Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: December 10, 2015
This is the Rare Bird Alert, Thursday, December 10, sponsored by Denver
Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).
BRANT
I and other birders were unable to find the Snowy Owl this morning in the
previously reported location northeast of DIA. Other sightings in the
fields provided brief excitement: 3 Ferruginous Hawks, pale rocks, and
white plastic bags.
Barr Lake continues to host thousands of geese and has als
On Dec. 9 I spotted a pair of Bald Eagles at the previous spot along 120th
& C-470 exit ramp. They were perched in the same tree that was nested in
last year, that unfortunately collapsed. Hopefully this is a foreshadowing
of possible nesting by these two birds.
Sorry I couldn't tell if they wer
After last year's below average count it was good to see an above average
count this year. There were 224 Barrow's Goldeneyes counted at 25 sites in
2015. Thank you to everyone that reported count totals to me and to those
that entered data into eBird. The average count is 203 per season including
Birders,
This morning, as I drove past Lake Hasty, below the dam of John Martin
Reservoir, it took a couple of seconds for me to register that I was
looking at a bird that should not be in Colorado this time of year. I
backed up and pulled off the road, and confirmed not one, but five
White-
The Denver Christmas Bird Count (61st year running!) will be held Saturday,
December 19th with a compilation potluck starting at 5pm at the Chatfield
State Park headquarters (parks vehicle pass required).
Twenty-three count areas now have leaders and we are in need of
participants. Several count a
Just a heads-up for Fort Collins CBC participants that I had a Yellow-rumped
Warbler in my apartment courtyard yesterday. I live about a mile east of CSU.
The bird was eating juniper berries.
Today I walked from the intersection of Sharp Point Drive south thru Prospect
Ponds NA south to the N
Hi all, in light of Duane's post, I'll add mine.
Tuesday morning a small flock 8-10, of White-faced Ibis flew over my yard. I'm
near Smoky Hill and Chambers in Aurora. (As of September 10th).
Connie Kogler
Ivory Hill at Shenandoah
Aurora, Colorado
Aslansown.com
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Greetings birders,
An adult Mew Gull was foraging on the ice at the south end of Douglas
Lake/Reservoir north of Ft Collins today. I assume this is the same one
Andy Bankert first reported and Dave Leatherman caught a glimpse of 5 or 6
days ago. It was actively searching the ice for little tid
