[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 10 January 2013
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: January 10, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 303-659-6750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 10, 2014 sponsored by the 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 (* indicates new information on this species in this report): BRANT (*Douglas/Jefferson) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder) Black Scoter (Arapahoe) Long-tailed Duck (*Arapahoe, Arapahoe/Jefferson, Grand) Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Eagle/Pitkin, Pitkin, Pueblo, Summit) MEW GULL (Larimer) Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Larimer) ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe, Larimer) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Denver, Larimer, Pueblo) SLATY-BACKED GULL (Arapahoe) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Arapahoe) Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe, Denver) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Arapahoe, Pueblo) White-winged Dove (Arapahoe, Prowers) Greater Roadrunner (Bent) Red-bellied Woodpecker (*Prowers) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Delta/Mesa) Winter Wren (El Paso) Curve-billed Thrasher (Pueblo) Swamp Sparrow (Boulder) White-throated Sparrow (Boulder) Harris's Sparrow (Adams, Garfield) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (*Boulder, Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Adams, Kit Carson, Weld) Snow Bunting (Boulder) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) Black Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Jefferson) ADAMS COUNTY: --2 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Pagliaro on the S Platte between 100th and 88th on January 2. On January 7, Candice Johnson reported 2 Barrow's Goldeneyes near 100th and the S Platte. --On the Barr Lake CBC, Hundertmark reported Harris's Sparrow and Lapland Longspurs on January 5. ARAPHOE COUNTY: --On December 30, Ferrell and Moulton reported a SLATY-BACKED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. --On January 2, Schmoker and Walbek reported Black Scoter, juv Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gulls (5 ad, 1 juv), Glaucous Gull (2 ad, 2 juv), GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1 juv), Glaucous-winged Gull (1 juv), and SLATY-BACKED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. On January 3, Mlodinow reported Black Scoter, SLATY-BACKED GULL, 4 Glaucous Gulls, 9 Thayer's Gulls, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, ICELAND GULL, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. On January 4, Komar reported 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull, 4 Thayer's Gulls (2 ad, 2 1-st cyc), 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (4 ad, 1 1-st cyc), and a possible 1-st cycle SLATY-BACKED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. On January 5, Mark Miller reported ad SLATY-BACKED GULL and Glaucous Gull at Aurora Reservoir. On January 6, Chartier reported the ad SLATY-BACKED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. On January 7, Brenda Linfield reported the SLATY-BACKED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. On January 7, Roller reported Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Glaucous Gulls, and Thayer's Gulls at Aurora Reservoir. --A White-winged Dove was reported by Mary Driscoll in her yard on January 6 in unicorporated Arapahoe County. If you would like to try for the bird, contact her at wddriscoll AT gmail.com for updates and directions. --A f Long-tailed Duck was reported by Suddjian at Cooley Lake in South Platte Park on January 8. ARAPAHOE/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: --On January 1, Bob Spencer reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir. On January 3 Kemena reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir. BENT COUNTY: --2 Greater Roadrunners were reported by Leatherman at Lake Hasty in the SW corner on January 1. BOULDER COUTY: --The TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Dowell at Valmont on January 1. --The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Mark Miller at the Teller Farm parking lot on Valmont on January 9. --A White-throated Sparrow was reported by the Such brothers at Lyons Cemetery on January 2. It was on the NW edge. The cemetery is at the north end of 3rd Ave. --A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Floyd at South Teller Farm off Valmont on January 5. --All three species of Rosy-Finches were reported by Breitsch in Allenspark at Fawn Brook Inn on January 6. --A Snow Bunting was reported by Mark Miller in the NW corner of Lookout Road and 95th on January 7. BROOMFIELD COUNTY: --An ad Thayer's Gull was reported by Mlodinow at Sienna Pond at Sheridan and Lowell on January 1. DELTA/MESA COUNTIES: --3 American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Moston on the Grand Mesa CBC on January 1. DENVER COUNTY: --At Marston Reservoir on January 2, Tina Jones reported ad Lesser Black-backed Gull from the east and 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull and ad Thayer's Gull from west. DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: --A BRANT was found by Stachowiak at Chatfield open water on the Denver CBC on December 14. On January 7, Erthal reported the BRANT at the Model Airplane Field at Chatfield SP. On January 9, Walbek reported the BRANT at the Marina Sandspit at Chatfield SP.
[cobirds] RFI: Old CoBirds posts?
