compiler: Allison Hilf
Date: November 12, 2011
e-mail: rba@cfo-link
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert applicable for Saturday, November 12, 2011,
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and theRocky 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
this species in this report)
Surf Scoter (Delta, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer,*Park)
White-winged Scoter (*Boulder, Mesa,*Park, Sedgwick)
Black Scoter (*Park)
RED-THROATED LOON (Arapahoe, Boulder, Pueblo)
Pacific Loon (Denver, Douglas/Jefferson, *Park, Pueblo)
Long-tailed Duck (Douglas/Jefferson)
Red-necked Grebe (Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, Pueblo)
Merlin (*Larimer)
Thayer’s Gull (*Larimer)
ICELAND GULL (*Larimer)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Arapahoe, *Denver, *Larimer)
SLATY-BACKED GULL (possible) (*Larimer)
VARIED THRUSH (*Larimer)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Fremont)
WORM-EATING WARBLER (Fremont)
Fox Sparrow (Delta)
Swamp Sparrow (*Arapahoe, Bent)
Harris’s Sparrow (Douglas)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson)
Rusty Blackbird (Washington/Logan)
Arapahoe County:
--A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Roller at Cherry Creek SP on November 10.
--A Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult) was reported by Roller at Cherry Creek SP
on November 10.
--A Red-necked Grebe was reported by Andrews at Cherry Creek SP on November 4.
Boulder County:
--9 White-winged Scoters (fem/imm) were reported by Mlodinow at Terry Lake on
November 10.
--2 White-winged Scoters were reported by Mlodinow at Ish Reservoir on November
10.
--A Red-necked Grebe was reported by Floyd at Boulder Reservoir on November 6.
--A first-cycle RED-THROATED LOON was reported by Nunes at Baseline Reservoir
off the north shore on November 8. View from Baseline Road. Park as far off
the road as possible.
Delta County:
--A (red) Fox Sparrow was reported by Robinsong at Sweitzer Lake on November 5
and 7.
--An adult female Surf Scoter was reported by Robinsong at Sweitzer Lake on
November 7.
Denver County:
--A Pacific Loon was reported by Tina Jones on Marston Reservoir on November 2
and by Kibbe on November 7.
--A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Kibbe at Marston Reservoir on
November 7 and by Jones on November 11.
Douglas County:
--A Harris’s Sparrow was reported by Kingery at his home in Franktown on
November 8.
Douglas/Jefferson Counties:
--At Chatfield State Park:
--A Surf Scoter was reported by Chavez on November 9, moving between the
sand-spit and the handicapped fishing area.
--A Long-tailed Duck was reported by Walbek on November 8. The Long-tailed
duck was seen looking north from the sand-spit.
--A Red-necked Grebe was reported by Walbek on October 30 and by Pasquariello
on November 6.
--A Pacific Loon was reported by Walbek on October 30; 2 Pacific Loons were
reported on November 7.
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Fremont County:
--A WORM-EATING WARBLER was reported by Moss on the Canon City Riverwalk,
about 225 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. Peterson
reported that it was seen again mid-day on November 7 and had been joined by a
Black-throated Green Warbler.
Jefferson County:
--A GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Henwood at Red Rocks Trading Post on
November 3; it continued on November 4.
Larimer County:
--A VARIED THRUSH was reported by Bretting at Lon Hagler Reservoir on November
10. The bird was seen in the low dense branches of a big peach leaf willow
along the irrigation ditch that borders the west and south sides of the
reservoir.
--Timnath Reservoir:
--3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (adult, 3rd cycle,2nd cycle) were reported
by Komar on November 11. (3 on Nov 10 by Wild).
--A possible SLATY-BACKED GULL was reported by Wild on November 10.
--An ICELAND GULL (1st yr) was reported by Wild on November 10.
--A Thayer’s Gull was reported by Wild on November 10.
--Horestooth Reservoir:
--10 Thayer’s Gulls were reported by Komar on November 11.
--5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were reported by Komar on November 10.(2
adults on Nov.11).
--7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were reported by Wild at Lake Loveland on
November 9.
--A Surf Scoter was reported by Wild at Dry Creek Reservoir on November 9.
--A Merlin was reported by Lefko at Terry Lake on November 10.
Mesa County:
--A White-winged Scoter was reported by Arnold at Vega SP on November 4.
Park County:
--3 White-winged Scoters and a Black Scoter were reported by Walbek at Spinney
Reservoir on November 11.
--2 Surf Scoters, 3 White-wing Scoters and a Pacific Loon were reported by
Walbek at Eleven Mile Reservoir on November 11.
Pueblo County:
--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. On November 6,
the Red-necked Grebe and the Pacific Loons were seen again.
Sedgwick County:
--6 White-winged Scoters were reported by Mlodinow on the eastern side of Jumbo
Reservoir on November 5.
Washington/Logan
--2 Rusty Blackbirds were reported by Mlodinow at Prewitt Reservoir on November
5.
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, November 12 is to Cherry Creek State Park
Leader: Steve Kennedy - [email protected] 303-815-9738 Meet leader at 8AM
at the marina on the west side of the park. Marina is inside the park’s west
entrance. Entrance is across from Cherry Creek HS. From Belleview and Yosemite
go east on Belleview to the park entrance. Cherry Creek in November is full of
feathered surprises from gulls to grebes to loons to....This is a half day
trip. Bring scopes if you have them and good walking shoes.
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, November 13 is to Longmont and Northeast plains
Leader: Chris Owens – [email protected] 303-772-6048 This is a full day trip.
Meet at Jim Hamm Park at 7:30 AM From I-25 take Exit 240. To reach the park, go
west four miles on CO 119 to Boulder-Weld County Line Road, then north two
miles to Jim Hamm Park at 17th Ave. Itinerary will be decided on the day of
trip. Raptors to be the highlight. Bring lunch, water, scopes, appropriate
clothing to the weather as it is highly variable, radios. Birding until late
afternoon, possibly 4:30 or 5 PM.
Good Birding,
Allison Hilf, Denver
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