Compiler: Mary Driscoll e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org <http://cobirds.org/> Date: February 13, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Saturday, February 13, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Trumpeter Swan (Garfield) Tundra Swan (Boulder) Mute Swan (Adams) Mottled Duck x Mallard (Denver) Long-tailed Duck (*Arapahoe) Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Arapahoe) Sharp-tailed Grouse (Weld) AMERICAN WOODCOCK (Larimer) Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Pueblo) ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Pueblo) Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe, Bent) Great Black-backed Gull (Bent, Pueblo) Greater Roadrunner (Bent, Otero) Red-belllied Woodpecker (Prowers) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Boulder, Prowers) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Summit) Eastern Phoebe (Weld) Winter Wren (Jefferson) Carolina Wren (*Jefferson) Varied Thrush (Grand) Curve-billed Thrasher (Pueblo) Gray Catbird (Boulder) Lapland Longspur (Boulder, Lincoln, Weld) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Lincoln) McCown's Longspur (Lincoln) Yellow-throated Warbler (Larimer) Canyon Towhee (Otero) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) Rusty Blackbird (*El Paso) Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Garfield, Grand, Jefferson, Park, Pitkin) Black Rosy-Finch (Garfield, Grand, Jefferson, Park, Pitkin) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Garfield, Grand, Jefferson, Mesa, Park, Pitkin, Rio) PURPLE FINCH (El Paso) Common Redpoll (Garfield, *Jefferson, Summit)
ADAMS COUNTY: --A m Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Bill Kaempfer at 88th and Platte River on January 28. --A Mute Swan was reported by Michael Kiessig and Chuck Aid at 89th Ave Pond by South Platte River on February 4. A Mute Swan was reported by Edward Donnan near 88th and Colorado Blvd on private property on N side of 88th. This is close to 89th Ave Pond and South Platte River. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: --On January 24, 3 Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Chris GIlbert, Wendy Wibbens, and Tom Behnfield at South Platte Reservoir. On January 27, 3 Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Doug Kibbe at South Platte Reservoir and 2 Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Norm Lewis. On January 28, Nic Korte reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir. On January 30, Joey Kellner and many others reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir. On January 31, Dean Shoup reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks and 1 2nd-cyc Thayer's Gull at South Platte Reservoir. On February 1, David Suddjian reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks, 3 1-st-cyc Thayer's Gulls and 1 1-st cycle Glaucous Gull at South Platte Reservoir. On February 7, Brian Johnson reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir. On February 9, David Suddjian reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks, 2 1st c, Thayer’s, and 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 1st c, 1 3rd c. On February 12, Niyo reported seeing the Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir. BENT COUNTY: --A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Jill White Smith at Lake Hasty on January 28. --At John Martin Reservoir on February 4, Duane Nelson reported 1 1-st winter Glaucous Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1 1-st cyc), and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. BOULDER COUNTY: --On January 11, David Dowell reported 1 ad Thayer's Gull and 10 Lesser Black-backed Gulls at the Valmont Complex. On January 21, David Dowell reported 1 Tundra Swan, 1 ad Thayer's Gull and 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1 juv, 1 imm, 1 ad) at Valmont Complex. On January 26, Todd Deininger reported Tundra Swan at Valmont Complex. On January 27, David Dowell reported 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull at Valmont Complex. --On January 13, Ted Floyd reported a Gray Catbird at Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette. On January 23, Randy Siebert reported Gray Catbird at Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve. On January 25, Ted Floyd reported Gray Catbird at Greenlee Preserve. On January 31, Ted Floyd reported Gray Catbird at Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve. --An ad m Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported by Christian Nunes at Bohn Park in Lyons on January 31. The bird was in pine trees in the SW corner of the park. On February 12, Bushing reports seeing the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Bohn Park in Lyons in the pine trees in the SW corner of the park. --On February 1, Ted Floyd reported a Lapland Longspur at Greenlee/Waneka complex. --On February 1, Scott Severs reported 2 Lapland Longspurs flying over Longmont. On February 2, Todd Deininger heard a Lapland Longspur in Longmont while shovelling snow. DENVER COUNTY: --On February 8, Floyd reported a Mottled Duck x Mallard Duck hybrid at the Denver Zoo, on one of the ponds at the elephant passage exhibit. EL PASO COUNTY: --On January 24, David Tonnessen and Tanja Britton reported PURPLE FINCH at Fountain Creek RP. On January 25, Adam Vesely reported PURPLE FINCH at Fountain Creek RP. On January 27, Gwen Moore reported PURPLE FINCH at Fountain Creek RP. On January 28, Mark Chavez reported PURPLE FINCH at Fountain Creek RP. On January 29, Lisa Edwards reported PURPLE FINCH at Fountain Creek RP. On January 30, Sue Riffe reported PURPLE FINCH and f Rusty Blackbird at Fountain Creek RP. On January 31, Jesse and Renee Casias reported PURPLE FINCH at Fountain Creek RP. On February 3, Bill Maynard reported PURPLE FINCH at Fountain Creek RP. --On February 12, Teuton reported seeing the Rusty Blackbird on Birdsall Road, hanging out with some Brewer’s and Red-winged Blackbirds over the livestock pens on the left side of the road, before the top of the hill. GARFIELD COUNTY: --A Common Redpoll was reported by Madalynn Connor in Glenwood Springs near Hotel Colorado on February 2. --Art Dahl reported 150 Rosy-Finches (all 3 species) in Rifle wandering around on February 4. He last saw them at the intersection of East 9th St and Morrow Drive. --6 Trumpeter Swans were reported by Art Dahl downstream from bridge over Battlement Mesa in Parachute on February 4. On February 5, JoAnn Riggle reported 6 Trumpeter Swans in Parachute. GRAND COUNTY: --A Varied Thrush has been visiting the yard of Cathy Craig in Granby since late November. Cathy is willing to allow birders to come and try to see the thrush. But she does not want anyone to come closer to the feeders than the block that she will place in the driveway. Please contact her at PioneerCSC at aol.com <http://aol.com/> for information. On January 25, Cathy Craig reported that the Male Varied Thrush and all 3 species of Rosy-Finches continue to visit her feeders. On January 28, Nic Korte reported Varied Thrush and Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at Yard of Cathy Craig in Granby. On February 3, Cathy Craig reported that the Varied Thrush and 400+ Rosy-Finches continue to visit her feeders. She reports that she is feeding 10 gallons of sunflower seed/day. February 11, Cathy Craig reports NO Varied Thrush for five days, but the finches are still there. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --Ira Sanders has feeders which attract Common Redpoll and Rosy-Finches. His address is 314 Defrance Ct, Golden. He usually posts to CoBirds if birds show up. On January 30, Ira Sanders reported Common Redpoll at his feeders. On January 31, Bob Spencer reported Common Redpoll at Defrance Ct. On January 31, Kiki Widjaja reported Common Redpoll, 2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches, and 1 Brown Capped Rosy-Finch at feeders of Ira Sanders. On February 2, Tom Behnfield reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches at feeders of Ira Sanders. On February 3, Ira Sanders, Chip Clouse, Doug Kibbe, and Norm Lewis reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches at Defrance Ct. On February 4, Taylor Long reported Common Redpoll and 78 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at Sanders residence and Scot Somershoe reported Common Redpoll. On February 5, Ira Sanders reported Common Redpoll and Rosy-Finches at his feeders. On Feberuary 6, Mary Burger and John Haycraft reported Common Redpoll at Sanders residence. On February 11, Sanders reported the Common Redpoll at his residence. If ELK are going after his feeders, or are in his yard, please chase them off, per Ira. On February 12, Sanders reported the Common Redpoll at his residence, less frequent visits. --On December 31, Gwen Moore reported a Carolina Wren at 2695 Newland St in Lakewood. On February 12, Gwen Moore reports the Carolina Wren continues to come to their feeders. The Wren has been visiting the feeders in the yard for over a month. The owners invite you to come in the yard and go to the feeder behind the house on the west and a suet feeder on the south side of the house. Please be respectful of the bird and do not try to approach too closely. You may park on Newland. On January 17, Patty Echelmeyer reported that the Carolina Wren returned to her yard after an absence of a few days. On January 23, Gabriel Wiltse reported Carolina Wren at Sites Park in Wheat Ridge. On February 3, George and Jayne James reported Carolina Wren at 2695 Newland. --A Winter Wren was reported by Robert Raker on the Bear Creek Greenbelt from S. Kipling Pkwy to S Wadsworth on February 5. --On February 6, Gloria Nikolai reported 75 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches and 2 Brown-capped Rosy Finches at Evergree on CR 65. LARIMER COUNTY: --On December 11, Jeff Birek reported Yellow-throated Warbler in Fort Collins. The warbler is visiting the feeders in the backyard of Luke Caldwell at 1520 W Mountain. Caldwell welcomes birders to enter his yard through the front and proceed along the east side. The bird spends most of the time visitng the feeder in the pine trees along the east fence line near the alley. On January 15, Forrest Luke reported Yellow-throated Warbler at 1520 W. Mountain. On January 30, Dave Leatherman reported Yellow-throated Warbler at Caldwell residence at 1520 W. Mountain Ave. On February 2, Dave Leatherman reported that the home owners at 1502 W. Mountain Ave saw the Yellow-throated Warbler. --On January 1, David Wade reported AMERICAN WOODCOCK by the entrance to parking area of Bobcat Ridge NA. This is the same area where there was an AMERICAN WOODCOCK last year. This year it showed up for the Loveland CBC. On January 30, Dave Leatherman reported AMERICAN WOODCOCK at Bobcat Ridge. Parking is very limited because of mud. On February 5, Norm Erthal reported AMERICAN WOODCOCK at Bobcat Ridge. On February 7, Gwen Moore reported 2 AMERICAN WOODCOCK. They were feeding together. LINCOLN COUNTY: --755 Lapland Longspurs and 1 McCown's Longspur were reported by Glenn Walbek on CR 41 near Arriba on February 3. --On February 4, Glenn Walbek and Locoh Kilpatrick reported 550 Lapland Longspurs, 1 Chestnut-collared Longspur and 15 McCown's Longspurs on CR 3F near Arriba. On February 6, Frank Farrell reported 11 Lapland Longspurs, 2 Chestnut-collared, and 1 McCown's Longspur near CR 41 and CR 3F near Arriba. MESA COUNTY: --A Hepburn's Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was reported by Mike Henwood at the end of 21 Road on February 4. OTERO COUNTY: --On February 6, Christ Gilbert reported Greater Roadrunner and Canyon Towhee at Picket Wire Canyon. PARK COUNTY: --On January 25, David Suddjian reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches in Jefferson at a house with feeders on the South side of garage with name Schattinger & Sons then later at a house behind Jefferson Market. He also reported Rosy-Finches in Shawnee, 4 places in Indian Mountain area SE of Jefferson (all 3 Species), Goshawk road S-SE of Como, and a large flock NW part of Fairplay. On January 27, Hugh Kingery reported 30 Rosy-Finches (Gray-crowned and Brown-capped) in Jefferson and about 30 Rosy-Fnches on Elkhorn Rd. On January 29, Chuck Hundertmark reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches at feeders in Jefferson. PITKIN COUNTY: --All three species of Rosy-Finches were reported by Dick Filby at top of Sam's Knob at Snowmass on January 21. He will repeat giving a bird talk there every Thursday at 1100 for the next 4 weeks. You will need access to Sam's Knob by walking or purchasing a chair lift ticket. Contact him at dickfilby AT hotmail.com <http://hotmail.com/> for details. On January 28, Dick Filby reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches at top of Sam's Knob at Snowmass. On February 11, Dick Filby reported 25 Rosy-Finches at the top of Sam’s Knob at Snowmass, Brown Capped, and some Gray-crowned. PROWERS COUNTY: --On February 9, Leatherman reports Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (ad. m), north end of Willow Creek Park, Lamar, in pines se of outhouse building; Northern Cardinal (1m, 1f) & 1 Red-billied Woodpecker at LCC Woods, Lamar. PUEBLO COUNTY: --At the South Shore Marina of Pueblo Reservoir on February 6, Brandon Percival reported 1-st cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull and juv Thayer's Gull. --At West Fishing Road of Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported ad Great Black-backed Gull flew by and Curve-billed Thrasher was running around the parking lot on February 6. SUMMIT COUNTY: --On February 8, Bushong reported an American Three-toed Woodpecker in the same area, as a flock of Common Redpolls foraging in Water Birch on the south side of Rainbow Lake. WELD COUNTY: --3 Lapland Longspurs were reported by Penny Bauer on CR 114 and CR 120 about 1/2 mile W of CR 77 on January 28. --On February 6, Nick Komar reported 25 Sharp-tailed Grouse and 1 Lapland Longspsur in Grover at CR 136 and CR 99. --On February 6, Glenn Walbek reported 2 Sharp-tailed Grouse near Raymer on CR 125. --On February 6, Glenn Walbek reported 2 Sharp-tailed Grouse on CR 136 W of CR 129. DFO Field Trips: The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, February 14 will be the Cherry Creek Sp Wetlands Loop led by Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com <http://yahoo.com/>; 303-941-4881 <tel:303-941-4881>) Meet at Prairie Loop lot in Cherry Creek SP. From either park entrance, follow Lake VIew Rd to the Praried Loop that is located at the south rim of the reservoir. State Parks pass or day pass required. This is a half--day of walking that passes through most of the important habitats found in the park, over a distance of about three miles. Trails can be slippery so dress accordingly. Bring water and snacks; lunch optional. Register online or contact leader. Northeastern Raptor Tour Saturday, February 13 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Joey Kellner (Email: vir...@comcast.net Phone: 303-978-1748) Trail Difficulty: Moderate Maximum Participants: 7 Directions: Meet at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Office, 6060 N Broadway. Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right. Bring lunch, water, and snacks for a full day of driving and watching raptors in the northeastern corner of Colorado. Register online or contact leader. Good Birding, Mary Driscoll Unincorporated Arapahoe County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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