Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: March 13, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, March 13, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Did you change your clocks. Daylight Savings time starts today. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Mute Swan (Weld) Trumpeter Swan (*Archuleta, Weld) Tundra Swan (Garfield, Park) Eurasian Wigeon (La Plata) Surf Scoter (Adams) Long-tailed Duck (El Paso, Jefferson, *Washington) Barrow's Goldeneye (Chaffee, Garfield, Jefferson, Park) Sharp-tailed Grouse (Weld) Thayer's Gull (*Boulder) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Boulder, El Paso, Larimer) Great Black-backed Gull (*Boulder, El Paso, Larimer) Burrowing Owl (Denver, El Paso) ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo) Red-belllied Woodpecker (Yuma) Williamson's Sapsucker (Archuleta, Jefferson) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Jefferson) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (El Paso) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Jefferson) Eastern Phoebe (Larimer, Pueblo) Black Phoebe (Chaffee, *La Plata, Montrose) Chihuahuan Raven (Arapahoe) Bewick's Wren (El Paso) Gray Catbird (El Paso, Jefferson) Curve-billed Thrasher (Boulder, El Paso, Otero) COMMON MYNA (Eagle) Lapland Longspur (Weld) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Fremont, Kiowa) McCown's Longspur (*Kit Carson) Canyon Towhee (Baca, Otero) Black-throated Sparrow Fremont) Sagebrush Sparrow ( La Plata, Mesa) Northern Cardinal (Boulder, Yuma) Rusty Blackbird (El Paso) Great-tailed Grackle (*Jefferson) ADAMS COUNTY: --A f Surf Scoter was reported by J.D. Birchmeier at Lake Ladora in Rocky Mountain Arsenal on February 27. On February 28, Dan Stringer reported f Surf Scoter at Lake Ladora. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: --A Chihuahuan Raven was reported by Gene Rutherford on February 29 at E Yale and E Jewell in Aurora. ARCHULETA COUNTY: --A m Williamson's Sapsucker was reported by Ben Bailey and Byron Greco on March 10. --A Trumpeter Swan was reported by Barbara Johnson at Pagosa Lake on March 12. BACA COUNTY: --5 Canyon Towhees were reported by Laneha Everett in Picture Canyon on February 29. BOULDER COUNTY: --On February 28, Jeff Parks reported Lesser Black-backed Gull at Baseline Reservoir in Boulder. --On March 3, Gary Koehn reported a Curve-billed Thrasher at 3005 Center Green Dr in Boulder. --On March 8, Phil Thorpe reported a singing male Northern Cardinal on Iris Ave between 4th St and 6th St. --A Great Black-backed Gull was reported by Jack and Ryan Bushong at Boulder Reservoir on March 12. --An ad Thayer's Gull was reported by Ted Floyd at Greenlee Preserve/Waneka Lake in Lafayette on March 12. CHAFFEE COUNTY: --On March 8, Van Truan reported m Barrow's Goldeneye and Black Phoebe at Sands Lake SWA in Salida. DENVER COUNTY: --A Burrowing Owl was reported by Adam Vesely at 11345 Trussville near DIA on March 4. On March 5, Cheri Phillips and Renee Casias reported Burrowing Owl near DIA at fire training center. On March 6, Kim Mauritz reported a Burrowing Owl at 114th and Trussville. On March 8, Tom Behnfield reported Burrowing Owl at 112th and Trussviille in the Fire Dept enclosure. EAGLE COUNTY: --3 COMMON MYNA were reported by Ryan Marsh on Colorado River Road in Gypsum on March 7. Are they escapees or wild birds? EL PASO COUNTY: --A Gray Catbird was reported by Tyler Stuart at Sinton Pond in Colorado Springs on February 22. On March 3, Alan Versaw reported Gray Catbird at Sinton Pond. --At Big Johnson on February 24, Mark Peterson and Alan Versaw reported Long-tailed Ducks and Burrowing Owl. On March 3, Mark Peterson reported Long-tailed Duck at Big Johnson. On March 5, Aaron Driscoll reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at Big Johnson. On March 5, Chris Brobin reported Burrowing Owl at Big Johnson. On March 9, Alan Versaw reported Long-tailed Duck and Burrowing Owl at Big Johnson. --A singing Bewick's Wren was reported by Steve Getty at Aiken Cnayon about 0.5 km up trail in pinon-juniper on February 27. --On February 28 at Chico Basin Ranch, Gloria Nikolai reported 2 Ladder-backed Woodpeckers and Curve-billed Thrasher. --On March 5, Jesse Casias and Adam Vesely reported Rusty Blackbird at 8790 Birdsall Road. On March 7, Cheri Phillips reported 2 Rusty Blackbirds on Birdsall Road. --On March 6, Jesse and Renee Casias reported 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 2 Great Black-backed Gulls at Big Johnson. FREMONT COUNTY: --On March 7, S of Florence on CR19 on backside of Federal Prison, Mark Peterson reported Black-throated Sparrow and Chestnut-collared Longspur. GARFIELD COUNTY: --On March 4, Sue Riffe and Gwen Moore reported 3 Tundra Swans and 22 Barrow's Goldeneyes near Carbondale on CR 106. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --On March 1, David Suddjian reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at Chatfield SP just south of North Boat Launch parking area and David Hill reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks near the swim beach at Chatfield. --On March 1, Gerald Baines reported Gray Catbird at Main Reservoir in Lakewood. --On March 3, Tim Mitzen reported a f Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Norm D Memorial Park in Golden. It was actively feeding around the playground area. The Parking loot is on the west side of Ford St just north of Texas St. --On March 7, David Suddjian reported f Barrow's Goldeneye N of Deer Creek Inlet at Chatfield SP. --On March 11 at Falcon Ridge Cub Creek (S of Evergreen) Chuck Aid reported f Williamson's Sapsucker, and 3 American Three-toed Woodpeckers (2m, 1f). --On March 12 Laura Steadman reported Great-tailed Grackle at Lower Church Lake. KIOWA COUNTY: --On March 11 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Chestnut-collared Longspur. KIT CARSON COUNTY: --7 McCown's Longspurs were reported by Hugh Kingery on CR 10 near Flager on March 12. LA PLATA COUNTY: --A m Eurasian Wigeon was reported by Riley Morris in a field south of Pastorius Reservoir in Durango on March 3. On March 4, Jason St. Pierre reported Eurasian Wigeon in field south of Pastorius Reservoir and Ryan Votta and Vic Zerbi reported the Eurasian Wigeon on the water in a small open area. On March 5, Amy Dobbins and John Beatty reported Eurasian Wigeon at Pastorius Reservoir. On March 6, Beth Wolff reported Eurasian Wigeon at Pastorius Reservoir. On March 7, Jason St Pierre reported Eurasian Wigeon at Pastorius Reservoir. --A Sagebrush Sparrow was reported by Jason St. Pierre at the corner of CR 136 and CR134 about 40 minutes SW of Durango. --A Black Phoebe was reported by Katy Shirley at Weasel Skin Bridge (CR 214) on March 12. LARIMER COUNTY: --On February 26 at Lake Loveland, Dave Leatherman reported ad Great Black-backed Gull. --On February 27, Mark Miller reported ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at Horsehose Lake. --An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Nick Komar and Brad Biggerstaff on the CDC Campus in Fort Collins on March 10. MESA COUNTY: --3 Sagebrush Sparrows were reported by Rhonda Woodward and Rodene Harwood near the Utah border on old Hwy 6 and 50 on Februray 27. --On February 28, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported 21 Sagebrush Sparrows at Brewster's Ridge/Bar X wash near the Utah Border. --On February 29, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported 12 Sagebrush Sparrows at Blacktail Jacks. MONTROSE COUNTY: --On March 6, Coen Dexter reported that Black Phoebes have returned early to nesting sites at Uravan and along the San Miguel River. He and Brenda check five sites and all sites had Black Phoebes. OTERO COUNTY: --4 Curve-billed Thrasher were reported by Chris Gilbert in Vogel Canyon on March 5. PARK COUNTY: --On March 5, Steve Mlodinow reported 6 Tundra Swans and 3 Barrow's Goldeneyes (2m, 1f) at Elevenmile Reservoir. PUEBLO COUNTY: --On February 27, Brandon Percival reported Eastern Phoebe at Pueblo Nature Center. --On March 5, Gloria Nikolai and Adam Vesely reported ACORN WOODPECKER at Pueblo Mountain Park. WASHINGTON COUNTY: --A f Long-tailed Ducks was reported by Bill Kaempfer on the S side of CR 59.5 just east of US 6 on March 12. This is the middle road into Prewitt. WELD COUNTY: --On February 27, Dean Shoup and Nena Torres reported 2 Sharp-tailed Grouse on CR 136 W of CO 99. --On February 27, Mark Miller reported ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at Highland Lake. --On February 27, Robert Beauchamp reported Lapland Longspur at Pawnee NG. --On February 29, Stee Mlodinow reported Lesser Black-backed Gull at Union Reservoir. --On March 1, Amy Bauer reported Trumpeter Swans at North Star Reservoir at CR 19 and CR 8. If you would like to see the swans call her at 720-252-8900. On March 1, Dan Stringer was able to scope the swans from CR 8 and confirmed that they appear to be Trumpeter Swans. --On March 3, Barbara Webb reported a pair of Mute Swans in Homestead Park in Greeley. YUMA COUNTY: --On February 27, Bez Bezuidenhout reported a pair of Northern Cardinal and Red-billed Woodpeckers at South Republican SWA (old Bonny SP). DFO Field Trips: The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, March 13 will be Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop led by Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881). Meet at the prairie Loop lot in Cherry Creek SP. From either park entrance, follow Lake View Rd to the Prairie Loop that is located at the south rim of the reservoir State Parks pass or day pass required. NOTE: Daylight Savings Time begins today. This is a half-day trip passing through many important habitats in 3 miles. Check weather predictions and dress accordingly. Bring water and snacks; lunch optional. Register online or contact leader. 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