Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: November 4, 2014
email: r...@cfobirds.org
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Tuesday, November 4 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).
Surf Scoter
CoBirders,
This Mag survived the night despite freezing fog/frosted trees and a low
temperature of 26.5F. Today looks like a glorious day, so hopefully
temperatures will rise and the frost will melt. I've come to respect her as
a very tough bird (e.g. overnighting for more than 12 hours in
Birders,
Pacific loons seem to be making their way along the front range as I got some
good views of a pair out at Baseline Reservoir in Boulder County. When I left
around 12:30 they were feeding in the Northeast corner.
Regards,
Mark Minner-Lee
Superior, CO
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My fall has been busy and I have not had much time to bird here in CO, so
loved being outside on such a glorious fall day today.
Nothing REALLY spectacular, except for some impressive numbers for November.
Over 500 American White Pelicans are still staging at Barr. An estimated
1200 Double
This morning (11/4) I enjoyed rambling and roaming in my home area of Ken
Caryl Ranch (Jefferson). Best find was an adult *Golden-crowned Sparrow*
near Dutch Creek at the Dakota Hogback. The same area had a *Harris's
Sparrow*. A short way south of there between the Dakota and Lyons hogbacks
I
On my way back from an extended trip to New Mexico Sunday I stopped at
Trinidad Lake where I saw a latish Osprey, several good sized flocks (75 or
so birds each) of Pine Siskins and 4 Common Loons actively diving for food.
I got several good photos of these loons in autumn transitional plumage
