[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 29 October 2013
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: October 29, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-6750 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, October 29, 2013 sponsored by the 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 (* indicates new information on this species in this report): BRANT (*Larimer) TUNDRA SWAN (*Huerfano) Surf Scoter (Denver, El Paso, Jefferson, *Lake, *Park, Pueblo) Black Scoter (Arapahoe, Huerfano, *Park) Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) Pacific Loon (Adams, Arapahoe, El Paso, *Park) Red-necked Grebe (Douglas/Jefferson, Huerfano, Logan, *Park, Pueblo) RED PHALAROPE (Adams) POMARINE JAEGER (Adams, *Douglas/Jefferson) LAUGHING GULL (Pueblo) MEW GULL (*Douglas/Jefferson) Thayer's Gull (Pueblo) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larimer) White-winged Dove (Prowers) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Prowers) SEDGE WREN (Larimer) Tennessee Warbler (Huerfano) Swamp Sparrow (Kit Carson, Weld) White-throated Sparrow (Clear Creek, Prowers) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) 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. On October 23, Kibbe reported the RED PHALAROPE and a Pacific Loon at Barr Lake. The loon was in the NE corner near the boat launch. --A RED PHALAROPE was reported by Breitsch on puddles along Tower Road just N of 96th Ave on October 23. The RED PHALAROPE was reported by Minner-Lee, Walbek and Kaempfer on October 24. The RED PHALAROPE was reported by Sanders, Kingswood, and Walbek on October 25. The RED PHALAROPE was reported by Breitsch, Kibbe, and Miller on October 26. The RED PHALAROPE was reported by Roller, Chavez, and Sheeter on October 27 --A POMARINE JAEGER was reported by Kibbe at Barr Lake SP in the NW corner on October 26. Rynes reported the POMARINE JAGER on October 27. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: --A f Black Scoter was reported by Gillilan at Cherry Creek SP on October 25. --A Pacific Loon was reported by Walbek at Cherry Creek SP on October 26. CLEAR CREEK COUNTY: --White-throated Sparrows were reported by Klaver at Georgetown Lake which is E of Georgetown on October 23. 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. Santanglo reported that the Surf Scoter continues at Rocky Mountain Lake Park on October 23. 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 23, Chavez reported the POMARINE JAEGER at Chatfield SP. Kaempfer and Vanderpoel reported the POMARINE JAEGER at Chatfiled SP on October 25. On October 26, Walbek reported 2 Red-necked Grebes and POMARINE JAEGER at Chatfield SP. On October 28, Kibbe reported the POMARINE JAEGER at Chatfield SP. --On October 27, Kibbe reported a juv MEW GULL at the sandspit N of the marina at Chatfield SP. EL PASO COUNTY: --3 Surf Scoters were reported by Peterson at Big Johnson on October 24. --A Pacific Loon was reported by Kaempfer at Big Johnson on October 25 and 26. HUERFANO COUNTY: --At Lathrop SP on October 26, Neldner reported a Tennessee Warbler at North Martin Inlet, Red-necked Grebe at Huajatolla Cove, and Black Scoter at Horseshoe Lake. --3 Tundra Swans were reported by Severs near Cucharas Reservoir on October 28. LAKE COUNTY: --An imm Surf Scoter was reported by Kellner at Mount Elbert Forebay on October 27. LARIMER COUNTY: --A SEDGE WREN was reported by Biggerstaff at Cottowood Glen/Spring Creek Trail in Fort Collins on October 24. --A BRANT was reported by Scott Baron at Equalizer Lake near Loveland on October 25. Equalizer Lake is near I-25 and US 34, west of Medical Center of the Rockies, access is via CR 24. The BRANT was reported by Steadman, Komar, and Miller on October 26. The BRANT was reported by Tracy P and Derek Hill on October 27. On October 28, Minner-Lee reported that the BRANT showed up mid-morning at the SW corner of
[cobirds] Boulder Co. Golden-crowned Sparrow
The adult Golden-crowned Sparrow has returned to the hedgerow at the Teller Farm North Trailhead off Valmont Rd. Christian Nunes Boulder 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/COL401-EAS1541AB0B4980281760FD380BC090%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Situation at Two Buttes Reservoir (Baca)
The situation at Two Buttes Reservoir is mixed. I went east off US287 south of Lamar on Prowers County C/B.5 Road, then south on a road (12 Road?, unmarked in the DeLorme Atlas) that ultimately becomes 29.5(?) and then angles se to 30 Road once one crosses into Baca County. The reservoir itself is currently relatively full of water (relative to recent years) and has dropped a few feet from the unbelievable 35 foot depth it achieved a few months ago. Yesterday the water supported good numbers of waterfowl, including thousands of American Coots and hundreds of Ruddy Ducks. Small numbers of other common species were present. There was one Western Grebe, a few Eared Grebes, and one Double-crested Cormorant. I understand the res has been stocked for recreational fishing. A good grebe, loon, scoter, gull, swan, etc. certainly seems possible. Yesterday's waterfowl report listing only common species should be tempered by the fact large areas of the northwest part of the reservoir are not viewable due to flooded cottonwoods and other access issues. The only way to view the res is from the dam road itself looking west, and from access roads north of the dam that go west from the n-s county road (29.5/30 Road) running west of Two Buttes Mountain. Follow signs for the Boat Ramp. The road over the dam (29.5/30 Road) is open but access to the south side of