Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 13 March 20143

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: March 13, 2014

email: rba AT cfobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, March 13, 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).

 

Greater White-fronted Goose (Denver)

BRANT (Douglas)

TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder)

Barrow's Goldeneye (Larimer)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Bent, Weld)

Thayer's Gull (Bent, *Denver, Kiowa, Weld)

ICELAND GULL (Weld)

Glaucous Gull (Bent, *Denver)

GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Weld)

Lapland Longspur (Weld)

Bohemian Waxwing (Routt)

Sagebrush Sparrow (Montrose)

Harris's Sparrow (*Delta, *Garfield, Montrose)

Rusty Blackbird (*Douglas/Jefferson, El Paso)

Great-tailed Grackle (Boulder, El Paso, Weld)

Common Redpoll (Rio Grande)

 

BENT COUNTY:

--On March 8 Mlodinow reported Glaucous Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and

Thayer's Gull at John Martin Reservoir.

 

BOULDER COUNTY:

--On February 1, Wilberding reported a TUNDRA SWAN at Cottonwood Marsh; the

swan was seen there again on February 23 by Breitsch, and may still be

around. On March 8, at Cottonwood Marsh, Hansley reported TUNDRA SWAN and

Great-tailed Grackle.

DELTA COUNTY:

--A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Garrison at the FS office feeder in Paonia on March 12.

 

DENVER COUNTY:

--On March 11 Suddjian reported 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull and 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull at Marston Reservoir.

--On March 8 Tina Jones reported 2nd-cyc Glaucous Gull at Marston Reservoir.

--On March 4 Baker reports a Greater White-fronted Goose on the NE side of

Sloans Lake, near Stuart Street. Sloans Lake is near Sheridan and 17th Ave.

 

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

-- Stachowiak reports seeing the BRANT, on February 15, at the southeast

corner of Redstone Park located in Highlands Ranch. Access the parking lot

located on the west side of S Foothills Canyon Blvd approximately 2/10's of

a mile south of W Town Center Drive. Look straight ahead as you enter the

parking lot or to the left towards the houses on the edge of the park. The Brant was seen

by Nunes at Redstone Park on March 8. Kaemfper reported that the Brant was

seen by the DFO Field Trip on March 9 at Redstone Park.

 

EL PASO COUNTY:

--On March 10, Peterson reported a f Rusty Blackbird on a pond where

Stetson Hills Rd crosses Sand Creek W of intersections with Peterson. The

bird was a the north end of the pond. There were also 8 Great-tailed

Grackles at the pond.

GARFIELD COUNTY:

--Dick Filby reported that his yard Harris's Sparrow continues on March 12.  If you would like t

try to see it e-mail him at dickfilby AT hotmail.com.

 

KIOWA COUNTY:

--A Thayer's Gull was reported by Mlodinow at Adobe Creek Reservoir on

March 8.

 

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.

 

MONTROSE COUNTY:

--On March 7, Dexter reported Sagebrush Sparrow and Harris's Sparrow on

West 5th Ave near the Nucla Sewer Ponds.

 

RIO GRANDE COUNTY:

--A Common Redpoll was reported by Simmons behind Homelake Cemetery at

Monte Vista on March 9.

ROUTT COUNTY:

On March 11, Litteral reported great numbers of Bohemian Waxwings working the Yampa

River in Steamboat Springs.

 

WELD COUNTY:

--On March 9 Starace reported 6 Great-tailed Grackles 2 miles S of CR 48

and CR 47.

--Lefko reports Lapland Longspurs call over head in "Raptor Alley", WCR 100

x WCR 23 x WCR 102 x WCR 27 on February 27. They continued on March 2, when

he also found an ad. Lesser Black-backed Gull at Drake Lake.

--On March 2 Mlodinow reports these gulls at Woods Lake, east of Severance:

a near adult Great Black-backed Gull, a continuing second year ICELAND

GULL, 4 Thayer's Gulls & a Lesser Black-backed Gull.

 

Upcoming DFO Field trips:

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday , March 16 will be to Barr Lake SP led by

Mark Amershek and Bruce Neuman.

Limit of 12 participants. Please register with leader before hand,

inclement weather might cause a change.

Mark's phone: (303-329-8646) or email: mamershek AT msn.com

Meet the leaders at 7:30 am at the Barr Lake SP Visitor Center. You will

need a State Parks Pass or get a day pass at the park entrance. Bring

Binocs, scopes, water and dress for predicted weather. Walk on mostly flat

concrete pathways for 3-4 miles. We will be checking out water fowl,

raptors, and early migrant birds. This is a half day trip with conclusion

around noon. There will be an opportunity for those interested in an

extension trip to the DIA loop in the afternoon. Bring lunch or snacks if

continuing.

 

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulde