE. The grebe and Pacific Loon were seen again on November 4. On October 31, Brown reported the Pacific Loon and MEW GULL remained visible from the sand-spit. Fremont County: --SeEtta Moss reported a cryptic Worm-eating Warbler on the Canon City Riverwalk, about 200 yards east of the McKenzie Avenue parking area on November 5. It was glimpsed again on November 6 in the morning and seen well after noon. Huerfano County: --A Harris's Sparrow visited the Nelder yard in La Veta on November 2. On November 3, a White-throated Sparrow joined the Harris's Sparrow in the Nelder yard. Contact pollyw...@gmail.com for more information. Jefferson County: --Henwood found a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Red Rocks Trading Post on November 3; it continued on November 4. Mesa County: --Arnold reported a White-winged Scoter at Vega SP on November 4. Pueblo County: --2 imm PINE WARBLERS (1m, 1f) were reported by Percival at Pueblo City Park on November 3. --At Pueblo Reservoir on November 3 & 4, Percival reported 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Red-throated Loon, 3 Pacific Loons, and 1 Red-necked Grebe. The f Long-tailed Duck was on the SE side, the Red-throated Loon was between the Sailboard Launching Area and the SE side, the Pacific Loons and Red-necked Grebe were off West Fishing Road. Washington/Logan --Mlodinow reported 2 Rusty Blackbirds from Prewitt Reservoir, among other birds. Multiple errors of omission and commission have been included in today’s report. Good Birding, Joe Roller, Denver 303 204-0828 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