the res (and ultimately US287 on Baca VV Road) from the south side of the dam is closed. Major earth work is underway south of the dam on both the east and west sides of the dam road to prepare the spillway for a 10,000-year storm, according to a local DPW officer we talked to the other day. The road below the dam, formerly accessed from the north side of the dam, is closed indefinitely. Looking down into the area from the dam, it appears the major issue is a small but significant washout of the road just w of the wide parking area that accesses the area known locally as The Black Hole. Perhaps the road (unviewable from the dam) from the afforementioned parking area east to the private gate is also damaged. Regardless, no human activity is allowed below the dam according to the closure sign and there is no indication of when access might be restored. My guess would be several months, if not longer, but who knows? Dave Leatherman 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/msgid/cobirds/SNT148-W86E88DFE2D1752137FBC90C1090%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow--Red Rocks/Jeffco
Today, as I pulled into the Red Rocks Trading Post I saw the post by Christian Nunes that the Teller Farm's Golden-crowned Sparrow returned. The feeders and the ground were void of seed. I threw down some millet and waited for the birds to show up. The first bird out of the thicket was the dapper Golden-crowned Sparrow!! This is the fourth year this bird has wintered at Red Rocks. He first showed up as an immature in the winter of 2009. I watched the area for 45 minutes and had Scrub Jays(10), White-crowned Sparrow(1), Song Sparrows(3) Juncos(10), Spotted Towhees(3), Pine Sisken(1), and the other typical Red Rocks birds. This is the time of the year when the Red Rocks feeders can get interesting! Photos of this bird can be seen at the gallery below: http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/BIRDS/RARE-AND-UNCOMMON-2013/i-kLjMQF3 . Mark Chavez Lakewood-Green Mtn http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/ -- 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/msgid/cobirds/1862274580.4258876.1383077395412.JavaMail.root%40sz0068a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Loveland brant still present
West side of Houts Reservoir at 2:55pm today John Shenot Fort Collins 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/002185bf-b7df-425a-8e4d-6e4e6bb76c30%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Found: One glove at the Loveland brant location
In your haste to get a photograph of the Larimer County brant, did you throw your glove on the ground? If so, and you want it back, let me know. Doug Kibbe Littleton, 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/BLU174-W4144B33C8BE45D5C1F42D7B6090%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] No Red Phalarope found at Tower Road Ponds, Adams Co
The American Avocet and ibis were there but the phalarope, pectoral sandpiper and dowitchers have departed. Doug Kibbe Littleton, 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/BLU174-W466F7F2F3F245428DA6916B6090%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Adams CO.
The previously reported Swamp Sparrow in the marsh on the SW corner of Lake Ladora was still present this afternoon. It proved easier to see than the female Black Scoter on adjacent Lower Derby Lake, given the huge number of coots and diving ducks present. Doug Kibbe Littleton, 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/BLU174-W255D51466885EF176B2787B6090%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Pueblo birds 10/29
A few highlights today around Pueblo Reservoir: Laughing Gull - 1 adult basic plumage was seen in the SWA, looking west Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 first year off West Fishing Road looking west Common Loon - 1 middle of the Reservoir, I saw it from the South Shore Marina Below the dam in Rock Canyon, there were three White-throated Sparrows (two adults and one immature). Yesterday, there was a Juniper Titmouse with Mountain Chickadees in the juniper trees at the parking lot at West Fishing Road at Pueblo Reservoir. I photographed a very lateWestern Kingbird in Pueblo, on 26 October. http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandonsbirdphotos/1054244/in/set-72157637059423143 Any kingbird in Colorado, this late needs to be looked at carefully, unfortunately this bird wasn't a Tropical/Couch's Kingbird or a Thick-billed Kingbird, which might show up this late in the year. One Thick-billed Kingbird did show up in late October in the early 1990s in Denver. Brandon Percival -- Pueblo West, 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1383090290.16152.YahooMailNeo%40web164705.mail.gq1.yahoo.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk in eastern Pueblo County
I spotted my first of the season Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk this afternoon in eastern Pueblo County. I was able to get a few good photos of it in flight and I have uploaded them to my Birds and Nature bloghttp://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/. I looked with negative results for additional Harlan's Hawks going east through La Junta where they are known to spend the fall/winter. SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.comhttp://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2FBirdsAndNature.blogspot.comsa=Dsntz=1usg=AFQjCNEcQi4pIho18TaHLQZwQLVQGX4htg -- 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/msgid/cobirds/CAAUvckrmngCXbZpWAGJOzCLPdwWm9DoZEyxMa8dSFP-Q995BCg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
