I had a group of about 15 white-throated swifts at 1pm over the Arkansas River near the Osprey Picnic Area below the dam at Pueblo. They were working their way downstream presumably feeding on a hatch of Beatis mayflies.
Preston Larimer Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2015, at 1:31 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > [email protected] Google Groups > Topic digest > View all topics > Christmas Bird Counts - Eastern White-breasted Nuthatches - 2 Updates > Fountain Creek Regional Park, El Paso County, Dec. 14 - 1 Update > Birds at Chatfield Reservoir (Jefferson and Douglas counties) - 1 Update > Juvenile Sapsucker ID Question - Araphoe County - 1 Update > Yellow-throated Warbler Fort Collins - 1 Update > CCSP--Long-tailed Duck - 1 Update > CCHS - Ross's Goose (Arapahoe) - 1 Update > Lesser Black-backed Gull/Weld - 1 Update > Goshawk - Golden - Jeffco - 1 Update > Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 14 December 2015 - 1 Update > Christmas Bird Counts - Eastern White-breasted Nuthatches > "Brandon K. Percival" <[email protected]>: Dec 14 12:29PM > > Hi all, > Would people going on Colorado CBCs be interested in keeping track of the > sub-species of White-breasted Nuthatches on your Colorado CBCs this year? > This year you can enter Eastern White-breasted Nuthatch and Interior > White-breasted Nuthatch, if you see/hear any on your Christmas Bird Counts > (mostly Easterns on found Eastern Plains counts, though it is possible to see > them on the Front Range too). It might be nice to report the number of > Easterns on Colorado CBCs this year (in-case they get split sometime). The > Easterns have pale blue backs and sound like Red-breasted Nuthatches, and the > Interior ones have darker blue backs. Compilers who wish, can add Eastern > and Interior White-breasted Nuthatches to your list, of course you get both, > it only counts as one species. > Also, it looks like you can only enter one number for Snow Goose, so both > white and blue will be just one number. Also, it doesn't appear you have to > keep track of Adult and Immature Bald and Golden Eagles. Not sure if there > are any other changes to how to enter numbers of birds into the CBC Website > or not. > Also, a reminder about flickers. In Eastern Colorado, we have a good number > of intergrade flickers, so you can't assume a flicker you are hearing and > don't see is a Red-shafted. So, please report these as Northern Flicker. If > you see you flicker, and can tell it is a Red-shafted, that is good, or an > intergrade, or a Yellow-shafted. Though, heard only flickers should be > reported as Northern Flicker. > Have a good Christmas Bird Count Season everyone. Brandon PercivalColorado > CBC Regional Editor > Pueblo West, CO > Ted Floyd <[email protected]>: Dec 14 09:10PM -0800 > > Thanks, Brandon, for the exhortation to pay attention to white-breasted > nuthatches. Steve Mlodinow provides a superb review in *Birding*: > > http://aba.org/birding/2014-MAY-JUN/14-3_08Mlodinow-R4.pdf > > Ted Floyd > Lafayette, Boulder County > > On Monday, December 14, 2015 at 5:29:16 AM UTC-7, Brandon wrote: > Back to top > Fountain Creek Regional Park, El Paso County, Dec. 14 > Ted Floyd <[email protected]>: Dec 14 09:07PM -0800 > > Hello, Birders. > > With Elena Klaver, Johanna Beam, Topiltzin Martínez, Hannah Floyd, and > Andrew Floyd, I participated this sunny Monday morning, Dec. 14, in the > Fountain Creek Christmas Bird Count. Highlights for us at Fountain Creek > Regional Park proper were 2 *wood ducks,* 18 *hooded mergansers*, a > *columbarius > merlin,* a *winter wren,* a *marsh wren,* 2 *ruby-crowned kinglets,* and a > *purple > finch. *Photos, audio, and numbers here: > > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26313619 > > The folks in the other groups found lots of other great birds, but I'm too > tired to remember any of it. Thanks to Dan Maynard for the fun count, as > always. Oh, yes, and before it all got started, up in Boulder County, a > marvelous showing by the *Geminid meteor shower.