Compiler: Dick Schottler
Date: January 28, 2012
e-mail: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, January 28, 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 (Larimer)
White-winged Scoter (Pueblo)
Long-tailed Duck (Denver, Fremont)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Eagle, Garfield, Summit)
Thayer's Gull (Boulder,*Broomfield, Larimer)
ICELAND GULL (*Broomfield)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Boulder, *Broomfield,Pueblo)
Glaucous Gull (*Broomfield,*Pueblo)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broomfield,Pueblo)
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Broomfield)
Greater Roadrunner (*Jefferson)
SNOWY OWL (Adams)
Black Phoebe (*Pueblo)
White-throated Sparrow (El Paso, *Pueblo)
Harris's Sparrow (El Paso, Jefferson)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Jefferson, Teller, Summit)
Black Rosy-Finch (Jefferson, Teller)
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.
--One or two SNOWY OWLs (first report by Plage January 2) continue to
be seen
in the vicinity of Harvest Rd. between 138th Av.and 144th Av at least
thru January 26. Directions: Take Bromley Lane (152nd) east from I-76
and go 2 miles past Piccadilly
to Harvest Road. Turn right and go south to 138th. On the 26th, one was
seen east
of Harvest Rd. between 138th and 144th. When looking for/observing the
owls, use
common sense: park and observe from the shoulders of public roads; do
not obstruct
traffic; do not walk or drive into fields; do not go up to people's
houses to ask for
information or request permission to enter their property (they
apparently are growing
tired of owl watchers).
Arapahoe County:
--A 1st cycle Glaucous Gull, first reported by Walbek on January 27, was
seen
again at Cherry Creek Reservoir on the 28th.
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. A Glaucous Gull
was seen here by Guarente on January 28.
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 27 Sanders reported
an Iceland Gull here.
--On January 28 at Anthem Ponds,Walbek reported an ad. ICELAND GULL, a juv.
Glaucous Gull (or Glaucous x Herring), 1 ad. Lesser Black-backed Gull,
Thayer's
Gull and California Gull. On January 18, Drummond reported 2 Thayer's
Gulls ( 1st cy),
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.
On January 27, Sanders reported a Lesser Black-backed Gull here.
Denver County:
--A female Long-tailed Duck first reported by Wuerthele at Duck Lake in
City
Park on November 22 continues to be seen thru January 25.
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 first reported by Teuton at the feeders at Fountain
Creek
Regional Park on January 3 was seen again on January 15.
Fremont County:
--A Long-tailed Duck was reported by Moss at Brush Hollow Reservoir,
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:
--26 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Filby at Coryell Ranch in
Carbondale
on January 24.
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 of three species, including at least one
Black were present at Red Rocks Trading Post feeder on January 17.
Kilpatrick
reports all three species seen again on morning of January 27.
--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 mixed
flocks, in the boat launch area.
--A Greater Roadrunner first reported by Roller on Dinosaur Ridge on
January 9 was
seen again on January 28 along Alameda Pkwy. on the west side of
Dinosaur Ridge
(aka Dakota hogback). The best times to try for the Roadrunner seem to
be on mild,
sunny, calm afternoons.
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.
Pueblo County:
--A White-winged Scoter, first reported by Percival on Pueblo Reservoir
on January 12,
was still present on January26 seen from the State Wildlife Area at
Pueblo Reservoir
reported by Enbody.
--1 or 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (ad), 1 Glaucous Gull (1st cy), 1
Great Black-backed
Gull (ad), 1 Thayer's Gull (1st cy), and a Mew Gull (ad) continue to be
seen at Pueblo
Reservoir on the South Shore Marina tires at least thru January 26
reported by Enbody
--One of 2 Black Phoebes reported by Percival at the Pueblo Nature
Center, on January 19,
was seen again on January 28.
--2 White-throated Sparrows reported by Percival, on January 19, west of
the
Pueblo Nature Center were seen again.on Jan. 28 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. A
Northern Cardinal has
also been seen near the visitor center thru January 28. On January 28,
Chartier
reported a Red-naped Sapsucker in the same area,
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 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.
One DFO field trip for Saturday, February 4 is a Northeastern Raptor Tour.
Leader: Joey Kellner (303-978-1748). Meet the leader at 0630 at the
Division
of Wildlife, 6060 North Broadway. Exit I-25 at 58th Av, go west 2 blocks
to Broadway,
then north 2 blocks to the DOW parking lot.. Bring lunch, water, and snacks
for a full day of birding in northeast Colorado.
Another DFO field trip for Saturday February 4 is to the South Platte River
between 104th and McKay. Leader: Paul Slingsby (303-422-3728).. Bird the
South
Platte from 104th Av.trailhead to McKay St. with possible extension to
88th Av.
Expect to walk 3 miles or more. Meet at 0800 at the Division of
Wildlife, 6060 N.
Broadway; expect to finish by 1300. Please call leader to register.
The DFO field trip for Sunday, February 5 is to Cherry Creek Reservoir
Leader: Mary Cay Burger (303-771-3431). Meet leader at 0800 at east
entrance to
Cherry Creek State Park. This is a half-day trip. State Parks pass required.
Good Birding,
Dick Schottler
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