Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: January 12, 2015
e-mail: r...@cobirds.org
This is the Rare Bird Alert Monday, January 12 sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).
*Sponsored by Boulder County Audubon*
*Sunday, January 18, 2015, 8:00 a.m. - noon*
Walden-Sawhill Ponds 75th Street, Boulder
Join Scott Severs for a winter ramble around the ponds and riparian areas
of this nature preserve. If we have some open water, ducks, geese and
gulls can be abundant.
Thought this might be of interest regarding merlins in Mesa County.
On 1-8-15 I observed a Pacific (Black) Merlin at the Orchard Mesa Wildlife
Area (OMWA). I had seen it previously on 12-28, but didn't get a real good
look.
Also this fall on 1-24-14, I saw a Boreal (Taiga) subspecies at the
I made another visit to Park County on Saturday (Jan 10). More of a
sampling of things rare for the winter in that county or in good numbers.
Lots of *Red Crossbills* continuing. 4 hardy *Bushtits* (is that an
oxymoron?...apparently not) at Crow Valley Road near Bailey. But the most
fun was
If anyone happens to get photos of any of the wrens along the western part
of the Canon City river walk in Fremont County, I would like to see them.
I saw Joey Kellner's photo of a Winter Wren from Saturday. His photo is a
different bird than the bird I photographed on Dec 21st. I think the bird
Hi all
I went raptoring along the southern portion of Raptor Alley (south of
Weld CR 100)--had to get back in time for Cowboys game (Ugh! Wasn't all bad
though-Broncos lost, too! :-) ). Overcast and drizzling weather still
produced birds--total of 34 birds for only half of Raptor Alley:
