Compiler: Joe Roller**
Date: February 3, 2013****
email: rba AT cfobirds.org****
phone: 303-659-8750****
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This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, February 3, 2013,
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording
by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your
name, phone number, detailed directions, including county and dates for
each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name.
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Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on
this species in this report)**
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Trumpeter Swan (Larimer)
Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe)
Red-throated Loon (Pueblo)
ICELAND GULL (Boulder)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Boulder)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Boulder)
Glaucous Gull (Pueblo)
Great Black-backed Gull (Boulder, Pueblo)
ACORN WOODPECKER (El Paso, Pueblo)
Carolina Wren (Prowers)
Marsh Wren (Jefferson)
Eastern Towhee (Adams, Prowers)
Swamp Sparrow (Arapahoe, Jefferson)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson)
Northern Cardinal (Prowers)
Rusty Blackbird (Adams)
Rosy-Finches (Grand)
Common Redpoll (Jefferson, Grand, Jackson, Larimer)
HOARY REDPOLL (Grand, Jackson, Larimer)****
** ***ADAMS COUNTY:
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--A female Eastern Towhee was seen along 160th Av. about one mile east of
I-76 on Jan. 31 by Walbek. It was seen in front of a house with large
junipers in the front yard on south side of 160th.
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-- On January 26 Miller reported that the small flock of Rusty Blackbirds
continues to be seen on the South Platte River in the vicinity of the I-76
bridge; if not here, look upstream - they have been found as far upstream
as the sewage plant outflow near Sand Creek. Miller also reported that one
of the two White Pelicans first reported by Goulart on Jan 21 was still
present on the river near the I-76 bridge on the 26th. Barrow's Goldeneyes
(both male and female) continue to be seen on the S. Platte between 78th
and 88th (opposite the green & white water tank). **
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*ARAPAHOE COUNTY:*
--Two Long-tailed Ducks and a Common Loon were still present on South
Platte Reservoir (signed entrance is on Platte Canyon Rd. north of C-470)
on January 30. Seven Greater Scaup were on the small lake ("Blackrock
Lake") between South Platte Reservoir and the Platte River in South Platte
Park on the 26th. A Swamp Sparrow found by Henwood and Raker on Jan 25
along the So. Platte about 100 yds. (estimated) downstream (north) from the
east-most parking area here near an island in the river was not seen on the
26th.
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BOULDER COUNTY:*
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--A 1st-cycle ICELAND GULL was seen at Teller Lake #5 on February 1,
reported by Walbek. Other gulls seen here on Feb1 were an adult Lesser
Black-backed Gull and several adult Thayer's Gulls. Nunes reported an
adult ICELAND GULL at Teller Lake #5 on Jan. 26; three Lesser Black-backed
Gulls were also here on the 26th. Kaempfer reported a 1st cycle
Glaucous-winged Gull at Teller Lake #5 on January 24, and on January 18,
Vanderpoel reported a 1st cycle Great Black-backed Gull here. **On Jan 19
the Great Black-backed Gull was seen at Prince Lake #1 by Kaempfer.
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**-- Mlodinow reported the following birds seen at Valmont Reservoir on
January 27: a Glaucous-winged Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 12 Tundra
Swans, a White Pelican and a Chestnut-collared Longspur.**
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EL PASO COUNTY:*
--Maynard reports that the ACORN WOODPECKER continues to be present in SW
Colorado Springs in the 1804 - 1810 section of Cheyenne Blvd. It was seen
again on the 28th.**
*GRAND COUNTY:*
--On January 18 Filby reported that in Kremmling the feeders in the 900
block of Eagle had 100 Common Redpolls. 60+ Rosy-Finches of all three
species were present. Mlodinow reported >200 redpolls including 3 HOARY
REDPOLLs seen in Kremmling on Jan 27.
*JACKSON COUNTY:*
--**More than100 redpolls, including at least one HOARY REDPOLL, were seen
in Walden on January 26, reported by Mlodinow.
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*JEFFERSON COUNTY:*
-- Erthal reported a Marsh Wren and a Swamp Sparrow seen in the Wheatridge
Greenbelt on Jan 22. Both birds were seen in the marsh at the southwest
corner of Bass Lake near the end of the boardwalk. These birds have been
seen off and on since then.
-- The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at the Red Rocks Trading Post, first reported
by Henwood on Nov. 26, continues to be seen at least through January 29
and is assumed to still be present. ****
--On January 29, Santangelo reported that several Common Redpolls, first
reported on the 14th, were still coming to his feeder in Wheatridge. His
address is: 3525 Estes St. (two blocks north of Crown Hill Lake and two
blocks south of 38th Ave). You may park in front of the driveway but
please *do not park in* the driveway and please stay in your car to observe
the redpolls.
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*LARIMER COUNTY:*
--The large flock (>100) of redpolls continues to be seen behind the
Discovery Museum in Ft. Collins, located at Cherry and Mason St, which is
the NW corner of College and Cherry through February 1. While almost all
are Common Redpolls, multiple observers have seen HOARY REDPOLLs at this
location since December 23, most recently on Feb1 reported by Sparks.
--Gillilan reports that two Trumpeter Swans continue on Lower Hoffman Lake,
Loveland, on Jan 25.
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*PROWERS COUNTY:
*--Leatherman reported the following birds seen in the Lamar Community
College woods on January 24: an adult male Eastern Towhee, a Canyon Wren,
and several (up to 4) Northern Cardinals. The towhee hangs out in the area
near the feeder east of the library.
--A juv. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was present in Willow Creek Park, Lamar,
on Jan 24 reported by Leatherman.
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PUEBLO COUNTY:*
--Sanders reported the following birds seen at Pueblo Reservoir on January
26: at the South Marina a Great Black-backed Gull, Pacific Loon, and
Red-throated Loon; at West Fisherman Point a 1st-cyc Glaucous Gull.****
--Nelson reported that the ACORN WOODPECKER was still present at Pueblo
Mountain Park near Beulah on January 16.** It was not seen on Jan 26th, but
is possibly still in the park.
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*DFO FIELD TRIPS*:
*Sunday, February 3: Chatfield State Park*
*Leader:* Paul Slingsby (303) 422-3728*
Meet* the leader at 8:00 am at the Kingfisher Bridge trail head at the
south end of the Park where the road crosses the Platte River. This is a
half-day trip ending about 1 pm; lunch is optional. Will be walking 2-3
miles on dirt trails. Please register with Paul if you plan to go on this
trip.
****
Good field ornithology,
Joe Roller
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Denver 303 204-0828 or jroll...@gmail.com
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