Compiler: Dick Schottler
Date: January 23, 2012
e-mail: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, January 23, 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
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(*) 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)
White-winged Scoter (Pueblo)
Long-tailed Duck (Denver, Eagle,*Fremont)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Eagle, Garfield, Morgan, Pitkin, Summit)
Thayer's Gull (Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer, Morgan)
ICELAND GULL (BROOMFIELD)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Boulder, Broomfield, Morgan, Pueblo)
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Broomfield)
Glaucous Gull (Broomfield, Douglas,Jefferson, Morgan, Pueblo)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broomfield,Pueblo)
Greater Roadrunner (*Jefferson)
SNOWY OWL (Adams)
Black Phoebe (Pueblo)
Swamp Sparrow (Mesa)
White-throated Sparrow (El Paso, Pueblo)
Harris's Sparrow (El Paso, Jefferson)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson)
Snow Bunting (Pueblo)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Jefferson, Teller, Weld, Summit)
Black Rosy-Finch (Huerfano, Jefferson, Montrose, Teller)
PURPLE FINCH (BOULDER)
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 pair of Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Lowrie on the
Platte River near the pair of green metal benches between the UP bridge
and the
green and white water tower on January 17.
--A drake Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Trinker on the Platte River
just
south of 88th Ave. in Thornton on January 15. Use parking area at Colo.
Blvd.
and 88th.
--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
15,
Gonder reported the young SNOWY OWL could be seen from 138th Ave and
Harvest
Rd, it was well camouflaged against the grass along a fence line.
Boulder County:
--A TRUMPETER SWAN was reported by Mlodinow at Valmont Reservoir on
January 15.
--1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd yr), 2 Thayer's Gulls, (ad. and 2nd
yr.) were
reported by Mlodinow at McIntosh Reservoir on January 15.
--1-2 POSSIBLE PURPLE FINCHES were reported by Guarente on January 16, from
Hall Ranch Open Space in Lyons. Two of them were House Finch sized with
lots of
wide streaking on the chest, a huge light-colored eyestripe that widened
dramatically behind the eye, and a heavy House-finch-like beak. Waltman
reports
that he went to Hall Ranch on January 17, to check out the possible PURPLE
FINCHES reported earlier by Guarente, and reports that he found and
photographed a male and female (1st yr) Cassin's Finch.
Broomfield County:
--On January 14, Mlodinow reported 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 juv), and a
juvenile ICELAND GULL at Siena Pond. On January 16, King reported a darker
adult Kummlein's ICELAND GULL at Siena Pond. (The small lake off
Sheridan Prky.
near Lowell Blvd.) On Januay 16, Kaempfer reported 1 (1st. cy)
GLAUCOUS-WINGED
GULL, 1 (1st. cy.) Glaucous Gull, and 1 (1st. cy) GREAT BLACK-BACKED
GULL. On
January 18, Drummond reported 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at Siena Pond.
--On January 15 at Anthem Ponds, Mark Miller reported 3 Thayer's Gull,
(1st cy)
a (1st cy) ICELAND GULL, and a (1st cy) Glaucous Gull. On January 18,
Drummond
reported 2 Thayer's Gulls ( 1st cyc), 1 Glaucous Gull (1st cy), 1 Lesser
Black-backed Gull (ad), 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1st or 2nd cy), 1
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (1st cy) at Anthem Ranch Ponds.
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 Lowrie on January 17.
Eagle County:
--3 Barrow's Goldeneyes (1 ad drake) were reported by Percival on the
Fryingpan
River at mm 4.5, on January 19.
El Paso County:
--A White-throated Sparrow was seen at the feeders at Fountain Creek
Regional
Park by Stuart on January 14.
--A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Teuton at the feeders at Fountain
Creek
Regional Park on January 3. The Harris's Sparrow returned to the feeder for
Barnes on January 15.
Fremont County:
--A Long-tailed Duck was reported by Moss at Brush Hollow Reservoir,
which is
about 15 mi. northeast of Canon City on January 18. The Long-tailed Duck
was
re-found by Percival on January 20, at Brush Hollow Reservoir near the dam.
Garfield County:
--25 Barrow's Goldeneyes (including 7 ad m) were reported by Filby at
Coryell
Ranch in Carbondale on January 14.
Jefferson County:
--The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW first reported by Henwood last November
at the Red Rocks Trading Post feeder continues to be seen at least thru
January 21.
