This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 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.
Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report)
BRANT (Larimer, Morgan)
TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma, Weld)
White-winged Scoter (Denver)
Long-tailed Duck (Denver)
Red-necked Grebe (*Douglas/Jefferson)
MEW GULL (Arapahoe)
Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Broomfield)
ICELAND GULL (Douglas/Jefferson)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas/Jefferson)
Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe)
ACORN WOODPECKER (El Paso)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan)
Palm Warbler (El Paso)
Field Sparrow (Phillips)
Swamp Sparrow (Weld)
White-throated Sparrow (Delta)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (*Jefferson)
Northern Cardinal (Boulder, Logan)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*Jefferson)
Black Rosy-Finch (*Jefferson
Common Redpoll (Larimer, Summit)
HOARY REDPOLL (Larimer)
Arapahoe County:
--On December 20, Walbek reported 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull, MEW GULL, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and Thayer's Gulls at Cherry Creek State Park.
Boulder County:
--8 Tundra Swans were reported by Gent at Valmont on December 22.
--Floyd reported on December 23 that the Northern Cardinal continues in Hawthorn Gulch.
Broomfield County:
--4 Thayer's Gulls were reported by Nick Moore at Anthem Ranch in Broomfield on December 23.
Delta County:
--A tan morph White-throated Sparrow was reported by Boswell at Confluence Park in Delta on December 23 and December 24. It was between the path and Gunnison River in first 100 yards from trailhead parking.
Denver County:
--At Marston Reservoir on December 24, Tina Jones reported 2 1-st winter White-winged Scoters, 1 Long-tailed Duck and 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Douglas/Jefferson Counties:
--2 ICELAND GULLS (1 ad, 1 1-st cyc) and an ad Lesser Black-backed Gull were reported by Walbek at Chatfield SP on the north side ice shelf on December 21. On December 22, Sanders reported Lesser Black-backed Gull and Red-necked Grebe at the north marina at Chatfield. On December 23, Walbek reported that the ad ICELAND GULL flew to the ice shelf at Chatfield. On December 25, Mlodinow reported that the Red-necked Grebe was near the north marina.
El Paso County:
--A western Palm Warbler was found by Surano on December 12 on the Colorado College campus. The Palm Warbler was last reported by Wolf on the S side of Barnes Science Hall on December 20.
--A f ACORN WOODPECKER was reported by Marty Wolf on the Colorado Springs CBC in the North Cheyenne canyon area on December 15. It was on the N side of W Cheyenne Blvd and W from 21st/Cresta. On December 21 Kathy Miller reported the ACORN WOODPECKER
at Willow Circle and Cheyenne Blvd.
Jefferson County:
--Henwood reported on November 26 that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continuues at Red Rocks Trading Post. On December 24, Henwood reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW but no Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch at Red Rocks Trading Post but Gingrich reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and 3+ Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch last on December 24. On December 25, Norm Lewis reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, Gray-crowned and Black Rosy-Finches at Red Rocks Trading Post.
Larimer County:
--On December 12, Lutomski reported a BRANT on a small lake just north of Lake Loveland and west of Loveland High School. It was with a large flock of Canada and Cackling Geese. On December 15, Mlodinow reported a black BRANT at Cattail Creek Golf Course. It was seen from the parking lot. On December 17, Walters reported seeing the BRANT on the north shore of Lake Loveland and then it flew to a field SE of Loveland High School. On December 18, Dowell reported that the BRANT was on the NW side of Lake Loveland and flew NW. One December 22, Goff reported the BRANT at a golf course on the north side of 29th St and west of Taft, On December 23, Cropper reported the BRANT at Lake Loveland at 0900 and Gent reported the BRANT at Cattail Golf Course at 1000. It was east from the parking lot.
--24 Common Redpolls were reported by Sparks behind the Discovery Museum in Fort Collins on December 15. On December 23, DeFonso reported that the Common Redpolls continue to visit the feeders behind the museum. On December 23, Hall reported a possible HOARY REDPOLL at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. The museum is N of the intersection of Mason and Cherry St.
Logan County:
--At Tamarack Ranch on December 22, Mlodinow reported 7 Northern Cardinals and 5 Red-bellied Woodpeckers.
Mesa County:
--A Tundra Swan was reported by Jacob Cooper on the 23 1/4 Rd pond off of Redlands Parkway in Grand Junction on December 20.
Montezuma County:
--An imm Tundra Swan was reported by Beatty on Totten Reservoir on December 20.
--An imm Tundra Swan was reported by Beatty on Totten Reservoir on December 20.
Morgan County:
--A Black BRANT was reported by Mlodinow on the ice at Jackson Lake SP on December 23. Also present were 3 Harris's Sparrows and 1 Common Redpoll.
Phillips County:
--A Field Sparrow was reported by Mlodinow at the Lyons Fishing Hole in Holyoke on December 22.
Summit County:
--19+ Common Redpolls were reported by Nims in the Wildernest area of Silverthorne on December 19.
Weld County:
--An imm/f Long-tailed Duck was reported by Mlodinow at the Frederick Recreational Area on December 20.
--A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Nick Moore in the marsh area of Union Reservoir in Longmont on December 22.
--A Tundra Swan was reported by Wickam at Bittersweet Park in Greeley on December 22. Bittersweet Park is at 16th St and 35th Ave.
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Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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