Date: 11/15/18 7:09 pm From: Ted Floyd <tedfloyd57...> Subject: [cobirds] Return of the Great Boulder Caper, Black Friday, Nov. 23
Greetings, everybody.
Please join Colorado Field Ornithologists for the more-or-less annual Great Boulder Caper, Friday, Nov. 23, commencing at 7:30 a.m. in the Cottonwood Marsh parking area of Walden Ponds, off 75th Street. We'll caper around the Walden/Sawhill complex for a couple hours, then head north to Longmont & environs, assiduously avoiding eye contact with Weld & Larimer counties. This is a daylong caper, but, after the manner of Huckleberry Finn, you may come and go at your own free will. Bring leftovers; bring good cheer; bring binoculars if you want to. All are welcome--children & youth, novices & newcomers, and general curiosity-seekers especially so. As always, we expect a strong showing from the Colorado Springs mafia.
Leaders are Luke Pheneger, Carl Bendorf, and Yours Truly. If Luke gets a Boulder County year bird, drinks are on Tracy; blueberry ginger kombucha, if I'm not mistaken. No need to RSVP, just show up. We're looking forward to capering with you on Black Friday!
On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 4:42 PM Mark Minner-lee <markrminnerlee...>
wrote:
> Joe & Birders,
>
> I last saw the Blackburnian on Airport Rd on the east side of the street
> just north of what on the map is named “Dry Creek”. There is a
> bike/walking underpass that goes under Airport Rd by the creek. There were
> numerous groups of pines along this stretch north all the way back to
> Staghorn where it flew to. I last saw it in a cluster of pines that was
> right north of the bike/walking path as the path headed east.
>
> The Blackburnian was mainly heading south in its flights, but did double
> back a couple times north along the road.
>
> Hope that helps-
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Minner-Lee
> Broomfield, CO
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 15, 2018, at 4:18 PM, Joe Roller <jroller9...> wrote:
>
> I see there are not many cross streets, but is there some other way of
> describing where you saw
> it along Airport Rd? I presume on east side of Air[ort Rd.
>
> Thanks, Joe Roller
>
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 4:05 PM Joe Roller <jroller9...> wrote:
>
>> Mark, what was the nearest cross street on Airport Blvd when
>> you saw it, please?
>>
>> Joe Roller
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 2:18 PM Mark Minner-lee <markrminnerlee...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Blackburnian moving from pine group to pine group along Airport Rd south
>>> of sightings this morning. Just saw as recently as 2:10PM.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Mark Minner-Lee
>>> Broomfield, CO
>>>
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I last saw the Blackburnian on Airport Rd on the east side of the street just north of what on the map is named “Dry Creek”. There is a bike/walking underpass that goes under Airport Rd by the creek. There were numerous groups of pines along this stretch north all the way back to Staghorn where it flew to. I last saw it in a cluster of pines that was right north of the bike/walking path as the path headed east.
The Blackburnian was mainly heading south in its flights, but did double back a couple times north along the road.
Hope that helps-
Regards,
Mark Minner-Lee
Broomfield, CO
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> On Nov 15, 2018, at 4:18 PM, Joe Roller <jroller9...> wrote:
>
> I see there are not many cross streets, but is there some other way of describing where you saw
> it along Airport Rd? I presume on east side of Air[ort Rd.
>
> Thanks, Joe Roller
>
>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 4:05 PM Joe Roller <jroller9...> wrote:
>> Mark, what was the nearest cross street on Airport Blvd when
>> you saw it, please?
>>
>> Joe Roller
>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 2:18 PM Mark Minner-lee <markrminnerlee...> wrote:
>>> Blackburnian moving from pine group to pine group along Airport Rd south of sightings this morning. Just saw as recently as 2:10PM.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Mark Minner-Lee
>>> Broomfield, CO
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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Date: 11/15/18 3:23 pm From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN <daleatherman...> Subject: [cobirds] Comments on Blackburnian Warbler situation in Longmont
As posted earlier, in Longmont this morning I was able to see the Blackburnian Warbler found recently by Scott Severs and updated by David Dowell. It was where David described and where Joe's new eBird pin shows. I did NOT see a Palm at the site, but did see two Yellow-rumped Warblers. Given how the birds were moving around and how many similar trees exist in that subdivision south of Nelson e of Airport Road, no reason to doubt the Palm report. It seems like a great late autumn for Palm Warbler in CO (both races).
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This situation in Longmont is almost identical to the Blackburnian Warbler episode in November 2011 in Greeley, the Bay-breasted Warbler episode in Boulder about this date in 2013 and the Twin Lakes (City of Boulder) episode with Nashville, an empid and another warbler (Northern Parula?) just before Thanksgiving 2015. The three common factors: November, pines (in these three cases mostly Austrian) and a particular aphid (which I believe is Eulachnus rileyi). I would wager this happens a LOT (late-moving warblers that find irrigated urban pines with an aphid food source to fuel their southward movements). Check out Brandon's report from Pueblo City Park today. Mark always finds things in the Denver Office Park. David Ely has his eye on Interlocken Business Park. What other subdivisions and building clusters landscaped heavily with pines have warblers today?
The photos to follow show the aphids the Boulder bay-breasted fed on at left and the aphids the Longmont warblers fed on this morning at right. Common name: the Powdery Pine Needle Aphid.
Both the golden crowned sparrow and the Eastern bluebird as reported by Nathan Pieplow earlier are still present, in the same locations as before. More or less.
Also some co-mingling Blue Jays and Steller’s Jays.
Eric DeFonso
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> On Nov 15, 2018, at 8:56 AM, Nathan Pieplow <npieplow...> wrote:
>
> The Golden-crowned Sparrow continues at CU Boulder's South Campus, south of the tennis courts where a gate crosses the trail. An Eastern Bluebird was in the Russian-olives about a quarter mile southwest of there, on the hillside at the edge of the houses.
>
> Nathan Pieplow
> Boulder
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Date: 11/15/18 1:05 pm From: Brandon <flammowl17...> Subject: [cobirds] Pine Warbler and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Pueblo City Park 11/15
Clif Smith and I found a Pine Warbler in Pueblo City Park and a juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker as well this morning. Leon Bright came and was also able to see the Pine Warbler. The bird was up in pine trees, chipping quite a bit, nearby Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the northeast part of the park. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was over near the Tennis Courts. Clif Smith's excellent photo of the Pine Warbler is included here. Yellow-rumped Warblers were present as well, though the Pine Warbler wasn't with them, at least when we all were seeing it this morning.
The "Yellow" Palm Warbler at Pueblo Reservoir, at Sailboard launching area, was not there when I was there today. It seemed to be hanging around sometimes with juncos and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
Date: 11/15/18 12:30 pm From: Gregg Goodrich <gregggoodrich...> Subject: [cobirds] Black Scoter - continues at South Platte Reservoir
The DFO field trip to South Platte Park and South Platte Reservoir had the continuing Black Scoter on the Reservoir. Good photos on the list. We are well over 350 species this year for our DFO big year total.
Date: 11/15/18 10:36 am From: marimammoser <marimammoser...> Subject: [cobirds] American Black Duck, Larimer County
The American Black Duck, originally reported by Nick Komar, was seen at North Poudre #3 Reservoir north of Wellington this morning. The very dark body plumage makes it stand out from the large throng of Mallards that it is with. The head and neck, while lighter than the body plumage, was still darker than the typical female Mallard. The bill is bright yellowish green. While repositioning itself with the flock, it turned away from me with the rump facing me and facing the sun. The undertail appeared solid black with no apparent light feathers in the tail. It did not open its wing, so I did not get an opportunity to see the wind and speculum.
Date: 11/15/18 8:30 am From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN <daleatherman...> Subject: [cobirds] Blackburnian Warbler
Present this morning at 8-8:30 where David Dowell described sw of jct Oakwood Circle Drive and Staghorn in pines with aphids. Also there were Black-capped Chickadees and a Yellow-rumpled Warbler.
The Golden-crowned Sparrow continues at CU Boulder's South Campus, south of the tennis courts where a gate crosses the trail. An Eastern Bluebird was in the Russian-olives about a quarter mile southwest of there, on the hillside at the edge of the houses.
Date: 11/15/18 6:49 am From: snowy.owlets <snowy.owlets...> Subject: [cobirds] Blackburnian still in Longmont 11/15
Hi Everyone, Scott Severs's Blackburnian Warbler is in a group of pines at the cul-de-sac at the west end of Oakwood Drive in Longmont. This is just off Staghorn. Mark Miller Longmont, CO Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
Date: 11/15/18 2:41 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert 15 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 15, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, November 15 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On November 12 at 88th and South Platte River, Bez Bezuidenhout reported
Swamp Sparrow. On November 13 at 88th and South Platte River, Tyler Wilson
and Alicia Arnold reported Barn Swallow and Savannah Sparrow.
---On November 13 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First Creek, Tyler Wilson
and Alicia Arnold reported Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On November 13 at Barr Lake SP, Candice Johnson reported Tundra Swan.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On November 11 at Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Preserve, Mary Keithler and
her DFO field trip reported 4 Tundra/Trumpeter Swan, Blue-winged Teal,
Virginia Rail, 6 Bonaparte’s Gull. On November 12 at Cherry Creek SP,
Cynthia Madsen reported 6 Bonaparte’s Gull; Meg Reck reported Virigina Rail
and 17 Bonaparte’s Gull; James McCall reported 10 Bonaparte’s Gull and imm
Black-crowned Night Heron; Ken Wat reported Viriginia RAIL, 5 Bonaparte’s
Gull, and 2 Rusty Blackbird. On November 13 at Cherry Creek SP, Bob
Righter and Tom Wilberding reported pair of Rusty Blackbirds and Mew Gull.
On November 14 at Cherry Creek SP, Cole Sage and Myron Gerhard reported
first winter Mew Gull and Rusty Blackbird.
---On November 12 at Aurora Reservoir, Jack and Ryan Bushong reported Say’s
Phoebe.
---On November 12 at South Platte Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field
Trip reported Surf Scoter. On November 13 at South Platte Reservoir, Mary
Keithler, Cynthia Madsen, and David Hill reported Surf Scoter, Black
Scoter, and Palm Warbler.
BOULDER COUNTY:
On November 11 at Walden Ponds, Zhen niu reported Pectoral Sandpiper. On
November 12 at Walden Ponds, Edward Raynor reported Harris’s Sparrow;
Lindsay Purify reported Vermilion Flycatcher; Zhen niu reported imm
Northern Shrike, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On November 11 at Walden Ponds, Boulder Creek/Heatherwood Trail, Leslie
S reported Say’s Phoebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On November 12 at Stearns Lake, Jack and Ryan Bushong reported 2 Greater
Scaup.
---On November 12 at Golden Ponds, Luke Pheneger and Susan Wise reported
Harris’s Sparrow.
---On November 12 at Boulder Community Garden, Richard Trinker reported
White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 12 in Louisville (town), Jack and Ryan Bushong reported Snow
X Cackling Goose hybrid and Ross’s X Cackling Goose hybrid.
---On November 13 in SW Longmont in conifer tree east of Airport Rd along
Dry Creek Greenway (Kristen Schall Greenspace), Scott Severs reported 1st
winter Blackburnian Warbler. On November 14 in pines at Oakwood Drive
Circle SW of Staghorn Dr, David Dowell reported Blackburnian Warbler.
---On November 13 at CU South, Matt Hofeditz reported Golden-crowned
Sparrow S of Parking Lot for Tennis Complex. On November 14 at CU South on
road past tennis courts near base of hill next to a small tree on East side
of road, Laura Steadman, Melissa Mezger, James McCall, Boulder Bird Club,
Alicia Arnold, Tyler Wilson, John Malenich reported Golden-crowned Sparrow.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 13 at G50 Rd, Bill Harris reported 2 Tundra Swan and 9
Mountain Bluebird.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Marston Reservoir, Jason Bidgood and David Suddjian
and DFO field trip reported 2 Tundra Swan.
---On November 14 at Sand Creek Greenway, George Ho reported Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Platte Canyon Reservoir, Diane Roberts, Mark Chavez,
and Myron Gerhard reported Tundra Swan.
EAGLE COUNTY:
----On November 11 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Jennifer Prusse reported
Blue-winged Teal.
---On November 12 at Gypsum Ponds, JoAnn Riggle reported 2 Hooded Merganser
and American Dipper.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Sinton Pond OS, Jim Merritt reported Hermit Thrush.
---On November 10 at Squirrel Creek Rd Reservoir, Tanja Britton reported
Peregrine Falcon.
---On November 12 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt reported Steller’s
Jay, 12 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Canyon Towhee.
---On November 13 on Hanover Road, Jan Allbright and Richard Bunn reported
Sage Thrasher.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On November 11 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Dale and Joel Adams reported
Black Scoter, Mountain Bluebird, American Pipit, Swamp Sparrow, and 2
Canyon Towhee. On November 12 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Alan Ketcham
reported 5 Bushtit and 3 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 13 on Canon City Riverwalk—Sells Lake to S Raynolds Ave, Jon
Wakley reported Wilson’s Snipe.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Bear Creek Lake Park—Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Myron
Gerhard reported Hermit Thrush and Harris’s Sparrow. On November 14 at
Bear Creek Lake Park—Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Chuck Aid and Michael Kiessig
reported 2 Black Scoter.
---On November 10 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, James McCall, Myron
Gerhard, and Mark Chavez reported Surf Scoter and Black Scoter. On
November 11 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, Michael Lester, Reed Gorner,
Santiago and Seb Tabares reported Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, and 10
American Pipit. On November 12 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, Cynthia
Kristensen reported Black Scoter; Mark Chavez and Kevin DeBoer reported
Surf Scoter and 10 American Pipit. On November 13 at South Platte
Reservoir SW Bay, Cynthia Madsen, Mary Burger, Dale Pate, Doug Kibbe,
Mackenzie Goldthwaite, Frank Farrell, Tim Mitzen, and Lindsay Purifoy
reported Surf Scoter, Black Scoter and Palm Warbler.
---On November 11 at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp, Reed Gorner, Santiago and
Seb Tabares reported Clay-colored Sparrow. On November 11 at Chatfield SP
–Deer Creek, Myron Gerhard, Reed Gorner, Santiago and Seb Tabares reported
White-faced Ibis.
---On November 10 at Chatfield SP—Audubon Center and Trails, Dustin Murray
reported 2 Blue-winged Teal.
---On November 14 at Robert A. Easton Park on S side of Hine Lake, Lindsay
Purifoy and Tim Mitzen reported Palm Warbler.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On November 14 at Neenoshe Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field trip
reported 1500 Snow Geese, American Golden-Plover (flyover), 4 Least
Sandpiper, 44 Bonaparte’s Gull, Pacific Loon, Hairy Woodpecker, Loggerhead
Shrike, Marsh Wren, and 27 American Pipit.
LA PLATA COUNTY
---On November 12 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported
Semipalmated Plover, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Mountain Bluebird, and
American Pipit.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On November 5 SW of Wellington, Steve Martin reported that a f Northern
Cardinal has been visiting his feeders for over a month. If anyone is
interested in trying to see the Cardinal, contact Steve at falconridge AT
cowisp.net. On November 9 at Falcon Ridge, Andy Bankert, David Wade, Jahy
Breidt, Nick Komar, and Walter Wehtje reported Harris’s Sparrow,
White-throated Sparrow and f Northern Cardinal.
---On November 11 at Timnath Reservoir, Robert Beauchamp reported Greater
Yellowlegs. On November 14 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Josh
Bruening reported 7 Snow Geese, Ross’s Goose, 3 Greater White-fronted
Geese, and Brant.
---On November 11 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nick Komar reported Least
Sandpiper and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 11 at 3201 E CR 52, Andy Bankert and Caroline Olson reported
13 Snow Geese and 2 Lapland Longspur.
---On November 11 at Grandview Cemetery, Matthew Webb reported
Black-and-white Warbler. On November 12 at Grandview Cemetery, Nick Komar,
EJ Raynor, David Steingraeber, and Dave Leatherman reported Black-and-white
Warbler; David Wade reported Golden-crowned Kinglet.
---On November 11 at NE Corner of Horsetooth and Zeigler, Jay Breidt
reported HARRIS’S HAWK.
---On November 12 at Lake Loveland, Andy Bankert and Josh Bruening reported
43 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 Mew Gull, and Lesser Black-backed Gull. On November
14 at Lake Loveland, Andy Bankert reported Long-tailed Duck, 40 Bonaparte’s
Gull, and Mew Gull.
---On November 12 at Lake Estes, Scott Rashid reported 2 American Dipper,
American Pipit, and Common Yellowthroat.
---On November 13 at Douglas Reservoir, Dave Leatherman reported imm m
Barrow’s Goldeneye and Northern Goshawk.
---On November 14 at Prospect Ponds NA, Walter Wehtje reported 3 Wood Duck,
Red-tailed Hawk (Krider’s), and Rusty Blackbird.
MESA COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Tillman Bishop SWA, Mike Henwood and Katey Buster
reported Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Marsh Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 5
Mountain Bluebird, and Fox Sparrow.
---On November 12 at Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Drew Kelly reported
Greater Scaup, Northern Shrike, Bushtit, and 4 Mountain Bluebird.WA, Mike
Henwood reported 6 Wood Duck and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On November 11 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose and 47 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 11 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton reported 2 Greater Scaup. On
November 12 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton, Coen Dexter, and Brenda Wright
reported 211 Sandhill Crane (flyover). On November 13 at Otter Pond,
Betty Fenton reported 2 Greater Scaup.
---On November 14 at Cerise Regional Park, Bill Harris reported
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
OTERO COUNTY:
---On November 14 at Holbrook Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported 19 Least Sandpiper, 7 Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Greater Yellowlegs,
and Red-tailed Hawk (Harlans’).
---On November 14 at Hwy 266 w of Hwy 109, David Suddjian and DFO Field
Trip reported 3 Brown-headed Cowbird (2m, 1f).
OURAY COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Secret Wetlands, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported m Wood Duck.
---On November 12 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Surf Scoter.
---On November 12 at Ridgway (town), Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported
Sandhill Crane.
PARK COUNTY:
---On November 14 at Eleven Mile SP, David Tonnessen, Mark Peterson, and
Lisa Edwards reported 8 White-winged Scoter (7 at Lazy Boy, 1 at Sucker
Cove), 5 Black Scoter (3e at Howbert, 2 at Lazy Boy), 9 Barrow’s Goldeneye
(6m, 3f), 2 Red-necked Grebe (1 at Howbert, 1 at Lazy Boy with Western
Grebe), Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Herring X Glaucous hybrid, 14 Bushtit at
Sucker’s Cove, 2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Hepburn’s), 10 Gray-crowned
Rosy-Finch, 80 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch, and Lapland Longspur.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine Hagen reported
Steller’s Jay, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Lincoln’s Sparrow. On November
14 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine Hagen reported Chipping Sparrow.
---On November 13 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Catherine
Hagen reported Wilson’s Snipe and 3 Steller’s Jay.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Pueblo Reservoir Sailboard Launching Area, Brandon
Percival reported Palm Warbler (Yellow).
RIO GRANDE COUNTY:
---On November 13 at Monte Vista NWR at 8S observation turnout, John
Rawinski reported imm Harris’s Sparrow.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Telluride River Trail, George Steele reported 2
Steller’s Jay and American Dipper.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Silverthorne WTP, M Walt reported 6 Barrow’s Goldeneye.
WELD COUNTY:
---On November 11 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Red-throated
Loon, Pacific Loon, 17 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Marsh Wren. On November 12 at
Union Reservoir, Edward Raynor reported 14 Bonaparte’s Gull and Pacific
Loon.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO websit
South Platte River Reservoir and River Trail
Thursday, November 15
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Gregg Goodrich (GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303-655-9135)
Guanella Pass
Friday, November 16
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Mark Amershek (mamershek At msn.com; 303-329-8646)
This trip is FULL.
Bluff Lake Nature Center
Saturday, November 17
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Colleen Nunn (cnunn6789 AT Gmail.com; 303-520-7496)
Since we are a month away from the first Christmas Bird Counts in Colorado this winter, I thought I'd give you all an update on the dates of the counts, that I know about so far. If you are the compiler of any counts, please enter the date on the CBC Website, or I can for you.
Christmas Bird Count season is coming up, starting Dec 14, 2018 to Jan 5, 2019. Here are the dates that are on the CBC Website so far.
Date: 11/14/18 10:28 am From: Tim Mitzen <tocalytic...> Subject: [cobirds] Palm Warbler - Robert A Easton - Jeffco
Lindsay and I just had a Palm Warbler in the south side of Hine Lake at Robert A Easton Park. It was first seen lakeside then moved towards the playground area to the SE.
Date: 11/14/18 9:23 am From: Scott E. Severs <scottesevers...> Subject: [cobirds] No Blackburnian Warbler this morning 7 to 8 am (Longmont)
I did not see the warbler this morning in the place I observed it before. It may have moved on, although there are good residential areas worth checking along the Dry Creek Path area eastward to Willow Creek Park and Fordham St.
I did see a nice group of seven Evening Grosbeaks. _________________________
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Date: 11/14/18 7:15 am From: Laura Steadman <lauramsteadman...> Subject: [cobirds] Boulder CU South golden-crowned sparrow continues
The golden-crowned sparrow found yesterday at CU South was still around this morning!
Seen feeding on the road with a group of song sparrows and juncos, past the tennis court, near the base of the hill next to a small tree on the east side of the road. This is a quick walk from the parking area, maybe a quarter mile.
There were also some tree sparrows in the brush just past the tennis court parking lot.
Date: 11/14/18 3:25 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 14 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 14, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, November 14 sponsored
by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Metzger Farm OS, Tyler Wilson reported 2 Common Raven
(flyover).
---On November 12 at 88th and South Platte River, Bez Bezuidenhout reported
Swamp Sparrow. On November 13 at 88th and South Platte River, Tyler Wilson
and Alicia Arnold reported Barn Swallow and Savannah Sparrow.
---On November 13 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First Creek, Tyler Wilson
and Alicia Arnold reported Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On November 13 at Barr Lake SP, Candice Johnson reported Tundra Swan.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Cherry Creek SP, Michael Lester reported Black
Scoter. On November 11 at Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Preserve, Mary
Keithler and her DFO field trip reported 4 Tundra/Trumpeter Swan,
Blue-winged Teal, Virginia Rail, 6 Bonaparte’s Gull. On November 12 at
Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen reported 6 Bonaparte’s Gull; Meg Reck
reported Virigina Rail and 17 Bonaparte’s Gull; James McCall reported 10
Bonaparte’s Gull and imm Black-crowned Night Heron; Ken Wat reported
Viriginia RAIL, 5 Bonaparte’s Gull, and 2 Rusty Blackbird. On November 13
at Cherry Creek SP, Bob Righter and Tom Wilberding reported pair of Rusty
Blackbirds and Mew Gull.
---On November 12 at Aurora Reservoir, Jack and Ryan Bushong reported Say’s
Phoebe.
---On November 12 at South Platte Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field
Trip reported Surf Scoter. On November 13 at South Platte Reservoir, Mary
Keithler, Cynthia Madsen, and David Hill reported Surf Scoter, Black
Scoter, and Palm Warbler.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Boulder Reservoir, Joe Chen reported Red-necked Grebe.
---On November 10 at Walden/Sawhill, Zhen niu reported Pectoral Sandpiper;
Ted Floyd reported Pectoral Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, 5 Swamp Sparrow, and
Common Yellowthroat; Peter Burke reported Vermilion Flycatcher; and Matthew
Webb reported f Rusty Blackbird. On November 11 at Walden Ponds, Zhen niu
reported Pectoral Sandpiper. On November 12 at Walden Ponds, Edward Raynor
reported Harris’s Sparrow; Lindsay Purify reported Vermilion Flycatcher;
Zhen niu reported imm Northern Shrike, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Swamp
Sparrow.
---On November 11 at Walden Ponds, Boulder Creek/Heatherwood Trail, Leslie
S reported Say’s Phoebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On November 12 at Stearns Lake, Jack and Ryan Bushong reported 2 Greater
Scaup.
---On November 12 at Golden Ponds, Luke Pheneger and Susan Wise reported
Harris’s Sparrow.
---On November 12 at Boulder Community Garden, Richard Trinker reported
White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 12 in Louisville (town), Jack and Ryan Bushong reported Snow
X Cackling Goose hybrid and Ross’s X Cackling Goose hybrid.
---On November 13 in SW Longmont in conifer tree east of Airport Rd along
Dry Creek Greenway (Kristen Schall Greenspace), Scott Severs reported 1st
winter Blackburnian Warbler.
---On November 13 at University of Colorado, Boulder South Campus, Matt
Hofeditz reported Golden-crowned Sparrow S of Parking lot for Tennis
Complex.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 13 at G50 Rd, Bill Harris reported 2 Tundra Swan and 9
Mountain Bluebird.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Marstgon Reservoir, Jason Bidgood and David Suddjian
and DFO field trip reported 2 Tundra Swan.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Platte Canyon Reservoir, Diane Roberts, Mark Chavez,
and Myron Gerhard reported Tundra Swan.
EAGLE COUNTY:
----On November 11 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Jennifer Prusse reported
Blue-winged Teal.
---On November 12 at Gypsum Ponds, JoAnn Riggle reported 2 Hooded Merganser
and American Dipper.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Sinton Pond OS, Jim Merritt reported Hermit Thrush.
