Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: December 1, 2013
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-6750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, December 1, 2013 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 (Larimer)
TRUMPETER SWAN (Huerfano)
TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder, *Weld)
SWAN spec (El Paso)
Scoter spec (*Boulder)
White-winged Scoter (Boulder, Pueblo)
Black Scoter (Larimer, Pueblo)
Long-tailed Duck (Boulder, *Larimer, Pueblo, *Weld)
Barrow's Goldeneye (*Boulder, *Eagle, *Garfield, Huerfano, *Larimer, Pueblo)
RED-THROATED LOON (Weld)
Pacific Loon (Pueblo)
Red-necked Grebe (*Boulder, Huerfano, Larimer, Pueblo)
Dunlin (Larimer)
VEGA GULL (Larimer)
Thayer's Gull (*Boulder, Weld)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Boulder, Denver, Larimer, Pueblo, Sedgwick, Weld)
Glaucous Gull (Larimer, Sedgwick)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Pueblo)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (*Prowers)
Black Phoebe (*Fremont)
Tennessee Warbler (Pueblo)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Jefferson)
Prothonotary Warbler (*Arapahoe)
Worm-eating Warbler (*Mesa)
Ovenbird (Boulder)
Swamp Sparrow (*Boulder, Delta, Weld)
Lapland Longspur (Bent, Bent/Kiowa, Park)
Indigo Bunting (*Prowers)
Rusty Blackbird (Pueblo)
Common Redpoll (Larimer)
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
--A Prothonotary Warbler was reported by Hudak at Centennial Park on November 22. On November 30, Knight reported that the Prothonotary Warbler continues at Centennial Park.
BOULDER COUNTY:
--An ad TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Thompson at Walden Ponds in Boulder on November 12 and November 15. On November 29, Floyd reported a TUNDRA SWAN and Swamp Sparrow at Cottonwood Marsh.
--An ad m White-winged Scoter and 2 TUNDRA SWANS were reported by Dowell at Boulder Reservoir on November 22. On November 26 Minner-lee reported a White-winged Scoter on the N shore of Boulder Reservoir.
--5 TUNDRA SWANS were reported by Blackford at Sombrero Marsh in Boulder on November 25.
--An Ovenbird was reported by Schmoker in his backyard in Longmont on November 21 thru 27 If you would like to try to see it, call Bill at 720-201-5749 for update and directions.
--A f type Long-tailed Duck was reported by Gent on the west side of Terry Lake off of 95th St. on November 23. On November 27 Thompson reported f type Long-tailed Duck at Terry Lake.
--A m Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by DeFonso at Terry Lake on November 24. On November 25, Gent refound the Barrow's Goldeneye at Terry Lake.
--A Long-tailed Duck and Lesser Black-backed Gull were reported by Kaempfer at McIntosh Lake on November 29. On November 29, Floyd reported ad Thayer's Gull , 1-st cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull and m Barrow's Goldeneye at McIntosh Lake. On November 30, Gent reported f Long-tailed Duck and m Barrow's Goldeneye at McIntosh.
--A Red-necked Grebe was reported by Floyd at Panama Reservoir on November 29. On November 30, Gent refound Red-necked Grebe at Panama Reservoir.
--A Scoter spec was reported by Floyd at the Valmont Reservoir complex on November 29.
DELTA COUNTY:
--2 Swamp Sparrows were reported by Henwood at Sweitzer Lake SP on November 29.
DENVER COUNTY:
--A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Tina Jones at Marston Reservoir on November 26.
EAGLE COUNTY:
--Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Glaser on the Frying Pan River at Seven Castles just past Toner Creek (5-7 miles from Basalt) and at Knight Road on November 29.
EL PASO COUNTY:
--5 SWANS a sleeping were reported by Bill Maynard at Big Johnson on November 26.
FREMONT COUNTY:
--A Black Phoebe was reported by Peterson at Florence River Park on November 30.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
--2 m Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Boyd at Rifle Gap Reservoir on November 29.
HUERFANO COUNTY:
--3 TRUMPETER SWANS were reported by Rich Miller at Lake Maria on November 29. Lake Maria is east of Walsenberg on CO 10.
