[cobirds] Weld County birding

[Susan Rosine]

I'm way behind on my Ebird recordings, but here is an excellent site about the 
hybrid, AND a recent picture of this specific bird!
http://birdhybrids.blogspot.com/2014/03/gadwall-x-northern-shoveler.html?m=1

Susan Rosine
Thornton

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[cobirds] RFI. Rosy-finch and ptarmigan info for visiiting birders

[Scott Downes]

We'll be visiting Colorado next week, primary focus is Gunnison Sage-Grouse 
but as time allows I wanted to try for rosy-finches (black and 
brown-capped) and white-tailed ptarmigan. So had a couple of questions:

1. I've heard from others that have had some success at Loveland Pass for 
ptarmigan this time of year. Is that generally a good spot to try and how 
much effort is required to have a decent chance for them? I wasn't planning 
on packing snowshoes or other winter hiking gear on our trip.
2. Recommended spots for rosy-finches in early April? I'm guessing they are 
starting to disperse. Checking eBird reports, but any tips on reliable 
spots for rosy-finch flocks that would be likely in first week of April are 
appreciated. 

Thanks in advance for the help.

Scott Downes
down...@charter.net
Yakima WA 

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[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge (27 Mar 2017) 12 Raptors

[reports]

Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 27, 2017
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   0  0  0
Osprey   0  0  0
Bald Eagle   0  8  8
Northern Harrier 0  0  0
Sharp-shinned Hawk   2  7  7
Cooper's Hawk0  5  5
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  0
Red-tailed Hawk  9161161
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  0
Swainson's Hawk  0  0  0
Ferruginous Hawk 0  4  4
Golden Eagle 0  3  3
American Kestrel 0 12 12
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 0  2  2
Prairie Falcon   0  1  1
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0  4  4
Unknown Buteo1 13 13
Unknown Falcon   0  3  3
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  6  6

Total:  12229229
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter:Joyce Commercon

Observers:Jim Schmoker

Visitors:
Brian Johnson arrived early in the morning with binoculars, hoping to see
some migrating raptors before heading off to look for nesting peregrines.
Pam Batton and Trey Corkern also came armed with binoculars later in the
morning, ready to help with the watch for a while. Jim Schmoker’s help in
spotting and tracking birds for several hours today was also greatly
appreciated. 
Jefferson County Schools are apparently on break this week, so there were
many more families and groups with children on the trail today, along with
the usual hikers and bikers. Most came up for view only. However, one pair
did show some interest in what was being seen; luckily at that moment,
there was a local, adult Red-tailed Hawk that was hunting nearby in Rooney
Valley. This provided them with a perfect example of the main migrant of
the day.


Weather:
The watch began with blue sky and sun (with cloud-cover at 5-10 percent)
but shifted to partly cloudy, then mostly cloudy (cloud-cover at about 80
percent) as a gray mass moved in from the northwest near noon MST. It was
mildly breezy (bft 2 and 3) with winds initially from the north shifting to
come generally from the east by mid-morning. Temperatures ranged from 8 C
to 17 C. A thin, white foggy haze was observed to move northward from the
Chatfield Lake area into the valley southeast of the Ridge in the morning.
An orange-brown haze hung low and heavy in the morning in the Denver Basin
to the northeast. Visibility was generally good, if a bit more hazy than
usual.

Raptor Observations:
Two Sharp-shinned Hawks pushed north together low and close to the Ridge in
the early morning, but nearly all the migrants today were Red-tailed Hawks
that passed on the west side of the Ridge. Many migrated over the far
western ridges from Mount Morrison to Cabrini/Bare Slope. Height-of-flight
for the Red-tailed Hawks was high (HF2) and higher (HF3). Local Red-tailed
Hawks were observed often today. A pair near West Ridge was seen chasing
and diving after some Common Ravens in the morning. Possibly the same pair
was seen circling with dropped legs near West Ridge again during the noon
MST hour; one of the pair performed a steep, sharp roller-coaster flight.
The absolute highlight of the day came right at the end of the watch when
five local Red-tailed Hawks circled high together but at differing heights
over the west-side valley; the uppermost pair fell from the sky
together—spinning, cartwheeling with talons clasped—then releasing and
parting after a few seconds. A sixth local adult Red-tailed Hawk (recently
observed hunting at the base of Green Mountain) joined the other five in
the west-side valley. The grouping dispersed with some heading west and
some heading south.