---On November 10 at Squirrel Creek Rd Reservoir, Tanja Britton reported
Peregrine Falcon.
---On November 12 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt reported Steller’s
Jay, 12 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Canyon Towhee.
---On November 13 on Hanover Road, Jan Allbright and Richard Bunn reported
Sage Thrasher.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Brad Steger, Lisa Edwards,
Mark Peterson, and Jerry DeBoer reported Black Scoter, 2 Greater Scaup, and
Bonaparte’s Gull. On November 11 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Dale and Joel
Adams reported Black Scoter, Mountain Bluebird, American Pipit, Swamp
Sparrow, and 2 Canyon Towhee. On November 12 at Brush Hollow Reservoir,
Alan Ketcham reported 5 Bushtit and 3 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 13 on Canon City Riverwalk—Sells Lake to S Raynolds Ave, Jon
Wakley reported Wilson’s Snipe.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Bear Creek Lake Park—Bog Soda Lakes N Trail, Myron
Gerhard reported Hermit Thrush and Harris’s Sparrow.
---On November 10 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, James McCall, Myron
Gerhard, and Mark Chavez reported Surf Scoter and Black Scoter. On
November 11 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, Michael Lester, Reed Gorner,
Santiago and Seb Tabares reported Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, and 10
American Pipit. On November 12 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, Cynthia
Kristensen reported Black Scoter; Mark Chavez and Kevin DeBoer reported
Surf Scoter and 10 American Pipit. On November 13 at South Platte
Reservoir SW Bay, Cynthia Madsen, Mary Burger, Dale Pate, Doug Kibbe,
Mackenzie Goldthwaite, Frank Farrell, Tim Mitzen, and Lindsay Purifoy
reported Surf Scoter, Black Scoter and Palm Warbler.
---On November 11 at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp, Reed Gorner, Santiago and
Seb Tabares reported Clay-colored Sparrow. On November 11 at Chatfield SP
–Deer Creek, Myron Gerhard, Reed Gorner, Santiago and Seb Tabares reported
White-faced Ibis.
---On November 10 at Chatfield SP—Audubon Center and Trails, Dustin Murray
reported 2 Blue-winged Teal.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Sheridan Lake (town and playa), Tony Leukering
reported Yellow-headed Blackbird.
---On November 10 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow and David Ely
reported 4 Greater White-fronted Geese, White-winged Scoter, 2 Bonaparte’s
Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 3 California Gull, 4 Hairy Woodpecker, Curve-billed
Thrasher, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 10 at Neegronda Reservoir, David Ely, Steve Mlodinow, and
Tony Leukering reported 110 Snow Geese, 30 Ross’s Goose, 3 White-winged
Scoter, 5 Sandhill Crane, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 2 California
Gull, 2 Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pacific Loon,
and Bushtit.
---On November 10 at Upper Queens/Neeskan Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow and
David Ely reported 600 Snow Geese, 15 Ross’s Geese, 2 Sandhill Crane, 2
American Golden-Plover, 7 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 3 California
Gull, Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, 8
Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 4 Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Swamp
Sparrow.
LA PLATA COUNTY
---On November 10 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan
Votta reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On November 12 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported
Semipalmated Plover, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Mountain Bluebird, and
American Pipit.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Prospect Ponds NA, Ginny Bergstrom and Christine
Alexander reported Winter Wren.
---On November 5 SW of Wellington, Steve Martin reported that a f Northern
Cardinal has been visiting his feeders for over a month. If anyone is
interested in trying to see the Cardinal, contact Steve at falconridge AT
cowisp.net. On November 9 at Falcon Ridge, Andy Bankert, David Wade, Jahy
Breidt, Nick Komar, and Walter Wehtje reported Harris’s Sparrow,
White-throated Sparrow and f Northern Cardinal.
---On November 10 at Timnath Reservoir, Jay Breidt and Nick Komar reported
6 White-winged Scoter. On November 11 at Timnath Reservoir, Robert
Beauchamp reported Greater Yellowlegs.
---On November 10 at Pond E of S CR 21 at Bonnell Drive, Cheri Orwing,
Christine Sparks, Denise Bretting, Diane Kristoff reported 4 Tundra Swan.
---On November 10 at Cattail Pond, Jay Breidt reported 4 Tundra Swan (1 ad,
3 juv).
---On November 10 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Jay Briedt reported 2 Least
Sandpiper, Iceland Gull (thayer’s), and 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull. On
November 11 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nick Komar reported Least Sandpiper and
Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 11 at 3201 E CR 52, Andy Bankert and Caroline Olson reported
13 Snow Geese and 2 Lapland Longspur.
---On November 11 at Grandview Cemetery, Matthew Webb reported
Black-and-white Warbler. On November 12 at Grandview Cemetery, Nick Komar,
EJ Raynor, David Steingraeber, and Dave Leatherman reported Black-and-white
Warbler; David Wade reported Golden-crowned Kinglet.
---On November 11 at NE Corner of Horsetooth and Zeigler, Jay Breidt
reported HARRIS’S HAWK.
---On November 12 at Lake Loveland, Andy Bankert and Josh Bruening reported
43 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 Mew Gull, and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 12 at Lake Estes, Scott Rashid reported 2 American Dipper,
American Pipit, and Common Yellowthroat.
---On November 13 at Douglas Reservoir, Dave Leatherman reported imm m
Barrow’s Goldeneye and Northern Goshawk.
MESA COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Tillman Bishop SWA, Mike Henwood and Katey Buster
reported Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Marsh Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 5
Mountain Bluebird, and Fox Sparrow.
---On November 12 at Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Drew Kelly reported
Greater Scaup, Northern Shrike, Bushtit, and 4 Mountain Bluebird.WA, Mike
Henwood reported 6 Wood Duck and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On November 11 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose and 47 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 11 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton reported 2 Greater Scaup. On
November 12 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton, Coen Dexter, and Brenda Wright
reported 211 Sandhill Crane (flyover).
OURAY COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Secret Wetlands, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported m Wood Duck.
---On November 10 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Jon Horn and Bill Harris
reported Surf Scoter Clark’s Nutcracker, and 8 Western Bluebird. On
November 12 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Surf Scoter.
---On November 12 at Ridgway (town), Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported
Sandhill Crane.
PARK COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Eleven Mile SP, David Tonnessen reported 4 Tundra
Swan, 3 Greater Scaup, and Barrow’s Goldeneye.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine Hagen reported
Steller’s Jay, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On November 13 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Catherine
Hagen reported Wilson’s Snipe and 3 Steller’s Jay.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Pueblo Reservoir South Shore Marina, Brad Steger, Lisa
Edwards, and Mark Peterson reported 2 Black Scoter, 4 Lesser Black-backed
Gull, Glaucous Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Mountain Bluebird, and 2
Canyon Towhee.
---On November 12 at Pueblo Reservoir Sailboard Launching Area, Brandon
Percival reported Palm Warbler (Yellow).
RIO GRANDE COUNTY:
---On November 13 at Monte Vista NWR at 8S observation turnout, John
Rawinski reported imm Harris’s Sparrow.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Telluride River Trail, George Steele reported 2
Steller’s Jay and American Dipper.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Silverthorne WTP, M Walt reported 6 Barrow’s Goldeneye.
WELD COUNTY:
---On November 11 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Red-throated
Loon, Pacific Loon, 17 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Marsh Wren. On November 12 at
Union Reservoir, Edward Raynor reported 14 Bonaparte’s Gull and Pacific
Loon.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Southeastern Colorado
Wednesday, November 14
5:00 AM – 7:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Cherry Creek State Park
Wednesday, November 14
8:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Robert Righter (Rorighter AT earthlink.net; 303-908-1666)
South Platte River Reservoir and River Trail
Thursday, November 15
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Gregg Goodrich (GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303-655-9135)
Guanella Pass
Friday, November 16
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Mark Amershek (mamershek At msn.com; 303-329-8646)
This trip is FULL.
Bluff Lake Nature Center
Saturday, November 17
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Colleen Nunn (cnunn6789 AT Gmail.com; 303-520-7496)
Date: 11/13/18 5:50 pm From: Tom Wilberding <twilberding...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Rusty Blackbirds Cherry Creek Res
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[image: _V6A7441.jpg] Thanks, Bob! I found them and took photos about 3 pm, attached. Tom Wilberding Littleton, CO
On Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 12:15:35 PM UTC-7, Robert Righter wrote: > > Hi > In the southwest corner, about 100 yards north of the observation area was > a male and female Rusty Black > > Bob Righter > Denver CO > > Sent from my iPhone >
Date: 11/13/18 5:15 pm From: Tim Mitzen <tocalytic...> Subject: [cobirds] Palm Warbler, Scoters - S Platte Res, JeffCo
Hello!
This morning at South Platte Reservoir, Lindsay Purifoy and I had a Palm Warbler near the small parking lot on the SW corner. It was skulking mainly in Rabbitbrush, dried thistle and a very small juniper nearby. Lots of birders were out and others got to see it as well and get pics. On the reservoir both female-plumaged Surf and Black Scoters continue.
Date: 11/13/18 4:38 pm From: Brian Johnson <buntingrobinjay...> Subject: [cobirds] Hungry and cranky Bald Eagle, Arapahoe Platte River
Today while out for a walk along the river I was five minutes from my car and the end of my walk near the Bowls underpass when I saw a Bald Eagle and got quite the show. The eagle, a full grown adult, came flying over the river chasing a Canada Goose. The goose was either knocked out of the air by the eagle or forced out of the air into the river, either way I have not seen this before. The eagle did not follow up it's attack, probably since the goose was now with others in the river, and circled around the river. As it was doing this the eagle spotted the local Red-tailed Hawk and apparently decided the local hawk should not be around and flew in pursuit, successfully chasing of the hawk. The eagle finally calmed down and landed in a tree allowing some so-so photos. Eventually the eagle flew off, giving me quite the show. It's winter and the eagles have returned. Brian Johnson Englewood CO
Date: 11/13/18 4:36 pm From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN <daleatherman...> Subject: [cobirds] Douglas Reservoir on 13November2018 (Larimer)
Today at Douglas Reservoir I had the following:
Red-breasted Merganser (few)
Common Merganser (at least 50)
Ring-necked Duck (1f)
Bufflehead (10ish)
Common Goldeneye (60)
Barrow's Goldeneye (1i male) - dark all over, very light facial crescent, steep forehead, head bulge low down at rear, seen at the north end
Herring Gull (6)
Northern Goshawk (1 pursuing a flicker in small patch of trees midway along the west side, broke off the chase when a Red-tailed Hawk joined the fray, flew off to the east)
Date: 11/13/18 4:16 pm From: 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Goshawk, Douglas
A Northern Goshawk swooshed through our yard yesterday afternoon. Most of the birds feeding ignored it -- jays, juncos, etc. It made 2-3 passes, then disappeared.
Date: 11/13/18 11:32 am From: Matt Hofeditz <matth...> Subject: [cobirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow at CU South Campus Tennis Complex
At around 10:30 this morning, while exploring the CU South Campus trail in Boulder, I came across a Golden-crowned Sparrow loosely associating with a flock of American Tree Sparrows. It was directly south of the parking lot for the South Campus Tennis Complex, in the willows thickets that extend along the east side of the trail, occasionally flying down onto the trail itself. It was calling often, and would perch up on top of the willows making for some great views. Photos are on my eBird checklist.
Date: 11/13/18 11:04 am From: Joe Roller <jroller9...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Blackburnian Warbler - SW Longmont
There is now an eBird "stakeout hotspot" pin marker where Scott found this rarity. It may show up on the hotspot map today or not until tomorrow. Joe Roller, Denver
Date: 11/13/18 9:59 am From: Scott E. Severs <scottesevers...> Subject: [cobirds] Blackburnian Warbler - SW Longmont
This morning at 8am I observed a 1st winter Blackburnian Warbler in conifer trees east of Airport Road along Dry Creek Greenway (Kristen Schall Greenspace), where a spur trail leads north to Staghorn Drive. Another non-Yellow-rumped Warbler (sharp chip) was also present in the pine crown that I didn't have time to ID before I had to leave.
Date: 11/13/18 9:03 am From: <mvjohnski...> Subject: [cobirds] Immature Harris's Sparrow at Monte Vista Refuge
Well the snow and cold seem to have slowed down the birds a bit. Very few cranes around the Valley and only saw 2 this morning on the 1S road east of the 3E.
Home Lake is nearly all frozen, except for a small pool where Canada Geese, American Wigeon and other ducks are keeping it open. A Kingfisher was perched along the canal and a Great Blue Heron (yesterday). It was 5 below zero this morning!
At the 8S observation turnout at the Monte Vista Refuge, was an immature Harris's Sparrow (Rio Grande County). We only have a handful of records for the San Luis Valley. Check it out and look for it in the brushy areas.
