Re: [cobirds] Holcim Wetlands in Fremont County, 3/8/13
I wasn't able to find any Bohemian Waxwings either. I did see a Rusty Blackbird and a couple of Eastern Bluebirds while I was there. Robb Hinds Colorado Springs On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 7:03 PM, wrote: > Hey, cobirders. > > > > For some unexplainable reason we ventured down to Holcim Wetlands in > Fremont County thinking we might acutally see one of the Bohemian Waxwings > reported by Brandon Percival and SeEtta Moss. > > > > It is to laugh! > > > > We ran into SeEtta when we first arrived and searched for over > 2-and-a-half hours. While we did see 20 or more waxwings, no amount of > wishin' and hopin' could make one a BOWA. Further proof of their mythical > status is that in both the NatGeo and Sibley guides the BOWAs are drawings. > I figure most "photos" are just Photoshop Phonies. > > > > We also got to meet Robb Hinds who was still there when we left. I hope he > got to see the target birds. > > > > On the bright side, the area was quite birdy. Here is the list: > > > > Common Mergansers > > Mallard > > Canada Geese > > American Coots > > American Robins (abundant) > > Red-shafted Flickers (abundant) > > Belted Kingfishers > > Northern Shrike > > Bald Eagles (one adult, one mangy looking juvenile) > > Golden Eagles > > Killdeer > > White-breasted Nuthatches > > Blue Jays > > Red-winged Blackbirds > > Great Blue Heron > > Cedar Waxwings > > European Starlings > > Eurasian Collared Doves > > Song Sparrows > > Dark-eyed Juncos > > > > > > Good birding, everyone! > > > > Mel Goff > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (08 Mar 2013) 6 Raptors
Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 08, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 14 14 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 3 17 17 Rough-legged Hawk0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 4 4 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Prairie Falcon 0 5 5 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter1 1 1 Unknown Buteo1 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 6 43 43 -- Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.25 hours Official Counter:Cynthia Madsen Observers:Dave Hill, Ernie Stone, Fran Haas Visitors: Jerry Stone, husband of observer, Ernie Stone, assisted us with our observations from 9:30 until noon. Mary Cay Berger arrived at 10:45 and helped us until the end. We so appreciate the extra eyes on the skies! We saw 11 hikers, 4 bikers, and 3 runners. There may have been more, but sometimes things get busy. Weather: We were never less than 95% cloudy today. The starting temperature was 35 degrees warming to 42, but with the light winds (never more than 6 mph) mainly from the east, it felt pretty chilly on the east side of the ridge. Raptor Observations: We had six migrating raptors today with one being an unidentified accipiter which moved by too quickly for good looks and one unidentified buteo which we picked up north of the ridge, too far for positive identification. The other migrating hawks were 3 Red-tailed Hawks, two of which were over the west ridge and one very close to the ridge on the west side. We had one Bald Eagle migrant traveling over the west ridge. We saw 5 local Red-tailed Hawks at once, 3 working the area near the Alameda exit on C470 while 2 were perched on the closest power poles in Matthews/Winters Park. At one point we watched a courtship flight of 2 of these Red-tailed Hawks complete with legs down in front of Mount Morrison . We may have had more than one juvenile Golden Eagle, but we only saw one at a time...flying over Marston Reservoir, then over the west ridge, and finally in the Apex Houses area where it scared up a flock of about 80 American Crows. Non-raptor Observations: In the 9:00 hour there were 3 elk in the Mother Cabrini/ Bare Slope area. Other birds seen: Western Scrub-Jay (1), Black-billed Magpie (4), American Crow (80), Common Raven (4), Mountain Bluebird (60), Townsend's Solitaire (1), American Robin (2), Dark-eyed Junco (7). Predictions: If the weather predictions prove to be correct, it may not be conducive for hawks or hawk watchers tomorrow. Report submitted by Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (jeff.bi...@rmbo.org) Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at: http://www.rmbo.org/ Site Description: Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawkwatch in Colorado and is the best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Dinosaur Ridge may be the best place in the country to see the rare dark morph of the Broad-winged Hawk (a few are seen each spring). Hawkwatchers who linger long enough may see resident Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Prairie Falcons, in addition to migrating Swainson's, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks, American Kestrels and Turkey Vultures. Peregrine Falcons and Ferruginous Hawks are uncommon; Northern Goshawk is rare but regular. Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, and sometimes Bushtit, Western Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift, American W
