Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 5, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, December 5, 2001 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 this species in this report) BRANT (*Douglas/Jefferson) TRUMPETER SWAN (Eagle, Larimer, Logan, *Weld) TUNDRA SWAN (Delta, *Weld) TUFTED DUCK (*Weld) Long-tailed Duck (Boulder, Denver) Barrow's Goldeneye (Eagle, *Weld) RED-THROATED LOON (*Larimer) Pacific Loon (Garfield) POMARINE JAEGER (Douglas/Jefferson) LITTLE GULL (*Weld) Thayer's Gull (Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Douglas/Jefferson, Logan) Glaucous Gull (*Douglas/Jefferson) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (*Pueblo) COMMON GROUND-DOVE (Sedgwick) Swamp Sparrow (Pueblo) White-throated Sparrow (*Denver) Harris's Sparrow (*Pueblo) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Boulder, *Douglas/Jefferson, Sedgwick) Snow Bunting (*Weld) Rusty Blackbird (Pueblo, *Weld) Black Rosy-Finch (Huerfano) Please note, detailed directions to most of the following locations can be found on the Colorado County Birding Website: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/index.php Boulder County: --Lapland Longspurs were reported by Kaemfper feeding in bare winter wheat furrows along Lookout Road between 1/4 and 1/2 mile east of 95th St with a large flock of Horned Larks on December 3. --At McIntosh Lake in Longmont on December 3, Komar reported 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 3-rd cyc) and an imm Long-tailed Duck. Delta County: --2 TUNDRA SWANS were reported by Garrison at Confluence Park in Delta on December 3. Denver County: --A female type Long-Tailed Duck was reported by Wuerthele at Duck Lake in City Park on November 22. -A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Evans visiting her backyard in Denver for 3 weeks on November 30. Kibbe refound the sparrow on December 3. Birders are welcome to try to see the bird. The address is 1480 S. Jasmine Way. Walk through the breezeway to the patio. Please stay on the patio and look under trees in back. It has been associating with Juncos. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --At Chatfield State Park: --A POMARINE JAEGER (Juv. intermediate morph) was reported by Kellner on November 19 and was refound on December 4 by Schmoker. The bird has mostly been seen from the Handicapped Fisherman’s access point just NW of the marina. It has also been seen from the Heron Overlook. --A Glaucous Gull was reported by Kellner on November 19, 2 1st-cyc Glaucous Gull were reported by Kellner on November 26. On November 28, Mlodinow reported 1ad Glaucous Gull and 1 1-st cycl Glaucous Gull and 1 juv Thayer's Gull. A 2nd-cyc Glaucous Gull was reported by Komar on November 30. On December 4, 1 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull and 1 1-st cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull were reported by Huffstater at Chatfield SP. --2 "pale-bellied" BRANT were reported by Komar at Chatfield in the SW corner on November 30. On December 4, Lawrence reported the BRANT were under the Old Heron Overlook and later Newport and Schmoker reported that the BRANTS were in a field south of the Model Airplane field. --2 male winter Lapland Longspurs were reported by Bob Spencer at Chatfield SP by the model airplane field on December 3 and were seen again by Lawrence on December 4. Eagle County: --A TRUMPTER SWAN and Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Christopher Taylor at Spring Park Reservoir north of El Jebel on November 26. The swan was seen again on November 30 by Trappett. Garfield County: --A Pacific Loon was reported by Art Dahl at Rifle Gap Reservoir on October 27 and seen again by Trappett on November 30. Huerfano County: --All three species of Rosy-Finches have returned to the yard of Beverly Jensen in La Veta on December 1. Contact her at [email protected] for more information. Jefferson County: --Henwood reported that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continues at Red Rocks Trading Post at least through December 3. Larimer County: --A TRUMPETER SWAN (juv) was reported by Bol and Leatherman at Dixon Reservoir on November 19. It has moved and last reported on November 29 by Komar two miles north to College Lake. Unfortunately, there is restricted access to this lake. --A Common Repoll was reported by Nelson on November 27 in Estes Park. It was on Lower Broadview about 30 ft below Mary's Lake Road. --An ad basic RED-THROATED LOON was reported by Leatherman at Rawhide Power Plant on December 2 and 3. Mammoser relocated the loon on December 4. Pueblo County: --On December 2 at Valco Ponds, Percival reported 2 Swamp Sparrows and 10 Rusty Blackbirds. Later on December 2, Duane Nelson reported 14 Rusty Blackbirds along the Arkansas River. --On December 4, Percival reported 1 ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL at south shore marina of Pueblo Reservoir. --On December 4, Walbek found a juv Harris's Sparrow at Valco Ponds. Sedgwick County: --A COMMON GROUND-DOVE was reported by Mlodinow and Smart near Julesburg on November 12 and has been seen as recently as November 30 by Boswell. Directions: Take I-76 to US 385. Go N towards Julesburg. There are two bridges over the river. Between these, there is a road to the east and the the west. The road to the west leads to an area closed due to deer hunting. The road to the east leads to an island of land between the two parts of the river. it is mostly sandy soil with a few trees, much sparse grass, and a few dense bushes. There are several ponds and other areas where birds can drink. Weld County: --A juv LITTLE GULL was reported by Mlodinow at Union Reservoir on December 1 and later Wild reported an ad LITTLE GULL at Union. On December 3, Zmolek relocated LITTLE GULLS at Union and around noon Schmoker found the juv LITTLE GULL in the SW corner around noon, but later in the afternoon neither LITTLE GULL was found. On December 4 around 10am the juv LITTLE GULL was reported by Prather as being on the far west side of Union. --A TUFTED DUCK was reported by Mlodinow at Firestone Ponds. The ponds are W of CR 9 3/4 at CR 24.5. Take Hwy 119 towards Firestone. Just past Home Depot, Turn on CR 9 3/4 and head N to concrete plant, pond is just N of CR 24.5. Bol reported Rusty Blackbird and Barrow's Goldeneye in the area where the TUFTED DUCK was found. --1 TRUMPETER SWAN and 5 TUNDRA SWANS were reported by Kellner at Frederick Recreational Area at CR 13 N of Grant St and Mlodinow reported a Snow Bunting on December 4. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, December 10 will be to the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt led by Paul Slingsby (303-422-3728). Pleast notify the leader if you plan to attend. Meet the leader at 0800 at Prospect Park in Wheat Ridge. Will bird along Clear Creek and visit Tabor Lake. May involve about 3 miles of walking. Finish by 1300. Lunch with leader at a warm restaurant is optional. From I-70, take exit 267. Take Kipling south about 3/4 of a mile and turn right (west on 44th Ave). Go one mile west. Look for entrance to Prospect Park on your left (south). Park in the lot near Clear Creek. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, December 11 will be to Chatfield SP led by Lee Farrell (303-932-7859). Contact leader a lee_farrel.comcast.net to register ( limit 12 individuals). Meet at 0800 at Platte Parking lot, located just SE of Kingfisher Bridge over the South Platte River. Must have State Parks pass or pay admission fee. A 3 - 4 hour hike along the east side of the South Platte River to visit habitat to be lost or impacted under the currently proposed Chatfield Reservoir Expansion. Wear hiking boots, bring water and snacks. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine -- 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.
