Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: January 11, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 <303-659-6750>
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, January 11, 2014 sponsored by the 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. Highlight species include (* indicates new information on this species in this report): BRANT (Douglas/Jefferson) TUNDRA SWAN (*Boulder) Black Scoter (Arapahoe) Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, Arapahoe/Jefferson, Grand) Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Eagle/Pitkin, Pitkin, Pueblo, Summit) RED-THROATED LOON (*Pueblo) Thayer's Gull (*Arapahoe, Denver, *Pueblo) ICELAND GULL (*Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Denver, *Pueblo) SLATY-BACKED GULL (Arapahoe) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (*Arapahoe) Glaucous Gull (*Arapahoe, Denver, *Pueblo) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Arapahoe, *Pueblo) White-winged Dove (Prowers) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Prowers) Winter Wren (El Paso) Curve-billed Thrasher (Pueblo) Swamp Sparrow (Boulder) White-throated Sparrow (Boulder) Harris's Sparrow (Adams, *Garfield) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Adams, Kit Carson, Weld) Snow Bunting (Boulder) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) Black Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Jefferson, *Pitkin) ADAMS COUNTY: --On January 7, Candice Johnson reported 2 Barrow's Goldeneyes near 100th and the S Platte. --On the Barr Lake CBC, Hundertmark reported Harris's Sparrow and Lapland Longspurs on January 5. ARAPHOE COUNTY: --On December 30, Ferrell and Moulton reported a SLATY-BACKED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. --On January 2, Schmoker and Walbek reported Black Scoter, juv Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gulls (5 ad, 1 juv), Glaucous Gull (2 ad, 2 juv), GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1 juv), Glaucous-winged Gull (1 juv), and SLATY-BACKED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. On January 3, Mlodinow reported Black Scoter, SLATY-BACKED GULL, 4 Glaucous Gulls, 9 Thayer's Gulls, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, ICELAND GULL, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. On January 4, Komar reported 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull, 4 Thayer's Gulls (2 ad, 2 1-st cyc), 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (4 ad, 1 1-st cyc), and a possible 1-st cycle SLATY-BACKED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. On January 5, Mark Miller reported ad SLATY-BACKED GULL and Glaucous Gull at Aurora Reservoir. On January 6, Chartier reported the ad SLATY-BACKED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. On January 7, Brenda Linfield reported the SLATY-BACKED GULL at Aurora Reservoir. On January 7, Roller reported Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Glaucous Gulls, and Thayer's Gulls at Aurora Reservoir. On January 9, Mark Peterson reported 1 GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, ICELAND GULL, 4 Glaucous Gulls (2 1-st cyc, 1 2-nd cyc, 1 ad), and a number of Thayer's Gulls at Aurora Reservoir. --A f Long-tailed Duck was reported by Suddjian at Cooley Lake in South Platte Park on January 8. ARAPAHOE/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: --On January 3 Kemena reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir. BOULDER COUTY: --The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Mark Miller at the Teller Farm parking lot on Valmont on January 9. --A White-throated Sparrow was reported by the Such brothers at Lyons Cemetery on January 2. It was on the NW edge. The cemetery is at the north end of 3rd Ave. --A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Floyd at South Teller Farm off Valmont on January 5. --All three species of Rosy-Finches were reported by Breitsch in Allenspark at Fawn Brook Inn on January 6. --A Snow Bunting was reported by Mark Miller in the NW corner of Lookout Road and 95th on January 7. --Kaempfer reported that the TUNDRA SWAN continues at Valmont on January 9. DENVER COUNTY: --At Marston Reservoir on January 2, Tina Jones reported ad Lesser Black-backed Gull from the east and 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull and ad Thayer's Gull from west. DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: --A BRANT was found by Stachowiak at Chatfield open water on the Denver CBC on December 14. On January 7, Erthal reported the BRANT at the Model Airplane Field at Chatfield SP. On January 9, Walbek reported the BRANT at the Marina Sandspit at Chatfield SP. EAGLE/PITKIN COUNTIES: --54+ Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Filby on the Fryingpan River and at Ruedi Reservoir above Basalt on January 4. EL PASO COUNTY: --A Winter Wren was reported by Leppek at Fountain Creek RP at trail marker 18 on January 6. GARFIELD COUNTY: --Filby reported that the Harris's Sparrow continues on January 10 in his back yard in Carbondale. If you would like to try to see the bird email Dick at dickfilby AT hotmail.com for updates and directions. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --On January 6, Pasquariello reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and 1 Black Rosy-Finch at Red Rocks Trading Post. PITKIN COUNTY: --A pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes was reported by Zerbi below Ruedi Reservoir dam on January 6. --All three species of Rosy-Finches were reported by Levantin at Sam's Knob at Snowmass on January 10. Dick Filby will be there at 11 am on Saturday, Jan 11 if you would like to try to see the birds. You will need a lift ticket or foot passenger ticket. PROWERS COUNTY: --Leatherman reported Northern Cardinal at Lamar Community College, Red bellied Woodpecker at Willow Valley Subdivision and Fairmount Cemetery in Larmar, and White-winged Dove in Willow Valley Subdivision in Lamar during the January 1 through 8 period. PUEBLO COUNTY: --On January 8, Percival reported 1 ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 1 m Barrow's Goldeneye at Pueblo Reservoir. On January 9 at Pueblo Reservoir, Percival reported 2 ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 1 ad Glaucous Gull, 1 ad Thayer's Gull, lot of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 RED-THROATED LOON. --A Curve-billed Thrasher was reported by Percival in Pueblo West on January 8. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: --A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Simmons on First St near town park in Del Norte on January 4. SUMMIT COUNTY: --Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Dee at the Water Treatment plant in Silverthorne on January 6. WELD COUNTY: --Lapland Longspurs were reported by Lefko near Nunn between CR 23 and 25 and CR 100 and 102 on January 5. DFO Field Trips: The DFO field Trip for Saturday, January 11 will be the 88th and the Platte led by Bruce Neuman and Mark Amershek. Meet the leaders at 0730 at E 88th and the South Platte River (Parking lot just south of the intersection of 88th and Colorado Blvd). This walk will be a rendezvous with the duck population of the winter river habitat. It will be a half-day trip walking on paved flat trails (2-4 miles). Will spend time observing the birds. Dress for the cold weather. Please RSVP to Mark at 303-329-8646 or mamershek AT msn.com Good Birding, Joyce Takamine -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. 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