Date: April 9, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8759
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 5 am, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions, including county and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on the species in this report) TUNDRA SWAN (Moffat) COMMON TEAL (*Pueblo) Barrow's Goldeneye (Eagle, Moffat) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Arapahoe) Snowy Plover (Kiowa, Otero) MEW GULL (*Arapahoe, Weld) Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, *Weld) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Denver, Larimer, *Weld) Glaucous Gull (Denver, *Weld) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Bent/Kiowa) BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (*Weld) White-winged Dove (Otero) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, Larimer) American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Douglas, Larimer) Black Phoebe (Otero) Eastern Phoebe (Otero) Curve-billed Thrasher (Jefferson) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Otero) Black-throated Sparrow (*Mesa) Swamp Sparrow (Weld) White-throated Sparrow (Jefferson) Harris's Sparrow (Huerfano, Jefferson) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Jefferson) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*Pitkin) Black Rosy-Finch (*Pitkin) Arapahoe County: --At Cherry Creek State Park on the sandspit near the marina, Andrews reported 2 1st-cyc Thayer's Gulls and 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull on March 26. On March 27, Teuton relocated the Lesser Black-backed Gull. On March 28, Drummond reported a 1st-cyc Thayer's Gull at the sandspit. On April 1, Walbek reported 1 ad MEW GULL, 2 1st-cyc Thayer's Gulls, and 1 2nd-cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull at Cherry Creek State Park. On April 8, Andrews reported an ad MEW GULL at the sandspit by the marina at Cherry Creek. --A juv NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Asteriades at the marina at Cherry Creek State Park on April 8. It is associating with Double-crested Cormorants. Bent/Kiowa Counties: --An adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported by Duane Nelson at Adobe Creek Reservoir on April 1. Boulder County: --The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Mlodinow near the Teller Farm Parking Lot on April 2. Denver County: --Kibbe reported that Marston Reservoir is being drained so gulls can be more easily view from the intersection of old S. Wadsworth, S. Upham Ct, and S Webster Ct. He reported an imm Glaucous Gull and ad Lesser Black-backed Gull on March 30. Douglas County: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Spellman west of Sedalia on Hwy 67 just east of Rampart Range Road on April 3. On April 6, Gent and Vanderpoel reported 3 American Three-toed Woodpeckers. The Three-toes were on both sides of Hwy 67 just east of Rampart Range Road. On April 8, Bonomo reported a female American Three-toed Woodpecker just east of the intersection of Hwy 67 and Rampart Range Road. Eagle County: --50+ Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Filby at Spring Park Reservoir on March 31. On April 7, Filby reported 35+ Barrow's Goldeneyes at Spring Park Reservoir. Huerfano County: --On April 6, Nelder reported that the Harris's Sparrow continues to visit her yard. Contact her at pollyw...@gmail.com if you want to try to see the sparrow. Jefferson County: --On March 30, Henwood reported Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, and Harris's Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. On April 4, Henwood reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, Harris's Sparrow, and White-throated Sparrow at Red Rocks. Kiowa County: --13 Snowy Plovers were reported by Duane Nelson at Neenoshe Reservoir on March 31. --4 Snowy Plovers were reported by Bonomo on April 4. Larimer County: --A pair of American-Three-toed Woodpeckers was reported by Bretting on the Gem Lake Trail about a mile from the Lumpy Ridge Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park on April 2. --A juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Leatherman in an Austrian Pine east of the porta potty on the golf course near the SW corner of Grandview Cemetery on April 4. Mesa County: --2 Black-throated Sparrows were reported by Bonomo in Coal Canyon on April 7. Moffat County: --2 TUNDRA SWANS were reported by Luke on a pond west of Ranney St. just north of the Yampa River in Craig on April 1. --2 pairs of Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Luke on the Yampa River south of Craig near the Hwy 13 bridge crossing on April 1. Pitkin County: --All three species of Rosy-Finches were reported by Filby at Snowmass on April 6. Otero County: --4 Snowy Plovers were reported by Percival at Lake Cheraw on April 1. --2 White-winged Doves were reported by Percival in Rocky Ford on April 1. --In the Higbee area on April 1, Percival reported Eastern Phoebe and 1 singing Rufous-crowned Sparrow. --A Black Phoebe and Rufous-crowned Sparrow were reported by Duane Nelson in the Higbee area on CR 806 east of Hwy 109 on April 2. Remember that land in this area is private so stick to public roadways unless granted permission from the property owner. Pueblo County: --On April 7, Percival reported a possible COMMON TEAL at Pueblo Reservoir SWA which is on the NW side of the reservoir. Weld County: --At Black Hollow Reservoir on April 2, Mlodinow reported 1 1st-cyc Thayer's Gull and 2 2nd-cyc Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Black Hollow is private but can be scanned from CR 19. On April 6 at Black Hollow, Mlodinow reported 1 1st-cyc MEW GULL, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (2 1st-cyc, 1 2nd-cyc), and 1 lst-cyc Thayer's Gull. On April 7, Wild reported 1st-cyc GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, 1st-cyc MEW GULL, 2 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 1 1st-cyc Thayer's Gull. On April 8 Mlodinow reported a 1st-cyc or 2nd-cyc Glaucous Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (2 3rd-cyc, 1 1st-cyc) and 2 Thayer's Gulls (1ad, 1 1st-cyc) at Black Hollow Reservoir. --At the N Weld County Dump off of Hwy 14 on April 6, Mlodinow reported 1 1st-cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull. --Mlodinow reported a Swamp Sparrow in a marsh across from Drake Lake on April 6. ---A 1st-cyc BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was reported by Wild at Windsor Lake- on April 7. The DFO field trip for Saturday, April 9 will be to Star K Ranch led by Mary Ann Bonnell (303-739-2428). Meet at 0830 at Morrison Nature Center at Star K Ranch off East Smith Road between Chambers and Airport Blvd. Please register in advance and get specific directions from Mary Ann. Short 1/2 day trip. The DFO field trip for Sunday, April 10 will be to McCabe Meadows (formerly Parker Regional Park) led by Mary Cay Burger (303-771-3431). Meet the leader at 0800 in the McCabe Meadows parking lot. It is located 1.3 miles south of Parker Road and Main Street intersection. It is on the west side of Parker Road. Turn onto Indian Pipe Lane, then immediate right into parking lot. Bring water. Time and weather permitting we will also check the pond at Main St and Cherry Creek. Plan on 3/4 day. Bring Lunch if you can stay the full time. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
