Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: December 15, 2016
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, December 15, 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.
BRANT (Adams)
Trumpeter Swan (*El Paso, *Garfield)
Tundra Swan (Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, *El Paso, Jefferson, La Plata,
Pueblo)
EURASIAN WIGEON (Fremont)
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK (Weld)
Mallard (Mexican intergrade) (Pueblo)
Surf Scoter (Adams, Arapahoe, Weld)
White-winged Scoter (Arapahoe, Pueblo)
Black Scoter (*Arapahoe, Bent)
Long-tailed Duck (*Arapahoe, Bent, Chaffee, Routt)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Arapahoe, Archuleta, Chaffee, Eagle/Pitkin, Mesa,
Routt, Weld)
Red-necked Grebe (Boulder, Pueblo)
White-winged Dove (Prowers)
Greater Roadrunner (Bent)
Sandhill Crane (Adams, Fremont)
Dunlin (Arapahoe)
Greater Yellowlegs (Otero)
Mew Gull (Arapahoe, Weld)
Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Bent, Boulder, Douglas)
ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Pueblo)
Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe)
Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo)
Red-throated Loon (Boulder, Douglas, Mesa, Pueblo)
Pacific Loon (Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver)
Great Egret (Delta)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (El Paso)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer, Prowers, Pueblo)
Black Phoebe (Mesa)
Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso, Pueblo)
Bohemian Waxwing (*Routt)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Boulder, *San Miguel)
Black Rosy-Finch (Boulder, *San Miguel)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Boulder, *San Miguel)
Lapland Longspur (Arapahoe, Bent, Denver,
Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson)
Palm Warbler (Denver)
Pine Warbler (Prowers)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa)
Rusty Blackbird (Adams, Arapahoe, Pueblo)
EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Adams)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Weld)
Brown-headed Cowbird (*El Paso)
Bullock's Oriole (*Boulder)
*****For directions to unfamiliar locations (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please
refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site: www.coloradocountybirding.org
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On December 1 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Brian Berry reported
EASTERN MEADOWLARK and 2 Rusty Blackbirds.
---On December 2 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Andrew McGann and Michael
Lanzone reported Surf Scoter.
---On December 13 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, George Ho reported 2
Sandhill Cranes.
---On December 13 at Hidden Lake, Chris Rurik reported a Black BRANDT.
Hidden Lake is almost entirely private. You may scope the lake from
Sheridan on the west end or park at the baseball field on the east end.
All other access points are open only to residents.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On November 29 at Cherry Creek SP, Cheryl Teuton reported 3 Rusty
Blackbirds on beach in cove in SE corner. On December 1, Dean Shoup
reported 1 Rusty Blackbirds at Cherry Creek. On December 2, Loch
Kilpatrick, Mary Keithler, Cynthia Madsen and David Hill reported 5 Rusty
Blackbirds at Cherry Creek SP. On December 3, Bill Kaempfer, Bez
Bezuidenhout, and Scott Somershoe reported Rusty Blackbirds at Cherry Creek
SP. On December 4, Mary Driscoll, Gene Rutherford, and Art Hudak reported
Rusty Blackbirds at Pelican Point at Cherry Creek SP.
---On December 2, Glenn Walbek, Cynthia Madsen, David Hill, and Brooke
Miller reported ad Mew Gull at Cherry Creek SP.
---On December 3, Glenn Walbek and Bill Kaempfer reported ad Glaucous Gull
at Cherry Creek SP.
---On December 3, Scott Someshoe reported ad Mew Gull at Marina, 1st-cyc
Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull at Cherry Creek SP. On December 4,
Gene Rutherford and Art Hudak reported the following at Cherry Creek SP: 2
Mew Gulls, 2 Long-tailed Ducks, Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull,
and ad Glaucous Gull. On December 7, Loch Kilpatrick reported Mew Gull,
Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and Glaucous Gull at Cherry Creek
SP.
---On December 5 at Cherry Creek SP, John Drummond reported ad ICELAND
GULL, Glaucous Gull, 1st-cyc Thayer's Gull, and 2 Lesser Black-backed
Gulls. On December 6, Chris Gilbert reported ICELAND GULL and Lesser
Black-backed Gull at Cherry Creek SP.
---On December 7 at Cherry Creek SP, Mark Chavez, Art Hudak, Loch
Kilpatrick, Scott Somershoe, and Jim Arnett reported Dunlin at Cherry Creek
on Sandspit below Pelican Point parking lot. On December 7 at Cherry Creek
SP, Scott Somershoe, Jim Arnett, and Adam Vesely reported 5 Tundra Swans at
Cherry Creek SP. On December 7, Cheri Phillips reported 10 Tundra Swans
and Lapland Longspur at Cherry Creek SP. On December 8, Aaron Tucker
reported 1 Tundra Swan from the Swim Beach at Cherry Creek SP.
---On December 9 at Aurora Reservoir, Glenn Walbek and Kathy Mihm Dunning
reported 2 Mew Gulls (1 ad, 1 1-st cyc), 2 Thayer's Gulls, ICELAND GULL
(probably Cherry Creek gull), 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (ad), and
Glaucous Gull. On December 10 at Aurora Reservoir, Glenn Walbek and David
Dowell reported 1 f-type Surf Scoter, 2 f-type White-winged Scoters, 1
Long-tailed Ducks, 1 Barrow's Goldeneye, 1 1-st-cyc Mew Gull, 6 Thayer's
Gulls, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 Glaucous Gull.
---On December 11, Steve Stachowiak reported at 1-st winter f-type Black
Scoter in the NE corner of South Platte Reservoir. The scoter was seen by
several birders. On December 11, Bill Kaempfer reported that a Long-tailed
Duck had joined the Black Scoter at South Platte Reservoir. On December
12, David Suddjian, Charles Lawrence, and Thomas Holub reported Black
Scoter at South Platte Reservoir and David Suddjian reported that the
Long-tailed Duck had moved to Blackrock Lake in the park. On December 13,
David Suddjian and many other birders reported Black Scoter and Long-tailed
Duck at South Platte Reservoir. On December 13, David Suddjian reported a
Long-tailed Duck on Blackrock Lake. On December 14, at South Platte
Reservoir, DuWayne Worthington reported Black Scoter and Long-tailed Duck.
On December 14, Tina Jones reported Long-tailed Ducks on Blackrock Lake in
South Platte Park.
ARCHULETA COUNTY:
---On December 2, Byron Greco reported a pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes on San
Juan River Walk in Pagosa Springs.
BENT COUNTY:
On November 23 Duane Nelson reported a Long-tailed Duck (f) at Lake Hasty.
On December 2, Duane Nelson reported f Long-tailed Duck at Lake Hasty. On
December 6, SeEtta Moss reported Long-tailed Duck and 2 Greater Roadrunners
at Lake Hasty.
--On December 3 at Adobe Creek Reservoir, David Dowell reported f-type
Black Scoter, 2 1-st cyc Thayer's Gulls, and 24 Lapland Longspurs.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On November 29 at Red-necked Grebe was reported by David Dowell, David
Waltman, and Aaron Yappet at Boulder Reservoir. On December 2, David
Dowell reported Red-necked Grebe at Boulder Reservoir. On December 3,
Peter Gent and Matt Hofeditz reported Red-necked Grebe at Boulder
Reservoir. On December 4, Bob Spencer reported Red-necked Grebe at Boulder
Reservoir. On December 6, David Dowell reported Red-necked Grebe and ad
Thayer's Gull at Boulder Reservoir.
---On December 2, Chuck Hundertmark reported a family of 6 Tundra Swans on
Dodd Reservoir. On December 3, Chuck Hundertmark reported family of 5
Tundra Swans on Dodd Reservoir in the afternoon. Others reported no swans
in the morning.
