Date:January 9, 2010
e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 5 am
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory.
Highlight species include (*Denotes that there is new information for this
species in this report)
Mute Swan (Montrose, *Delta)
Long-tailed Duck (Adams, Larimer)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Delta, Delta/Montrose, Denver, Summit)
RED SHOULDERED HAWK (*Weld)
MEW GULL (Pueblo)
Thayer's Gull (Broomfield, *Boulder, Pueblo)
ICELAND GULL (*Boulder)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Boulder, El Paso)
Glaucous Gull (Boulder)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (*Boulder, Broomfield)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Yuma)
Winter Wren (Adams)
Fox Sparrow (Montrose)
White-throated Sparrow (Logan/Sedgwick)
Harris's Sparrow (Logan/Sedgwick, Pueblo, Weld)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (*Jefferson)
Rusty Blackbird (Larimer)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Delta/Mesa, San Juan, Summit)
Black Rosy-Finch (Delta/Mesa, San Juan)
Northern Cardinal (Yuma)
White-winged Crossbill (*Larimer)
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and dates for all sightings. It would be helpful if you would spell your last
name.
Adams County:
--A Winter Wren was reported by Slingsby on the Barr Lake CBC on January 3. It
was found below (NE of) the dam. There is a ditch that runs parallel and below
the dam. The Winter Wren was seen at the very east end of the ditch. The
ditch bottom has running water, no ice and some nice mud. This area is easily
access from the RMBO Old Stone House. The road is plowed by the park or the
water company and is not muddy.
--A Long-tailed Duck was reported by Roller on a reservoir south of 88th and
east of the Platte and bounded on the east by Dahlia on January 4. Breitsch
reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks (1f, 2 juv) on West Gravel Lake on January 4.
Boulder County:
--An imm GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL and Thayer's Gulls were reported by Nuissl at
Erie Reservoir on January 3.
--A probable adult Gaucous Gull was reported by Cobb at Erie Reservoir on
January 5.
--At the Valmont complex on January 8, Schmoker reported a 2nd-cycle ICELAND
GULL,
Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL,
Broomfield County:
--An imm GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported by Kibbe on a pond on the east
side of Lowell south of CO 7 directly across from the intersection of Anthem
Ranch Road and Lowell Blvd on December 30. On January 2, Plage refound the imm
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL with a couple of Thayer's Gulls at the Anthem pond.
Delta County:
--Robinsong reported that Goldeneyes - both Common and Barrow's were raining
onto the Gunnison River around Delta on January 6.
--A Mute Swan was reported by Garrison at Confluence Park in Delta on January 8.
Delta/Mesa Counties
--On the Grand Mesa CBC on January 1, Didier reported 1 Barrow's Goldeneye, 30
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches, and 80 Black Rosy-Finches.
Denver County:
--A pair of Barrow’s Goldeneye was reported by Henwood along the S.
Platte River just north of the bridge on W. Evans Ave on December 14.
On January 6, Brower reported the male Barrrow's Goldeneye north of the Florida
Bridge.
El Paso County:
--3 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls were reported by Peterson at Big Johnson on
January 6.
Jefferson County:
--A juv GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Brown behind the Trading Post at
Red Rocks on December 19 and was seen by several birders. The sparrow was seen
on January 8 by Henwood. Chavez and Kibbe suggest bringing some bird seed and
scattering it to attrack the birds.
Larimer County:
--A pair of White-winged Crossbills was reported by Leatherman in Grandview
Cemetery in Fort Collins on November 22. The female was seen by Leatherman
about 1000 in Section 7.
--A f Long-tailed Duck was reported by Kaempfer on the Loveland CBC at Dry
Creek Reservoir on January 1. Dry Creek Reservoir is west of Berthoud and SE
of Carter Lake. DeFonso refound the Long-tailed Duck on January 4.
--Rusty Blackbirds were reported by Hundertmark on the Loveland CBC on January
1 and again on January 2 at Simpson Ponds SWA.Two blackbirds were seen
reported by Andrews on January 5.
Logan/Sedgwick Counties:
--On the Crook CBC on January 2, Larson reported 1 White-throated Sparrow and
11 Harris's Sparrows.
Montrose County:
--On the Montrose CBC, Sinton reported 1 Mute Swan and 1 Fox Sparrow.
Pueblo County:
--A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Kaempfer on the Pueblo CBC on Januray 4.
It was seen at the end of 38 Lane off of CO 50 east of Pueblo.
--On the Pueblo CBC on January 4, Percival reported MEW GULL and Thayer's Gull.
San Juan County:
--All 3 species of Rosy-finches were reported by Morris visiting feeders on
Empire Street in Silverton on January 2.
Summit County:
--About 85 Barrow's