[cobirds] Holcim Wetlands in Fremont County, 3/8/13
Hey, cobirders. For some unexplainable reason we ventured down to Holcim Wetlands in Fremont County thinking we might acutally see one of the Bohemian Waxwings reported by Brandon Percival and SeEtta Moss. It is to laugh! We ran into SeEtta when we first arrived and searched for over 2-and-a-half hours. While we did see 20 or more waxwings, no amount of wishin' and hopin' could make one a BOWA. Further proof of their mythical status is that in both the NatGeo and Sibley guides the BOWAs are drawings. I figure most "photos" are just Photoshop Phonies. We also got to meet Robb Hinds who was still there when we left. I hope he got to see the target birds. On the bright side, the area was quite birdy. Here is the list: Common Mergansers Mallard Canada Geese American Coots American Robins (abundant) Red-shafted Flickers (abundant) Belted Kingfishers Northern Shrike Bald Eagles (one adult, one mangy looking juvenile) Golden Eagles Killdeer White-breasted Nuthatches Blue Jays Red-winged Blackbirds Great Blue Heron Cedar Waxwings European Starlings Eurasian Collared Doves Song Sparrows Dark-eyed Juncos Good birding, everyone! Mel Goff -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Horned grebe, Arapahoe/Jeff County
Claire Montour and I were at the South Platte reservoir today and saw what we believe to be a female horned grebe. According My books this seems unlikely, but she seemed to have the correct characteristics. I got a completely terrible picture of her, but you can see some of the characteristics There was also a nice variety of diving ducks, redheads and ruddy ducks there at the reservoir today. We had some great looks at a bald eagle overhead and a 50 piece murder of crows doing courtship behavior. The were near eagle watch lake, southern area of South Platte park. There were also lots of shoveling shovelers there. I had a wonderful time photographing three pairs of redheads on my pond today just north of South Platte Park. It was such a joy to look out and have them, as well as a pair common mergansers, spending time on the pond. Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County. Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Re: Mountain Bluebirds, Western Meadowlark /Jeffco
Just an FYI to all--Nunn has year-round Western Meadowlarks--I call ours the "Gang of 13" they usually travel together it seems. Greeley- area also has them during winter. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com \Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m On Mar 7, 10:10 am, Dave Cameron wrote: > Harbingers of Spring at Sharptail Ridge Open Space near Roxborough this > morning-- > > One pair Mountain Bluebirds, and one singing W. Meadowlark. This spot is > often good > for numbers of singing Meadowlark, later in the Spring. > > Dave Cameron -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (MALE) DILLON, SUMMIT COUNTY
1ST OF SEASON MALE MT BB - JUST SIGHTED 10 MINUTES AGO AT A NEST SITE ON MY BB TRAIL ALONG LAKE DILLON (ON DILLON'S SIDE) TOO EARLY ROBINS ALWAYS PRECEED ARRIVAL OF MT BB'S BY A WEEK BUT NOT THIS YEAR; NO ROBINS SEEN YET. BONNIE BOEXDILLON -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Mtn. Bluebirds, Plainview, Jefferson County
By 11 am, Adam Jack's Mtn. Bluebird (male) flock had migrated from the entrance of Coal Creek Canyon northward to an area east of Plainview. As I sat in my car and watched, the birds gradually moved north and east while feeding from mullein and tall stalks of grass. What a sight! At this rate, by tomorrow morning, these hungry birds might be in south Boulder looking for insects in the snow. It might be time to stock up on meal worms! Paula Hansley Louisville, Boulder County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] March 2013 D.F.O. Fieldtrips -- Join Us!
