Hi,
I did some birding on the Western Slope on Sunday and Monday. On Monday
afternoon I found a female Surf Scoter on the south end of Bookcliff Lake.
She was associating with 3 Ruddy Ducks. Checking ebird I see that this
species has been present here for over 2 weeks.
Scott Baron
Loveland, Col
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: November 25, 2014
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Tuesday, November 25 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).
Trumpeter Swan (*Delta)
Tundra Swan (
Greetings -
This morning Glenn Walbek and I spent about an hour and a half
scanning the lake, picking through all the waterbirds and gulls in the
hopes of finding a tasty rarity.
No megas, but a few nice birds were hanging out:
2 Snow Goose (one very pretty blue-phase)
1 White-winged Scoter
2 Bar
I attempted birding some lakes today, hand-holding my scope against the car
window without a tripod (long story involving a strong gust of wind and the dam
rocks at Douglas Reservoir that has a $3.75 happy ending, thanks to the
invention of polycarbonate tube materials and recent arrival of the
I began at Cherry Creek Reservoir early this morning, apparently 2-3 hours
ahead of ahead of Kathy and Greg's visit. I had some of the same birds,
missed some and added some others. Interesting gulls included 1 1st
cycle *Glaucous
Gull*, 7 *Lesser Black-backed Gulls* (2 1st cy, 1 3rd, and 4 adults)
I agree with Dave Sujihad there were likely more LBBGs at Cherry Creek than
Greg and I reported. The overall mix has not changed much in the past few days
however. Huge groups of geese are coming and going from the lake. Keep your
eyes peeled for a goody.
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
From:
Hello birders,
Here are some holiday gifts for your friends and family, and to give
yourself, too:
- A $25 gift membership to CFO, which includes a subscription to *Colorado
Birds*: http://cobirds.org/CFO/Gift.aspx
- A donation to help CFO study and conserve Colorado birds. This yea
"Walmart Pond" is a relatively new birding location that apparently is
under-birded. This is the gravel pit pond adjacent to the Walmart located along
Interstate 25 at the Harmony Road/Timnath exit. On Sunday, it was well-stocked
with over 10 species of waterfowl, including Greater Scaup and Red