--Henwood reported 30 Rosy Finches, four species, including at least one
Black were present at Red Rocks Trading Post feeder on January 17.
There have been no further reports of Red Rocks rosy finches.
--At Bear Creek Lake Park, Boat launch area, Henwood reported 2 Harris's
Sparrows (1ad, 1 1-st winter) on December 5. On January 16, Henwood
re-found
both Harris's Sparrows, they were not together, but were in separate
smaller flocks, in the boat launch area.
--A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Roller on Dinosaur Ridge on
January 9.
On January 14, Roller and 25 other birders had great views of the Greater
Roadrunner on Dinosaur Ridge, and watched it forage for food for 45
mins. or
longer. Henwood and large group of birders (10-15) re-found the Greater
Roadrunner on January 20, and watched it as it traveled from just below the
first exhibit area to the top of the hill on the west side of Dinosaur
Ridge.
This is the same area the bird has been seen using this last week. At
times the
bird was only 20 yards above the road, while other times the bird was
halfway
up the hillside as it traversed the west facing slope soaking up the sun
and
staying out of the wind, and foraging for food.
Larimer County:
--On the Loveland CBC on January 1, Komar reported TUNDRA and TRUMPETER
SWAN on
Cattail Pond. On January 14, Duarte reported the TRUMPETER SWAN was just
south
of Cattail Pond at Ryan Gulch Reservoir on the south side of the res. in
the
afternoon.
Pueblo County:
--A White-winged Scoter was reported by Percival on Pueblo Reservoir
late in
the afternoon on January 12, and was re-found by Percival on January 19,
it was
seen from West Fisherman's Point and from the boat ramp at the State
Wildlife
Area at Pueblo Reservoir.
--1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (ad), 1 Gluacous Gull (young), and 2 GREAT
BLACK-BACKED GULLS (ad) were reported by Percival at Pueblo Reservoir on
the
South Shore Marina tires, on January 19.
--2 Black Phoebes were reported by Percival at the Pueblo Nature Center, on
January 19.
--2 White-throated Sparrows were reported by Percival, on January 19, at
the
Pueblo Nature Center. The Black Phoebes and the White-throated Sparrows
were
seen along the river, between the Valco Bridge and the Pueblo Nature
Center,
near the location where the telephone line goes over the dirt trail.
This is on
the North side of the river.
Summit County:
--11 Barrow's Goldeneye (5 M, 6 F) were reported by Nims at the Blue River
Water Treatment Plant on January 14.
--200+ Rosy-Finches were reported by Nims at the top of North Peak at
Keystone
Ski Resort on January 14. Largest number were Brown-capped, but there
were at
least 2 Gray-crowned.
Teller County:
--200+ Rosy-Finches, the bulk of the group were Gray-crowned, a few
Brown-capped, and 1 Black, were reported by Goff in Divide, on January 12.
Directions: Go west on US-24 out of Woodland Park toward Divide. Just
before
you get to Divide there is a stop light at the entrance to the Meadow Park
subdivision. Turn right into the subdivision, go around the traffic circle.
Take the second left on Allison Place and go to the end. The
Rosy-finches were
in the trees all around the cul-de-sac.
The DFO field trip for Saturday, January 28 is to Belmar Park
Leader: KarleenSchofield. Meet leader at 9:00 am on the west side of the
Irongate
office building for a half day trip. From Alameda and Wadsworth go south on
Wadsworth to West Ohio Av. (traffic light). Turn right/west on West Ohio
Av.
and go two short blocks to the parking lot. Birding until about noon.
Bring layers
of clothing, scope if you have one, water, a snack. If questions or
questionable
weather, please call the leader the night before at 303.936.8661.
The DFO field trip for Tuesday, January 31 is to the Canon City area.
Leader: Charles Thornton-Kolbe. Meet at 5:50 am at the Park 'n Ride off
of I-25
at Yale Av (from I-25 from the north and heading south, take the Yale
exit, turn
right on Yale, then an immediate right turn into the parking lot). We
will form
carpools in the Park 'n Ride parking lot area farthest from Yale Av.
Please get there by 5:50 am. This is a full day trip. Bring layers of
clothing
(including rain gear), lunch, water, snacks, scope if you have one,
two-way radios
or cell phone for car-to-car communications, and $15 to $25 for your
share of gas.
If bad weather, come to parking lot, and we will go for it or find
alternative plans.
No need to RSVP.
Good Birding,
Dick Schottler
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