Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: February 28, 2018
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, February 28 sponsored by Denver
Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species)
NOTE: The RBA is now using the new AOU checklist and the order of families
has changed.
Greater White-fronted Goose (*Adams, Weld, Yuma)
BRANT (*Arapahoe)
Trumpeter Swan (Archuleta, Fremont, Yuma)
Greater Scaup (El Paso, Jefferson, Mesa, *Park, Weld)
White-winged Scoter (*Arapahoe, Jefferson)
Long-tailed Duck (Montezuma)
Barrow’s Goldeneye (Adams, Arapahoe, El Paso, Montezuma, *Park, Weld)
Red-necked Grebe (*Douglas)
African Colllared-Dove (Jefferson)
Greater Roadrunner (El Paso)
Sandhill Crane (*Adams, Mesa)
Least Sandpiper (Archuleta)
American Woodcock (Larimer)
Spotted Sandpiper (Arapahoe, Weld)
California Gull (Larimer , *Mesa, *Park)
Iceland Gull (*Douglas, El Paso, Larimer, Pueblo, Weld)
Great Black-backed Gull (*Pueblo, Weld)
YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Douglas, Jefferson)
American White Pelican (*Arapahoe, *Douglas)
Northern Goshawk (Arapahoe, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer)
Snowy Owl (Boulder)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (El Paso)
Say’s Phoebe (*Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson)
Chihuahuan Raven (Adams, Fremont)
Tree Swallow (Pueblo)
Pygmy Nuthatch (Broomfield)
Winter Wren (*Morgan)
Bewick’s Wren (Garfield)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Denver)
Mountain Bluebird (Weld)
Gray Catbird (Arapahoe)
Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso)
Northern Mockingbird (Denver)
Bohemian Waxwing (Gunnison, *Larimer)
American Pipit (Weld)
Common Redpoll (Arapahoe, Denver, *Jefferson, Larimer)
Red Crossbill (Arapahoe)
Lapland Longspur (Denver, Douglas)
Field Sparrow (Baca)
Fox Sparrow (Delta, Larimer)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Douglas, *La Plata, Mesa, Yuma)
Swamp Sparrow (Arapahoe, Boulder)
White-throated Sparrow (Arapahoe)
Harris’s Sparrow (El Paso, Jefferson)
Brown-headed Cowbird (El Paso, Yuma)
Rusty Blackbird (Larimer)
Pine Warbler (Larimer)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Arapahoe, Jefferson, *Larimer)
Northern Cardinal (Yuma)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On February 24 on Picadilly Rd, John Vanderpoel and Bill Kaempfer
reported Chichuahuan Raven.
---On February 26 at Rocky Mt Arsenal NWR, Susan Rosine reported 2 Greater
White-Fronted Geese on far side of Lower Derby Lake.
---On February 27 on Elaine T Valente Open Space, Crystal Beckel reported
22 Sandhill Cranes.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On February 22 at South Platte Reservoir, David Suddjian, Cheri
Phillips, Norm Lewis, and Ted Uhlemann reported White-winged Scoter. On
February 24 at South Platte Reservoir, Matt Hofeditz, Edward Donnan,
Mackenzie Goldthwaite reported White-winged Scoter; Goldthwaite reported
Say’s Phoebe; Stephen Chang reported White-winged Scoter in SW Bay
(Jefferson). On February 25 at South Platte Reservoir SW Bay (Jefferson),
Christian Hagenlocher reported White-winged Scoter; Matt Clark reported
White-winged Scoter on Arapahoe side. On February 27 at South Platte
Reservoir, Cal Gesmundo and Zak Pohlen reported White-winged Scoter and
Say’s Phoebe.
---On February 22 at South Platte Park Carson Nature Center, Bill Schreitz
reported 2 f Barrow’s Goldeneyes and 5 Yellow-rumped (Audubon’s) Warblers
in trees NE side of bicycle bridge. On February 24 at South Platte Park
C470 area, Matt Hofeditz reported Yellow-rumped Warbler. On February 24 at
South Platte Park SW Bay (Jefferson), Edward Donnan and Crystal Wilson
reported Say’s Phoebe)
---On February 22 at Ketring Park, Diane Roberts reported Swamp Sparrow.
