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Thursday, 31 December 2015

[cobirds] RFI - List of USA/ABA endemics

Happy New Year!

I have not been able to find an authoritative list of the endemic species of birds in the USA or ABA.

If someone could point me in that direction, I would appreciate it.

Thanks.

Let's Go Birding!!!

Mel Goff

Colorado Springs

[cobirds] open water on Erie Reservoir, Boulder County

Erie Reservoir, on the east side of 287 just north of the Safeway, has a patch of open water. There were a lot of canvasbacks swimming in it, along with ring necked ducks, lots of white cheeked geese of different flavors, and a number of gulls. As we were looking straight into the sunlight, it looked like one probable herring gull, and a lot of ring billed gulls, but it would be worth going there in the afternoon when the light is favorable. We didn't stay long enough to count, but it was a nice way to end a morning wintering raptor survey. The pheasants seen at the beginning of the survey at about 9:30 am (on the northwest corner of 119th Street and Arapahoe Road) were not there when we finished about 11.

Elena Holly Klaver
United States Court Certified Interpreter

[cobirds] Carolina Wren (Jefferson County)

A beautiful Carolina Wren has been visiting a yard in Lakewood for over a month now. The homeowners (avid birders themselves) have agreed that they would like birders to have a chance to see this bird in their yard at 2695 Newland St. The bird is erratic, but today was seen for over an hour in the afternoon.

You may park on Newland, and come in the yard. There is a feeder behind the house on the west and a suet feeder on the south side of the house. Today the bird seemed especially interested in the peanut butter suet. Please be respectful of the bird and don't approach too closely.

Happy New Year!

Gwen Moore

Lakewood, CO

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[cobirds] John Martin Reservoir, 12/31/15

Birders,

The deep freeze has frozen all local lakes, but John Martin Reservoir (Bent County) remains mostly open, due to the large volume of water still present following historic floods last spring. I posted following the John Martin Christmas Count that birds were shockingly sparse on the reservoir on December 15th. Cold weather to the north and regionally has finally brought an influx of migrant and wintering birds. The reservoir is teeming with birds, and I'd recommend making it a birding destination before it freezes. I did not visit every part of the reservoir today, or go through every bird, but here's some of what I encountered:

American White Pelican - at least 22 individuals. We missed them on the CBC.
Pacific Loon (1). Still present, can be anywhere on the lake, and very hard to locate. It seems to favor the lake west of the state park boundary (look for the signs at a cattle guard).
Grebes - lots of Pied-billeds, a few Eared, and at least two Western.
Gulls - have arrived en masse. I had one adult Lesser Black-backed and one adult Thayer's from the campground loop north and east of "Point Overlook" among hordes of other gulls. I am sure more species are present. There is an ice shelf in the bay just east of the campground, and some of the gulls roost close to shore on the ice.
Lots of ducks of many species. Finally, the Common Mergansers made it this far south.

A pair of Ladder-backed Woodpeckers is wintering along the river below the dam. I would recommend looking in tall, burned salt cedar (tamarisk) trees, especially near "Mrs. Robert's Pond", which is close to the southwest corner of Lake Hasty.

Duane Nelson
Las Animas, Bent County, CO

[cobirds] South Platte Park Reservoir "rarities" on New Year's Eve (morning)

This morning (8:43am) on the icing-up reservoir there were:

2 Trumpeter Swans
2 Barrow's Goldeneyes (1m, 1f)
3 Long-tailed Ducks (2f, 1m - the male has a small pink bill with black tip and base and NICE, LONG pale gray scapulars)
6 Greater Scaup (in with about 15 Lesser Scaup)

Other notables are:
1 lingering Eared Grebe
11 Pied-billed Grebes
178 Common Goldeneyes
All three typical merganser species

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26556246

Joey Kellner
Littleton, Colorado

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[cobirds] Fremont, Pueblo Co. birding, 30 Dec 15

All,

Longish post, but fun day out birding, so I thought I'd share some stories (nothing super rare here). Yesterday I decided to explore some new places in CO, look for some state birds and a couple potential lifers around Canon City and Pueblo, mostly. Nothing like waiting until it's the dead of winter to go look for my first Colorado N Saw-whet Owl pre-dawn. Closer to Sedalia, my dash temp gauge said it was -1. I was seriously questioning my sanity at this point, but that ship sailed many years ago. I made 4 stops on Hwy 67 up towards Rampart Range Rd in Douglas Co and whistled up a N Saw-whet Owl at my last stop at dawn. It was a balmy 9 degrees. I had a Great Horned Owl at another stop, so owls at 2 of 4 stops in bitter cold is pretty good in my book. Nice start.

I went to look for the Acorn Woodpecker in CO Springs (El Paso Co), but missed it. However, it was pretty neat to see Stellar's, Western Scrub, and Blue Jay in the same tree together.

I zipped down to Brush Hollow SWA in Fremont Co. No roadrunners, but I finally got a LONG overdue lifer Northern Shrike (yeah, I'm am easterner who just couldn't find one, it was almost a nemesis bird!) and after some hiking around through the junipers and kicking up tons of juncos, a flock of Bushtits, a Canyon Wren and a half dozen Townsend's Solitaires, a couple Juniper Titmice made themselves apparent (second lifer of the hour!).

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26530972

I drove up Phantom Canyon Rd for a couple miles and had hordes of House Finches (snooze) and Pine Siskins (always fun to see and hear), and while looking at a couple Western Bluebirds in the bunch, a Bewick's Wren started fussing at me and posed for photos. The Bewick's was my first for CO and one of my targets for the day. I didn't even have to try for it. An immature Sharp-shinned Hawk flushed everything. A suspect Chihuahuan Raven was seen and heard (at a distance), but I left it as Raven sp. Neat area!

On to the Tunnel Dr area, just west of Canon City. After a little hiking, I found one highly cooperative Rufous-crowned Sparrow, a couple Canyon Towhees (I still like these guys a lot), and Canyon and Rock Wren. Amazingly, the Rock Wren was the only one that I got a good look at in CO this year. We have a rocky relationship and they've always been tough for me for some reason, although I have photos of one on a street sign that said "Rocks Ahead" from near the Paton's Place in SE AZ earlier this year.

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26532727

I wasted some time looking for birds I had little chance of finding at around Canon City but saw about 100 Am Wigeon munching on grass in a city park, much like Canada Geese. I then rolled east to the S Shore Marina at Pueblo Res (now in Pueblo Co.). I quickly refound the adult Great Black-backed Gull and a couple adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls. I had at least one Canyon Towhee among the scrubby trees and concrete blocks immediately south of the tires where the gulls gather. I didn't expect that, but I apparently don't know much about Canyon Towhees. I didn't spend too much time at the marina, mostly trying to stay on schedule. More time scoping every gull would have been better. It was nice to see a bunch of places I've read about, even if I didn't have hours to explore each one. Next time!

I lastly made a quick drive through the Sunset neighborhood, just south of Pueblo City Park, looking for White-winged Doves, as suggested by Brandon Percival (thanks for the all advice and tips Brandon!). The only bird that I saw in 5 min of driving around that wasn't a Canada Goose was one White-winged Dove. I saw one within 30 sec of getting into the neighborhood. Talk about some good luck! I've seen White-winged Doves in many states, but this was a CO bird for me and practically on the route home, so that was nice. And I got home a little early, keeping my wife happy. I forgot about the Trumpeter Swans near our place in Littleton, or I'd have stopped to look for them as well. There will be more opportunities to explore.

It was a great day in the field to mostly end 2015. I got almost all the target birds for the day (that I realistically had a chance at and time to look for) plus a bunch of state birds and a couple lifers to boot! I saw some great new places and landscapes and learned quite a bit about some birds. Can't wait to get down there again and spend more time stomping around!

Some photos from yesterday start in a gallery here:

http://www.pbase.com/shoeman/image/162229790

Great birding!

Scott Somershoe

Littleton CO

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[cobirds] Pheasants, Boulder

Starting our winter raptor survey in Lafayette, we saw 5 pheasant on the NW corner of Arapahoe and 119ty st. Provenance? We are wondering if they are wild or released.

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[cobirds] Redpoll/Rosy-Finches - Golden - Jeffco

Birders

I did see the Redpoll this morning but only 1 Rosy-Finch.

Ira Sanders

Golden, CO

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[cobirds] Trumpeter Swans still at S Platte Res

Snoozing on ice just into Arapahoe side. And 2 Long-tailed ducks in SE corner, Arapahoe. Also 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

David Suddjian
Littleton Co

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 31 December 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org

Date: December 31, 2015

This is the Rare Bird Alert, Thursday, December 31, sponsored by Denver Field

Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

Trumpeter Swan (*Arapahoe, Boulder, *Douglas)

Tundra Swan (Boulder, Larimer)

White-winged Scoter (Arapahoe)

Long-tailed Duck (*Arapahoe, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Logan)

Barrow's Goldeneye (Arapahoe, Eagle, Garfield, Moffat)

Sharp-tailed Grouse (Logan)

Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, Pueblo)

Iceland Gull (Arapahoe)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Douglas, Pueblo)

Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe)

Great Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer)

White-winged Dove (Boulder, El Paso, Pueblo)

Greater Roadrunner (Baca, Otero)

SNOWY OWL (Douglas, Sedgwick)

Burrowing Owl (Denver)

White-throated Swift (Otero, Pueblo)

ACORN WOODPECKER (El Paso)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan, Pueblo, Weld)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (El Paso, Pueblo)

Williamson's Sapsucker (El Paso)

Eastern Phoebe (Weld)

Chihuahuan Raven (Boulder, Otero)

Canyon Wren (Pueblo)

Winter Wren (Baca)

Carolina Wren (Jefferson)

Bewick's Wren (Baca, Otero)

Varied Thrush (Grand)

Gray Catbird (Boulder)

Brown/Long-billed Thrasher (Weld)

Lapland Longspur (Douglas, Logan, Yuma)

Pine Warbler (Boulder)

Yellow-throated Warbler (Larimer)

Canyon Towhee (Otero)

Red Fox Sparrow (Denver, Yuma)

GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Pueblo)

Northern Cardinal (Boulder)

Lazuli Bunting (Larimer)

Rusty Blackbird (Fremont, Pueblo)

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Grand, *Jefferson)

Black Rosy-Finch (Grand, Jefferson)

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Grand, *Jefferson, *Weld)

Common Redpoll (Adams, *Jefferson, Larimer, Routt, Yuma)

ADAMS COUNTY:

--8 Common Redpolls were reported by Brian Berry at Barr Lake SP on December 21.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

--A White-winged Scoter was reported by Tim King at South Platte Reservoir on December 14. On December 18, Charles Lawrence reported White-winged Scoter at South Platte Reservoir. A White-winged Scoter was reported by Daniel Horton at South Platte Reservoir on December 24.

--On December 18 at Aurora Reservoir, David Dowell reported 1 ad Iceland Gull (Kumlieni), 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 juv), and 2 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

--A White-winged Scoter was reported by Scott Somershoe at McLellan Reservoir on December 19. On December 20, Nelson Ford reported White-winged Scoter at McLellan Resedrvoir.

--On December 24, Ben Sampson reported 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 Great Black-backed Gull at Cherry Creek SP. On December 24, Glenn Walbek reported 8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Glacous Gull at Cherry Creek SP.

--On December 24, David Dowell reported 4 Thayer's Gulls, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 1 ad Glaucous Gull at Aurora Reservoir.

--On December 29 at South Platte Reservoir, Mark Chavez and Steve Miller reported 2 Trumpeter Swans and 3 Long-tailed Ducks and David Suddjian reported ad Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull. On December 30, Jayne James reported Long-tailed Ducks and 2 Trumpeter Swans at South Platte Reservoir.

BACA COUNTY:
--On December 21, Steve Mlodinow reported Greater Roadrunner, 2 Winter Wren, and 16 Bewick's Wrens in Cottonwood Canyon.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--On November 24, Stephen Knox reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm.On November 27, Ted Floyd and Tracy Pheneger reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm. On December 6, Jack B, holdne Maxfield, and Ryan Bushong reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm. On December 19 Steve Frye reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm. On December 21, Todd Deininger reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm. On December 24, Jack Harlan reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm. On December 25, Craig Rasmussen reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm.

--On December 19, Ira Sanders reported 3 Trumpeter Swans N of Hwy 66 at 58rd Road which is the road to Rabbit Mountain.

--On December 20, Bill Schmoker reported Golden-crowned Sparrow, Gray Catbird, Pine Warbler, Northern Cardinal and White-winged Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull on the Boulder CBC.

--On December 25, Ted Floyd reported Chihuahuan Raven and Tundra Swan at the Valmont Complex.

DENVER COUNTY:

--A Slate-colored Fox Sparrow was reported by George Mayfield at Bear Creek Park on December 19.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

--A juv SNOWY OWL was reported by Steve Stachowiack at the South Entrance of Chatfield SP on December 19.

--2 Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Joey Kellner at Chafield SP on the Denver CBC on December 19. On December 20,

Scott Somershoe reported one Long-tailed Ducks at Chatfield. On December 21, Bryan Arnold reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at Chatfield. On December 24 at Chatfield, David Dowell reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks, 1 juv Thayer's Gull and 1 juv Lesser Black-backed Gull.

--On December 29, Joey Kellner reported Lapland Longspur at Chatfield SP at the Model Airplane Field. On December 30, Frank Farrell reported Lapland Longsur at Model Airplane Field at Chatfield SP.

--On December 30, Daniel Horton reported 2 Trumpeter Swans below the dam at Chatfield SP.

EAGLE COUNTY:

--On December 20, Louise Glaser reported 18 Barrow's Goldeneyes (14f, 4m) on the Frying Pan River near Basalt.

EL PASO COUNTY:

--The f ACORN WOODPECKER has returned to the Willow Circle neighborhood in Colorado Springs. Marty Wolf first discovered her on December 18 and his CBC team observed the woodpecker again on December 19. Please observe from Willow Circle or Cheyenne Blvd and stay off of private property. On December 21, Monday Birders reported ACORN WOODPECKER in Willow Circle Neighborhood. On December 28, Gloria Nikolai reported ACORN WOODPECKER in Willow Circle Neighborhood.

--On December 19, Tyler Stuart reported the following on the Colorado Springs CBC: 4 Long-tailed Ducks, Yellow-belllied Sapsucker, and White-winged Dove.

--A Williamson's Sapsucker were reported by David Tonnessen at Aiken Canyon Preserve on December 27.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--A Rusty Blackbird was reported by Dale Adams at Florence River Park on December 20.

