Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: January 12 , 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, January 12, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) NOTE: The RBA is using the new AOU checklist, & the order of families has changed. Trumpeter Swan (*Douglas, Mesa) Tundra Swan (Boulder, Delta) White-winged Scoter (Arapahoe) Long-tailed Duck (Chaffee, Douglas, Larimer) Barrow's Goldeneye (*Adams, Arapahoe, Delta, Moffat) Red-necked Grebe (Boulder) White-winged Dove (Prowers) American Woodcock (*Larimer) Spotted Sandpiper (Arapahoe) Greater Yellowlegs (*Adams) Mew Gull (Arapahoe, Denver) Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Douglas, Pueblo) ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, Arapahoe, Pueblo) Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe) Great Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Pueblo) Double-crested Cormorant (*Adams, Arapahoe, Delta) Red-naped Sapsucker (La Plata) Winter Wren (Weld) Hermit Thrush (Arapahoe, Denver, Morgan) Gray Catbird (Denver) Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Jefferson, Pitkin) Black Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Pitkin) Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Jefferson, Pitkin) Lapland Longspur (Arapahoe, Kit Carson, Logan) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Kit Carson) Canyon Towhee (El Paso) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa) Rusty Blackbird (Huerfano, Jefferson, *Weld) Great-tailed Grackles (Mesa) *****For directions to unfamiliar locations (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site: www.coloradocountybirding.org ADAMS COUNTY: ---On January 2 at South Platte River and Sand Creek mouth, Art Hudak, Mark Chavez, and tom Behnfield reported Double-crested Cormorant. On January 8 at South Platte River and Sand Creek mouth, Steve Mlodinow and Nick Moore reported 2 Barrow's Goldeneyes and 24 Double-crested Cormorants. On January 10 at South Platte River and Sand Creek mouth, Sunny Bradford reported 5 Double-crested Cormorants. ---On January 7 on E 120th E of RIverdale Rd, Adam Vesely reported Greater Yellowlegs. ---On January 11 on South Platte River 74th Ave Area, Mark Minner-Lee reported 12 Double-crested Cormorants just south of I-76 overpass. ---On January 11 on South Platte River, 88th Ave area, Rebecca Laroche reported 2 Barrow's Goldeneyes and 2 Double-crested Cormorants. ---On January 11 on South Platte River, Henderson Road to E 470, Lorrain Lanning reported Double-crested Cormorant. ---On January 11 on South Platte RIver, 88th Ave are, Dave Cown reported 2 Greater Yellowlegs. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: ---On January 7 at Aurora Reservoir, Thomas Holub reported Double-crested Cormorant. On January 8 at Aurora Reservoir, Glenn Walbek reported White-winged Scoter, 2 Thayer's Gulls, 1 1st-cyc ICELAND GULL, 12 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 2 Glaucous Gulls. On January 8 at Aurora Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow and Nick Moore reported White-winged Scoter, 8 Thayer's Gulls (2 ad, 2 2-nd cyc, 4 juv), juv ICELAND GULL, 14 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (5 ad, 2 2-3 cyc, 4 juv), 2 Glaucous Gulls (1 ad, 1 imm), juv Great Black-backed Gull, Lapland Longspur. On January 9 at Aurora Reservoir, Diane Roberts and Tim Ryan reported Mew Gull, 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 juv), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Glaucous Gull and Great Black-backed Gull. On January 10 at Aurora Reservoir, Gwen Moore reported White-winged Scoter, Thayer's Gull, and Lesser Black-backed Gull. ---On January 6 at Centennial Park, Robert Raker reported Barrow's Goldeneye and Spotted Sandpiper along the South Platte. ---On January 10 at South Platte Park, Cynthia Madsen, Jonelle Balais, Betty Glass, and Janet Shin reported imm Double-crested Cormorant. ---On January 10 at deKoevend Park, Jared Del Rosso reported Hermit Thrush. ---On January 10 at South Platte Reservoir, David Suddjian reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1 3rd-cyc). BOULDER COUNTY: ---On December 28 at Valmont Overlook (Legion Park), Chris Wood reported 3 Tundra Swans (2 ad, 1 juv). On January 1 at Valmont Reservoir, Peter Gent reported 3 Tundra Swans (2 ad, 1 juv). On January 8 at Valmont Reservoir, Bob Spencer reported 4 Tundra Swans and Red-necked Grebe. ---On December 28 at Fawn Brook Inn in Allenspark, Chris Wood reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches and 22 Bohemian Waxwings. On December 30 at Fawn Brook Inn, Mark Amershek reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches. On January 8, Bill Fink reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches at Fawnbrook Inn. ---On January 9 at Walden Ponds, Kim Mauritz reported 2 Tundra Swans and Red-necked Grebe. CHAFFEE COUNTY: ---On January 10, a m Long-tailed Duck was reported by Preston Larimer was reported by Preston Larimer in Salida. DELTA COUNTY: ---On January 6 at Confluence Park in Delta, Jon Horn reported 2 Barrow's Goldeneyes and Double-crested Cormorant. ---On January 7 on Hwy 50 around Mile Marker 67, Doug Shoffner reported a Tundra Swan flew over the road. DENVER COUNTY: ---On December 28 at Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Matt Gray reported Mew Gull. On January 6, Gabriel Wiltse reported Mew Gull at Rocky Mountain Lake Park ---On January 7 on Cherry Creek Trail between S Colorado Blvd and S University, Matt Gray reported Hermit Thrush and Gray Catbird. DOUGLAS COUNTY: ---On December 27, Jeff Beavers reported Trumpeter Swan at Chatfield. The Swan can be seen by going upstream from Kingfisher Bridge to Pond 5 or from High Line Canal Trail accessed from Titan Road. On January 8, Jeff Dawson and Lynn Sauer reported Trumpeter Swan from upstream from Kingfisher Bridge. On January 10, Diane Roberts reported Trumpeter Swan from upstream from Kingfisher Bridge. On January 10, David Suddjian and Bob Shade reported Trumpeter Swan from High Line Canal Trail and Titan Road. On January 11, Cynthia Madsen, Jonelle Balais, Anna Troth and Gregg Goodrich reported Trumpeter Swan from High Line Canal Trail and Titan Road. ---On January 8 at Rueter-Hess Reservoir (restricted access), Tim Ryan reported Long-tailed Duck. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On January 6 south of Fountain, Tim Leppek reported Curve-billed Thrasher and Canyon Towhee. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On January 2 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, Prospect Park and Lake, Aaron Shipe reported 3 Rusty Blackbirds. On January 7 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, Aaron Shipe reported 2 Rusty Blackbirds, N of train bridge. They flew toward grain elevator. ---On January 5, Ira Sanders reported that a few Rosy-Finches have returned to his feeders on De France Court in Golden. Mark Chavez reported 1 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch and 4 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at Ira's feeders on January 5. ---On January 9 at South Platte Reservoir, David Suddjian reported Lesser Black-backed Gull. KIT CARSON COUNTY: ---On January 4 on Flager CBC, Doug Kibbe and Jeff Dawson reported 350 Lapland Longspurs and 1 Chestnut-collared Longspur. ---On January 5 on CR 10 south of Seibert, Glenn Walbek reported 4500 Lapland Longspurs and 2 Chestnut-collared Longspurs. LA PLATA COUNTY: ---On January 7 on Animas RIver Trail/Huck Finn Pond & Hatchery, Ryan Votta reported pair of Red-naped Sapsuckers. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On January 8, David Wade and Cole Wild reported 2 American Woodcocks at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area in the creek between the parking lot and the road. Several birders saw one of the Woodcocks on January 8. On January 9 at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, Loch Kilpatrick reported American Woodcock seen near Ranger's House. On Janaury 11 at Bobcat RIdge Natural Area, Sue Riffe reported 2 American Woodcock. MESA COUNTY: ---On January 7 at Colorado River SP, Fruita Section, Ronda Woodward reported 21 Great-tailed Grackles ---On January 8, Carol Ortenzio reported that the Golden-crowned Sparrow returned to her yard at 306 Dakota Dr. in Grand Junction. She reports that the birds is very skittish. Please do NOT block access to the garage when you park. Her phone number is 970-216-8762 <(970)%20216-8762>. ---On January 10 at Connected Lakes SP, Diane Trappet reported 2 Trumpeter Swans. MOFFAT COUNTY: ---On January 10, Forrest Luke reported 30 Barrow's Goldeneyes in a pond off Hwy 13 between south end of Craig and Yampa River Bridge. MORGAN COUNTY: ---On January 7 at Jackson Lake SP, Cheryl Teuton and Dan Brooke reported Hermit Thrush. PUEBLO COUNTY: ---On January 7 at Pueblo Reservoir South Marina, Glenn Walbek and Lock Kilpatrick reported 2 Thayer's Gulls, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (5 ad, 1 2nd-cyc), and 2 ad Great Black-backed Gulls. On January 8 at Pueblo Reservoir, Gloria Nikolai reported Great Black-backed Gull. WELD COUNTY: ---On January 2, Chip Clouse reported 4 Rusty Blackbirds by Box Elder Creek on CR 4 just east of CR 49 on Barr Lake CBC and Bill Kaempfer reported 1 Rusty Blackbird on CR 4 S of Hudson. On January 4, Adam Vesely reported 2 Rusty Blackbirds at CR 4 and Box Elder Creek. On January 7 Cheryl Teuton and Dan Brook reported 3 Rusty Blackbird on Cr 4 and Box Elder Creek. On January 8, Peter Gent, Edie Israel, John Vanderpoel, and Joey Kellner reported 3-4 Rusty Blackbirds at CR 4 where it crosses Box Elder Creek, just east of CR 49. On January 9, Loch Kilpatrick reported 3 Rusty Blackbirds at CR 4 where it crosses Box Elder Creek. ---On January 10 at Frederick Reservoir and Recreation Area, Steve Mlodinow reported Winter Wren. Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips: Sign up on line for field trips at DFO’s Website. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, January 14 to Pueblo and Canon City Areas has been CANCELLED. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, January 14 to Prospect Park (Wheat Ridge Greenbelt) led by Jackie King (jackie.king AT ccd.edu; 720-381-314) Directions: From I-79 exit 267, take Kipling south about 3/4 mile and turn right (west) on 44th Ave. Go one mile west. Look for entrance to Prospect Park on your left (south). Meet just inside the park in the lot right next to Prospect Lake. Easy walk along Clear Creek. Register online or contact leader. 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