[cobirds] Rare Bird Alert, Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Compiler:   Ira Sanders

e-mail:     RBA AT cobirds.org

Date:  February 16, 2016

This is the Rare Bird Alert, Tuesday, February 16, sponsored by Denver Field

Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

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

 

Trumpeter Swan (Garfield)

Mute Swan (Adams)

Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe)

Barrow's Goldeneye (*Adams, Arapahoe)

Sharp-tailed Grouse (Weld)

AMERICAN WOODCOCK (Larimer)

ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe, *Weld)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Bent)

Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe, Bent)

Great Black-backed Gull (Bent, Pueblo)

Greater Roadrunner (Otero)

Red-belllied Woodpecker (Prowers)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Boulder, Prowers)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (Summit)

Eastern Phoebe (Weld)

Winter Wren (Jefferson)

Carolina Wren (Jefferson)

Varied Thrush (Grand)

Curve-billed Thrasher (Pueblo)

Lapland Longspur (Lincoln)

Chestnut-collared Longspur (Lincoln)

McCown's Longspur (Lincoln)

Yellow-throated Warbler (Larimer)

Canyon Towhee  (Otero)

Northern Cardinal (Prowers)

Rusty Blackbird (El Paso)

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Garfield, Grand, Jefferson, Park, Pitkin)

Black Rosy-Finch (Garfield, Grand, Jefferson, Park, Pitkin)

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Garfield, Grand, Jefferson, Mesa, Park, Pitkin)

PURPLE FINCH (El Paso)

Common Redpoll (Jefferson, Summit)

 

ADAMS COUNTY:

--A m Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Bill Kaempfer at 88th and Platte River on January 28.  2 m and 2 f Barrow's Goldeneye were present on January 31 seen on the DFO field trip

--A Mute Swan was reported by Michael Kiessig and Chuck Aid at 89th Ave Pond by South Platte River on February 4.  A Mute Swan was reported by Edward Donnan near 88th and Colorado Blvd on private property on N side of 88th.  This is

close to 89th Ave Pond and South Platte River.  

 

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

-- On February 9, David Suddjian reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks. On February 12, Niyo reported seeing the Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir.

 

BENT COUNTY:

--At John Martin Reservoir on February 4, Duane Nelson reported 1 1-st winter Glaucous Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1 1st cyc), and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.  On Feb 14, Nelson reports a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Adobe Creek Reservoir.

 

BOULDER COUNTY:

--An ad m Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported by Christian Nunes at Bohn Park in Lyons on January 31.  The bird was in pine trees in the SW corner of the park.  On February 12, Bushing reports seeing the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Bohn Park in Lyons in the pine trees in the SW corner of the park.

--On February 1, Scott Severs reported 2 Lapland Longspurs flying over Longmont.  On February 2, Todd Deininger heard a Lapland Longspur in Longmont while shoveling snow.

 

EL PASO COUNTY:

-- On February 3, Bill Maynard reported PURPLE FINCH at Fountain Creek RP.

--On February 12, Teuton reported seeing the Rusty Blackbird on Birdsall Road, hanging out with some Brewer's and Red-winged Blackbirds over the livestock pens on the left side of the road, before the top of the hill.

 

GARFIELD COUNTY:

--Art Dahl reported 150 Rosy-Finches (all 3 species) in Rifle wandering around on February 4.  He last saw them at the intersection of East 9th St and Morrow Drive.

--6 Trumpeter Swans were reported by Art Dahl downstream from bridge over Battlement Mesa in Parachute on February 4.  On February 5, JoAnn Riggle reported 6 Trumpeter Swans in Parachute.

 

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 January 25, Cathy Craig reported that the Male Varied Thrush and all 3 species of Rosy-Finches continue to visit her feeders.  On January 28, Nic Korte reported Varied Thrush and Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at Yard of Cathy Craig in Granby.  On February 3, Cathy Craig reported that the Varied Thrush and 400+ Rosy-Finches continue to visit her feeders.  She reports that she is feeding 10 gallons of sunflower seed/day.  February 11, Cathy Craig reports NO Varied Thrush for five days, but the finches are still there.

 

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

--Ira Sanders has feeders which attract Common Redpoll and Rosy-Finches.  His address is 314 Defrance Ct, Golden.  He usually posts to CoBirds if birds show up.   On February 11, Sanders reported the Common Redpoll at his residence. If ELK are going after his feeders, or are in his yard, please chase them off, per Ira.  On February 14, Sanders reported the Common Redpoll at his residence, less frequent visits.

--On December 31, Gwen Moore reported a Carolina Wren at 2695 Newland St in Lakewood.  On February 12, Gwen Moore reports the Carolina Wren continues to come to their feeders. The Wren has been visiting the feeders in the yard for over a month.  The owners invite you to come in the yard and go to the feeder behind the house on the west and a suet feeder on the south side of the house.  Please be respectful of the bird and do not try to approach too closely.  You may park on Newland.   On January 17, Patty Echelmeyer reported that the Carolina Wren returned to her yard after an absence of a few days. 

