[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 23 October 2013

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date:  October 23, 2013
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, October 23, 2013
sponsored
by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
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Highlight species include (* indicates new information on this species in
this report):

Surf Scoter (Denver, Jefferson, *La Plata, *Larimer, Pueblo)
Pacific Loon (*Larimer, Pueblo)
Red-necked Grebe (Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer)
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (El Paso)
American Golden-Plover (Kiowa)
RED PHALAROPE (*Adams, Douglas/Jefferson, Kiowa)
POMARINE JAEGER (Douglas/Jefferson)
LAUGHING GULL (Pueblo)
LITTLE GULL (Arapahoe)
MEW GULL (Douglas/Jefferson)
Thayer's Gull (Douglas/Jefferson)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larimer)
Sabine's Gull (Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson)
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (El Paso)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Teller)
Black Phoebe (Pueblo)
Tennessee Warbler (Huerfano)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Morgan)
Fox Sparrow (El Paso, Larimer, Pueblo)
Swamp Sparrow (Boulder, El Paso, Kit Carson, Pueblo)
White-throated Sparrow (Boulder, Montrose, Pueblo)

ADAMS COUNTY:
--A possible RED PHALAROPE was reported by Dowell at Barr Lake on October
21 and on October 22, Faulkner reported a RED PHALAROPE in the NW corner
about 200 m from the dam.  RMBO is the closest point to where
the RED PHALAROPE was seen.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
--An ad LITTLE GULL was reported by Rutherford at Cherry Creek SP on
October 20.  It was seen from the Lake Loop.

BOULDER COUNTY:
--A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Gent at Boulder Reservoir on October
16.
--A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in
Lafayette on October 20.
--A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Dowell in Longmont on the W side of a
pond that is W of Grandview Meadows Dr and S of the baseball diamond of
Silver Creek High School.

DENVER COUNTY:
--A juv Surf Scoter was reported by Roller at Rocky Mountain Lake Park near
I-70 & Federal on October 18.  From the intersection of I-70 and Federal
drive south on Federal, turn rt (west at W. 46th Ave.  Drive west and turn
rt into parking lot.  Scope is useful.  The Surf Scoter was reported by
Moore, Lewis, Santangelo, and  Hess on October 19.  The Surf Scoter was
reported by Hudak on October 20.

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:
--On October 16, Walbek reported a juv POMARINE JAEGER and RED PHALAROPE at
Chatfield SP.  The POMARINE JAEGER was reported by Bunker, Walbek, and
Dowell at Chatfield SP on October 17.  The POMARINE JAEGER was reported by
Dunning at Chatfield SP on October 18.  The POMARINE JAEGER was reported by
Hess and Hudak on October 19.  The POMARINE JAEGER was reported by
Stachowiak, Deininger, and Klaver on October 20.
--On October 20, Mlodinow reported a juv MEW GULL on the Marina Sandspit,
and juv Sabine's Gull and juv Thayer's Gull  over the reservoir.
--On October 19, Henwood reported a Red-necked Grebe at Chatfield SP.
--On October 21, Goff reported POMARINE JAEGER, Thayer's Gull, and Sabine's
Gull at Chatfield SP.

EL PASO COUNTY:
--A second year YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was found by Lafreniere on
October 5 at a small marsh/pond on Birdsall Road and refound by Hinds on
October 6.  Directions:  Take I-25 to Exit 122 (Chico Basin Exit), then
head north on Old Pueblo Road about 3 miles to Birdsall Road.  Stay on Old
Pueblo Road, do not turn and head towards Chico Basin.  Birdsall dead ends
at a Private Ranch.  The pond is on the north side of the road and right
next to the road.  The pond is on private property but can be viewed from
the road.  On October 19, the YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was reported by
Edwards and Percival.

EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES:  At Chico Basin Ranch (fee area):
--A juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Percival around the
Banding Station on October 19.
--A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Percival at upper Twin Pond on October 19.
--2 Swamp Sparrows and a Red Fox Sparrow were reported by Drummond at the
wet ditch by the banding station at Chico Basin on October 19.

HUERFANO COUNTY:
--A Tennessee Warbler was reported by Neldner at Lathrop SP at the
Children's Fishing Pond on October 16.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--A juv Surf Scoter was reported by Santangelo at Prospect Lake on October
19.  The Surf Scoter was reported by Deininger and Hudak on October 20.

KIOWA COUNTY:
--A RED PHALAROPE was reported by Duane Nelson at Adobe Creek Reservoir on
October 17.  It was in the SE corner directly north of the 2 boat ramps.
 Drive north to the lake, and east to the small spit of land jutting into
the lake.  An American Golden-Plover was on the shoreline just beyond the
chanel separating the north and south (dry) halves of the lake.

LA PLATA COUNTY:
--A S

[cobirds] shrike

[scott]

I am wondering if anyone has seen a Northern Shrike yet this fall, they 
should be arriving anytime now.


Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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Re: [cobirds] shrike

[Maureen Blackford]

Hello Scott,

I saw a Northern Shrike on Sunday, 10/20, early afternoon, perched on a dead 
tree in my yard.I live just east of the Peak to Peak Highway, and 5 
miles north of Nederland.   I haven't seen it since.


Maureen Blackford
Boulder County

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Subject: [cobirds] shrike

I am wondering if anyone has seen a Northern Shrike yet this fall, they 
should be arriving anytime now.


Scott Rashid
Estes Park

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Re: [cobirds] shrike

[Joe Roller]

An adult Northern Shrike was seen well on power lines in southern
Lincoln County during a DFO field trip on October 12. An Aiken
field trip only two days earlier found a Loggerhead Shrike near there.
Changing of the guard, I suppose.

Joe Roller, Denver


On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 7:59 AM, scott  wrote:

> I am wondering if anyone has seen a Northern Shrike yet this fall, they
> should be arriving anytime now.
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> Scott Rashid
> Estes Park
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[cobirds] Lost camera- Chatfield

[Norm Lewis]

Hi Cobirders- I was on the small point adjacent to the handicapped fisherman's 
pier yesterday, looking at (and hoping to photograph) the jaeger.  I put my 
camera down on a rock and subsequently walked off and left it.  It is a Pentax 
DSLR with a Sigma zoom lens.  If another birder happened to come along 
afterward and found it, I'd be most grateful for help in retrieving it.  I can 
be reached at 303-910-1629.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.  If I get any more forgetful I will 
probably start losing body parts.


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO

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[cobirds] Blue jay, Las Animas county

[Ptennery]

I just saw a Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata,  with mixed flock of Scrub and 
Stellar's Jays feeding on sunflower seeds in my yard. 

Paul Tennery
Valdez, Las Animas county

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[cobirds] Possible Red Phalarope - Tower Rd - Adams County

[JBreitsch - Denver]

I had a strange birding morning today.  Among the birds that I saw were a 
phalarope (more on that in a moment), White-faced Ibis, dowitchers, and a 
Cattle Egret.  
 
My question is on the phalarope. It was a bit streaky and dark on the back, 
but the bill seemed rather definitive for Red.  It was much thicker than 
you'd expect for the other phalaropes, and I believe some of the late stage 
juveniles can be a bit darker and streakier on the back.  I'm wondering if 
anyone can help with the ID of this bird.  It was in one of the lingering 
flood puddles along Tower Rd just north of 96th Ave.  That was also where 
the ibis and the dowitchers were.  The Cattle Egret was seen at Barr.
 
Phalarope
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/10442628986/
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/10442797483/
 
Cattle Egret
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/10442784953/in/photostream/
 
Long-billed Dowitcher
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/10442627066/
 
White-faced Ibis
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/10442623675/in/photostream/
 
John Breitsch
Denver, Colorado
 
P.S.  Standard warning:  If you look for the phalarope, watch for traffic 
along Tower Road.

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[cobirds] More blue jay Las Animas Co

[pinyonjay]

Mon and today there was a blue jay at my home at 1200 Santa Fe Trail in Trinidad

Pat Snider  719-422-8191

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[cobirds] Re: Possible Red Phalarope - Tower Rd - Adams County

[David Dowell]

John, the phalarope is a great find -- definitely a RED PHALAROPE.  The 
bird you found looks very much like the bird at Barr Lake Monday evening 
(the same bird?), which I was second guessing yesterday after finding a 
Red-Necked Phalarope in the same area.  Gray and black stripes could be 
seen at a distance through a scope.  Curiously, the gray and black striping 
seems atypical of Red Phalarope photos I've seen elsewhere.

David Dowell
Longmont, CO

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[cobirds] Phalarope Backs

[Steven Mlodinow]

Greetings All


The Tower Road phalarope appears to have a streaked back because it is molting 
from juv to basic plumage (using terminology no longer in favor, here, but 
widely understood)


Indeed, using back pattern on phalarope is fraught with problems, as basic 
adult RN Phalaropes (of which I've seen some this fall) can appear totally gray 
backed (and with limited black markings on head), much like a Red Phalarope.


And as the photo from Tower Road shows, juv Red Phalaropes in molt can appear 
striped
Good Birding
Steven Mlodinow
Longmont CO




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[cobirds] White throated sparrows in Georgetown

[Elena Holly Klaver]

I was in Georgetown on a job and with extra time went over the Georgetown Lake 
just east of town.  There were only a couple of Pied Billed Grebes and some 
Ring Necked Ducks on the lake, but in the willows I heard and then observed a 
pair of White Crowned Sparrows.  I am not always good with some sparrows, but 
the White Crowned I know well from being a ranger in Vermont, and I was able to 
get really good looks at these guys, pretty white throats and yellow lores and 
all. They were foraging around, a lot on the ground, and making the "tseep" 
calls.  I thought it was a little unusual to find them up here, but there they 
were. 

Elena Holly Klaver, Niwot

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[cobirds] Chatfield SP--Pomarine Jaeger

[markchavez]

Today, Darren O'Brien and I had great looks at the Pomarine Jaeger as he 
harassed gulls at Chatfield S.P.  The only other thing of interest we saw was a 
Common Loon.  Photos of this great bird can be seen in the rare to uncommon 
gallery below:


http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/BIRDS/RARE-AND-UNCOMMON-2013

   Mark Chavez
Lakewood-Green Mtn
http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/

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[cobirds] Re: Surf Scoters Rocky Mountain Lake Park Denver County and Prospect Park Jefferson County

[birderbob]

10/23 The Rocky Mountain Lake Park Surf Scoter is still present as 
of 1:30pm today.  It was directly north of the playground area in the 
middle of the lake.  Both times I have seen it, it keeps close to a small 
group of Ruddy Ducks but maintains enough distance to stand out - so my 
advice for a quick find, is to look in spots where you see small groups 
of Ruddy Ducks.
 
I can't take all the credit for finding the Prospect Scoter.  I have to 
share it with Marilyn Rhodes of Evergreen.  It was her idea to go up there 
and take a look.
 
Bob Santangelo
Wheat Ridge
 

On Sunday, October 20, 2013 10:42:41 PM UTC-6, Art Hudak wrote:

> Hello,
>  
> The Surf Scoter was still present at Rocky Mountain Lake Park Denver 
> County as of 3:22PM on 10/20 seen on the west end of the lake. The Surf 
> Scoter was still present at Prospect Lake Jefferson County as of 4:01PM on 
> 10/20 seen on the west end of the lake. Photos were taken of both birds. 
> Thanks Joe for the Rocky Mountain bird and thanks Bob for the Prospect bird.
>  
> Happy Birding,
>  
> Art Hudak
> Denver County
>

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[cobirds] Lost camera- Chatfield

[barredowl]

I am afraid your camera in in the hands of one of the fisherman that was on the 
dock when we were looking at the Pomarine yesterday about 2:00.  He came up and 
asked if we had lost a camera.  We said no.  But I had a suspicion that it was 
a birders camera as I said that to my companions.  

Jonelle Balais

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[cobirds] Bald Eagle at Chico Basin, Pueblo County

[Gary Koehn]

On a spectacular late fall morning yesterday at Chico Basin Ranch, I saw a Bald 
Eagle flying north from trees on the edge of Rice's Pond, (Pueblo County).  
This is the first time I have seen this species at Chico Basin. I wonder if 
anyone else has seen a Bald Eagle there?  I also saw 4 Wood Ducks on Rice's 
Pond, the first time I have seen this species there as well.

ebird lists:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15478400

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15478353

Gary Koehn
El Paso County

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[cobirds] Barr Lake Birds, Adams Co.

[Douglas Kibbe]

The Red Phalarope previously reported by Doug Faulkner in the NW corner of the 
lake (near RMBO) was still present Wednesday afternoon.
In addition a Pacific Loon was near the boat launch in the NE corner of the 
lake.
 
Doug Kibbe
Littleton, CO
  

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RE: [cobirds] Bald Eagle at Chico Basin, Pueblo County

[Gloria Nikolai]

I saw an adult bald eagle by Rose Pond at Chico Basin on 8/24/13. (E-bird 
flagged it as questionable but I had a photo to back up the sighting.)
 
Gloria Nikolai
Colorado Springs
 
> From: garyko...@gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:49:28 -0600
> Subject: [cobirds] Bald Eagle at Chico Basin, Pueblo County
> To: cobirds@googlegroups.com
> 
> On a spectacular late fall morning yesterday at Chico Basin Ranch, I saw a 
> Bald Eagle flying north from trees on the edge of Rice's Pond, (Pueblo 
> County).  This is the first time I have seen this species at Chico Basin. I 
> wonder if anyone else has seen a Bald Eagle there?  I also saw 4 Wood Ducks 
> on Rice's Pond, the first time I have seen this species there as well.
> 
> ebird lists:
> 
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15478400
> 
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15478353
> 
> Gary Koehn
> El Paso County
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