Sometimes it seems that when I leave my camera at home, I am sure to see something cool. Well it happened last Friday near Fort Garland when a Northern Pygmy-owl flew into a nearby tree. All I could do was look and appreciate it and remind myself to take the camera as if it were like dressing up. Unfortunately, the owl was on a private ranch.
It also was a day to start thinking about Christmas Bird Counts. They are not too far ahead.
Date: 11/13/18 3:16 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 13 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 13, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, November 13 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Metzger Farm OS, Tyler Wilson reported 2 Common Raven
(flyover).
---On November 12 at 88th and South Platte River, Bez Bezuidenhout reported
Swamp Sparrow.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Cherry Creek SP, Ben Sampson reported Blue-winged Teal,
f Long-tailed Duck, Red-necked Grebe, 20 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common
Loon. On November 10 at Cherry Creek SP, Michael Lester reported Black
Scoter. On November 11 at Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Preserve, Mary
Keithler and her DFO field trip reported 4 Tundra/Trumpeter Swan,
Blue-winged Teal, Virginia Rail, 6 Bonaparte’s Gull. On November 12 at
Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen reported 6 Bonaparte’s Gull; Meg Reck
reported Virigina Rail and 17 Bonaparte’s Gull; James McCall reported 10
Bonaparte’s Gull and imm Black-crowned Night Heron; Ken Wat reported
Viriginia RAIL, 5 Bonaparte’s Gull, and 2 Rusty Blackbird.
---On November 12 at Aurora Reservoir, Jack and Ryan Bushong reported Say’s
Phoebe.
---On November 12 at South Platte Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field
Trip reported Surf Scoter.
ARCULETA COUNTY:
---On November 9 on San Juan River Walk, Ben Bailey reported Say’s Phoebe.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Boulder Reservoir, Peter Gent reported Red-necked Grebe
and 24 Sandhill Crane (flyover). On November 10 at Boulder Reservoir, Joe
Chen reported Red-necked Grebe.
---On November 8 at Walden Ponds, Mike Hensley, John Vanderpoel, and Nick
Moore reported Vermilion Flycatcher and Pectoral Sandpiper; Leslie S
reported Pectoral Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs. On November 9 at Walden
Ponds, Norm Lewis reported Pectoral Sandpiper. On November 10 at
Walden/Sawhill, Zhen niu reported Pectoral Sandpiper; Ted Floyd reported
Pectoral Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, 5 Swamp Sparrow, and Common Yellowthroat;
Peter Burke reported Vermilion Flycatcher; and Matthew Webb reported f
Rusty Blackbird. On November 11 at Walden Ponds, Zhen niu reported
Pectoral Sandpiper. On November 12 at Walden Ponds, Edward Raynor reported
Harris’s Sparrow; Lindsay Purify reported Vermilion Flycatcher; Zhen niu
reported imm Northern Shrike, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On November 11 at Walden Ponds, Boulder Creek/Heatherwood Trail, Leslie
S reported Say’s Phoebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On November 12 at Stearns Lake, Jack and Ryan Bushong reported 2 Greater
Scaup.
---On November 12 at Golden Ponds, Luke Pheneger and Susan Wise reported
Harris’s Sparrow.
---On November 12 at Boulder Community Garden, Richard Trinker reported
White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 12 in Louisville (town), Jack and Ryan Bushong reported Snow
X Cackling Goose hybrid and Ross’s X Cackling Goose hybrid.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Confluence Park in Delta, Rick Harner reported Snow
Goose and 3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Marston Reservoir, Dale Pate reported Black Scoter. On
November 12 at Marstgon Reservoir, Jason Bidgood and David Suddjian and DFO
field trip reported 2 Tundra Swan.
---On November 9 at Bluff Lake Nature Center, Jeff Dawson reported 2
Blue-winged Teal, 70 Snow Geese.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Platte Canyon Reservoir, Diane Roberts, Mark Chavez,
and Myron Gerhard reported Tundra Swan.
EAGLE COUNTY:
----On November 11 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Jennifer Prusse reported
Blue-winged Teal.
---On November 12 at Gypsum Ponds, JoAnn Riggle reported 2 Hooded Merganser
and American Dipper.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Chico Basin Ranch, Chris Brobin reported Northern
Shrike, 2 Sage Thrasher, and 19 Lapland Longspur.
---On November 8 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Aaron Driscoll and
Edward Lewandowski reported 2 Snow X Cackling Geese hybrid, 4 Bonaparte’s
Gull, and Rusty Blackbird.
---On November 10 at Sinton Pond OS, Jim Merritt reported Hermit Thrush.
---On November 10 at Squirrel Creek Rd Reservoir, Tanja Britton reported
Peregrine Falcon.
---On November 12 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt reported Steller’s
Jay, 12 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Canyon Towhee.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Brad Steger, Lisa Edwards,
Mark Peterson, and Jerry DeBoer reported Black Scoter, 2 Greater Scaup, and
Bonaparte’s Gull. On November 11 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Dale and Joel
Adams reported Black Scoter, Mountain Bluebird, American Pipit, Swamp
Sparrow, and 2 Canyon Towhee. On November 12 at Brush Hollow Reservoir,
Alan Ketcham reported 5 Bushtit and 3 Mountain Bluebird.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Red Rocks Trading Post, Frank Farrell and Aaron Shipe
reported White-eyed Vireo in Junipers near Swing set and 2 Woodhouse’s
Scrub-Jay. On November 9 at Red Rocks Trading Post, Michael Lester and
many other birders reported White-eyed Vireo, 22 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and
8 Bushtit.
---On November 8 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Alison Field reported Trumpeter
Swan. On November 12 at Bear Creek Lake Park—Bog Soda Lakes N Trail, Myron
Gerhard reported Hermit Thrush and Harris’s Sparrow.
---On November 10 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, James McCall, Myron
Gerhard, and Mark Chavez reported Surf Scoter and Black Scoter. On
November 11 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, Michael Lester, Reed Gorner,
Santiago and Seb Tabares reported Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, and 10
American Pipit. On November 12 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, Cynthia
Kristensen reported Black Scoter; Mark Chavez and Kevin DeBoer reported
Surf Scoter and 10 American Pipit.
---On November 11 at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp, Reed Gorner, Santiago and
Seb Tabares reported Clay-colored Sparrow. On November 11 at Chatfield SP
–Deer Creek, Myron Gerhard, Reed Gorner, Santiago and Seb Tabares reported
White-faced Ibis.
---On November 10 at Chatfield SP—Audubon Center and Trails, Dustin Murray
reported 2 Blue-winged Teal.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Sheridan Lake (town and playa), Tony Leukering
reported Yellow-headed Blackbird.
---On November 10 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow and David Ely
reported 4 Greater White-fronted Geese, White-winged Scoter, 2 Bonaparte’s
Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 3 California Gull, 4 Hairy Woodpecker, Curve-billed
Thrasher, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 10 at Neegronda Reservoir, David Ely, Steve Mlodinow, and
Tony Leukering reported 110 Snow Geese, 30 Ross’s Goose, 3 White-winged
Scoter, 5 Sandhill Crane, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 2 California
Gull, 2 Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pacific Loon,
and Bushtit.
---On November 10 at Upper Queens/Neeskan Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow and
David Ely reported 600 Snow Geese, 15 Ross’s Geese, 2 Sandhill Crane, 2
American Golden-Plover, 7 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 3 California
Gull, Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, 8
Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 4 Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Swamp
Sparrow.
LA PLATA COUNTY
---On November 8 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area,Ryan
Votta and Jim Beatty reported Lewis’s Woodpecker, Plumbeous Vireo,
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, American Dipper and Harris’s Sparrow. On November
10 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta reported
Harris’s Sparrow.
---On November 8 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported
Bonaparte’s Gull and Woodhouse’s Scrub –Jay. On November 12 at Pastorius
Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Semipalmated Plover, 2 Long-billed
Dowitcher, 2 Mountain Bluebird, and American Pipit.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On .November 8 at Prospect Ponds NA, Josh Bruening reported Winter
Wren, On November 9 at Prospect Ponds, NA, James McCall reported Winter
Wren. On November 10 at Prospect Ponds NA, Ginny Bergstrom and Christine
Alexander reported Winter Wren.
---On November 5 SW of Wellington, Steve Martin reported that a f Northern
Cardinal has been visiting his feeders for over a month. If anyone is
interested in trying to see the Cardinal, contact Steve at falconridge AT
cowisp.net. On November 9 at Falcon Ridge, Andy Bankert, David Wade, Jahy
Breidt, Nick Komar, and Walter Wehtje reported Harris’s Sparrow,
White-throated Sparrow and f Northern Cardinal.
---On November 9 at Timnath Reservoir, Josh Bruening, David Wade, Jay
Breidt, and Nick Komar reported 20 Snow Geese, 1 dark morph, 4 Ross’s
Geese, Greater White-fronted Goose, 7 Tundra Swan, 49 Sandhill Crane
(flyover), and Iceland (thayer’s) Gull. On November 10 at Timnath
Reservoir, Jay Breidt and Nick Komar reported 6 White-winged Scoter. On
November 11 at Timnath Reservoir, Robert Beauchamp reported Greater
Yellowlegs.9
---On November 8 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Lori Zabel and
Christine Sparks reported Snow Goose (Blue morph) on East bank of entrance
lake.
---On November 8 at Sheldon Lake, City Park, Fort Collins, Dave Leatherman
reported 3 Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On November 8 at 2499 Environmental Dr, Fort Collins, Jay Breidt
reported Harris’s Hawk SE of Environmental/Drake Pond.
---On November 8 at Rigden Reservoir, Guy Turenne reported Common Loon.
---On November 9 at North Shields Pond NA, Kevin McGrath reported Chipping
Sparrow.
---On November 10 at Pond E of S CR 21 at Bonnell Drive, Cheri Orwing,
Christine Sparks, Denise Bretting, Diane Kristoff reported 4 Tundra Swan.
---On November 10 at Cattail Pond, Jay Breidt reported 4 Tundra Swan (1 ad,
3 juv).
---On November 10 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Jay Briedt reported 2 Least
Sandpiper, Iceland Gull (thayer’s), and 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull. On
November 11 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nick Komar reported Least Sandpiper and
Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 11 at 3201 E CR 52, Andy Bankert and Caroline Olson reported
13 Snow Geese and 2 Lapland Longspur.
---On November 11 at Grandview Cemetery, Matthew Webb reported
Black-and-white Warbler. On November 12 at Grandview Cemetery, Nick Komar,
EJ Raynor, David Steingraeber, and Dave Leatherman reported Black-and-white
Warbler; David Wade reported Golden-crowned Kinglet.
---On November 11 at NE Corner of Horsetooth and Zeigler, Jay Breidt
reported HARRIS’S HAWK.
---On November 12 at Lake Loveland, Andy Bankert and Josh Bruening reported
43 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 Mew Gull, and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 12 at Lake Estes, Scott Rashid reported 2 American Dipper,
American Pipit, and Common Yellowthroat.
MESA COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Tillman Bishop SWA, Mike Henwood and Katey Buster
reported Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Marsh Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 5
Mountain Bluebird, and Fox Sparrow.
---On November 12 at Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Drew Kelly reported
Greater Scaup, Northern Shrike, Bushtit, and 4 Mountain Bluebird.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On November 9 at WFMC Ponds, Jan Leonard reported Tundra Swan.
---On November 9 at Elkhead Creek Reservoir, Forrest Luke and Jan Leonard
reported f-type White-winged Scoter.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On November 11 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose and 47 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 8 at Marine Road Park, Bill Harris reported Wilson’s Warbler.
---On November 8 in Nucla (town), Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
---On November 11 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton reported 2 Greater Scaup. On
November 12 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton, Coen Dexter, and Brenda Wright
reported 211 Sandhill Crane (flyover).
OURAY COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Secret Wetlands, Ridgway, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported American Bittern. On November 12 at Secret Wetlands, Coen Dexter
and Brenda Wright reported m Wood Duck.
---On November 9 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter
reported Surf Scoter, 19 Sandhill Crane (flyover), and Ruby-crowned
Kinglet. On November 10 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Jon Horn and Bill
Harris reported Surf Scoter Clark’s Nutcracker, and 8 Western Bluebird. On
November 12 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Surf Scoter.
---On November 9 at Ridgway SP—Dallas Creek Area, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Steller’s Jay, American Dipper, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler.
---On November 12 at Ridgway (town), Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported
Sandhill Crane.
PARK COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Eleven Mile SP, David Tonnessen reported 4 Tundra
Swan, 3 Greater Scaup, and Barrow’s Goldeneye.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 2 Pied-billed Grebe and Steller’s Jay.
