[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 4 November 2014
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: November 4, 2014 email: r...@cfobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Tuesday, November 4 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Surf Scoter (*Arapahoe, Denver, Park) White-winged Scoter (Park) Barrow's Goldeneye (Chaffee) Red-throated Loon (*Douglas/Jefferson) Red-necked Grebe (Arapahoe, Larimer, San Miguel) Pacific Loon (Morgan, Park) American Golden-Plover (Weld) Thayer's Gull (*Kiowa) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larimer) MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD (*Boulder) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Prowers) Blue-headed Vireo (El Paso) Winter Wren (*Baca) Sprague's Pipit (Yuma) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Yuma) McCown's Longspur (Park, Weld) Palm Warbler (Boulder) Pine Warbler (Morgan) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Boulder, Jefferson, Yuma) White-winged Junco (*Boulder, Denver) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Denver) ARAPAHOE COUNTY: --A Red-necked Grebe was reported by Righter at Cherry Creek Reservoir from the east side south of swim beach on October 28. --A f Surf Scoter was reported by Suddjian at Cooley Lake in South Platte Park on October 30. BACA COUNTY: --Two Winter Wrens were reported by Leatherman below the dam at Two Buttes on November 3. They were near where the red rock cliff comes near the north side of road. NOTE: The road below the dam is closed to vehicles but open to foot traffic. BOULDER COUNTY: --A f MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD was reported by Adam Jack coming to his feeders in Coal Creek Canyon on October 27 through November 2. The female MAGNIFICENT HUMMER returned to the feeders on November 3. Adam Jack has asked that visitors not come to his deck so that the hummingbird can feed freely. --On October 30, Dowell reported that the Golden-crowned Sparrow has returned to the Teller Farm trailhead on Valmont Road. Weeds are tall this year making it harder to find the bird. On November 1, Frye reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm trailhead. --On November 1, Frye reported western Palm Warbler at Teller Farm. --On November 1, Baron reported 2 White-winged Juncos at Eldorado Open Space on the Spring Brook Loop North Trail. This is the same location where the Grace's Warbler was this summer. CHAFFEE COUNTY: --6 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Kellner at Buena Vista Ice Pond on November 1. DENVER COUNTY: --A Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was reported by Matthew Baker on the far SW side of Sloan's Lake on October 27. --A Surf Scoter was reported by Roller in the SE corner of Grasmere Lake in Washington Park on October 28 and by Kilpatrick on October 29. The Surf Scoter was reported by Keithler at Grasmere Lake on October 30. Brower reported the Surf Scoter at Washington Park on October 31. DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: --On November 3, Suddjian reported a Red-throated Loon by the shoreline between Deer Creek Inlet and Massey Draw parking area at Chatfield. EL PASO COUNTY: --A Blue-headed Vireo was reported by Farese at Fountain Creek Regional Park along the path beside Rice's Pond on November 1. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --2 Golden-crowned Sparrows(1 ad, 1 1-st winter) were reported by Cyndy Johnson at Red Rocks Trading Post on November 1. On November 2, Chavez reported 2 Golden-crowned Sparrows at Red Rocks Trading Post. KIOWA COUNTY: --A juv Thayer's Gull was reported by Mldinow at Neesopah Reservoir on November 3. LARIMER COUNTY: --A Red-necked Grebe and Lesser Black-backed Gull were reported by Bankert at Horseshoe Lake in the NW corner on November 1. --At Fossil Creek, Komar repored Red-necked Grebe on November 1. MORGAN COUNTY: --A Pacific Loon was reported by Kaempfer at Jackson Reservoir on October 26. --A Pine Warbler was reported by Dowell at the campground at Jackson Lake State Park on November 1. PARK COUNTY: --A m American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Suddjian on Hoosier Pass along CO 9 on October 28. --At Buffalo Creek Reservoir on October 28, Suddjian report 1 f White-winged Scoter and 1 f Surf Scoter. Buffalo Creek Reservoir is near the start of FR 433 in Pike NF off of US 286 a fews miles north of the junction with US 24. On a map it is west of Antero and west of US 285. --At Antero Reservoir Suddjian reported a Pacific Loon on October 28. --At Eleven Mile Reservoir, Suddjian reported a McCown's Longspur on October 28. PROWERS COUNTY: --Red-bellied Woodpeckers were reported by Leatherman at Lamar Community College and Willow Creek Subdivision in Lamar on October 28. SAN MIGUEL COUNTY: --A Red-necked Grebe was found by George Steele on October 29 at Miramonte Reservoir and seen again on October 30 by Dexter and Wright. YUMA COUNTY: --At Pipit Hill on October 25, Peterson reported a Chestnut-collared Longspur and 4+ Sprague's Pipits --At Hale Ponds on October 25, Peterson reported a juv Golden-crowned Sparrow. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, November 8 will be to South Platte River Trail at E 88th Ave and I-76 led by
[cobirds] Female Magnificent Hummingbird, Boulder County, 11/4
