[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, Friday, November 2, 2012
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: November 2, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November 2, 2012, 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) Surf Scoter (Park) White-winged Scoter (Park) Barrow's Goldeneye (Lake) Pacific Loon (*Douglas/Jefferson) Red-necked Grebe (*Douglas/Jefferson, *Pueblo) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Pueblo) ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (*Pueblo) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Pueblo) Scarlet Tanager (Pueblo) Swamp Sparrow (*Pueblo) White-throated Sparrow (Jefferson, *Pueblo) Harris's Sparrow (El Paso, Larimer) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Rusty Blackbird (Washington) Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --A Red-necked Grebe was reported by Walbek W From Fisherman's Pier on October 30. Norm Lewis refound the Red-necked Grebe at Chatfield on November 1. --A Pacific Loon was reported by Walbek at Chatfield SP on November 1. Jefferson County: --An ad GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Henwood at Red Rocks Trading Post on October 18 and refound by Henwood on October 26. --A White-throated Sparrow (tan stripe) was reported by Tina Jones in her yard at 4400 Bow Mar Drive, Littleton on October 29. Lake County: --5 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Kellner at Mount Elbert Forebay on October 28. Larimer County: --A 1st winter Harris's Sparrow has been visiting the yard of Sean Walters in Loveland since October 26. If you would like to try to see it contact him at waltersintherockies AT gmail.com. Walters reported on October 31 that the Harris's Sparrow was seen again. Park County: --3 Surf Scoters were reported by Kellner at Eleven Mile Reservoir seen from Sucker Cove on October 28. --A White-winged Scoter was reported by Kellner at Antero SWA on October 28. Pueblo County: --On October 30 at Pueblo City Park, Percival reported m Black-throated Blue Warbler, winter plumaged Scarlet Tanager, 4 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS (3 ad, 1 juv). The birds were seen near the ravine in NE part of park. --On October 30 at Pueblo Mountain Park, Goff reported that ACORN WOODPECKERS continue. --A Red-necked Grebe was reported by Percival at Pueblo Reservoir off the Sailboard Lauching Area on November 1. --An ad Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Percival by the S Marina tires at Pueblo Reservoir on November 1. --At Valco Ponds on November 1, Percival reported 2 White-throated Sparrows and 1 Swamp Sparrow. --At Pueblo City Park on November 1, Percival reported 1 m YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. Washington County: --A pair of Rusty Blackbirds was reported by Tina Jones at Last Chance on October 31. The DFO field trip for Saturday, November 3 will be to look for Scoters led by Joey Kellner (303-978-1748). This is an all day trip driving to various mountain lakes to look for scoters, loons, and other migrants so bring lunch. Trip will probably include stops at Dillon Reservoir, Turquiose Lake, Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Twin Lakes, and Eleven-Mile Reseervoir. Call the leader to register and arrange a meeting place. The DFO field trip for Sunday, November 4 will be to Evans and the South Platte River led by Barbara Shissler (303-589-4431) and Cindy Valentine (303-790-2805). Meet leaders at the parking lot at 0900. Take Santa Fe to Evans then go west on Evans towards the South Platte. Go across the bridge then turn on the road and park on the east side of the river. Group will walk along the river until Mississippi or a little further to look at the waterfowl that are gathered. Be aware that bathroom facilities are not plentiful. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Thanks! There are enough birders signed up for Last Chance Oasis for Saturday!
I have been in touch with all the birders who have contacted me to volunteer and the final plan is set. If you are burning with desire to go out there tomorrow (Saturday), please contact me and I will put you on a waiting list. There will be another Appreciation Day next spring, when our grant comes through and we will plant some native shrubs. Thanks again to those who signed up! Joe Roller, Denver -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] RMBO's Annual Barrow's Goldeneye Count
Colorado Birders, Please mark your calendars! The Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory is searching for folks to get out and search for Barrow's Goldeneyes again this year from 23 November through 3 December. This will be the fourteenth consecutive year for the count! It was exciting this year to learn that this species also breeds near Mt. Evans. This is the ONLY place this species has been documented breeding outside of the Flat Top Mountains in Colorado. It is possible that all the Barrow's Goldeneyes found in Colorado in late fall/early winter represents the portion of the species that breeds in Colorado. Therefore, by counting the birds in Colorado at this time of year, we are getting an idea of how the population of Barrow's Goldeneyes is doing in our state. However, we don't really know for certain and it possible that some birds are coming from Wyoming or farther north. For the count, we would like to concentrate on counting all of the Barrow's Goldeneyes in Colorado, however, we also appreciate counts of all waterbird species present at each lake/reservoir visited. If participants would enter their count totals into eBird that would be much appreciated. I will check eBird for all BAGOs reported during this time period for those of you that don't post on CoBirds or WSBN. Or, you can send count totals to me at this e-mail address or jason.bea...@rmbo.org. Here are the lakes that have had the bulk of Barrow's Goldeneyes on past counts and will hopefully be visited during the count period: Bear Creek Reservoir – Jefferson County Blue Lake – Eagle County Blue Mesa Reservoir – Gunnison County Clear Creek Reservoir – Lake County Dillon Reservoir – Summit County Eleven Mile Reservoir – Park County Grand Lake – Grand County Horsetooth Reservoir – Larimer County Ice Lake – Chaffee County Jerry Creek Reservoir – Mesa County Lake Avery – Rio Blanco County Lake Granby – Grand County Mount Elbert Forebay – Lake County North Pond Park - Summit County Ranch at the Roaring Fork Ponds – Garfield County Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery – Garfield County Rifle Gap Reservoir – Garfield County Shadow Mountain Reservoir – Grand County Silverthorne Sewage Ponds – Summit County Spring Park Reservoir - Eagle County Stagecoach Reservoir - Routt County Steamboat Lake – Routt County Taylor Park Reservoir – Gunnison County Union Reservoir – Weld County Vega Reservoir – Mesa County Yampa River (near Craig - Forrest Luke please help!) – Moffat County Here are the totals for each year of the count: 1999 – 226 at 8 sites 2000 – 107 at 16 sites (less effort) 2001 – 181 at 20 sites 2002 – 189 at 16 sites 2003 – 245 at 21 sites 2004 – 226 at 14 sites 2005 – 219 at 16 sites 2006 – 280 at 21 sites 2007 – 225 at 17 sites 2008 - 183 at 19 sites 2009 - 163 at 16 sites 2010 - 163 at 16 sites 2011 - 217 at 24 sites Thank you and Good Birding! Jason Beason Special Monitoring Projects Coordinator Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Paonia - Delta 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Pueblo birds on 2 Nov 2012
Hi all, I birded quite a bit today around Pueblo. This is the date of the Chatfield Reservoir Long-billed Murrelet back in the late 1990s, so I was doing a lot of scoping the birds on Pueblo Reservoir today, hoping for any species of alcid. It was easy to scope Pueblo Reservoir today, since it wasn't windy and it was overcast, both during the morning and the afternoon. The best bird(s) was/were adult Lesser Black-backed Gull(s). In the morning, one was swimming off Sailboard launching area and the afternoon one was on the South Marina tires, I'm not sure this is the same one or not. I saw eight Common Loons, five together this afternoon off Sailboard launching area. Bonaparte's Gulls seem to be scattered all around the reservoir, though I didn't pick out anything with them. There were a few female Red-breasted Mergansers at a couple of locations around the Reservoir. There were other ducks around, nothing of note however. There are lots of grebes, though I didn't see a Red-necked Grebe, so maybe yesterday's bird, was a one-day wonder. There a juvenile Northern Shrike along West Fishing Road, and a Ferruginous Hawk, between West Fishing Road and the North Shore Marina, in the prairie dog town. The was one Double-crested Cormorant near the dam, this afternoon. I went over to Pueblo City Park, during the early afternoon. The best bird was an Eastern White-breasted Nuthatch, near the ravine in the north east portion of the park. I didn't find any unusual mountain birds, or any warblers or sapsuckers. I've had better luck in City Park during the mid-morning hours, recently. I hadn't birded Rock Canyon much recently, so I went the Osprey Picnic Area, and eastern part was good for a lot of birds. The best birds were two Eastern Bluebirds and a couple of Yellow-rumped Warblers. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Murrelet Migration
Cobirders, As Brandon alluded to earlier today, it is the historical start of the murrelet migration in Colorado. Well, that may be a little misleading to the less informed, but 67% of all sightings have occurred between November 2nd and November 28th. Okay, full disclosure. Six of the nine documented Colorado sightings have occurred in that date range. The little buggers tend to pop up days after a cold front sweeps down from the NW Washington State area like occurred last week, which means that Brandon was right on track getting out and looking for them today. It looks like another cold front may be tracking down our way next week to present another opportunity. So, get out and canvas the lakes this month looking for those bobbing bobbers. And with all of the activity of late, we better make sure the Last Chance pond gets covered as well! Good birding, Steve Stachowiak Highlands Ranch, 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/bvce3OkZocoJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] RFI from visiting birder
COBirders: A birder from New Jersey, Marc Chelemer, will be in our area 11/8 and 9 and has asked for help with target species. He will be birding out of the Denver area but is open to travelling for a sighting. Any suggestions for a chance at the following would be greatly appreciated. Rosy Finch Pine Grosbeak Cassin's Finch Any owl other than Great Horned or Burrowing Any grouse or Prairie Chicken Ross's Goose (Is the single bird still hanging around in Pueblo City Park?) Any Longspur Lewis's Woodpecker (Is there a fairly reliable spot near Denver?) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Has anyone seen this bird at the sites near Sedalia recently?) We have been following the posts regarding migrating sparrows and hope at least some of them will linger, but is there a chance that Cassin's Sparrow might still be around? How about Sprague's Pipit? Please respond offline and I will forward your emails to Marc. Thanks, Donna Emmons Donna Emmons Westminster, CO 80031 720-542-3841/719-369-9704 emmo...@yahoo.com -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Re: Varied Thrush - Boulder, Nov 2
We had a varied thrush on the Lower Dolores River this spring. It was in dense brush and low light, and like you, I didn't get a picture, but it was easily identifiable. Suzy Meyer Cortez On Friday, November 2, 2012 8:30:52 PM UTC-6, G_Oetzel wrote: My wife called me to look at the bird bathing in our water feature about 5:15 this evening. We both recognized it as a Varied Thrush, the first we have seen in CO. However, it's a familiar bird from our previous life in CA, and we both got very good looks at it. I scurried off to get my camera, but got back too late for a picture. We'll be watching tomorrow to see if it returns. George Oetzel Table Mesa area of SW Boulder -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/usEsc4zHhNwJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
