[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 25 December 2013 Merry Christmas

Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: December 25, 2013
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-6750
 
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, December 25, 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 (Douglas/Jefferson)
TRUMPETER SWAN (Pueblo)
TUNDRA SWAN (*Boulder)
SWAN spec (Mesa)
Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, Grand, Jefferson, Pueblo)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Pueblo)
RED-THROATED LOON (Pueblo)
Pacific Loon (Pueblo)
Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer, Pueblo)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Larimer, Pueblo)
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Pueblo)
Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Arapahoe,  *Boulder, Larimer)
White-winged Dove (Pueblo, Weld)
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Pueblo)

Black Phoebe (*Pueblo)
Chihuahuan Raven (El Paso)
Winter Wren (Bent, Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, El Paso, Larimer)
Wren Spec (El Paso)
VARIED THRUSH (*Larimer)
Bohemian Waxwing (Routt)
Northern Parula (Pueblo)
Swamp Sparrow (Bent, El Paso, Pueblo, Weld)
White-throated Sparrow (Bent, El Paso, Pueblo)
Harris's Sparrow (Routt)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Jefferson)
Northern Cardinal (Bent, Pueblo)
 
ARAPHOE COUNTY:
--On December 22 at Aurora Reservoir, Mlodinow reported 10 Lesser
Black-backed Gulls, 8 Thayer's Gulls, 2 Glaucous Gulls, 2 ad GREAT
BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and Long-tailed Duck.
 
BENT COUNTY:
--On December 17 on the John Martin CBC, Duane Nelson reported Winter Wren,
White-throated Sparrow, Swamp Sparrows, and 1 m Northern Cardinal.
 
BOULDER COUNTY:
--On December 15 on the Boulder CBC, Schmoker reported Winter Wren,
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, TUNDRA SWAN, Thayer's Gull, and Lesser Black-backed
Gull.

--A GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported by Dowell at Valmont Reservoir on December 23.

--The TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Dowell at Valmont on December 23 and 24.
 
DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:
--A BRANT was found by Stachowiak at Chatfield open water on the Denver CBC
on December 14. The BRANT was seen by Mlodinow on December 15 at Chatfield
SP. On December 16, Kilpatrick and Suddjian reported that the BRANT
continues at Chatfield. On December 17, Warneke reported the BRANT at
Chatfield SP. On December 19, Hinds reported that BRANT continued at
Chatfield SP. On December 20, Brown reported that the BRANT continues at
Chatfield.
--A Winter Wren was reported by Erthal at Plum Creek downstream from
Highline Canal on December 14.
--An ad Thayer's Gull was reported by Suddjian at Chatfield SP on December
16.
 
EL PASO COUNTY:
--On December 16, Floyd reported the following at Fountain Creek Regional
Park: Chihuahuan Raven, 2 Winter Wren, one Pacific/Winter Wren, 3 Swamp
Sparrows, 1 White-throated Sparrow.
 
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--On December 14 on the Denver CBC, Kellner reported that the
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at Red Rocks Trading Post.
--On December 10, Keithler reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte
Reservoir and Suddjian reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte
Reservoir. On December 14, on the Denver CBC Kellner reported that 2
Long-tailed Ducks were seen at South Platte Reservoir. On December 21,
Arnold reported pair of Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir.
 
LARIMER COUNTY:
--An ad m VARIED THRUSH was reported by Sean Walters in his yard in
Loveland on December 5 through 24. If you would like to try to see the
bird contact him at waltersintherockies AT gmail.com for updates and
directions.
--A Winter Wren was reported by Sparks along the Poudre River Bike Trail
about .25 miles east of Shields on December 20.
--At Lake Loveland on December 19, Rashid reported 3 Lesser Black-backed
Gulls, 1 ad Glaucous Gull, 1st-cycle GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, and Thayer's
Gulls. On December 20, Komar reported Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2 (1
ad, 1 juv) Thayer's Gulls.
 
MESA COUNTY:
--2 Swans flying were reported by Henwood at Walter Walker SWA on December
23.
 
PUEBLO COUNTY:
--On December 14 on the Pueblo Reservoir CBC, Percival reported Long-tailed
Duck, Barrow's Goldeneye, RED-THROATED LOON, Pacific Loon, Thayer's Gull,
Lesser Black-backed Gull, White-winged Dove, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER,
Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, TRUMPETER SWAN,
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL.

--A pair of Black Phoebes was reported by Leppek at Swallows State Wildlife Area in Pueblo on December 24.
 
ROUTT COUNTY:
--On December 14, on the Steamboat Springs CBC, Litteral reported 419
Bohemian Waxwings, Harris's Sparrow, and Rosy-Finches.
 
WELD COUNTY:
--A White-winged Dove was reported by Sheeter at Frederick Recreational
Area on December 21.
--A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Mlodinow at Frederick Recreational Area
on December 22.
 
DFO Field Trips:
No Field Trips this week because of Christmas Bird Counts. Please consider
helping on a CBC
 

Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder

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