[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: November 29, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, November 29, 2001 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions, including county and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report) TRUMPETER SWAN (Eagle, Larimer, Logan) TUNDRA SWAN (Custer, El Paso) Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, Weld) Barrow's Goldeneye (Eagle) Pacific Loon (Garfield) Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo) POMARINE JAEGER (*Douglas/Jefferson) Thayer's Gull (*Douglas/Jefferson) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Logan, Pueblo, *Sedgwick) Glaucous Gull (*Douglas/Jefferson, Pueblo, *Sedgwick) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Pueblo) White-winged Dove (*Larimer) Greater Roadrunner (Huerfano) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Fremont) VARIED THRUSH (*Arapahoe, *Logan) BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (Weld) EASTERN TOWHEE (Pueblo) Swamp Sparrow (*Boulder) White-throated Sparrow (Huerfano) Harris's Sparrow (Huerfano, Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Jefferson, Sedgwick) Rusty Blackbird (*Douglas/Jefferson, Pueblo) STREAK-BACKED ORIOLE (El Paso) Common Redpoll (Larimer, *Logan) Please note, detailed directions to most of the following locations can be found on the Colorado County Birding Website: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/index.php Arapahoe County: --A VARIED THRUSH was reported by Schaumberg at his home and adjacent greenbelt in SE Aurora in the Mission Viejo neighborhood on November 21. The bird was last reported on November 28 by Mlodinow. The exact address is 3904 S. Idalia St. Please respect private property. --A Long-tailed Duck was reported by Berry at Cherry Creek State Park on November 25. The bird appears to be injured. Boulder County: --2 Swamp Sparrows were reported by Floyd and the Great Boulder Caper at Walden Ponds on November 28. --1 Swamp Sparrow was reported by Floyd and the Great Boulder Caper at McIntosh Lake in Longmont on November 28. Custer County: --A TUNDRA SWAN (ad) was reported by Edwards at Lake DeWeese on November 25. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --At Chatfield State Park: --A POMARINE JAEGER (Juv. intermediate morph) was reported by Kellner on November 19 and was refound on November 28 by Hurtado. The bird has mostly been seen from the Handicapped Fisherman’s access point just NW of the marina. It has also been seen from the Heron Overlook. --A Glaucous Gull was reported by Kellner on November 19, 2 1st-cyc Glaucous Gull were reported by Kellner on November 26. On November 28, Mlodinow reported 1ad Glaucous Gull and 1 1-st cycl Glaucous Gull and 1 juv Thayer's Gull. --2 Rusty Blackbirds (1M; 1F) were reported by Schmoker at the Plum Creek Delta (Douglas County side) on Nov. 22. They were refound by Chavez on Nov. 28. They have been seen where Plum Creek enters the reservoir. They were working among the scattered brush piles and have been quite difficult to see. --A Winter Wren was reported by Kellner 1.3 miles upstream from Kingfisher Bridge between 2 gravel ponds on November 26. Eagle County: --A TRUMPTER SWAN and Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Christopher Taylor at Spring Park Reservoir north of El Jebel on November 26. El Paso County: --A STREAK-BACKED ORIOLE was reported by Peterson at Fountain Creek Regional Park on the north edge of Rice's Pond on November 25. --3 TUNDRA SWANS were reported by Koehn at Big Johnson Reservoir on Nov. 23 and on Nov. 24. Fremont County: --A shy juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Moss at Centennial Park on November 27. Garfield County: --A Pacific Loon was reported by Art Dahl at Rifle Gap Reservoir on October 27 and seen again by McConnell on November 26. Huerfano County: --A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Nelder at Lathrop SP on November 26. --2 first year Harris's Sparrows and 1 White-throated Sparrow were reported by Nelder in her yard in LaVeta on November 27. Contact her at pollyw...@gmail.com for more information. Jefferson County: --A Harris’s Sparrow (Juv) was reported by Sanders in his front yard in Golden on November 24. --A Lapland Longspur was reported by Kaempfer, calling in a small flock of Horned Larks in Northern Jefferson County along CO 72 about half-way between CO 93 and Standley Lake on November 24. Larimer County: --4 TRUMPETER SWANS were reported by Mathews at Lake Estes on November 19 and most recently on November 26 by Waltman. Waltman reports that one of the swans has non-black legs and feet. --A COMMON REDPOLL was reported by Leatherman at Grandview Cemetery very late in the afternoon on Nov. 24. The bird preferred an area near one of the last patches of snow from the recent storms.If you come into the cemetery, cross the
[cobirds] Bhutan birding trip
For anyone interested in the trip to Bhutan, I will have a meeting at my house at 7pm on Wednesday, November 30. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] American Woodcock in Burlington (Kit Carson)
COBirders, Yesterday afternoon Stan Murphy of Burlington sent me his photo, asking for an I.D. I have sent a copy of his photograph of an American Woodcock to Rachel Hopper requesting inclusion in CFO's photo gallery on our webpage. Here is part of the email Stan sent: I took the picture this afternoon (11/28/11) near 840 N 13th Street, Burlington, Colorado 80807. We have been watching it for about a week out in the lawns bobbing its head up and down driving its bill into the bluegrass to get insects, just as you have described. When anyone would get too close to it, it would take short flight to get under cover within the evergreen shrubs around the houses. --For the benefit of our less experienced COBirds subscribers, this species' normal range extends west to eastern Kansas, and its habitat is woody areas with good ground cover. So one in town in eastern Colorado is quite unusual. Leon Bright Pueblo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Feeder Observations