On February 25 at Ketring Park and Lake, G Stack reported BRANT. On
February 27 at Ketring Park and Lake, Gregg Goodrich, Mark Chavez, Steve
Miller, and Jim Merritt reported Black BRANT.
---On February 21 at Centennial Park, Edward Donnan reported Spotted
Sandpiper.
---On February 21 at Hawley Road, Doug Kibbe reported 18 Common Redpoll.
---On February 22 at Inverness Golf Course, Mary O’Connor reported 33 Red
Crossbills.
---On February 25 at Milliken Park, Jared Del Rosso reported Northern
Goshawk.
---On February 27 at Cherry Creek SP, Mary Kiehtler reported American White
Pelican.
ARCHULETA COUNTY:
---On February 24 at Navajo SP and Reservoir, Charles Martinez reported
Least Sandpiper.
---On February 25 at Lake Forest in Pagosa Springs, Charles Martinez and
Jean Zirnhelt reported 3 Trumpeter Swans on south end near fishing dock.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On February 20 and 21 at Pleasant View Soccer Field, Ernest Crvich
reported Swamp Sparrow.
---On February 23 on Nelson Road, Sue Riffe reported a juv Snowy Owl flew
over the road flying NW. She was about a mile east of US 36.
---On February 25 on Diagonal Hwy and Independence Road, Ron Rodhajsky
reported Snowy Owl flying over road. It appeared to be an adults since it
was all white.
DELTA COUNTY:
----On February 23 at Paonia Forest Service Office feeder, Dennis Garrison
reported that the Fox Sparrow continues.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On February 21 near DIA on Hudson Road, Doug Kibbe reported 2 Common
Redpoll.
---On February 22 at Denver Botanic Gardens and Cheesman Park, Rebecca
Laroche reported 2 Golden-crowned Kinglets.
---On February 24 at Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Gabriel Wiltse reported
Northern Mockingbird.
---On February 24 at DIA, Bill Kaempfer and John Vanderpoel reported 3
Lapland Longspurs.
---On February 26 at Westerly Creek Park, Jason Bidgood reported Say’s
Phoebe.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On February 19 at Chatfield SP Model Airplane Field, Doug Kibbe reported
Lapland Longspurs. Doug warned that there is no access to Chatfield from
Wadsworth because of construction. On February 22 Tom Wilbering and Diane
Roberts reported Lapland Longspur at Chatfield SP Model Airplane Field.
---On February 24 at Chatfield SP Handicapped Fisherman Platform, Joey
Kellner and others reported Lincoln’s Sparrow. On February 25 at Chatfield
SP Handicapped Fisherman Platform, Joey Kellner reported YELLOW-BILLED LOON
and American White Pelican. On February 27 at Chatfield SP From
Handicapped Fisherman Platform and Marina Sandspit, Gregg Goodrich, Anna
Troth, Gwen Moore, Time Ryan, Mark Chavez, and Steve Miller reported
YELLOW-BILLED LOON, Red-necked Grebe, American White Pelican, and Iceland
(Thayer’s) Gull.
---On February 24 at Chatfield SP, Megan Miller reported Red-necked Grebe.
On February 26 at Chatfield SP Marina Sandspit, Diane Roberts reported
Red-necked Grebe.
---On February 25 at Chatfield SP, Matt Clark reported YELLOW-BILLED LOON
flying around reservoir; Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, and Lapland Longspur.
---On February 26 at Highland Ranch Open Space near Toepfer, Gail Presley
reported Say’s Phobe.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On February 21 at Monument Wastewater Treatment Plant, Alan Versaw
reported f Barrow’s Goldeneye. On February 24 at Monument Wastewater
Treatment Plant, Roger Massey reported Greater Scaup and f Barrow’s
Goldeneye.