Denver Field Ornithologists March 2013 Field Trips Saturday, March 9 Red Rocks Park Leader: Tom Bush, 303.904.4576 Time: Meet at 0800 at the Red Rocks Trading Post for a half day of foothills birding. We’ll spend some time checking out all the activity at the feeders - possible rosy finches, golden-crowned sparrow (?), jays, chickadees. We will do some walking looking for the prairie falcon and other raptors. Bring water, snack and lunch. To reach Red Rocks Trading Post go west out of Morrison on Hwy 74. Less than .5 mile out of Morrison you will turn right on Red Rocks Park Road (entrance 2 to Red Rocks Park). Stay right at the first fork. Continue on Red Rocks Road approximately a mile to the Trading Post. Sunday, March 10 Chatfield State Park Leader: Randy Lentz, 303.680.3381 Meet leader at the swim beach at 0800. Bird until noon so lunch is optional. Bring scopes, binoculars, water, and dress for the predicted weather. Saturday, March 16 Walden Ponds Leader: Paula Hansley, Hm. 720.890.2628 Cell 303.263.1714 Meet leader at 0800 at Cottonwood Marsh parking lot at Walden Ponds in Boulder County. Bird until about 11:00. Walden is accessed from a short road, which goes west from 75th Street 0.9 mi. north of Valmont Rd. The group will look at ducks/early migrants on ponds and in woods in both Walden and Sawhill areas. We will also look for Dippers and other birds along Boulder Creek near 75th St. Bring a scope if you have one, along with snacks, water, and warm clothes. Sunday, March 17 Cherry Creek State Park Leaders: Cheryl Teuton and Dan Brooke, 303.912.3341 Meet the leaders at the west side marina at 0800. From Belleview and Yosemite go east on Belleview until you reach the park entrance and follow the signs to the marina. State parks pass and $3 fee required. (You may ask at the entrance gate about the $3 pass on the way out if there is no one there upon arrival.) The trip will be mostly driving from place to place looking for ducks, grebes, and gulls with a sharp eye out for hawks, early migrants and late winter holders-on. There will be some walking at various locations as well as some walking on level trails at the Cottonwood Creek Reclamation area. Bring a lunch and after lunch there will be a walk at the Twelve Mile picnic area looking for rails, wrens, and other marsh denizens. Saturday, March 23 Longmont Area Birding Leader: Chris Owens, 303.772.6048 Joint trip with the BBC. Meet leader at 0800 at Jim Hamm Natural Area parking lot. From I-25 take Exit 240. Go west 4 miles on CO 119 to Boulder- Weld CO Line Road, then approximately two miles north to park on left at E 17th Ave. Bird until 1 or 2 pm. Walking will be held to a minimum, less than two miles, and we will drive from site to site. We will be looking for waterfowl, raptors, and any early migrants: possible flycatchers, shorebirds, etc. Sunday, March 24 Barr Lake Leaders: Mark Amershek and Bruce Neuman, 303.329.8646 or mamers...@msn.com Meet leaders at the Nature Center at 0800. Half day trip finished by noon or, if the birds are good, by 1:00pm. You do not need lunch but you do need a State Parks Pass or be willing to purchase a day pass at the entrance kiosk. Expect to walk no more than two miles. We will be looking for migrating waterfowl, any early or late migrants, as well as resident woodpeckers, sparrows, etc.. Please RSVP to Mark at the above phone number or e-mail address after Feb. 24th. Wednesday, March 27 Morgan County Hotspots Leader: Joe Roller, Contact Information: jroll...@gmail.com Time: 0700. Meeting Place: Colorado Division of Wildlife - 6060 North Broadway – Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right. Trip description, written by Joe - We will carpool and head out to Jackson Reservoir, then hit other Morgan County Hotspots. Waterfowl can be plentiful at this time of year, and there are several places we can hit for passerines. Local sage, Bruce Bosley, will join us. Who knows what birds we'll find? The trip will cater to birders of all levels of experience, from eager neophytes to jaded pros. It's an all-day trip, return- ing to the DOW around 4:30 PM, so bring lunch, water, snacks, 2-ways and a scope if you have one. Dress for the weather. State parks pass required. This trip is limited to 30 participants. Please email Joe Roller at jrol- l...@gmail.com, if you will be going, and for urgent or last-minute matters, you may call Joe at 303.204.0828. Saturday, March 30 Denver City Park-Cormorant Photo Trip Leader: Chuck Hundertmark, 303-604-0531 0730. Meet leader at parking strip at Duck Lake. From Colorado Blvd., turn west onto 22nd Ave. and go past the Museum of Nature and Science. Turn left just before the zoo at the sign to the Pavillion Bandstand. Park on the left at the parking area closest to Duck Lake. We’ll