GARFIELD COUNTY:

--On December 24, Vic Zerbi reported 5 Barrow's Goldeneyes on the Colorado River along Devereaux Rd in Glenwood Springs.

GRAND COUNTY:

--A Varied Thrush has been visiting the yard of Cathy Craig in Granby since late November. Cathy is willing to allow birders to come and try to see the thrush. But she does not want anyone to come closer to the feeders than the block that she will place in the driveway. Please contact her at PioneerCSC at aol.com for information. On December 6, Carol Hunter and Cathy Craig reported that the Varied Thrush continues to come to the feeders. On December 8, Mark Chavez reported Varied Thrush, 100 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, and 5 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch in Granby at home of Cathy Craig. On December 12, Scott Manwaring reported Varied Thrush, 4 Hepburn's Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 55 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch and 1 Black Rosy-Finch at yard of Cathy Craig in Granby. On December 15, Cathy Craig reported that the Varied Thrush continues to visit her yard along with Rosy-Finches. On December 17, Cathy Craig reported that the Varied Thrush continues to vist her yard. On December 18 Gwen Moore reported Varied Thrush, Gray-crowned and Black Rosy-Finch at yard of Cathy Craig in Granby. The Varied Thrush was last seen at yard of Cathy Craig on December 26. Cathy reported that the thrush seems to have moved to her neighbors since it did not like the company of all the Rosy-Finches who come to her feeders. On December 29, Cathy Craig reported that the Varied Thrush returned to her feeders.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

--On December 17, Scott Somershoe reported Gray-crowned, Brown-capped, and Black Rosy-Finch and Common Redpoll at feeders at the home of Ira Sanders at 314 Defrance Ct in Golden. Ira welcomes birders. On December 18, Tom Behnfield and Frank Farrell reported Common Redpoll, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, and Hepburn's Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch at feeders of Ira Sanders in Golden. On December 19, Jayne reported Common Redpoll at thistle feeder at Ira Sanders. On December 20, Ira Sanders reported Common Redpoll at his feeders. On December 22, Ira Sanders reported Common Redpoll and Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at his feeders. On December 23, Ira Sanders reported Common Redpoll, Gray-crowned and Black Rosy Finches at his feeders. On December 24, Ira Sanders reported Common Redpoll and Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at his feeders. On December 25, Ira Sanders reported Common Redpoll and all three species of Rosy-Finches at his feeders. On December 27, Ira Sanders reported Common Redpoll and Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches. On December 28, Ira Sanders reported Common Redpoll at his feeders. On December 30, Daniel Horton reported Common Redpoll, Gray-crowned and Brown Capped Rosy-Finches at feeders at Ira Sanders.

--On December 23, A Carolina Wren was reported by Gwen Moore, Matt Clark, and Susan Bonfiglio near Wadsworth between W 26th and W 29th Ave in Wheat Ridge. On December 24, Matt Clark reported Carolina Wren again on W 29th W of Wadsworth. He saw it briefly and heard it several times.

--On December 23, Doug Kibbe reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks near the boat launch at Chatfield Sp.

--On December 25,m Eric Albright reported 2 Hepburns Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches and 30 Rosy-Finch species at North Table Mountain Park (mesa top and sides).

LARIMER COUNTY:

--On December 11, Jeff Birek reported Yellow-throated Warbler in Fort Collins. The warbler is visiting the feeders in the backyard of Luke Caldwell at 1520 W Mountain. Caldwell welcomes birders to enter his yard through the front and proceed along the east side. The bird spends most of the time visitng the feeder in the pine trees along the east fence line near the alley. On December 22 David Wade reported Yellow-throated Warbler at 1520 W. Mountain. On December 24, Dave Leatherman reported Yellow-throated Warbler at 1520 W. Mountain. On December 28, Dave Leatherman reported Yellow-throated Warbler at 1520. W. Mountain.

--An ad m Lazuli Bunting was reported by Rachel Hopper at The Gardens on Spring Creek in Fort Collins on December 19. On December 21, Dave Leatherman reported Lazuli Bunting at Gardens on Spring Creek.

--2 Tundra Swan were reported by Casey Setash at Douglas Reservoir on December 19.

--8 Common Redpolls were reported by Nick Komar and Ken Pals in Wellington in neighborhood SE of Waverly on December 19 as part of the Fort Collins CBC.

--On December 25, Brandon Nooner reported juv Great Black-backed Gull at Horsehoe Reservoir.

LOGAN COUNTY:

--A Sharp-tailed Grouse was reported by Kathy Mihm Dunning and Austin Hess on the Crook CBC on December 27.

--On the Sterling CBC on December 28, Bill Kaempfer reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Lapland Longspur.

OTERO COUNTY:

--On December 21, Steve Mlodinow reported Greater Roadrunner, 2 Chihuahuan Ravens, Bewick's Wren, and 4 Canyon Towhees around Higbee Cemetery.

--On December 24, Duane Nelson reported White-throated Swift on CR 802.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--On December 2, Margie Joy reported seeing White-throated Swifts at Pueblo Reservoir. On December 3,

Brandon Percival and Steve Mlodinow reported 17 White-throated Swifts over the Arkansas River and Valco Ponds #2 and #3. This is the first state record of White-throated Swifts in December. On December 5, Bill Kaempfer reported 3 White-throated Swifts at Valco Ponds SWA and Chris Gilbert reported 2 White-throated Swifts at Pueblo Reservoir. On December 7, Margie Joy reported that White-throated Swifts continue to be seen along the Arkansas River below Pueblo Reservoir Dam. On December 11, Stephany McNew reported 4 White-throated Swifts at Valco Ponds SWA. On December 15, Preston Larimer reported about 15 White-throated Swifts over the Arkansas River near Osprey Picnic Area. On December 20, Aaron Driscoll reported 100 White-throated Swifts at Pueblo Reservoir South Shore Marina.

--On December 19 on the Pueblo Reservoir CBC, Brandon Percival reported 33 White-throated Swifts (first time on count),

GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, and 2 Canyon Wrens.

--On December 22 on the Pueblo CBC, Brandon Percival reported Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, White-winged Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Rusty Blackbird.

ROUTT COUNTY:

--A Common Redpoll was reported by Tom Litteral on the Steamboat Springs CBC on December 21.

SEDGWICK COUNTY:

--A SNOWY OWL was reported by Lori Zabel on CR 10 Between CR 25 and CFR 29

WELD COUNTY:

--A Brown/Long-billed Thrasher was reported by Bill Prather at a ditch on the South side of Union Reservoir on December 23. The bird is difficult to see so Bill hopes that someone can get a good photo to make a positive identification.

--A Red-bellied Woodpecker was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Crow Valley CG on December 28.

--On December 28, Steve Mlodinow reported 25 Gray-crowned (Hepburn's) Rosy-Finch and 90 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch on CR 126, Carr to US 85. On December 30 Georgia Doyle report 120 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches on CR 126 from Carr to US 85

YUMA COUNTY:

--On December 17, at Bonny Reservoir SWA below the dam, Loch Kilpatrick reported "Red" Fox Sparrow and Common Redpoll.

--On December 18, Glenn Walbek reported "Red" Fox Sparrow, Common Redpoll, and 13 Lapland Longspsur at Hale Ponds.

DFO Field Trips:

No Field Trips scheduled until Jan 10. Help with a Christmas Bird Count.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

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Wednesday, 30 December 2015

[cobirds] Upcoming High Plains Birding Club "Raptor Alley" Field Trip

Hi all

8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Join the "Nunn Guy" on a trip along Nunn's "Raptor Alley". This trip a favorite of birders! Meet at (now closed) Honey's Cafe (aka Nunn Cafe). No facilities in Nunn. Nearest restrooms and fuel are available in Ault and Wellington, plan accordingly. RSVP on Colorado Birder (to right of this description) or send me an email.

"Raptor Alley" Trip (2015-2016) reporting:

December 6 - 65 raptors

    November 8 - 66 raptors
    October 25 - 52 raptors
    October 17 - 56 raptors
    October 14 - 22 raptors

http://coloradobirder.ning.com/events/high-plains-birding-club-raptor-alley-field-trip-6
(Other trips) http://coloradobirder.ning.com/events

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
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[cobirds] American Dipper in Clear Creek, Adams Cnty. today

Hi CoBirders

I saw a single American Dipper at about 10 am in Clear Creek, Adams County. It was east, downstream, from the bike path bridge, east of Lowell Blvd.

Bob Canter, Denver

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[cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Redpoll - Golden - Jeffco

Ann Troth and I got Ira's Rosy-finches this morning between 8:05 and 8:45. I counted 5 Gray-crowned and 1 Hepburn's on the back feeder tray. We also saw the Common Redpoll at the front thistle feeders at about 8:10 and again at 8:20 for just a few minutes.

Thank you Ira and Tammy!!
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[cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Redpoll - Golden - Jeffco

Birders,

There are about 6 Rosy-Finches in the backyard after a 2 day absence.

I saw the Redpoll at 4:30 pm yesterday.

Ira Sanders

Golden, CO

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[cobirds] Reminder "The Messenger" songbird documentary

From Boulder County Audubon:

The Messenger Documentary is an important new documentary that explores mass songbird depletion in the US and paints a lyrical and beautifully-photographed portrait of those who are fighting against it.

We are so happy that this film will screen at Dairy Arts Center Dec. 30 through Jan. 2. Boulder County Audubon Society will have a table with lots of great info during one of these screenings, and Stephen Jones will lead a discussion after the film on Dec. 30. Watch The Messenger trailer, and buy your tickets now!

Thanks, and happy holidays!!

Sharon Daugherty

Boulder Audubon

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 30 December 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org

Date: December 30, 2015

This is the Rare Bird Alert, Wednesday, December 30, sponsored by Denver Field

Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

Trumpeter Swan (*Arapahoe, Boulder)

Tundra Swan (Boulder, Larimer)

White-winged Scoter (Arapahoe)

Long-tailed Duck (*Arapahoe, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, *Logan)

Barrow's Goldeneye (Arapahoe, Eagle, Garfield, Moffat)

Sharp-tailed Grouse (Logan)

Thayer's Gull (*Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, Pueblo)

Iceland Gull (Arapahoe)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Arapahoe, Douglas, Pueblo)

Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe)

Great Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer)

White-winged Dove (Boulder, El Paso, Pueblo)

Greater Roadrunner (Baca, Otero)

SNOWY OWL (Douglas, *Sedgwick)

Burrowing Owl (Denver)

White-throated Swift (Otero, Pueblo)

ACORN WOODPECKER (El Paso)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (*Logan, Pueblo, Weld)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (El Paso, Pueblo)

Williamson's Sapsucker (El Paso)

Eastern Phoebe (Weld)

Chihuahuan Raven (Boulder, Otero)

Canyon Wren (Pueblo)

Winter Wren (Baca)

Carolina Wren (Jefferson)

Bewick's Wren (Baca, Otero)

Varied Thrush (Grand)

Gray Catbird (Boulder)

Brown/Long-billed Thrasher (Weld)

Lapland Longspur (*Douglas, *Logan, Yuma)

Pine Warbler (Boulder)

Yellow-throated Warbler (*Larimer)

Canyon Towhee (Otero)

Red Fox Sparrow (Denver, Yuma)

GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Pueblo)

Northern Cardinal (Boulder)

Lazuli Bunting (Larimer)

Rusty Blackbird (Fremont, Pueblo)

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Grand, Jefferson)

Black Rosy-Finch (Grand, Jefferson)

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Grand, Jefferson, Weld)

Common Redpoll (Adams, Jefferson, Larimer, Routt, Yuma)

ADAMS COUNTY:

--8 Common Redpolls were reported by Brian Berry at Barr Lake SP on December 21.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

--On December 18 at Aurora Reservoir, David Dowell reported 1 ad Iceland Gull (Kumlieni), 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 juv), and 2 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

--A White-winged Scoter was reported by Scott Somershoe at McLellan Reservoir on December 19. On December 20, Nelson Ford reported White-winged Scoter at McLellan Resedrvoir.

--On December 24, David Dowell reported 4 Thayer's Gulls, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 1 ad Glaucous Gull at Aurora Reservoir.

BACA COUNTY:
--On December 21, Steve Mlodinow reported Greater Roadrunner, 2 Winter Wren, and 16 Bewick's Wrens in Cottonwood Canyon.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--On December 19, Ira Sanders reported 3 Trumpeter Swans N of Hwy 66 at 58rd Road which is the road to Rabbit Mountain.

--On December 20, Bill Schmoker reported Golden-crowned Sparrow, Gray Catbird, Pine Warbler, Northern Cardinal and White-winged Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull on the Boulder CBC.

--On December 25, Ted Floyd reported Chihuahuan Raven and Tundra Swan at the Valmont Complex.

DENVER COUNTY:

--A Slate-colored Fox Sparrow was reported by George Mayfield at Bear Creek Park on December 19.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

--A juv SNOWY OWL was reported by Steve Stachowiack at the South Entrance of Chatfield SP on December 19.

--2 Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Joey Kellner at Chafield SP on the Denver CBC on December 19. On December 20,

--On December 29, Joey Kellner reported Lapland Longspur at Chatfield SP at the Model Airplane Field.

EAGLE COUNTY:

--On December 20, Louise Glaser reported 18 Barrow's Goldeneyes (14f, 4m) on the Frying Pan River near Basalt.

EL PASO COUNTY:

--On December 19, Tyler Stuart reported the following on the Colorado Springs CBC: 4 Long-tailed Ducks, Yellow-belllied Sapsucker, and White-winged Dove.

--A Williamson's Sapsucker were reported by David Tonnessen at Aiken Canyon Preserve on December 27.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--A Rusty Blackbird was reported by Dale Adams at Florence River Park on December 20.

GARFIELD COUNTY:

--On December 24, Vic Zerbi reported 5 Barrow's Goldeneyes on the Colorado River along Devereaux Rd in Glenwood Springs.

GRAND COUNTY:

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

--On December 23, Doug Kibbe reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks near the boat launch at Chatfield Sp.

--On December 25,m Eric Albright reported 2 Hepburns Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches and 30 Rosy-Finch species at North Table Mountain Park (mesa top and sides).

LARIMER COUNTY:

--2 Tundra Swan were reported by Casey Setash at Douglas Reservoir on December 19.

--8 Common Redpolls were reported by Nick Komar and Ken Pals in Wellington in neighborhood SE of Waverly on December 19 as part of the Fort Collins CBC.

--On December 25, Brandon Nooner reported juv Great Black-backed Gull at Horsehoe Reservoir.

