Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: March 26, 2017
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, March 26 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) Long-tailed Duck (Pueblo) Snowy Plover (Bent) Mountain Plover (Kit Carson) Mew Gull (Larimer) Thayer’s Gull (Larimer) ICELAND GULL (Weld) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, Larimer, Weld) Great Black-backed Gull (Denver) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan) Williamson’s Sapsucker (Gilpin, Jefferson, Pueblo) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (El Paso) Black Phoebe (*Boulder, *Denver, Fremont, Mesa) Eastern Phoebe (*Douglas, Fremont, Logan) Winter Wren (El Paso, Pueblo) Carolina Wren (*Pueblo) Bewick’s Wren (Moffat) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Gunnison) Lapland Longspur (Weld) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Kit Carson) Savannah Sparrow (Kit Carson, Mesa, Montrose, *Saguache) Fox Sparrow (El Paso, Routt) Lincoln’s Sparrow (*Adams, El Paso, *Larimer, Logan, Montrose, Pueblo) EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Douglas) Great-tailed Grackle (El Paso, *Jefferson, Kit Carson, *Larimer, Pueblo) ADAMS COUNTY: ---On March 20 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWF, N shore of Lake Ladora, Brian Johnson reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. ---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. BENT COUNTY: ---On March 20 at John Martin Reservoir, Duane Nelson reported first Snowy Plover of season. 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. 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 19 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Tanja Britton reported 2 Lincoln’s Sparrows. ---On March 19 at Birdsall Road, Kara Carragher reported m Ladder-backed Woodpecker and 46 Great-tailed Grackles. ---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. GILPIN COUNTY: ---On March 19 at Golden Gate SP, Kriley Pond, Christ Goulard reported 1 m Williamson’s Sapsucker. GUNNISON COUNTY: ---On March 20 at El Notcho, white bowl, Holly Annala reported 4 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches above 12000 ft. 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. KIT CARSON COUNTY: ---On March 20, Glenn Walbek reported 10 Chestnut-collared Longspurs flying overhead, Savannah Sparrow, and 4 Great-tailed Grackles. ---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 25 at Wellington SWA Cobb Lake Unit, Andy Bankert and Mike McCloy reported 2 Linoln’s Sparrows and 23 Great-tailed Grackles. LOGAN COUNTY: ---On March 19 at Tamarack Ranch SWA, CR 93 and S Platte River, Chris Wood reported Red-bellied Woodpecker and Eastern Phoebe singing near the bridge. ---On March 19 at Little Jumbo Reservoir, Chris Wood reported Lincoln’s Sparrow. MESA COUNTY: ---On March 22 on L Road between 20 – 21 Roads, Mike Henwood and Kathleen McGinley reported Savannah Sparrow. ---On March 24 at Clifton Nature Park, Brett Walker reported Black Phoebe. MOFFAT COUNTY: ---On March 22 on CR 134, Blue Mountain, Jan Leonard reported a singing Bewick’s Wren. MONTROSE COUNTY: ---On March 23 west of Nucla, Coen Dexter reported Lincoln’s Sparrow and 9 Savannah Sparrows. PUEBLO COUNTY: ---On March 18 along Arkansas River Trail, Van Truan and Brandon Percival reported Winter Wren, Carolina Wren, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and 10 Great-tailed Grackles. On March 19, Brandon Percival reported Carolina Wren east of Pueblo City Park along South side of Arkansas River. On March 19, Renee Casias reported Winter Wren and Carolina Wren on Arkansas River Trail. ---On March 19 on Goodnight River Trail in Pueblo, Brandon Percival and Kara Carragher reported Long-tailed Duck. ---On March 25 on Arkansas River Trail east of Pueblo Blvd, Brandon Percival and Kara Carragher reported singing Carolina Wren. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: ---On March 25 at Monte Vista NWR, Brandon Percival and Kara Carragher reported Mallard (Mexican intergrade). ROUTT COUNTY: ---On March 22 on Yampa River Core Trail, Tresa Moulton reported 4 Slate-colored Fox Sparrows between the river and the Core Trail near Emerald Park ball field. SAGUACHE COUNTY: ---On March 25 at Russell Lakes SWA, Peter Burke and Kara Carragher reported Savannah Sparrow. WELD COUNTY: ---On March 14, Mlodinow reported an Eurasian Wigeon and Tundra Swan at Stewart’s Pond (Private Property) at CR 37 and CR 46. On March 20, Gwen Moore reported Eurasian Wigeon at Stewart’s Pond. On March 20, Doug Kibbe reported Eurasian Wigeon and Tundra Swan at Stewart’s Pond. On March 21 at Stewart’s Pond, Norm Lewis and Candice Johnson reported Eurasian Wigeon and Great-tailed Grackle. On March 21 at Stewart’s Pond, Mike McCloy reported Eurasian Wigeon and 2 Lapland Longspurs flying overhead. On March 22, Adam Vesely reported Eurasian Wigeon at Stewart’s Pond. On March 23, Ira Sanders, Renee Casias, and Nancy Davis reported Eurasian Wigeon and Tundra Swan at Stewart’s Pond. On March 24 at Stewart’s Pond, CSU Ornithologist Club, Cheri Phillips, Chery Teuton, and Brandon Nooner reported Tundra Swan and Eurasian Wigeon. On March 25 at Stewart’s Pond, the Tundra Swan was reported by Nick Komar, David Wade, Austin Hess, Wendy Wibbens, Alison Hixon, Sue Riffe, and Steve Mlodinow. ---On March 18 at Lower Latham Reservoir, Ryan Graves reported Savannah Sparrow and Great-tailed Grackle. ---On March 19 at Wetland on CR 46, Gene Rutherford, Todd Deininger, and Bill Kaempfer reported imm Tundra Swan. Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, March 26 will be to Cherry Creek SP led by Mary Keithler (mkeithler AT yahoo.com; 303-771-1421) Meet at 0800 at WEST entrance of park. Go east from Yosemite St. on Union Ave past Cherry Creek High School to west entrance. State Parks Pass or day pass required. Habitats include deep water, marshland, mixed grasses and cottonwoods. Will carpool to various stops and walk 1-2 miles. Bring binoculars, water, snacks, sunscreen, and bug repellent. Scopes are useful. Register online or contact leader. The March meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on March 27 at 7:30 p..m. in Ricketson Auditorium of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Park on the north side of the Museum and enter at the north side security/employee entrance and tell the guard that you are there for the DFO Meeting. Dave Leatherman will give a talk on “What The Book, Personal Observation and WIkileaks Say About The Fox Squirrel in Northern Colorado” Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- 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. 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