Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 12 December 2013

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date:  December 12, 2013

email: rba AT cfobirds.org

phone: 303-659-6750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, December 12, 2013 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):

TRUMPETER SWAN (*Pueblo)

TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder)

Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, Douglas/Jefferson, Grand, *Jefferson)

Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Denver, Douglas/Jefferson)

RED-THROATED LOON (*Pueblo)

Pacific Loon (*Pueblo)

Red-necked Grebe (Douglas/Jefferson, *Pueblo)

MEW GULL (Larimer)

Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer, *Pueblo)

ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer, *Pueblo)

GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Arapahoe, *Pueblo)

Glaucous Gull (Araphoe, *Pueblo)

GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Arapahoe, Douglas/Jefferson, *Pueblo)

YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (*Fremont, *Pueblo)

VARIED THRUSH (Larimer)

Northern Parula (*Pueblo)

Ovenbird (Boulder)

Swamp Sparrow (Adams)

Harris's Sparrow (*Adams)

GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson)

Black Rosy-Finch (Jefferson, *Larimer)

ADAMS COUNTY:

--On December 6, Sheeter reported 1 m Barrow's Goldeneye, juv Harris's Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow at Barr Lake SP.

--On December 9 Breitsch reported 2 m Barrow's Goldeneyes on the South Platte near the teal water Tank S of 88th.

--On December 10, Breitsch reported a Harris's Sparrow along the South Platte between 74th and 78th.  

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

--On December 6, Walbek reported GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, and Lesser Black-backed Gull at Cherry Creek SP.  On December 6, Suddjian reported GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, 4 Thayer's Gulls, and 3+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Cherry Creek SP.  On December 7, Walbek reported ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL and 2 imm Glaucous Gulls at Cherry Creek SP.

--On December 7 Walbek reported GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL at Quincy Reservoir.
--At Aurora Reservoir on December 7, Walbek reported ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (ad, 1-st cyc), Long-tailed Duck, and ad ICELAND GULL loafing on marina ice.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--An Ovenbird was reported by Schmoker in his backyard in Longmont on November 21 thru December 10.  If you would like to try to see it, call Bill at 720-201-5749 for update and directions.  On December 8, Partin reported seeing the Ovenbird in Longmont. 

--A TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Kaempfer at Valmont Reservoir on December 8.

DENVER COUNTY:

--A Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Suddjian at Marston Reservoir on December 6.

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:

--A m Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Kibbe at Chatfield SP near NW boat launch on December 7.

--An ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported by Kellner on the ice by the Marina at Chatfield SP on December 8.

--A Long-tailed Duck and 2 Red-necked Grebes were reported by Walbek at Chatfield SP, looking N and W from Fisherman's pier on December 8.

--On December 10, Suddjian reported Red-necked Grebe at Chatfield SP.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--A m YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Rich Miller at Rouse Park in Canon City on December 12.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

--On December 6, Geder reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, 2 Black Rosy-Finches, and 4 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at Red Rocks Trading Post.  On December 7, Henwood reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and 9 Rosy-Finches (4 Black, 3 Gray-crowned, 1 Brown-capped) at Red Rocks Trading Post.

--On December 10, Keithler reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir and Suddjian reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir.  On December 11, Arnold reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir.

LARIMER COUNTY:

--An ad m VARIED THRUSH was reported by Sean Walters in his yard in Loveland on December 5 through 10.  If you would like to try to see the bird contact him at waltersintherockies AT gmail.com for updates and directions.

--On December 6, Komar reported 6 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Lake Loveland.  On December 7, Wade reported 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Thayer's Gulls, and 1 MEW GULL at Lake Loveland.

--On December 10, Rashid reported all three species of Rosy-Finches have been visiting his yard.  If you would like to try for the Rosy-Finches contact Scott at pygmyowl AT frii.com for an update and directions.

PUEBLO COUNTY:  

--An ad TRUMPETER SWAN was reported by Percival at Pueblo Reservoir on December 8.

--On December 11 at South Shore Marina of Pueblo Reservoir, Mlodinow reported ad TRUMPTER SWAN, RED-THROATED LOON, Pacific Loon, Red-necked Grebe, 2nd cyc GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, ad Glaucous Gull, 2 ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, ad Lesser Black-backed Gull, ad Thayer's Gull.

--At Pueblo City Park on December 11, Mlodinow reported Northern Parula just east of the park and a juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER in the NE corner of the park.

DFO Field Trips:

No Field Trips this week because of Christmas Bird Counts.  Please consider helping on a CBC

The Denver CBC is on December 14, contact Joey Kellner at vireo1 AT comcast.net or 303-978-1748.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder