Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date:November 2t, 2009
e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November 27, 2009 at 5 am
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory.
Highlight species include
Hello, Birders.
There seems to be a little bit of confusion about where exactly Hannah and
Andrew and I found the Pacific Wren (or wrens?) yesterday, Nov. 26th, in
Boulder County.
The bird was immediately west of where the St. Vrain River crosses 63rd
Street. Yes, 63rd Street, despite all
Hello, Birders.
Three more things, if I may.
I really appreciate Ted's advise on giving lat/longitude.
I guess this makes sense in this day and age if we have
the ability to post this data. I always have the gps in
the car...easy enough to post.
1. And even if you don't have a
This morning I got a couple of good looks at the Golden-crowned Sparrow
that's been at Tunnel Dr. since October. It was in brush next to the metal
gate at the end of Tunnel Dr. It can sometimes be hard to find; my success
rate is only about 50%. There were also several Rufous-crowned
COBirders,
I went in search of the Pacific Wren southwest of McCall Lake between Lyons
and Longmont today at 1:30. Within seconds of peering over the side of the
bridge, the bird popped out of the underbrush next to the river. It had a good
look at the bird at about 30ft for over 3 minutes.
Ha! Thought that would get your attention! Question: What goose
occurring regularly in Colorado has a black face (front)? Answer:
immature White-fronted Goose. I saw this bird yesterday and today at
Addenbrooke Park near the entrance at Garrison and Center Ave some
100 yards north of the
Got to Grandview Cemetery about 11:30AM today. Within about a half + hour I saw
the female White-winged Crossbill in a conifer in E section. Good look with my
scope. Wonderful warm sunny and calm day.
Norma Erickson
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Tammy and I went to Marston and Chatfield today.
Marston:
2 Common Loons
1 Loon sp
Chatfield
2 Common Loons from marina handicapped fisherman point
1 Pac Loon from old heron overlook.
No Black Scoter
Ted,
I suggest you use google earth or call someone for directions to find these
places.
Ira
Chris Wood, Jessie Barry and I birded NE Colorado. Interesting that there
were NO white geese (an almost no geese of any kind) at Jumbo Reservoir!
Waterfowl in general were noticeably lacking at all reservoirs including,
Jumbo, Sterling and Prewitt Reservoirs, Loloff Reservoir and the ponds on
Today, I made a quick stop at Mcintosh Lake (Longmont) and could not locate the
White-winged Scoter but did find a Lond-tailed Duck. After this I decided to
attempt to find the White-winged Crossbill at Grandview Cemetary. At about
1:30pm, I was able to locate a very silent pair high up in the
Yesterday I saw (and heard) two Chihuahuan Ravens flying around the east
side of Canon City. When I tried to follow them as they flew away I
flushed an adult Cooper's Hawk that kek, kek'ed it's apparent annoyance at
being disturbed. I was unsuccessful at refinding them yesterday and today.
A
This evening near dusk, about 1,000 American Crows flew west low over my
house in
about 15 minutes. I've seen 100-150 flying into the mountains from Hwy36
between
Lyons and Boulder at dusk before, but this was astounding.
Any corvidiphiles out there? .. that have some sense as to:
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