[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, December 13, 2012
Compiler: Mary Driscoll Date: December 13, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, December 13, 2012, 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 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: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report) BRANT (*Larimer) TRUMPETER SWAN (Larimer) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder, *Freemont, Larimer) Surf Scoter (Weld, Denver) White-winged Scoter (Denver) Long-tailed Duck (Jefferson) RED-THROATED LOON (Boulder) Dunlin (Boulder, El Paso) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe) Northern Pygmy-Owl (Boulder) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Freemont, Pueblo) Chihuahuan Raven (Boulder) Winter Wren (El Paso) Northern Parula (El Paso, Pueblo) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Pueblo) Pine Warbler (El Paso, Pueblo) White-throated Sparrow (Freemont) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Snow Bunting (Sedgwick) Northern Cardinal (Boulder) Grey-Crowned Rosy-Finch (Jefferson) Common Redpoll (Boulder, Jefferson, Larimer, Rio Blanco, Weld) Arapahoe County: --On December 11, Hudak reports a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Centennial Park. Boulder County: --At Baseline Reservoir in Boulder on November 17, the BBC field trip led by John Vanderpoel had 5 TUNDRA SWANS (2ad, 3 juv). On December 11, Nunes reports that the TUNDRA SWANS are still at Baseline Reservoir. --At Valmont Reservoir, on December 6, Mlodinow is viewing a RED-THROATED LOON. He is viewing it from the City of Boulder's Open Space and Mountain Parks Annex off of 75th St. This would be the east end of Valmont which is not really all that visible from the Legion Park Overlook. The RED-THROATED LOON is associating with Western Grebes. --A Northern Pygmy-Owl was seen by Heinrich on December 2. It flew across the road at Eben Fine Park, and landed in a tree next to Arapahoe Ave. --A Chihuahuan Raven was reported by Floyd at Lagerman Reservoir on December 2. --A Chihuahuan Raven was seen by Mlodinow along Valmont Rd., not far west of Teller Farms, on December 11. --A Northern Cardinal was found by Jinx Cooper in Hawthorne Gulch in Boulder on November 11. From Broadway, turn N on Hawthorn and drive to the end and park. Continue on the trail for about 200 yards. Bird was near pump house. On December 6, Heinrich had a brief view of the Northern Cardinal in Hawthorn Gulch. --Tumasonis reported that Steve Frye's bird walk had 40 Common Redpolls at Baseline Reservoir on November 24. They were feeding in weedy patches on the West side of the reservoir. Chavez refound a flock of about 30+ Common Redpolls at Baseline Reservoir on December 2. --On December 7, Floyd reports seeing a small flock of Common Redpolls while birding along the St. Vrain River in Longmont. Denver County: --A juv White-winged Scoter was reported by Tina Jones at Marston Reservoir on November 22. On December 8, Stachowiak reports the White-winged Scoter and Surf Scoter continue on Marston Reservoir. On December 11, T. Jones relocated one White-winged Scoter in the northern section of Marston Reservoir, [first winter juvenile]. Tina recommends when viewing birds at Marston Reservoir, please beware of signs in this area especially if viewing from the SW, PLEASE let's not give birders a bad name and PLEASE watch the birds from the sidewalk or right next to the sidewalk. El Paso County: --Cici Lee reported that the Dunlin first reported on November 17 continues on November 26, at the pond in Falcon off Stapleton Dr and Lambert Road. On December 5, Gillilan reports the Dunlin is still present at the same location. --On December 6, B. Maynard reports a Winter Wren at Fountain Creek Regional Park. The Wren was seen near the KM18 trail marker, very close to the Widefield Water Treatment exclosure. --On December 5, Farese reports a female Northern Parula, beautiful hatch-year female at Fountain Creek Regional Park. The bird was in the northern part of the park, in the area around the mile 18 marker where areas 2 and 3 meet. Fremont County: --On December 11, R. Miller reports 8 TUNDRA SWANS in the east Valco Pond on MacKenzie Ave. in Canon City. S. Moss also saw the TUNDRA SWANS this morning. She recommends if coming to see them if they are out on the pond that viewing will be very difficult, as the ponds are on private property, access past the gates and fencing is trespass. Walking along the road, (very busy) traffic, driving 50 mpg. to try to see them will be difficult. There is not much room to walk along the road and the irrigation ditch. S. Moss reports the TUNDRA SWANS were flushed from the pond yesterday. They circled higher and higher as if they
[cobirds] Common Redpoll, Fort Collins, Larimer Co.
