On Wednesday, December 25, 2013, Joyce Takamine wrote: > > Compiler: Joyce Takamine > Date: December 25, 2013 > email: rba AT cfobirds.org > phone: 303-659-6750 > > This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, December 25, 2013 > sponsored by the 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 (* indicates new information on this species > in > this report): > > BRANT (Douglas/Jefferson) > TRUMPETER SWAN (Pueblo) > TUNDRA SWAN (*Boulder) > SWAN spec (Mesa) > Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, Grand, Jefferson, Pueblo) > Barrow's Goldeneye (Pueblo) > RED-THROATED LOON (Pueblo) > Pacific Loon (Pueblo) > Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer, Pueblo) > Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Larimer, Pueblo) > GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Pueblo) > Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer) > GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Arapahoe, *Boulder, Larimer) > White-winged Dove (Pueblo, Weld) > YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Pueblo) > > > Black Phoebe (*Pueblo) > Chihuahuan Raven (El Paso) > Winter Wren (Bent, Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, El Paso, Larimer) > Wren Spec (El Paso) > VARIED THRUSH (*Larimer) > Bohemian Waxwing (Routt) > Northern Parula (Pueblo) > Swamp Sparrow (Bent, El Paso, Pueblo, Weld) > White-throated Sparrow (Bent, El Paso, Pueblo) > Harris's Sparrow (Routt) > GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Jefferson) > Northern Cardinal (Bent, Pueblo) > > ARAPHOE COUNTY: > --On December 22 at Aurora Reservoir, Mlodinow reported 10 Lesser > Black-backed Gulls, 8 Thayer's Gulls, 2 Glaucous Gulls, 2 ad GREAT > BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and Long-tailed Duck. > > BENT COUNTY: > --On December 17 on the John Martin CBC, Duane Nelson reported Winter > Wren, > White-throated Sparrow, Swamp Sparrows, and 1 m Northern Cardinal. > > BOULDER COUNTY: > --On December 15 on the Boulder CBC, Schmoker reported Winter Wren, > GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, TUNDRA SWAN, Thayer's Gull, and Lesser > Black-backed > Gull. > > > --A GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported by Dowell at Valmont > Reservoir on December 23. > > > --The TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Dowell at Valmont on December 23 and > 24. > > DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: > --A BRANT was found by Stachowiak at Chatfield open water on the > Denver CBC > on December 14. The BRANT was seen by Mlodinow on December 15 at > Chatfield > SP. On December 16, Kilpatrick and Suddjian reported that the BRANT > continues at Chatfield. On December 17, Warneke reported the BRANT at > Chatfield SP. On December 19, Hinds reported that BRANT continued at > Chatfield SP. On December 20, Brown reported that the BRANT continues > at > Chatfield. > --A Winter Wren was reported by Erthal at Plum Creek downstream from > Highline Canal on December 14. > --An ad Thayer's Gull was reported by Suddjian at Chatfield SP on > December > 16. > > EL PASO COUNTY: > --On December 16, Floyd reported the following at Fountain Creek > Regional > Park: Chihuahuan Raven, 2 Winter Wren, one Pacific/Winter Wren, 3 Swamp > Sparrows, 1 White-throated Sparrow. > > JEFFERSON COUNTY: > --On December 14 on the Denver CBC, Kellner reported that the > GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at Red Rocks Trading Post. > --On December 10, Keithler reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte > Reservoir and Suddjian reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte > Reservoir. On December 14, on the Denver CBC Kellner reported that 2 > Long-tailed Ducks were seen at South Platte Reservoir. On December 21, > Arnold reported pair of Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir. > > LARIMER COUNTY: > --An ad m VARIED THRUSH was reported by Sean Walters in his yard in > Loveland on December 5 through 24. If you would like to try to see the > bird contact him at waltersintherockies AT gmail.com for updates and > directions. > --A Winter Wren was reported by Sparks along the Poudre River Bike > Trail > about .25 miles east of Shields on December 20. > --At Lake Loveland on December 19, Rashid reported 3 Lesser > Black-backed > Gulls, 1 ad Glaucous Gull, 1st-cycle GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, and > Thayer's > Gulls. On December 20, Komar reported Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2 (1 > ad, 1 juv) Thayer's Gulls. > > MESA COUNTY: > --2 Swans flying were reported by Henwood at Walter Walker SWA on > December > 23. > > PUEBLO COUNTY: > --On December 14 on the Pueblo Reservoir CBC, Percival reported > Long-tailed > Duck, Barrow's Goldeneye, RED-THROATED LOON, Pacific Loon, Thayer's > Gull, > Lesser Black-backed Gull, White-winged Dove, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, > Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, TRUMPETER > SWAN, > GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL. > > > --A pair of Black Phoebes was reported by Leppek at Swallows State > Wildlife Area in Pueblo on December 24. > > ROUTT COUNTY: > --On December 14, on the Steamboat Springs CBC, Litteral reported 419 > Bohemian Waxwings, Harris's Sparrow, and Rosy-Finches. > > WELD COUNTY: > --A White-winged Dove was reported by Sheeter at Frederick Recreational > Area on December 21. > --A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Mlodinow at Frederick Recreational > Area > on December 22. > > DFO Field Trips: > No Field Trips this week because of Christmas Bird Counts. Please > consider > helping on a CBC > > > > Good Birding, > Joyce Takamine > Boulder > >
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