---On February 21 at Birdsall Road Jim Merritt reported 3 Brown-headed
Cowbirds.
---On February 21 at Hanover Rd, Jim Merritt reported 2 Greater Roadrunners
near Hanover and Meridian.
---On February 24 on S Meridian Road from Hanover Road to Pueblo County
Line, Roger Massey reported Ladder-backed Woodpecker.
---On February 24 on Old Pueblo Road, David Tonnessen reported Lincoln’s
Sparrow.
---On February 24 at Hanover Fire Station, Steve Rash reported Curve-billed
Thrasher.
---On February 25 at High Drive, Chris Brobin reported Northern Goshawk.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On February 25 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Rob Hinds and Renee Casias
reported 2 Trumpter Swans.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On February 26 at Silt Island Park, Kathy Mihm Dunning reported Bewick’s
Wren.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On February 24 at Blue Mesa Reservoir east end, Arden Anderson reported
70 Bohemian Waxwings.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On February 22 at Bear Creek trail, Tom WIlberding reported
Yellow-rumped (Audubon’s) Warbler.
---On February 22 at Bennett Place in Lakewood, Chris Wood reported
Yellow-rumped (Audubon’s ) Warbler.
---On February 25 at Falcon Ridge Cub Creek, Chuck Aid reported ad Northern
Goshawk.
---On February 25 at Harriman Lake Park, Christian Hagenlocher reported
Greater Scaup. On February 26 at Harriman Lake Park, David Suddjian
reported Say’s Phebe and Yellow-rumped (Audubon’s) Warbler.
---On February 25 at Chatfield SP, Matt Clark reported YELLOW-BILLED LOON
flying around reservoir.
---On February 26 at Morrison Park, Matt Clark reported 2 African
Collared-Doves and Harris’s Sparrow.
---On February 26 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt Tabor Lake, Doug Kibbe reported
Greater Scaup.
---On February 27 at Waterton Canyon from Waterton Road to overhead pipes,
Cal Gesmundo and Zak Pohlen reported Common Redpoll.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On February 27 at Animas River Trail Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area,
Ryan Votta reported Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On February 27 on Animas River Trail across from Mercury Payments, Jason
St. Pierre reported Lincoln’s Sparrow.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On February 18 - 22 at Wild Horse Birdfeeder in Loveland, John
Reichhardt reported Pine Warbler. On February 24 at Wild Horse Birdfeeder
in Loveland, John Reichhardt and Sara Nooner reported Pine Warbler.
---On February 22 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Walter Wehtje
reported Red Fox Sparrow. On February 23 at CSU Environmental Learning
Center, Neil Matheson reported Red Fox Sparrow. On February 24 at CSU
Environmental Learning Center, Robert Beauchamp and Pablo Quezada reported
Rusty Blackbird. On February 25 at CSU Environnmental Learning Center,
David Wade, Nick Komar, and Walter Wehtje reported ad Northern Goshawk; Jim
Nachel, Skyler Bol, and DFO Field trip led by Dave Leatherman reported Red
Fox Sparrow. On February 26 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Austin
Hess reported Red Fox Sparrow.
---On February 27 at Kingfisher Point, Nix Farms and Williams NA, Lori
Zabel reported 3 Yellow-rumped Warblers.
---On February 24 at Lake Loveland, Nick Komar and Walter Wehtje reported 2
California (californiucs) Gulls, 1 California (albertanensis) Gull, and 1
Iceland Gull.
---On February 24 at Bobcat Ridge NA, Christine and Richard Sparks and John
Reichhardt reported American Woodcock. On February 25 at Bobcat Ridge NA,
DFO Field trip led by Dave Leatherman and Janet Anderson-Ray reported
American Woodcock.
---On February 26 at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, Arvind Panjabi
reported 10 Common Redpoll.
---On February 27 at entrance raod to Bobcat Ridge NA, Joe Mammoser
reported 6 Bohemian Waxwings.
