Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 2 April 2014

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: April 1=2, 2014

email: rba AT cfobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, April 2, 2014, sponsored

by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the

star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone

number, detailed directions including county, and dates for each sighting.

It would be helpful if you would spell your last name.

 

Highlight species include (* indicates new information on this species in

this report).

 

TUNDRA SWAN (Weld)

Barrow's Goldeneye (Larimer)

Thayer's Gull (Pueblo)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Adams, Denver, El Paso)

White-winged Dove (Pueblo)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Yuma)

YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Pueblo)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (Jefferson)

Black Phoebe (Delta, Fremont)

Eastern Phoebe (Douglas, Pueblo)

Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso)

Fox Sparrow (Dolores/Montezuma)

Harris's Sparrow (Delta, El Paso)

GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder)

Northern Cardinal (*Arapahoe, Prowers)

ADAMS COUNTY:

--A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Breitsch at Lake Ladora at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR on April 1.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

--A male Northern Cardinal was reported by Frost at Highline Canal and Quincy in Cherry Hills Village on March 30.

On March 31, Breitsch reported that the Northern Cardinal was south of Quincy along Highline Canal trail.  Just south of there is a bridge crossing the dry canal on the east.  The Cardinal was just north of the bridge. On April 1, Stecher reported that the Northern Cardinal continues but has expanded its territory.  

BOULDER COUNTY:

--Severs reported that the GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continues at the Teller Farm

Parking lot by the windbreak on March 27.

DELTA COUNTY:

--A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Garrison at the FS office feeder in Paonia on March 25.

--A Black Phoebe was reported by Harris at a bridge across the Gunnison River near Dominquez Canyon Road on March 29.

DENVER COUNTY:

--A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Rurik at Marston Reservoir on March 29.

DOLORES/MONTEZUMA COUNTIES:

--A Slate-colored Fox Sparrow was reported by Vest in Lone Dome SWA on the Dolores River on March 29.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

--A singing Eastern Phoebe was reported by Kibbe at Chafield SP on March 28.  It was singing in a tree adjacent to "Phoebe Bridge" over Plum Creek.

EL PASO COUNTY:

--At Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) Percival reported on March 25 a singing Curve-billed Thrasher and by the banding station a Harris's Sparrow.

--An ad Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Peterson at Big Johnson on March 28.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--A Black Phoebe was reported by Moss on the Canon City Riverwalk about .25 mile east of 9th St on March 30.

 

LARIMER COUNTY:

--A pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes was reported by Baron at Timnath Reservoir

on March 10. They were seen from the parking lot of open space (South

Shore) off of CR 40.  Leatherman reported that the Barrow's Goldeneyes continue at Timnath on March 25.

PROWERS COUNTY:

--A pair of Northern Cardinals was reported by Kaempfer at Lamar Community College Woods on March 22.  On March 25, 2 Northern Cardinals were seen by Stulp at LCCW.  

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--A singing Eastern Phoebe was reported by Percival on March 26 W of Valco Ponds parking lot along Hwy 96 in Pueblo.

--A singing Eastern Phoebe was reported by Percival on March 28 at Valco Ponds/Rock Canyon in Pueblo.

--A m YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and singing White-winged Dove were reported by Percival at Pueblo City Park on March 28.

--A juv Thayer's Gull was reported by Percival on March 29 flying above the dam at Pueblo Reservoir.

WELD COUNTY:

--A TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Lefko at Loloff Reservoir on March 23.  The TUNDRA SWAN was seen

again on March 29 by Mlodinow.

YUMA COUNTY:

--A Red-bellied Woodpecker was reported by Witt at Sandsage SWA on March 30.

DFO Field Trips

The DFO Field Trip for Friday, April 4 will be to Denver City Park (photo and behavior trip) led by Chuck Hundertmark (303-604-0531 or chundertmark8 AT gmail.com).  Meet the leader at 0700 at the parking strip SE 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.  

  Will photograph and observe early nesting behavior of Double-crested Cormorants, Black-crowned Night-Herons, and Snowy Egrets on Ferril and Duck Lakes.  Will also walk the park for migrants and early nesters.  An easy morning walk for half-day trip.  Bring water, snacks, bins, camera, and optional tripod and scopes.  Limit of 10 participants, so call or email leader if you plan to attend.

 

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder