Compiler: Mary Driscoll Date: January 4, 2012 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, January 4, 2012 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) TRUMPETER SWAN (*Boulder, *Larimer) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder, *Larimer, Montezuma) MEXICAN DUCK (Pueblo) Long-tailed Duck (Denver, Larimer) Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Summit) Red-necked Grebe (*Boulder) MEW GULL (*Larimer, Pueblo) Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, *Larimer, Pueblo) ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe, *Larimer) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, *Boulder,*El Paso, *Larimer, Pueblo) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Arapahoe) Glaucous Gull (Broomfield, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer, Pueblo) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Pueblo) SNOWY OWL (*Adams, Arapahoe, Sedgwick) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Kit Carson, Sedgwick, Weld) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (*Larimer) PINE WARBLER (Jefferson) Swamp Sparrow (Kit Carson) White-throated Sparrow (El Paso) Harris's Sparrow (Boulder,*El Paso, Jefferson, Kit Carson. Sedgwick) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (*Boulder, Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Douglas/Jefferson, Kit Carson, Logan) Northern Cardinal (Kit Carson) Indigo Bunting (*Logan) Rusty Blackbird (*Pueblo, Sedgwick) Black Rosy-Finch (Jefferson) Common Redpoll (Kit Carson, Logan, 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 Adams County: --A f Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Floyd on the Platte River south of the I-76 bridge on December 30. --2 SNOWY OWLS January 3, the first was found by Peter Plage on the Barr Lake CBC on January 2. Directions: Take Bromley Lane (152nd) east from I-76 and go 2 miles past Piccadilly to Harvest Road. Turn right and go about 1.25+ miles south. The Owl is in a mostly snow covered field on the east side of Harvest just past the address number 14141. The Owl was seen January 3 by Scott Rashid at 11:30, from Harvest Road, but is now due west of a telephone pole with "35" on it. Arapahoe County: --A SNOWY OWL was reported by Walbek at Aurora Reservoir on the east side on December 24. There is a daily $10 fee. On December 28, Kilpatrick was able to scope the dam of Aurora Reservoir from a neighborhood to the south and found the SNOWY OWL. Directions from Roller: park at intersection of Quantico and SouthShore and take the footpath towards the small brown-roof outhouse. About a 20 min walk to south entrance. --At Aurora Reservoir on December 26, Roller reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1 1-st cyc) and 1 Thayer's Gull. On January 1, Mlodinow reported 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 imm) and 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (2 ad, 1 imm) --A 1-st cyc GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported by Mlodinow at Aurora Reservoir on ice shelf in inlet on SW side of reservoir on December 31. This is near where the SNOWY OWL was on December 28. See the map post by Walbek on December 28. --A 1-st cyc ICELAND GULL was reported by Roller at Aurora Reservoir on the SW side on December 28. Boulder County: --On January 2, Ted Floyd reported the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Teller Farms: it was associating with White-crowned Sparrows. --On the Boulder CBC on December 18, Severs reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW. Directions for the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW: park in Teller Farms North Parking Lot on Valmont west of 95th St. The bird feeds along the east end of the juniper stand which is on the south side of the parking lot. The ad GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was refound by Nunes at the N Teller Farm Parking Lot on January 2. --3 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull were reported by Floyd at Valmont Reservoir on January 2. --A 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull was reported by Floyd at Waneka Lake in Lafayette on December 26. --2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were reported by Floyd at Valmont Reservoir, on the far east side on January 2. --A TRUMPTER SWAN was seen by Floyd at Leggett Reservoir, scoped, at a distance, on the west side of Leggett Reservoir, on January 2. --A TRUMPETER SWAN and TUNDRA SWAN were reported by Floyd at Waneka Lake on December 29. --3 Harris's Sparrows were reported by Floyd at Pella Crossing on January 1. They were south of Hygiene Feed Store. --A 1-st year Red-necked Grebe was reported by Robert Spencer at the Valmont Power Plant complex on January 2. Broomfield County: -- At Anthem Park Lake, Plage reported 1 Glaucous Gull (1-st cyc) and 1 Thayer's Gull (1-st cyc) on December 28. The park is south of E-470 and east of Lowell. 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 Floyd on December 30. El Paso County: --A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Chartier at the feeders at Fountain Creek Regional Park on December 26. --A Harris Sparrow was reported by Teuton at the feeders at Fountain Creek Regional Park on January 3. --A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Ceci Lee on the ice at Big Johnson on January 1. Jefferson County: --Homoya reported that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at Red Rocks Trading Post on December 28. Kit Carson County: --On the Flager CBC on December 29, Kaempfer reported Red-bellied Woodpecker, Swamp Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, Lapland Longspur, Northern Cardinal and Common Redpoll. Larimer County: --A juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Leatherman at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins on December 21. On December 28, Mammoser refound the YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, it was seen on January 3. --At Lake Loveland on December 28, Komar reported 6 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 2-nd cyc, 4 1-st cyc), 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (3 ad, 1 3-rd cyc, 1 juv), 1 Glaucous Gull (1-st cyc) and 1 possible Vega Gull. --On the Loveland CBC on January 1, Komar reported TUNDRA and TRUMPETER SWAN on Cattail Pond; 1 ICELAND GULL was seen a Lake Loveland, Larimer County Landfill, and Carter Lake during the day; 1 1-st cyc MEW GULL at Carter Lake, 4 Thayer's Gulls (3 1-st cyc, 1 ad); and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1 3-rd cyc). Logan County: --An Indigo Bunting was found by Kilpatrick and Differding at Tamarack Ranch on the Crook CBC on January 1. Montezuma County: --9 TUNDRA SWANS were reported by Martin on Totten Lake on December 27. Totten Lake is about 1.5 miles NE of Cortez. Pueblo County: --An ad MEW GULL was reported by Rich Miller at Minnequa Lake in Pueblo on December 28. Minnequa Lake is in S Pueblo near St Mary-Corwin Hospital. --At Pueblo Reservoir south shore marina, Rich Miller reported 2 imm Glaucous Gulls and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull on December 28. --At Pueblo City Park, Mlodinow reported a male MEXICAN DUCK on January 1. --At Pueblo Reservoir South Shore Marina on January 1, Mlodinow reported 12 Thayer's Gulls (11 ad, 1 2-nd cyc), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1-st cyc), 2 imm Glaucous Gulls, 2 ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS. --A Rusty Blackbird was reported by Mlodinow at Valco Ponds on January 1 & Teuton refound the Rusty Blackbird on January 3. Sedgwick County: --A SNOWY OWL was reported by Kaempfer at Jumbo about 1/4 miles south of the campground perched on a pole on the ridge line on January 1 on the Crook CBC. --A Rusty Blackbird and Harris's Sparrow were reported by Kaempfer on the Crook CBC on January 1. Summit County: --27 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Homoya at the Blue River Water Treatment Plant in Silverthorn on December 28. Weld County: --A f Red-bellied Woodpecker was reported by Rashid in the NW Corner of Crow Valley CG on December 27. Rashid also reported that a small flock of Common Redpolls flew over but could not be found in the CG. Christmas Counts started on December 14. Here are the remaining counts: Date Circle Compiler 1/5 Black Forest Hugh Kingery Good Birding, Mary Driscoll Unincorp. Arapahoe County -- 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.