---On November 12 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine Hagen reported
Steller’s Jay, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Pueblo Reservoir South Shore Marina tires, Brandon
Percival reported Great Black-backed Gull. On November 10 at Pueblo
Reservoir South Shore Marina, Brad Steger, Lisa Edwards, and Mark Peterson
reported 2 Black Scoter, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull, Great
Black-backed Gull, 2 Mountain Bluebird, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
---On November 12 at Pueblo Reservoir Sailboard Launching Area, Brandon
Percival reported Palm Warbler (Yellow).
RIO BLANCO COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Kenney Reservoir, Vic Zerbi reported 2 Bonaparte’s Gull
and Barrow’s Goldeneye.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On November 9 in Norwood, George Steele reported Osprey.
---On November 9 Boomerang to River Trails, Eric Hynes reported Lincoln’s
Sparrow and Yellow-rumped Warbler.
---On November 12 at Telluride River Trail, George Steele reported 2
Steller’s Jay and American Dipper.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On November 12 at Silverthorne WTP, M Walt reported 6 Barrow’s Goldeneye.
WELD COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Union Reservoir, Norm Lewis reported 19 Bonaparte’s
Gull and Red-throated Loon. On November 11 at Union Reservoir, Steve
Mlodinow reported Red-throated Loon, Pacific Loon, 17 Bonaparte’s Gull, and
Marsh Wren. On November 12 at Union Reservoir, Edward Raynor reported 14
Bonaparte’s Gull and Pacific Loon.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Southeastern Colorado
Wednesday, November 14
5:00 AM – 7:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Cherry Creek State Park
Wednesday, November 14
8:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Robert Righter (Rorighter AT earthlink.net; 303-908-1666)
South Platte River Reservoir and River Trail
Thursday, November 15
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Gregg Goodrich (GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303-655-9135)
Guanella Pass
Friday, November 16
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Mark Amershek (mamershek At msn.com; 303-329-8646)
This trip is FULL.
Bluff Lake Nature Center
Saturday, November 17
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Colleen Nunn (cnunn6789 AT Gmail.com; 303-520-7496)
It turns out, the Palm Warbler, appears to be the rarer "Yellow"
subspecies of Palm Warbler. Thanks to Chris Wood for looking at my
photos, and letting me know. One other time, there were two "Yellow"
Palm Warblers all winter, along the Arkansas River, below Pueblo
Reservoir dam. So, there might be a chance this bird could attempt to
winter in Pueblo. I'll certainly be keeping my eyes open for it
again. November and December is warbler time around Pueblo it seems
(last year's Pueblo Reservoir Christmas Bird Count, had an amazing 5
species of warblers), so who knows what other warblers are roaming
around right now.
Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO
On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 2:45 PM Brandon <flammowl17...> wrote:
>
> Surprised to get out of the vechile at Sailboard Launching Area at Pueblo Reservoir this afternoon, and hearing a pretty loud warbler chip, from nearby cottonwood tree. Saw it and it was a Palm Warbler. Margie Joy and saw it again an hour later, in some sunflowers, feeding near some juncos, bluebirds, and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. I was able to get some photos. Wonder if it could stick around for the winter or not. They have before, kind of an odd spot to find it, though they can show up in strange places.
>
> Brandon K. Percival
> Pueblo West, CO
>
> Sent from my Android
Date: 11/12/18 6:05 pm From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN <daleatherman...> Subject: [cobirds] Black-and-white Warbler at Grandview Cemetery, Ft. Collins (Larimer), etc.
Matt Webb made a great discovery yesterday of a female Black-and-white Warbler at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. Nick Komar, E.J. Raynor and I saw it this morning about 9:30 near the intersection of Sections 7, 8 and 9 in the southeastern part of the cemetery. It appeared suddenly and sat at the end of an American Elm branch, apparently soaking up solar energy for at least 10 minutes. It preened a bit, then flew to the base of a spruce trunk, got something unidentifiable from under a bark flake (see photo below) and flew off to the northwest. It was not seen again, despite hours of searching into mid-afternoon by several birders (those mentioned plus Joe Mammoser, David Wade, Josh Bruening and Jay Briedt). In my visits to Grandview over the years, I have only seen two other Black-and-white Warblers: 6May1983 and one detected on 10November1987 seen thru 4December1987. Last autumn about this time I believe Lori found one at the Northern Colorado Environmental Learning Center in eastern Fort Collins. I know three data points don't make a pattern but 3 sightings in November almost seem like one.
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Female Black-and-white Warbler first found on 11November2018 by Matt Webb sitting rather motionless in the sun near American Elm branches heavily infested with European Elm Scale insects. The bird was NOT observed eating these, but they would be an abundant food source for an insectivore well north of where it should be on 12 November in Fort Collins, CO.
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Female B&W Warbler with something in its beak procured from under spruce bark. Suspect this is something cached earlier by either nuthatch or chickadee. I have no proof of this, don't know what the object is.
A female Hooded Merganser was in nearby City Park (at Sheldon Lake) November 8th and again early this afternoon on the 12th.
Date: 11/12/18 2:24 pm From: Raymond Davis <davisblackdog...> Subject: [cobirds] southern Larimer County
At my place, at 6,000 ft. 4 miles NW of Lyons, just had sandhill cranes fly over. Heard them, but did not spot them to count. Pinyon jay flock is unreliable but almost daily; also have had 7 turkeys coming by most days. Been hearing multiple Townsend Solitaires most every day.
Surprised to get out of the vechile at Sailboard Launching Area at Pueblo Reservoir this afternoon, and hearing a pretty loud warbler chip, from nearby cottonwood tree. Saw it and it was a Palm Warbler. Margie Joy and saw it again an hour later, in some sunflowers, feeding near some juncos, bluebirds, and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. I was able to get some photos. Wonder if it could stick around for the winter or not. They have before, kind of an odd spot to find it, though they can show up in strange places.
Date: 11/12/18 10:42 am From: Leon Bright <urraca2...> Subject: [cobirds] "Murray" at Pueblo Reservoir, continued
COBirders,
Joe Roller and I had an email exchange this morning that we both agreed would be of possible historical interest to those on the list. It goes as follows, Joe's email first:
I fondly recall getting a boater to take me out to the tires 50 yards or less when I snapped a
photo of Murray when he/she was a first year bird. Was in CFO Journal.
Hope it's the same bird. I think it is;.
Joe Roller
Now my reply:
Joe,
I remember very well that day you "encouraged" the boater to take you closer to Murray. I still have a mental image of you in the boat, with the rest of us on shore watching. About that same year, at the same place, a bunch of us were watching a Northern Harrier scatter the roosting Ring-billed Gulls off the tires when Tony Leukering accused the gulls of being "wimps". As soon as he said that, the harrier pounced on a lethargic, perched gull and, with one foot, held its head under water until it drowned. I was impressed.
Date: 11/12/18 9:23 am From: Nicholas Komar <quetzal65...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Black-and-white Warbler, Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Larimer County
Great find, Matt. The female Black-and-white Warbler was still present at 9:30 this morning along the south edge of the cemetery in a mixed species flock. Photo below.
Nick Komar Fort Collins CO
> On Nov 11, 2018, at 2:51 PM, Matt Webb <matthewmichaelwebb...> wrote: > > Hey all, > > I'm currently watching a Black-and-white Warbler forage with a small flock of Black-capped Chickadees, Brown Creepers and both Nuthatches in section 8 and moving into and through section G. I don't have a camera, so cannot get photos. > > Matt Webb > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+<unsubscribe...> > To post to this group, send email to <cobirds...> > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<CAHJsXddVAEBSaqR5bCqjEx3-a3yt3gS3XBhgMaJMWPy5AeNnqQ...> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Date: 11/12/18 3:12 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 12 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 12, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, November 12 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
Snow Goose (Delta, Denver, Kiowa, *Larimer, *Montrose)
Snow X Cackling Goose (El Paso)
Ross’s Goose (Kiowa, Larimer)
Greater White-fronted Goose (El Paso, Kiowa, Larimer)
Greater White-fronted X Cackling Goose (El Paso)
Trumpeter Swan (Jefferson)
Tundra Swan (Larimer) Swan (*Arapahoe)
Tundra/Trumpeter S
Blue-winged Teal (*Arapahoe, Denver, *Eagle, Jefferson)
Mallard X Mexican Duck (Hinsdale)
Greater Scaup (Fremont, Mesa, *Montrose, Park)
Surf Scoter (*Jefferson, Ouray)
White-winged Scoter (Kiowa, *Jefferson, Larimer, Moffat)
Black Scoter (Arapahoe, Denver, *Fremont, *Jefferson, Mesa, Pueblo)
Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe)
Common Goldeneye (Mesa)
Barrow’s Goldeneye (Montrose, Park, Rio Blanco, San Miguel)
Pied-billed Grebe (Pitkin)
Horned Grebe (Denver, Montrose)
Red-necked Grebe (Arapahoe, Boulder, Park)
Virginia Rail (*Arapahoe, Bent, Denver)
Sandhill Crane (Boulder, Kiowa, Larimer, Ouray)
American Golden-Plover (Kiowa)
Least Sandpiper (*Larimer)
Pectoral Sandpiper (*Boulder, Douglas)
Short-billed Dowitcher (El Paso)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Jackson)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Boulder)
Greater Yellowlegs (*Larimer)
Bonaparte’s Gull (*Arapahoe, Denver, El Paso, Fremont, Kiowa, La Plata,
Mesa, Rio Blanco, *Weld)
Franklin’s Gull (Kiowa, Rio Grande)
California Gull (Kiowa)
Iceland Gull (Thayer’s) (Kiowa, Larimer, Pueblo)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Kiowa, *Larimer)
Glaucous Gull (Pueblo)
Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo)
Forster’s Tern (Mesa)
Red-throated Loon (*Weld)
Pacific Loon (Denver, Kiowa, *Weld)
Common Loon (Arapahoe, Denver, El Paso, Larimer)
American Bittern (Ouray)
White-faced Ibis (*Jefferson)
Osprey (Boulder, San Miguel)
HARRIS’S HAWK (*Larimer)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (La Plata)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Eagle)
Hairy Woodpecker (Kiowa, Prowers)
Peregrine Falcon (El Paso)
Say’s Phoebe (Archuleta, *Boulder)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Boulder)
White-eyed Vireo (Jefferson)
Plumbeous Vireo (La Plata)
Loggerhead Shrike (El Paso)
Northern Shrike (El Paso, Larimer)
Pinyon Jay (San Miguel)
Steller’s Jay (Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin)
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (Jefferson, La Plata)
Clark’s Nutcracker (Montrose, Ouray)
Common Raven (Adams)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Delta)
Bushtit (Baca, Jefferson, Kiowa, San Miguel)
Winter Wren (Larimer)
Marsh Wren (Boulder, *Weld)
American Dipper (La Plata, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Kiowa)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (*Boulder, Kiowa, Ouray, San Miguel)
Eastern Bluebird (Huerfano)
Western Bluebird (Ouray)
Mountain Bluebird (*Fremont, *Montrose, Pueblo)
Hermit Thrush (El Paso)
Varied Thrush (Kiowa)
Gray Catbird (Boulder)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Kiowa)
Sage Thrasher (El Paso)
American Pipit (*Fremont, *Jefferson, Montrose)
Lapland Longspur (El Paso, *Larimer)
McCown’s Longspur (Kit Carson)
Canyon Towhee (*Fremont, Pueblo)
Chipping Sparrow (Larimer)
Clay-colored Sparrow (*Jefferson)
Savannah Sparrow (Kiowa, Park)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Adams, Clear Creek, Kiowa, San Miguel)
Swamp Sparrow (*Boulder, El Paso, *Fremont, Kiowa)
White-throated Sparrow (Bent, Kiowa)
Harris’s Sparrow (Kiowa, La Plata)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Kiowa)
Rusty Blackbird (Boulder, El Paso)
Great-tailed Grackle (Archuleta)
Black-and-white Warbler (*Larimer)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Ouray)
Common Yellowthroat (Boulder)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) (Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel)
Wilson’s Warbler (Montrose)
Western Tanager (Boulder, El Paso, Pueblo)
Northern Cardinal (Larimer)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Legacy Trail, James Shelton
reported 5 Common Raven.
---On November 10 at Metzger Farm OS, Tyler Wilson reported 2 Common Raven
(flyover).
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Cherry Creek SP, Ben Sampson reported Blue-winged Teal,
f Long-tailed Duck, Red-necked Grebe, 20 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common
Loon. On November 10 at Cherry Creek SP, Michael Lester reported Black
Scoter. On November 11 at Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Preserve, Mary
Keithler and her DFO field trip reported 4 Tundra/Trumpeter Swan,
Blue-winged Teal, Virginia Rail, 6 Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On November 7 at Bufflehead Lake, Ted Uhlemann reported Blue-winged Teal.
ARCULETA COUNTY:
---On November 9 on San Juan River Walk, Ben Bailey reported Say’s Phoebe.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Boulder Reservoir, John Vanderpoel reported Red-necked
Grebe. On November 9 at Boulder Reservoir, Peter Gent reported Red-necked
Grebe and 24 Sandhill Crane (flyover). On November 10 at Boulder
Reservoir, Joe Chen reported Red-necked Grebe.
