Compiler: Ira Sanders Date: January 11, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, January 11, 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) Trumpeter Swan (Larimer*) Tundra Swan (Boulder) EURASIAN WIGEON (Fremont) Long-tailed Duck (Weld) Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Larimer, Moffat*, Pueblo) Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) Pacific Loon (Pueblo) Thayer's Gull (Boulder) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Boulder) Glaucous Gull (Pueblo) Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo) MEW GULL (Pueblo) White-winged Dove (Jefferson) ACORN WOODPECKER (El Paso) Winter Wren (Boulder) 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 (Delta*, Pitkin, Grand*) Black Rosy-Finch (Grand*) Common Redpoll (Boulder, Larimer, Pueblo, Grand*) HOARY REDPOLL (Larimer) Adams County: -- On January 8, Gilbert reported 6 Barrow's Goldeneye (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. Boulder County: --On January 5, Nunes reported 12 Tundra Swans, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Thayer's Gulls at Valmont Reservoir. --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. --On January 10, Walbek and Kilpatrick report 11 Tundra Swans at Valmont Reservoir. Delta County: --On January 11, Cheryl Day reports 2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches feeding on her porch in Hotchkiss. El Paso County: --On January 6, Chavez reports that the ACORN WOODPECKER continues in SW Colorado Springs around Willow Circle and Cheyenne Blvd. Fremont County: --An ad male EURASIAN WIGEON first found on the Penrose CBC at Centennial Park in Canyon City is reported by Chavez continuing on January 6. Jefferson County: --Henwood reported on November 26 that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was found at Red Rocks Trading Post. It continues on January 8. --On January 8 Kibbe reports 2 White-winged Doves in his yard on West Quarto Ave. in Littleton. Grand County: --On January 11, Forrest Luke reports that he found the following in Kremmling: The feeders at 914 Eagle still had the 30 redpolls (presumably Common). Around 200 rosy finches of all three species split time between feeders in this neighborhood and a feeder at 911 Gore Avenue. The Gore Ave feeder also had 20 or so redpolls coming in. Finally, a feeder probably located on 6th Street between Grand and Range Ave had at least 80 redpolls. Larimer County: --On January 5, Sparks reported 33 Common Redpolls at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins. --On January 9, Sanders reports 2 HOARY REDPOLLS, which were seen again on January 10, behind the Discovery Museum in Ft. Collins, located at Cherry and Mason St which is the NW corner of College and Cherry, mixed with approximately 50 Common Redpolls. Multiple observers have seen HOARY REDPOLL at this location since December 23 when Komar photographed Redpolls here. --On January 10, Walbek and Kilpatrick report 2 Trumpeter Swans at Lower Hoffman Lake in Loveland which were previously reported by Mlodinow. They were still present on January 11 as reported by Sanders. Moffat County: --On January 11, Litteral reports at least 47 Barrow's Goldeneye on the open pond along Hwy. 13 a couple miles south of Craig. Pitkin County: --10 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches were reported by Filby at Snowmass ski area on January 9. Pueblo County: --On January 10, at the Sailboard Launch of Pueblo Reservoir, Percival reports Pacific Loon, Red-throated Loon, an adult Mew Gull and a male Barrow's Goldeneye. At the South Marina he found a Great Black-backed Gull and a 1st-cyc Glaucous Gull. 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. It was not found on January 11. 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 Platte 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]. Good Birding, Ira Sanders Golden -- 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.
