Compiler: Mary Driscoll Date: January 13, 2012 e-mail: r...@cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 13, 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 (Larimer) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder, Larimer) White-winged Scoter (*Pueblo) Long-tailed Duck (Denver) Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Garfield, Morgan) Turkey Vulture (Montezuma) Thayer's Gull (Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer, Morgan) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Broomfield, Morgan) Glaucous Gull (Broomfield, Douglas/Jefferson, Morgan) Greater Roadrunner (Jefferson) SNOWY OWL (Adams) Swamp Sparrow (Mesa) White-throated Sparrow (El Paso) Harris's Sparrow (El Paso, Jefferson) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (*Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (El Paso, Weld) Snow Bunting (Pueblo) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*Teller) Black Rosy-Finch (Huerfano, Montrose, *Teller) Common Redpoll (Logan) 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 m & f Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Gilberts on the Platte River approx. 2 blocks So. of the parking area at 78th St. and Steele on January 4. Kibbe refound the pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes on January 7. - A SNOWY OWL was found by Peter Plage on the Barr Lake CBC on January 2. Directions: Take Bromley Lane (152nd) east from I-76 and go 2 miles past Piccadilly to Harvest Road. Turn right and go south to 144th. On January 8, McBurney report both SNOWY OWLS could be seen from 138th Ave and Harvest Rd. The adult was to the south and the young one to the north. On January 10, Kemena reported the adult SNOWY OWL could be seen with a scope from 138th and Harvest to the NW. Boulder County: --A TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Kaempfer at Valmont Reservoir on January 7. Broomfield County: --On January 7, Mlodinow reported 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 juv), 2 Glaucous (1 ad, 1 imm), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (nearly adult) at Siena Pond. On January 9 at Siena Pond, Filby reported 6 Thayer's Gulls (2 ad, 4 juv), 2 Glaucous Gulls (1ad, 1 imm) and 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull. Siena Pond is at Sheridan Parkway & Lowell Blvd. --On January 7 at the Anthem Ponds, Gent reported 2 1-st cyc Glaucous Gulls, 1 nearly ad Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 imm Thayer's Gull. On January 7, Mlodinow reported 7 Thayer's Gulls (2 ad, 4 juv, 1 2-nd cyc), 2 Glaucous Gulls (both 1-st winter) at Anthem Ranch Pond. On January 9, Filby reported 4 Thayer's Gulls (3 ad, 1 juv) and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (3 rd winter). 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 Dunning on January 9. El Paso County: --A Harris Sparrow was reported by Teuton at the feeders at Fountain Creek Regional Park on January 3. The Harris's Sparrow returned to the feeder for Taylor on January 7. --All 3 species of Longspurs were reported by Peterson on Tamlin Road east of Colorado Springs on January 8. They were near where road goes from paved to dirt. Garfield County: --10 Barrow's Goldeneyes (including 2 ad m) were reported by Filby at Coryell Ranch in Carbondale on January 8. Huerfano County: --Once again the Rosy-Finches have returned to the yard of Beverly Jensen in La Veta on January 8. Please contact her at goldilou...@yahoo.com. Jefferson County: --Henwood reported that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was seen both early and late morning on January 12 at Red Rocks Trading Post. --At Bear Creek Lake Park, Henwood reported 2 Harris's Sparrows (1ad, 1 1-st winter) on December 5. On January 11, Chavez found both Harris's Sparrows up the road from the Boat Launch Area. --At Upper Church Ranch Lake, Kaempfer reported 1 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull on January 7. --A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Roller on Dinosaur Ridge on January 9. On January 10, Roller's Raiders had quick views of the Greater Roadrunner on Dinosaur Ridge. Larimer County: --On the Loveland CBC on January 1, Komar reported TUNDRA and TRUMPETER SWAN on Cattail Pond. On January 7, the Such boys refound the TRUMPETER SWAN at Cattail Pond and reported 1 ad Thayer's Gull at Lon Hagler Reservoir. Mesa County: --A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Arnold at the mitigation pond along the Blue Heron Trail in Grand Junction on January 6. Montezuma County: --Turkey Vultures have returned to Cortez on January 8 according to Dennis Garrison's sister. Morgan County: --At Jackson Reservoir on January 8, Mlodinow reported 1 m Barrow's Goldeneye, 11 Thayer's Gulls (9 ad, 2 imm), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1 3-rd cyc), and 1 imm Glaucous Gull. Montrose County: --38 Black and 1 Brown-capped Rosy-Finches were reported by Cooper on Hwy 92 south of the crossing of Crystal Creek near Maher on January 7. Pueblo County: --A White-winged Scoter was reported by Percival on Pueblo Reservoir late in the afternoon, on January 12. It was seen well from the State Wildlife Area old boat ramp, looking back east toward West Fisherman's Point. Probably can be seen from either location if the light is good. --A Snow Bunting was heard flying over Rose Pond at Chico Basin on January 6 by Bill Maynard. Teller County: --200+ Rosy-Finches, the bulk of the group were Gray-crowned, a few Brown-capped, and 1 Black-capped, were reported by Goff in Divide, on January 12. Directions: Go west on US-24 out of Woodland Park toward Divide. Just before you get to Divide there is a stop light at the entrance to the Meadow Park subdivision. Turn right into the subdivision, go around the traffic circle. Take the second left on Allison Place and go to the end. The Rosy-finches were in the trees all around the cul-de-sac. One house has a feeder on its deck and the deck and roof of that house were covered with them. Other streets in the subdivision yielded some birds, but no other Rosy-finches. Weld County: --Lapland Longspurs were reported by Lefko along CR 124 between CR 69 and CR 75 on January 8. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, January 14 will be the Annual Rosy-Finch trip to Fawn Brook Inn led by Nina Routh and Mike Serruto. Meet the leader at the Wagon Road Park N Ride at I-25 and 120th Ave at 8:30 am. This will be a 3/4 day trip returning 3-ish. Will check out feeders at Fawn Brook Inn in Allenspark for various rosy-finches and other winter birds. Afterwards will go to Lyons for lunch at Oscar Blue's and bird around the Lyons area. If you have questions call Nina at 303-987-8687. Directions to Park N Ride: Exit I-25 on 120th and go west about 2 blocks. Turn South at Wendy's. Park N Ride is right there in the 1st block S of 120th. Please seen changes below for Sunday's DFO trip: The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, January 15 will be to the Silverthrone Area led by Joe Roller. Meeting time has been changed to 7:30 am, in order to cope better with ski traffic. Meet in the parking lot on the NW quadrant of I-70 and US 40 intersection. Going west on I-70, exit at Exit 259. Parking lot on NW corner of this intersection. This is approxiamtely a 3/4 day trip returning at 1PM, or so. Bring warm clothes, radios if you have them. If you contacted Norm Erthal, to RSVP, please contact Joe Roller by email: jroll...@gmail.com, so he will be sure to have a complete participant list, or call only if urgent message at 303-204-0828. Good Birding, Mary Driscoll Unincorp. Arapahoe County -- 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.
