Congratulations to Steve M. For another great find. Just goes to show what can
happen when you get out and bird…...a lot.
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Peter Gent and I are looking at a Red Phalarope on Union Reservoir. We are
positioned on the road on the southeast side.
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Bill Kaempfer and I just had three Buffy’s. 400 yards from the boat ramp and 50
yards from the water’s edge.
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Kelly Ormesher just spotted a Whimbrel standing on the shore on the northeast
corner of Union Reservoir.
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Todd Deininger and I have a Snowy Plover on the north shore of Union Reservoir.
Use the mailbox “675” as a reference point.
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Union Reservoir- In the oak tree that is 20’ from playground on south side of
reservoir. In a mixed flock. Adult male fall plumage, bright wing bars, lots of
reddish bay on flanks, black legs, sluggish moving.
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There is a juvenile plumage Sabine’s Gull at Union Reservoir in Weld County.
Seen from the southeast corner well off shore.
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Loch Kilpatrick just got the grosbeak ten minutes ago 9:15 am on Monday) and
the landowner told him that his place would be open as long as the bird was
there.
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There are two Whimbrels and 13 Marbled Godwits at Beebe Draw on the north side
of CR42. Godwits are feeding in the pond and the Whimbrels are working the
grass in front of the pond
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Yeah, but guys like that call a Buffy in every field. Or a Blackpoll in every
bush.
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There are four Long-billed Curlews loafing in an ag field south of CO 392 and
just east of CR35
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I think that everyone is well aware that these two are pets. I doubt they can
fly.
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Joe Roller will be missed. He was knowledgeable about Colorado birds and
birders and often interjected humor into our discussions.
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The kittiwake is floating on water very close to shore in SE corner of Union
Res.
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There is an American Golden Plover feeding in the mudflats at the north end of
Union Reservoir. Near the pelicans resting on the shore.
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I agree with Tony. Juvenile Sabine’s certainly show a strong pattern in
flight. Striking white, brown, and black. Much better description than an “M”
pattern.
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There are two Black Scoters (adult females) swimming together on the south end
of Union Reservoir.
JWV
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In the pedestrian lane, there are 9 American Golden Plovers at the Weld 74/61
pond. Also 9 Pectoral Sandpipers
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Make that two
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There is a juv Sabine’s Gull on the south end of Union Res.
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Four American Golden Plovers at Weld 61/74ponds. Also 9 Pectoral Sandpipers and
3 Red-necked Phalaropes.
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The Crow Valley campground is teeming with migrants, including a fly-by
smallish cuckoo. Will follow-up later.
JWV
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I’m looking at a Philly mixed in with a small flock of migrants. In the wood
lot immediately south of the entrance to Union Reservoir
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There are at least 20 Cassin’s Finches feeding right now at my neighbors
feeders on Estate Circle in Niwot. We had 10” of snow here.
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There are seven curlews Feeding in a field close to the south side of Pipit Rd.
Just east of 119th
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There is an Eastern Phoebe at the McConnell Dr. bridge over the St. Vrain R. in
Lyons. Calling and flying back and forth across the road.
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There are two swans sitting on ice at the edge of a small area of open water at
Union Res. One is clearly a young bird, but they’re too far for me to ID.
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There is a flock of about 30 Sandhill Cranes a quarter mile west of Lagerman
Res. Feeding in the field.
JWV
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I took the liberty of sending the photo to Brian Wheeler and he agrees with
David. Here is what Brian said:
A juvenile Cooper's Hawk. An accipiter by very long tail. A Cooper's Hawk
because it has the longest tail of the three species.
This bird shows a very long distance from the primary
Bill Kaempfer and I are looking at three Baird’s Sparrows on CR 93 about three
miles south of I-76. Details will follow in eBird.
John Vanderpoel
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We also need to make sure that it isn’t just Russian olive removal. Bill K and
I noticed extensive removal of these bushes throughout the east unit during a
November visit last year.
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There are currently 86 Red-necked Phalaropes swimming at the west of of
Lagerman Res.
JWV
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It just arrived with two thousand geese at 10:00 a.m. Frederick Res.
JWV
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I went over to Prince Lake #2 to look for the American Golden Plovers. There
were two of them. There was also a 1st cycle Mew Gull, lounging with the 125 or
so Ring-billed Gulls.
JWV
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The bill color is wrong. McCay’s have a dark bill.
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Bill Kaempfer is looking at a likely Little Gull, molting from juv plumage into
first cycle. Prewitt Reservoir
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I’m looking at a Tricolored Heron at Cottonwood Marsh in Walden/Sawhill. Found
by Brian and Kim from Arvada.
JWV
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Hi Glenn,
Congratulations on a truly amazing find! As far as I know, all previous
records for this vagrant from the Atlantic slope of the Sierra Madre Oriental
in eastern Mexico are restricted to South Texas (except for one individual from
the legendary Melrose trap in New Mexico).
JW
We are looking at a first yr Summer Tanager on CR 41 just south of 3F. In a
farmers yard with lots of other butts including Pine Siskin and Lazuli Buntings.
JWV
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nacle Geese
and Pink-footed Geese are coming west and will both eventually be accepted
as wild origin in the state of Colorado. Be on the lookout and carefully
document your sightings. And while you're at it please find a Siberian
Accentor.
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The Prairie Warbler was just seen below the dam.
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Joe Himmel was enjoyable to be around. His warbler list for Crow Valley was
remarkable.
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The Sandpiper is alive and well at 3:00pm
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Ira, a Canadian goose is a goose born in Canada.
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Three jaegers at Jumbo at 3:00 PM.
Two are adult Parasitic.
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Amazingly, I just had a stub-tailed wren in my front yard in Niwot that
startled me when I opened my front door to look for the paper! It then flew
into a mass of brambles along the side of my house. I'm leaning towards a
Winter Wren based on a chip note I heard two minutes later that sounded like
Leon’s report on the increase of Calliope Hummingbirds is reflected at my yard
in Niwot. Fifteen minutes ago there were four Calliopes at my flowers in the
front yard and two more at feeders in the back yard. It’s been this way for
the last two weeks.
John Vanderpoel
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> Todd Deininger, Tim Smart and I met Duane Nelson today at John Martin
> Reservoir. We had stellar looks at both Pi
Peter Burke reported a possible Arctic Tern at Boulder Res. so I drove over
to get a look. It's a juvenile plumaged Arctic Tern feeding actively with
fifteen or so Bonaparte's Gulls on Boulder Res.. They were all flying into
a stiff wind (50 mph) so were basically flying in place giving me an
opp
There is a Red-throated Loon on Terry Lake right now. It's visible from
Yellowstone Road where I parked just south of the guard rail.
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The Parasitic Jaeger was still at Jackson Lake at 1:00 PM today; flying
frequently and hassling Ring-billed Gulls.
There was also a juvenile plumaged Sabine's Gull at Loloff Reservoir in
eastern Weld County.
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To add to what Steve posted, Swainson's Hawks are now wintering in small
numbers in South Florida. I had three soaring over a field all visible at
the same time in Dec, just outside the entrance to Everglades National Park
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were only
about 100 yards apart from each other and not more than 40 yards from the
road.
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in the cottonwood trees alongside the park with the baseball diamond in the
front of town. Beverly Jensen's feeders in La Veta were also slow, though
there were a few Cassin's Finches and a single Evening Grosbeak.
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