Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: January 15, 2017
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, January 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.
Trumpeter Swan (*Douglas, Mesa)
Tundra Swan (*Boulder, *Larimer)
White-winged Scoter (*Arapahoe)
Long-tailed Duck (Chaffee, Larimer)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Moffat)
Red-necked Grebe (Boulder)
Greater Roadrunner (Baca)
American Woodcock (Larimer)
Greater Yellowlegs (Adams)
Franklin's Gull (*Larimer)
Mew Gull (*Arapahoe)
Thayer's Gull (*Arapahoe, Douglas, *Larimer, Pueblo)
ICELAND GULL (*Arapahoe)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, *Arapahoe, Bent, *Larimer, Pueblo)
Glaucous Gull (*Arapahoe)
Great Black-backed Gull (*Arapahoe, Pueblo)
Double-crested Cormorant (*Adams)
American White Pelican (*Larimer)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Larimer)
Juniper Titmouse (Baca)
Winter Wren (*Weld)
Hermit Thrush (Arapahoe, *Mesa)
Gray Catbird (Mesa)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Baca, *El Paso, Pueblo)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Pitkin)
Black Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Pitkin)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Pitkin)
Lapland Longspur (Bent, Logan)
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Baca)
Canyon Towhee (Baca, Bent)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (*Larimer)
Rusty Blackbird (Huerfano, *Weld)
Great-tailed Grackle (*Larimer)
Brown-headed Cowbird (*Larimer)
*****For directions to unfamiliar locations (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please
refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site: www.coloradocountybirding.org
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On January 8 at South Platte River and Sand Creek mouth, Steve Mlodinow
and Nick Moore reported 2 Barrow's Goldeneyes and 24 Double-crested
Cormorants. On January 10 at South Platte River and Sand Creek mouth,
Sunny Bradford reported 5 Double-crested Cormorants.
---On January 11 on South Platte River 74th Ave Area, Mark Minner-Lee
reported 12 Double-crested Cormorants just south of I-76 overpass.
---On January 11 on South Platte River, 88th Ave area, Rebecca Laroche
reported 2 Barrow's Goldeneyes and 2 Double-crested Cormorants. On January
14, Chuck Hundertmark reported Double-crested Cormorant at 88th Ave and
South Platte River.
---On January 11 on South Platte River, Henderson Road to E 470, Lorraine
Lanning reported Double-crested Cormorant.
---On January 11 on South Platte River, 88th Ave, Dave Cown reported 2
Greater Yellowlegs.
---On January 14 on South Platte River at 78th Ave, David Kembel reported 9
Double-crested Cormorants.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On January 9 at Aurora Reservoir, Diane Roberts and Tim Ryan reported
Mew Gull, 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 juv), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls,
Glaucous Gull and Great Black-backed Gull. On January 10 at Aurora
Reservoir, Gwen Moore reported White-winged Scoter, Thayer's Gull, and
Lesser Black-backed Gull. On January 13 at Aurora Reservoir, Dan Stringer
reported ad m White-winged Scoter. On January 13 at Aurora Reservoir, John
Drummond reported f-type White-winged Scoter, 5 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 4
imm), 1-st cyc ICELAND GULL, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (3 ad, 1 2nd-cyc,
1 1st cyc), 1st cyc Great Black-backed Gull. On January 13 at Aurora
Reservoir, Glenn Walbek reported Glaucous Gull and 2 Great Black-backed
Gulls (1ad, 1 1-st cyc). On January 14 at Aurora Reservoir, Loch
Kilpatrick and several other birders reported White-winged Scoter, Mew
Gull, Thayer's Gulls, ICELAND GULL, Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Glaucous
Gull, and Great Black-backed Gull.
---On January 10 at South Platte Park, Cynthia Madsen, Jonelle Balais,
Betty Glass, and Janet Shin reported imm Double-crested Cormorant.
---On January 10 at deKoevend Park, Jared Del Rosso reported Hermit Thrush.
---On January 10 at South Platte Reservoir, David Suddjian reported 2
Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1 3rd-cyc).
---On January 12 at McClellan Reservoir, David Suddjian Reportd 1 ad
Thayer's Gull.
BACA COUNTY:
---On January 12 at Cottonwood Canyon, Alec and Bill Hopping reported
Curve-billed Thrashers, Canyon Towhees and Rufous-crowned Sparrows.
---On January 12 at a stop on CR 8, Alec and Bill Hopping reported Greater
Roadrunner, Juniper Titmouse, and Canyon Towhees.
BENT COUNTY:
---On January 13 at John Martin Reservoir at Dam Area, Alec and Bill
Hopping reported Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lapland Longspur, and 2 Canyon
Towhees.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On January 12 at Valmont Overlook, Sue Riffe reported Red-necked Grebe. On
January 13 at Valmont Overlook, Norm Lewis reported Red-necked Grebe.
---On December 28 at Fawn Brook Inn in Allenspark, Chris Wood reported all
3 species of Rosy-Finches and 22 Bohemian Waxwings. On December 30 at
Fawn Brook Inn, Mark Amershek reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches. On
January 8, Bill Fink reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches at Fawnbrook
Inn.