Non-raptor Observations:
A Canyon Wren was heard very clearly again today. A Raven, that croaked
with a higher pitch than one might expect, landed briefly on one of the

[cobirds] Brant, Arapahoe county

['Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds]

I wanted to update the Brant setting. He's actually with a flock of small gifts 
which I am calling Richardsons. Great new yard bird!
Woo hoo. 
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe County
Sent from my iPhone

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[cobirds] Brant, Arapahoe County

['Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds]

I currently have a brant at my house outside of Littleton. He's in the pond of 
course, not actually at my house.

I will be home for a while if anyone wants to run over to see it. My phone 
number is 
303-408-3010. Please call if heading over. I live 1/2 mile south of Bowles off 
Platte Canyon Drive. I can give you further directions if needed. He appears to 
be with a Richardsons white cheeked goose as far as I can tell.
Deborah Carstensen, Arapahoe County
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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 27 March 2017

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:   Joyce Takamine
e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org
Date:   March 27, 2017

This is the Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 27 sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Bird  Conservancy of the Rockies.

Highlight species include:  (* indicates new information on this species)
NOTE:  The RBA is using the new AOU checklist and the order of families has
changed.

Eurasian Wigeon (*Weld)
Mallard (Mexican intergrade) (Douglas, Rio Grande)
Tundra Swan (*Weld)
Mountain Plover (Kit Carson)
Mew Gull (Larimer)
Thayer’s Gull (Larimer)
ICELAND GULL (Weld)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Larimer, *Montezuma,*Weld)
Great Black-backed Gull (Denver, *Larimer)
Williamson’s Sapsucker ( Jefferson, Pueblo)
Black Phoebe (*Boulder, Denver, *Fremont, Mesa)
Eastern Phoebe (*Adams, Douglas, Fremont)
Winter Wren (El Paso)
Carolina Wren (Pueblo)
Bewick’s Wren (Moffat)
Lapland Longspur (Weld)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (*Kiowa)
Savannah Sparrow (Mesa, Montrose, Saguache)
Fox Sparrow (El Paso, Routt)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Adams,  *Boulder, Larimer, Montrose, *Otero, *Weld)
EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Douglas)
Great-tailed Grackle ( Jefferson, Larimer, *Weld)

ADAMS COUNTY:
---On March 21 at Barr Lake SP below the dam, Norm Lewis reported Lincoln’s
Sparrow.
---On March 25 at East Lake Shores Park, Riley Morris reported Lincoln’s
Sparrow.
---On March26 at Barr Lake SP, Will Sebern reported Eastern Phoebe.

BOULDER COUNTY:
---On March 22 at Boulder Creek and 75th St., Jonathan Montgomery reported
Black Phoebe.  On March 24 at Boulder Creek and 75th St., Christian Nunes
and Jeff Parks  reported Black Phoebe.  On March 25 at  Boulder Creek and
75th St, David Dowell, Luke and Tracy Pheneger, Ted Floyd, Adam Vesely,
Steve Frye, and David Waltman reported Black Phoebe.  On March 26 at
Boulder Creek and 75th St, Mark Minner-lee and Willem van vliet- reported
Black Phoebe.  On March 26 at Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Christian Nunes
reported Black Phoebe at NW corner of waste water treatment plant and
Lincoln’s Sparrow.

DENVER COUNTY:
---On March 24 at Marston Reservoir, west end,  Doug Kibbe reported imm
Great Black-backed Gull.
---On March 25 at First Creek at DEN Open Space, Cynthia Madsen and David
Hill reported Black Phoebe at First Creek about 100 yards N of 56h Ave
bridge.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On March 21 on Cherry Creek Tail – south end to Walker Road Gravel Pond,
Hugh Kingery reported Eastern Phoebe.  On March 22, Kingery reported
Eastern Phoebe singing is same spot.  On March 25 on Cherry Creek trail S
end to Walker Rd Gravel Pond, Cheryl Teuton, Hugh Kingery, and Glenn Walbek
reported Eastern Phoebe.
---On March 21 at Parker Regional Park, Marier Hoerner reported possible
Mallard/Mexican intergrade and possible EASTERN MEADOWLARK.
---On March 25 at Chatfield SP, Gregg Goodrich reported that the DFO Field
Trip has an Eastern Phoebe on the SE side of Kingfisher Bridge.