---On December 4, Jeff Parks reported Pacific Loon and Red-necked Grebe at
Valmont Reservoir Complex.
---On December 6, David Dowell and Christain Nunes reported Red-throated
Loon and Red-necked Grebe at Valmont Reservoir and 4 Tundra Swans on
Hillcrest Reservoir (which is the southern most of the 3 reservoirs in the
Valmont Complex). On December 9, David Dowell reported 5 Tundra Swans (4
ad, 1 juv), Pacific Loon, and Red-necked Grebe at the Valmont Reservoir
Complex. On December 10, Bill Kaempfer reported 3 Tundra Swans at Valmont
Reservoir Complex.
---On December 11, Mark Miller reported that all 3 species of Rosy-Finches
were visiting the feeders at Fawn Brook Inn in Allenspark.
---On December 13, Peter Gent and John Vanderpoel reported a Bullock's
Oriole visiting the suet feeder at 828 10th St of Laura Osborn.
Laura invites birders to view the bird from 10th St or from the alley. The
bird was first seen on December 11. Hope that it stays
for the Boulder CBC.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On December 11 at Sands Lake SWA, Jack Harlaln reported 1 m Long-tailed
Duck and Barrow's Goldeneye. On December 12, Jeff Guy reported Long-tailed
Duck and Barrow's Goldeneyes at Sands Lake SWA.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On December 8 and 9, Rick Harner reported Great Egret at Confluence Park
in Delta.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On November 25, Ira Sanders reported a Pacific Loon at Marston
Reservoir. On November 29, David Suddjian reported Pacific Loon at Marston
Reservoir. On November 30, Scott Somershoe and Tina Jones reported Pacific
Loon at Marston Reservoir. On December 2, Tina Jones reported Pacific Loon
at Marston Reservoir. On December 3, Todd Deininger and Jeff Dawson
reported Pacific Loon at Marston Reservoir. On December 4, Art Hudak, Tom
Behnfield, and Mark Chavez reported Pacific Loon at Marston Reservoir. On
December 8, Doug Kibbe reported Pacific Loon at Marston Reservoir, West End.
---On December 2, Loch Kilpatrick reported 2 Lapland Longspurs at Box Elder
Creek at E 104th Ave (near DIA).
---On December 4, Todd Deininger reported Palm Warbler at First Creek at
DEN open space; 1.2 miles on Buckley Rd in Cottonwoods after the pines.
---On December 4, Dick Schotter reported 9 Tundra Swans at Marston
Reservoir and the swans were also seen by Tom Behnfield, Doug Kibbe,
Mackenzie Goldthwait, Phil Lyon, Art Hudak., and Mark Chavez . On December
9, Doug Kibbe and Dale Pate reported 2 Tundra Swans at Marston Reservoir.
DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:
---On November 26 Joey Kellner reported 5 Long-tailed Ducks (4f, 1m) at
Chatfield SP.
---On November 27, Bob Spencer reported Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at
Chatfield Sp in the marina area.
EAGLE/PITKIN COUNTIES:
---On November 27 Louise Glasser reported 4 Barrow's Goldeneyes on the
Frying Pan River in pond by log cabin near Reudi Reservoir.
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 29 Chris Brobin reported Red-bellied Woodpecker and Curve-billed
thrasher at Chico Basin Ranch (fee). On December 1, Bill Maynard reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker and Lapland Longspur at Chico Basin Ranch (fee). On
December 4, Aaron Yappert reported Red-bellied Woodpecker at Chico Basin
Ranch (fee area).
---On December 1, Alan Versaw reported Tundra Swan at Big Johnson.
---On December 14 on the Fountain Creek CBC, Floyd reported 2 Tundra Swans
and 1 Trumpeter Swan on Rice Pond and Diana Beatty reported Brown-headed
Cowbird in Area 8.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On December 7, Mark Peterson reported an EURASIAN WIGEON at Valco Pond.
Valco Pond is N of Arkansas River on MacKenzie in Canon City. Bird only
from the parking lot since it is private property. On December 8, Dale
and Joel Adams reported EURASIAN WIGEON at Valco Pond. On December 9, Loch
Kilpatrick reported EURASIAN WIGEON at Valco Pond. On December 9, Rich
Miller reported EURASIAN WIGEON and Sandhill Crane at Valco Pond. On
December 12, Mark Minner-Lee reported EURASIAN WIGEON at Valco Pond.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On November 29, Jo Ann Riggle reported 7 Trumpeter Swans (4 ad, 3 juv)
at east end of Silt Island Park.
---On December 12 at the DeBeque Canyon exit on I-70, Tom McConnell
reported Trumpeter Swan. On December 14, Vic Zerbi reported Trumpeter Swan
at the Tunnel Rest Stop in DeBeque Canyon.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On November 29 at Hine Lake in Robert A Easton Regional Park, David
Suddjian heard a fly over Lapland Longspur.
---On December 4 at Arvada Blunn Reservoir, Lorraine Lanning reported 4 (2
ad, 2 juv) Tundra Swans. On December 11, Bill Kaempfer reported 2 Tundra
Swans at Arvada Blunn Reservoir.
---On December 8, Michael Kiessig reported 7 Tundra Swans (4 ad, 3 juv) at
Swim Beach at Chatfield SP. On December 9,
2 - 4 Tundra Swans were reported by Dan String, Aaron Shipe, Gwen Moore,
Matt Clark, Frank Farrell, and Phil Lyon.
---On December 10, Renee Casias reported Tundra Swan flying over near
Wadsworth and Florida.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On December 2 at Zink's Pond, Steve Smith, Ryan Volta, and Jason St
Pierre reported Tundra Swan.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On December 8, David Wade reported Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Loveland
on Hilltop Dr by N Tyler Ave. On December 10, Gwen Moor and Irene Fortune
reported Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Loveland on Hilltop Dr.
MESA COUNTY:
---On December 2, Mike Henwood reported m Barrow's Goldeneye at Grand
Junction WA.
---On December 3, Mike Henwood reported 7 Barrow's Goldeneyes at Jerry
Creek Reservoir; 3 m 1 juv on Reservoir #1 and 2f and 1 juv at Reservoir #2.
---On December 6 and 7, Carol Ortenzio reported a Golden-crowned Sparrow
coming to her feeders at 306 Dakota Dr in the Grand Junction area. On
December 8, Carol Ortenzio, Vic Zerbi, Diane and Jackson Trappett and Mike
Henwood reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at 306 Dakota Dr in Grand
Junction. On December 9, Carol Ortenzio reported that the Golden-crowned
Sparrow continues to visit her feeders. On December 11, Carol Ortenzio
reported that the Golden-crowned Sparrow made a brief appearance. It was
not seen on December 10. On December 13, Caral Ortenzio reported that the
Golden-crowned Sparrow made a brief appear in the morning.
Carol welcomes birders who want to see the bird. She asks that you
NOT block access to the garage when you park. You can walk to the
backyard along the right side of the house. The bird has been seen at the
feeders to the right as you enter the yard. She has provided seating. If
you have questions please call or text Carol at 970-216-8762
<(970)%20216-8762>.
---On December 13 at Highline Lake SP, Mike Henwood reported juv
Red-throated Loon.
---On December 13 at Colorado River SP, Fruita Section, Mike Henwood
reported 1 Barrow's Goldeneyes and Black Phoebe.
OTERO COUNTY:
---On December 6, Stan Oswald reported 3 Greater Yellowlegs at Holbrook
Reservoir.