---On January 14 at Cottonwood Marsh, Joyce Takamine reported 3 Tundra
Swans (2 ad, 1 juv)
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On January 10, a m Long-tailed Duck was reported by Preston Larimer was
reported by Preston Larimer in Salida.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On December 27, Jeff Beavers reported Trumpeter Swan at Chatfield. The
Swan can be seen by going upstream from Kingfisher Bridge to Pond 5 or from
High Line Canal Trail accessed from Titan Road. On January 8, Jeff Dawson
and Lynn Sauer reported Trumpeter Swan from upstream from Kingfisher
Bridge. On January 10, Diane Roberts reported Trumpeter Swan from
upstream from Kingfisher Bridge. On January 10, David Suddjian and Bob
Shade reported Trumpeter Swan from High Line Canal Trail and Titan Road.
On January 11, Cynthia Madsen, Jonelle Balais, Anna Troth and Gregg
Goodrich reported Trumpeter Swan from High Line Canal Trail and Titan
Road. On January 13, David Blue reported Trumpeter Swan from High Line
Canal Trail and Titan Road. On January 14, Greg Pasquariello and several
other birders reported that the Trumpeter Swan continues at Chatfield SP
and is best accessed from High Line Canal Trail and Titan Road.
---On January 13 at Chatfield SP near the dam, Dan Stringer reported ad
Thayer's Gull.
---On January 14 on Old Pueblo Road, David Tonnessen reported 2
Curve-billed Thrashers.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On January 9 at South Platte Reservoir, David Suddjian reported Lesser
Black-backed Gull.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On January 8, David Wade and Cole Wild reported 2 American Woodcocks at
Bobcat Ridge Natural Area in the creek between the parking lot and the
road. Several birders saw one of the Woodcocks on January 8. On January
9 at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, Loch Kilpatrick reported American Woodcock
seen near Ranger's House. On Janaury 11 at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, Sue
Riffe reported 2 American Woodcock. On January 13 at Bobcat Ridge Natural
Area, Adam Vesely reported American Woodcock.
---On January 11 at a Feedlot at corner of CR 9 and CR 30, in Loveland,
Georgia Doyle and David Wade reported 2 Yellow-headed Blackbird and 3
Brown-headed Cowbird. On January 13 at Feedloot at corner of CR 9 and CR
30, Jim Nachel reported Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, and
31 Great-tailed Grackles. On January 14 at Boyd Lake Dairy, Gene
Rutherford and Nick Komar reported Yellow-headed Blackbird, pair of
Brown-headed Cowbirds and numerous Great-tailed Grackles.
---On January 14 at Hidden Valley in Rocky Mountain NP, Scott Rashid
reported 5 Three-toed Woodpeckers.
---On January 14 at Rawhide Energy Station/Hamilton Reservoir, Gene
Rutherford reported American White Pelican and 2 Tundra Swans.
---On January 14 at Horsetooth Reservoir, Nick Komar and David Wade
reported 1 Franklin's Gull, 5 Thayer's Gulls, and 3 Lesser Black-backed
Gulls.
MESA COUNTY:
---On January 10 at Connected Lakes SP, Diane Trappet reported 2 Trumpeter
Swans.
---On January 12, Eileen Cunninghar and Kathleen McGinley reported Gray
Catbird on Riverfront Trail on east side of Colorado River near the short
little street High Country Court. Access to High Country Court would be
off the Riverside Parkway north of Hwy 340 also know as Broadway.
---On January 14 at Connected Lakes SP, Nic Korte reported Hermit Thrush.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On January 10, Forrest Luke reported 30 Barrow's Goldeneyes in a pond
off Hwy 13 between south end of Craig and Yampa River Bridge.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On January 12 at Pueblo Reservoir South Marina, Adam Vesely reported
Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull,
Curve-billed Thrasher.
WELD COUNTY:
---On January 9, Loch Kilpatrick reported 3 Rusty Blackbirds at CR 4 where
it crosses Box Elder Creek. On January 14, at CR 4 where it crosses Box
Elder Creek, Kara Carragher reported 3 m Rusty Blackbirds.
---On January 10 at Frederick Reservoir and Recreation Area, Steve Mlodinow
reported Winter Wren. On January 12 at Frederick Reservoir and Recreation
Area, Sue Riffe reported Winter Wren. On January 14, at Frederick
Reservoir and Recreation Area, Gene Rutherford reported Winter Wren.
Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips:
Sign up on line for field trips at DFO’s Website.
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, January 15 will be Cherry Creek Wetland Loop
led by Karen von Salta (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881
<(303)%20941-4881>). Meet at 0900 at the Prairie Loop lot in Cherry creek
SP. From either park entrance, follow Lake View Rd to the Prairie Loop
that is located at the south rim of the reservoir. State Parks pass or day
pass required.
This is a half day of walking that passes through most of the
important habitats found in the park over a distance of about 3 miles.
Trails could be slippering or muddy, so dress accordingly. Bring water and
snakcs; lunch is optional. Register online or contact leader.
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, January 21 will be the South Platte River
at West Florida Ave led by Bill Wuerthele (wuerthel AT ecentral.com;
303-333-2519 <(303)%20333-2519>). This trip is FULL.
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, January 22 will be to Rocky Mountain Arsenal
NWR led by Rebecca Laroche & Patrick O'Driscoll (RebeccaLLaroche At
gmail.com; 626-318-4435 <(626)%20318-4435>) This trip is FULL.
Good birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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