Hi cobirders; Day after the October 26 snow. I got the first ever Pinyon Jays (2) seen here in over 50 years. They stopped in the chokecherry by the kitchen window and flew to the Russian Olive and gone. On October 30 the first Western Scrub Jay in many years and it has returned many days since with two coming on Monday Nov. 14. Two also came early on the Nov.27. In years past they were one day wonders. Two Starlings came and checked out the feeder near the window. They already had dark gray bills. Not being seed eaters they didn't stay long. Eurasian Collared Doves cant use the thistle feeder. A small group of them feed on the ground under the thistle feeder and find seed that falls from it. Happens often. On the feeder watch. Bob Spencer N.E. of Golden -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Continuing Rusty Blackbirds Douglas
Glenn Walbek and I saw two Rusty Blackbirds this morning at about 9:30 east from the end of the Plum Creek Delta at more or less the previously described spot. Seeing them required some patience. Bob Brown Highlands Ranch -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] 1st winter California Gull Cherry Creek
Hi At Cherry Cherry SP I saw a distant 1st winter California Gull. Rarely have I seen that age California Gull this late in the season, the predominate age being adult. Since I'm not as active at hitting all the reservoirs and lakes as some, I was wondering if others have had the same experience with California Gulls. I would also be curious if there could be be a latitudinal difference in age distribution associated with the gull, perhaps more 1st winter or less being recorded in southern or western Colorado? If anyone has any thoughts about this why not post on Cobirds so we can all follow along with this thread as it could be informative. Bob Righter Denver CO Sent from my iPad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Re: COMMON REDPOLL - E. Boulder County
The Redpoll has not been since this first posting. A Sharp-shinned Hawk that was hanging around the yard yesterday afternoon probably didn't help matters. The picture that I got through the kitchen window is embedded in my ebird checklist; not a great picture but enough to ID the bird. jack harlan E. Boulder County On Nov 28, 12:17 pm, jharlan jackhar...@comcast.net wrote: A COMMON REDPOLL was at my feeders between 11AM-1145 here in Eastern Boulder County. I managed to get one fairly decent photo. Although I am in meetings for most of the rest of the afternoon, I will keep monitoring the feeders and let you all know if it remains here later today. jack harlan E. Boulder County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] American Dipper in Adams Co today
Hi Birders I relocated an American Dipper east of the Lowell Blv'd bridge (Adams CO.) today at 4:20 p.m. I went down the bike path until I could look down stream over the check dam. It flew downstream and I was not able to relocate it. A Great Horned Owl was near the bridge carrying the bike path over Clear Creek. Bob Canter, Denver Co. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] American Woodcock Image
COBirders, Thanks to Leon Bright for sending me the pic of the American Woodcock in Burlington. The photo can be seen here: http://www.pbase.com/image/140003813 --- Rachel Hopper Ft. Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Unidentified Bird
Hello! I'm still an amateur to birding and wanted some input. A few weeks ago I saw this bird near our backyard, flitting between a few of our neighbor's trees and harassing a Robin. I didn't have my camera at the time and originally, actually mistook it for a Robin giving its tail flitting when it perched. Then I saw its colors didn't resemble a Robin in the least. This past Sunday, the 27th, I saw it again and it perched and waggled its tail before diving into a yard. I luckily had my camera, but even with my zoom lens it was tough to photograph at the distance. I have never before seen this around my house in Highlands Ranch and wanted input to its ID. I have two pictures: http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh67/FireMaster13Deviant/DSC_1330_PS.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh67/FireMaster13Deviant/DSC_1331_PS.jpg I tried to zoom in and enhance them a little to see them better. If you know what bird this is, please let me know, and please tell me what the defining characteristics of this bird are? I'm trying to get better at ID and am not sure how to just know which family to look into first. Any help would be great! ~Julie -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
RE: [cobirds] American Woodcock in Burlington (Kit Carson)
Cobirders, I think that there are only eight or so records of this species in the state going back to 1945, with half of those sightings dating back to 2000. Still, despite the fairly recent uptick in sightings, this is a good bird for the state and might be worth a scenic drive out to Burlington to view this bird before the cold and snow arrive on Thursday. That is assuming, of course, that Mr. Murphy and the other fine denizens of Burlington do not mind a few birders poking about the neighborhood. If enough people show up it could be the biggest thing since the new car wash. ; ) Good Birding, Steve Stachowiak Highlands Ranch, CO From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Leon Bright Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 11:10 AM To: COBIRDS Cc: sovmur...@centurytel.net Subject: [cobirds] American Woodcock in Burlington (Kit Carson) COBirders, Yesterday afternoon Stan Murphy of Burlington sent me his photo, asking for an I.D. I have sent a copy of his photograph of an American Woodcock to Rachel Hopper requesting inclusion in CFO's photo gallery on our webpage. Here is part of the email Stan sent: I took the picture this afternoon (11/28/11) near 840 N 13th Street, Burlington, Colorado 80807. We have been watching it for about a week out in the lawns bobbing its head up and down driving its bill into the bluegrass to get insects, just as you have described. When anyone would get too close to it, it would take short flight to get under cover within the evergreen shrubs around the houses. --For the benefit of our less experienced COBirds subscribers, this species' normal range extends west to eastern Kansas, and its habitat is woody areas with good ground cover. So one in town in eastern Colorado is quite unusual. Leon Bright Pueblo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