---On November 7 at Walden Ponds in Boulder, Chuck Aid and Evergreen
Audubon reported Osprey and Pectoral Sandpiper. On November 8 at Walden
Ponds, Mike Hensley, John Vanderpoel, and Nick Moore reported Vermilion
Flycatcher and Pectoral Sandpiper; Leslie S reported Pectoral Sandpiper and
Lesser Yellowlegs. On November 9 at Walden Ponds, Norm Lewis reported
Pectoral Sandpiper. On November 10 at Walden/Sawhill, Zhen niu reported
Pectoral Sandpiper; Ted Floyd reported Pectoral Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, 5
Swamp Sparrow, and Common Yellowthroat; Peter Burke reported Vermilion
Flycatcher; and Matthew Webb reported f Rusty Blackbird. On November 11 at
Walden Ponds, Zhen niu reported Pectoral Sandpiper.
---On November 11 at Walden Ponds, Boulder Creek/Heatherwood Trail, Leslie
S reported Say’s Phoebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Swamp Sparrow.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Confluence Park in Delta, Rick Harner reported Snow
Goose and 3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Marston Reservoir, Scott Somershoe reported 2 f-type
Black Scoter, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, Pacific Loon, 5 Common Loon. On November
8 at Marston Reservoir, Dale Pate reported Black Scoter.
---On November 9 at Bluff Lake Nature Center, Jeff Dawson reported 2
Blue-winged Teal, 70 Snow Geese.
EAGLE COUNTY:
----On November 11 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Jennifer Prusse reported
Blue-winged Teal.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Chico Basin Ranch, John Drummond reported Loggerhead
Shrike, 26 Lapland Longspur, Swamp Sparrow, and Western Tanager. On
November 8 at Chico Basin Ranch, Chris Brobin reported Northern Shrike, 2
Sage Thrasher, and 19 Lapland Longspur.
---On November 7 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs,
David Tonnessen reported 2 Greater White-fronted Geese, and apparent hybrid
Cackling X Greater White-fronted Goose, 8 Bonaparte’s Gull. On November 8
at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Aaron Driscoll and Edward Lewandowski
reported 2 Snow X Cackling Geese hybrid, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Rusty
Blackbird.
---On November 7 at Meridian Reservoir (view from road), David Tonnessen
reported 8 Greater White-fronted Geese and Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On November 10 at Sinton Pond OS, Jim Merritt reported Hermit Thrush.
---On November 10 at Squirrel Creek Rd Reservoir, Tanja Britton reported
Peregrine Falcon.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Brad Steger, Lisa Edwards,
Mark Peterson, and Jerry DeBoer reported Black Scoter, 2 Greater Scaup, and
Bonaparte’s Gull. On November 11 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Dale and Joel
Adams reported Black Scoter, Mountain Bluebird, American Pipit, Swamp
Sparrow, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
HINSDALE COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Road Canyon Reservoir #1, Eric Hynes reported Mallard X
Mexican Duck.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Red Rocks Trading Post, Frank Farrell and Aaron Shipe
reported White-eyed Vireo in Junipers near Swing set and 2 Woodhouse’s
Scrub-Jay. On November 9 at Red Rocks Trading Post, Michael Lester and
many other birders reported White-eyed Vireo, 22 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and
8 Bushtit.
---On November 8 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Alison Field reported Trumpeter
Swan.
---On November 10 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, James McCall, Myron
Gerhard, and Mark Chavez reported Surf Scoter and Black Scoter. On
November 11 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, Michael Lester, Reed Gorner,
Santiago and Seb Tabares reported Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, and 10
American Pipit.
---On November 11 at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp, Reed Gorner, Santiago and
Seb Tabares reported Clay-colored Sparrow. On November 11 at Chatfield SP
–Deer Creek, Myron Gerhard, Reed Gorner, Santiago and Seb Tabares reported
White-faced Ibis.
---On November 10 at Chatfield SP—Audubon Center and Trails, Dustin Murray
reported 2 Blue-winged Teal.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Sheridan Lake (town and playa), Tony Leukering
reported Yellow-headed Blackbird.
---On November 10 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow and David Ely
reported 4 Greater White-fronted Geese, White-winged Scoter, 2 Bonaparte’s
Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 3 California Gull, 4 Hairy Woodpecker, Curve-billed
Thrasher, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 10 at Neegronda Reservoir, David Ely, Steve Mlodinow, and
Tony Leukering reported 110 Snow Geese, 30 Ross’s Goose, 3 White-winged
Scoter, 5 Sandhill Crane, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 2 California
Gull, 2 Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pacific Loon,
and Bushtit.
---On November 10 at Upper Queens/Neeskan Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow and
David Ely reported 600 Snow Geese, 15 Ross’s Geese, 2 Sandhill Crane, 2
American Golden-Plover, 7 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 3 California
Gull, Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, 8
Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 4 Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Swamp
Sparrow.
LA PLATA COUNTY
---On November 7 at Animas River—Huck Finn Ponds and Hatchery Area, Ryan
Votta reported Harris’s Sparrow. On November 8 at Animas River—Huck Finn
Pond and Hatchery Area,Ryan Votta and Jim Beatty reported Lewis’s
Woodpecker, Plumbeous Vireo, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, American Dipper and
Harris’s Sparrow. On November 10 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and
Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On November 8 at Pastorius Reservor, Susan Allerton reported Bonaparte’s
Gull and Woodhouse’s Scrub –Jay.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Prospect Ponds NA, Dave Leatherman reported Winter Wren
seen at Lynn Hall rustic blind with orange netting. On .November 8 at
Prospect Ponds NA, Josh Bruening reported Winter Wren, On November 9 at
Prospect Ponds, NA, James McCall reported Winter Wren. On November 10 at
Prospect Ponds NA, Ginny Bergstrom and Christine Alexander reported Winter
Wren.
---On November 5 SW of Wellington, Steve Martin reported that a f Northern
Cardinal has been visiting his feeders for over a month. If anyone is
interested in trying to see the Cardinal, contact Steve at falconridge AT
cowisp.net. On November 9 at Falcon Ridge, Andy Bankert, David Wade, Jahy
Breidt, Nick Komar, and Walter Wehtje reported Harris’s Sparrow,
White-throated Sparrow and f Northern Cardinal.
---On November 9 at Timnath Reservoir, Josh Bruening, David Wade, Jay
Breidt, and Nick Komar reported 20 Snow Geese, 1 dark morph, 4 Ross’s
Geese, Greater White-fronted Goose, 7 Tundra Swan, 49 Sandhill Crane
(flyover), and Iceland (thayer’s) Gull. On November 10 at Timnath
Reservoir, Jay Breidt and Nick Komar reported 6 White-winged Scoter. On
November 11 at Timnath Reservoir, Robert Beauchamp reported Greater
Yellowlegs.9
---On November 7 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Dave Leatherman
reported Winter Wren in SW corner of Loop Trail in tangles along old river
channel, SW of bench E of “Human Homes” sign. On November 8 at CSU
Environmental Learning Center, Lori Zabel and Christine Sparks reported
Snow Goose (Blue morph) on East bank of entrance lake.
---On November 8 at Sheldon Lake, City Park, Fort Collins, Dave Leatherman
reported 3 Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On November 8 at 2499 Environmental Dr, Fort Collins, Jay Breidt
reported Harris’s Hawk SE of Environmental/Drake Pond.
---On November 8 at Rigden Reservoir, Guy Turenne reported Common Loon.
---On November 9 at North Shields Pond NA, Kevin McGrath reported Chipping
Sparrow.
---On November 10 at Pond E of S CR 21 at Bonnell Drive, Cheri Orwing,
Christine Sparks, Denise Bretting, Diane Kristoff reported 4 Tundra Swan.
---On November 10 at Cattail Pond, Jay Breidt reported 4 Tundra Swan (1 ad,
3 juv).
---On November 10 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Jay Briedt reported 2 Least
Sandpiper, Iceland Gull (thayer’s), and 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull. On
November 11 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nick Komar reported Least Sandpiper and
Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 11 at 3201 E CR 52, Andy Bankert and Caroline Olson reported
13 Snow Geese and 2 Lapland Longspur.
---On November 11 at Grandview Cemetery, Matthew Webb reported
Black-and-white Warbler.
---On November 11 at NE Corner of Horsetooth and Zeigler, Jay Breidt
reported HARRIS’S HAWK.
MESA COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Colorado River SP, Glenn Pearson reported Greater Scaup
and Black Scoter.
---On November 6 at Highline Lake SP, Douglas Diekman reported 2 Forster’s
Tern.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On November 9 at WFMC Ponds, Jan Leonard reported Tundra Swan.
---On November 9 at Elkhead Creek Reservoir, Forrest Luke and Jan Leonard
reported f-type White-winged Scoter.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On November 11 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose and 47 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 6 at Black Canyon—Crystal Dam, Betty Fenton reported 3
Barrow’s Goldeneye, 2 Steller’s Jay, 7 Clark’s Nutcracker, American Dipper,
and American Pipit.
---On November 8 at Marine Road Park, Bill Harris reported Wilson’s Warbler.
---On November 8 in Nucla (town), Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
---On November 11 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton reported 2 Greater Scaup.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Secret Wetlands, Ridgway, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported American Bittern.
---On November 9 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter
reported Surf Scoter, 19 Sandhill Crane (fo), and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
On November 10 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Jon Horn and Bill Harris
reported Surf Scoter Clark’s Nutcracker, and 8 Western Bluebird.d
---On November 9 at Ridgway SP—Dallas Creek Area, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Steller’s Jay, American Dipper, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler.
PARK COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Eleven Mile SP, Jerry DeBoer reported Red-necked
Grebe. On November 10 at Eleven Mile SP, David Tonnessen reported 4 Tundra
Swan, 3 Greater Scaup, and Barrow’s Goldeneye.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 2 Pied-billed Grebe and Steller’s Jay.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Pueblo Reservoir South Shore Marina tires, Brandon
Percival reported Great Black-backed Gull. On November 10 at Pueblo
Reservoir South Shore Marina, Brad Steger, Lisa Edwards, and Mark Peterson
reported 2 Black Scoter, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull, Great
Black-backed Gull, 2 Mountain Bluebird, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
RIO BLANCO COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Kenney Reservoir, Vic Zerbi reported 2 Bonaparte’s Gull
and Barrow’s Goldeneye.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On November 9 in Norwood, George Steele reported Osprey.
---On November 9 Boomerang to River Trails, Eric Hynes reported Lincoln’s
Sparrow and Yellow-rumped Warbler.
WELD COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Union Reservoir, Norm Lewis reported 19 Bonaparte’s
Gull and Red-throated Loon. On November 11 at Union Reservoir, Steve
Mlodinow reported Red-throated Loon, Pacific Loon, 17 Bonaparte’s Gull, and
Marsh Wren.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Southwest Metro Area
Monday, November 12
6:30 AM – 1:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Southeastern Colorado
Wednesday, November 14
5:00 AM – 7:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Cherry Creek State Park
Wednesday, November 14
8:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Robert Righter (Rorighter AT earthlink.net; 303-908-1666)
South Platte River Reservoir and River Trail
Thursday, November 15
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Gregg Goodrich (GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303-655-9135)
Guanella Pass
Friday, November 16
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Mark Amershek (mamershek At msn.com; 303-329-8646)
This trip is FULL.
Bluff Lake Nature Center
Saturday, November 17
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Colleen Nunn (cnunn6789 AT Gmail.com; 303-520-7496)
Date: 11/11/18 9:42 pm From: SeEttaM <seettam...> Subject: [cobirds] Williamson's Sapsuckers and Cedar Waxwing in Canon City
Today I checked many of the historic locations around Csnon City where wintering sapsuckers have found in past years. I found 1 each, a make and a female Wiiliamson's Sapsuckers. Just a reminder that they often around between 2 or 3 of the park areas around town. It was snowing pretty hard so i didn't even try to get pics.
There is at least one flock of 20-25 Cedar Waxwings in Canon. I spotted them eating in a crab apple tree right next to this busy street. I did get some very nice pics of them which I have uploaded to my Birds and Nature blog.
Date: 11/11/18 6:19 pm From: Matt Webb <matthewmichaelwebb...> Subject: [cobirds] Black-and-white Warbler, Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Larimer County
Hey all,
I'm currently watching a Black-and-white Warbler forage with a small flock of Black-capped Chickadees, Brown Creepers and both Nuthatches in section 8 and moving into and through section G. I don't have a camera, so cannot get photos.
Date: 11/11/18 2:22 pm From: markchavez <markchavez...> Subject: [cobirds] Scoters Bear Creek Lake Park
Currently David Starbuck and I have 2 White-winged Scoter and 2 Black Scoter at Bear Creek Lake Park. Heavy snow now making it tough. Great views before heavy snow.Mark ChavezSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Date: 11/11/18 10:10 am From: Steven Rash <srashchiro...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Lagerman Reservoir, Longmont, Boulder Co, Help - Are these Ruddy Ducks?
All look good for Ruddy to me!
Cheers,
Steve
On Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 10:21:21 AM UTC-7, David Smith wrote: > > Greetings > > I'm looking for assistance in confirming some ducks seen resting near the > SE shore of Lagerman Res on Friday afternoon. I returned yesterday > (Saturday) in hopes of getting better photos but they were gone. The stiff > tail and > distinctive head markings tell me they are female ruddy ducks but I could > use some expert assistance to confirm. We are in there general range but I > don't normally see them here in the Boulder/Longmont area. These two photos > are the best I could do at the time. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/143511079@N06/ > > Thanks in advance for the assistance! > > David Smith > Longmont >
Date: 11/11/18 9:21 am From: David Smith <dabsmt1...> Subject: [cobirds] Lagerman Reservoir, Longmont, Boulder Co, Help - Are these Ruddy Ducks?
Greetings
I'm looking for assistance in confirming some ducks seen resting near the SE shore of Lagerman Res on Friday afternoon. I returned yesterday (Saturday) in hopes of getting better photos but they were gone. The stiff tail and distinctive head markings tell me they are female ruddy ducks but I could use some expert assistance to confirm. We are in there general range but I don't normally see them here in the Boulder/Longmont area. These two photos are the best I could do at the time.
Date: 11/11/18 5:56 am From: David Ely <mountainplover...> Subject: [cobirds] Kiowa County on Saturday, November 10
Greetings,
Steve Mlodinow and I ventured to Kiowa County on Saturday, 11/10. Arriving to Neenoshe at dawn in still, chilly 20F air, we found the area reservoirs to be all socked in with fog. Thus, we started by land-birding the south boat launch/Locust grove area at Neenoshe and found dizzying numbers of white-crowned and song sparrows in the woodpiles and brush. Among the their numbers (400+ WCSPs and 100+ SOSP's) we also discovered a few Harris's sparrows, white-throated sparrows, late Lincoln's sparrows and a late savannah sparrow. Additionally, we encountered two pairs of a hairy woodpeckers and flushed a long-eared owl. A single white-winged scoter was the best waterbird we observed, while a curve-billed thrasher at the farmstead near the SE corner was also unexpected. After Neenoshe, we went to view Neegronda Res. We set up shop on the east boat launch and surveyed the calm water. Heat waves were generally discouraging, though somewhat intermittent. Eventually we found a pacific loon in the NE corner, 3 white-winged scoters in the SW, and an Iceland (Thayer's) gull in the west-center of the lake. Most surprising here was a single bushtit that noisily flew into a cottonwood near us, then departed just as quickly into the tamarisk along the lakeshore. According to ebird, this is a first Kiowa County record, however I believe Mark Peterson has encountered the species in the county before. Upper Queens Res. was our next stop and it was quite birdy. The woods and lake edge here yielded a similar experience as at Neenoshe earlier. There were fantastic numbers of white-crowned and song sparrows to sort through. We eventually pulled out 8 Harris's sparrows, a white-throated, and swamp sparrow from the flocks. In some still leafy Russian olives we found 1, and possibly 2 male varied thrushes. One bird flushed and made its way well behind us quickly. Shortly thereafter we found the/another male further ahead that also worked behind us. When we double-backed to try and get photos, Steve thought he heard 2 birds calling in different spots simultaneously. I wasn't sure how the original bird would've worked ahead of us in the first place so it felt to me like there were two birds here, though we could never pin that down. We also had a group of 4 kinglets here (3 ruby-crowned and 1 golden-crowned). Walking out to the lake edge we had a pair of American golden-plovers which were our only shorebird species of the day. This represents possibly Colorado's latest record in ebird for the species. Driving back north on Highway 287 we stopped to scan a prairie dog town after spotting a golden eagle perched on a utility pole here. To our amazement, we counted not 1, not 2, not 3, but 23! ferruginous hawks sitting in the dog town and along the fenceline. At times 6-8 were visible in one scope view. In my mind, this was the most amazing observation of the day and a fitting end as the wind picked up and the sun went down.
Date: 11/11/18 3:23 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 11 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 11, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, November 11 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
Snow Goose (Delta, Denver, *Kiowa, Larimer, *Montrose)
Snow X Cackling Goose (El Paso)
Ross’s Goose (*Kiowa, Larimer)
Greater White-fronted Goose (El Paso, *Kiowa, Larimer)
Greater White-fronted X Cackling Goose (El Paso)
Trumpeter Swan (Jefferson)
Tundra Swan (Jackson, *Larimer, Moffat, *Park)
Wood Duck (Mesa)
Blue-winged Teal (*Arapahoe, *Denver, *Jefferson)
Mallard X Mexican Duck (Hinsdale)
Greater Scaup (*Fremont, Mesa, *Park)
Surf Scoter (*Jefferson, Las Animas, *Ouray)
White-winged Scoter (*Kiowa, Larimer, Moffat)
Black Scoter (*Arapahoe, Denver, *Fremont, Jefferson, Mesa, *Pueblo)
Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe)
Common Goldeneye (Crowley, Jackson, Mesa)
Barrow’s Goldeneye (Hinsdale, Jackson, Montrose, *Park, Rio Blanco, San
Miguel)
Pied-billed Grebe (Pitkin)
Horned Grebe (Denver, Montrose)
Red-necked Grebe (Arapahoe, *Boulder, Park)
Virginia Rail (Bent, Denver, Garfield)
Sora (Mesa)
Sandhill Crane (Boulder, Crowley, Garfield, *Kiowa, Larimer, Ouray)
American Avocet (Larimer)
American Golden-Plover (*Kiowa)
Least Sandpiper (*Larimer)
Pectoral Sandpiper (*Boulder, Douglas)
Short-billed Dowitcher (El Paso)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Jackson)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Boulder)
Bonaparte’s Gull (Arapahoe, Crowley, Denver, El Paso, *Fremont, *Kiowa, La
Plata, Larimer, Mesa, Rio Blanco, Weld)
Franklin’s Gull (*Kiowa, Rio Grande)
California Gull (*Kiowa)
Iceland Gull (Thayer’s) (*Kiowa, *Larimer, *Pueblo)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Kiowa, *Larimer)
Glaucous Gull (*Pueblo)
Great Black-backed Gull (*Pueblo)
Forster’s Tern (Mesa)
Red-throated Loon (Weld)
Pacific Loon (Denver, *Kiowa)
Common Loon (Arapahoe, Boulder, Crowley, Denver, El Paso, Larimer)
American Bittern (Ouray)
Osprey (Boulder, San Miguel)
HARRIS’S HAWK (Larimer)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (La Plata)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Eagle)
Hairy Woodpecker (*Kiowa, Prowers)
Peregrine Falcon (*El Paso)
Say’s Phoebe (Archuleta, Boulder)
Vermilion Flycatcher (*Boulder)
White-eyed Vireo (Jefferson)
Plumbeous Vireo (La Plata)
Loggerhead Shrike (El Paso)
Northern Shrike (El Paso, Larimer)
Pinyon Jay (San Miguel)
Steller’s Jay (Archuleta, El Paso, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin)
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (El Paso, Jefferson, La Plata)
Clark’s Nutcracker (Montrose, *Ouray)
Common Raven (*Adams)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Delta)
Bushtit (Baca, El Paso, Jefferson, *Kiowa, San Miguel)
Winter Wren (*Larimer)
Marsh Wren (*Boulder)
American Dipper (Archuleta, La Plata, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (*Kiowa)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (*Kiowa, Ouray, San Miguel)
Eastern Bluebird (Huerfano)
Western Bluebird (*Ouray)
Mountain Bluebird (*Montrose, *Pueblo)
Hermit Thrush (*El Paso)
Varied Thrush (*Kiowa)
Gray Catbird (Boulder)
Curve-billed Thrasher (*Kiowa)
Sage Thrasher (El Paso)
American Pipit (Larimer, Montrose)
Lapland Longspur (El Paso, Kit Carson)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (El Paso)
McCown’s Longspur (Kit Carson)
Canyon Towhee (*Pueblo)
Chipping Sparrow (Larimer)
Savannah Sparrow (*Kiowa, Park)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Adams, Clear Creek, *Kiowa, San Miguel)
Swamp Sparrow (*Boulder, El Paso, *Kiowa)
White-throated Sparrow (Bent, *Kiowa, San Miguel)
Harris’s Sparrow (*Kiowa, *La Plata)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (*Kiowa)
Rusty Blackbird (*Boulder, El Paso)
Great-tailed Grackle (Archuleta)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Ouray)
Common Yellowthroat (*Boulder, Mesa)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) (Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel)
Wilson’s Warbler (Montrose)
Western Tanager (Boulder, El Paso, Pueblo)
Northern Cardinal (Larimer)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Legacy Trail, James Shelton
reported 5 Common Raven.
---On November 10 at Metzger Farm OS, Tyler Wilson reported 2 Common Raven
(flyover).
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Cherry Creek SP, Ben Sampson reported Blue-winged Teal,
f Long-tailed Duck, Red-necked Grebe, 20 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common
Loon. On November 10 at Cherry Creek SP, Michael Lester reported Black
Scoter.
---On November 7 at Bufflehead Lake, Ted Uhlemann reported Blue-winged Teal.
ARCULETA COUNTY:
---On November 9 on San Juan River Walk, Ben Bailey reported Say’s Phoebe.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Boulder Reservoir, David Suddjian, Dale Pate, Diane
Roberts, and David Dowell reported Red-necked Grebe and Common Loon. On
November 6 at Boulder Reservoir, Eva Matthews Lark reported Red-necked
Grebe. On November 7 at Boulder Reservoir, John Vanderpoel reported
Red-necked Grebe. On November 9 at Boulder Reservoir, Peter Gent reported
Red-necked Grebe and 24 Sandhill Crane (flyover). On November 10 at
Boulder Reservoir, Joe Chen reported Red-necked Grebe.
---On November 7 at Walden Ponds in Boulder, Chuck Aid and Evergreen
Audubon reported Osprey and Pectoral Sandpiper. On November 8 at Walden
Ponds, Mike Hensley, John Vanderpoel, and Nick Moore reported Vermilion
Flycatcher and Pectoral Sandpiper; Leslie S reported Pectoral Sandpiper and
Lesser Yellowlegs. On November 9 at Walden Ponds, Norm Lewis reported
Pectoral Sandpiper. On November 10 at Walden/Sawhill, Zhen niu reported
Pectoral Sandpiper; Ted Floyd reported Pectoral Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, 5
Swamp Sparrow, and Common Yellowthroat; Peter Burke reported Vermilion
Flycatcher; and Matthew Webb reported f Rusty Blackbird.
CROWLEY COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Lake Henry, David Tonnessen reported 7 Common
Goldeneye, 6 Sandhill Crane, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Confluence Park in Delta, Rick Harner reported Snow
Goose and 3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Marston Reservoir, Scott Somershoe reported 2 f-type
Black Scoter, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, Pacific Loon, 5 Common Loon. On November
8 at Marston Reservoir, Dale Pate reported Black Scoter.
---On November 6 at Berkley Park, Julia Auckland reported Palm Warbler in
small tree near pumphouse.----On November 9 at Bluff Lake Nature Center,
Jeff Dawson reported 2 Blue-winged Teal, 70 Snow Geese, and Virginia Rail.
On November 10 at Bluff Lake NC, Colleen Nunn reported Blue-winged Teal.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On November 6 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported 17 Lapland
Longspur and Chestnut-collared Longspur. On November 7 at Chico Basin
Ranch, John Drummond reported Loggerhead Shrike, 26 Lapland Longspur, Swamp
Sparrow, and Western Tanager. On November 8 at Chico Basin Ranch, Chris
Brobin reported Northern Shrike, 2 Sage Thrasher, and 19 Lapland Longspur.
---On November 5 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Monday Birders reported Steller’s
Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 4 Bushtit, and White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 7 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs,
David Tonnessen reported 2 Greater White-fronted Geese, and apparent hybrid
Cackling X Greater White-fronted Goose, 8 Bonaparte’s Gull. On November 8
at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Aaron Driscoll and Edward Lewandowski
reported 2 Snow X Cackling Geese hybrid, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Rusty
Blackbird.
---On November 7 at Meridian Reservoir (view from road), David Tonnessen
reported 8 Greater White-fronted Geese and Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On November 10 at Sinton Pond OS, Jim Merritt reported Hermit Thrush.
