Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 15, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, December 15, 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) TUNDRA SWAN (Delta) Long-tailed Duck (Denver, El Paso) RED-THROATED LOON (Larimer) MEW GULL (Pueblo) Thayer's Gull (Boulder,Larimer) ICELAND GULL (Larimer) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer) Glaucous Gull (Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Prowers) Winter Wren (Boulder) VARIED THRUSH (Jefferson) PINE WARBLER (*Arapahoe) White-throated Sparrow (Boulder) Harris's Sparrow (Jefferson) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Douglas/Jefferson, Sedgwick) Rusty Blackbird (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. Sanders reported on December 14 that the PINE WARBLER continues to visit ther suet feeder. Please contact Campbell 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. Delta County: --A young TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Garrison around 10am on December 11 on ice at a pond across from Escalante SWA but was gone when he returned later. On December 13, Garrison reported that the swan was back. 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. 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 14, Kibbe reported that the BRANT were at the mouth of Plum Creek. El Paso County: --A Long-tailed Duck was reported by Driscoll on a lake by I-25 and S Circle Drive on December 10. On December 12, Enbody reported that the Long-tailed Duck continues at the Doubletree Hotel Pond. 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 13, 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. Christmas Counts start on December 14. Here are some of the early counts: Date Circle Compiler 12/15 Rocky Ford Stan Oswald 12/16 Bonny Reservoir Glenn Walbek 12/16 North Park Deborah McLachlan 12/17 Denver Joey Kellner 12/17 Colorado Springs Ben Sorensen 12/17 Pueblo Reservoir Mark Yaeger 12/17 Steamboat Springs Thomas Litteral 12/17 Montrose Melissa Siders 12/17 Rocky Mt NP Scott Roederer 12/17 Fort Colllins Thomas Hall 12/17 Monte Vista NWR Lisa Clements 12/17 Granby Brock McCormick 12/18 Evergreen/Ida Springs Brad Andres 12/18 Penrose Mark Peterson 12/18 Gunnison Arden Anderson 12/18 Durango Susan Allerton 12/18 Grand Junction Paul Didier 12/18 Westcliffe Jane Pederson 12/18 Salida Andrew Mackie 12/18 Boulder Bill Schmoker 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]. 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