Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 18, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-6750 <303-659-8750>
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, December 18, 2013 sponsored by the 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 (* indicates new information on this species in this report): BRANT (*Douglas/Jefferson) TRUMPETER SWAN (Pueblo) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder) Long-tailed Duck (Grand, Jefferson, Pueblo) Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Denver, Pueblo, Summit) RED-THROATED LOON (Pueblo) Pacific Loon (Pueblo) Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo) GYRFALCON (Jefferson) Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer, Pueblo) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Pueblo) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Pueblo) Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe, Pueblo) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Arapahoe, Pueblo) White-winged Dove (Pueblo) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Fremont, Pueblo) American Three-toed Woodpecker (El Paso) Chihuahuan Raven (*El Paso) Winter Wren (Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, *El Paso) Wren Spec (*El Paso) VARIED THRUSH (*Larimer) Bohemian Waxwing (Routt) Northern Parula (Pueblo) Swamp Sparrow (*El Paso, Pueblo, Summit) White-throated Sparrow (*El Paso, Pueblo) Harris's Sparrow (Routt) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Jefferson) Northern Cardinal (Pueblo) Black Rosy-Finch (Larimer) ADAMS COUNTY: --On December 9 Breitsch reported 2 m Barrow's Goldeneyes on the South Platte near the teal water Tank S of 88th. On December 12, Breitsch reported several Barrow's Goldeneyes near 88th and South Platte. ARAPHAOE COUNTY: --On December 15 at Aurora Reservoir, Modlinow reported 10 Thayer's Gulls, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 1 Glaucous Gull. BOULDER COUNTY: --An ad GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Nunes in the Teller Farm parking lot off Valmont on December 12. --On December 13 at Valmont Reservoir, Kaempfer reported TUNDRA SWAN and Dowell reported ad Thayer's Gull and ad Lesser Black-backed Gull. --On December 15 on the Boulder CBC, Schmoker reported Winter Wren, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, TUNDRA SWAN, Thayer's Gull, and Lesser Black-backed Gull. DENVER COUNTY: --A possible f Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Matthew Baker under the Speer Bridge of Confluence Park on December 12. DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: --A BRANT was found by Stachowiak at Chatfield open water on the Denver CBC on December 14. The BRANT was seen by Mlodinow on December 15 at Chatfield SP. On December 16, Kilpatrick and Suddjian reported that the BRANT continues at Chatfield. On December 17, Warneke reported the BRANT at Chatfield SP. --A Winter Wren was reported by Erthal at Plum Creek downstream from Highline Canal on December 14. --An ad Thayer's Gull was reported by Suddjian at Chatfield SP on December 16. EL PASO COUNTY: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Farese along the Rainbow Gulch Tail off Rampart Road on December 13. --On December 16, Floyd reported the following at Fountain Creek Regional Park: Chihuahuan Raven, 2 Winter Wren, one Pacific/Winter Wren, 3 Swamp Sparrows, 1 White-throated Sparrow. FREMONT COUNTY: --A m YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Rich Miller at Rouse Park in Canon City on December 12. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --On December 14 on the Denver CBC, Kellner reported that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at Red Rocks Trading Post. --On December 10, Keithler reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir and Suddjian reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir. On December 14, on the Denver CBC Kellner reported that 2 Long-tailed Ducks were seen at South Platte Reservoir. On December 15, Cameron reported pair of Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir. --A possible GRYFALCON was reported by Bunker near South Platte Reservoir on December 15. LARIMER COUNTY: --An ad m VARIED THRUSH was reported by Sean Walters in his yard in Loveland on December 5 through 17. If you would like to try to see the bird contact him at waltersintherockies AT gmail.com for updates and directions. --On December 10, Rashid reported all three species of Rosy-Finches have been visiting his yard. If you would like to try for the Rosy-Finches contact Scott at pygmyowl AT frii.com for an update and directions. PUEBLO COUNTY: --On December 11 at South Shore Marina of Pueblo Reservoir, Mlodinow reported ad TRUMPTER SWAN, RED-THROATED LOON, Pacific Loon, Red-necked Grebe, 2nd cyc GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, ad Glaucous Gull, 2 ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, ad Lesser Black-backed Gull, ad Thayer's Gull. --At Pueblo City Park on December 11, Mlodinow reported Northern Parula just east of the park and a juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER in the NE corner of the park. --On December 14 on the Pueblo Reservoir CBC, Percival reported Long-tailed Duck, Barrow's Goldeneye, RED-THROATED LOON, Pacific Loon, Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, White-winged Dove, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, TRUMPETER SWAN, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL. ROUTT COUNTY: --On December 14, on the Steamboat Springs CBC, Litteral reported 419 Bohemian Waxwings, Harris's Sparrow, and Rosy-Finches. SUMMIT COUNTY: --40+ Barrow's Goldeneyes and a Swamp Sparrow were reported by Nims at Blue River Water Treatment Plant in Silverthorne on December 14. DFO Field Trips: No Field Trips this week because of Christmas Bird Counts. Please consider helping on a CBC Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAHtstTf08oVzYSN_euK-Q2J0BVyZQ7nYBRbeYD7KDiEBqooAJw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
