Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: March 4, 2018
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, March 4 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 now using the new AOU checklist and the order of families has changed.
Greater White-fronted Goose (Adams, Rio Grande)
BRANT (Arapahoe)
Trumpeter Swan (Archuleta)
Greater Scaup ( Mesa, Park, Weld)
White-winged Scoter (Arapahoe, Jefferson)
Long-tailed Duck (Montezuma)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Montezuma, Park, Weld)
Red-necked Grebe (Douglas, *Jefferson, *Larimer)
Sandhill Crane (Adams, *Delta, Mesa, Rio Grande)
Greater Yellowlegs (*Kiowa, Prowers, *Weld)
Spotted Sandpiper (*Arapahoe)
Franklin's Gull (Boulder)
Mew Gull (Weld)
California Gull (Douglas, Mesa, Park)
Iceland Gull (El Paso, *Kiowa, Pueblo, *Weld)
Glaucous Gull (*Kiowa)
Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo)
YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Douglas)
Double-crested Cormorant (Weld)
American White Pelican (Arapahoe, Douglas)
Turkey Vulture (*Jefferson)
Osprey (*Pueblo)
Northern Goshawk (Larimer)
HARRIS'S HAWK (Larimer)
Burrowing Owl (Broomfield)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (*El Paso)
Eastern Phoebe (*Arapahoe)
Say's Phoebe (Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas)
Pinyon Jay (Grand)
Chihuahuan Raven (Fremont, *Jefferson)
Tree Swallow (Pueblo)
Mountain Chickadee (*Weld)
Bushtit (*Arapahoe, *Weld)
Pygmy Nuthatch (Broomfield)
Winter Wren (Morgan)
Bewick's Wren (Garfield)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Weld)
Curve-billed Thrasher (*El Paso)
Bohemian Waxwing (Larimer)
Common Redpoll (Boulder, Jefferson)
Red Crossbill (*Arapahoe, Weld)
Field Sparrow (Baca)
Sagebrush Sparrow (*Arapahoe, Conejos)
Savannah Sparrow (Weld)
Fox Sparrow (Larimer)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Archuleta, Douglas, La Plata)
White-throated Sparrow (Arapahoe, El Paso)
Harris's Sparrow (*Denver, El Paso)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Weld)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Yuma)
Rusty Blackbird (Larimer)
Pine Warbler (Larimer)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Larimer)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On February 26 at Rocky Mt Arsenal NWR, Susan Rosine reported 2 Greater White-Fronted Geese on far side of Lower Derby Lake.
---On February 27 on Elaine T Valente Open Space, Crystal Beckel reported 22 Sandhill Cranes.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On February 27 at South Platte Reservoir, Cal Gesmundo and Zak Pohlen reported White-winged Scoter and Say's Phoebe.
---On February 27 at Ketring Park and Lake, Gregg Goodrich, Mark Chavez, Steve Miller, and Jim Merritt reported Black BRANT. On March 1 at Gallup Park, Gwen Moore reported Black BRANT. On March 1 at Ketring Park and Lake, Edward Donnan reported Black BRANT.
---On February 27 at Cherry Creek SP, Mary Kiehtler reported American White Pelican.
---On February 28 on Arrowhead Loop (Elizabeth to Aurora and back), Tina Peters reported 2 Common Redpoll.
---On March 1 at Lee Gulch trail downstream of S Prince St in Littleton, David Suddjian reported Eastern Phoebe. On March 2 at Lee Gulch Trail downstream of S Prince St in Littleton, David Suddjian, Mark Chavez and Diane Roberts reported Eastern Phoebe. On March 3 at Lee Gulch Overlook Park, Art Hudak, Anna Troth, Gregg Goodrich, and Cole Sage reported Eastern Phoebe.
---On March 1 on High Line Canal Trail E Belleview Ave to E Quincy Ave (Blackmer Lake area), Santiago Tabares reported Say's Phoebe.
---On March 2 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen and Diane Roberts reported Say's Phoebe.
---On March 2 at Littles Creek Park in Littleton, Diane Roberts reported Black BRANT.
---On March 2 on S Platte River at Union Ave, Crystal Wilson reported Spotted Sandpiper.
---On March 3 at Cherry Creek SP Lake Loop, Glenn Walbek and Lynne Miller reported Sagebrush Sparrow.
---On March 3 at Crescent Park in Greenwood Village, Troy Becker reported 6 Red Crossbills.
---On March 3 on South Platte River from Union to Bowles, Crystal Wilson reported Spotted Sandpiper and 6 Bushtits.
ARCHULETA COUNTY:
---On February 28 at Village Lake in Pagosa Springs, Byron Greco reported 3 Trumpeter Swans.
---On February 28 at Vista Ponda, Charles Martinez reported Lincoln's Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On February 28 at Valmont Reservoir Complex, Jeff Parks reported Franklin's Gull.
---On March 2 at Lagerman Reservoir, Carl Starace reported Common Redpoll.
BROOMFIELD COUNTY:
---On February 28 and March 2 in field East of Huron between Hwy 7 and W of 160th Ave, Ivan Mota reported continuing Burrowing Owl. Gwen Moore also reported Burrowing Owl at same location on March 2.
CONEJOS COUNTY:
---On February 28 at Antonito, John Rawinski reported Sagebrush Sparrows. Go to Antonito, take Rd G east until Rd F joins from SE. Take Rd F and watch for next 2-3 miles.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On March 3 Rick Harner and Evelyn Horn reported hundreds of Sandhill Cranes at Hart's Basin/Fruitgrowers Reservoir.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On February 26 at Westerly Creek Park, Jason Bidgood reported Say's Phoebe.
---On March 1 at First Creek at DEN OS, John Breitsch reported Harris's Sparrow. On March 2 at First Creek at DEN OS, Mark Chavez reported Harris's Sparrow. On March 3 at First Creek at DEN OS, Bill Boeringer, Don Hall, and Bill Schreitz reported Harris's Sparrow.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On February 27 at Chatfield SP From Handicapped Fisherman Platform and Marina Sandspit, Gregg Goodrich, Anna Troth, Gwen Moore, Time Ryan, Mark Chavez, and Steve Miller reported YELLOW-BILLED LOON, Red-necked Grebe, American White Pelican, and Iceland (Thayer's) Gull. On February 28 at Chatfield SP from Handicapped Fisherman Platform and Marina Sandspit, Chery Teuton, Dan Brooke, Cal Gesmundo, Zak Pohlen, and Christine Alexander reported YELLOW-BILLED LOON, Red-necked Grebe California Gull, and Iceland Gull. On March 3 at Chatfield SP Heronry Overlook, Doug Kibbe and Mackenzie Goldthwaite reported YELLOW-BILLED LOON.
---On February 26 at Chatfield SP Marina Sandspit, Diane Roberts reported Red-necked Grebe.
---On February 26 at Highland Ranch Open Space near Toepfer, Gail Presley reported Say's Phobe.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On March 1 at Clear Spring Ranch,Tanja Britton reported White-throated Sparrow.
---On March 3 on Hanover Road, Leonard and Joy Lake reported Ladder-backed Woodpecker and Curve-billed Thrasher.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On February 26 at Silt Island Park, Kathy Mihm Dunning reported Bewick's Wren.
GRAND COUNTY:
---On March 1 at Snow Mountain Ranch cabins, Reed Gorner reported Pinyon Jaya.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On February 27 at Waterton Canyon from Waterton Road to overhead pipes, Cal Gesmundo and Zak Pohlen reported Common Redpoll.
---On March 2 in Foothills of Golden, Ira Sanders reported 10+ Chihuahuan Ravens.
---On March 3 at Chatfield SP N boat ramp, DuWayne Worthington reported Red-necked Grebe.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On March 3 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported Greater Yellowlegs, Iceland Gull, and 2 1-st cyc Glaucous Gulls.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On February 27 at Animas River Trail Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta reported Lincoln's Sparrow.
---On February 27 on Animas River Trail across from Mercury Payments, Jason St. Pierre reported Lincoln's Sparrow.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On March 1 at Wild Horse Birdfeeder in Loveland, John Reichhardt reported Pine Warbler.
---On February 26 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Austin Hess reported Red Fox Sparrow. On March 2 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, David Ely reported Red Fox Sparrow.
---On February 27 at Kingfisher Point, Nix Farms and Williams NA, Lori Zabel reported 3 Yellow-rumped Warblers.
---On February 27 at entrance road to Bobcat Ridge NA, Joe Mammoser reported 6 Bohemian Waxwings.
---On February 28 at Fort Collins City Park and Sheldon Lake, Dave Leatherman found Red-necked Grebe which was seen by several other birders. On March 1 at Fort Collins City Park and Sheldon Lake, Gary Lefko and many other birders reported Red-necked Grebe. On March 2 at Fort Collins City Park and Sheldon Lake, Bez Bezuidenhout and many other birders reported Red-necked Grebe. On March 3 at Fort Collins City Park and Sheldon Lake, Darla Anerson, John Shenot, Eva Matthews Lark, and Tyler Moss reported Red-necked Grebe.
---On March 1 at Kechter Pit Wetland, Austin Hess reported HARRIS'S HAWK perched on telephone wire.
---On March 3 at Crescent Park in Greenwood Village, Troy Becker reported 6 Red Crossbills.
MESA COUNTY:
---On February 24 at Highline Lake SP, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported Greater Scaup and 2 California Gulls. On February 26 at Highline Lake SP, Carol Ortenzio and Denise and Mark Vollmar reported 2 Greater Scaup and 2 California Gulls, and 180 Sandhill Cranes. On February 27 at Highline Lake SP, Mike Henwood reported 2 California Gulls.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On March 3 at McPhee Reservoir East end, Jim Beatty reported pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes and f Long-tailed Duck.
---On March 3 at Totten Reservoir, Jim Beatty reported f Barrow's Goldeneye.
MORGAN COUNTY:
---On February 24 at Riverside Park (east section) in Fort Morgan, Norm Lewis reported Winter Wren. On February 27 at Riverside Park (east section), Brian Johnson reported Winter Wren.
PARK COUNTY:
---On February 27 at Elevenmile Reservoir, Steve Mlodiow reported Greater Scaup, 8 courting Barrow's Goldeneyes, and California Gull.
PROWERS COUNTY:
---On February 28 at pond at US287 and Hwy 50, Tony Leukering reported 3 Greater Yellowlegs.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On February 26 at Runyon Lake in Pueblo, Mark Yaeger reported 2 Tree Swallows flying above river.
---On February 27 at Pueblo Reservoir South Marina, Linda Hdges and Chares Paterson reported Great Black-backed Gull.
---On March 1 at Pueblo Reservoir Rock Canyon (below dam, north of River), Vicki Sandage reported Osprey.
---On March 3 at Pueblo Reservoir South Marina area, Shayna Wieferich reported Osprey.
RIO GRANDE COUNTY:
---On February 28 at Monte Vista NWR, John Rawinski reported Greater White-fronted Goose and 4-5,000 Sandhill Cranes.
WELD COUNTY:
---On March 2 at Firestone Gravel Pits (view from road), Tony Leukering reported m Barrow's Goldeneye and 2 Iceland (Thayer's) Gulls.
---On February 28 on South Platte near 168th AVE, Sunny Bradford reported Double-crested Cormorant in ponds of wastewater treatment plant.
---On March 1 at Barefoot Lakes Area, Gene Rutherford reported 1-st cyc Mew Gull.
---On March 2 at Behren Reservoir area, Gene Rutherford and Norm Lewis reported 5 Greater White-Fronted Geese, 6 Greater Yellowlegs, Savannah Sparrow. On March 3 at Behrens Reservoir area, Gene Rutherford reported 6 Greater –Yellowlegs.
---On March 2 at Lower Latham Reservoir area, Gene Rutherford reported Yellow-headed Blackbird.
---On March 2 at Glenmere Park in Greeley, Tony Leukering reported 2 Mt Chickadees, 3 Bushtit, 9 Red Crossbills; Adam Veseley reported Red Crossbill and Golden-crowned Kinglet. On March 3 at Glenmere Park in Greeley, Gene Rutherford reported 2 Bushtit.
---On March 3 at Linn Grove Cemetery, Gene Rutherford reported Mountain Chickadee.
DFO Field Trips:
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, March 4 will be to Denver City Park led by Patrick O'Driscoll (patrodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955) Meet at 0645 at parking strip on north side of Ferril Lake. Enter park from Colorado Blvd. Northbound turns left onto 22nd Ave past Museum of Nature and Science; southbound turns right onto 22nd at police station. Go past museum parking until road curves toward zoo. Take immediate left at "To Pavilion Bandstand" sign and go 300 yards down to corner with tall spruce trees, where lake comes into view. Park diagonally on left beneath spruces.
Will check nesting colonies on Ducks and Ferril lakes and look for early migrants. Scopes are not necessary but may be of help to check nests. Dress for weather and bring water and snacks. Register online or contact leader.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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