[cobirds] More Canon City birds today

[SeEtta Moss]

Earlier this morning before I went hiking outside of town, I birded around
Canon City a bit.  I stopped by Lakeside Cemetery where I found 4 male and 1
female Williamson's Sapsuckers (almost all car birding).  Of significance
were 5 or 6 Townsend's Solitaires, the first I have seen them this here this
season.  I subsequently found a number of more Townsend's Solitaires in
other parts of Canon City.

I was also pleased to find a flock of 8 Eastern Bluebirds and a nearby male
Cassin's Finch, a species that move down into Canon City occasionally
(possibly related to the drought).  I also enjoyed watching a small flock of
Scaled Quail that were using a juniper tree for shelter.  I will post some
photos of some of these birds to my
BirdsAndNatureblog tomorrow.  It
was a productive birding day, but I'm tired.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com

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[cobirds] Spotted Northern Goshawk while hiking today

[SeEtta Moss]

As I walked back in the dry gulch in pinyon-juniper habitat, I spotted a
juvenile Northern Goshawk perched in a deciduous tree on a ridge several
hundred yards away.  It was flushed by a bird that was harassing it and I
got photos of it flying by.  Though this may seem like an unusual location
for this species, Andrews and Righter's *Colorado Birds* notes that this
species is "seen in all types of coniferous forests" during winter and
migration.  That was certainly a very cool sighting that I didn't expect
today.  I have posted several photos on my
BirdsAndNatureblog

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
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[cobirds] More sapsucker use of siberian-type elms in dry gulches

[SeEtta Moss]

This morning I hiked a little over a mile in dry gulch where I have been
following the Williamson's Sapsuckers just outside of Canon City.  Located
on private property, this gulch goes through both pinyon-juniper and pinyon
woodland habitat.  I did find a few more small groves of siberian-type elms
and some recent sap wells (not fresh like still being used but made within
past month or two).  I also found my first cottonwood tree, a mall young
tree, with older sap wells.  I have posted pics of this grove of trees and
the 'recent' sap wells on my
BirdsAndNature.  I checked dozens
of pinyons and junipers and found very old sap wells in
only a few trees.  I did not find any sapsuckers but did see several Juniper
Titmice, several Western Scrub Jays and a bunch of Townsend's Solitaires
(and more--see next posts).

I believe that these sapsuckers follow the dry gulches through pinyon
woodlands and pinyon-juniper habitat that virtually surrounds Canon City and
these lead them into town where eureka--they find a veritable gold mine of
succulent long-needled pine trees that receive supplemental water which must
make the sap better.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
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[cobirds] Ovenbird refound at Fountain Creek Reg Park, EL Paso County

[KENNETH PALS]

Cobirders,
 
While others say the Pine Warbler again today, I was able to refind the 
Ovenbird in Area 2 of Fountain Creek Regional Park where it was found and 
reported previously.  I heard a Winter Wren in the same area and also saw the 
Yellow-rumped Warbler.  The Harris's Sparrow is still near the 
headgate/waterfall area at the start of the Chilcott Irrigation Ditch.
 
Ken   

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[cobirds] Swans update, Lake County

[Tim Kalbach]

This afternoon, the 3 Trumpeter & 1 Tundra Swans were at the western end of
the eastern lake, near the power plant's warmer waters.
Twin Lakes, Lake County.

Tim Kalbach
Leadville,CO

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[cobirds] Bohemian Waxwings

[AHilf]

Several birders in the Steamboat Springs area have called/e-mailed to let  
me know about large flocks of Bohemian Waxwings.  Even up in Steamboat, its  
not the norm to have such large numbers of Bohemians --  perhaps  it  will 
also be a good year for them in the Denver-metropolitan area.  I  remember a 
a few years ago we had a "so called" invasion of Bohemians in the  region 
and just wanted to alert birders to look carefully at flocks of waxwings  
this winter -- especially during Christmas Bird Counts.
 
Allison  Hilf
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(303) 888-5110

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[cobirds] Fountain Creek Regional Park - Pine Warbler

[Robb Hinds]

I located the Pine Warbler this morning at around 10:30 today near the
previously reported location. It was very cooperative and I got some good
photos. I stopped by Clear Springs Ranch but did not find the Rusty
Blackbirds.


http://www.pbase.com/robbphoto/inbox

 Robb Hinds
Colorado Springs

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[cobirds] Iceland Gull update and pics

[Glenn Walbek]

Folks,

The 1st cycle Iceland Gull continues at Cherry Creek Reservoir, near the west 
end.  There are still 7 gull species to be seen, plus many variations of 
Ring-billed, Herring and California Gulls.  I have loaded several photos of the 
Iceland Gull (including Iceland and Thayer's side by side) in a separate 
gallery which can be seen from the link below.

Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/iceland_gull__ccsp

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[cobirds] Red Rocks 12/11

[Rudi Nuissl]

I headed over to Red Rocks this morning to see who I could find.
Aside from the half-dozen people with cameras watching the area around
the platform feeder, I did manage to find three of the four species I
was looking for:

- Curve-Billed Thrasher
- White-Throated Sparrow
- Harris's Sparrow

I did not see the Golden-Crowned Sparrow.  There were also the usual
tons of House Finches, House Sparrows, Juncos of all sorts, and Scrub
Jays as well as Black-Capped Chickadees, Song Sparrows, a Spotted
Towhee and a Downy Woodpecker.

I've posted the three Lifers above to my Flickr stream (
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rudi_noodle/ ).

More will be posted later.

Rudi Nuissl,
Broomfield, CO.

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[cobirds] Baseline Res. scoters 12/11

[Scott Severs]

The previously reported White-winged and Black Scoter were both present in
the northeast corner of Baseline Reservoir (Boulder) at 1045 hours this
morning. The White-wing Scoter extends its wings slightly as it dived,
giving very nice looks at the white secondaries, on the other hand the Black
Scoter was not using its wings during its dives.

Good birding!

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Scott

Scott Severs
Longmont, CO
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[cobirds] December 11, 2010 Colorado Rare Bird Alert

[JOYCE TAKAMINE]

Date:   11 December 2010
e-mail:  r...@cfo-link.org
phone:   303-659-8750
compiler:   Joyce Takamine






This is  Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, December 11, 2010,  at 5 am 
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 telephone at any time. Please leave your name, phone 
number, detailed directions, including county and dates for each sighting. 
Please spell your last name. 
 
Highlight species include:  (* denotes that there is new information on the 
species in this report). 
 
BRANT (Denver)
TRUMPTER SWAN (Lake)
TUNDRA SWAN  (Boulder, Lake, Mesa, Weld)
Surf Scoter (Ouray)
White-winged Scoter (Boulder)
Black Scoter (Boulder, Lake, Routt)
Long-tailed Duck (Garfield,  Larimer, Morgan, Pueblo, Weld)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Garfield, Larimer)
Pacific Loon (Denver)
Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo)
American Bittern (Boulder)
MEW GULL (*Arapahoe)
Thayer's Gull (*Arapahoe, Bent, Larimer, Morgan, Weld)
ICELAND GULL (*Arapahoe, Larimer)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Arapahoe, Boulder, Larimer, Morgan, Pueblo, Weld) 
Glaucous Gull (Adams)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Bent, Pueblo)
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (Huerfano, *Weld)
Winter Wren (*El Paso, Pueblo)
Curve-billed Thrasher (*Jefferson) 
Bohemian Waxwing (*Routt)
PINE WARBLER (El Paso)
Ovenbird (El Paso)
EASTERN TOWHEE (Douglas)
Fox Sparrow (El Paso)
Swamp Sparrow (Boulder, *El Paso, Pueblo)
White-throated Sparrow (*Jefferson)
Harris's Sparrow (*El Paso, *Jefferson, Larimer, Las Animas)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (*Jefferson)
Rusty Blackbird (El Paso)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*Pitkin)
 
Adams County:
--An imm Glaucous Gull was reported by Smart at Barr Lake on December 5.
 
Arapahoe County:
--At Cherry Creek State Park on December 9, Walbek reported a 1st-year ICELAND 
(Kumlien's) GULL, 2 MEW GULLS, and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. 
On December 10, Schottler reported ICELAND GULL, MEW GULL, 2 ad Lesser 
Black-backed Gulls, and a 1st-cyc Thayer's Gull.

Bent County:
--A GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL and 1 Thayer's Gull were reported by Duane Nelson 
at John Martin on December 6.
 
Boulder County:
--A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Floyd at McIntosh Reservoir in 
Longmont on December 4.
--An ad TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Gent at the Valmont Power Plant on November 
25 and was seen again by Nunes on December 5.
--A female/imm Black Scoter was reported by Kaempfer at Baseline Reservoir on 
November 28 and was seen again by the Wednesday Roadcreepers on December 8.
--A White-winged Scoter was reported by Frye and the Roadcreepers at Baseline 
Reservoir on December 8 and was refound by Smith on December 9.
--A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Plage and First Sunday Birders west of the 
water treatment plant by Walden Ponds in Boulder on December 5.
--A late American Bittern was reported by Plage in the SW corner of Cottonwood 
Marsh on December 5.  Hope that it stays for the Christmas Count.
  
Denver County:
--A BRANT was reported by Pollock on the NW side of the lake behind Lakecrest 
at Gateway Apartments, 4699 Kittredge on November 28.  On December 4, Smart 
reported the BRANT in the same area.
--2 ad Pacific Loons were reported by Tina Jones at Marston Reservoir on 
December 7.
 
Douglas County:
--A female EASTERN TOWHEE was reported by Kingery on November 19 and seen again 
on December 3.  Directions:  From Franktown traffic light go south 3/4 mile to 
Russellville Road; left on Russellville 3-4 miles to Tomichi; left on Tomichi 
about 1/2 mile to parking lot next to sign for Russellville.  Follow trail that 
drops to creek.
The Towhee was seen on December 6 by Kirkpatrick.
 
El Paso County:
--On December 4, Dan Maynard reported the following birds at the north end of 
Fountain Creek Regional Park south of the sewage ponds:  male PINE WARBLER, 
Winter Wren, "red" Fox Sparrow, and Ovenbird.  An ad Harris's Sparrow was 
reported by Dan Maynard near Rice's Pond on December 4.   On December 6, Bill 
Maynard found 2 different "winter wrens", the Harris's Sparrow and reported 
that Carragher refound the Ovenbird.  Lee relocated the PINE WARBLER on 
December 6.  On December 10, Lee reported seeing both Winter Wrens, Swamp 
Sparrow and Harris's Sparrow at Fountain Creek.-
--2 Rusty Blackbirds were reported by Lee at Clear Springs Park which is south 
of Fountain on December 5.  Directions:  Take exit 123 from I-25 and go east.  
Percival relocated the Rusty Blackbirds on December 8.
 
Garfield County:
--2 Long-tailed Ducks were reported by McConnell at Rifle Gap on November 28 
and were seen again on December 7 by Filby along with 2 Barrow's Goldeneyes.
 
Huerfano County:
--A BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was reported by Chartier at Lathrop SP near the dam 
at Martin Lake on December 4.  On December 5, Nelder reported the BLACK-LEGGED 
KITTIWAKE at Martin Lake.
  
Jefferson County: 
--On December 10, Henwood reported that the Curve-billed Thras