MESA COUNTY:
---On February 24 at Grand Junction WA, Ryan Claar reported Lincoln’s
Sparrow.
---On February 21 at Highline Lake SP, Mike Henwood reported 3 California
Gulls. On February 24 at Highline Lake SP, Denise and Mark Vollmar
reported Greater Scaup and 2 California Gulls. On February 26 at Highline
Lake SP, Carol Ortenzio and Denise and Mark Vollmar reported 2 Greater
Scaup and 2 California Gulls, and 180 Sandhill Cranes. On February 27 at
Highline Lake SP, Mike Henwood reported 2 California Gulls.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On February 24 at McPhee Reservoir South Arm, Erik Hendrickson reported
Long-tailed Ducks and Barrow’s Goldeneye.
MORGAN COUNTY:
---On February 24 at Riverside Park (east section) in Fort Morgan, Norm
Lewis reported Winter Wren. On February 27 at Riverside Park (east
section), Brian Johnson reported Winter Wren.
PARK COUNTY:
---On February 27 at Elevenmile Reservoir, Steve Mlodiow reported Greater
Scaup, 8 courting Barrow’s Goldeneyes, and California Gull.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On February 26 at Runyon Lake in Pueblo, Mark Yaeger reported 2 Tree
Swallows flying above river.
---On February 27 at Pueblo Reservoir South Marina, Linda Hdges and Chares
Paterson reported Great Black-backed Gull.
WELD COUNTY:
---On February 24 at LUNA Reservoir, Bill Kaempfer and John Vanderpoel
reported 2 Iceland (Thayer’s) Gulls and Great Black-backed Gull.
---On February 25 at Firestone Gravel Pits (view from road), Gene
Rutherford and Jack Bushong reported m Barrow’s Goldeneye.
---On February 21 at Shelterbelt at CR 90 and CR 57, Danny Montalvo
reported 30 Mountain Bluebirds.
---On February 24 at Firestone Recreation Area, Bill Kaempfer and John
Vanderpoel reported Greater White-fronted Goose.
---On February 24 on South Platte River near 168th, Bill Kaempfer and John
Vnaderpoel reported Spotted Sandpiper and 4 American Pipits.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On February 25 at Stalker Lake outside of Wray, David Ely and Steve
Mlodinow reported 80 Greater White-fronted Geese, Trumpeter Swan, Lincoln’s
Sparrow, 2 Northern Cardinals, 3 Brown-headed Cowbirds.
DFO Field Trips:
The DFO Field Trip for Tuesday, February 27 will be to Larimer County led
by David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) Meet at Colorado
Parks and Wildlife Office at 0630, 6060 N Broadway Exit I-25 at 58th Ave,
go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right.
Will explore selection of reservoir, parks, and other habitats seeking
gulls and other waterbirds. Bring lunch and liquids and plan to carpool
from meeting spot. Register online or contact leader.
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, March 3 will be the cherry Creek State
Park led by Marky Keithler (mkeithler AT yahoo.com; 303-771-1421) Meet at
west marina parking lot at 0800. State Parks pass or day pass required.
Will carpool to various stops and walk 1-2 miles. Bring binoculars, water,
snacks, sunscreen and bug repellents. Scopes are useful. Register online
or contact leader.
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, March 4 will be to Denver City Park led by
Patrick O’Driscoll (patrodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955) Meet at 0645 at
parking strip on north side of Ferril Lake. Enter park from Colorado Blvd.
Northbound turns left onto 22nd Ave past Museum of Nature and Science;
southbound turns right onto 22nd at police station. Go past museum parking
until road curves toward zoo. Take immediate left at “To Pavilion
Bandstand” sign and go 300 yards down to corner with tall spruce trees,
where lake comes into view. Park diagonally on left beneath spruces.
Will check nesting colonies on Ducks and Ferril lakes and look for
early migrants. Scopes are not necessary but may be of help to check
nests. Dress for weather and bring water and snacks. Register online or
contact leader.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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