* > > Ted Floyd > Lafayette, Boulder County > Back to top > Birds at Chatfield Reservoir (Jefferson and Douglas counties) > Charlie Lawrence <[email protected]>: Dec 15 12:23AM > > I checked out the area today that I have for the CBC on Saturday. Muddy > trails but all five lakes on the east side of the Platte to the south of > Kingfisher Bridge have open water. Hopefully at least some of them will stay > open on Saturday even with 2-3 days of cold weather. Best birds found were 3 > Ruby-crowned Kinglet's and a couple of Western Scrub Jays. > > I also spent some time scoping the main Reservoir from the sand spit. I was > able to pick out one male Red-breasted Merganser out of the hundreds of > Common Merganser's below the dam. I also had 2 Common Loons in the same area. > I didn't see any unusual Gulls. > > I checked out South Platte Reservoir (Jefferson and Arapahoe Counties) > looking for Scoters. None were found. Many Ring-necked Ducks, Common > Goldeneye, Buffleheads and American Coots and a few Ruddy Ducks. > > Good birding and have fun at the Christmas Bird Counts. > > Charlie Lawrence > > Centennial, CO > > Sent from XFINITY Connect Mobile App > Back to top > Juvenile Sapsucker ID Question - Araphoe County > Becky Campbell <[email protected]>: Dec 14 04:43PM -0700 > > Cobirders, > > I had a brief visit to my backyard from a juvenile sapsucker this morning. > It was working in an Ash tree and I was only able to visualize from the > back (head pale brownish with whitish supercilium and malar? stripe, back > buffy with irregular brown and blackish barring, some white on rump, white > stripe on wing). My question: would this necessarily be a Yellow-bellied > Sapsucker because it has retained juvenile plumage into December? This is > the first season I have had a sapsucker in the yard. Interestingly, I had > a visit from a similar or same individual on Oct 22. > > Thanks, > > Becky Campbell > just so. of Cherry Creek State Park > -- > Arapahoe County, CO > Back to top > Yellow-throated Warbler Fort Collins > David Wade <[email protected]>: Dec 14 02:17PM -0800 > > The third time's the charm, after a failed attempt on Saturday and a chilly > hour and a half this morning, I saw the Yellow-throated Warbler this > afternoon (Dec 14) at 1:25pm. It held true to it's observed habits so far, > it arrived from the pines east of the fence line, dropped down to the suet > feeder for a few minutes and then left the same way it came in. I was > alerted to it's arrival by a couple of high pitched chip notes before I > actually saw it. > > I would also like to thank Luke and his family for being so kind, gracious > and accommodating for allowing all of us twitchers into their yard, Thank > You. > > David Wade > FT Collins, CO > Back to top > CCSP--Long-tailed Duck > ROBERT RIGHTER <[email protected]>: Dec 14 03:10PM -0700 > > Hi > > Found Walbek’s f-type, Long-tailed Duck, that he recently reported. > > Since the female L.-t duck is small and rides low, good viewing conditions > are helpful in finding it. > > About 1:30 pm, the light from the west was perfect for scoping the water. > From the westside, from the peninsula the duck was about 500 yards away > viewing towards the dam > > Good luck in re-finding Walbeck’s Long-tailed Duck > > Bob Righter > Denver CO > Back to top > CCHS - Ross's Goose (Arapahoe) > Gregg Goodrich <[email protected]>: Dec 14 01:08PM -0700 > > Ann Troth and I found the Ross's Goose at the Cherry Creek HS baseball > field. The field is at Dayton and Chenango which is South of the elementary > school. Thanks to Glenn Walbek who found this bird on Saturday at CCSP. > > Photos on the eBird list. No grinning patch on this bird. And as National > Geographic describes, "No black lipstick". > > eBird Checklist – US-CO-Greenwood Village-Cherry Creek State Park - > 39.6269x-104.8757, Colorado – Mon Dec 14, 2015 – 1 species ( 1 other taxa) > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26305577&share=true > > Gregg Goodrich > Brighton, CO > Back to top > Lesser Black-backed Gull/Weld > "The \"Nunn Guy\"" <[email protected]>: Dec 14 10:41AM -0800 > > Hi all > > Toured lakes from Greeley to Lake Loveland yesterday. Frozen pond to west > of Windsor Lake had an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull hanging out with > handful of Ring-billeds. > > Lakes with "huge quantities" of birds > > - Seeley Lake (north