[cobirds] Tamarack, Jumbo and N. Sterling
I headed out east this morning with John Vanderpoel to do a bit of pre-CBC scouting (the official "count-week" period will begin on Monday for the first CBCs of the year). Our first stop of the day was at Tamarack SWA where we were joined by birder incognito. We searched the hedgerow at parking area 7 thoroughly and found at least two each of Red-bellied Woodpecker and Northern Cardinal plus one Northern Mockingbird. On our way out, "BI" found kinglets between areas 5 and 6. There were at least 3 Golden-crowned Kinglets and one Ruby-crowned plus Northern Bobwhite. John and I continued on toward Jumbo. A look at the woods along the S. Platte where crossed by Red Lion Road turned up a flock of 23 Wild Turkey. The closer we got to Jumbo, the more geese we saw, but our only Greater White-fronted Geese (about 15) were on Little Jumbo. By the time we arrived at Jumbo, the wind was whipping in from the northwest. That had caused almost all of the waterfowl to seek shelter in the west bay (Logan) or northeast corner (Sedgwick). The huge congregation of white geese (which seemed to be mainly Snow) were at the west end, easily over 5,000. There were about 40 or so gulls at the east end in Sedgwick by outlet structure, almost all were Ring-billed except for one Black-legged Kittiwake (juv.) that kept flashing the bold M across its wings and back at us. We then proceed west to North Sterling Reservoir, still in strong wind. Here there was another sizable white goose flock, as well as several hundred Common Mergansers, but things stayed far away on the west shore where sun and wind made detailed observation difficult. I promise to do better Thursday on the Sterling CBC. Bill Kaempfer 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 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/SN1PR0301MB1648ABDA9B0C55A8C134F4E8E1360%40SN1PR0301MB1648.namprd03.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Harris's Sparrow - Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens (Arapahoe)
NB: John B's trip was at First Creek. RL Denver On Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 4:52:03 PM UTC-7, Rebecca L Laroche wrote: > > Hello Jared- > There seem to be quite a few Harris' sparrows in the Denver area these > days. I saw the one posted in eBird by James McCall at Ralston Creek > (JeffCo) earlier this week, and today John Breitsch's DFO trip had one that > crossed the Denver-Adams line as we watched. Are there more this year, or > is it just me being woke? :) > > Rebecca Laroche > Denver, CO > > On Friday, December 8, 2017 at 3:45:10 PM UTC-7, Jared Del Rosso wrote: >> >> Correction -- today's walk with my dog and the Harris's Sparrow was >> indeed today, December 8. Cynthia, Dave, and I first found the bird on >> Sunday, December 3. I mixed up dates in the post. >> >> Apologies for the confusion! >> >> - Jared Del Rosso >> Centennial, CO >> >> On Friday, December 8, 2017 at 3:42:14 PM UTC-7, Jared Del Rosso wrote: >>> >>> This afternoon (12/3), I took a brief walk with my dog through Chapel >>> Hill Memorial Gardens (Arapahoe). This was our third one at the cemetery >>> this week. Each time, we hugged the hedgerow along the cemetery's western >>> edge hoping to relocate the Harris's Sparrow that Cynthia Madsen, Dave >>> Hill, and I found on Sunday. The previous two walks yielded nothing, >>> leading me to think the bird had gone. But this afternoon, some halfhearted >>> pishing brought out a chickadee, then some House Finches, then juncos, then >>> the Harris's Sparrow. I got some bad, but definitive, views of the bird. I >>> figured if halfhearted pishing got me bad views, a wholehearted effort >>> would get me a photo. Instead, every bird fled. I refound them all but the >>> Harris's, which seems to have a fondness for sticking deep in the hedges or >>> perhaps even on the other side of them, as both of my encounters with it >>> have been brief. >>> >>> - Jared Del Rosso >>> Centennial, 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/b579998d-78c7-4006-aced-8787ab7b4533%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Harris's Sparrow - Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens (Arapahoe)
