Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: November 9, 2018 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November 9 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist. Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates new information on this species is new) Snow Goose (Bent, *Delta, Kiowa, *Larimer, Logan, Montrose) Snow X Cackling Goose (*El Paso) Ross’s Goose (Kiowa) Greater White-fronted Goose (El Paso, Logan) Greater White-fronted X Cackling Goose (El Paso) Trumpeter Swan (*Jefferson, Mesa) Tundra Swan (Jackson, Moffat) Wood Duck (Eagle, Mesa) Blue-winged Teal (Arapahoe, Baca, La Plata) Eurasian Wigeon (Montezuma) Storm Wigeon (Arapahoe) Greater Scaup (Mesa) Surf Scoter (Boulder, Jefferson, Las Animas) Black Scoter (*Denver, Mesa) Common Goldeneye (Arapahoe, Crowley, Jackson, Kiowa, Mesa, Park) Barrow’s Goldeneye (Jackson, Montrose, Park) Pied-billed Grebe (*Pitkin) Horned Grebe (Denver, Montrose) Red-necked Grebe (Boulder, Park) White-winged Dove (Montezuma) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Larimer) Greater Roadrunner (Bent) Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Jefferson) Virginia Rail (Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Garfield, Kiowa) Sora (Adams, Arapahoe, Mesa) Sandhill Crane (Adams, Crowley, Delta, Garfield, Kiowa) American Avocet (Larimer) Pectoral Sandpiper (*Boulder, Douglas, Logan) Semipalmated Sandpiper (Adams) Short-billed Dowitcher (El Paso) Long-billed Dowitcher (Jackson, Kiowa) Lesser Yellowlegs (*Boulder) Black-legged Kittiwake (Park) Bonaparte’s Gull (Boulder, Crowley, Denver, *El Paso, *La Plata, *Larimer, Mesa, Summit) Franklin’s Gull (Logan, Park, Rio Grande) Mew Gull (Larimer) Iceland Gull (Thayer’s) (Park) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larimer, Park) Forster’s Tern (Mesa) Pacific Loon (Bent, Boulder, Denver) Common Loon (Bent, Boulder, Crowley, Denver, El Paso, *Larimer, Logan, Mesa) YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Logan) Osprey (Boulder) HARRIS’S HAWK (*Larimer) Swainson’s Hawk (Delta) Lewis’s Woodpecker (*La Plata) Red-naped Sapsucker (Eagle) Hairy Woodpecker (Prowers) Say’s Phoebe (Boulder, Douglas) Vermilion Flycatcher (*Boulder) White-eyed Vireo (*Jefferso) Plumbeous Vireo (*La Plata) Loggerhead Shrike (Bent, El Paso) Northern Shrike (Arapahoe, *El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa) Pinyon Jay (Montezuma, San Miguel) Steller’s Jay (Archuleta, El Paso, Montrose, *Pitkin) Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (El Paso, *Jefferson, *La Plata, Mesa) Clark’s Nutcracker (Jefferson, Montrose) Chihuahuan Raven (Bent) Common Raven (Adams) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (*Delta) Barn Swallow (Adams) Bushtit (Baca, El Paso, Mesa, San Miguel) Rock Wren (Baca) House Wren (Baca) Winter Wren (Baca, *Larimer) Marsh Wren (Adams, Baca, Bent) Bewick’s Wren (Bent, Mesa) American Dipper (Archuleta, *La Plata, Montrose, Pitkin) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Bent, La Plata, Mesa, San Miguel) Eastern Bluebird (Baca, Bent, Huerfano) Mountain Bluebird (Baca, Bent) Hermit Thrush (Mesa) Gray Catbird (Baca, Boulder) Curve-billed Thrasher (Bent) Sage Thrasher (*El Paso) American Pipit (Boulder, Kiowa, Larimer, Montrose) Evening Grosbeak (Baca, Bent, Mesa) Red Crossbill (El Paso) Lapland Longspur (Bent, *El Paso, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Park) Chestnut-collared Longspur (El Paso) SMITH’S LONGSPUR (Kiowa) McCown’s Longspur (Kit Carson) Chipping Sparrow (El Paso) Savannah Sparrow (Kiowa, Park) Lincoln’s Sparrow (Adams, Clear Creek, Kiowa) Swamp Sparrow (Bent, El Paso) White-throated Sparrow (Bent, San Miguel) Harris’s Sparrow (*La Plata) Yellow-headed Blackbird (Mesa) Rusty Blackbird (*El Paso, Kiowa, Larimer) Great-tailed Grackle (Archuleta) Orange-crowned Warbler (Ouray) Virginia’s Warbler (Larimer) Common Yellowthroat (Mesa) Palm Warbler (Chaffee, Denver) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) (*Montrose, Summit) Wilson’s Warbler (*Montrose) Western Tanager (Boulder, El Paso, Pueblo) Northern Cardinal (Larimer) ADAMS COUNTY: ---On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First Creek, Patrick O’Driscoll and DFO field trip reported Virginia Rail, Sora, and 2 Marsh Wren. ---On November 4 at Clear Creek Valley Park, Gabriel Wiltse reported Semipalmated Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitcher. ---On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Wildlife Drive, Michelle Fulcher reported 50+ Sandhill Cranes. On November 7 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Legacy Trail, James Shelton reported 5 Common Raven. ---On November 4 at South Platte River – 88th Ave Area, David Haskell reported Barn Swallow. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: ---On November 3 at Cherry Creek SP, Candice Johnson reported Virginia Rail and Sora. On November 4 at Cherry Creek SP, Frankie Toan reported 5 Blue-winged Teal ---On November 7 at Bufflehead Lake, Ted Uhlemann reported Blue-winged Teal. ---On November 3 at South Platte Park—C470 area, Ben Sampson reported Blue-winged Teal, Storm Widgeon (color morph of American), Common Goldeneye, and Northern Shrike. ARCULETA COUNTY: ---On November 4 on San Juan River Walk in Pagosa Springs, Ben Bailey reported 5 Steller’s Jay, American Dipper, and 5 Great-tailed Grackle. BACA COUNTY: ---On November 4 at Two Buttes SWA below the dam, Tony Leukering reported Rock Wren, House Wren, 2 Winter Wren (1 at pond below dam, 1 at outcrop by road), 2 Marsh Wren, 4 Mountain Bluebird, Gray Catbird, and 2 Evening Grosbeak.WTP, Tony Leukering reported 4 Bushtit, Marsh Wren, Eastern Bluebird, and Blue-winged Teal. BENT COUNTY: ---On November 4 at Fort Lyon Wildlife Easement, David Tonnessen reported Virginia Rail, Chihuahuan Raven, 15 Marsh Wren, 3 Bewick’s Wren, 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Mountain Bluebird, Evening Grosbeak (flyover), 2 White-throated Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow. ---On November 4 at Lake Hasty (lake and campground), David Tonnessen reported Greater Roadrunner, Bewick’s Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, 2 Curve-billed Thrasher, Lapland Longspur, and 2 White-throated Sparrow. ---On Novembedr 4 at John Martin Reservoir—Dam area, David Tonnessen reported 700 Snow Geese, Greater Roadrunner, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Eastern Bluebird, and 3 Lapland Longspur. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On November 3 at Boulder Reservoir by dam, Luke Pheneger reported Red-necked Grebe, 6 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon. On November 4 at Boulder Reservoir, Peter Gent, Jack and Ryan Bushong and several other birders reported 1st year male Surf Scoter, Red-necked Grebe, Pacific Loon, 2 Common Loon, and American Pipit. On November 5 at Boulder Reservoir, David Suddjian, Dale Pate, Diane Roberts, and David Dowell reported Red-necked Grebe and Common Loon. On November 6 at Boulder Reservoir, Eva Matthews Lark reported Red-necked Grebe. On November 7 at Boulder Reservoir, John Vanderpoel reported Red-necked Grebe. ---On November 7 at Walden Ponds in Boulder, Chuck Aid and Evergreen Audubon reported Osprey and Pectoral Sandpiper. On November 8 at Walden Ponds, Mike Hensley, John Vanderpoel, and Nick Moore reported Vermilion Flycatcher and Pectoral Sandpiper; Leslie S reported Pectoral Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs. CHAFFEE COUNTY: ---On November 3 at Brown Dog Coffee, 713 US 24 in Buena Vista, Mele Avery reported 2 Palm Warblers. They were feeding in grassy median next to the coffee shop. CROWLEY COUNTY: ---On November 5 at Lake Henry, David Tonnessen reported 7 Common Goldeneye, 6 Sandhill Crane, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon. DELTA COUNTY: ---On November 3 at 13012 G Road, Rebecca Weiss reported 625 Sandhill Cranes and Swainson’s Hawk. ---On November 8 at Confluence Park in Delta, Rick Harner reported Snow Goose and 3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow. DENVER COUNTY: ---On November 2 and 3 at Marston Reservoir, Gwen Moore reported Black Scoter. On November 7 at Marston Reservoir, Scott Somershoe reported 2 f-type Black Scoter, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, Pacific Loon, 5 Common Loon. On November 8 at Marston Reservoir, Dale Pate reported Black Scoter. ---On November 4 at Denver City Park, Riley and Heather Morris reported Palm Warbler. ---On November 6 at Berkley Park, Julia Auckland reported Palm Warbler in small tree near pumphouse. DOUGLAS COUNTY: ---On November 4 at Bar CCC Park, Tim Ryan reported Say’s Phoebe. EAGLE COUNTY: ---On November 3 in Eagle (39.6424, -106.8318), Gerald Fedrizzi reported 3 Wood Duck. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On November 3 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jan Allbright and Richard Bunn reported Northern Shrike, Red Crossbill (flyover), and Chipping Sparrow. On November 6 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported 17 Lapland Longspur and Chestnut-collared Longspur. On November 7 at Chico Basin Ranch, John Drummond reported Loggerhead Shrike, 26 Lapland Longspur, Swamp Sparrow, and Western Tanager. On November 8 at Chico Basin Ranch, Chris Brobin reported Northern Shrike, 2 Sage Thrasher, and 19 Lapland Longspur. ---On November 5 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Monday Birders reported Steller’s Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 4 Bushtit, and White-throated Sparrow. ---On November 7 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs, David Tonnessen reported 2 Greater White-fronted Geese, and apparent hybrid Cackling X Greater White-fronted Goose, 8 Bonaparte’s Gull. On November 8 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Aaron Driscoll and Edward Lewandowski reported 2 Snow X Cackling Geese hybrid, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Rusty Blackbird. ---On November 7 at Meridian Reservoir (view from road), David Tonnessen reported 8 Greater White-fronted Geese and Bonaparte’s Gull. GARFIELD COUNTY: ---On November 6 at Harvey Gap SP and Grass Valley Reservoir, JoAnn RIggle reported 140 Sandhill Crane (flyover) and 25 Mountain Bluebirds. ---On November 6 at Ponds near Rifle Garfield Airport (view from road), JoAnn RIggle reported Virginia Rail. JACKSON COUNTY: ---On November 5 at Cowdrey Pond, Doug Kibbe reported Long-billed Dowitcher. ---On November 5 at Walden Reservoir, Doug Kibbe reported Tundra (whistling) Swan, Common Goldeneye, and 2 Barrow’s Goldeneye. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On November 4 at Staunton SP, Ken Wat reported Broad-tailed Hummingbird on Davis Pond Trail, Northern Shrike, and Clark’s Nutcracker. ---On November 8 at Red Rocks Trading Post, Frank Farrell and Aaron Shipe reported White-eyed Vireo in Junipers near Swing set and 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay. ---On November 8 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Alison Field reported Trumpeter Swan. KIOWA COUNTY: ---On November 3 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported f Common Goldeneye, 5 Bonaparte’s Gull, Savannah Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow. ---On November 2 at Hwy 90 and CR 75, Tony Leukering reported 24 American Pipit, 85 Lapland Longspur, and 2 Smith’s Longspur. ---On November 3 at Neegronda Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 36 Snow Geese and 3 Ross’s Geese. ---On November 3 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 4 Sandhill Crane (flyover) KIT CARSON COUNTY: ---On November 5 on CR F, Flager, Glenn Walbek reported 750 Lapland Longspur and 2 McCown’s Longspur. LA PLATA COUNTY ---On November 4 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta and Jason St. Pierre reported Lewis’s Woodpecker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Harris’s Sparrow, and 2 Blue-winged Teal. On November 5 at Animas River – Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta and Susan Allerton reported Harris’s Sparrow. On November 7 at Animas River—Huck Finn Ponds and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta reported Harris’s Sparrow. On November 8 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area,Ryan Votta and Jim Beatty reported Lewis’s Woodpecker, Plumbeous Vireo, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, American Dipper and Harris’s Sparrow. ---On November 8 at Pastorius Reservor, Susan Allerton reported Bonaparte’s Gull and Woodhouse’s Scrub –Jay. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On November 3 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nic Korte reported Mew Gull and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull. ---On November 3 at Prospect Ponds NA, Lori Zabel reported Yellow-billed Cuckoo in bushes next to north pond east of bike path at SE corner of parking lot on Sharp Point Drive. On November 4 at Prospect Ponds, NA, John Shenot reported f Rusty Blackbird. On November 7 at Prospect Ponds NA, Dave Leatherman reported Winter Wren seen at Lynn Hall rustic blind with orange netting. On .November 8 at Prospect Ponds NA, Josh Bruening reported Winter Wren, ---On November 4 at Morey Wildlife Reserve, Cheri Orwig reported Virginia’s Warbler while doing trail cleanup. ---On November 5 SW of Wellington, Steve Martin reported that a f Northern Cardinal has been visiting his feeders for over a month. If anyone is interested in trying to see the Cardinal, contact