Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: March 16, 2013
email:rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, March 16, sponsored
by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If
Birding friends,
Ever since our successful Appreciation and Clean-up Day we had at Last
Chance Oasis in early November,
we've been eager to go back for Habitat Restoration. Think grass seed
broadcasting, raking,
shrub and tree planting, setting up drip irrigation, togetherness, and most
A small group of us walked the trail along Boulder Creek just north of
Walden Ponds and west of
75th St. at the end of the DFO trip this morning. We were delighted to see
a Ruby-crowned Kinglet flitting
in the bushes. We also saw and heard a pair of C. Dippers in the same area.
Paula Hansley
There have been about 150 Bohemian Waxwings across the street from my house at
Simpson Ponds SWA on CR 9E in the Cottonwood and Russian Olive along the road.
Very Cool.
Connie Kogler
Loveland,CO
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I spotted 3 Swainson's Hawks today in different locations in Boulder
County. A sub-adult was sitting on N 63rd, just south of Nelson Road (west
of Longmont). Later, we found a pair sitting in a tree about a mile and a
half east of Niwot on Niwot Road.
Kat Bradley-Bennett
Cobirders :
I had a flockof 60 Bohemian Waxwings visit my yard in Knotty Pine Way
, Woodmoor development , Monument . They stayed for about 10 minutes , then
moved north , and I was able to relocate them on Winding Hills Rd for Jackie H
and her two grandchildren but Jeannie M was too
FIELD TRIP: Denver Parks Bird Walk
LEADER: Karen Bickett. Observers: Kathanne Lynch and 4 others,
LOCATION: Bear Creek Park. Raleigh St at Hampden Ave., south Denver
(southeast of Hwy 285 and Sheridan)
WEATHER: 46 degrees, 100% overcast, Winds SW 10mph
ALL SPECIES LISTED (also posted on eBird):
Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 15, 2013
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total
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Black Vulture0
A photographer has sent me a couple of pictures of the white crane that
had been reported previously. These pix show some 'non-white' feathers on
the undersides of the wings and some greyish cast on the body of the bird.
Sorry, I don't have one of those photo-sharing accounts that most
I took an arc across eastern Boulder County (and into a bit of Weld County)
today, exploring what the mid-point of March might have in store. I started
at Eldorado Canyon State Park, probably the least birded state park in the
metro area. Well, perhaps for good reason as ECSP was pretty
The Fort Collins Audubon Society field trip today, led by John Vanderpoel,
founds lots of good birds. Highlights included:
Bald Eagle – 10 (Union Reservoir)
Red-necked Grebe – 2 (Firestone Gravel Pits)
Greater Scaup - 2+ (Firestone Gravel Pits)
Long-tailed Duck – 1 (Frederick Recreation Area –
Greetings All
Dennis Paulson, visiting dignitary from Washington (State that is) and I birded
more reservoirs than we could count. Lesser Canada Geese are everywhere and
everywhere in numbers, whilst Cacklers remain surprisingly scarce. Soon, if
usual holds, all will be gone.
In any case,
Jeff Dawson and I made a long, lonely loop into Northeast Colorado today,
Saturday March 16.
Dryland birding, like the dryland farming practiced in much of the area we
covered, is often unrewarding and this early spring trip was no exception.
Birds not seen, e.g., Northern Harrier and
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