date:20160102

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 2 January 2016

2016-01-02 Thread Joyce Takamine

Compiler:   Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date:  January 2, 2016
This is the Rare Bird Alert, Saturday, January 2, sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

Trumpeter Swan (Arapahoe, Boulder, *Chaffee, Douglas, Jefferson, Mesa, Weld)
Tundra Swan (Boulder, Larimer)
Swan Spec (*Mesa)
White-winged Scoter (Arapahoe)
Long-tailed Duck (*Arapahoe, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Logan)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Arapahoe, *Chaffee, Eagle, *Garfield, Moffat)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Logan)
Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe,  *Bent, Boulder, Douglas, Pueblo)
Iceland Gull (Arapahoe)
Pacific Loon (Bent)
American White Pelican (*Bent, *Larimer)
AMERICAN WOODCOCK (*Larimer)
Thayer's Gull (*Larimer)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Douglas, *Larimer, Pueblo)
Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe)
Great Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer, Pueblo)
White-winged Dove (Boulder, El Paso, Pueblo)
Greater Roadrunner (*Baca, Otero)
SNOWY OWL (Douglas, Sedgwick)
Burrowing Owl (Denver)
White-throated Swift (Otero, Pueblo)
ACORN WOODPECKER (*El Paso)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan, Pueblo, Weld)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (El Paso, *Fremont, *Larimer, Pueblo)
Williamson's Sapsucker (El Paso, *Fremont)
Eastern Phoebe (Weld)
Black Phoebe (*Fremont)
Chihuahuan Raven (Boulder, Otero)
Canyon Wren (Pueblo)
Winter Wren (Baca)
Carolina Wren (*Jefferson)
Bewick's Wren (Baca, Fremont, Otero)
Varied Thrush (*Arapahoe, *Grand)
Gray Catbird (Boulder)
Brown/Long-billed Thrasher (Weld)
Brown Thrasher (*Baca)
Lapland Longspur (*Douglas, Logan, Yuma)
Pine Warbler (Boulder)
Yellow-throated Warbler (*Larimer)
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Fremont)
Canyon Towhee (Fremont, Otero)
Red Fox Sparrow (Denver, Yuma)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Pueblo)
Northern Cardinal (Boulder)
Lazuli Bunting (Larimer)
Rusty Blackbird (Archuleta, Fremont, Pueblo)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Grand, Jefferson)
Black Rosy-Finch (Grand, Jefferson)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Grand, *Jefferson, *Weld)
Common Redpoll (Adams, *Jefferson, *Larimer, Routt, Yuma)

ADAMS COUNTY:
--8 Common Redpolls were reported by Brian Berry at Barr Lake SP on
December 21.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
--A White-winged Scoter was reported by Tim King at South Platte Reservoir
on December 14.  On December 18, Charles Lawrence reported White-winged
Scoter at South Platte Reservoir.  A White-winged Scoter was reported by
Daniel Horton at South Platte Reservoir on December 24.
--On December 18 at Aurora Reservoir, David Dowell reported 1 ad Iceland
Gull (Kumlieni), 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 juv), and 2 ad Lesser
Black-backed Gulls.
--A White-winged Scoter was reported by Scott Somershoe at McLellan
Reservoir on December 19.  On December 20, Nelson Ford reported
White-winged Scoter at McLellan Resedrvoir.
--On December 24, Ben Sampson reported 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1
Great Black-backed Gull at Cherry Creek SP.  On December 24, Glenn Walbek
reported 8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Glacous Gull at Cherry Creek SP.
--On December 24, David Dowell reported 4 Thayer's Gulls, 10 Lesser
Black-backed Gulls, and 1 ad Glaucous Gull at Aurora Reservoir.
--On December 29 at South Platte Reservoir, Mark Chavez and Steve Miller
reported 2 Trumpeter Swans and 3 Long-tailed Ducks and David Suddjian
reported ad Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull.  On
December 30, Jayne James reported Long-tailed Ducks and 2 Trumpeter Swans
at South Platte Reservoir.  On December 31, Joey Kellner reported 2
Trumpeter Swans, 2 Barrow's Goldeneyes (1m, 1f), 3 Long-tailed Ducks (2f,
1m) at South Platte Reservoir.  On January 1, 2-3 Long-tailed Ducks were
reported Gwen Moore and many other birders at South Platte Reservoir.
--A Varied Thrush was reported by Becky Campbell near Cherry Creek on the
Denver Urban CBC on January 1.

ARCHULETA COUNTY:
--A f Rusty Blackbird was reported by Bennett Bailey at Pagosa Hot Springs
on December 31.

BACA COUNTY:
--On December 21, Steve Mlodinow reported Greater Roadrunner, 2 Winter
Wren, and 16 Bewick's Wrens in Cottonwood Canyon.
--On January 1, Steve Mlodinow reported Greater Roadrunner and Brown
Thrasher at Two Buttes below the dam.

BENT COUNTY:
--On December 31, Duane Nelson reported Pacific Loon and American White
Pelicans at John Martin Reservoir.
--On January 1, Steve Mlodinow reported 60 American White Pelican and 1
Thayer's Gull at John Martin Reservoir.

BOULDER COUNTY:
--On November 24, Stephen Knox reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller
Farm.On November 27, Ted Floyd and Tracy Pheneger reported Golden-crowned
Sparrow at Teller Farm.  On December 6, Jack B, holdne Maxfield, and Ryan
Bushong reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm.  On December 19
Steve Frye reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm.  On December 21,
Todd Deininger reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm.  On December
24, Jack Harlan reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm.  On
December 25, Craig

[cobirds] Trumpeter?

2016-01-02 Thread Gary Brower

Good morning!

Did anyone see the Trumpeter Swans yesterday at the S. Platte Reservoir? And, 
as I've not birded there before, where, on the reservoir are they being seen, 
I.e., south end, north-east corner, etc. (or is it quite apparent when one 
arrives)?

Thanks!

Gary Brower
Englewood, CO

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[cobirds] Re: Trumpeter?

2016-01-02 Thread Adam Vesely

They weren't there yesterday when I was there around 1:30.  I don't think 
they were seen at all yesterday.  The reservoir is big (I'd recommend a 
scope), but it would be pretty obvious if they were there, especially since 
a good portion of the reservoir is frozen.  There is a trail that skirts 
the south side of the reservoir, with parking near the southwest and 
southeast corners of the reservoir.  

Adam
Thornton, CO 

On Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 6:40:32 AM UTC-7, Gary Brower wrote:
>
> Good morning! 
>
> Did anyone see the Trumpeter Swans yesterday at the S. Platte Reservoir? 
> And, as I've not birded there before, where, on the reservoir are they 
> being seen, I.e., south end, north-east corner, etc. (or is it quite 
> apparent when one arrives)? 
>
> Thanks! 
>
> Gary Brower 
> Englewood, CO 
>
> Sent from my iPad

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[cobirds] Rosy-Finches, Teller Co

2016-01-02 Thread SUKE C

After spending a few hours in Cripple Creek we went to Victor where we saw all 
three Rosy-Finches; most were Gray-crowned (some Hepburn's).
This very large flock was at the "blue" house on Diamond Ave, past 4th St.
This was on New Year's eve.
If you need to warm up (it was really cold), the European-style bakery on 3rd 
Street is very nice, especially the warm wood stove AND they have a nice 
selection of gluten-free goodies.
Cecile Lee (Cici)
Elbert, CO
 
 
  

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[cobirds] Pueblo Reservoir 1/2

2016-01-02 Thread Brandon K. Percival

The ice-line at West Fishing Road at Pueblo Reservoir, the seven Long-tailed
Ducks were present this morning, along with many Common Goldeneye and other
ducks. One Bonaparte's Gull was sitting on the ice there as well.
Around the North Shore Marina/Northern Plains Campground, there were Canyon
Towhees, and a Townsend's Solitaire. A good number of ducks were in the North
Shore Marina cove. I tried hard, though couldn't find a Greater Scaup with the
many Lessers there. The gulls on the tires at the North Marina, were
Ring-billed (this is a place the adult Mew Gull was on Dec 30th). Scoping east
from the closed campground, south of the North Shore Marina, produced Eared and
Western Grebes, lots of mergansers and goldeneye.
A quick drive around some neighborhoods in Pueblo West, yielded Scaled Quail,
Curve-billed Thrasher, and Lesser Goldfinches.
It is breezy to windy at Pueblo Reservoir this morning, not like yesterday,
when after the fog burned off, it was very calm and easy to see the birds on
the large reservoir. Pueblo Reservoir is not as easy to bird, when it is
windy, since it is so big. Always a good scope is needed out there, to see
things.
Good birding,
Brandon PercivalPueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] Northern Goshawks, Ken Caryl Valley, Jefferson

2016-01-02 Thread David Suddjian

Yesterday I spotted all three of our Accipiters while doing New Year's
birding in the Ken Caryl Valley, with a highlight of an adult *Northern
Goshawk* at Massey Draw just below the forested slopes.

