Compiler: Joe Roller e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 26, 2016 Howdy, birders! This is the Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, November 26, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) NOTE: The RBA is using the new AOU checklist, & the order of families has changed. *American Black Duck *(*Weld) Surf Scoter (Arapahoe) White-winged Scoter (*Arapahoe, Otero, Park, *Pueblo, *Weld) Black Scoter (Arapahoe, Pueblo) Long-tailed Duck (Bent) Red-necked Grebe (*Arapahoe, *Pueblo) Greater Roadrunner (Pueblo) Black-legged Kittiwake (Pueblo) Mew Gull (*Arapahoe, Larimer, *Pueblo) Lesser Black-backed Gull (* reported from most, large East Slope lakes) Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe) Great Black-backed Gull (*Pueblo) Red-throated Loon (*Pueblo) Pacific Loon (Arapahoe, Park, *Pueblo) Red-bellied Woodpecker (El Paso) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Pueblo) White-eyed Vireo (*Arapahoe) Northern Shrike (*Pueblo) “Stub-tailed Wren” (Pueblo) Varied Thrush (El Paso) *Snow Bunting *(*Douglas) Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Arapahoe) Palm Warbler (Larimer) Pine Warbler (Prowers) Rusty Blackbird (Jefferson, Pueblo) *****For directions to unfamiliar locations (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site: www.coloradocountybirding.org *ARAPAHOE COUNTY:* ---On November 23 Bob Shade reported a Black Scoter and 3 Surf Scoters at Aurora Reservoir. Also on November 23 David Dowell reported 3 White-winged Scoters, a Pacific Loon, a Red-necked Grebe and a Glaucous Gull there. ---On November 25, Bill Kaempfer reported these birds at Aurora Reservoir: 3 White-winged Scoters, a Red-necked Grebe, and a Mew Gull (1st cy.) among other gulls. ---On November 24 Lock Kilpatrick reported a continuing Chestnut-sided Warbler in Littleton. The location is on S. Platte Canyon road (south of the intersection with Bowles), where there is an 8 car parking lot near a bike path. Walk south on that path towards some big willows. There is a small spur path that goes into the neighborhood. Look for the warbler in big willows over a wooden fence from public property. Kara Carragher saw it there on Nov 25. ---On November 25 Ben Sampson reported a White-eyed Vireo (late) at South Platte Park. It was on the east side of the Mary Carter Greenway trail about 70 feet beyond its junction with the trail that leads to Bufflehead Lake and was also seen adjacent to Weber Rest Area near the north side of Redtail Lake. There are no eBird records for this species after November 13. *BENT COUNTY:* On November 23 Duane Nelson reported a Long-tailed Duck (f) at Lake Hasty. *DOUGLAS COUNTY:* ---On November 23 Alec Hopping reported a Snow Bunting in the model airplane field parking lot at Chatfield SP. Joey Kellner reported the Snow Bunting from the same location on November 24, and Dale Adams reported that 20 birders saw it there on the morning of November 25, and m.ob. saw it in the afternoon. *EL PASO COUNTY:* ---On November 19 Aaron Driscoll reported a Red-bellied Woodpecker in the wooded area near the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch (fee). ---On November 18 Cecile Lee reported a Varied Thrush at Drake Lake, Mallard Dr., Falcon-Peyton area. It was perched in a dead tree west of the parking area. On November 19 Cecile Lee reported the cooperative Varied Thrush on the south shore of Drake Lake, then in a yard south of the lake. *JEFFERSON COUNTY:* ---On November 21 Frank Farrell reported a Rusty Blackbird at Harriman Reservoir, but it was not found on November 25. *LARIMER COUNTY:* ---On November 19 at dusk Nick Komar reported a Mew Gull (1st cy.) along the north shore of Lake Loveland with a squabble of gulls. ---On November 20 Renee Casias reported a Palm Warbler at the River’s Edge Natural Area in Loveland. *OTERO COUNTY:* ---On November 18 Darth Aves reported a White-winged Scoter at Holbrook Reservoir on south side of the lake near the outlet. *PARK COUNTY:* ---On November 21 David Suddjian reported these species at Spinney Mountain Reservoir: a Pacific Loon, a female type White-winged Scoter, 4 Common Loons, and 14 Bonaparte's Gulls among other species. *PROWERS COUNTY:* ---On November 11 An adult male Pine Warbler visited the various seed feeders in Janeal Thompson’s yard. The bird was also observed eating insects. The Pine Warbler was seen by David Leatherman on November 16 then on November 19 & 20 by Janeal. *PUEBLO COUNTY:* —On November 18 Brandon Percival reported a White-winged Scoter below Pueblo Reservoir dam between the road bridge and Valco Bridge and a Rusty Blackbird in the same area along the river walk. ---On November 18 Brandon Percival reported a Great Black-backed Gull at Pueblo Reservoir. On November 19 mid-morning, Brandon Percival reported the Great Black-backed gull standing on the tires at the south shore marina at Pueblo Reservoir. ---On November 20 Percival reported a juvenile Black-legged Kittiwake, seen near West Fishing Road and in the SWA. Common Loons have been common there. The Pacific Loon was seen again in the SWA. ---On November 16 Brandon Percival reports a Red-necked Grebe, first seen on November 3 continuing off the sail boat launch area at Pueblo Reservoir. ---On November 20 a DFO field trip led by Ira and Tammy Sanders saw all of the gull and loon species at Pueblo Reservoir , as well as 2 Greater Roadrunners on the west side of the third Valco Pond, a juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in the NE part of Pueblo City Park and an adult Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Roselawn Cemetery near the small lake. ---On November 21 Brandon Percival reported a “Stub-tailed” Wren along the Arkansas River between Pueblo City Park and Dutch Clark Stadium. The closest parking lot is Reservoir Drive east of Pueblo City Park. Walk along the paved trail east from there for the Wren, which is not clearly either Winter or Pacific Wren. ---On November 22 Brandon Percival reported a Black Scoter (female/immature), a Pacific Loon and 3 Common Loons between SWA and West Fishing Road at Pueblo Reservoir. No kittiwakes were seen. ---On November 25 Brandon Percival reported these species at Pueblo Reservoir: an adult Mew Gull and a Pacific Loon west of West Fishing Rd. Northern Shrike - 1 adult in Juniper Breaks Campground Red-throated Loon - 2 off Sailboard launching area Red-necked Grebe - 1 off Sailboard launching area Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 adult at South Shore Marina tires Great Black-backed Gull - 1 adult at South Shore Marina tires *WELD COUNTY:* ---On November 20 Jack Bushong reported a Red-necked Grebe, 5 species of geese and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Union Reservoir. ---On November 25 Steve Mlodinow reported an American Black Duck at Woods Lake and a White-winged Scoter (adult male) at nearby Neumann Lake. *Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips:* Sign up on line for field trips at DFO’s Website: *Cherry Creek State Park* *Saturday*, 11/26/2016 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Leader: Mary Cay Burger [email protected] or 720-940-8394 Co-leader: Bob Righter, author and historian Trail Difficulty: Easy Directions Meet at the west marina parking lot. State Parks pass or day pass required. We’ll look for gulls, waterfowl, and a variety of birds. Habitats include deep water, marshlands, mixed grasses, and cottonwoods. We will carpool to the various stops and walk 1-2 miles. Bring binoculars, water, snacks, and sunscreen. Scopes are useful. Register online or contact leader. Good birding, Joe Roller, Denver [email protected] -- 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/CAJpZcUDpmNxOUhggR1nHWsZ7qkiMoD9tD8YbTavkCnchjNy0tg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
