Sorry for the date mistakes yesterday. It takes a couple of days to get back in the hang of doing this.
Compiler: Ira Sanders Date: January 9, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 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) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder) EURASIAN WIGEON (Fremont) Long-tailed Duck (Weld) Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams*, Garfield, Larimer, Mesa, Moffat, Pueblo) Thayer's Gull (Boulder) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Boulder) White-winged Dove (Jefferson) SNOWY OWL (Arapahoe) ACORN WOODPECKER (El Paso) Winter Wren (Boulder, El Paso) Carolina Wren (Prowers) EASTERN TOWHEE (Adams, Prowers) Harris's Sparrow (Boulder) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Jefferson*) Northern Cardinal (Boulder) Rusty Blackbird (Adams*) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Mesa, Pitkin*) Black Rosy-Finch (Mesa) Common Redpoll (Boulder, Jefferson, Larimer*, Mesa, Pueblo) HOARY REDPOLL (Larimer*) Adams County: -- On January 8, Gilbert reported 6 Barrow's Goldeneyes (3m, 3f) on the S Platte by the water tank S of 88th and Colorado. -- On January 5, Dunning reported 8 Rusty Blackbirds near I-270 and S Platte River. -- On January 4, an EASTERN TOWHEE was found by Chuck Aid on the Barr Lake CBC. It was on 160th, east of I-76, east of the railroad tracks, and just east of the bend of the road where, if you are going west, 160th turns north. It was on the north side of the road, foraging in some bushes about 15' from the road. There is a ranch house there, and feeders were out. Arapahoe County: --A SNOWY OWL was reported by Stachowiak flying across I-225 between Yosemite and Parker Road toward fields below Cherry Creek Dam on January 2. Boulder County: --On January 3, Mlodinow reported 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 6 Thayer's Gulls at Valmont Reservoir. --On January 5, Nunes reported 12 Tundra Swans, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Thayer's Gulls at Valmont Reservoir. --On January 3, Mlodinow reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and 2 Harris's Sparrows along the path from the Teller Farms parking lot to the White-Rocks Trail and they flew to north side of Valmont Road. --On January 5, Nunes reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and Harris's Sparrow on Teller Farm/White Rocks trail. --On January 4, Piombino reported about 20 Common Redpolls and 1-3 Harris's Sparrows coming to her feeders. Her address is 6012 St Vrain Road which is W of Hygiene. --On January 5, Nunes reported hearing the Northern Cardinal in Hawthorn Gulch. --On January 5 Kaempfer and Vanderpoel found a Winter Wren on Boulder Creek where a fallen tree almost crosses the creek about ΒΌ mile west of 75th. El Paso County: --On January 6, Chavez reports that the ACORN WOODPECKER continues in SW Colorado Springs around Willow Circle and Cheyenne Blvd. --On January 4, Bill Maynard reported a Winter Wren at Fountain Creek RP at milepost 18 on the regional trail. Fremont County: --An ad male EURASIAN WIGEON first found on the Penrose CBC at Centennial Park in Canyon City. Chavez reports it continuing on January 6. Garfield County: --35 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Filby at Coryell Ranch Pond on January 2. Jefferson County: --Henwood reported on November 26 that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continues at Red Rocks Trading Post. It continues on January 8. --On January 4, Brown reported 2 Common Redpoll at Red Rocks Trading Post. --On January 8 Kibbe reports 2 White-winged Doves in his yard on West Quarto Ave. in Littleton. Larimer County: --24 Common Redpolls were reported by Sparks behind the Discovery Museum in Fort Collins on December 15. The museum is N of the intersection of Mason and Cherry St. and on the NW corner of Cherry and College. On December 30, Newport reported that the Common Redpolls continue to visit the feeders behind the Discovery Museum. --On January 5, Sparks reported 33 Common Redpolls at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins. --On January 9, Sanders reports 2 HOARY REDPOLLS behind the Discovery Museum in Ft. Collins mixed with approximately 50 Common Redpolls. Multiple observers have seen HOARY REDPOLL at this location since December 23 when Komar photographed Redpolls here. Mesa County: --On the Grand Mesa CBC on January 1, Korte reported enormous flocks of all 3 species of Rosy-Finches on Road V with Common Redpolls and 12 Barrow's Goldeneyes on Jerry Creek Reservoir #1. --On January 5, Trappett refound a flock of 3 species of Rosy-Finches with Common Redpolls on Road V. Moffat County: --30 - 40 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Forrest Luke on the Yampa River just S of Craig city limits on January 5. Pitkin County: --10 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches were reported by Dick Filby at Snowmass ski area on January 9. Prowers County: -- On January 7 Nelson reports a male EASTERN TOWHEE continues at the extreme south end of the Lamar Community College Woods and a Carolina Wren was found at the north end of the woods. Weld County: --An imm/f Long-tailed Duck was reported by Mlodinow at the Frederick Recreational Area on December 20 and on January 3 Mlodinow reported that the Long-tailed Duck continues at the area. The DFO field trip for Saturday, January 12 will be to Belmar Park led by Karleen Schofield (303-936-8661 <tel:%28303-936-8661> ). Meet at 10:00 on the west side of the Irongate office building. Belmar Historic Park is at 800 S. Wadsworth Blvd in Lakewood. From Alameda and Wadsworth go South on Wadsworth, turn west at light on West Ohio Ave. Drive a short two blocks to parking lot. This is a two hour trip open to all people of any age. Kountze Lake in Belmar often has open water in January. Bring water, layered clothing, sun block, binoculars, scopes. Restrooms are available. Be prepared to walk 3/4 to 1 mile on flat trails. If you have questions or there is questionable weather, please call leader the night before. The DFO field trip for Sunday, January 13 will be to 88th and the Platte led by Chris Owens (303-772-6048 <tel:%28303-772-6048> ). Meet the leader at 08:00 at E. 88th and South Platte River. From I-25 take Thornton parkway to Washington. Go south on Washington to 88th. Go left to Colorado Blvd, then into parking lot for S Plate River Greenway Trailhead. This will be a half day trip walking on paved trails which will end by noon so lunch is optional. RSVP at 303-772-6048 or [email protected]. 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