Compiler: Mary Driscoll
Date: February 27, 2014
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday February 27, 2014 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)
TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder)
MEW GULL (Arapahoe*, Pueblo)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe*, Larimer, Pueblo, Weld)
Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe*,Pueblo)
Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe*, Pueblo)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Pueblo)
Winter Wren (El Paso)
VARIED THRUSH (Huerfano)
Swamp Sparrow (El Paso)
Harris's Sparrow (Boulder, Huerfano, Larimer*)
Lapland Longspur (Adams)
Rusty Blackbird (Douglas, El Paso)
Rosy-Finch (Boulder)
ADAMS COUNTY:
Dowell reports the following gulls at Aurora Reservoir on February 26: MEW GULL, (ad)., Lesser Black-backed Gulls, (2 ad. & 1 3rd. yr.), Thayer’s Gull, (2 juv., 1 or 2 ad.), GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, (2nd. winter), Glaucous Gull, (1 ad., 2 immature).
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
BOULDER COUNTY:
--On February 1, Wilberding reported a TUNDRA SWAN at Cottonwood Marsh, the swan was seen again on February 23 by Breitsch, at Cottonwood Marsh.
--On February 15, Piombino reports the return of Harris’s Sparrows to her yard. On 2/16, Dunning reports seeing one Harris’s Sparrow at Piombino’s. Birders are welcome to visit, she lives near the little hamlet of Hygiene. Call her for directions at 303-776-1939. Park at the end of her driveway, tapes not necessary.
--On February 8, at Fawn Brook Inn in Allenspark, Hill reports a flock of several hundred Rosy-Finches at the feeders. 95% Brown-capped, with at least one adult Black, and at least a couple Gray-crowned.
EL PASO COUNTY:
--A Winter Wren was seen on February 10 in the cattails on the west side of the creek adjacent to Trail Marker 18 (concrete, 3 feet tall) on the left (east) side of the trail.
--On February 12, Jones reports 1 male Rusty Blackbird below the Fountain Creek Regional Park Nature Center. Take the trail south of the Nature Center and the bird was at the first bridge you come to. A Swamp Sparrow was at this location. A WINTER WREN was also at this same area.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--On February 22, Floyd reports an adult Red-bellied Woodpecker, and at least three dueling male Northern Cardinals along Willow Creek, right below Lamar Community College.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
Upcoming DFO Fieldtrips:
Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2
San Luis Valley Exploration
Leaders: Chris Owens and Jim Petri, <christiel@q.com>, 303-772-6048
Day and a half trip to “The Valley,” as the locals call it. Meet the leaders at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge entrance at 7 a.m. on Saturday morning. The trip will end at 12 noon on March 2. The trip is limited to 10 participants so be sure to register. This is especially important if the weather threatens to turn nasty.
This trip is timed to see some of the Sandhill Cranes that will be migrating through the area on the way to their breeding grounds. (Remember, there is never a guarantee of anything except a good time!) We will also look for waterfowl on the numerous bodies of water in the Valley as well as raptors, including eagles. In addition, this trip will be free-flowing since I will not have time or money to scout it ahead of time. Be prepared for last minute changes, back-tracking, and general flexibility.
We will likely be walking on some easy- to moderate-ability trails, maybe up to two or three miles, so be sure you are able to participate or be willing to wait patiently at the car. You will be responsible for your own reservations and meals. We will plan to have dinner together at a restaurant on Saturday night. But arrange your own breakfasts timed for our morning meetings and bring lunches for the field.
Weather is fickle in the Valley so watch the forecast and bring appropriate clothing. Also bring scopes, binocs, and other birding necessities. Please read the liability release on the DFO website prior to signing up for the trip.
Saturday, March 1
88th and the Platte
Leaders: Cheryl Teuton and Dan Brooke, cells 303-550-0825 or 303-912-3341, leave a message, or email <teuton@earthlink.net> or <acornwp@earthlink.net>
Meet leaders at 7:45 a.m. at the parking lot just south of the intersection of 88th and Colorado. We’ll look for lingering winter ducks, search the sky for raptors, and see what we can find in the bushes, trees, and on the riverbank. This is a paved trail; plan on walking 2–4 miles. This will be a half-day trip, ending about noon. Bring binocs, scopes, water, and snacks. Dress for the weather. Let one of the leaders know to expect you, in case we need to cancel for weather.
Unincorporated Arapahoe Co.
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