Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: January 8, 2012 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, January 8, 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,Delta, *Larimer) TUNDRA SWAN (*Boulder, Larimer) Long-tailed Duck (*Denver, Larimer) Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams) Red-necked Grebe (Boulder) MEW GULL (Larimer) Thayer's Gull (Boulder, *Broomfield, *Jefferson, *Larimer, Pueblo) ICELAND GULL (Larimer) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, *Broomfield, Larimer, Pueblo) Glaucous Gull (*Broomfield, Douglas/Jefferson, Pueblo) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Pueblo) White-winged Dove (Mesa) Greater Roadrunner (Pueblo) SNOWY OWL (*Adams) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Weld) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Larimer) Winter Wren (Pueblo) Northern Mockingbird (Weld) PINE WARBLER (Jefferson) Fox Sparrow (Jefferson) Swamp Sparrow (Mesa) White-throated Sparrow (El Paso) Harris's Sparrow (El Paso, Jefferson) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, *Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Douglas/Jefferson, Logan) Snow Bunting (Pueblo) Rusty Blackbird (Pueblo) Black Rosy-Finch (*Montrose) Common Redpoll (Logan) 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 m & f Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Gilberts on the Platte River approx. 2 blocks So. of the parking area at 78th St. and Steele on January 4. Gilberts refound the pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes on January 6. - A SNOWY OWL 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 south to 144th. On January 6, Goff and others found the dark SNOWY OWL behind the house at 14141 Harvest Road. On January 7, Jack reported a pure white SNOWY OWL at 14141 Harvest Road. --An ad SNOWY OWL was reported by Vallieres near DIA on January 5. From E-470, take 96th east until it curves north, go another .3 to .5 mile further north and look at the snowy field to the NW. Arapahoe County: --A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Hudak at Centennial Park, on the ice shelf, on January 3. On January 5, Hudak refound the Lesser Black-backed Gull. Boulder County: --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. On January 5, Bolton refound the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Teller Farms parking lot. --3 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull were reported by Floyd at Valmont Reservoir on January 2. --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 1-st year Red-necked Grebe was reported by Robert Spencer at the Valmont Power Plant complex on January 2. --A TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Kaempfer at Valmont Reservoir on January 7. Broomfield County: --1 ad. Glaucous Gull, and 1 ad. Lesser Black-backed Gull, were reported by Boswell, at Siena Pond, which is at Sheridan Parkway & Lowell Blvd. on January 4. On January 5, Filby reported an imm Glaucous Gull at Siena Pond. On January 7, Mlodinow reported 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 juv), 2 Glaucous (1 ad, 1 imm), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (nearly adult). --1 ad. Glaucous Gull was reported by Boswell, at the the pond at Lowell & Indian Peaks Parkway, on January 4. --On January 7 at the Anthem Ponds, Gent reported 2 1-st cyc Glaucous Gulls, 1 nearly ad Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 imm Thayer's Gull. On January 7, Mlodinow reported 7 Thayer's Gulls (2 ad, 4 juv, 1 2-nd cyc), 2 Glaucous Gulls (both 1-st winter) at Anthem Ranch Pond. Delta County: --A TRUMPETER SWAN was reported by Garrison at Confluence Park on January 4. 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 Kaempfer on January 7. El Paso County: --A Harris Sparrow was reported by Teuton at the feeders at Fountain Creek Regional Park on January 3. Jefferson County: --Spencer reported that a Fox Sparrow was seen at the Red Rocks Trading Post on January 4. --Henwood reported seeing the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW on January 7 at Red Rocks Trading Post. --At Upper Church Ranch Lake, Kaempfer reported 1 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull on January 7. Larimer County: --3 Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Kaempfer on December 24 on the Rawhide CBC. 3 Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Leatherman at Hamilton Reservoir. The ducks were basically on the north side of the res., on January 4. On January 5, Leatherman again found the 3 Long-tailed Ducks at Hamilton Reservoir. --A juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Leatherman at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins on December 21, Leatherman refound it on January 3. --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). On January 7, the Such boys refound the TRUMPETER SWAN at Cattail Pond and reported 1 ad Thayer's Gull at Lon Hagler Reservoir. Mesa County: --2+ White-winged Doves were reported by Arnold along Mesa Ave just south of Rocket Park in Grand Junction on January 5. --A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Arnold at the mitigation pond along the Blue Heron Trail in Grand Junction on January 6. Montrose County: --38 Black and 1 Brown-capped Rosy-Finches were reported by Cooper on Hwy 92 south of the crossing of Crystal Creek near Maher on January 7. Pueblo County: --At Pueblo Reservoir South Shore Marina on January 5, Dan Maynard reported 7 ad Thayer's Gulls, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (2 ad, 2 1-st cyc), 2 Glaucous Gulls (1-st cyc), and 2 ad GREATER BLACK-BACKED GULLS --A Rusty Blackbird was reported by Mlodinow at Valco Ponds on January 1 & Teuton refound the Rusty Blackbird on January 3. --A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Dan Maynard at the Valco Bridge on January 5 and a Winter Wren was above the bridge. --A Snow Bunting was heard flying over Rose Pond at Chico Basin on January 6 by Bill Maynard. Weld County: --A f Red-bellied Woodpecker was reported by Rashid in the NW Corner of Crow Valley CG on December 27. On January 5 at Crow Valley, Leatherman reported f Red-bellied Woodpecker and Northern Mockingbird. The Field Trip for Sunday, January 8 will be to Red Rocks Park led by Tom Bush (303-904-4576). Meet at 0900 at Red Rocks Trading Post for a half day of foothills birding. Will spend time checking out the feeders and do some walking for for raptors. Bring water, snack and lunch. To reach Red Rocks Trading Post go west out of Morrison on Hwy 74. Only about 1/4 mile out of Morrison turn right on Red Rocks Park Road. Stay right at the first fork. Continue on road approximately 1 mile to Trading Post. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- 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.
