Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 18, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, December 17\8, 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, Otero) TUNDRA SWAN (Delta) TRUMPETER SWAN (Delta) Surf Scoter (*Pueblo) White-winged Scoter (*Pueblo) Long-tailed Duck (Denver, El Paso) Barrow's Goldeneye (*Pueblo, Summit) RED-THROATED LOON (Larimer) Pacific Loon (*Pueblo) Thayer's Gull (Boulder,Larimer, *Pueblo) ICELAND GULL (Larimer) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer, *Pueblo) Glaucous Gull (Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer, *Pueblo) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Bent, *Pueblo) White-winged Doved (*Pueblo) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Prowers, *Pueblo) Black Phoebe (*Pueblo) Winter Wren (Boulder) VARIED THRUSH (Jefferson) Curve-billed Thrasher (Bent) PINE WARBLER (Arapahoe) Swamp Sparrow (Bent, *Pueblo) Field Sparrow (Bent) White-throated Sparrow (Boulder, *Pueblo) Harris's Sparrow (Jefferson, *Pueblo) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Douglas/Jefferson, Sedgwick) Snow Bunting (Bent) Indigo Bunting (Bent) Rusty Blackbird (Bent, *Pueblo) 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. Pollock reported on December 15 that the PINE WARBLER continues to visit ther suet feeder. Please contact Campbell at 303-771-0897. --A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Niyo at Centennial Pond on December 14. Bent County: --On the John Martin CBC on December 14, Duane Nelson reported: 1 1-st winter f Indigo Bunting, 1 ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 1 Curve-billed Thrasher Rusty Blackbird 5 Field Sparrow Swamp Sparrow 1 Snow Bunting. 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. On December 15, Blackford found the Winter Wren along the bank of Boulder Creek. --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. --2 TRUMPETER SWANS were reported by Garrison at Confluence Park in Delta on December 16. 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: --Henwood reported that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continues at Red Rocks Trading Post at least through December 16. --At Bear Creek Lake Park, Henwood reported 2 Harris's Sparrows (1 ad, 1 1-st yr) on December 5. On December 16, Henwood relocated the both Harris's Sparrows 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. --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. Otero County: --On the Rocky Ford CBC on December 15, Oswald reported that Nick Moore and Mark Peterson found a BRANT at Lake Cheraw. 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 the Pueblo Reservoir CBC on December 17, Percival reported: 1 Surf Scoter, 1 White-winged Scoter, 4 Barrow's Goldeneyes, 1 Pacific Loon, 2 Thayer's Gulls, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Glaucous Gull, 1 GREAT BLACk-BACKED GULL, 50 White-winged Doves, 1 Greater Roadrunner, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 4 Black Phoebe, 1 White-throated Sparrow, 1 Harris's Sparrow, 7 Rusty Blackbirds. Summit County: --At the Blue River Water Treatment Plant in Silverthorne, Nims reported 13 Barrow's Goldeneyes on December 17. Christmas Counts start on December 14. Here are some of the early counts: Date Circle Compiler 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 12/18 Delta Dennis Garrison 12/19 Weldona/Fort Morgan Bruce Bosley 12/20 Pueblo Brandon Percival 12/20 Sterling Gary Matthews 12/21 Fountain Creek Daniel Maynard 12/24 Rawhide Energy Station Douglas Kibbe 12/24 Spanish Peaks David Silverman 12/26 Cortez Carolyn Gunn 12/29 Flager William Kaempfer 12/31 Great Sand Dunes NP Phyllis Pineda Bovin 12/31 Hotchkiss Jason Beason 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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