More than 40 hearty Colorado birders turned out yesterday for the Barr Lake
CBC. In temperatures soaring from 8 degrees up to 13, birders peered
through fog and occasional blowing snow to detect 66 species of birds. Few
rarities were found and poor visibility due to fog kept the number of
I spent about three hours at Barr Lake this afternoon. The lake is about
75% frozen. Open areas had abundant geese coming and going (Snow, Cackling
and Canada seen) and the normal duck suspects. I also had one male
Barrow's Goldeneye quite a ways out on the water (with some Commons).
Other
I didn't have my scope with me, since I hadn't planned on going to Barr. I
just ended up there. If anyone feels like sorting through a lot of white
geese, there are dozens of them all over the park; both in and out of the
water. If someone said there were 50 there, I wouldn't argue.
Also
The Barr Lake CBC will be Sunday January 5, 2014. Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory is the count sponsor again this year. Meet at Old Stone House
(RMBO Headquarters) at 7:00 a.m. to organize for field activity. The
headquarters is at the south end of Lark Bunting Lane in Brighton. Coffee,
hot cocoa,
After viewing the Red Phalarope etc on Tower Road this morning, we visited
Barr Lake where we found an intermediate phase juvenile Pomarine Jaeger in the
NW corner of the lake and a Cattle Egret around the bridge to the boat launch
(in the NE corner).
We then went to Cherry Creek Reservoir
The Red Phalarope previously reported by Doug Faulkner in the NW corner of the
lake (near RMBO) was still present Wednesday afternoon.
In addition a Pacific Loon was near the boat launch in the NE corner of the
lake.
Doug Kibbe
Littleton, CO
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Hi all,
I made a quick trip to Barr Lake SP, Adams County, over my lunch break today in
search of the Red Phalarope reported yesterday. It was in the northwest corner
about 200 meters from the dam. The park entrance at the Rock Mountain Bird
Observatory is closest to where I saw the bird.
Nothing exceptional to note, although the Nashville Warblers (2) are still
there. Both in the brush along the canal between the banding station and
the Pioneer trail. Other birds today included:
Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's, Townsend's MacGillaray's, and Orange-crowned
Warblers
I made it out to Barr Lake this afternoon and I thought I was having a good
day. Then I read Meredith's post. Apparently, some of the good birds that
I found were caught earlier in the morning, so none of them have any
stealth capabilities whatsoever. No wonder I was able to find them all.
I enjoyed a lovely few hours in the sun today at Barr Lake. Birds of note
included 1 Cordilleran Flycatcher, 1 Gray FC, and two slightly early
migrant Nashville Warblers (the NAWA are on the boat ramp side of the
park in the ditch). There were also MANY Yellow Warblers around (mostly
Mark C. and I birded Barr lake this morning. things are still pretty slow, low
numbers.
Best birds were common poor-will, Red- headed woodpecker, Orchard orioles.
No Grosbecks, Vireos and only a few YeWa and yellow -rumps.
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I birded Barr Lake this morning about the same time that Loch and Mark C.
did. In addition to the Red-headed Woodpecker (stubbornly refusing to be
photographed) that Loch reported, there was a Western Wood-Pewee near the
banding station and a Warbling Vireo at the beginning of the boardwalk to
the
I spent a couple of hours at Barr Lake State Park between 0700-0900. Some
new species are starting to find their way there. Of the 50+ species were
the following:
Swainson's, Hermit, and Gray-checked (refound) Thrush
Yellow-rumped, Orange-crowned, Yellow, and Tennessee Warblers
Warbling and
Great day at the lake today!
Great Horned Owl (nest with chicks)
Goldfinches
Yellow-rumped Warblers ( everywhere)
Lesser Yellowlegs (in canal)
Happy birding!
Steve
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Birders,
Today we did our monthly bird walk. Birds of interest were:
Common Loon
Burrowing Owls
Dusky Flycatcher
Cinnamon Teal
Ira and Tammy Sanders
Golden, CO
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Townsend's Solitaire
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Golden, CO
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Birders,
Highlights on our monthly Barr Lake bird walk, we had:
6 or 7 Ross's Geese (1 blue morph)
Western Kingbird FOS (near the gate to Barr Lake)
Burrowing Owls (2) our first in the years we have been doing this walk.