Steve at falconridge AT cowisp.net. ---On November 6 at Timnath Reservoir, Nick Komar reported 2 Snow Geese, American Avocet, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 American Pipit. ---On November 7 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Dave Leatherman reported Winter Wren in SW corner of Loop Trail in tangles along old river channel, SW of bench E of “Human Homes” sign. On November 8 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Lori Zabel and Christine Sparks reported Snow Goose (Blue morph) on East bank of entrance lake. ---On November 8 at Sheldon Lake, City Park, Fort Collins, Dave Leatherman reported 3 Bonaparte’s Gull. ---On November 8 at 2499 Environmental Dr, Fort Collins, Jay Breidt reported Harris’s Hawk SE of Environmental/Drake Pond. ---On November 8 at Rigden Reservoir, Guy Turenne reported Common Loon. LAS ANIMAS COUNTY: ---On November 5 at Trinidad Reservoir (SP & SWA), Steve Mlodinow reported Surf Scoter. LOGAN COUNTY: ---On November 4 at Jumbo Reservoir, 2 Anonymous eBirders reported 1000 Snow Geese, 3 Greater White-fronted Geese, 3 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Franklin’s Gull, 2 Common Loon and YELLOW-BILLED LOON. MESA COUNTY: ---On November 4 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Denise and Mark Vollmar, and Carol Ortenzio reported Greater Scaup, f Black Scoter, Common Loon and Northern Shrike. On November 7 at Colorado River SP, Glenn Pearson reported Greater Scaup and Black Scoter. ---On November 3 in DeBeque Canyon, Maureen Briggs reported Trumpeter Swan seen from Amtrak Train. ---On November 4 at Highline Lake SP, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported Yellow-headed Blackbird with the sheep. On November 6 at Highline Lake SP, Douglas Diekman reported 2 Forster’s Tern. ---On November 4 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Douglas Diekman reported Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 12 Bushtit, 2 Marsh Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 36 Mountain Blubirds, 2 Hermit Thrush, and 2 Evening Grosbeak. ---On November 5 at Grand Junction WA, Mike Henwood reported 2 Wood Duck, Sora, Say’s Phoebe, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Hermit Thrush, and Common Yellowthroat. MOFFAT COUNTY: ---On November 6 at WFMC Pond S of Craig, Forrest Craig reported 4 Tundra Swans. MONTEZUMA COUNTY: ---On November 4 at Denny Lake Park, Ed Rumberger reported 2 Chipping Sparrow. ---On November 4 at Industrial Park Pond, Ed Rumberger reported M Eurasian Wigeon. ---On November 3 at McElmo Canyon, Heather Campbell reported White-winged Dove and 15 Pinyon Jay. MONTROSE COUNTY: ---On November 7 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Snow Goose. ---On November 6 at Black Canyon—Crystal Dam, Betty Fenton reported 3 Barrow’s Goldeneye, 2 Steller’s Jay, 7 Clark’s Nutcracker, American Dipper, and American Pipit. ---On November 8 at Marine Road Park, Bill Harris reported Wilson’s Warbler. ---On November 3 in Nucla (town), Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler. PARK COUNTY: ---On November 3 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Joey Kellner and DFO field trip reported ad Black-legged Kittiwake and 2 Franklin’s Gull. On November 4 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Glenn Walbek and Mark Peterson reported 8 Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black-legged Kittiwake, Franklin’s Gull, Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 2 Lapland Longspur. ---On November 7 at Eleven Mile SP, Jerry DeBoer reported Red-necked Grebe. PITKIN COUNTY: ---On November 8 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Rebecca Weiss reported 2 Pied-billed Grebe and Steller’s Jay. SAN MIGUEL COUNTY: ---On November 5 in Norwood, George Steele reported White-throated Sparrow. SUMMIT COUNTY: ---On November 3 at Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant, Joey Kellner and DFO field trip reported 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s). ---On November 3 at Dillon Reservoir—Frisco Marina area, Joey Kellner and DFO Field Trip reported Bonaparte’s Gull and Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s). DFO Field Trips For more details go to the DFO website Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop Sunday, November 11 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881) 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 [email protected]. 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