LOGAN COUNTY:

--A Sharp-tailed Grouse was reported by Kathy Mihm Dunning and Austin Hess on the Crook CBC on December 27.

--On the Sterling CBC on December 28, Bill Kaempfer reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Lapland Longspur.

OTERO COUNTY:

--On December 21, Steve Mlodinow reported Greater Roadrunner, 2 Chihuahuan Ravens, Bewick's Wren, and 4 Canyon Towhees around Higbee Cemetery.

--On December 24, Duane Nelson reported White-throated Swift on CR 802.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--On December 2, Margie Joy reported seeing White-throated Swifts at Pueblo Reservoir. On December 3,

--On December 19 on the Pueblo Reservoir CBC, Brandon Percival reported 33 White-throated Swifts (first time on count),

GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, and 2 Canyon Wrens.

--On December 22 on the Pueblo CBC, Brandon Percival reported Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, White-winged Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Rusty Blackbird.

ROUTT COUNTY:

--A Common Redpoll was reported by Tom Litteral on the Steamboat Springs CBC on December 21.

SEDGWICK COUNTY:

--A SNOWY OWL was reported by Lori Zabel on CR 10 Between CR 25 and CFR 29

WELD COUNTY:

--A Red-bellied Woodpecker was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Crow Valley CG on December 28.

--On December 28, Steve Mlodinow reported 25 Gray-crowned (Hepburn's) Rosy-Finch and 90 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch on CR 125, Carr to US 85.

YUMA COUNTY:

--On December 17, at Bonny Reservoir SWA below the dam, Loch Kilpatrick reported "Red" Fox Sparrow and Common Redpoll.

--On December 18, Glenn Walbek reported "Red" Fox Sparrow, Common Redpoll, and 13 Lapland Longspsur at Hale Ponds.

DFO Field Trips:

No Field Trips scheduled until Jan 10. Help with a Christmas Bird Count.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

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Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Re: [cobirds] South Platte Reservoir--Arapahoe/Jeffco

I stopped in by chance at South Platte Reservoir at the very tail end of the day at the tail end of errands and saw the 2 Trumpeter Swans, but missed the Long-tailed Ducks.They may still have been there, but the light was failing and I was cold! Among a growing group of gulls assembling at the reservoir there were 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 first cycle Thayer's Gull. Two Bald Eagles passed over, and a third was perched in the distance.

David Suddjian

Littleton, CO

On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 7:30 PM, <markchavez@comcast.net> wrote:

This afternoon, Steve Miller and I checked out South Platte Reservoir. We had great views of 2 Trumpeter Swans, 3 Long-tailed Ducks( I'm guessing these are the guys from Chatfield), and good numbers of other waterfowl. We were unable to locate the previously reported White-winged Scoter. With most lakes in the area frozen from the recent cold snap, this is an area that should be checked in the next few days. Photos of the Trumpeter Swans can be seen below:

https://jaeger29.smugmug.com/BIRDS/RARE-AND-UNCOMMON-2015/

Mark Chavez
Lakewood-Green Mtn
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[cobirds] Snowy Owl - Sedgewick County

My husband and son reported seeing a Snowy Owl today at 14:30 while pheasant hunting along CR 10, between Cr 25 and 29. It flew across the road in front of their truck then landed in a field.

Lori Zabel

Fort Collins

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[cobirds] South Platte Reservoir--Arapahoe/Jeffco

This afternoon, Steve Miller and I checked out South Platte Reservoir. We had great views of 2 Trumpeter Swans, 3 Long-tailed Ducks( I'm guessing these are the guys from Chatfield), and good numbers of other waterfowl. We were unable to locate the previously reported White-winged Scoter. With most lakes in the area frozen from the recent cold snap, this is an area that should be checked in the next few days. Photos of the Trumpeter Swans can be seen below:

https://jaeger29.smugmug.com/BIRDS/RARE-AND-UNCOMMON-2015/

Mark Chavez
Lakewood-Green Mtn
http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/

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[cobirds] Crook CBC

Hi All,

The Crook CBC posted it's second highest species total with 78 count day birds. There was heavy snow cover and some very deep drifts which made for some interesting sightings. Many birds were driven into wind blown fields or along roads. We found four species new to the count: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Brown Thrasher, Lincoln's Sparrow (3) and Red Crossbill. We also had 85 Bobwhite and 125 Turkeys probably a result of the snow cover. Other notables were Swamp Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Mourning Dove and Brown-headed Cowbird. To echo Bill Kaempfer's comments on Western Meadowlark we had 509! I suspect this was also a result of snow cover. Interesting to note we had no Black-capped Chickadees. They just have not recovered from the West Nile infections of several years ago. Thanks to all who participated and make this a fun count to do.

Steve Larson

Northglenn, CO

[cobirds] Statewide Colorado Bird Records Committee Review list

Hi all,

An end of the year reminder. I know a good number of these were seen this past year in Colorado.

If you find any of these on Colorado Christmas Bird Counts, please send me your documentation that you send to the CBRC.