[cobirds] March at home
Hi Cobirders.The year is marching right along! March came in like a lamb for a couple days then lambasted us with a storm that rushed on with strong winds and dumped lots of snow on the plains as it roared on to the Jersey shore. Thursday it was summer in March. Temperature here in the sixties with only occasional breezes. In afternoon I saw first Robin checking out the yard I am sure it is returning to set up territory. Today still warm. About 8 AM there was a Spotted Towhee in the Chokecherry. A species I rarely get here. Also White-crowned Sparrow, 5 types of Juncos, and the Black-capped Chickadees. The lone Red-wing BB came but didn't stay. Flew off to the northeast into the distance. Warning Daylight Saving time is back Sunday and then only ten days to Vernal Equinox and spring is here. Keep birding. Bob Spencer N.E. of Golden -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow - Red Rocks - Jeffco
Good Morning All, Took some friends up to Red Rocks this morning and ran into Bruce Neuman and a friend of his at the Red Rocks feeders behind the Trading Post. We all saw the Golden-crowned Sparrow and Bruce reported they had seen the pair of Prairie Falcons engaged in courtship behavior earlier in the morning. Looked for the Peregrine Falcons on the back of Ship Rock, but looks like they haven't arrived yet. However, the pair of Common Ravens are continuing to build a nest at the extreme west end of Creation Rock. Mike Henwood Morrison Jefferson County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Cherry Creek SP, 8 gull species
Original Message Subject: BirdsEye-Cherry Creek SP-2013-3-8 From: Glenn Walbek To: Laurie Walbek CC: Observer: Glenn Walbek 2013-03-08 07:45 Cherry Creek SP Protocol: Traveling 4 Miles 130 Minutes Observers: 1 All birds reported? Yes 10 American Wigeon 9 Mallard 21 Green-winged Teal 1 Redhead 5 Ring-necked Duck 3 Greater/Lesser Scaup 5 Common Goldeneye 5 Hooded Merganser 275 Common Merganser 2 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Horned Grebe 1 Western Grebe X American White Pelican 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Bald Eagle 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 1 Mew Gull Adult 350 Ring-billed Gull 7 California Gull 75 Herring Gull 3 Thayer's Gull 1 Iceland Gull First cycle 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 adult 1 first cycle 1 fourth cycle 3 Glaucous Gull Adult for cycle second cycle 5 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 51 American Crow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 15 European Starling 2 Song Sparrow 10 Red-winged Blackbird This report was created and sent using BirdsEye BirdLog (http://birdseyebirding.com/) Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Mountain Bluebirds JeffCo
An awesome flock of hundreds of mountain bluebirds at the mouth of coal creek canyon. Adam Jack Coal Creek Canyon, CO Sent from my mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Sandhill Cranes/Redpolls/Lee Martinez Park/Larimer
Yesterday while having dinner at Lee Martinez Park, Maya spotted about 90 Sandhill Cranes. Also today while riding my bike to work I stopped by the Museum of Discovery and the redpolls are still present in lower numbers. I counted about 50 individuals with one good Hoary Redpoll candidate. Rob Sparks Old Town Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/b1w-_iOh-TAJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Possible Eurasian teal - Arapahoe County, 3/8
While looking at a mixed flock of ducks in a golf course water trap in the Inverness business park, I saw what I thought were two green-winged teal, when I noticed one had a strong, horizontal white bar. Immediate thought was Eurasian teal! Exit I-25 at Dry Credk and go East 1/2 mile to Inverness Dr East and turn right Go 1/4 mile and pond is on corner where road dog legs left (you can turn right to park) Bryan Arnold Jsfferson County, 5,500' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/tMnPlRRtckEJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 8, 2013.
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: March 8, 2013 email:rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 8, 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)** ** Swan spec (*Adams) Tundra Swan (Boulder, Delta, Moffat, *Morgan) Long-tailed Duck (Araphaoe/Jefferson, Weld) Barrow's Goldeneye (Moffat) Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) Red-necked Grebe (Weld) MEW GULL (Boulder) Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Logan, *Weld) ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer, Logan, *Weld) Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe) Great Black-backed Gull (Logan) White-winged Dove (Boulder) ACORN WOODPECKER (El Paso, Pueblo) Chihuahuan Raven (*Boulder) Curve-billed Thrasher (Baca) Bohemian Waxwing (Boulder, *Fremont) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Fremont) White-throated Sparrow (Baca) Swamp Sparrow (Arapahoe) Harris's Sparrow (Baca, Huerfano, Jefferson) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Baca, Jefferson) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Jackson) Common Redpoll (Jackson, Larimer, Logan) HOARY REDPOLL (Bent, Grand, Larimer, Logan) *ADAMS COUNTY:* --8 Swans were reported by Beltz at Barr Lake on March 7. They were too far out to id. *ARAPAHOE COUNTY:* --An imm Glaucous Gull was reported by Kaempfer at Cherry Creek SP on February 28. --On March 1, Walbek reported 2 Glaucous Gulls (1 ad, 1 1-st cyc), 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (3 ad, 1 1-st cyc, 1 2nd-cyc), and 2 Thayer's Gulls at Cherry Creek. On March 3, Walbek reported the following at Cherry Creek Reservoir: 1 Glaucous Gull (1st-cyc), 4 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Thayer's Gulls (4 ad, 2 1-st cyc) and 1-st cyc Kumlien's ICELAND GULL. --A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Hudak at Centennial Park on March 5. The bird was on the N side of oxbow lake in low shore shrubbery. ** *ARAPAHOE/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:* --An ad Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Kibbe at South Platte Reservoir (Arapahoe County) on February 28. --Two Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Morris at South Platte Reservoir on March 2. On March 6, Kibbe reported the 2 Long-tailed Ducks were on the west (Jefferson) side of South Platte Reservoir. *BACA COUNTY:* --On February 23 at Two Buttes SWA below the dam, Gordon reported 2 Harris's Sparrows, White-throated Sparrow, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and Curve-billed Thrasher. On February 25, Leatherman reported 1 Harris's Sparrow and GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW in first 100 yards of road that goes down from north end of Two Buttes Res dam to area E of dam which includes pond called Black Hole. On March 2, Leatherman reported that many birders saw the 2 Harris's Sparrows and GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Two Buttes. *BENT COUNTY:* --On March 1, Linda Groat reported HOARY REDPOLL coming to her feeder in eastern Bent County. Please contact her at towhee1 At live.com for details. Leatherman reported that the HOARY REDPOLL was seen on March 2 by many birders. *BOULDER COUNTY:* --On March 1, Fink reported a large flock of Bohemian Waxwings on Audubon Ave across from the high school in Niwot. --On March 3, Matheus reported 8 Bohemian Waxwings in Gunbarrel on White Rock Circle. --50 Bohemian Waxwings were reported by Mlodinow on February 27 on Brockway Dr about 1/4 E of 76th. Brockway can be reached from 76th which can be reached from either Baseline or South Boulder Road. --A White-winged Dove was reported by Burke in Gunbarrel on February 28. It was seen on White Rock Circle, 2 houses down from Spine Road. A White-winged Dove was reported by Kaempfer at Spine & Wellington in Gunbarrel on March 2. --9 Tundra Swans were reported by Hundertmark at Walden Ponds on March 2. Kaempfer reported 3 Tundra Swans at Valmont Reservoir on March 2. On March 5, Rynes reported 12 Tundra Swans at Cottonwood Marsh. On March 6, Waltman reported 12 Tundra Swans at Walden Ponds and 12 Tundra Swans at Clover Basin Reservoir near Longmont. --2 Bohemian Waxwings were reported by Romain near Waneka Lake in Lafayette at the intersection of High Country Drive and Waneka Lake Drive on March 2. --An ad MEW GULL was reported by Dowell at Golden Ponds in Longmont on March 3. --A calling Chihuahuan Raven was reported by Hansley in Louisville on March 7. *DELTA COUNTY:* --8 Tundra Swans were reported by Horn at Fruitgrowers Reservoir (also know as Hart's Basin) on March 5. On March 6, Fenton looked for the Tundra Swans at Fruitgrowers Reservoir but did not find them. But she found 8 Tundra Swans on a pond across G50 Rd from Escalante SWA, Hamilton tract on March