half covered with birds--22 Snow Goose, Greater > White-fronted Goose) > - Windsor Reservoir (thousands of birds out in middle) > > Looks like "climate change" will provide us much open water this year for > CBCs from what I saw yesterday. > > > Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn > http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ > Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m > Back to top > Goshawk - Golden - Jeffco > Ira Sanders <[email protected]>: Dec 14 10:23AM -0700 > > Birders > The Northern Goshawk is in the tree behind my house right now. > > Ira Sanders > Golden > Back to top > Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 14 December 2015 > Joyce Takamine <[email protected]>: Dec 14 04:13AM -0700 > > Compiler: Joyce Takamine > e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org > Date: December 14, 2015 > This is the Rare Bird Alert, Monday, December 14, sponsored by Denver Field > Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. > > Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). > > Trumpeter Swan (Boulder, Grand, Mesa, Weld) > Tundra Swan (Delta) > Surf Scoter (Douglas/Jefferson, Jefferson) > White-winged Scoter (*Jefferson, *Otero) > Black Scoter (*Otero) > Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, *El Paso, Logan/Sedgwick, Pueblo, Weld) > Barrow's Goldeneye (Arapahoe, Chaffee, Larimer, Moffat) > Red-throated Loon (Arapahoe) > Pacific Loon (Larimer) > Red-necked Grebe (Larimer) > Dunlin (Larimer) > Thayer's Gull (Adams,Arapahoe, Boulder, Larimer) > Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, El Paso, Larimer, > Pueblo, *Washington, Weld) > Glaucous Gull (*Arapahoe, Larimer, Weld) > Great Black-backed Gull (Douglas, Larimer, Pueblo) > SNOWY OWL (Denver, Adams) > Burrowing Owl (Denver) > White-throated Swift (Pueblo) > Red-bellied Woodpecker (Bent) > Black Phoebe (*Fremont, Mesa) > Eastern Phoebe (Weld) > Winter Wren (El Paso, Pueblo, *Washington) > Varied Thrush (Grand) > Curve-billed Thrasher (Bent, Weld) > Lapland Longspur (Denver) > Chestnut-collared Longspur (Weld) > Snow Bunting (Denver, Weld) > Northern Parula (Weld) > Yellow-throated Warbler (*Larimer) > Canyon Towhee (Bent) > Golden-crowned Sparrow (Boulder) > Rusty Blackbird (Adams, Pueblo) > Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Grand) > Black Rosy-Finch ((Grand, Weld) > Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Grand, Weld) > PURPLE FINCH (Bent) > White-winged Crossbill (Clear Creek) > > ADAMS COUNTY: > --A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Ira Sanders at Barr Lake SP on > November 28. A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Kevin Keirn at > Barr Lake SP on Decenber 5. On December 6, Scott Manwaring reported Lesser > Black-backed Gull and Thayer's Gull at Barr Lake SP. On December 10, David > Dowell reported 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 ad Thayer's Gull at Barr > Lake SP. On December 12, Candice Johnson reported Lesser Black-backed Gull > at Barr Lake. On December 13, Sue Riffe reported 3 Lesser Black-backed > Gulls at Barr Lake > --2 f Rusty Blackbirds were reported by Norm Erthal below the dame at Barr > Lake SP on November 30. On December 1, Gregg Goodrich reported 2 f Rusty > Blackbird at Barr Lake SP. > --A SNOWY OWL was reported by Bill Hutchinson and Jonnie Thompson somewhere > in Adams County on December 5. > > ARAPAHOE COUNTY:. > --On November 27, Gene Rutherford and Craig Rasmussen reported Glaucous > Gull at Cherry Creek SP. On December 9, Bob Righter reported Glaucous Gull > at Cherry Creek SP. > --On November 30, Karl Stetcher reported Red-throated Loon at Cherry Creek > Reservoir seen from picnic tables S of the marina. > --On November 30, David Suddjian reported 3rd-cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull > at Cooley Lake. > --On December 2, Bob Righter reported ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at Cherry > Creek SP. > --On December 6, Scott Somershoe reported ad Lesser Black-backed Gull and > Thayer's Gull at Cherry Creek SP. > --On December 6, Glenn Walbek reported Long-tailed Duck at Cherry Creek SP. > --On December 12, Glenn Walbek reported f Long-tailed Ducks, Barrow's > Goldeneye, ad Glaucous Gull, and ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at Cherry > Creek SP. > > BENT COUNTY: > --On November 16, Duane Nelson reported that he has had f-type PURPLE > FINCH, m Red-bellied Woodpecker, Curve-billed Thrasher, and Canyon Towhees > visit his feeders in Las Animas. Birders are welcome if you notify Duane > in advance at dnelson1 ATcenturytel.net On November 19, Duane Nelson > reported that the f-type PURPLE FINCH returned and the other birds > continue. > > BOULDER COUNTY: > --On November 24, Stephen Knox reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller > Farm.On November 27, Ted Floyd and Tracy Pheneger reported Golden-crowned > Sparrow at Teller Farm. On December 6, Jack B, holdne Maxfield, and Ryan > Bushong reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm. > --An ad Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Peter Gent at Baseline > reservoir seen from Cherryvale Road on December 2. > --Ted Floyd reported an ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at Waneka Lake on > December 2. > --On December 6, Carl Starace reported 3 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch at > Allenspark. > --On December 9, Carl Starace reported a pair of Trumpeter Swans and W end > of Burch Lake. Burch Lake is S of Hwy 66 and just W of N 75th in > Longmont. On December 10, John Vanderpoel reported pair of Trumpeter Swans > at Burch Lake. > > CHAFFEE COUNTY: > --30 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Presto Larimer on the Arkansas > River in South Main River Park in Buena Vista on December 9. > > CLEAR CREEK COUNTY: > --2 White-winged Crossbills were reported by Scott Manwaring on Guanella > Pass on December 11. > > DELTA COUNTY: > --3 Tundra Swans were reported by Scott Jorgensen at Sweitzer Lake on > December 2. > > DENVER COUNTY: > --A SNOWY OWL was reported by Bill Hutchinson in Adams County on December > 5, but he did not disclose the exact location so it could have been in > Denver County. In most of the reports of the DIA SNOWY OWL on eBird on > December 6 appear to > be in Denver County. The county lines near the airport are confusing. The > DIA SNOWY OWL was reported by Behnfield and many other birders on December > 6. On December 7, Bart DeFerme and many others reported SNOWY OWL and > Burrowing Owl at DIA. The SNOWY OWL was not seen on December 8. On > December 9, the DIA SNOWY OWL was reported by Cynthia Madsen and Norm > Erthal around noon near the usual spot of E 114th and Trussville. Cynthia > Madsen also reported 8 Lapland Longspurs at the same spot. Kyle Medina > also reported the SNOWY OWL around 2 pm. The SNOWY OWL was seen around > 3:30 pm by the Drummond party on December 9. The SNOWY OWl was not seen on > December 10. On December 12, Matt Clark reported SNOWY OWL and 2 Lapland > Longspurs on the DIA owl loop. > --24 Lapland Longspurs were reported by Sam Fason on Gun Club Road S of E > 112th Ave on December 6. > --A Snow Bunting was reported with Horned Larks by Scott Manwaring on the > DIA Owl Loop on December 6. > --15 Lapland Longspurs were reported by David Dowell at DIA NE on December > 10. On December 11, Chris Rurik reported 20 Lapland Longspurs at DIA Owl > Loop. > > DOUGLAS COUNTY: > --A Great Black-backed Gull was reported by Linda and Lee Farrell at the > Marina at Chatfield SP on December 6. On December 7, Tim Ryan reported > Great Black-backed Gull off Chatfield Marina. > > DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: > --2 f-type Surf Scoters were reported by David Suddjian at Chatfield SP on > December 1. > --An ad Great Black-backed Gull was reported by Jesse Casias at Chatfiled > SP on December 5. > > EL PASO COUNTY: > --A Winter Wren was reported by Bill Maynard at Fountain Creek RP on > November 29. On December 7, Tim Leppek reported WInter Wren at Fountain > Creek RP. > --An ad Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Sam Fason at Big Johnson > Reservoir on December 6. > --4 Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Mark Peterson at Big Johnson on > December 11. On December 13, David Chartier reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks > at Big Johnson. > > FREMONT COUNTY: > --A Black