--A Winter Wren was reported by Robert Raker on the Bear Creek Greenbelt from S. Kipling Pkwy to S Wadsworth on February 5.

--On February 6, Gloria Nikolai reported 75 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches and 2 Brown-capped Rosy Finches at Evergreen on CR 65.

 

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 February 2, Dave Leatherman reported that the home owners at 1520 W. Mountain Ave saw the Yellow-throated Warbler.

-- On February 5, Norm Erthal reported the AMERICAN WOODCOCK at Bobcat Ridge N.A.  On February 7, Gwen Moore reported 2 AMERICAN WOODCOCK.  They were feeding together. This is the same area where there was an AMERICAN WOODCOCK last year.  Parking is very limited because of mud. 

 

LINCOLN COUNTY:

--755 Lapland Longspurs and 1 McCown's Longspur were reported by Glenn Walbek on CR 41 near Arriba on February 3.

--On February 4, Glenn Walbek and Locoh Kilpatrick reported 550 Lapland Longspurs, 1 Chestnut-collared Longspur and 15 McCown's Longspurs on CR 3F near Arriba.  On February 6, Frank Farrell reported 11 Lapland Longspurs, 2 Chestnut-collared, and 1 McCown's Longspur near CR 41 and CR 3F near Arriba.

 

MESA COUNTY:

--A Hepburn's Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was reported by Mike Henwood at the end of 21 Road on February 4.

 

OTERO COUNTY:

--On February 6, Christ Gilbert reported Greater Roadrunner and Canyon Towhee at Picket Wire Canyon.

 

PARK COUNTY:

--On January 25, David Suddjian reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches in Jefferson at a house with feeders on the South side of garage with name Schattinger & Sons then later at a house behind Jefferson Market.   He also reported Rosy-Finches in Shawnee, 4 places in Indian Mountain area SE of Jefferson (all 3 Species), Goshawk road  S-SE of Como, and a large flock NW part of Fairplay.   On January 27, Hugh Kingery reported 30 Rosy-Finches (Gray-crowned and Brown-capped) in Jefferson and about 30 Rosy-Fnches on Elkhorn Rd.  On January 29, Chuck Hundertmark reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches at feeders in Jefferson.

 

PITKIN COUNTY:

--All three species of Rosy-Finches were reported by Dick Filby at top of Sam's Knob at Snowmass on January 21.  He will repeat giving a bird talk there every Thursday at 1100 for the next 4 weeks.  You will need access to Sam's Knob by walking or purchasing a chair lift ticket.  Contact him at dickfilby AT hotmail.com for details.  On January 28, Dick Filby reported all 3 species of Rosy-Finches at top of Sam's Knob at Snowmass.  On February 11, Dick Filby reported 25 Rosy-Finches at the top of Sam's Knob at Snowmass, Brown Capped, and some Gray-crowned.

 

PROWERS COUNTY:

--On February 9, Leatherman reports Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (ad. m), north end of Willow Creek Park, Lamar, in pines se of outhouse building; Northern Cardinal (1m, 1f) & 1 Red-billied Woodpecker at LCC Woods, Lamar.

 

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--At West Fishing Road of Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported ad Great Black-backed Gull flew by and Curve-billed Thrasher was running around the parking lot on February 6.

 

SUMMIT COUNTY:

--On February 8, Bushong reported an American Three-toed Woodpecker in the same area, as a flock of Common Redpolls foraging in Water Birch on the south side of Rainbow Lake.

 

WELD COUNTY:

--On February 6, Nick Komar reported 25 Sharp-tailed Grouse and 1 Lapland Longspsur in Grover at CR 136 and CR 99.

--On February 6, Glenn Walbek reported 2 Sharp-tailed Grouse near Raymer on CR 125.

--On February 6, Glenn Walbek reported 2 Sharp-tailed Grouse on CR 136 W of CR 129.

--On February 14, Mlodinow reports and ad ICELAND GULL at Windsor Lake.  It has not been reported as refound. 

 

DFO Field Trips:

Prospect Park (Wheat Ridge Greenbelt) Saturday, February 20 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Jackie King (Email: jackie.king@ccd.edu Phone: 720-381-3314) Trail Difficulty: Easy Directions: From I-70 exit 267, take Kipling south about 3/4 mile and turn right (west) on 44th Avenue. Go one mile west. Look for the entrance to Prospect Park on your left (south). Meet just inside the park in the lot right next to Prospect Lake. This is a trip with easy walking and accessible for mobility-impaired individuals. Bring water and a snack; lunch optional. Good trip for novice birders and new members. Register online or contact leader. 

 

Good Birding,

Ira Sanders

Golden, CO

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