Hi all, I was trying to dig up my old (late 90s) bird sightings, to enter into eBird, and many were unfortunately not recorded in notebooks or on my computer. BUT, I did however post a good number of sightings to CoBirds during the late 90s while I was still living in Pueblo. Does anyone out there happen to have kept all their old CoBirds emails?? If so, (even if you're not quite sure yet how you'd get them to me) please get in touch with me! I'd love to see my old emails, and perhaps those old posts of yours could even one day be archived somewhere online as a resource. THANKS! -Paul Hurtado -- Paul J. Hurtado Postdoctoral Fellow, The Ohio State University Mathematical Biosciences Institute, http://mbi.osu.edu/ Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, http://ael.osu.edu/ E-mail: hurtado...@mbi.osu.edu Webpage: http://people.mbi.ohio-state.edu/hurtado.10 -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABpQ-FUjJTALkCoyysx0%3DcAA6w7zLdWi8e4GC2LkY98SpaWqhw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [cobirds] RFI: Old CoBirds posts?
Paul all, I have old COBIRDS posts which I believe date back to the 90's. I will be happy to send them to anyone that is interested. They are all stored as text files and are searchable. Sent from my iPhone Rachel Hopper Ft. Collins On Jan 10, 2014, at 1:12 PM, Paul Hurtado paul.j.hurt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I was trying to dig up my old (late 90s) bird sightings, to enter into eBird, and many were unfortunately not recorded in notebooks or on my computer. BUT, I did however post a good number of sightings to CoBirds during the late 90s while I was still living in Pueblo. Does anyone out there happen to have kept all their old CoBirds emails?? If so, (even if you're not quite sure yet how you'd get them to me) please get in touch with me! I'd love to see my old emails, and perhaps those old posts of yours could even one day be archived somewhere online as a resource. THANKS! -Paul Hurtado -- Paul J. Hurtado Postdoctoral Fellow, The Ohio State University Mathematical Biosciences Institute, http://mbi.osu.edu/ Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, http://ael.osu.edu/ E-mail: hurtado...@mbi.osu.edu Webpage: http://people.mbi.ohio-state.edu/hurtado.10 -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABpQ-FUjJTALkCoyysx0%3DcAA6w7zLdWi8e4GC2LkY98SpaWqhw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/D4454416-0238-41D7-A384-A52EAF2E585E%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Parking Nazis
Last weekend I tried twice, unsuccessfully, to see the Slaty-backed Gull at Aurora Rez. I enjoy chasing rarities from time to time, and missing is part of the game, though I am disappointed to have missed a great bird that would have been a lifer... Anyway, I had heard that there is a $10 entrance fee per car per visit, which is ridiculous, but that's not why I'm writing. My first visit was late Saturday, and when I arrived there was no one at the gate, so I figured I was just lucky. In fact I was decidedly UNLUCKY as the next thing I noticed was a huge flock of gulls departing for some other roost. Crap. Sunday I arrived a bit after two o'clock and again the gate house was un-manned. Makes sense. It was Sunday after all. Later, while scanning the gulls up by the dam, I watched the park ranger ticket my car, which is when I learned that there is a SELF SERVE PAY STATION at Aurora Rez. CRAP! Ok. So getting to the point of this story, in fact it was not a ticket. The Ranger had given me a copy of the rule book and a warning that if I didn't pay on my way out, then I'd be in trouble. This is not how Parking Nazi's operate in my experience. (it is a vulgar term, I know, but earned...believe me!) Well, I did pay on my way out, lifebirdless but very appreciative for the leniency from the kind and understanding ranger whom I do not include among the previously mentioned group of professionals. Unfortunately for me, I did not have $10, so I was forced to put $20 in the envelope. It's ok, I deserved it, right? Well, to my astonishment I just received a call from an incredibly well-mannered and thoughtful parking staff professional. He noticed the overpayment and suspected that I likely didn't have the correct amount, and wanted to know if he could send me a refund (!!!) Are you kidding me! So. After many, many instances of parking authority abuse, I feel compelled to report this exceptionally kind act. Thank you Ranger Terry. You are a gentleman and role model! Good birding, Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CACjv0GZVmYkWbMauOQ1D3kBHqvV4Qf0OKsao%2BtNKZLWPnBtkbw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Correction - Ammons Hall CSU Campus Fort Collins
All, I apologize. I incorrectly reported a Plumbeous Vireo on January 2nd. It is actually a Townsend's Solitaire. The Solitaire was singing a very short 2-3 note song that made me think it was the Plumbeous. I went back to Ammons Hall today and the Solitaire was sitting on the 2nd floor window ledge having a little fight with it's reflection. Brian Gilbert Fort Collins, CO -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1c403bfb-357e-4216-84bd-5b653d237e05%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Aurora Reservoir --- Arapahoe county 1/9/14
COBirders, Yesterday around midday I called up Bill Maynard and Lisa Edwards to see if they could do a spur-of-the-moment trip to Aurora Reservoir to go look for the Slaty-backed Gull. They were both up for it so we met up and headed off. Unfortunately, we had no luck with the Slaty-backed but we did have a few other things of note. Maybe the best thing all day was a PIED-BILLED GREBE that maybe can't fly as it had enough water to take off on or maybe it just felt safer not flying. It had been in a hole in the ice across the reservoir from where we were just doing its thing, then while scanning the gulls we noticed it coming across the ice. Not such a big deal maybe except that it was being actively chased by a NORTHERN HARRIER. It would get up and run as fast as it could until the Harrier would get close at which point it would stop and defend itself. I think it was also catching its breath because sometimes it would sit there for longer than it needed to. This went on almost the whole time we watched it which was for maybe 100 to 200 yards. I used Google Earth to get a rough measurement of the distance between the two holes and it appears to be about 800 yards or .5 miles. Quite a little feat for this tiny little bird. It did make it to the other hole safely only to later do it again to another hole but this was a much shorter distance. Here is a list of the notables: 1 GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (adult bird and admittedly I would have liked a little better look at the bird just to try and rule out any hybrid combo) 1 ICELAND GULL 4 Glaucous Gulls (2 1st cycle, 1 2nd cycle and 1 adult, the adult was not the same adult that I saw there last Friday as this bird is huge versus the fairly dainty bird from last week) x Thayer's Gulls (there seemed to be a lot of both adults and youngsters) We had the five regularly occurring species of geese including a few hybrid WHITExWHITE-CHEEKED geese. I sure would nto be surprised if there was a Brant hiding in amongst all the white-cheeked geese there. - Mark Peterson Colorado Springs -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1389384392.17969.YahooMailNeo%40web121506.mail.ne1.yahoo.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] tenses
In my recent post about Lamar (Prowers), I mentioned the Paulsen family. This expands on that a bit. They are friends of mine and maybe some of you, too. The father, Henry, recently passed away quite unexpectedly. He was a devoted tree planter and the 5000+ woody plants he installed over the past several decades have created quite a bird habitat around their home north of Lamar at the junction of Prowers CR SS/7, and on nearby parts of their farm to the west. The funeral was this past December 30th. His wife Linda has been a gracious host when they have rare birds in their yard (Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Purple Finch, Red Fox Sparrow, winter Gray Catbird, etc.). And their daughters Isa and Emily have contributed original illustrations to CFO's journal: Isa's colored pencil Peregrine Falcon was on the cover of the October 1998 issue (vol.32,no.4) and her colored pencil Curlew Sandpiper was on the cover of the January 1999 issue (vol.33,no.1). Emily's graphite pencil drawing of the same individual Curlew Sandpiper was part of the News From The Field column compiled by David Ely, p76, in the January 1999 issue. The sandpiper drawings were inspired by Duane Nelson's First State Record on 6/30-7/1/1998 sighting at nearby Upper Queens Reservoir (Kiowa). Thinking about dear Henry and the living members of his family, looking thru my old journals on the kitchen shelf to verify the details above, and Paul Hurtado's desperate plea to COBIRDS this morning for saved copies of old emails made me think a few words are in order about the value of the present and past. This would seem to be true for the world in general, and specifically the birding world. Before we think we'll be prettier after the next molt and fly gleefully into the future, the landscape of life has three parts. Don't get me wrong - I will probably love the 4G blah blah phone my son got me for Christmas to replace the one I lost last month trying for a Red-necked Grebe photo (if I can master 5% of its capabilities before I lose it, too). I'm just saying, we all need to remember who planted those trees, who wrote News From The Field in 1999, who found that first Curlew Sandpiper, and that holding those old journals with covers drawn by youthful human brains (not a computer) was much more pleasant than anything digital. Grieving people need comforting words now, not next week or 10 years from now. Like Bob Spencer keeps trying to tell us, that bird out the window deserves to be appreciated at this moment. And thank goodness, somebody thought about archiving emails, and that Rachel is savvy enough to retrieve them (and kind enough to promptly offer her services in this regard). In short, to be truly whole we need all three tenses, all the birds alive and extinct, and all of us. We need John James Audubon, Carolina Parakeets, Thompson Marsh, museums (full of stuffed specimens, DNA, and dedicated curators), Eurasian Collared-Doves, Hugh Kingery, Brenda Linfield, RMBO, Davis's mismatched Chuck Taylors, eBird, cemeteries, Tuesday Birders, Glenn Walbek, 100-400mm zooms with teleconverters and supportive software, Nathan Pipelow, future splits, the Such Brothers, the next First State Record, apps, and colored pencils. Here's to 1813, 2013, and 2113. Happy New Year. This is just a thought and isn't intended to start a new thread. Dave Leatherman Fort Collins -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/SNT148-W66502F54879017CE2469C9C1B30%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