John Breitsch found them south and west of the Nature Center
It was a fairly quiet afternoon at Barr Lake. There are definite signs of
spring, however. Yesterday I was there and saw the Ospreys back on their
pole for the first time this year. Also, there was a FOS Chipping
Sparrow. Today added Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Phoebe (on the waters
edge
Birders,
Today at Barr Lake Tammy and I had:
1 Greater White-fronted Goose
6 Snow Geese
1 Horned Grebe (near gazebo)
2 White Pelicans
Redhead
Canvasback
Pintail
Gadwall
Am Wigeon
Bald Eagles on the nest
Krieder's Red-tailed Hawk
1 Prairie Falcon
1 Great Horned Owl (on the solid
Forty volunteers turned out for a cold but clear Barr Lake Christmas Bird
Count January 4, 2013. The observer turnout, aided by one feeder counter,
was the highest ever for the count. The board, staff, and volunteers from
count sponsor Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory helped boost the number of
The Barr Lake Christmas Bird Count will be Friday, January 4, 2013. Meet at
the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Environmental Learning Center (formerly
the Old Stone House), at 7 a.m. Coffee and donuts available as we get
organized. Online registration is expected to be ready at the National
Birders
Today on the Barr Lake bird walk we had:
Imm 1st winter Harris's Sparrow at the feeders
7 Black-bellied Plovers
Sanderling
Long-billed Dowitcher (too many to count)
3 Greater Yellowlegs
5 Lesser Yellowlegs
Baird's Sandpiper
Killdeer (same as LB Dow above)
Avocet
Merlin
6 Bald
I made a quick trip to Barr this morning just to get out of the house.
Among all the usual critters, there were:
Harris's Sparrow - same bird at the feeder area
Long-billed Dowitcher - two dozen or so
Sanderlings - two hanging out with the dowitchers
Other sandpipers - at least a couple of
I went to Barr to search for the Magnolia Warbler. I missed that bird but
picked up one of the American Redstarts, many Sandhill Cranes, a couple of
Brown Creepers and more of the usual assortment.
On my way back to the car, while still on the lake side of the canal, I
spotted
Greetings All,
So, tired, will be briefish.
Barr Lake.
LAUGHING GULL, adult in alternate plumage at n. end near dam at 7:30 am.
Disappeared about 10 minutes later never to be refound. Only 3 Franklin's Gulls
present, one adult, which also disappeared. Anyway, no need to worry about
sorting
Greetings All,
I started today on a bit of private property in Lincoln County. There I found,
yes, 2 more RB Nuthatches. I also had 2 Hairy Woodpeckers (eastern flavor),
which may not have been seen here previously, or not often, and 2 WB Nuthatches
(eastern flavor) which I don't think have
Sunday we saw a Ash-throated flycatcher and a group of Chipping sparrows
between the bridge and the banding station. Could not find the earlier find of
the Hooded Warbler.
Jonelle Balais and Bruce Cyganowski
Evergreen/Kittredge, CO
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If anyone from Boulder area is going to look for the Barr lake Snowy
tomorrow afternoon or WQ3ednesday, I would like to go along.
Suzi Plooster
Lafayette CO
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Thanks.
The bird is hunting the fields south of there now (and for last hour.)
Beautiful creature flying so low over the ground.
Adam
Coal Creek Canyon, CO
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On Jan 5, 2012, at 22:55, Dick Filby dickfi...@hotmail.com wrote:
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Despite having already seen at least
This morning (1/6), at about 9am.m. Jeanne and I made our way to Harvest Road
east of Barr Lake. We drove up and down the road for about 20 minutes then
stopped in front of 14141 Harvest. We were soon joined by Kevin Cook and two of
his friends and shortly spotted the adult own in the field
This morning 1/5 at 8:30 we saw the darker SNOW in the middle on the field
north of 136th, west of Harvest Rd., directly north of the green electrical
box where it was reported earlier. A quick search along Harvest Rd. between
152nd and 128th did not produce the second owl.
Thanks to the Bob
Hi all,
Despite having already seen at least 25 Snowy Owls so far this week (see off
topic below).. I couldn't resist one more as I passed through Denver on my
way back to Carbondale..
East of Barr Lake (Adams County), the darker Snowy Owl (1st year female?)
was still about 1/4mile west of
The dark Snowy Owl was seen this morning from Duquesne between 136th and
128th by
many birders. It was near a pipe line marker. The Boulder Road Creepers
were there.
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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Per Bill K's directions, easily located the Barr Lake area Snowy Owl this
evening . He/she was gorgeous .. looked almost fluorescent as it was lit by
the setting sun (4:50 to 5:10). The bird's location for my visit was perfect
- quite far out in the field on private land so as to be
For the record, Pete Plage first found the Snowy Owl on the Barr Lake CBC
while trying to add to our puny count of Horned Larks. Pete alerted me, and
I joined him for a great look. Thanks to Pete for finding the bird and to
Bill Kaempfer for posting.
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Chuck Hundertmark and Pete Plage found a Snowy Owl this afternoon (1/2/12) on
the Barr Lake CBC.
Here are the directions. Take Bromley Lane (152nd) east from I-76 and go two
miles past Piccadilly To Harvest Rd. Turn right and proceed for about 1.25+
miles to the south. The owl is in a
Beautiful day at Barr lake today, and plenty of bird action. Tens of
thousands of Canada/Cackling Geese were the star, with small numbers
of Snow Geese mixed in. There was one flyover of 20 Snow Geese,
otherwise, all were mixed in in ones and twos with the white-cheeked.
We were able to single
I'm new to the Colorado area and didn't realize that Golden-Crowned
Kinglets were not very common at Barr Lake SP. I saw one and possibly
heard another near mile marker 8 on the trail around the lake this
morning at about 9 AM. Looking at eBird records, the last time one was
reported at Barr Lake
Larry, Gregg and I poked around Barr Lake this morning and found a male
Black-throated Blue Warbler and a Cassin's Kingbird. The banders had a
Tennessee Warbler and a Philadelphia Vireo among others.