Here is the State Wide Review list for Colorado. If you see any of these species, please document them to the Colorado Bird Records Committee, who maintains the Official Colorado State List -- which is at 499 species.

There are a lot of other species that need documentation, depending on where you see them. Check the entire list at http://coloradobirdrecords.org/ReviewList.aspx

To submit records go to: http://coloradobirdrecords.org/

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis

Fulvous Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna bicolor

Brant - Branta bernicla

Eurasian Wigeon - Anas penelope

American Black Duck - Anas rubripes

Mottled Duck - Anas fulvigula

Garganey - Anas querquedula

Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula

Harlequin Duck - Histrionicus histrionicus

Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus

Arctic Loon - Gavia arctica

Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii

Wood Stork - Mycteria americana

Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens

Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga

Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis

Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor

Reddish Egret - Egretta rufescens

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea

White Ibis - Eudocimus albus

Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja

Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus

Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus

Common Black Hawk - Buteogallus anthracinus

Harris's Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus

Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus

Zone-tailed Hawk - Buteo albonotatus

Yellow Rail - Coturnicops noveboracensis

King Rail - Rallus elegans

Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinicus

Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata

Whooping Crane - Grus americana

Eskimo Curlew - Numenius borealis

Hudsonian Godwit - Limosa haemastica

Red Knot - Calidris canutus

Ruff - Calidris pugnax

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Calidris acuminata

Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea

American Woodcock - Scolopax minor

Pomarine Jaeger - Stercorarius pomarinus

Parasitic Jaeger - Stercorarius parasiticus

Long-tailed Jaeger - Stercorarius longicaudus

Long-billed Murrelet - Brachyramphus perdix

Ancient Murrelet - Synthliboramphus antiquus

Ivory Gull - Pagophila eburnea

Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Little Gull - Hydrocoloeus minutus

Ross's Gull - Rhodostethia rosea

Western Gull - Larus occidentalis

Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides

Slaty-backed Gull - Larus schistisagus

Glaucous-winged Gull - Larus glaucescens

Kelp Gull - Larus dominicanus

Sooty Tern - Onychoprion fuscatus

Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea

Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus

Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis

Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger

Inca Dove - Columbina inca

Common Ground-Dove - Columbina passerina

Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris

Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus

Barred Owl - Strix varia

Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis

Eastern Whip-poor-will - Antrostomus vociferus

Mexican Whip-poor-will - Antrostomus arizonae

Vaux's Swift - Chaetura vauxi

Green Violetear - Colibri thalassinus

Magnificent Hummingbird - Eugenes fulgens

Blue-throated Hummingbird - Lampornis clemenciae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris

Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna

Costa's Hummingbird - Calypte costae

Broad-billed Hummingbird - Cynanthus latirostris

White-eared Hummingbird - Hylocharis leucotis

Acorn Woodpecker - Melanerpes formicivorus not birds at known site in Durango

Crested Caracara - Caracara cheriway

Gyrfalcon - Falco rusticolus

Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (left off the CBRC website, though should on there)

Acadian Flycatcher - Empidonax virescens

Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax alnorum

Buff-breasted Flycatcher - Empidonax fulvifrons

Dusky-capped Flycatcher - Myiarchus tuberculifer

Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus

Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher - Myiodynastes luteiventris

Thick-billed Kingbird - Tyrannus crassirostris

Cave Swallow - Petrochelidon fulva

Pacific Wren - Troglodytes pacificus

Sedge Wren - Cistothorus platensis

Long-billed Thrasher - Toxostoma longirostre

Bendire's Thrasher - Toxostoma bendirei

Phainopepla - Phainopepla nitens

Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus

Louisiana Waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla

Swainson's Warbler - Limnothlypis swainsonii

Lucy's Warbler - Oreothlypis luciae except Yellowjacket Canyon

Connecticut Warbler - Oporornis agilis

Mourning Warbler - Geothlypis philadelphia

Cape May Warbler - Setophaga tigrina

Cerulean Warbler - Setophaga cerulea

Tropical Parula - Setophaga pitiayumi

Prairie Warbler - Setophaga discolor

Hermit Warbler - Setophaga occidentalis

Canada Warbler - Cardellina canadensis

Red-faced Warbler - Cardellina rubrifrons

Painted Redstart - Myioborus pictus

Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Black-chinned Sparrow - Spizella atrogularis

Baird's Sparrow - Ammodramus bairdii

Henslow's Sparrow - Ammodramus henslowii

Le Conte's Sparrow - Ammodramus leconteii

Nelson's Sparrow - Ammodramus nelsoni

Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus

Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna

Bronzed Cowbird - Molothrus aeneus

Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus

Streak-backed Oriole - Icterus pustulatus

Brambling - Fringilla montifringilla

Purple Finch - Haemorhous purpureus

Hoary Redpoll - Acanthis hornemanni

Lawrence's Goldfinch - Spinus lawrencei

Brandon Percival

Colorado CBC Regional Editor

former CBRC Member

Pueblo West, CO