Hello Jared- There seem to be quite a few Harris' sparrows in the Denver area these days. I saw the one posted in eBird by James McCall at Ralston Creek (JeffCo) earlier this week, and today John Breitsch's DFO trip had one that crossed the Denver-Adams line as we watched. Are there more this year, or is it just me being woke? :) Rebecca Laroche Denver, CO On Friday, December 8, 2017 at 3:45:10 PM UTC-7, Jared Del Rosso wrote: > > Correction -- today's walk with my dog and the Harris's Sparrow was indeed > today, December 8. Cynthia, Dave, and I first found the bird on Sunday, > December 3. I mixed up dates in the post. > > Apologies for the confusion! > > - Jared Del Rosso > Centennial, CO > > On Friday, December 8, 2017 at 3:42:14 PM UTC-7, Jared Del Rosso wrote: >> >> This afternoon (12/3), I took a brief walk with my dog through Chapel >> Hill Memorial Gardens (Arapahoe). This was our third one at the cemetery >> this week. Each time, we hugged the hedgerow along the cemetery's western >> edge hoping to relocate the Harris's Sparrow that Cynthia Madsen, Dave >> Hill, and I found on Sunday. The previous two walks yielded nothing, >> leading me to think the bird had gone. But this afternoon, some halfhearted >> pishing brought out a chickadee, then some House Finches, then juncos, then >> the Harris's Sparrow. I got some bad, but definitive, views of the bird. I >> figured if halfhearted pishing got me bad views, a wholehearted effort >> would get me a photo. Instead, every bird fled. I refound them all but the >> Harris's, which seems to have a fondness for sticking deep in the hedges or >> perhaps even on the other side of them, as both of my encounters with it >> have been brief. >> >> - Jared Del Rosso >> Centennial, 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/11732960-85ce-46de-b7ed-c028b8c3cc29%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Red-necked Grebe - Cherry Creek State Park
Observed a Red-necked Grebe at Cherry Creek State Park in Arapahoe County at 04:00 today. It was swimming in the south side of the reservoir near the marina. Chris Goulart Aurora 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/df1d6d20-4605-4fdd-8dc8-4d3b3942d85d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Probable trumpeter swans at Rawhide res.
Nick Komar and I were just at Rawhide Reservoir, north of Wellington, where we had three probable adult Trumpeter Swans to the west of the viewing area. They were fairly far off, but we would've been more definitive in our I.D. if it hadn't been so windy that we couldn't hold our spotting scopes steady. Walter Wehtje 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/CAFqUnrg11aRJps2qiHhnW_0TRsZiQB3YsMmbv29yXtO-Qhp6rg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Barrows Goldeneye, Rigden Reservoir
The male Barrow's Goldeneye at Rigden Reservoir, originally reported by Walter Wehjte, continues. It was seen in the middle-east portion of the reservoir diving with numerous Common Goldeneye. Joe Mammoser Fort Collins Larimer County -- 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/11914563-ee64-4e48-942a-3d9c92509692%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Black-legged Kittiwake at Jumbo
Juv. Black-legged Kittiwake at east end of Jumbo (Sedg.) by outlet. Bill Kaempfer Boulder Sent via my Samsung Galaxy, an AT 4G LTE smartphone -- 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/SN1PR0301MB1648A9A9ACE8AF9764EF3FC3E1310%40SN1PR0301MB1648.namprd03.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] N.Shrike--Cherry Crk Res (Arapahoe Co)