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
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Birders,
Today we did our monthly bird walk at Barr Lake. There were NO Western
Tanager's (they were everywhere else) or many migrants to speak of. The
best birds were:
Common Loon (alternate plumage)
Winter Wren (near the end of the Niedrach trail at the east end of the
tunnel of trees)
Barr Lake is picking up just a bit. There were more Yellow Warblers,
Bullock's Orioles and Western Kingbirds than just a day or two ago.
You can't walk 50 feet along the trail between the Nature Center
footbridge and the banding station without scaring up a pair of Wood
Ducks. Other birds of
Hi
Lots of common waterfowl, the commonest being the Ruddy Duck, in the 100s
Common Loon, in beautiful breeding plumage
Bald Eagle hovering around it's traditional nest site.
Willet, 25, on the dam, also Solitary Sandpiper, and Wilson Phalaropes in
vicinity
Herds of White-crowned Sparrows
Two Great Horned Owls sitting on nests, within a few hundred yards of
each other.
A third Great Horned nest, but with the bird barely visible through
trees.
A Bald Eagle sitting on a nest; also four other Balds
A Canada Goose sitting on a nest she's built immediately under the
Gazebo boardwalk
Birders,
Today during our bird walk at Barr Lake, we had a juvenile Thayer's Gull.
Also, near I-76 E-470 there was a Prairie Falcon.
Ira Sanders
Golden, CO
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As opposed to most Colorado CBCs this year, the Barr Lake count witnessed a
drop in number of species. Only 63 species were recorded versus 71 in 2010, 69
in 2009 and 76 in 2008. A good part of the reason for that was that Barr Lake
itself was almost completely frozen and that caused diving
Posted a message the other day to cobirds, but never saw it. I'll try
again.
Was out at Barr Lake again today trying for a good Eagle shot. It's
tough. Very wary birds. I counted 45 Bald Eagles this morning. Many
out on a sandbar in the SW corner, but many others up on favorite
roosting
Some of the highlight of the trip at Barr Lake
Greater White-fronted Goose-5
Snow Goose-15
Ross's Goose- 6
Bald Eagle- 42
Glaucous Gull- imm.1
Barn Owl- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Birders,
This am, Tammy, me and the others on our bird walk saw:
Long-billed Curlew ( 1 on the west (south?) island
Pectoral Sandpiper 2
Sanderling 2
Baird's
Willet 1 (off the Neidrach Boardwalk)
Ira Sanders
Golden, CO
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Pamela and I took a quick trip to Barr Lake this morning. It was
early and still cold when we were there. We found very few warbler
species, but twice as many sparrows. Included in those were Black-
throated, Clay-colored, Lincoln's, Chipping, Lark, House, Song, and a
couple of towhees.
Also of
Not the busiest day today, bird-wise, at Barr, but some highlights:
Fervent nest-building actvity by a great many Great Blue Herons and DC
Cormorants
Two gorgeous breeding-plumage Horned Grebes
8 Wood Ducks, incl 3 pairs and 2 bachelors
Possible Lesser Black-backed Gull
A very active pair of
Not the birdiest day today at Barr, but a few things-- the GB Herons
have begun nest-building in earnest. Cormorants are also filling the
rookery trees. One Cinnamon Teal, one Virginia Rail (heard only), the
Bald Eagle pair are expecting again, as they're now sitting the nest.
One nice flyover
Watch the news.The lake could become contaminated as a result of a sewage spill
at DIA.
Pam norris
Englewood, Co. 80113
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Subject: [cobirds] Barr
Todd Deininger and I enjoyed a trip from Valmont Reservoir (100% open)
to Barr Lake (30% open) and back today. Best bird was a Long-tailed
Duck at Barr which had several thousand ducks present. Valmont was also
well populated but with nothing super rare. Driving past the road
closed signs on
Hello
CoBirders,
Mike
Henwood and I birded at Barr Lake and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal today
(November 4). At Barr Lake we saw five Common Loons (on the northeast corner,
seen from the boat launch area). There were still good numbers of Western
Grebes (80+), Franklin’s Gull (about 100) and
1 Eastern Meadowlark (possibly Lillians...?)
Lots of good raptor activity-- Bald Eagles (4), Red-Tails, (6),
Harriers (6)
On the water: Innumerable Western Grebes and Ring-Billed gulls; many
ducks (Pintails, Shovelers, Gadwalls, Bufflehead, Am. Wigeons,
Redheads, Ring-Necked.) Large rafts of
- A very large flock of White-Faced Ibis, maybe 200 birds. We were
unable to single out any Glossy Ibis in the crowd.
- Several (6 or 7) Swainson's Hawks
- Green-Tailed and Spotted Towhees
- One Bald Eagle Parent and one Eaglet on the nest
- Tree Swallows
- One Pink-Sided Junco (LOY?)
- American
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