COBirds, A male Common Redpoll was on our feeders enjoying black sunflower seed this morning, finally! After all the recent reports, it was probably overdue here. He cooperated for some photos and became yard bird #165. Happy birding, Larry Griffin Ft. Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Cedar Waxwings in Denver's Southeast Suburbs - Arapahoe County
I had 4 cedar waxwings in my little townhouse yard in west Centennial a few minutes ago (Thursday morning), near Holly St Arapahoe Rd. Noticed the first one at a water pan, then located the other three in the nearby crabapple trees. Keep Smilin', Kevin Corwin west Centennial Arapahoe County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Common Redpoll, Arapahoe (unincorporated) County, LIFE BIRD
We just had a Male Common Redpoll in our Choke Cherry Tree. I had noticed that there were lots more House Finches today coming to our yard, 25-30, wishing a Common Redpoll would show up. I got a quick look, got my camera, Superzoom, but he left before I could get a shot. I hope it will return. It was on our Niger feeder briefly, then it went to our sunflower feeder, but didn't land on it. New life bird for both of us + new yard bird. It HAS to return, I need a better look, maybe a photo. I'll post again if it becomes regular. Mary Dave Driscoll Unincor. Arapahoe Co. MFLD Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] N. Cardinal, Boulder, Boulder Cty, 12/13
The N. Cardinal was in the thickets about 15 ft above the concrete bunker at the previously described Hawthorn Gulch today from 12:40-12:50. It then flew from the thickets across to the south, then up the gulch out of view. This is the second time I've seen it fly up the gulch. Since the Boulder CBC is this Sunday, the N. Cardinal will be at the least a count week bird. Time to go hunt down those Lesser Goldfinches. --Thomas Thomas Heinrich Boulder, CO nyc...@aol.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] waterfowl variety at James Wright Res
Stopped by James Wright Res at Tennyson and about 60th this afternoon. It's filling back up a bit. Nice variety of ducks. Many mallards, quite a few wigeons, a few blue winged teal, at least one green winged teal, and one pintail. Also a white-bibbed mallard, perhaps the same one I saw along Clear Creek out in Wheat Ridge last week. Ton of white cheeked geese, and ringed-bill gulls. Didn't see any oddities among the gulls or geese, but I'm not great on gulls. Large flock of crows, too. No eagles. No diving ducks, at least not in the west end. Wiliam Bond Arvada, CO. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/whLREvjJ8q8J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] More Tundra Swans, Boulder County
Yesterday morning (about 10:30 AM Tuesday), there were 14 tundra swans on Boulder Reservoir. All appeared to be adults. There is currently major construction at Boulder Reservoir, but birders are still welcome. Just stop at the temporary entrance gate on your way in. David Dowell Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/IyqlVficZJ4J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Weld County birds
I visited the Poudre Trail along 35th Avenue in north Greeley and found: mute swans, coots, horned grebes, belted kingfishers, bald eagles, canada geese (min max), snow geese (no ross), redheads, mallards, gb herons, ringed-billed gulls, american wigeon, ring-necked duck, common goldeneye, northern harrier, and a common merganser. Not bad for one hour on foot on the trail. It is amazing how quickly 2000+ Canada geese can vacate a lake when 2 bald eagles come soaring in. Rick Reeser Greeley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Tundra Swans, Snow Ross's geese, Lesser Black-backed Gull-Arapahoe Co
Mary Burger and I scouted a bit for the Bow Mar/Marston CBC today. I have posted 5 photos on my website at http://www.kayniyo.com/trip_Unusual_Birds.htm. Highlights were 7 way-out-in-the-middle, but probable Tundra Swans! Also, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (ad), 5 Greater White-fronted Geese, and 2 Snow Geese at Centennial Pond. Ross's Goose is still at Fort Logan Cemetery. Kay Kayleen A. Niyo, Ph.D. Niyo Scientific Communications Kay Niyo Photography mailto:k...@kayniyo.com k...@kayniyo.com http://www.KayNiyo.com www.KayNiyo.com __ 5651 Garnet Street Golden, CO 80403 Phone: (303) 679-6646 Fax: (866) 849-8013 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Morgan and Weld Counties; more redpolls
