Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, March 18, 2017

[Joe Roller]

Compiler:     Joe Roller
e-mail:          RBA AT cobirds.org
Date:            March 18, 2017
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, March 18, sponsored by Denver
Field Ornithologists and 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  families has changed.

BRANT (Jefferson)

Eurasian Wigeon (Weld)
Tundra Swan (*Weld)
Long-tailed Duck (Larimer)

Red-necked Grebe (*Pueblo)

Mew Gull (*Larimer)
Thayer’s Gull (Larimer)
ICELAND GULL (Larimer)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larimer)

White-winged Dove (Boulder)

RED-SHOUDERED HAWK (Larimer)

ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo)
Williamson’s Sapsucker (Pueblo)

PACIFIC WREN (Larimer)

Carolina Wren (Arapahoe)

Harris's Sparrow (Denver)

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

--On March 11 Luke Pheneger reported a Carolina Wren, heard near the Tower Loop at the east end  of the Cherry Creek SP dam.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--On March 13 Mark Miller reported pair of copulating White-winged Doves in the Gunbarrel district of Boulder.

DENVER COUNTY:

--On March 9 Cheryl Teuton re-found a Harris's Sparrow at Westerly Creek Park, first reported there by Jason Bidgood. The bird moves about, but has 

  been most loyal to the area near 23rd Ave and Beeler St.  A Brown Thrasher was also seen.  Adam Vesely saw the Harris's Sparrow later in the day.

--On March 13 the Harris's Sparrow was reported by Ivan Mota.

--On March 16 the Harris's Sparrow was seen on the DFO field trip to Westerly Creek Park & seen again on March 17 by Sunny Bradford.

 
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--On February 27 at Indian Tree Golf Course, Brandon Percival reported BRANT. On February 28, Heidi Retherford reported BRANT at Indian Tree Golf Course.  

--On March 7 Tyler Stuart reported the BRANT at Indian Tree Golf Course.

LARIMER COUNTY:

--On March 13 Andy Bankert reported these gulls at Horseshoe Lake in Loveland: a first-cycle Mew Gull, 14 Lesser Black-backed, a Thayer's, an Iceland, and early Franklin's Gulls.

--On March 17 Nick Komar reported the Mew Gull.

--On March 14 Rob Sparks reported a Red-shouldered Hawk from McMurry Natural Area, reached from the west end of Hickory St. in Ft. Collins.

--On March 15 Francis Commercon reported a skulking Pacific Wren on the Grey Rock Trail,  along the summit trail, just where this trail first crosses the creek as you hike northward and upward. 

   Greyrock Trailhead is 17 miles west of Ft. Collins on Hwy 14.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--On March 4 Christine Alexander and Renee Casias reported ACORN WOODPECKER at Pueblo Mountain Park.  

--On March 5 at Pueblo Mountain Park, Kara Carragher and Mark Chavez reported ACORN WOODPECKER and Williamson’s Sapsucker.

--On March 15 and 16 Percival saw the Red-necked Grebe that has been present since January at Pueblo Reservoir. 

WELD COUNTY:

--On March 14 Mlodinow reported a Eurasian Wigeon and Tundra Swan at Stewart's Pond (private property) at Weld County Roads 37 and 46.

  Neither of these species were present on March 15, but Kevin DeBoer reported it again on March 17

Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips:  

Chatfield State Park 

3/18/2017     8:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Leader: Edmund J Holub   edmund...@gmail.com or 303-979-2194

Trail Difficulty: Easy 

Directions: Meet at swim beach by entering west entrance of park off S Wadsworth, 1.5 miles south of C-470. State Parks pass or day pass required.

Bring water, snacks, scope if you have one. Dress for the weather Looking for waterfowl, raptors, resident birds. Parks pass required. Register online. 

Golden Gate Canyon State Park 

3/19/2017     8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Leader: Chris Goulart   cgoul...@comcast.net or 586-764-2126

Trail Difficulty: Moderate: Directions 

Meet at Park-n-Ride on west side of Ward Road, just north of I-70. State Parks pass or day pass required.

This trip is limited to the first 11 registrations. As of March 16 the trip was full and had several on the waiting list.

Late winter romp in the mountains. We will walk several trails (as available) and look for what late winter or early spring birds may be active. Three-toed Woodpeckers, Mountain Bluebirds, and more.

Winter in the mountains can be slow or magical. Register online. 

Good Birding,
Joe Roller, Denver

jrol...@gmail.com