Early this morning an immature *Northern Goshawk* flew into my yard,
preceded by panic and mayhem from the other birds. It dashed after a magpie
and pursued it through the tight branches in the crown of a pine, but lost
the hunt. It perched in a cottonwood nearby, and for a time all surrounding
bird life was as if there was none. The hawk has moved on, but the silence
following its presence still hold's sway even 40 minutes later.

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Adams, Denver counties; Jan. 1, 2016

2016-01-02 Thread Ted Floyd

Hi, everybody. With Bill Schmoker, Brian Tavernia, Kim Tavernia, Sasha 
Keyel, and Ted Keyel in the morning, and then with Kei Sochi, Hannah Floyd, 
and Andrew Floyd in the afternoon, I had a nice time yesterday, Friday, 
Jan. 1, 2016 participating in the Denver-urban Christmas Bird Count. I'll 
let compiler Hugh Kingery "do the numbers." In the meantime, here are some 
photos:

Geese at City Park, Denver County: http://tinyurl.com/Geese-2016-01-01

City Park, Denver County, miscellany: http://tinyurl.com/Denver-2016-01-01

Platte River around 74th Street, Adams County: 
http://tinyurl.com/Platte-2016-01-01

eBird checklists:

Platte River: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26603321

City Park: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26603084

Happy New Year, everybody!

Ted Floyd
Lafayette, Boulder County

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[cobirds] White-throated Swifts Pueblo 2 Jan 2016

2016-01-02 Thread 'Brandon Percival' via Colorado Birds

Congrats to Pearle Sandstrom-Smith and Clif Smith, they are the first people to 
see White-throated Swifts in Colorado during the month of January.  Eight to 
ten by Valco Ponds in Pueblo this afternoon.  This means now White-throated 
Swifts have been seen every month of the year!

Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Trumpeter?

2016-01-02 Thread Chip Clouse

Still Red-breasted Mergansers and at least 1 Thayer's Gull too but no swans
since the 31st, I think.
On Jan 2, 2016 9:23 AM, "Mark R"  wrote:

> Gary,
>
> I talked with multiple birders yesterday who were there at various times
> from sunrise to well in the afternoon with no sighting of the two
> Trumpeters.
>
> Still present were the Long-tailed Ducks, Barrow's Goldeneyes, and some of
> the Greater Scaup.
>
> Mark Minner-Lee
> Superior, CO
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 2, 2016, at 6:40 AM, Gary Brower  wrote:
> >
> > Good morning!
> >
> > Did anyone see the Trumpeter Swans yesterday at the S. Platte Reservoir?
> And, as I've not birded there before, where, on the reservoir are they
> being seen, I.e., south end, north-east corner, etc. (or is it quite
> apparent when one arrives)?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Gary Brower
> > Englewood, CO
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
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[cobirds] Trumpeter Swans at Standley Lake JeffCo

2016-01-02 Thread David Suddjian

Two *Trumpeter Swans *were reported at Standley Lake on Jan 1 and were
present there this morning. Maybe they are the same two that were at South
Platte Res?

I have begun the year with a run on *Northern Goshawks*! After posting
earlier this morning I saw an adult Gos soaring over the vicinity of Ken
Caryl Ave x Depew in Littleton (Jefferson CO), to the east of Pierce. Now I
am set for January.

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] American Woodcock, Larrimer County

2016-01-02 Thread Michael King

Diana and I were among about a dozen birders who saw the American Woodcock at 
Bobcat Ridge Natural Area opposite the ranger's house, within 10 ft of the 
road, this morning at ~9:30 am. Although many people have now seen this special 
Colorado bird last year at least, the precise location (map and GPS 
coordinates) may help.  

Michael King
Boulder

Location below. 

Name: 
American Woodcock
Latitude: N40° 28' 52.2"
Longitude: W105° 13' 28.3"
Altitude: 5494'

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q=en==16=UTF8=40.48118+-105.22458
 


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[cobirds] Unusually large flock of Eastern Bluebirds in Canon City area and Pathfinder Park

2016-01-02 Thread SeEttaM .

Yesterday I found a flock of at least 20 but more likely 30 or more Eastern
Bluebirds on private property in the Canon City area.  I followed them as
they moved on and into the Pathfinder Park between Canon City and
Florence.  There they settled in some Russian Olive trees that had a lot of
olive fruit on them.  They appeared to be feeding on these fruit that were
of small size.  I got some good photos of them and now that I finally have
my computer back and working I have uploaded them to my Birds and Nature
blog.

I have had my computer either poorly or in and out of the repair shop for a
month so have lots of photos to process and upload.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com

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[cobirds] Rusty Blackbird - Arapahoe County