Good evening- today a made a loop from Denver to Jackson Lake, up to Crow Valley, and return. The best species variety was at Jackson. There is an area at the southeast corner of Cove Camground (the large one about a quarter mile northeast of the Visitor Center) that I have come to know as Sparrow Corner, for obvious reasons. In a relatively small area at this location, in addition to dozens of robins and dozens of juncos, were American tree, white-crowned, white-throated (tan striped), Harris's and song sparrows, hermit thrush, and a mountain chickadee (a little far east for this species? I haven't seen them at Jackson previously). There was also a nice variety of raptors around- red-tails, roughies, an immature bald eagle terrorizing the geese on the lake and a lot of kestrels, Couldn't turn any of those into a merlin, though. After Jackson I headed north to Crow Valley, which was very quiet. I walked a circle covering the entire area and the only birds of note were a great horned owl (and-presumably-she was one massive owl) and a hairy woodpecker. However, I decided to check out the office/maintenance facility up the road to the north, and here I was able to add thirty redpolls to the rapidly growing inventory. The birds were hanging around the north side of the property around a row of junipers. They spent most of their time perched in a couple of dead trees by the junipers,and didn't seem to be doing any feeding, just perching. During the hour I followed them as they moved from tree to tree (they would perch in the tree nearest the road, flush every time a vehicle came by, fly to the farthest tree, and then return to the original tree. No one ever said finches were all that bright), they did no feeding, although they did visit a small patch of snow to drink. They seemed to be staying in that area and may be chaseable. I wandered back to the west, visiting Norma's Grove, where there were no birds, but there was the remnant of a fire (complete with beer cans) that some nimrod built in the middle of the road. Not much on the grasslands to the west, either, but a quick sunset stop at Windsor Reservoir (never stopped there before- lotta waterfowl!) produced one Ross's goose in with the Canacacks, a couple of later western grebes and some dabblers to round out some shameless list-padding. Norm Lewis migran...@aol.com Lakewood -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [cobirds] More Tundra Swans, Boulder County
I've always heard that hummingbirds migrate on the backs of geese or whatever. Has anyone considered the possibility that the redpolls hitched a ride with the tundra swans? Norm Lewis migran...@aol.com Lakewood Hoping no one actually takes this seriously.. -Original Message- From: David Dowell dave...@gmail.com To: cobirds cobirds@googlegroups.com Sent: Thu, Dec 13, 2012 6:01 pm Subject: [cobirds] More Tundra Swans, Boulder County Yesterday morning (about 10:30 AM Tuesday), there were 14 tundra swans on Boulder Reservoir. All appeared to be adults. There is currently major construction at Boulder Reservoir, but birders are still welcome. Just stop at the temporary entrance gate on your way in. David Dowell Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/IyqlVficZJ4J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] No Tundra Swans in Canon City today
I checked the Canon City Valco Ponds three times today but no sign of the 10 Tundra Swans chased off yesterday by an amateur photographer whose greed deprived these magnificent birds of a normally quiet pond where they could rest and feed. I hope these swans were part of the groups of swans that have been reported today at ponds/reservoirs in northern Colorado. I added two more photos of them on my Birds and Nature bloghttp://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.comas they circled and gained altitude yesterday that show their gracefulness and beauty in flight. First and foremost, view wildlife from a safe distance for both you and them. Respect their spatial needs. If the animal interrupts its behavior (resting, feeding, etc.), then you are too close and must distance yourself. from Wildlife Code of Ethics SeEtta Moss Canon City Blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine @ http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/author/seetta-moss/ Personal blog @ BirdsAndNature.blogspot.comhttp://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
