[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 22 October 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: October 22, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Thursday, October 22 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Greater W

[cobirds] Broad-tailed Hummingbird at Ken Caryl Valley 10/22

A late HY male Broad-tailed Hummingbird just came in to feed and recharge at the feeder in the front yard, braving the rain. Good looks at the throat suggested it was the same as the one here on 10/20. Makes me glad I have the feeders out still. David Suddjian Littleton, CO -- You received this

[cobirds] White-throated Sparrow, Boulder County, Oct. 22

Hello, Birders. A *white-throated sparrow* has been hanging out in my front yard, Lafayette, Boulder County, this rainy Thursday morning, Oct. 22. Here's a photo and here's audio , obtained while I was on the phone with

[cobirds] Possible Red Phalarope at Prince Lake #2, Boulder Co

Shortly after noon today, I received a call from Chris Rurik who was at Prince Lake #2. He thought he had re-spotted the Black-bellied Plovers reported previously by Ted Floyd as well as a possible Red Phalarope. I joined him around 12:30 with my spotting scope. We could not refund the plovers,

[cobirds] Re: Possible Red Phalarope at Prince Lake #2, Boulder Co

After some research, I'm ready to go out on a limb and call this a Red Phalarope. Bill, head, and neck structure all looked thick to me in the field, and the light gray back and general plumage fit well with the photos I've been looking at. Interestingly, according to eBird, Reds are slightly m

[cobirds] Common Tern, Chatfield (Douglas)

Today 10-22 at 3:30 p.m. there was a Common Tern at the Chatfield sandspit (Douglas Co). Larger bill than Arctic, red-orange w/ dark tip on the end. Longer legs than Arctic but still short. Bill and legs appeared as adult breeding, less-extensive dark on cap and visible dark carpal-bar appeared

[cobirds] Surf Scoter and Black-bellied Plovers, LUNA, Weld Co.

I visited LUNA today about 4PM. Alas, no Scoter or Plovers, but a good number of ducks, especially Ruddys. I'm looking for some help here, because in the area beyond the sandspits (to the South,) I viewed 2 white Geese that could very well have been Ross's, Snow, or domestic. I was quite a ways

[cobirds] Common mergansers, Chatfield reservoir, Douglas County

I'm not really sure what county Chatfield is... I went to Chatfield today after work to check it out. I didn't see the comment turn that was mentioned in a previous post. The only birds on the sandspit were pelicans, double crested Cormorants and gulls. I'll mention now that I don't rea