[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (27 Mar 2019) 30 Raptors

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Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 27, 2019
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   0  0  0
Osprey   0  0  0
Bald Eagle   2 12 12
Northern Harrier 0  0  0
Sharp-shinned Hawk   6  8  8
Cooper's Hawk3  3  3
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  0
Red-tailed Hawk 13 83 83
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  0
Swainson's Hawk  0  0  0
Ferruginous Hawk 0  4  4
Golden Eagle 2  3  3
American Kestrel 2  3  3
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 0  0  0
Prairie Falcon   0  0  0
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter1  2  2
Unknown Buteo1  5  5
Unknown Falcon   0  0  0
Unknown Eagle0  2  2
Unknown Raptor   0  2  2

Total:  30127127
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:Joyce Commercon

Observers:Carol Cwiklinski

Visitors:
Carol Cwiklinski arrived a bit early and had tallied four migrants before
this counter even reached the platform—her sharp eyes were much
appreciated, especially during the migrant rush that followed. There were
lots of hikers and bikers on the trail today. Several came up to the
platform but only one dad (hiking with his girls and carrying an infant)
thought to ask what we were watching for—but no raptors were visible at
that moment; the girls were interested in the raven flying past at the time
but were much more excited about their hike.


Weather:
The day was partly sunny, averaging about 80-percent cloud-cover, in which
thick cumulus-type and thin translucent clouds shifted positions across the
sky. The winds (bft 2-3) were initially from the southeast but shifted in
the afternoon to come more from the east. Temperatures were warm at 17 –
18.5 C. Visibility was good.

Raptor Observations:
Raptor height-of-flight was already fairly high in the morning, with most
migrants during the watch passing by at the limit of the unaided eye or
higher. Good cloud-cover made it easier to spot migrating raptors, but many
were picked up by scanning with binoculars or by just catching them while
following another high-flying migrant. Two sets of eyes were extremely
helpful today. Twenty-six of the raptors migrated past between 9:00am and
Noon MST; the twenty-seventh migrant was noted only a few minutes after
Noon. After that, the flow seemed to slow dramatically—or perhaps the
raptors were too high to detect. Many of the migrating raptors passed high
over the west-side valley. 
One of the Red-tailed Hawk migrants was a very nice (likely Western)
dark-morph. The two Golden Eagle migrants passed within about 5 minutes of
each other over along the western ridges; they appeared to be immatures
with varying amounts of white in the wings and tails. 
The highlight of the day was the appearance of a local adult Turkey Vulture
who came north at eye-level along the east side of the Ridge, occasionally
scratching its head with its "toes," and then turned near to the platform
to return south down the west-side valley. A local Red-tailed Hawk was
observed south on Dinosaur Ridge circling up when it abruptly stooped then
pulled up and dropped legs briefly before roller-coastering a bit. At least
one local adult Golden Eagle was also seen late in the afternoon making its
rounds.


Non-raptor Observations:
White-throated Swifts were seen high over Rooney Valley. Also seen or heard
were Bushtit, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Spotted Towhee, Northern
Flicker, Chickadee species, American Crow, Townsend's Solitaire, and
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay.

Report submitted by Matthew Smith (matt.sm...@birdconservancy.org)
Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies 

[cobirds] Colorado Raptor Identification Challenges

[Charles Hundertmark]

This Saturday, join author/illustrator Brian K. Wheeler for a talk and 
conversation about raptor identification challenges. The program, sponsored by 
Denver Field Ornithologist, is free. In a moderated conversation using 
illustrations from his new Birds of Prey of the West: A Field Guide, Brian will 
answer your questions about identification of Colorado raptors. The program, 
including book signing, will run from 1-3 p.m. at Unity Spiritual Center 
Denver, 3021 S University Blvd, Denver.

Chuck Hundertmark

Lafayette, CO

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[cobirds] Black-necked Stilt

[Sharon Kay]

FOY Black-necked Stilt at CR 41/46 pond, Lasalle. I just saw one.

Sharon Kay
Greeley, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Tundra Swan [Weld]

[Ira Sanders]

The swans at Cozzen's Lake were still present on Monday, March 25.
Also lots of ducks and a dozen Greater Yellowlegs.
Ira Sanders
Golden


On Mon, 25 Mar 2019, 9:16 am 'The "Nunn Guy"' via Colorado Birds, <
cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> The three Tundra Swan were still present at Cozzens Lake in Eaton on
> Saturday. Also, Sunday, three of the four playas along Weld CR 53
> entertained many Lesser Scaup, Common Merganser, Ring-billed Gull and
> Killdeer--"excellent habitat for any migrating shorebirds". Also, had
> Mountain Bluebird and Prairie Falcon here. I saw (Sunday) the Weld CR 61
> flock of Turkeys again this time about 72 of them together crossing road at
> South Platte River behind the giant feedlot--assume they are feeding there.
> The smaller Cozzens Lake flock (saturday) was on east side of reservoir
> Saturday numbering about 30+. Two of Greeley's five Mute Swans at F St
> ponds (2 Mutes at Linn Grove Cemetery (can't fly); there is 1 swan who
> hangs out by himself at gravel pit across from Linn Grove on north (as well
> as Arrowhead Lake); the 2 at F Street seem to meander to the various gravel
> pits together.
>
> Photos here, http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/, under "What's
> New" center of page.
>
> Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/
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[cobirds] Re: Says Phoebe, Louisville

[Sandra Laursen]

I had one this weekend in south Boulder too!

Sandra Laursen



On Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 8:45:56 AM UTC-6, redstar...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> A Say’s phoebe is calling and fly-catching from the tops of trees 
> by my house. 
>
> Paula Hansley 
> Boulder County 
> Sent from my iPhone

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, March 27, 2019

[Cheryl Teuton]

Date:  Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Compiler: Cheryl Teuton (teu...@earthlink.net 
)

Phone: (303) 912-3341

E-mail: RBA AT   cobirds.org

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, March 27 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists.

 

Observers have been diligent in reporting sightings and updates on CoBirds.
Thanks!

 

CAPITAL LETTERS are used for very rare species, as listed by the Colorado
Bird Records Committee.

(*) indicates new information on this species.

 

Rare, out of place and out of season species include:

 

Tundra Swan (Larimer, Weld)

EURASIAN WIGEON (*Huerfano)

Black Scoter (Adams, *Huerfano) 

Long-tailed Duck (Fremont)

Greater Roadrunner (El Paso)

Dunlin (Kiowa)

Mew Gull (Adams)

GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Adams)

Red-throated Loon (*Adams)

NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Adams)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Larimer, Yuma)

Western Wood-Pewee (Mesa)

Winter Wren (*Jefferson)

Bewick's Wren (*El Paso)

Eastern Bluebird (Garfield)

Northern Mockingbird (Larimer)

Field Sparrow (*El Paso)

Northern Cardinal (Larimer, Otero)

Rusty Blackbird (Arapahoe)

 

Gull species: Several winter/spring gulls are being seen, primarily in
Pueblo, Larimer, Arapahoe, Kiowa and Adams Counties, e.g., Iceland
(Thayer's), Glaucous, Bonaparte's, California, Ring-billed, Herring, Lesser
Black-backed, and Great Black-backed Gull.

For more information on these gulls, as well as other birds not on this RBA
list, please check   cobirds.org, scroll down to the
very bottom "Recent eBird Sightings". 

 

ADAMS COUNTY:

-On March 26 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at McKay Road ponds,
directly east of the junction of McKay Rd in Thornton .  First reported on
March 20 by Greg Levandoski.

-On March 26 a Red-throated Loon was reported on the pond across the street
from Elaine T Valente Open Space on 104th.  First reported March 15 by Peter
Ruprecht.

-On March 24 a Mew Gull was reported at McKay Road ponds, directly east of
the junction of McKay Rd in Thornton by Gabriel Wiltske.  First reported on
March 20 by Chuck Aid.

-On March 23 a Black Scoter was reported at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR  by
Ginny Bergstrom.

-On March 21 a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at McKay Road ponds,
directly east of the junction of McKay Rd in Thornton.  First reported on
March 20 by Greg Levandoski.

 

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

-On March 23 the overwintering Rusty Blackbird(s) continue at Cherry Creek
SP Swim Beach Area.

 

EL PASO COUNTY:

-On March 25 a Bewick's Wren was reported at Aiken Canyon Preserve.
Originally reported there in the parking lot on March 24 by Tyler Stewart.

-On March 26 the overwintering Field Sparrow continues at Red Rock Canyon
Open Space.

-On March 22 a Greater Roadrunner was reported at Aiken Canyon Preserve
parking area by Jacob Van Patten.

 

FREMONT COUNTY:

-On March 25 two Long-tailed Ducks were reported at Blue Heron Ponds on Hwy
115.  First reported on March 6 by Rich Miller.

 

GARFIELD COUNTY:

-On March 24 a Eastern Bluebird was reported at CR 320 (SW of the Beaver
Water Treatment Plant)  by Benjamin Althouse.

 

HUERFANO COUNTY:

-On March 26 a (male) EURASIAN WIGEON was reported at Orlando Reservoir.
First reported on March 18 by the DFO Field Trip/David Suddjian.

-On March 26 a Black Scoter was reported at Martin Lake (on the eastern side
near the dam outlet) in Lathrop State Park.  First reported on March 17 by
Kara Carragher.

 

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

---On March 26, the overwintering Winter Wren at Bear Creek Greenbelt
continues, it has been present since December 2018.

 

KIOWA COUNTY:

--- On March 25 a Dunlin was reported at Neenoshee Reservoir (SE corner).
First reported on March 24 by David Dowell.

 

LARIMER COUNTY:

-On March 25 a Northern Mockingbird was reported at Boedecker Reservoir.
First reported by  by Nick Komar on March 23.

-On March 25 (2) Tundra Swans were reported at Bud Mielke Reservoir. First
reported by Georgia Doyle on March 24.

-On March 24 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at the Loveland
Riverwalk in Centennial Park by John Reichhardt.

-On March 26 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Grandview Cemetery
near the cemetery entrance.  Two Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers  - 1(m) and 1(f)
were reported on March 8,about midway along the south edge of the cemetery
that abuts the golf course, by John Shenot 

-There has been a (f) Northern Cardinal visiting the feeders at the home of
Steve Martin SW of Wellington since July. Email for current status and
directions: falconridge AT   cowisp.net. Last report -
March 8.

 

MESA COUNTY:

---On March 25 an early Western Wood-Pewee was reported at Gateway
Cottonwoods by Mark & Denise Vollmer.

 

OTERO COUNTY

-On March 23 (2) Northern Cardinals were reported at Rocky Ford State
Wildlife Area by David Dowell.

 

WELD COUNTY:

-On March 23 (3) Tundra Swans were reported at Cozzens Lake.  First reported
on March 12 by Steve