CoBirders, This Mag survived the night despite freezing fog/frosted trees and a low temperature of 26.5F. Today looks like a glorious day, so hopefully temperatures will rise and the frost will melt. I've come to respect her as a very tough bird (e.g. overnighting for more than 12 hours in cold/fog/frost.) This morning she looks/acts healthy and not phased by the last 24 hours. (I did replace her slushy/frozen 3:1 solution before light this morning so she had a warming food supply. She came at the normal time, around 6:15.) I've read that Mags may be more insectivorous than other North American Hummingbirds, needing nectar less than other species, and that both matches my observations and might be good for her if she moves south. If her flying food supply also made it through the night then I hope she is in for a good day. That said, if visitors are planning to come observe the bird today, please contact me with when and we can work out how to impact her the least. If you visited and have not, and would not mind filling out this visitor log, I'd appreciate it: goo.gl/F7yA4M regards, Adam -- Adam R. B. Jack http://www.neukadye.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/CALr37Dfw1eKTvP_CT%2B7YN49LpsBa%3DKvEW11P58SDWdgQkJyzkQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Pacific loons - Baseline Res, Boulder County
Birders, Pacific loons seem to be making their way along the front range as I got some good views of a pair out at Baseline Reservoir in Boulder County. When I left around 12:30 they were feeding in the Northeast corner. Regards, Mark Minner-Lee Superior, CO 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/1DC5E606-034F-4887-921E-E9DCD1FECEAF%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Barr Lake today (Adams County)
My fall has been busy and I have not had much time to bird here in CO, so loved being outside on such a glorious fall day today. Nothing REALLY spectacular, except for some impressive numbers for November. Over 500 American White Pelicans are still staging at Barr. An estimated 1200 Double Crested Cormorants were lined up on the far shoreline in the early afternoon (didn't see any in the AM)! I guess with the water level so low the fish must be concentrated in available water. In the mud flat that used to be the lake behind the visitors center was a large group of shore birds... which turned out to be almost exclusively Killdeer! Over 400 of them including a further out flock on the wing of 100+! And pretending to be shore birds both on the mud flats and various other areas on the lake I tallied over 700 Green-winged Teal. A few late migrants included one Least and one Semipalmated Sandpiper (plus a couple of Pecs) on the mud flats. A late Orange Crowned Warbler was on the back side of the dam. I didn't fully pick over the gull flocks, which were mostly very distant, but did find two Lesser Black-backed (one adult, one first cycle), one Thayer's Gull (First Cycle) and an assortment of the other expected species early in the AM when most were loafing. I also found a dapper juvenile Harris's Sparrow on the back side of the dam (FOS for me). Full list at: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20441342 Good birding- Cathy Sheeter Aurora -- 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/ead735da-9be5-4292-90de-b36240710829%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Ken Caryl Ranch (JeffCo) and South Platte Park (Arapahoe)
This morning (11/4) I enjoyed rambling and roaming in my home area of Ken Caryl Ranch (Jefferson). Best find was an adult *Golden-crowned Sparrow* near Dutch Creek at the Dakota Hogback. The same area had a *Harris's Sparrow*. A short way south of there between the Dakota and Lyons hogbacks I noted *Merlin* and tardy *Rock Wren* and *Vesper Sparrow*. Further upstream along Dutch Creek there was a straggling *Lincoln's Sparrow*. The upper watershed area of Massey Draw had Type 4 *Red Crossbills*, a lower than usual *Clark's Nutcracker*, and a *Cassin's Finch*. At least 2 *Ferruginous Hawks* passed south over Ken Caryl Valley early this morning. Lots of *Am. Tree Sparrows* were around today, and I heard flight calls from migrants before dawn. Rattlesnake Gulch at Deer Creek Canyon Open Space (JeffCo) had a late *Gray Catbird*. At South Platte Park (Arapahoe) there was a *Common Loon* and a late *Spotted Sandpiper* at Eaglewatch Lake. Nearby South Platte Reservoir also had a *Common Loon*. Indeed, the loon was the only waterbird in evidence on that body of water. David Suddjian 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/CAGj6Ror0gYgyv7pYnS%3DDU3eEesV7u1LQ5Su0jtxasBtaYjC8tA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Yellow-bellied and 3 Williamson's Sapsuckers in Canon City, 3 Common Loons latish Osprey at Trinidad Lake
On my way back from an extended trip to New Mexico Sunday I stopped at Trinidad Lake where I saw a latish Osprey, several good sized flocks (75 or so birds each) of Pine Siskins and 4 Common Loons actively diving for food. I got several good photos of these loons in autumn transitional plumage (thus Autumn Loons) with more photos of them on my Birds and Nature blog http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/. I birded around Canon City today and found a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in a private yard and 3 Williamson's Sapsuckers. I have a single photo of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and a couple of one of the Williamson's on my blog. More later. (If you scroll down my blog there are a number of photos from New Mexico including a rare sighting of a Harris's Hawk at Bosque del Apache NWR and a rare white crane identified by NWR as leucistic) SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/2014/11/autumn-loons-well-common-loons-in-their.html -- 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/CAAUvckptqTHS%3DbgF97Yunpk7u5JchCbj9U0JYMoGwSOM2ywRFA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
