Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: March 22, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, March 22 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 and the order of families has changed. Eurasian Wigeon (*Weld) Mallard (Mexican intergrade) (*Douglas) BLACK SWAN (Adams) Tundra Swan (Weld) Long-tailed Duck (Pueblo) Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo) Greater Roadrunner (Adams) Snowy Plover (Bent) Mountain Plover (Kit Carson) Mew Gull (Larimer) Thayer’s Gull (Larimer) ICELAND GULL (Weld) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, Larimer, *Weld) RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (Larimer) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan) Williamson’s Sapsucker (Gilpin, *Jefferson, Pueblo) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (El Paso) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Larimer) Eastern Phoebe (*Douglas, Logan) Chihuahuan Raven (Baca) PACIFIC WREN (Larimer) Winter Wren (El Paso, Pueblo) Carolina Wren (Pueblo) Curve-billed Thrasher (Baca) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Gunnison) Lapland Longspur (*Weld) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Baca, El Paso, Kit Carson) Black-throated Sparrow (Mesa) Savannah Sparrow ( Baca, Kit Carson, Weld) Lincoln’s Sparrow (*Adams, El Paso, Logan, Pueblo, Washington) Harris’s Sparrow (Denver, Larimer) EASTERN MEADOWLARK (*Douglas) Great-tailed Grackle (El Paso, Kit Carson, Pueblo, *Weld) ADAMS COUNTY: ---On March 19 at Barr Lake SP, Michelle Puplava and Michelle Fulcher reported BLACK SWAN. ---On March 19 at Raptor Education Foundation in Brighton, Anne Price reported a Greater Roadrunner. ---On March 20 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWF, N shore of Lake Ladora, Brian Johnson reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. ---On March 21 at Barr Lake SP below the dam, Norm Lewis reported Lincoln’s Sparrow. BACA COUNTY: ---On March 18 on F Rd, Tony Leukering reported Chestnut-collared Longspur and Savannah Sparrow. ---On March 18 on G Rd, west of Rd 39, Tony Leukering reported 2 Chihuahuan Raven, Curve-billed Thrasher, 19 Chestnut-collared Longspurs, and Field Sparrow. BENT COUNTY: ---On March 20 at John Martin Reservoir, Duane Nelson reported first Snowy Plover of season. DENVER COUNTY: ---On March 8 Cheryl Teuton refound a Harris’s Sparrow at Westerly Creek Park, first reported by Jason Bidgood. The bird moves about, but has been most loyal, to the area near 23rd Ave and Beeler St. On March 16, the Harris’s Sparrow was seen on the DFO field trip to Westerly Creek Park and seen again Mary 17 by Sunny Bradford. On May 18 at Westerly Creek Park, Steve Stachowiak, Peter Gent, and John Drummond saw Harris’s Sparrow. DOUGLAS COUNTY: ---On March 21 on Cherry Creek Tail – south end to Walker Road Gravel Pond, Hugh Kingery reported Eastern Phoebe. ---On March 21 at Parker Regional Park, Marier Hoerner reported possible Mallard/Mexican intergrade and possible EASTERN MEADOWLARK. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On March 18 at Paint Mine Open Space, Kara Carragher reported fly over Chestnut-collared Longspur. ---On March 19 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Tanja Britton reported 2 Lincoln’s Sparrows. ---On March 19 at Birdsall Road, Kara Carragher reported m Ladder-backed Woodpecker and 46 Great-tailed Grackles. ---On March 20 at Sinton Pond Open Space, David Tonnessen reported Winter Wren. GILPIN COUNTY: ---On March 19 at Golden Gate SP, Kriley Pond, Christ Goulard reported 1 m Williamson’s Sapsucker. GUNNISON COUNTY: ---On March 20 at El Notcho, white bowl, Holly Annala reported 4 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches above 12000 ft. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On March 21 at Reynolds Park – Elkhorn, Chris Wood reported Williamson’s Sapsucker. ---On March 21 at Reynolds Park Eagles View Trail 1, Chris Wood reported calling Williamson’s Sapsucker. KIT CARSON COUNTY: ---On March 20, Glenn Walbek reported 10 Chestnut-collared Longspurs flying overhead, Savannah Sparrow, and 4 Great-tailed Grackles. ---ON March 20 on CR 58 between CR N and CR P, Glenn Walbek reported 2 Mountain Plovers. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On March 13 at Horseshoe Reservoir in Loveland, Andy Bankert reported a 1st cyc Mew Gull, 14 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Thayer’s Gull, ICELAND GULL, and early Franklin’s Gulls. On March 17, Nick Komar reported Mew Gull at Horseshoe Reservoir. On March 18, Andy Bankert and Mike McCloy reported 1-st cyc Mew Gull, 3 Thayer’s Gulls, and 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (4 ad, 1 1-st cyc). On March 19 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nick Komar reported Mew Gull and 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. ---On March 14 Rob sparks reported a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK from McMurry Natiural Area, reached from the west end of Hickory St in Fort Collins. ---On March 15, Francis Commercon reported a Skulking PACIFIC WREN on the Grey Rock Trail, along the summit trail, just where this trail first crosses the creek as you hike northward and upward. On March 18, David Wade, Nick Komar, and Austin Hess reported PACIFIC WREN and 3 American Three-toed Woodpeckers on Grey Rock Trail. ---On March 17 at McMurry Natural Area, Rob Sparks reported a first winter Harris’s Sparrow in hawthorn. LOGAN COUNTY: ---On March 18 on CR 25 from Merino to Prewitt, Steve Mlodinow reported Eastern Phoebe. ---On March 19 at Tamarack Ranch SWA, CR 93 and S Platte River, Chris Wood reported Red-bellied Woodpecker and Eastern Phoebe singing near the bridge. ---On March 19 at Little Jumbo Reservoir, Chris Wood reported Lincoln’s Sparrow. MESA COUNTY: ---On March 18 at Colorado National Monument, Carol Ortenzio reported 2 Black-throated Sparrows. PUEBLO COUNTY: ---On March 14 and 16, Brandon Percival reported Red-necked Grebe that has been present since January at Pueblo Reservoir ---On March 18 along Arkansas River Trail, Van Truan and Brandon Percival reported Winter Wren, Carolina Wren, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and 10 Great-tailed Grackles. On March 19, Brandon Percival reported Carolina Wren east of Pueblo City Park along South side of Arkansas River. On March 19, Renee Casias reported Winter Wren and Carolina Wren on Arkansas River Trail. ---On March 18 at Pueblo Reservoir, North Shore Marina, Brandon Percival reported Red-necked Grebe. ---On March 19 on Goodnight River Trail in Pueblo, Brandon Percival and Kara Carragher reported Long-tailed Duck. WASHINGTON COUNTY: ---On March 18 at Last Chance Rest Area, Adam Vesely and Christin Alexander reported 4 Lincoln’s Sparrows. WELD COUNTY: ---On March 14, Mlodinow reported an Eurasian Wigeon and Tundra Swan at Stewart’s Pond (Private Property) at CR 37 and CR 46. On March 20, Gwen Moore reported Eurasian Wigeon at Stewart’s Pond. On March 20, Doug Kibbe reported Eurasian Wigeon and Tundra Swan at Stewart’s Pond. On March 21 at Stewart’s Pond, Norm Lewis and Candice Johnson reported Eurasian Wigeon and Great-tailed Grackle. On March 21 at Stewart’s Pond, Mike McCloy reported Eurasian Wigeon and 2 Lapland Longspurs flying overhead. ---On March 18 at Lower Latham Reservoir, Ryan Graves reported Savannah Sparrow and Great-tailed Grackle. ---On March 19 at Wetland on CR 46, Gene Rutherford, Todd Deininger, and Bill Kaempfer reported imm Tundra Swan. ---On March 18 at CR 84 and CR 29, Gary Lefko reported 2 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls. ---On March 18, Gary Lefko reported 7 Great-tailed Grackles at Woods Lake and Lower Latham. Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips The DFO Field Trip for Friday, March 24 will be to Fountain Creek Regional Park led by Paul Slingsby (paslisngsby AT comcast.net; 303-422-3728) This trip is full The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, March 25 will be the Chatfield State Park – Marina Sandspit led by Gregg Goodrich (GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303-665-9135). From the south entrance of Chatfield meet at the first parking lot which is just south east of the marina. We will bird several locations in NW Douglas county. Register online or contact leader. Meet at 0700. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, March 26 will be to Cherry Creek SP led by Mary Keithler (mkeithler AT yahoo.com; 303-771-1421) Meet at 0800 at WEST entrance of park. Go east from Yosemite St. on Union Ave past Cherry Creek High School to west entrance. State Parks Pass or day pass required. Habitats include deep water, marshland, mixed grasses and cottonwoods. Will carpool to various stops and walk 1-2 miles. Bring binoculars, water, snacks, sunscreen, and bug repellent. Scopes are useful. Register online or contact leader. 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. 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