Re: [cobirds] A few migrant "Ring-Necked Ducks" are in Rock Creek with females...

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In what county is this pond located in Colorado?  Chris


> On Feb 4, 2023, at 9:40 PM, Adrianna Wells  wrote:
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> They were diving and resting at a pond just off Rock Creek Parkway, left on 
> S. Pitkin Avenue, just north of Ilif Way.   Pond on left before E. Karval Pl.
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[cobirds] Lots of Western Tanagers - Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hi COBIRDS,
We live just west of the Denver Tech Center in Centennial.

We have had from one to nine Western Tanagers per day since May 9th.  
Yesterday we had nine - - 6 males and 3 females - - all seen at one time!  
Today we have had up to 5 tanagers at one time!  
This is our 3rd really good year in a row!

Loving it, Chris


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Centennial, Colorado
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[cobirds] Surf Scoter, Wellington Lake - Jeffco

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This afternoon I found two female Surf Scoters on Wellington Lake outside of 
Bailey and in Pike National Forest.  First record I know of for Wellington.  
The report with photos are on eBird, 
CHECKLIST S75884234.

Wellington Lake - the water level is quite low this fall. Today 100% blue 
skies, still air (lake surface "smooth as glass"), no ice yet, 63 degrees F.

Wellington Lake is 160+ acres at 8,000 feet elevation in Jefferson County in 
Colorado's Front Range.  It is just about 15 air miles over the mountains from 
Colorado's South Park which attracts loons, waterfowl including scoters, and 
other migrants each fall.  For some years I have theorized that Wellington is 
large enough that it should occasionally attract loons and scoters.  I am happy 
to say that I have found Common Loons on Wellington twice in migration, and now 
have found my first scoters!



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[cobirds] Re: Pink-footed Goose

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Pink-footed Goose present - 11:45 am; east side of reservoir. 

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> On Dec 22, 2018, at 9:29 AM, Paul Hurtado  wrote:
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> I just relocated the goose among a huge flock just west of this location.
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> SW of the intersection of Co Rd 17 and 16:
> https://maps.app.goo.gl/f9vza
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> -Paul Hurtado
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>> On Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 8:53 AM Paul Hurtado > The bird was observed earlier this morning by others (2nd hand reports of 
>> confirmed photos) but the lake cleared out when an eagle flew over.
>> 
>> A Long-tailed Duck is here as well.
>> 
>> Paul Hurtado
>> Reno NV / Pueblo 
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[cobirds] N. Mockingbird, Broomfield County

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I found a Northern Mockingbird near the northern edge of Broomfield County.  
Near 168 Ave. and Huron, just west of I-25. 
Specifically in Palisade Park just west of 3413 Lowell LANE (a church). 

Chris Blakeslee 
Centennial, CO

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[cobirds] Mt. Plovers in South Park (1992-2014), Park County

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COBIRDS,

 A friend of mine asked me about Mt. Plover in South Park so I decided 
to see what records I could dig up.  The results are listed below.
  These records and reports come from COBIRDS, eBird, Colorado Birds, 
Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas I and II, and The Guide to Colorado Birds and 
are listed in chronological order.  I sent out a RFI to COBIRDs and only 
received ONE response.   There aren't too many reports of plover and they are 
spread all over the Park.  Most people seem to run into them just by chance 
-- a few know what they are looking for and go find them.
  To quote Harold Holt, Of Colorado's four major parks, this [South 
Park] is the most impressive, covering over 500 square miles at an average 
elevation of just over 9,000 feet.
 

  #1)  Colorado Birds: A Reference to Their Distribution and Habitat
By Robert Andrews and Robert Righter
Pub. by the Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver, 
Colorado, 1992.
On page 112 Bob and Bob list the Mt. Plover in South Park 
(Park County) as rare in summer and in migration.

 #2)  Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas
     Edited by Hugh E. Kingery
     Published by the Colorado Bird Atlas Partnership and the 
Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver, CO, 1998.

   Atlas One (1987 - 1992) obviously covered South Park and the 
Mt. Plover breeding there.  In their article on Mt. Plover, Kuenning and 
Kingery state that South Park also has a significant number [of Mt. Plover], 
in the area from Fairplay south to the Park County line.  In Atlas One 
eight blocks recorded Possible nesting, one block recorded Probable nesting, 
and 
7 blocks had Confirmed nesting!  These results seemed to cover the WHOLE 
Park pretty thoroughly.  
The results reported for Atlas One included work by Mike 
Wunder, currently of the University of Colorado Denver, who had a Mt. Plover 
research project during some of those years.  His team's results were 
included in the Atlas One results.
   Atlas Two (2007-2012) research documented zero blocks 
recording Possible nesting, one block recording Probable nesting, and 4 blocks 
had 
Confirmed nesting!
(http://bird.atlasing.org/Atlas/CO/Main)
   Based partially on the Atlas work, some speculate that there 
has been a decline in the population of Mt. Plover in South Park as well as 
in other parts of the state.

 #3)  The Guide to Colorado Birds
By Mary Taylor Gray
Westcliffe Publishers, Englewood, Colorado, 1989
   In The Guide... Mary Taylor Gray states, Biologists 
estimate as many as 900 [Mt.] Plovers may inhabit South Park.

 #4) The Nature Conservancy: High Creek Fen Preserve (Park County) off 
Hwy. 285 north of Antero (Don't know what access is like); July 12, 1998 -- 
3 Mt. Plover; adult and 2 chicks.  Reported by Randall Siebert on eBird.
 
  #5)  Spinney Mountain Reservoir (Park County); June 8, 2003 -- 1 Mt. 
Plover.  Reported by Glenn Walbek on eBird.

 #6)  Spinney Mountain Reservoir (Park County); May 28, 2003 -- 1 Mt. 
Plover.  Reported by Glenn Walbek on eBird.

 #7)  Chuck Hundertmark observed Mt. Plover in South Park while working 
on the Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas II; July 18, 2009 -- 2 Mt. Plover.   
These birds were exhibiting distracting behavior.  The sighting was made east 
of Reinecker Ridge on the Bar D Ranch road; travel and search Bar D Ranch 
Road.  This road is approx. one mile southwest of the Como/Boreas Pass Road on 
Hwy. 285; turn southeast onto 
Bar D.

 #8)  Indian Mountain Devo (development?)(Park County); Sept. 1, 2009 
-- 7 Mt. Plover.  Reported by Peter Burke on eBird (traveling report - 5 
miles, 4 hours).  The site recorded on eBird is northeast of Observatory Rock 
on 
the northeast side of Tarryall Road at 9,200 ft.; this is approx. 4 miles 
southeast of jct. of Packer Lane and Tarryall Road.  From Tarryall Road drive 
up the road just past Graveyard Gulch Street (Bordenville Cemetery) 
presumably into Indian Mountain Devo.

 #9)  Along Hwy. 285  approx. one mile south of the top of Red Hill 
Pass (on way into Fairplay)(Park County); April 7, 2013 -- 3 Mt. Plover. 
 Reported by Peter Burke on eBird.

 #10)  Antero Reservoir (Park County); June 7, 2013 -- 2 Mt. Plover. 
 Reported by David Elwonger on eBird.

 #11)  Northeast of Spinney Mountain Reservoir (Park County); June 17, 
2013 -- 1 Mt. Plover.  Reported by John Drummond on eBird.  Directions: 
Enter South Park from east (Wilkerson Pass) on Hwy. 24.  Turn south on second 
major road; San Juan Street or County Road 23.  Turn southwest on Mineral 
Springs Road then south on Chase Gulch Road (dead end).  Scan the grasslands...

  #12)  Northeast of Spinney Mountain Reservoir (Park County); June 23, 
2013 -- 3 Mt. Plover; adult and 2 chicks.  Reported by Aaron Driscoll on 
COBIRDS.  Aaron re-found 

[cobirds] Red-headed Lewis's Woodpeckers, Hayman Burn, S. Jefferson County

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COBIRDERS,
 Thursday, May 29th, I took a quick look at the north end of the Hayman 
Burn (June 2002) area just north of Cheesman Reservoir, Jefferson County. 
 I found 4 Lewis's Woodpeckers along Forest Road 211 from Wigwam Creek to the 
turnoff to Cheesman at the top of the hill, and then farther west on F.R. 
560 (Stoney Pass Road) I found 4 Red-headed Woodpeckers.

 This is the 8th season I have found these two species in the area, and 
I have found them nesting almost every year.  They will be there until at 
least September.  Two years ago I had 5 territories for the Lewis's.  There 
are 6 other species of woodpeckers and numerous other species of birds that 
can be found in this region.

 The last two or three years there have been Western Meadowlarks in the 
area.  I missed the meadowlarks on Thursday; I confirmed nesting of the 
meadowlarks two years ago.  The fire turned much of the area into a big 
meadow...

Enjoy, Chris

Chris Blakeslee
Centennial, CO
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