Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: October 30, 2016
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, October 30 sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species)
NOTE: The RBA is using the new AOU checklist and the order of the famillies has changed
Trumpeter Swan (*Archuleta, Mesa)
Mallard (Mexican) (Larimer)
Surf Scoter (*Arapahoe, El Paso, Jefferson, Morgan, Park)
White-winged Scoter (*Arapahoe)
Black Scoter (Park)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Routt)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Logan)
Red-necked Grebe (*Boulder, Logan)
White-winged Dove (Mesa)
Red Phalarope (Park)
Pomaraine Jaeger (Douglas, Jefferson)
Sabine's Gull (*Adams, Bent/Kiowa, Douglas/Jefferson,El Paso, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Washington, Weld)
LITTLE GULL (Logan)
Mew Gull (*Arapahoe, Larimer)
WESTERN GULL (Morgan)
Thayer's Gull (Morgan, Ouray, Washington)
ICELAND GULL (Adams)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer, Morgan, Washington)
Caspian Tern (Larimer)
Red-throated Loon (Adams, *Arapahoe, Boulder, Logan, Park, Pueblo)
Pacific Loon (El Paso, Larimer, *Pitkin)
Cattle Egret (Kiowa)
Mississippi Kite (Adams)
Broad-winged Hawk (Weld)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Morgan)
Acorn Woodpecker (Pueblo)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Mesa, Saguache)
Black Phoebe (Mesa)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Lincoln)
Cassin's Kingbird (El Paso, Lincoln)
Bell's Vireo (El Paso)
Blue-headed Vireo (Kit Carson)
Chihuahuan Raven (Fremont)
Bewick's Wren (Fremont, Mesa, Montrose)
Curved-billed Thrasher (Fremont)
Sprague's Pipit (Yuma)
Common Redpoll (Sedgwick)
Lapland Longspur (Morgan, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Kiowa, Logan, Morgan, Sedgwick, Yuma)
McCown's Longspur (Morgan)
Black-and-white Warbler (Arapahoe)
Tennessee Warbler (El Paso)
Nashville Warbler (Cheyenne)
Magnolia Warbler (Adams)
Palm Warbler (Boulder)
Pine Warbler (Prowers)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Prowers)
Field Sparrow (Adams)
Sagebrush Sparrow (Montrose)
Northern Cardinal (Prowers)
*****For locations you are not familiar with (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site for directions:
www.coloradocountybirding.org
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 18 at Barr Lake near Boat Launch, Steve Mlodinow reported juv ICELAND GULL and 2 Sabine's Gulls. On October 18 at Barr Lake near Boat Launch Kathy Mihm Dunning reported Red-throated Loon. On October 19 at Barr Lake, Kim Mauritz reported 2 Sabine's GUlls, 2 ICELAND GULLS, and a Field Sparrow. On October 18 at Barr Lake near the boat launch, Candace Johnson reported Red-throated Loon. On October 20 at Barr Lake, Mark Minner-Lee, Norm Lewis, Diane Roberts, and Adam Vesely reported Red-throated Loon. On October 21 at Barr Lake, Glenn Walbek, Mark Peterson, Phile Lyon, Chris Goulard, and Gwen Moore reported Red-throated Loon. On October 21 at Barr Lake Glenn Walbek and Mark Peterson reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1st cyc, 4th cyc). On October 22 at Barr Lake, Luke Pheneger and many other birders reported Red-throated Loon and Kim Mauritz reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. On October 23 at Barr Lake, Red-throated Loon and Sabine's Gulls were reported by Rebecca Laroch, Gabrield Wiltse, Karen Drozda, Bill Kaempfer, and Steve Mlodinow. On October 24 at Barr Lake, Red-throated Loon was reported by Tim Ryan, Jeff Dawson, and Lorraine Lanning. On October 24, John Drummond reported that the Monday Birders saw Red-throated Loon, juv Sabine's Gull, and ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at Barr Lake. On October 25 at Barr Lake, Nancy Davis and Robert Martinez reported Red-throated Loon. On October 25, Robert Martinez reported a Magnolia Warbler below the banding station at Barr Lake. On October 26 at Barr Lake, Gwen Moore reported Sabine's Gull. On October 27 at Barr Lake, Matt Gray reported Red-throated Loon. On October 28 at Barr Lake, Doug Kibbe, Glenn Walbek, and Mark Peterson reported Sabine's Gull. On October 29 at Barr Lake, Lorraine Lanning reported Sabine's Gull.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Aurora Reservoir, David Dowell reported 2 White-winged Scoters. On October 29 at Aurora Reservoir, Glenn Walbek reported 2 Surf Scoters and 2 White-winged Scoters.
