Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: April 11, 2009 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that there is new information for this species in this report. Barrow's Goldeneye (Summit) Red-necked Grebe (Mesa) Thayer's Gull (*Larimer) BLACK-HEADED GULL (Gunnison) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan) Black Phoebe (Boulder) Eastern Phoebe (Fremont, Logan) Sage Sparrow (Boulder) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Fremont) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Gunnison, San Juan, Summit) Black Rosy-Finch (Gunnison, San Juan) To skip this recording to leave a message, press the star key at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions including the county, and dates for all sightings. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Boulder County: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Boswell at Cottonwood Marsh on April 8. --A Sage Sparrow was reported by Szeliga at Walden Ponds -- on the path between Ricky Wieser Wetlands and the private lake to the west on April 8. Fremont County: --An Eastern Phoebe and GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW were reported by DeFonso at Tunnel Drive in Canon City on March 31. The Eastern Phoebe was seen again on April 5 by Schaum. Gunnison County: --Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches continue to visit the feeder of Linda Powers in Crested Butte at least through April 8. On April 7, there were Gray-crowned and one Black Rosy-Finch and on April 8 there was a pair of Black Rosy-Finches. The address is 324 Whiterock. You can view the feeders from your vehicle. The flock sits in the Cottonwood Trees which surround the house. --A probable BLACK-HEADED GULL was reported by Cameron at Blue Mesa Reservoir on April 5. Larimer County: --3 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 2 1st-cycle) were reported by Komar at Lake Loveland on April 7. On April 10, Komar reported 1 ad Thayer's Gull at Lake Loveland. Logan County: --An Eastern Phoebe and Red-bellied Woodpecker were reported by Leatherman by the CR 4 bridge over the Platte just west of CR 25 on April 7. Mesa County: --A possible Red-necked Grebe was reported by Bradley at a pond at 23.25 Rd north of Redlands Parkway in the Grand Junctions area on April 8. San Juan County: --1 Gray-crowned and 2 Black Rosy-Finches were reported by McConnell in Silverton on April 4. They were seen behind a shop call The Sun House in the 1000 block of Blair Street. On April 7, Beatty reported Rosy-Finches at feeders at 8th and Mineral and 8th and Empire. Summit County: --A Gray-crowned (Hepburn's) Rosy-Finch was reported by Nims on Keystone's North Peak on April 9. --7 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Nims at the pond at Angler Mountain Ranch on April 9. The DFO field trip for Saturday, April 11 will be to Aurora's Ponderosa Pine Preserve led by Mary Ann Bonnell (303-739-2428). Must register for meeting time and place. Area offers mountain birding in a prairie setting. Sunday, April 12 EASTER -- no field trip scheduled. Thank you and good birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