Phoebe was reported by SeEtta Moss at Fremont Sanitation Plant in > Florence on December 13. > > GRAND COUNTY: > --A Trumpeter Swan was reported by Carol Hunter at Lake Granby Dille Dock > on November 30. > --A Varied Thrush has been visiting the yard of Cathy Craig in Granby since > late November. Cathy is willing to allow birders to come and try to see > the thrush. But she does not want anyone to come closer to the feeders > than the block that she will place in the driveway. Please contact her at > PioneerCSC at aol.com for information. On December 6, Carol Hunter and > Cathy Craig reported that the Varied Thrush continues to come to the > feeders. On December 8, Mark Chavez reported Varied Thrush, 100 > Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, and 5 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch in Granby at home of > Cathy Craig. On December 12, Scott Manwaring reported Varied Thrush, 4 > Hepburn's Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 55 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch and 1 Black > Rosy-Finch at yard of Cathy Craig in Granby. > > JEFFERSON COUNTY: > --On November 14, Bill Kaempfer reported 2 Surf Scoters at South Platte > Reservoir on the Jefferson County side. On November 17, David Suddjian > reported 2 f-type Surf Scoters at South Platte Reservoir. On November 23, > David Suddjian reported 2 f-type Surf Scoters at South Platte Reservoir. > On November 27 Dale Pate reported 2 Surf Scoters at South Platte > Reservoir. On November 30, David Suddjian reported 2 f-type Surf Scoters > at South Platte Reservoir. > --On December 7, a f White-winged Scoter was reported by David Suddjian at > South Platte Reservoir. On December 8, Phil Lyon reported White-winged > Scoter at South Platte Reservoir. On December 13, Dale Pate reported > White-winged Scoter at South Platte Reservoir > > LARIMER COUNTY: > --A Dunlin was reported by Irene Fortune at Lake Loveland on November 29. > On November 30, Nick Komar reported Dunlin at Lake Loveland. Two Dunlin > were reported by Nick Komar and Mark Chavez at Lake Loveland on December > 1. On December 3, Irene Fortune reported pair of Dunlin at Lake Loveland. > On December 4, 2 Dunlin were reported by Lori Zabel, Chris Goulart, and > David Wade at Lake Loveland. On December 5, Dave Leatherman reported 2 > Dunlin in the NW corner of Lake Loveland. On December 6, 1 Dunlin was > reported by Denise Bretting at Lake Loveland. On December 9, Gregg > Goodrich reported Dunlin and Lesser Black-backed Gull at Lake Loveland. On > December 10, Josh Bruening reported 2 Dunlin and Lesser Black-backed Gull > and Thayer's Gull at Lake Loveland. On December 11, Josh Bruening reported > 1 Dunlin and imm Glaucous Gull at Lake Loveland. On December 12, John > Shenot reported ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at Lake Loveland. On December > 12, Nick Komar reported 3 Thayer's Gulls at Lake Loveland. > --At Lake Loveland on December 1, Mark Chavez reported 1 Lesser > Black-backed Gull and 1 Thayer's Gull. On December 5, Dave Leatherman > reported 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull. > --On December 5 at Boyd Lake, Nick Komar and Austin Hess reported 3 Lesser > Black-backed Gulls and 1 juv Great Black-backed Gull. > --A Red-necked Grebe and Pacific Loon were reported by Andy Bankert at > Rawhide Power Plant on December 6. On December 7, Dave Leatherman reported > Red-necked Grebe and Pacific Loon at Hamilton Reservoir by Rawhide Power > Plant. > On December 10, Josh Bruening reported Red-necked Grebe and f Barrow's > Goldeneye at Rawhide Power Plant. > --On December 8 Josh Bruening reported m Barrow's Goldeneye at Timnath > Reservoir. > --On December 11, Jeff Birek reported Yellow-throated Warbler in Fort > Collins. The warbler is visiting the feeders in the backyard of Luke > Caldwell at 1520 W Mountain. Caldwell welcomes birders to enter his yard > through the front and proceed along the east side. The bird spends most of > the time visitng the feeder in the pine trees along the east fence line > near the alley. On December 12, Dean Shoup reported Yellow-throated > Warbler on W Mountain. On December 13, Dave Leatherman, Nick Komar, and > Gwen Moore reported Yellow-throated Warbler at 1520 W Mountain Ave in Fort > Collins. > --On December 12 at Larimer County Landfill, Nick Komar reported 2nd-cyc > Glaucous Gull, 3 Thayer's Gulls, and 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. > > LOGAN/SEDGWICK COUNTIES: > --A Long-tailed Duck was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Jumbo Reservoir on > December 7. > > MESA COUNTY: > --At Highline Lake SP on November 28, Mike Henwood and Rom Lambeth reported > 5 ad Trumpeter Swans. On November 29, Nic Korte reported 5 Trumpeter Swans > at Highline Lake SP. On December 4, Mike Henwood reported 10 Trumpeter > Swans (9 ad, 1 juv) at Highline Lake SP. On December 6, David Price > reported 7 Trumpeter Swans at Highline Lake SP. On Decmeber 9, Steve Brown > report 10 Trumpeter Swans including 1 juv at Highline Lake SP. > --On December 2, Mike Henwood reported Black Phoebe at Redlands Parkway > Ponds. > > OTERO COUNTY: > --A White-winged Scoter was reported by Stan Oswald at Holbrook Reservoir > on December 2. On December 7, Stan Oswald reported White-winged Scoter and > f Black Scoter at Holbrook Reservoir. On December 11, Norm Erthal reported > Black Scoter and White-winged Scoter at Holbrook Reservoir. On December > 13, Stan Oswald reported Black Scoter and White-winged Scoter at Holbrook > Reservoir. > > PUEBLO COUNTY: > --On December 2, Margie Joy reported seeing White-throated Swifts at Pueblo > Reservoir. On December 3, > Brandon Percival and Steve Mlodinow reported 17 White-throated Swifts over > the Arkansas River and Valco Ponds #2 and #3. This is the first state > record of White-throated Swifts in December. On December 5, Bill Kaempfer > reported 3 White-throated Swifts at Valco Ponds SWA and Chris Gilbert > reported 2 White-throated Swifts at Pueblo Reservoir. On December 7, > Margie Joy reported that White-throated Swifts continue to be seen along > the Arkansas River below Pueblo Reservoir Dam. On December 11, Stephany > McNew reported 4 White-throated Swifts at Valco Ponds SWA. > --On December 3, Brandon Percival reported 1 Rusty Blackbird and 1 Winter > Wren east of Valco Ponds > --Brandon Percival reported a m Long-tailed Duck at Pueblo Reservoir off > West Fishing Road on December 3. > --By the South Shore Marina tires, Steve Mlodinow reported 5 ad Lesser > Black-backed Gulls and Brandon Percival reported that the Great > Black-backed Gull continues. On December 11, Norm Erthal reported Great > Black-backed Gull at S Shore Marina tires of Pueblo Reservoir. > > WASHINGTON COUNTY: > --A Winter Wren and a juv Lesser Black-backed Gull were reported by David > Dowell at Prewitt Reservoir on December 13 > > WELD COUNTY: > --At Windsor Reservoir on December 1, Mark Chavez reported Glaucous Gull > and Lesser Black-backed Gull. > --2 Curve-billed Thrashers were reported by Norm Nerthal at Raymer on Rd > 116 on December 4. > --A Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was reported by Lori Zabel at Sandstone Ranch > on December 4. After reviewing her photo, > Leukering and Mlodinow declared the bird a Black Rosy-Finch. > --A Trumpeter Swan was reported by Jack B at Union Reservoir on December > 6. On December 7, Norm Erthal reported Trumpeter Swan at Union Reservoir. > On December 8, Tim Ryan reported Trumpeter Swan at Union Reservoir. > --2 Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Norm Erthal at Poudre Ponds in > Greeley on December 7. The ponds are on 35th Ave N of F Street. > --On CR 125 from Carr to US 95, Steve Mlodinow reported 35 Hepburn's > Gray-Crowned Rosy-Finch and 45 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, and 1 Black > Rosy-Finch on December 11. > --At Pawnee National Grasslands Adams and Bunker Reservoir #1 on December > 11, Steve Mlodinow reported 125 Lapland Longspurs, 1 Chestnut-collared > Longspur, and 1 Snow Bunting. > > DFO Field Trips: > No Field Trips Scheduled until December 26. Help with a Christmas Bird > Count. > > Good Birding, > Joyce Takamine > Boulder > Back to top > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. > You can change your settings on the group membership page. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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