---On October 25, David Dowell reported 2 Red-throated Loons at Cherry Creek SP. On October 28 at Cherry Creek SP, Mark Peterson and Glenn Walbek reported 2 Red-throated Loons. On October 29, John Breitsch reported that the DFO field trip saw 2 Red-throated Loons at Cherry Creek and Gene Rutherford reported a 1-st winter Mew Gull at Cherry Creek.
---On October 12 at deKoevend Park, Jared Del Rosso reported Black-and-white Warbler on the High Line Canal Trail.
---On October 8 at South Platte Reservoir, Ben Sampson, Thomas Holub, and Dale Pate reported f-type Surf Scoter in the SE Corner. On October 9 at South Platte Reservoir, Mark Chavez, Gene Rutherford, Renee Casias, and John Drummond reported Surf Scoter. On October 10 at South Platte Reservoir, David Suddjian and many other birders reported Surf Scoter. On October 11 at South Platte Reservoir, Jill Boice, David Hill, Cynthia Madsen, Diane Roberts, and Mary Burger reported Surf Scoter. On October 13, Lee Farrell, Chris Gilbert, and David Dowell reported Surf Scoter at South Platte Reservoir. On October 14, Jason Beason, Andrea Robinsong, and Glenn Walbek reported Surf Scoter at South Platte Reservoir.
ARCHULETA COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Pinon Lake Reservoir, Tom Lee reported Trumpeter Swan. On October 28, Brian Greco reported Trumpeter Swan at Pinon Lake Reservoir.
BENT/KIOWA COUNTIES:
---On October 16 at Adobe Creek Reservoir, Kara Carragher and Mark Peter reported an imm Sabine's Gull.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Boulder Reservoir, David Dowell reported Red-necked Grebe near the dam. On October 29, John Vanderpoel reported Red-necked Grebe at Boulder Reservoir.
---On October 23 at Cottonwood Marsh a Palm Warbler was reported by Jack Bushong, Ryan Bushong, and Holden Maxwell.
CHEYENNE COUNTY:
---On October 16 in Kit Carson (town), Kara Carragher reported Nashville Warbler.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On October 13, at Marina Sandspit at Chatfield SP, Gwen Moore reported Pomarine Jaeger and Sabine's Gull. On October 22, at Marina Sandspit, Thomas Hollub reported Pomarine Jaeger.
DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:
---On October 13, Adam Vesely and Mark Chavez reported Pomarine Jaeger at Chafield in area betweeh fishing pier and north boat ramp; Dan String, John Drummond and Jeannie Mitchell had good views of the Pomarine Jaeger from the handicapped Fisherman's pier and Scott Somershoe reported best view from the Jeff Co side North Boat Ramp. On October 13, Nic Korte and Scott Someshoe reported Pomarine Jaeger on Jefferson County side, and David Dowell, Scot Somershoe, Christine Alexander, Cheri Phillips, and Renee Casias reported Pomarine Jaerger on Douglas County side. On October 14, Dale Adams reported that the Pomarine Jaeger spend much of the time in the middle of the reservoir at Chatfield. The Pomarine Jaeger was reported on the Douglas side by Chuck Aid and Glenn Walbek and on the Jefferson side by Andrea Robinsing, Jason Beason, Tracy Phenger, and Norm Lewis. On October 15, Gregg Goodrich reported that the Pomarine Jaeger continues at Chatfield SP and was seen by many birders on both the Douglas county and Jefferson county side of the reservoir. On October 16, the Pomarine Jaeger was reported by Ben Lagasse, Kathy Mihm Dunning, Frank Farrell, Loch Kilpatrick, and Peter Burke on the Douglas side and by Tim Ryan and Bob Spencer on the Jefferson side of Chatfield. On October 17, the Pomarine Jaeger was reported by Mel & Jeanne Goff, Monday Birders, and Brian Johnson on the Douglas county side of Chatfield and by Mark Minner-Lee, Tim Ryan, and Brian Johnson on the Jefferson county side of Chatfield. On October 18 the Pomarine Jaeger was reported by David Suddjian and several other birders on the Jefferson County side of Chatfield and by David Suddjian, Aaron Shipe, Tom Behnfield, and Art Hudak on the Douglas County side.
