Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 28, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, December 28, 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) BRANT (Larimer, Morgan) TUNDRA SWAN (*Boulder, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma, Weld) White-winged Scoter (Denver) Long-tailed Duck (Denver) Red-necked Grebe (*Douglas/Jefferson) MEW GULL (Boulder) Thayer's Gull (Boulder, *Broomfield, Pueblo) ICELAND GULL (*Broomfield, Douglas/Jefferson) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Boulder, *Broomfield, Denver, Douglas/Jefferson, Pueblo) Glaucous Gull (Boulder, *Broomfield) White-winged Dove (Pueblo) ACORN WOODPECKER (El Paso) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Pueblo) Chihuahuan Raven (Pueblo) Winter Wren (*Kit Carson) Curve-billed Thrasher (Pueblo) Lapland Longspur (*Kit Carson) Palm Warbler (El Paso) Field Sparrow (Phillips) Swamp Sparrow (Pueblo, Weld) White-throated Sparrow (Delta, Pueblo) Harris's Sparrow (Pueblo) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (*Jefferson) Northern Cardinal (Boulder, Logan) EASTERN MEADOWLARK (*Kit Carson) Rusty Blackbird (Pueblo) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*Jefferson) Black Rosy-Finch (Jefferson Common Redpoll (*Kit Carson, Larimer) HOARY REDPOLL (Larimer) Boulder County: --Floyd reported on December 23 that the Northern Cardinal continues in Hawthorn Gulch. --At Valmont Reservoir on December 26, Floyd reported 15 Tundra Swans, 1 ad MEW GULL, 5 Thayer's Gulls (2 ad, 3 1-st cyc), 2 1-cyc Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 1-2 ad Glaucous Gulls. At Valmont Reservoir on December 27, Mlodinow reported 14 Tundra Swans. Broomfield County: --4 Thayer's Gulls were reported by Nick Moore at Anthem Ranch in Broomfield on December 23. On December 27, Mlodinow reported 2 Thayer's Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gull and Schmoker reported Glaucous Gull and 2nd cyc ICELAND GULL at Anthem Ranch Anthem Ranch is S of Hwy 7 and Lowell. --At Sienna Pond (Corner of Lowell & Sheridan) Mlodinow reported Glaucous Gull and Schmoker reported Lesser Black-backed Gull on December 27. Delta County: --A tan morph White-throated Sparrow was reported by Boswell at Confluence Park in Delta on December 23 and December 24. It was between the path and Gunnison River in first 100 yards from trailhead parking. Denver County: --At Marston Reservoir on December 24, Tina Jones reported 2 1-st winter White-winged Scoters, 1 Long-tailed Duck and 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --2 ICELAND GULLS (1 ad, 1 1-st cyc) and an ad Lesser Black-backed Gull were reported by Walbek at Chatfield SP on the north side ice shelf on December 21. On December 22, Sanders reported Lesser Black-backed Gull and Red-necked Grebe at the north marina at Chatfield. On December 23, Walbek reported that the ad ICELAND GULL flew to the ice shelf at Chatfield. On December 25, Mlodinow reported that the Red-necked Grebe was near the north marina. On December 26, Parsons reported the Red-necked Grebe continues at Chatfield. On December 27, Roller reported that Chatfield is completely iced over and thus no Red-necked Grebe. El Paso County: --A western Palm Warbler was found by Surano on December 12 on the Colorado College campus. The Palm Warbler was last reported by Wolf on the S side of Barnes Science Hall on December 20. The Palm Warbler was reported by Roeder W of the S entrance to Barnes Science center on December 25. --A f ACORN WOODPECKER was reported by Marty Wolf on the Colorado Springs CBC in the North Cheyenne canyon area on December 15. It was on the N side of W Cheyenne Blvd and W from 21st/Cresta. On December 21 Kathy Miller reported the ACORN WOODPECKER at Willow Circle and Cheyenne Blvd. Jefferson County: --Henwood reported on November 26 that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continuues at Red Rocks Trading Post. On December 24, Henwood reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW but no Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch at Red Rocks Trading Post but Gingrich reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and 3+ Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch later on December 24. On December 25, Norm Lewis reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, Gray-crowned and Black Rosy-Finches at Red Rocks Trading Post. On December 27, Henwood reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and 3 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at Red Rocks Trading Post. Kit Carson County: --On the Flager CBC on December 27, Kaempfer reported Common Redpoll, Winter Wren, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, and over 22000 Lapland Longspurs. Larimer County: --On December 12, Lutomski reported a BRANT on a small lake just north of Lake Loveland and west of Loveland High School. It was with a large flock of Canada and Cackling Geese. On December 15, Mlodinow reported a black BRANT at Cattail Creek Golf Course. It was seen from the parking lot. On December 17, Walters reported seeing the BRANT on the north shore of Lake Loveland and then it flew to a field SE of Loveland High School. On December 18, Dowell reported that the BRANT was on the NW side of Lake Loveland and flew NW. One December 22, Goff reported the BRANT at a golf course on the north side of 29th St and west of Taft, On December 23, Cropper reported the BRANT at Lake Loveland at 0900 and Gent reported the BRANT at Cattail Golf Course at 1000. It was east from the parking lot. --24 Common Redpolls were reported by Sparks behind the Discovery Museum in Fort Collins on December 15. On December 23, DeFonso reported that the Common Redpolls continue to visit the feeders behind the museum. On December 23, Hall reported a possible HOARY REDPOLL at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. The museum is N of the intersection of Mason and Cherry St. Logan County: --At Tamarack Ranch on December 22, Mlodinow reported 7 Northern Cardinals and 5 Red-bellied Woodpeckers. Mesa County: --A Tundra Swan was reported by Jacob Cooper on the 23 1/4 Rd pond off of Redlands Parkway in Grand Junction on December 20. Montezuma County: --An imm Tundra Swan was reported by Beatty on Totten Reservoir on December 20. Morgan County: --A Black BRANT was reported by Mlodinow on the ice at Jackson Lake SP on December 23. Also present were 3 Harris's Sparrows and 1 Common Redpoll. Phillips County: --A Field Sparrow was reported by Mlodinow at the Lyons Fishing Hole in Holyoke on December 22. Pueblo County: --On the Pueblo CBC on December 26, Percival reported Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, White-winged Dove, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Chihuahuan Raven, Curve-billed Thrasher, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird. Weld County: --An imm/f Long-tailed Duck was reported by Mlodinow at the Frederick Recreational Area on December 20. --A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Nick Moore in the marsh area of Union Reservoir in Longmont on December 22. --A Tundra Swan was reported by Wickam at Bittersweet Park in Greeley on December 22. Bittersweet Park is at 16th St and 35th Ave. Help with the CBC's 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. 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