Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: November 16, 2012
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November 16, 2012,
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory.
Good idea Steve!
I had a pair of Common Repolls on Wednesday morning south of Haxtun in northern
Logan Co., also feeding on Common Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) along the
roadside. They were in a mixed flock, including American Tree Sparrow,
Harris’s Sparrow, juvenile White-crowned Sparrow,
Finally! After spending the last few weeks as one of very few remaining
holdouts who had not seen sandhill cranes this fall, I figured it just
wasn't gonna happen for me this year :(. Then yesterday I took a
lunchtime walk and saw four just after noon, flying southwest about 1.5
miles east
Good morning,
Threw some seed out early this morning and Chuck Aid, Michael Kiessig
and myself were able to observe the Golden-crowned Sparrow at the
feeders behind the Red Rocks Trading Post 3 different times between 7
and 7:30.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jefferson County
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You received
Emails received so far result in the following list of plants we know Common
Redpolls in Colorado like, or could be predicted to like:
1) Shrubby Cinquefoil (Pentaphylloides floribunda (also goes by the scientific
name of Potentilla fruticosa) seeds - tall shrubs south of Lily Lake.
2) Wood's
This should be of interest to all birders everywhere, especially in hard-hit
CO (see map in URL below).
Soil Conservation Service is featured in the new Ken Burns' documentary,
The Dust Bowl from Nov. 18-19, 2012 on PBS. Learn more about the
Congrats to CFO for another very interesting issue, and a good reason to
join CFO. For annual dues of only $25 you get 4 issues per year of this
great magazine with color photos, a discount for the CFO annual convention,
and the satisfaction of supporting the study, conservation, and
Monday (11-12) I saw a Greater Yellowlegs picking insects from the ice at
Meadowlake Pond in Falcon. First I thought it was a little late for that bird
but especially unsusual to see it on the ice; not at the edge of the pond but
well unto the ice. I did not see it the rest of the week until
Went out to Lathrop State Park to search for Black-legged Kittiwakesdid
not find those...just two Bonaparte's Gulls mixed in with all the
Ring-billed Gulls. One was at Martin Lake, the other was at Horseshoe.
Re-located the Pacific Loon...in almost the exact same spot as yesterday.
2 Common
Common Goldeneye, 8-10
Common Merganser, 4
Western Grebe, 6
Gadwall, 2
N. Shoveler, 4
A. Coot, 2
Canada Geese. 200-300
also, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Scrub Jay at my feeder
Regina King
Littleton, CO
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I scoped the middle of Pueblo Reservoir mid-day today (11/16), and there were
at least 12 loons present. At least 9 Common Loons, 2 Pacific Loons, and 1
Red-throated Loon. I hadn't seen a Red-throated Loon since 11/09 and I hadn't
seen a Pacific Loon since 11/11, so maybe these are new birds,
Kinda took Dave Leatherman's route today from Timnath Reservoir out to
the Norma's Grove area. Along County Rd. 57 a little north of the Hwy
14 intersection there were more then 20 Common Redpolls in some brush
along the road right under the barb wire fences. Saw several of them
feeding on dead
HI ALL,Late this afternoon I stopped at Marston for a quick look. I have been
checking the lake out almost every day, but I have not found Pacific Loon yet.
Today there were at LEAST 500 Common Mergansers, with more flying into the
lake.5, Red-breasted Mergansers11, Hooded Mergansers2,
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