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, 29 & 30 by Janeal. On December 2, Janeal Thompson,
Dale, and Joel Adams reported Pine Warbler in Lamar. On December 9, Janeal
Thompson reported that the Pine Warbler continues in Lamar. On December
11, Janeal Thompson, Art Hudak, and Mark Chavez reported Pine Warbler and
34 White-winged Doves in Lamar.
If you would like to try for the Pine Warbler, please contact Janeal at
719-336-9658 <(719)%20336-9658>(home) or 719-688-7912 <(719)%20688-7912> (cell)
to make
arrangements.
---On December 9, Janeal Thompson reported a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in
her neighborhood in Lamar.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On November 29, Brandon Percival reported juv Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
at Pueblo City Park near the Frisbee Golf Course.
---On December 1, Brandon Percival reported 1 juv Tundra Swans flying along
the Arkansas River near Pueblo Nature Center
but he has no idea where they landed.
---On December 4 at Valco Ponds, Loch Kilpatrick and Glenn Walbek reported
Mallard (Mexican intergrade, 2 Curve-billed Thrasher, and 2 Rusty
Blackbirds.
---On December 4 at South Marina of Pueblo Reservoir, Glenn Walbek, and
Loch Kilpatrck reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 Great
Black-backed Gull. On December 10, Chris Gilbert reported 2 Lesser
Black-backed Gulls and 1 Great Black-backed Gull at South Marina of Pueblo
Reservoir. On December 11, Kara Carragher reported 2 Lesser Black-backed
Gulls and Great Black-backed Gull.
---On December 10 at Pueblo Reservoir, Rob Hinds reported Great
Black-backed Gull, Red-throated Loon, Red-necked Grebe, and 5 Curve-billed
Thrashers.
ROUTT COUNTY:
---On December 2, JoAnn Riggle reported Long-tailed Ducks at Stagecoach
Reservoir. On December 3, Vic Zerbi and Tresa Moulton reported Long-tailed
Ducks and Barrow's Goldeneyes at Stagecoach Reservoir. On December 4, Tom
Litteral reported f-types Long-tailed Duck and 75 Barrow's Goldeneyes at
Stagecoach Reservoir.
---On December 14, Tresa Moulton found a large flock of Bohemian Waxwing
above Steamboat Springs along Fish Creek Falls Road.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On December 6, Eric Hynes reported all three species of Rosy-Finches
coming to his feeders in Telluride. If you would
like to try to see them, contact Eric at erichynes28 AT gmail.com. On
December 9, Eric Hynes reported Gray-crowned and Brown-capped Rosy-Finches
at his feeders in Telluride. On December 14, Eric Hynes reported all three
species of Rosy-Finches at his feeders in Telluride as well as Vic Zerbi
observing.
WELD COUNTY:
---On December 3, Steve Mlodinow reported 2 Yellow-headed Blackbirds at
Union Reservoir.
---On December 3, Chris Goulart reported 5 Yellow-headed Blackbirds at
Firestone Gravel pits.
---On December 4, Steve Mlodinow reported AMERICAN BLACK DUCK at 34th St
and Poudre Ponds in Greeley.
---On December 4, Steve Mlodinow reported 6 Yellow-headed Blackbirds at
Lower Latham Reservoir.
---On December 4, Steve Mlodinow reported 1st-winter Mew Gull at Seeley
Reservoir.
---On December 4, Steve Mlodinow and Nick Moore reported Surf Scoter at
Windsor Lake. On December 5, Steve Mlodinow reported Barrow's Goldeneye
and Surf Scoter at Windsor Lake.
Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips:
Sign up on line for field trips at DFO’s Website.
The DFO Field Trip for Wednesday, December 28 will be to South Platte Park
led by David Suddjian (dssudjian AT GMAIL.COM <http://gmail.com/>;
831-713-8659 <(831)%20713-8659>) This trip is full.
Help with Christmas Bird Counts.
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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAHtstTf_V%2BR1LfKEiUbtVb6SYmMQL_sgthLkKaaoamsYexau0w%40mail.gmail.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
