Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 12, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, December 12, 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 (Larimer, Weld) TUNDRA SWAN (*Delta, Weld) TUFTED DUCK (Weld) Long-tailed Duck (Denver, *El Paso) RED-THROATED LOON (Larimer) GYRFALCON (Weld) MEW GULL (Pueblo) Thayer's Gull (*Boulder, *Larimer) ICELAND GULL (Larimer) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Broomfield, Dougla/Jefferson, *Larimer, Pueblo) Glaucous Gull (Broomfield, Douglas/Jefferson, *Larimer, Pueblo) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Pueblo) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Fremont, Prowers) Winter Wren (*Boulder) VARIED THRUSH (*Jefferson) PINE WARBLER (*Arapahoe) White-throated Sparrow (Boulder, Denver) Harris's Sparrow (Jefferson, Pueblo) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Douglas/Jefferson, Sedgwick) Snow Bunting (Weld) Rusty Blackbird (Pueblo, Weld) Common Redpoll (El Paso, Weld) 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 Arapahoe County: --An ad m PINE WARBLER was reported by Becky Campbell coming to her suet feeder in the backyard on December 8. Campbell reported on December 11 that 12 birders saw the PINE WARBLER come to her suet feeder. Please contact her at 303-771-0897. Boulder County: --A Winter Wren was reported by Heinrich on December 9 along Boulder Creek west of 75th. It was feeding in one of the sewage treatment plant outlets. --A first winter White-throated Sparrow was reported by Boswell along Boulder Creek west of 75th on December 10. --2 Thayer's Gulls (1 1-st cyc, 1 3-rd cyc) were reported by Kaempfer at Valmont Reservoir on December 11. Broomfield County: --At the pond S of CO 7 and east of Lowell at Anthem, Plage reported 1 2-nd cyc Glaucous Gull and 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull on December 7. Delta County: --A young TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Garrison around 1000 on ice at a pond across from Escalante SWA but was gone when he returned later. Denver County: --A female type Long-Tailed Duck was reported by Wuerthele at Duck Lake in City Park on November 22 and was relocated by Wuerthele on December 7. -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: --2 "pale-bellied" Atlantic BRANT were reported by Komar at Chatfield in the SW corner on November 30. On December 11, Green reported that the BRANT were at the mouth of Plum Creek. El Paso County: --Pals reported that a Common Redpoll has been coming to his feeder in Colorado Springs on December 6 and 7. If you want to try to see it please call Ken Pals at 719-471-0687. --A Long-tailed Duck was reported by Driscoll on a lake by I-25 and S Circle Drive on December 10. On December 11, Hinds reported that the Long-tailed Duck continues at the Doubletree Hotel Pond. Fremont County: --Moss reported juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS at the Abbey and Lakeside Cemetery in Canon City on December 4. Jefferson County: --Bob Spencer reported that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continues at Red Rocks Trading Post at least through December 10. --At Bear Creek Lake Park, Henwood reported 2 Harris's Sparrows (1 ad, 1 1-st yr) on December 5. On December 8, Henwood relocated the juv Harris's Sparrow at Bear Creek Lake Park. --A male VARIED THRUSH was reported by Chavez on the west side of C-470 along Bear Creek on December 11. If looking for this bird, park in the small parking area on Soda Lakes Road on the left side of Morrison Road, west of C-470. Larimer County: --An ad basic RED-THROATED LOON was reported by Leatherman at Rawhide Power Plant on December 2 and 3. Chavez reported on December 10 that the RED-THROATED LOON continues at Rawhide Power Plant. --A (juv) TRUMPETER SWAN was reported by Bol and Leatherman at Dixon Reservoir on November 19. On December 8, Bruening reported a juv TRUMPETER SWAN at City Park Lake in Fort Collins and Komar reported on December 9 that the swan is on the N side of Sheldon Lake at Fort Collins City Park. --On December 9 at Lake Loveland, Komar reported 6 juv Thayer's Gulls, 6 (2 1-st cyc, 1 2-nd cyc, 1 3-rd cyc, 2ad) Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 4 1-st cyc Glaucous Gulls and 1 1-st cyc ICELAND GULL. On December 10 at Lake Loveland, Komar reported 1 Glaucous Gull, 3 Thayer's Gulls, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 1 ICELAND GULL. On December 11 at Lake Loveland, Komar reported 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1 ad 1 3-rd cyc, 1 2-nd cyc), 2 Thayer's Gulls (juv), 2 Glaucous Gulls (juv) plus 3 mystery gulls. Prowers County: --A juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Leatherman on December 10 in a Scots Pine at 605 Willow Valley Drive which is east of Willow Creek Park. The tree and sapsucker are viewable from the street. Pueblo County: --On December 4, Walbek found a juv Harris's Sparrow at Valco Ponds. --On December 6, at Rock Canyon Percival reported 4 Rusty Blackbirds and a Black Phoebe on the Valco Pond side of the river. --On December 8 at Pueblo Reservoir Percival reported: 1 ad MEW GULL off Sailboard Launching Area 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at SWA looking west 1 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull at South Shore Marina 1 ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL at South Shore Marina 3 Rusty Blackbirds below the dam. Weld County: --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. On December 6, Matthews re-found the TUFTED DUCK in a pond south of where it was originally found, but the duck flew. Do not trespass at the gravel pit operation. --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. --A probable GYRFALCON was reported by Hopper in the Pawnee Grassland in the vicinity of Murphy's Pasture on December 5. --A Common Redpoll was reported by Leatherman at Norma's Grove on December 6. Norma's Grove is at CR 57 & CR 100. --2 Rusty Blackbirds were reported by Kaempfer from the bridge over St. Vrain on the frontage road just east of I-25 and N of CO 119. The blackbirds were refound by Leatherman on December 6. 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