---On October 8 at Chatfield SP, Greg Pasquariello reported Lesser Black-backed Gull and Sabine's Gull.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 11, Aaron Driscoll reported 3 Surf Scoters at Big Johnson. On October 11, John Drummond reported that a Pacific Loon joined the Surf Scoters at Big Johnson. On October 12, Kyle Kawley reported Pacific Loon at Big Johnson. On October 24, a Pacific Loon was reported by Mark Peterson at Big Johnson.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Art Hudak and Mark Chavez reported Bewick's Wren.
---On October 19 in the CR 84 area, Dale Adams reported Chihuahuan Raven and Curve-billed Thrasher.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 14, Norm Lewis and Scott Somershoe reported Surf Scoter at South Platte Reservoir. On October 18, Phil Lyon reported Surf Scoter at South Platte Reservoir. On October 21, David Suddjian reported Surf Scoter at South Platte Reservoir.
---On October 12 at Chatfield SP, Ira Sanders reported a Pomarine Jaeger west of water intake at N end of Dam.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 16 at Upper Queen/Neeskah Reservoir, Kara Carragher reported 6 Cattle Egret and 9 Chestnut-collared Longspurs.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Boyd Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported 2nd-cyc Mew Gull.
---On October 25 at Horsesheo Reservoir, Steve Mlodiow reported Mew Gull and 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
---On October 24 at Hamilton Reservoir by Rawhide Power Plant, David Leatherman reported Pacific Loon.
---On October 23 a Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Chris Goulart at Fossil Creek Reservoir on the far east side along the frontage road.
---On October 22, a juv Pacific Loon was reported by John Shenot and Georgia Doyle at Douglas Reservoir. On October 24, Joe Mammoser and David Leatherman reported Pacific Loon at Douglas Reservoir.
---On October 16 at Boyd Lake, Nick Komar reported juv Pacific Loon at south end of lake and Sabine's Gull. On October 18, Joe Mammoser reported Pacific Loon at south end of Boyd Lake.
---On October 14 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nick Komar reported Mexican Mallard and Mew Gull.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Prewitt Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Sabine's Gull.
---On October 22 at Jumbo Reservoir, Kathy Mihm Dunning reported Red-necked Grebe.
---On October 16 at Tamarack Ranch SWA, 385 Road, Austin Hess reported Red-bellied Woodpecker.
---On October 7 at North Sterling Reservoir and State Park, Steve Mlodinow reported Sabine's Gull, flyover LITTLE GULL, and Chestnut-collared Longspur. On October 15 at North Sterling Reservoir and State Park, David Dowell reported juv Red-throated Loon, 3 Sabine's Gulls and LITTLE GULL.
---On October 7 at Jumbo Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Sabine's Gull and Laughing Gull.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 12, Mike Henwood reported a Black Phoebe at Grand Valley Audubon Nature Center.
---On October 8, Mike Henwood reported a White-winged Dove on O1/2 Road.
---On October 5 on old Hwy 6 in De Beque Canyon, JoAnn Riggle reported a Trumpeter Swan. On October 9, Mike Henwood reported ad Trumpeter Swan at the DeBeque Canyon Tunnel Pullout Area. The swan was in the river close to where you re-enter I-70. On October 12, Mike Henwood reported Trumpeter Swan and 3 Bewick's Wrens at DeBeque Canyon Tunnel Pullout Area. On October 13, Phil Lyon reported Trumpeter Swan at BeBeque canyon tunnel Pullout Area. On October 21, JoAnn Riggle reported Trumpeter Swan at DeBeque Canyon Tunnel Pullout Area.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 9, Coen Dexter reported 4 Sagebrush Sparrows and a Bewick's Wren at the Nucla Airport.
MORGAN COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Jackson Lake SP, Steve Mlodinow reported Surf Scoter.
---On October 21 at Jackson Lake SP, Glenn Walbek and Mark Peterson reported Sabine's Gull, WESTERN GULL (probably same one that was at Prewitt), 1st-cyc Thayer's Gull, Lapland Longspur, 2 Chestnut-collared Longspurs, and McCown's Longspur. On October 22, Nick Komar reported WESTERN GULL, juv Sabine's Gull, Lapland Longspur, and 4 McCown's Longspurs at Jackson Lake SP.
---On October 18 at Jackson Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported ad Thayer's Gull. On October 18 at Jackson Reservoir, Jesse Casias reported Lesser Black-backed Gull.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Ridgeway Reservoir, Ira Sanders reported Thayer's Gull.
PARK COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Eleven Mile Reservoir, Glenn Walbek reported 2 Surf Scoters, Black Scoter, and Red Phalarope; David Tonnessen and Kara Carragher reported Black Scoter and Red Phalarope at Eleven Mile. On October 25 at Eleven Mile Reservoir, David Suddjian reported f Black Scoter near Howbert Point and 4 f-type Surf Scoters.
---On October 23 at Spinney Mountain SP, Mark Peterson reported 2 Black Scoters and 3 Surf Scoters. On October 25 at Spinney Mountain, David Suddjian reported Red-throated Loon.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 28, Roger Linfield reported a Pacific Loon 1.2 m west of inlet to Ruedi Reservoir. On October 29, JoAnn Riggle and Catherine Hagen reported Pacific Loon at Ruedi Reservoir.
PROWERS COUNTY:
---On October 13 at Lamar Community College Woods, Dave Leatherman reported Black-throated Green Warbler, Red-bellied Woodpekcer, and 2 Northern Cardinals.
---On October 13 at Fairmount Cemetery, Dave Leatherman reported Pine Warbler.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported Red-throated Loon between South Shore Marina and Sailboard Launch Area.
---On October 22 at Lake Beckwith in Colorado City, Dave Silverman reported a f-type Surf Scoter.
---On October 15 at Pueblo Mountain Park, Jo Ann Andrews reported Acorn Woodpecker.
ROUTT COUNTY:
---On October 12 at Lake Catamount, Nic Korte reported 4 Barrow's Goldeneyes.
SAGUACHE COUNTY:
---On October 15, John Cobb reported m Williamson's Sapsucker at King's Hill Overlook.
SEDGWICK COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Jumbo Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported 5 Lapland Longspurs, Chestnut-collared Longspur, and Common Redpoll.
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Prewitt Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Sabine's Gull, Thayer's Gull, and Lapland Longspur.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 24, David Leatherman reported 5000+ Sandhill Cranes and hundreds of Lapland Longspurs on CR 122 just east of CR 77.
---On October 15 at Union Reservoir, David Hill and Cynthia Madsen reported Sabine's Gull.
---On October 13 on I-25 Frontage road S of Hwy 119, Sue Riffe reported ad light morph Broad-winged Hawk.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On October 8 at Pipit Hill in Hale Area, Bill Kaempfer and his field trip reported Sprague's Pipits and Chestnut-collared Longspurs. On October 15 at Pipit Hill in Hale Area, a Sprague's Pipit was reported by Mark Chavez, Art Hudak, and Christine Alexander. On October 18 at Pipit Hill in Hale Area, Adam Vesely reported Sprague's Pipit.
Denver Field Orthinologists Field Trips
The DFO Field Trip for Tuesday, October 25 will be Park County Reservoirs led by David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT
gmail.com;
831-713-8659)
This trip is full.
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, October 29 will be to Cherry Creek State Park led by Mary Cay Burger (mcburger3 AT
juno.com;
720-940-8329).
Meet at the west marina parking lot. State Parks pass or day pass required. Coleader Bob Righter. Will carpool to various stops and walk 102 miles. bring binoculars, water, snacks and sunscreen. Scopes are useful. Register online or contact leader.
The DFO FIeld Trip for Sunday, October 30 will be to Denver City Park led by Patrick O'Driscoll & Karen Drozda (patodrisk At
gmail.com;
303-837-0864). Meet at the parking strip southeast of 22nd Ave just north of Ferril Lake. From Colorado Blvd, turn west onto 22nd Ave and go past the Museum of Nature and Science. Turn left just before the zoo at the sign to the Pavilion Bandstand. Park on the left at the end of the parking area closest to Ferril Lake. Birng water, snacks binoculars, and camera. Scopes are helpful on Ferril Lake. Register online or contact leader.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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