Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: January 2, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert Friday, January 2 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Tundra Swan (*Boulder, *Mesa) White-winged Scoter (Arapahoe, El Paso) Long-tailed Duck (Pueblo) Barrow's Goldeneye (Huerfano, Routt) Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) Red-necked Grebe (Douglas/Jefferson, Huerfano) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Boulder, El Paso, Pueblo) Black Phoebe (Mesa) Lapland Longspur (Boulder) Golden-crowned Sparrow (*Boulder, *Jefferson) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*Boulder, Jefferson) Black Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Jefferson) Brown-caped Rosy-Finch (*Boulder, Jefferson) Common Redpoll (Weld) ARAPAHOE COUNTY: --A White-winged Scoter was reported by Clark at Cherry Creek on December 26. BOULDER COUNTY: --On December 25, Gent reported all three species of Rosy-Finches at Fawn Brook Inn in Allenspark. On December 28, Drummong reported all three species of Rosy-Finches at Fawn Brook Inn including one Black Rosy-Finch. On January 1, Kaempfer reported Gray-crowned and Brown-capped Rosy-Finches at Fawn Brook Inn. --On January 1, Gent reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farms parking lot. --On January 1, Floyd reported 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (3 ad, 1 1-st cyc, 1 2nd-cyc) at Waneka Lake. --On January 1, Floyd reported 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (5 ad, 1 1-st cyc) at Valmont Complex. --A Tundra Swan was spotted by Bob Spencer, Jr at Valmont Complex on January 1. DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: --On December 27, Clark reported Red-necked Grebe at Chatfield. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --On January 1 Gwen Mooore and others reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. --A Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches was reported by Kibbe at Red Rocks Trading Post on December 31. --Ira Sanders reported Gray-crowned and Black Rosy-Finches coming to his front yard at 314 DeFrance Ct in Golden on December 29. Birders are welcome to watch from the street. On December 30, Kibbe reported Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches and 2 Black Rosy-Finches at Sanders residence. On December 31, Stulp and Thompson reported Brown-Capped and Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at the Sanders residence. On January 1, Skrentny reported Gray-crowned, including Hepburn's Rosy-Finches and Black-Rosy-Finch at the Sanders residence and Rasmussen reported Brown-capped Rosy-Finches. MESA COUNTY: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Walker along the Colorado River in the Fuita Section of James M Robb SP on December 27. --On January 1, Korte and Henwood reported Tundra Swan at Jerry Creek Reservoirs area, PUEBLO COUNTY: --At Pueblo Reservoir on December 29, Percival reported Red-throated Loon, male Long-tailed Ducks, f type White-winged Scoter, and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. The loon and duck were at Sailboard launching area looking scout, scoter was off North Picnic Road. The Red-throated Loon was reported by Percival at the Sailboard Launching Area on December 31. WELD COUNTY: --2 Common Redpolls were reported by Lefko along Reservoir Road on December 27. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, January 3 will be to Wheat Ridge Greenbelt led by Jackie King (jackie.k...@ccd.edu 720-381-3314). Directions: From I-70 exit 267, take Kipling south about 0.75 mile and turn right (west) on 44th Ave. Go one mile west. Look for entrance to Prospect Park on your left (sout). Meet just inside the park in the lot right next to Prospect Lake at 0900. Bring water and snacks. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, January 4 will be to Canon City led by Christie Owens (christ...@q.com 303-772-6048) (This trip is full) Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAHtstTdgBHv1bGH8bwyEOmBqsZRJNvxPVmi0HCVoj%3DEDw74F0g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
