Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: January 1, 2012 e-mail: r...@cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
HAPPY NEW YEAR This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, January 1, 2012 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 this species in this report) TRUMPETER SWAN (Boulder) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder) Long-tailed Duck (*Denver, Larimer) Barrow's Goldeneye (*Adams, Summit) MEW GULL (Pueblo) Thayer's Gull (*Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer) ICELAND GULL (*Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Arapahoe, Larimer) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (*Arapahoe) Glaucous Gull (Broomfield, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer, Pueblo) SNOWY OWL (Arapahoe) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Kit Carson, Sedgwick, Weld) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Larimer) Carolina Wren (Yuma) PINE WARBLER (Arapahoe, Jefferson) Swamp Sparrow (Kit Carson) White-throated Sparrow (El Paso) Harris's Sparrow (Jefferson, Kit Carson) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Douglas/Jefferson, Kit Carson, Logan) Northern Cardinal (Kit Carson) Black Rosy-Finch (Jefferson) Common Redpoll (Kit Carson, Logan, Weld) Please note, detailed directions to most of the following locations can be found on the Colorado County Birding Website: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/index.php Adams County: --A f Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Floyd on the Platte River south of the I-76 bridge on December 30. Arapahoe County: --An ad m PINE WARBLER was reported by Becky Campbell coming to her suet feeder in the backyard on December 8. Campbell reported on December 25 that the PINE WARBLER continues to visit the suet feeder. Please contact Campbell at 303-771-0897. --A SNOWY OWL was reported by Walbek at Aurora Reservoir on the east side on December 24. There is a daily $10 fee. On December 28, Kilpatrick was able to scope the dam of Aurora Reservoir from a neighborhood to the south and found the SNOWY OWL. Directions from Roller: park at intersection of Quantico and SouthShore and take the footpath towards the small brown-roof outhouse. About a 20 min walk to south entrance. --At Aurora Reservoir on December 26, Roller reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1 1-st cyc) and 1 Thayer's Gull. On January 1, Mlodinow reported 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 imm) and 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (2 ad, 1 imm) --A 1-st cyc GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported by Mlodinow at Aurora Reservoir on ice shelf in inlet on SW side of reservoir on December 31. This is near where the SNOWY OWL was on December 28. See the map post by Walbek on December 28. --A 1-st cyc ICELAND GULL was reported by Roller at Aurora Reservoir on the SW side on December 28. Boulder County: --On the Boulder CBC on December 18, Severs reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW. Directions for the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW: park in Teller Farms North Parking Lot on Valmont west of 95th St. The bird feeds along the east end of the juniper stand which is on the south side of the parking lot. The ad GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was refound by Halsey at the N Teller Farm Parking Lot on December 25. --A 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull was reported by Floyd at Valmont Reservoir on December 25. --A 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull was reported by Floyd at Waneka Lake in Lafayette on December 26. --A TRUMPETER SWAN and TUNDRA SWAN were reported by Floyd at Waneka Lake on December 29. Broomfield County: -- At Anthem Park Lake, Plage reported 1 Glaucous Gull (1-st cyc) and 1 Thayer's Gull (1-st cyc) on December 28. The park is south of E-470 and east of Lowell. Denver County: --A female type Long-Tailed Duck was reported by Wuerthele at Duck Lake in City Park on November 22 and was relocated by Floyd on December 30. El Paso County: --A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Chartier at the feeders at Fountain Creek Regional Park on December 26. Jefferson County: --Homoya reported that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at Red Rocks Trading Post on December 28. --All three species of Rosy-Finches were reported by Smart at Red Rocks Trading Post on December 23. --At Bear Creek Lake Park, Henwood reported 2 Harris's Sparrows (1 ad, 1 1-st yr) on December 5. On December 23, Henwood refound the ad Harris's Sparrow at Bear Creek Lake Park. --A PINE WARBLER was reported by Roller at Denver West Office Park on December 19. It was with a mixed flock of junco, chickadees and nuthatches in a riparian area of Lena Gulch which is east of Bldg 4. On December 25, Mlodinow refound the PINE WARBLER at Denver West Office Park. Kit Carson County: --On the Flager CBC on December 29, Kaempfer reported Red-bellied Woodpecker, Swamp Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, Lapland Longspur, Northern Cardinal and Common Redpoll. Larimer County: --A juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Leatherman at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins on December 21. On December 28, Mammoser refound the YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. --3 Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Kaempfer on the Rawhide Energy CBC on December 24. --At Lake Loveland on December 26, Komar and Mlodinow reported the following: 6 Thayer's Gulls (1ad, 5 juv), 2 imm Glaucous Gulls, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1 3-rd cyc). --At Lake Loveland on December 28, Komar reported 6 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 2-nd cyc, 4 1-st cyc), 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (3 ad, 1 3-rd cyc, 1 juv), 1 Glaucous Gull (1-st cyc) and 1 possible Vega Gull. Logan County: --7 Common Redpoll were reported by Mlodinow on the west side of CR 27 between CR 26 & CR 34 on December 24. --300+ Lapland Longspurs and 1 Chesnut-collared Longspur were reported by Mlodinow at a large Prairie Dog Town on CR 27 between CR 38 & CR 44 on December 24. Pueblo County: --An ad MEW GULL was reported by Rich Miller at Minnequa Lake in Pueblo on December 28. Minnequa Lake is in S Pueblo near St Mary-Corwin Hospital. --At Pueblo Reservoir south shore marina, Rich Miller reported 2 imm Glaucous Gulls and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull on December 28. Sedgwick County: --A Red-bellied Woodpecker was reported by Mlodinow in the town of Sedgwick on December 24. Summit County: --27 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Homoya at the Blue River Water Treatment Plant in Silverthorn on December 28. Weld County: --A f Red-bellied Woodpecker was reported by Rashid in the NW Corner of Crow Valley CG on December 27. Rashid also reported that a small flock of Common Redpolls flew over but could not be found in the CG. Christmas Counts started on December 14. Here are the remaining counts: Date Circle Compiler 1/1 Crook Steve Larson 1/1 Grand Mesa Paul Didier 1/1 Denver Urban Hugh Kingery 1/1 Loveland Nick Komar 1/2 Pagosa Springs Beverly Compton 1/2 Barr Lake Chuck Hundertmark 1/5 Black Forest Hugh Kingery Good Birding, Joyce Takamine -- 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.