EL PASO COUNTY:
---On March 20 at Sinton Pond Open Space, David Tonnessen reported Winter
Wren.  On March 23 at Sinton Pond Open Space, David Tonnessen reported
Winter Wren and Fox Sparrow (Red).  On March 23, Chris  Bronbin reported
Winter Wren at Sinton Pond.  On March 24 at Sinton Pond Open Space, Glenn
Walbek and Mark Peterson reported Fox Sparrow (Red).

FREMONT COUNTY:
---On March 22 in Canon City, Dan Stringer reported Black and Eastern
Phoebe.  On March 23, SeEtta Moss reported a pair of Black Phoebes between
Sell’s Lake and Arkansas River and Eastern Phoebe in
Canon City.  On March 25, SeEtta Moss reported a pair of Black Phoebes near
 MacKenzie Ave. bridge in
Canon City.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On March 21 at Reynolds Park – Elkhorn, Chris Wood reported Williamson’s
Sapsucker.
---On March 21 at Reynolds Park Eagles View Trail 1, Chris Wood reported
calling Williamson’s Sapsucker.
---On March 25 at Harriman Lake Park, Chris Brown reported Great-tailed
Grackle.

KIOWA COUNTY:
---On March 26 at Neenoshe Reservoir (only southern pool), Tony Leukering
reported lots of waterfowl and 70 Chestnut-collared Longspurs and 110
longspur species.

KIT CARSON COUNTY:
---On March 20 on CR 58 between CR N and CR P, Glenn Walbek reported 2
Mountain Plovers.

LARIMER COUNTY:
---On March 13 at Horseshoe Reservoir in Loveland, Andy Bankert reported a
1st cyc Mew Gull, 14 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Thayer’s Gull, ICELAND
GULL, and early Franklin’s Gulls.  On March 19 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nick
Komar reported Mew Gull and 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.  On March 23, Nick
Komar and David Wade reported Mew Gull and 10 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (4
ad, 2 2nd-cyc, 4 1-st cyc).  On March 26 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nick Komar
reported 8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (4 ad, 4 imm) and 1-st cyc Great
Black-backed Gull.
---On March 25 at Wellington SWA Cobb Lake Unit, Andy Bankert and Mike
McCloy reported 2 Linoln’s Sparrows and 23 Great-tailed Grackles.

MESA COUNTY:
---On March 22 on L Road between 20 – 21 Roads, Mike Henwood and Kathleen
McGinley reported Savannah 

[cobirds] Tundra Swan [Stewart's Pond, Lasalle, Weld]

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Hi all

I found the Tundra Swan but not the Eurasian Wigeon :-( ... couple others 
there looking as well.  Other spring arrivals:

   - Say's Phoebe [Yard, Nunn, Weld]
   - Common Grackle [Windsor Lake, Windsor, Weld]
   - Red-breasted Merganser [Windsor Lake, Windsor, Weld]
   - American Avocet [Three ponds across from Behren's Lake, Lasalle, Weld]
   
There were ~400+ American White Pelican(!) at Neff Lake.  At Glenmere Park 
I had a immature Red-tailed Hawk no more than 10 feet from me at eye level 
on a fence post.  It had picked up a strip of brown cloth and either (1) 
thought it was a snake or (2) was trying to make thinner strips for 
nesting.  It is by far the CLOSEST I've gotten to a hawk in the wild, 
pretty neat--it did not care about my presence at all.


Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://coloradobirder.club/


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Re: [cobirds] Eurasian Wigeon at Stewarts Pond Yes

[Marie Hoerner]

Sorry, I sent the message from my phone in a hurry.  A couple had just left
after looking for a couple hours and I was hoping they'd get the email and
come back.

Marie Hoerner

Aurora, Arapahoe County, CO

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 1:35 AM, Karl Stecher Jr. 
wrote:

> city?   county?  no info on your post.
>
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>
> Looking at it right now on south east side with gulls.
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