[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 23 March 2015

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine
Date: March 23, 2015
This is the Rare Bird Alert, Monday, March 23, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

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

BRANT (Rio Grande)

Trumpeter Swan (Douglas)
Long-tailed Duck (Mesa, Weld)

Barrow's Goldeneye (Weld)
Thayer's Gull (Adams, Bent, Weld)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, El Paso, Larimer, Weld)
Glaucous Gull (Weld)

Greater Roadrunner (Baca, *Bent, *Kiowa)

Boreal Owl (Jackson, Mesa)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Boulder)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Morgan)

Williamson's Sapsucker (Boulder, Park)

Black Phoebe (La Plata, Mesa)

Chihuahuan Rave (Alamosa)

Bewick's Wren (*Baca, Las Animas, Mesa)

Winter Wren (*Douglas, Morgan)
Lapland Longspur   (Prowers, Weld)

Pine Warbler (Pueblo)
EASTERN TOWHEE (Logan)

Canyon Towhee (Baca)

Rusty Blackbird (Baca, Douglas, Morgan)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Jackson, Jefferson)

Black Rosy-Finch (Jefferson)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Jefferson)

ALAMOSA COUNTY:

--A Chihuahuan Raven was reported by Beauchamp at Great Sand Dunes NP on March 21.

BACA COUNTY:

--On March 14, Peterson and Walbek reported a Rusty Blackbird at Two Buttes SWA.

--On March 21, Kaempfer reported Canyon Towhee at Cottonwood Canyon.

--On March 21, Kaempfer reported Canyon Towhee and Greater Roadrunner at Picture Canyon.

--On March 21, Kaempfer reported Bewick's Wren at Sand Canyon on CR 13 near the Oklahoma border.

BENT COUNTY:

--A Thayer's Gull was reported by Stulp and Thompson at John Martin Reservoir on March 17.

--A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Kaempfer on the west side of Adobe Creek Reservoir on March 22.
 
BOULDER COUNTY:

--On March 20, Courtois reported an American Three-toed Woodpecker at Rocky Mountain National Park.  On March 21, Tumasonis reported 5 America Three-toed Woodpeckers from Copeland Lake to Ouzel Falls in Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park.

--A Williamson's Sapsucker was reported by Minner-Lee at Spring Brook Loop on March 21.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

--A Trumpeter Swan was reported by Candice Johnson at Chatfield SP on March 14.

--4 Rusty Blackbirds (2m, 2f) were reported by Hopping at Plum Creek Delta at Chatfield SP on March 17.

--A Winter Wren was reported by Kellner at Plum Creek Delta at Chatfield SP on March 22.

JACKSON COUNTY:

--On March 15, Leatherman reported hearing a Boreal Owl on Hwy 14 about milepost 64 on Cameron Pass around 2130.  The

bird was south of the highway.  
 
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--Ira Sanders reports Gray-crowned, Brown-capped and Black Rosy-Finches coming to his front yard at 314 DeFrance Ct in Golden on December 29. Birders are welcome to watch from the street. On March 7, Sanders reported one Rosy-finch at his feeder.  On March 12, Sanders reported 1 Rosy-Finch in his yard.  On March 14, Sanders reported one Rosy-Finch in his yard.

KIOWA COUNTY:

--A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Kaempfer on the norside of Adobe Creek Reservoir at the intersection of CR C & CR 14 on March 22.

LA PLATA COUNTY:

--A Black Phoebe was reported by Morris at the Durango Fish Hatchery on March 19.
 
LARIMER COUNTY:

--3 -4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were reported by Opler at Boyd Lake on March 16.

LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:

--On March 21, Kaempfer reported Bewick's Wren at Cottonwood Canyon.
 
LOGAN COUNTY:
--On February 21, Dowell reported m EASTERN TOWHEE at eastern section, area 10 at Tamarack SWA. On March 8, Dowell reports the EASTERN TOWHEE in the eastern section of Tamarack SWA, area 10.  On March 14, Riffe reported EASTERN TOWHEE at Tamarack SWA.
 
MESA COUNTY:
--A f Long-tailed Ducks was reported by Dexter at Whitewater Ponds on the N side of CO 141 and W of Gunnison River on February 28. Lambeth reports the Long-tailed Duck continues at Whitewater Ponds, same area as first reported on March 7.

On March 9, McGinley reported that the Long-tailed Duck continues at Whitewater Ponds.  On March 10, Ortenzio reported Long-tailed Ducks at Whitewater Ponds.  On March 11, Tischbein reported Long-tailed Duck on Whitewater Ponds.  On March 12, Riggle reported Long-tailed Duck on Whitewater Ponds.  On March 13, Fenton reported Long-tailed Duck at Whitewater Ponds.  

--On March 13, Henwood reported 3 pairs of Bewicks's Wrens on Audubon Trail and Connected Lakes SP.

--On March 18, Korte reported a Boreal Owl on Grand Mesa.

--On March 19, Henwood reported Black Phoebe on the Audubon Trail past the Redlands Power Entrance and another

Black Phoebe at the S end of the lake at Audubon Nature Center.  On March 21, Jackson Trappett reported Black Phoebe on the Audubon Nature Trail.

--On March 20, Henwood reported 2 Black Phoebes at Connected Lakes SP.  On March 21, Ortenzio reported Black Phoebe at Connected Lakes SP.

MORGAN COUNTY:

--On March 14, Dowell reported 2 Rusty Blackbirds, 2 Winter Wrens, and 3 Red-bellied Woodpeckers at Brush SWA.  On March 15, Kellner and Dunning reported Winter Wren at Brush SWA.  On March 20, Gwen Moore reported 2 Winter Wrens at Brush SWA.

 
PARK COUNTY:
--On March 20, Cody Porter reported Williamson's Sapsucker on Rd 206.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--A Pine Warbler was reported by Truan at Mineral Palace Park on March 17.

RIO GRANDE COUNTY:

--A Black Brant was reported by Callahan at Monte Vista NWR on March 16.  Rawinski reported that it was seen at the southern most turout on the west side on Hwy 15.  On March 21, Beauchamp reported Black Brant at Monte Vista NWR.

 
WELD COUNTY:
--On February 16, Hess reported Long-tailed Duck at Windsor Lake. On February 26, Mlodinow reported Long-tailed Duck and Thayer's Gull at Windsor Lake.  On March 9, Leatherman reported Long-tailed Duck, juv Thayer's Gull, and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1 3-rd cyc).  On March 11, Mlodinow reported Long-tailed Duck at Windsor Lake.  On March 13, Leatherman reported 1 sub ad Glaucous Gull, 2 juv Thayer's Gulls, 1 f Long-tailed Duck, and 1 f Barrow's Goldeneye.  On March 14, Fink reported Long-tailed Duck at Windsor Lake.

--On March 14, Lefko reported 1 Lapland Longspurs at CR 124 Pond.  

The next monthly meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, March 23 at the Denver Museum of Nature and

Science.  Bryan Guarente, meterologist and birders will speak about the effect of weather on bird migration and help you learn how to take advantage of the weather patterns to find the bet birding locations.  Bring your smart phone or wireless-enabled device for these simple, in-presentation, learning interactions.
 

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

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