Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: March 19, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 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) EURASIAN WIGEON (Douglas) Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Larimer, *Montezuma) Broad-winged Hawk (Larimer) Upland Sandpiper (Rio Grande) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Denver) Thayer's Gull (Denver) Glaucous Gull (*Denver) American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Jefferson) Black Phoebe (Fremont, Montrose) Bohemian Waxwing (Routt) Harris's Sparrow (Delta, Garfield) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (*Jefferson) Northern Cardinal (Jefferson) Rusty Blackbird (Douglas/Jefferson, El Paso) Great-tailed Grackle (El Paso) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Pitkin) Black Rosy-Finch (Pitkin) ADAMS COUNTY: --3 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Gilbert on West Brant Lake on March 14. The lake is on 100th Ave between Riverdale and McKay near the Platte River. DELTA COUNTY: --A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Garrison at the FS office feeder in Paonia on March 12. DENVER COUNTY: --On March 11 Suddjian reported 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull and 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull at Marston Reservoir. --On March 16 at Marston Reservoir, Tina Jones reported 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull on the east side. --On March 17 Suddjian reported 1st-cyc Glaucous Gull and 3-rd cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull at Marston Reservoir. On March 18, Suddjian reported 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull at Marston. DOUGLAS COUNTY: --A m EURASIAN WIGEON was reported by Kingery at Walker Pit in Franktown on March 15. Directions: A .25 to .5 mile W of the Franktown traffic light on CO 86, turn north on Walker Road. Viewing area is straight ahead half mile on W side. On March 16, Walbek reported that the EURASIAN WIGEON continues at Walker Pit. The wigeon was not seen on March 17. -- Stachowiak reports seeing the BRANT, on February 15, at the southeast corner of Redstone Park located in Highlands Ranch. Access the parking lot located on the west side of S Foothills Canyon Blvd approximately 2/10's of a mile south of W Town Center Drive. Look straight ahead as you enter the parking lot or to the left towards the houses on the edge of the park. Nikolai reported seeing the BRANT at Redstone Park on March 15. On March 16, Thompson reported that the BRANT was swimming on the pond at Redstone Park. On March 17, Carstensen reported that the BRANT was next to the pond on the eastern end of Redstone Park. EL PASO COUNTY: --On March 10, Peterson reported a f Rusty Blackbird on a pond where Stetson Hills Rd crosses Sand Creek W of intersection with Peterson. The bird was at the north end of the pond. There were also 8 Great-tailed Grackles at the pond. FREMONT COUNTY: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Moss in tree behind the Fremont Sanitation District Plant in Florence on March 15. GARFIELD COUNTY: --Dick Filby reported that his yard Harris's Sparrow continues on March 15. If you would like to try to see it e-mail him at dickfilby AT hotmail.com. --58 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Filby at the private ponds at Coryell Ranch viewable from the county road in Carbondale on March 15. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --A Northern Cardinal was reported by Rauh on March 14 in Lakewood in the neighborhood NW of Jewell and Sheridan. --Suddjian reported the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Red Rocks Trading Post on March 18. LARIMER COUNTY: --A pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes was reported by Baron at Timnath Reservoir on March 10. They were seen from the parking lot of open space (South Shore) off of CR 40. Lefko reported on March 14, that the pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes continues at Timnath. On March 16, Johnson reported that the pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes continues at Timnath. --A dark juv Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Sparks perched over the Poudre River then flew and perched at Poudre Bike Trail and Lee Martinez Park on March 13. MONTEZUMA COUNTY: --A m Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Dexter at Dolores sewer ponds W of town on March 18. MONTROSE COUNTY: --On March 14, Dexter reported 3 Black Phoebes at Uravan. PITKIN COUNTY: --200 Rosy-Finches of all 3 species were reported by Filby at Snowmass Ski Area on March 15. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: --2 Upland Sandpipers were reported by Simmons on a rail fence at Monte Vista NWR on the west side of Hwy 15 on March 13. ROUTT COUNTY: On March 11, Litteral reported great numbers of Bohemian Waxwings working the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs. Upcoming DFO Field trips: The DFO field trip for Sunday, March 23 will be to the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt led by Toni Rautus. Meet the leader at Prospect Park in Wheat Ridge for a 1/2 day trip. Bring water and snacks; dress appropriately, in layers, for weather. From I-70 exit 267, take Kipling south about 3/4 of a mile and turn right (west) on 44th Ave. Go one mile west. Look for entrace to Prospect Park on your left (south). Meet just inside the park in the lot right next to the lake. Will check the lake for waterfowl before birding the paved and dirt paths along Clear Creek. Walking is easy but may involve up to two miles of walking. The March meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, March 24 at 7:30 pm in the Planetarium Auditorium of Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Ted Floyd will give a talk on "Secrets of Boulder County: Revealed at Last". Enter through the north door between 7 and 7:30. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAHtstTf0imyj9xpefcNfurKEVumWQnwP7rodLDJsjdcghMK%2Bzg%40mail.gmail.com. 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