At Lake Martin in Lathrop SP, Rich Miller reported Red-necked Grebe and single male Barrow's Goldeneye on November 29.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--A Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Keithler on the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt where Clear Creek crosses Kipling at the W end of Anderson Park on November 26.
LARIMER COUNTY:
--A BRANT was reported by Scott Baron at Equalizer Lake near Loveland on October 25. Equalizer Lake is near I-25 and US 34, west of Medical Center of the Rockies. On November 26, Baron reported that the BRANT continues in the SW part of Houts Reservoir and he had a Dunlin on the S shore of Equalizer Lake. On November 26, Kibbe reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls on the south side of Equalizer Lake.
--An ad Red-necked Grebe was reported by Komar at North Poudre Reservoir #3, west of Wellington on November 24.
--4 Common Redpolls were reported by Mlodinow on the N side of Lake Loveland on top of a spruce on November 27.
--At Fossil Creek Reservoir on November 27, Mlodinow reported f Black Scoter and Long-tailed Duck.
--At Timnath Reservoir on November 27, Mlodinow reported Long-tailed Duck and m Barrow's Goldeneye. On November 30, Shenot reported 2 f type Long-tailed Ducks and m Barrow's Goldeneye seen from the west side of Timnath Reservoir.
--At the Larimer County Landfill on November 27, Komar reported 2 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
--At Horseshoe Lake in Loveland on November 27, Komar reported 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (2 ad, 1 1-st cyc) and a possible VEGA GULL.
MESA COUNTY:
--On November 28, Dexter reported a Worm-eating Warbler at the Wilson Residence in Grand Junction. Birders
are welcome to try to see the bird at 346 South Redlands Road. On November 29, Dexter reported the Worm-eating Warbler at 0815 and Henwood reported the bird at 1505. On November 30, Henwood reported that the Worm-eating Warbler appeared about 1530 and was active at that time. Afternoon seems to be a more reliable time to try to see the bird.
PROWERS COUNTY:
--A f type Indigo Bunting was reported by Leatherman in the NW corner of the field N of Riverside Cemetery in Lamar on November 30.
--A Red-bellied Woodpecker was reported by Leatherman at Lamar Community College Woods on November 30.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
--A f Black Scoter was reported by Silverman at Lake Beckwith in Colorado City on November 22. On November 26, Silverman reported 2 Black Scoters at Lake Beckwith.
--On November 27 at Pueblo Reservoir, Percival reported Red-necked Grebe, Pacific Loon, and Long-tailed Duck off the Sailboard Launch Area and below the dam near the footbridge by Snakeskin Picnic Area Percival reported 10 Rusty Blackbirds.
--Percival reported that the Tennessee Warbler continues at Pueblo City Park thru November 27.
--A pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes was reported by Clawges on the Arkansas River east of where Reservoir Drive comes down to the river on November 24.
--An ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported by Percival at the South Shore Marina of Pueblo Reservoir on November 26. On November 27, Percival reported ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL and ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at the South Shore Marina tires of Pueblo Reservoir.
SEDGWICK COUNTY:
--At Jumbo Reservoir on November 28, Dowell reported 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull and 1-st cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull.
WELD COUNTY:
--A RED-THROATED LOON was reported by Mlodinow at Wood Lake E of Severance on November 27.
--At Windsor Reservoir on November 27, Mlodinow reported Swamp Sparrow, Lesser Black-backed Gull and 5 Thayer's Gulls.
--A Long-tailed Duck was reported by Kaempfer at Union Reservoir on November 30.
--3 TUNDRA SWANS were reported by Kaempfer at Twin Mounds Reservoir NE of Berthoud on CR 3 and 5.
DFO Field Trips:
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, December 1 will be the RMBO Annual Barrow's Goldeneye Count to Longmont area Lakes led by Chuck Hundertmark (303-604-0531). Meet the leader at 0800 in the parking lot of Jim Hamm Nature Area, Longmont. From the Denver area, take I-25 north to Exit 240. Drive west on Hwy 119 to County Line Road. Head north on County line Road and look for the nature area on the left just past 17th Ave. Will check Union Reservoir and McIntosh Lake for Barrow's Goldeneyes and other early winter waterfowl. May check other area lakes as time allows. Primarily a driving trip. A long half day. Spotting scopes will be useful. Call or email the leader in advance. email is chundertmark8 ATgmail.com
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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