Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: March 29, 2014
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, March 29, 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).
TRUMPETER SWAN (Kiowa)
TUNDRA SWAN (Weld)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Larimer)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (*El Paso)
White-winged Dove (*Pueblo)
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (*Pueblo)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Jefferson)
Eastern Phoebe (*Douglas, *Pueblo)
Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso)
Harris's Sparrow (Delta, El Paso)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder)
Northern Cardinal (Prowers)
Rusty Blackbird (Teller)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Pitkin)
Black Rosy-Finch (Pitkin)
BOULDER COUNTY:
--Severs reported that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continues at the Teller Farm
Parking lot by the windbreak on March 27.
DELTA COUNTY:
--A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Garrison at the FS office feeder in Paonia on March 25.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
--A singing Eastern Phoebe was reported by Kibbe at Chafield SP on March 28. It was singing in a tree adjacent to "Phoebe Bridge" over Plum Creek.
EL PASO COUNTY:
--At Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) Percival reported on March 25 a singing Curve-billed Thrasher and by the banding station a Harris's Sparrow.
--An ad Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Peterson at Big Johnson on March 28.
KIOWA COUNTY:
--A probable TRUMPETER SWAN was reported by Kaempfer at Nee Gronda Reservoir on March 22.
LARIMER COUNTY:
--A pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes was reported by Baron at Timnath Reservoir
on March 10. They were seen from the parking lot of open space (South
Shore) off of CR 40. Leatherman reported that the Barrow's Goldeneyes continue at Timnath on March 25.
PITKIN COUNTY:
--250 Rosy-Finches of all 3 species were reported by Filby at Snowmass Ski Area on March 19. On March 22, Gieszl reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches at the feeder at the top of Village Express at Snowmass.
PROWERS COUNTY:
--A pair of Northern Cardinals was reported by Kaempfer at Lamar Community College Woods on March 22. On March 25, 2 Northern Cardinals were seen by Stulp at LCCW.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
--A singing Eastern Phoebe was reported by Percival on March 26 W of Valco Ponds parking lot along Hwy 96 in Pueblo.
--A singing Eastern Phoebe was reported by Percival on March 28 at Valco Ponds/Rock Canyon in Pueblo.
--A m YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and singing White-winged Dove were reported by Percival at Pueblo City Park on March 28.
TELLER COUNTY:
--2 Rusty Blackbirds in breeding plumage were reported by Jones at Manitou Lake on March 22. They were about 300-400 yards N of the dam along a trail on W side of Trout Creek. Taylor reported that the pair of Rusty Blackbirds was seen again on March 23.
WELD COUNTY:
--A TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Lefko at Loloff Reservoir on March 23.
DFO Field Trips
The Field Trip for Saturday, March 29 will be to Belmar Park led by Karleen Schofield (303-936-8661).
Meet at 0830 in the parking lot near the lake. The park is at 800 S. Wadsworth Blvd in Lakewood. From Alameda and Wadworth go South on Wadsworth, turn west at the light on W. Ohio Ave. Drive a short two block to the parking lot. Will check out the waterfowl on the lake, search for raptors over the fields and see what other birds might be found. Bring water, layered clothing, sun block, binoculars, scope. Restrooms are available. Be prepared to walk 3/4 to 1 mile on flat trails. If questions or questionable weather, please call the leader as soon as possible.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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