Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 30, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, December 30, 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) BRANT (Larimer, Morgan) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder, Pueblo, Weld) White-winged Scoter (Denver) Long-tailed Duck (Denver, Pueblo) Barrow's Goldeneye (*Adams) Red-throated Loon (*Pueblo) Pacific Loon (*Pueblo) Turkey Vulture (*Kit Carson) MEW GULL (Boulder, *Pueblo) Thayer's Gull (Boulder, Broomfield, Pueblo) ICELAND GULL (Broomfield) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, *Pueblo) Glaucous Gull (Boulder, Broomfield, *Pueblo) Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo) White-winged Dove (Mesa, Pueblo) ACORN WOODPECKER (*El Paso) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Pueblo) Chihuahuan Raven (Pueblo) Winter Wren (Kit Carson) Curve-billed Thrasher (Pueblo) Lapland Longspur (Kit Carson) Palm Warbler (El Paso) Swamp Sparrow (Pueblo, Weld) White-throated Sparrow (Delta, Pueblo) Harris's Sparrow (Pueblo) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Northern Cardinal (*Boulder, Logan) EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Kit Carson) Rusty Blackbird (Pueblo) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Jefferson) Black Rosy-Finch (Jefferson) Common Redpoll (Kit Carson, Larimer, Pitkin, *Pueblo) HOARY REDPOLL (Larimer) Adams County: -- 4 Barrow's Goldeneyes (3m, 1f) were reported by Mlodinow on the S Platte River between 68th and 88th on December 29. Boulder County: --On December 29, Cushman reported that the Northern Cardinal continue in Hawthorn Gulch. --At Valmont Reservoir on December 26, Floyd reported 15 Tundra Swans, 1 ad MEW GULL, 5 Thayer's Gulls (2 ad, 3 1-st cyc), 2 1-cyc Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 1-2 ad Glaucous Gulls. At Valmont Reservoir on December 27, Mlodinow reported 14 Tundra Swans. On December 27, Floyd reported 1 ad Glaucous Gull, 1 ad MEW GULL, 4 Thayer's Gulls, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Broomfield County: --4 Thayer's Gulls were reported by Nick Moore at Anthem Ranch in Broomfield on December 23. On December 27, Mlodinow reported 2 Thayer's Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gull and Schmoker reported Glaucous Gull and 2nd cyc ICELAND GULL at Anthem Ranch Anthem Ranch is S of Hwy 7 and Lowell. --At Sienna Pond (Corner of Lowell & Sheridan) Mlodinow reported Glaucous Gull and Schmoker reported Lesser Black-backed Gull on December 27. Delta County: --A tan morph White-throated Sparrow was reported by Boswell at Confluence Park in Delta on December 23 and December 24. It was between the path and Gunnison River in first 100 yards from trailhead parking. Denver County: --At Marston Reservoir on December 24, Tina Jones reported 2 1-st winter White-winged Scoters, 1 Long-tailed Duck and 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull. El Paso County: --A western Palm Warbler was found by Surano on December 12 on the Colorado College campus. The Palm Warbler was last reported by Wolf on the S side of Barnes Science Hall on December 20. The Palm Warbler was reported by Roeder W of the S entrance to Barnes Science center on December 25. --On December 29, Marty Wolf reported that the ACORN WOODPECKER continues in SW Colorado Springs around Willow Circle and Cheyenne Blvd. Jefferson County: --Henwood reported on November 26 that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continuues at Red Rocks Trading Post. On December 24, Henwood reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW but no Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch at Red Rocks Trading Post but Gingrich reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and 3+ Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch later on December 24. On December 25, Norm Lewis reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, Gray-crowned and Black Rosy-Finches at Red Rocks Trading Post. On December 27, Henwood reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and 3 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at Red Rocks Trading Post. On December 28, Henwood reported 8 Gray-crowned and 2 Black Rosy-Finches at Red Rocks Trading Post. Kit Carson County: --On the Flager CBC on December 27, Kaempfer reported Common Redpoll, Winter Wren, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, and over 22000 Lapland Longspurs. --On December 29, Huffstater reported a late Turkey Vulture crossing the I-70 west of Flager. Larimer County: --On December 12, Lutomski reported a BRANT on a small lake just north of Lake Loveland and west of Loveland High School. It was with a large flock of Canada and Cackling Geese. On December 15, Mlodinow reported a black BRANT at Cattail Creek Golf Course. It was seen from the parking lot. On December 17, Walters reported seeing the BRANT on the north shore of Lake Loveland and then it flew to a field SE of Loveland High School. On December 18, Dowell reported that the BRANT was on the NW side of Lake Loveland and flew NW. On December 22, Goff reported the BRANT at a golf course on the north side of 29th St and west of Taft, On December 23, Cropper reported the BRANT at Lake Loveland at 0900 and Gent reported the BRANT at Cattail Golf Course at 1000. It was east from the parking lot. --24 Common Redpolls were reported by Sparks behind the Discovery Museum in Fort Collins on December 15. On December 23, DeFonso reported that the Common Redpolls continue to visit the feeders behind the museum. On December 23, Hall reported a possible HOARY REDPOLL at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. The museum is N of the intersection of Mason and Cherry St. On December 27, Coley reported that the Common Redpolls continue to visit the feeders behind the Discovery Museum. Logan County: --At Tamarack Ranch on December 22, Mlodinow reported 7 Northern Cardinals and 5 Red-bellied Woodpeckers. Mesa County: --A White-winged Dove was reported by Korte in in the 2400 block of Mesa Ave in Grand Junction on December 28. Morgan County: --A Black BRANT was reported by Mlodinow on the ice at Jackson Lake SP on December 23. Also present were 3 Harris's Sparrows and 1 Common Redpoll. Pitkin County: --15 Common Redpolls were reported by Dick Filby at Aspen Village Trailer Park on December 27. The trailer park is SE of Snowmass by Hwy 82. Pueblo County: --On the Pueblo CBC on December 26, Percival reported Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, White-winged Dove, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Chihuahuan Raven, Curve-billed Thrasher, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird. --At Pueblo Reservoir and the S shore marina on December 28, Percival reported 1 Red-throated Loon, 1 Pacific Loon, 3 ad Tundra Swans, 1 f Long-tailed Duck, 1 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull, 1 ad Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 juv Thayer's Gull. On December 29 Hurtado reported an ad MEW GULL and imm Glaucous Gull at Pueblo Reservoir and Percival reported 10 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Red-throated Loon, Pacific Loon, and Common Redpoll on North Picnic Road. Weld County: --A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Nick Moore in the marsh area of Union Reservoir in Longmont on December 22. --A Tundra Swan was reported by Wickam at Bittersweet Park in Greeley on December 22. Bittersweet Park is at 16th St and 35th Ave. Help with the CBC's 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