Hi: On the west side of Cherry Creek wetlands, near the green marker labeled N 17.5 (39.37.1 & W104.50.2). To my amazement the shrike began singing and to my further amazement I actually got a relatively decent recording of it on my iPhone. If anyone would like a copy of the shrike's vocalization send me an email. Although at the moment I can’t seem to find the recording as it has apparently traveled to some secret location within my iPhone, different than the Audio Memo file? but it’s in my phone somewhere. Bob Righter Denver 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/EC1B817A-982D-4624-AEE6-88C8E22764C0%40earthlink.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Boulder County, 75th Annual Christmas Bird Count
*BOULDER’S 75TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT* Sunday, December 17, 2017 Coordinator: Bill Schmoker Free, and open to all ability levels. If you can point to a bird, you're in! Start time: Depends on if you go out early for owls? Otherwise, after sunrise. Compilation dinner: 4:30 p.m. The Boulder Circle of the CBC , sponsored by Boulder County Audubon, will hold its 76th count on December 17th. All skill levels are welcome to join teams and help the leaders by contributing their spotting and identification skills. More experienced folks are urged lead a small group to cover a specific area within the count circle. Anything can happen (both weather and wildlife) and it usually does. If you prefer, you can also stay at home and count at your feeder, while sipping mulled wine and munching snacks Following a full day in the field (for most of us), we celebrate together at the compilation supper at the clubhouse at the Villa del Prado, 635 Mohawk Dr., Boulder, starting at 4:30. Boulder County Audubon will provide a main dish and salad. We ask participants to bring potluck appetizers, salads and desserts *AS WELL AS THEIR OWN PLATE, CUP AND SILVERWARE. THIS YEAR WE WILL ASK YOU TO DONATE $1 IF YOU FORGET AND WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THESE ITEMS*. -- 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/CAF2zbduHLGK2cwAAKfdbMCbd%2BS51%3DxU2GOCPgsd05dzFp4VfSg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Swans - Barr Lake - Adams
Birders 3 swans at Barr Lake right now. North End much closer to RMBO office. Look like Tundra. 2 adults 1 juvenile. Ira Sanders Golden -- 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/CABF3siF6xZn4JnyeDKiHacbyJrQm2ObEBC9DMLO3KMVw%2BVPxEQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Red Crossbills, Colo Spgs, El Paso Co, Sat.
Hey COBirders, A flock of 8 crossbills made a very brief appearance at my backyard birdbath at 9:15 this morning, then gone - 3 males, 5 female type. I will keep watching, but they don't appear often, or hang around long. Steve Brown NW Colo Spgs, Mountain Shadows neighborhood Sent from my iPad -- 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/CC07384F-A30F-4F56-8602-CDC3D6558E25%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 9 December 2017
Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: December 9, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, December 9 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) NOTE: The RBA is now using the new AOU checklist and the order of families has changed. Greater White-fronted Goose (Arapahoe, El Paso) BRANT (Douglas) Trumpeter Swan (Routt) Tundra Swan (Weld) Wood Duck (Jefferson) Greater Scaup (Jefferson) Surf Scoter (Logan, Ouray, Routt) White-winged Scoter (Grand, Mesa, Montezuma, Routt) Long-tailed Duck (Mesa, Summit) Barrow’s Goldeneye (Chaffee, Garfield, Grand, Pueblo, San Miguel) Northern Bobwhite (Logan) Sharp-tailed Grouse (Weld) Sora (*Arapahoe) Sandhill Crane (Boulder, Delta, Fremont, Moffat, Montezuma, Ouray) Mew Gull (Pueblo) Iceland Gull (Kiowa, Weld) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Larimer) Glaucous Gull (Logan, Weld) Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo, Weld) Pacific Loon (Weld) American White Pelican (Otero) Great Egret (Delta) HARRIS’S HAWK (Larimer) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Arapahoe) Peregrine Falcon (Fremont) Least Flycatcher (Jefferson) Hammond’s Flycatcher (Boulder) Pinyon Jay (Chaffee) Steller’s Jay (Mesa) Chichuahuan Raven (El Paso) Violet-green Swallow (Mesa) Pygmy Nuthatch (*Arapahoe, Morgan, Phillips) Carolina Wren (Pueblo) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Boulder, Mesa) Hermit Thrush (Arapahoe) Gray Catbird (Arapahoe, Weld) Brown Thrasher (*Boulder) American Pipit (Archuleta) Evening Grosbeak (Fremont) Rosy-Finch (Teller) Gray-crowned Rosy- Finch (Weld) PURPLE FINCH (Logan) Common Redpoll (*Arapahoe) European Goldfinch (*Boulder) Lincoln’s Sparrow (Jefferson, Otero) Swamp Sparrow (Boulder) White-throated Sparrow (Mesa, Otero) Harris’s Sparrow (Adams, *Arapahoe, Jefferson, Larimer) Rusty Blackbird (Weld) Black-and-white Warbler (Larimer) Common Yellowthroat (Broomfield) Yellow Warbler (Mesa) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Pueblo) Yellow-throated Warbler (Pueblo) Prairie Warbler (Pueblo) Summer Tanager (Mesa) Northern Cardinal (Otero) ADAMS COUNTY: ---On November 30 at First Creek at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Eric DeFonso reported Harris’s Sparrow. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: ---On December 2 at Highline Canal Trail Blackmer Lake area, Jared Del Rosso reported Hermit Thrush and Gray Catbird. ---On December 5 at Cherry Creek Campground, Bob Righter reported Greater White-fronted Goose. ---On December 8 at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Jared Del Rosso reported Harris’s Sparrow. ---On December 8 at Cherry Creek SP 12 Mile Trail, Christy Payne reported 2 Sora and 2 Common Redpoll. ---On December 9 at Big Dry Creek Trail between Dry Creek and Arapahoe Blvd, Mary O’Connor reported Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and 2 Pygmy Nuthatch. ARCHULETA COUNTY: ---On December 7 at Navajo SP, Jim Beatty reported 22 American Pipits on shore at Windsurf Beach. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On December 2 at Twin Lakes, Peter Gent reported Hammond’s Flycatcher. ---On November 30 near Lagerman Reservoir, Kat Bradley-Bennett reported 24 Sandhill Cranes. ---On November 30 at Hall ranch W of Lyons, Emily Hertenstein reported Sandhill Cranes. ---On December 2 at Boulder Creek at 75th St, Steve Frye and his field trip reported Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Swamp Sparrow and European Goldfinch. The Goldfinch was just west of the parking lot; later in the day Chris Gilbert was about to relocated the goldfinch across Boulder Creek. On December 3 at Boulder Creek and 75th St. Willem van Vliet reported European Goldfinch. On December 8 at Boulder Creek, John Vanderpoel reported Eurpean Goldfinch, it was at a feeder at a private residence, north of Boulder Creek and west of 75th St. ---On December 7 in Nederland, David Hyde reported Brown Thrasher. If you want to see the thrasher, the address is 517 W 1st St. Knock on door. On December 8 in Nederland on 1st St, John Vanderpoel and Peter Gent reported Brown Thrasher. BROOMFIELD COUNTY: ---On December 2 at Plaster Reservoir, Matt Hofeditz reported Common Yellowthroat. On December 3 at Plaster Reservoir, Matt Hofeditz reported Common Yellowthroat. CHAFFEE COUNTY: ---On November 30 at Buena Vista Ice Pond as viewed from road, Christian Hagenlocher reported 4 Barrow’s Goldeneyes and 280 Pinyon Jays. DELTA COUNTY: ---On November 30 at Confluence Park, Carol Ortenizo reported 5 Sandhill Cranes. ---On December 3 at Johnson’s Pond near G50 road, Mike Henwood reported Great Egret. ---On December 4 at G50 Rd, Andre Robinsong reported 340 Sandhill Cranes and Great Egret. DENVER COUNTY: ---On December 3 at Denver City Park, John Breitsch spotted a Common Redpoll on the DFO Field Trip led by Patrick O’Driscoll at retention pond along 17th Ave, SE of Ferril Lake. DOUGLAS COUNTY: ---On December 3 at Parker Regional Park (aka Salisbury Equestrian Park), Rebecca Laroche reported BRANT. On December 7 at Parker Regional Park (aka Salisbury Equestrian Park), Chris Gilbert reported Dark-bellied