---On November 10 at Squirrel Creek Rd Reservoir, Tanja Britton reported
Peregrine Falcon.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Brad Steger, Lisa Edwards,
Mark Peterson, and Jerry DeBoer reported Black Scoter, 2 Greater Scaup, and
Bonaparte’s Gull.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On November 6 at Harvey Gap SP and Grass Valley Reservoir, JoAnn RIggle
reported 140 Sandhill Crane (flyover) and 25 Mountain Bluebirds.
---On November 6 at Ponds near Rifle Garfield Airport (view from road),
JoAnn RIggle reported Virginia Rail.
HINSDALE COUNTY:
---On November 6 at Williams Creek Reservoir, Eric Hynes reported f
Barrow’s Goldeneye.
---On November 7 at Road Canyon Reservoir #1, Eric Hynes reported Mallard X
Mexican Duck.
JACKSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Cowdrey Pond, Doug Kibbe reported Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 5 at Walden Reservoir, Doug Kibbe reported Tundra
(whistling) Swan, Common Goldeneye, and 2 Barrow’s Goldeneye.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Red Rocks Trading Post, Frank Farrell and Aaron Shipe
reported White-eyed Vireo in Junipers near Swing set and 2 Woodhouse’s
Scrub-Jay. On November 9 at Red Rocks Trading Post, Michael Lester and
many other birders reported White-eyed Vireo, 22 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and
8 Bushtit.
---On November 8 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Alison Field reported Trumpeter
Swan.
---On November 10 at South Platte Reservoir, SW Bay, James McCall, Myron
Gerhard, and Mark Chavez reported Surf Scoter and Black Scoter.
---On November 10 at Chatfield SP—Audubon Center and Trails, Dustin Murray
reported 2 Blue-winged Teal.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Sheridan Lake (town and playa), Tony Leukering
reported Yellow-headed Blackbird.
---On November 10 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow and David Ely
reported 4 Greater White-fronted Geese, White-winged Scoter, 2 Bonaparte’s
Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 3 California Gull, 4 Hairy Woodpecker, Curve-billed
Thrasher, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 10 at Neegronda Reservoir, David Ely, Steve Mlodinow, and
Tony Leukering reported 110 Snow Geese, 30 Ross’s Goose, 3 White-winged
Scoter, 5 Sandhill Crane, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 2 California
Gull, 2 Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pacific Loon,
and Bushtit.
---On November 10 at Upper Queens/Neeskan Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow and
David Ely reported 600 Snow Geese, 15 Ross’s Geese, 2 Sandhill Crane, 2
American Golden-Plover, 7 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 3 California
Gull, Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, 8
Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 4 Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Swamp
Sparrow.
KIT CARSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 on CR F, Flager, Glenn Walbek reported 750 Lapland
Longspur and 2 McCown’s Longspur.
LA PLATA COUNTY
---On November 5 at Animas River – Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan
Votta and Susan Allerton reported Harris’s Sparrow. On November 7 at
Animas River—Huck Finn Ponds and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta reported
Harris’s Sparrow. On November 8 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and
Hatchery Area,Ryan Votta and Jim Beatty reported Lewis’s Woodpecker,
Plumbeous Vireo, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, American Dipper and Harris’s
Sparrow. On November 10 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area,
Ryan Votta reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On November 8 at Pastorius Reservor, Susan Allerton reported Bonaparte’s
Gull and Woodhouse’s Scrub –Jay.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Prospect Ponds NA, Dave Leatherman reported Winter Wren
seen at Lynn Hall rustic blind with orange netting. On .November 8 at
Prospect Ponds NA, Josh Bruening reported Winter Wren, On November 9 at
Prospect Ponds, NA, James McCall reported Winter Wren. On November 10 at
Prospect Ponds NA, Ginny Bergstrom and Christine Alexander reported Winter
Wren.
---On November 5 SW of Wellington, Steve Martin reported that a f Northern
Cardinal has been visiting his feeders for over a month. If anyone is
interested in trying to see the Cardinal, contact Steve at falconridge AT
cowisp.net. On November 9 at Falcon Ridge, Andy Bankert, David Wade, Jahy
Breidt, Nick Komar, and Walter Wehtje reported Harris’s Sparrow,
White-throated Sparrow and f Northern Cardinal.
---On November 6 at Timnath Reservoir, Nick Komar reported 2 Snow Geese,
American Avocet, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 American Pipit. On November 9 at
Timnath Reservoir, Josh Bruening, David Wade, Jay Breidt, and Nick Komar
reported 20 Snow Geese, 1 dark morph, 4 Ross’s Geese, Greater White-fronted
Goose, 7 Tundra Swan, 49 Sandhill Crane (flyover), and Iceland (thayer’s)
Gull. On November 10 at Timnath Reservoir, Jay Breidt and Nick Komar
reported 6 White-winged Scoter.
---On November 7 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Dave Leatherman
reported Winter Wren in SW corner of Loop Trail in tangles along old river
channel, SW of bench E of “Human Homes” sign. On November 8 at CSU
Environmental Learning Center, Lori Zabel and Christine Sparks reported
Snow Goose (Blue morph) on East bank of entrance lake.
---On November 8 at Sheldon Lake, City Park, Fort Collins, Dave Leatherman
reported 3 Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On November 8 at 2499 Environmental Dr, Fort Collins, Jay Breidt
reported Harris’s Hawk SE of Environmental/Drake Pond.
---On November 8 at Rigden Reservoir, Guy Turenne reported Common Loon.
---On November 9 at North Shields Pond NA, Kevin McGrath reported Chipping
Sparrow.
---On November 10 at Pond E of S CR 21 at Bonnell Drive, Cheri Orwing,
Christine Sparks, Denise Bretting, Diane Kristoff reported 4 Tundra Swan.
---On November 10 at Cattail Pond, Jay Breidt reported 4 Tundra Swan (1 ad,
3 juv).
---On November 10 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Jay Briedt reported 2 Least
Sandpiper, Iceland Gull (thayer’s), and 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Trinidad Reservoir (SP & SWA), Steve Mlodinow reported
Surf Scoter.
MESA COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Colorado River SP, Glenn Pearson reported Greater Scaup
and Black Scoter.
---On November 6 at Highline Lake SP, Douglas Diekman reported 2 Forster’s
Tern.
---On November 5 at Grand Junction WA, Mike Henwood reported 2 Wood Duck,
Sora, Say’s Phoebe, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Hermit Thrush, and Common Yellowthroat.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On November 6 at WFMC Pond S of Craig, Forrest Craig reported 4 Tundra
Swans. On November 9 at WFMC Ponds, Jan Leonard reported Tundra Swan.
---On November 9 at Elkhead Creek Reservoir, Forrest Luke and Jan Leonard
reported f-type White-winged Scoter.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On November 10 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose and 24 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 6 at Black Canyon—Crystal Dam, Betty Fenton reported 3
Barrow’s Goldeneye, 2 Steller’s Jay, 7 Clark’s Nutcracker, American Dipper,
and American Pipit.
---On November 8 at Marine Road Park, Bill Harris reported Wilson’s Warbler.
---On November 8 in Nucla (town), Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Secret Wetlands, Ridgway, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported American Bittern.
---On November 9 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter
reported Surf Scoter, 19 Sandhill Crane (fo), and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
On November 10 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Jon Horn and Bill Harris
reported Surf Scoter Clark’s Nutcracker, and 8 Western Bluebird.d
---On Novmeber 9 at Ridgway SP—Dallas Creek Area, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Steller’s Jay, American Dipper, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler.
PARK COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Eleven Mile SP, Jerry DeBoer reported Red-necked
Grebe. On November 10 at Eleven Mile SP, David Tonnessen reported 4 Tundra
Swan, 3 Greater Scaup, and Barrow’s Goldeneye.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 2 Pied-billed Grebe and Steller’s Jay.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Pueblo Reservoir South Shore Marina tires, Brandon
Percival reported Great Black-backed Gull. On November 10 at Pueblo
Reservoir South Shore Marina, Brad Steger, Lisa Edwards, and Mark Peterson
reported 2 Black Scoter, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull, Great
Black-backed Gull, 2 Mountain Bluebird, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
RIO BLANCO COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Kenney Reservoir, Vic Zerbi reported 2 Bonaparte’s Gull
and Barrow’s Goldeneye.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On November 5 in Norwood, George Steele reported White-throated
Sparrow. On November 9 in Norwood, George Steele reported Osprey.
---On November 9 Boomerang to River Trails, Eric Hynes reported Lincoln’s
Sparrow and Yellow-rumped Warbler.
WELD COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Union Reservoir, Norm Lewis reported 19 Bonaparte’s
Gull and Red-throated Loon.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop
Sunday, November 11
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881)
> On Nov 10, 2018, at 2:29 PM, Greg Pasquariello <greg...> wrote:
>
> I have seen white pelicans (singles, but not flocks) during Christmas count week, so some occasionally hang out; possibly sick or injured, I imagine.
>
> Regards
> -Greg Pasquariello
>
>
>
>> On Nov 10, 2018, at 2:26 PM, Kyle Medina <kmedina419...> wrote:
>>
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>> Yeah I believe you're right. I find a clearer image and they way the neck to head looks. I do believe these Snow Geese.
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>>> On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 1:55:44 PM UTC-7, Greg Pasquariello wrote:
>>> Not enough trailing black on the back of the wing. They look like snow geese to me.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> -Greg Pasquariello
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>>>> On Nov 10, 2018, at 1:54 PM, 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds <cob......> wrote:
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>>>> White pelicans! Cool.
>>>> Deb Carstensen, Littleton
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>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>>> On Nov 10, 2018, at 1:48 PM, Kyle Medina <kmedi......> wrote:
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>>>>> So I was hiking through Waterton Canyon when I noticed these flock. They image was heavily cropped so the quality is terrible but I am sure there are some experts that can tell by plumage pattern. The black tips and wide wingspan reminds me of American Pelican but I'd figure they were all gone by now.
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[image: americanpelicans-2813.jpg] Pelicans definitely flock I can say that at least. All these came in together and left together.
On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 2:29:56 PM UTC-7, Greg Pasquariello wrote: > > I have seen white pelicans (singles, but not flocks) during Christmas > count week, so some occasionally hang out; possibly sick or injured, I > imagine. > > Regards > -Greg Pasquariello > > > > On Nov 10, 2018, at 2:26 PM, Kyle Medina <kmedi......> <javascript:>> > wrote: > > <unknownbirdflock-9371.jpg> > Yeah I believe you're right. I find a clearer image and they way the neck > to head looks. I do believe these Snow Geese. > > On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 1:55:44 PM UTC-7, Greg Pasquariello > wrote: >> >> Not enough trailing black on the back of the wing. They look like snow >> geese to me. >> >> Regards >> -Greg Pasquariello >> >> >> >> On Nov 10, 2018, at 1:54 PM, 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds < >> <cob......> wrote: >> >> White pelicans! Cool. >> Deb Carstensen, Littleton >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 10, 2018, at 1:48 PM, Kyle Medina <kmedi......> wrote: >> >> So I was hiking through Waterton Canyon when I noticed these flock. They >> image was heavily cropped so the quality is terrible but I am sure there >> are some experts that can tell by plumage pattern. The black tips and wide >> wingspan reminds me of American Pelican but I'd figure they were all gone >> by now. >> >> <unknownbirdflock-9344.jpg> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to cobirds+<u......> >> To post to this group, send email to <cob......> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<7cdbd85f-ffa9-4893-bcd4-4ad5396bd57f...> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<7cdbd85f-ffa9-4893-bcd4-4ad5396bd57f...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> <unknownbirdflock-9344.jpg> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to cobirds+<u......> >> To post to this group, send email to <cob......> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<28D9EDAF-8E39-48C5-ADC9-CAA073ACDF67...> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<28D9EDAF-8E39-48C5-ADC9-CAA073ACDF67...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+<u......> <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to <cob......> <javascript:> > . > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<bfb803e4-58ad-466d-9c45-07639f159243...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<bfb803e4-58ad-466d-9c45-07639f159243...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > <unknownbirdflock-9371.jpg> > > >
Date: 11/10/18 1:30 pm From: Leon Bright <urraca2...> Subject: RE: [cobirds] Great Black-backed Gull Pueblo Res
COBirders-- We Pueblo birders have been grousing about the impossibility of identifying the individual Great Black-backed Gull(s) that has/have shown up each winter since 1993. According to Dr. Google, the oldest bird of this species on record is an individual that was banded in Massachusetts in 1968 and last seen 1994, was 26 years, 9 months old. That means that Brandon’s sighting yesterday could be the same “Murray” that first came 25 years ago. However, that’s not at all likely, and there’s no way we will ever know.
Leon Bright, Pueblo
From: <cobirds...> <cobirds...> On Behalf Of Brandon
Sent: Friday, November 9, 2018 4:18 PM
To: cobirds <cobirds...>
Subject: [cobirds] Great Black-backed Gull Pueblo Res
Adult sitting on South Shore Marina tires right now. Should be here for the winter. Every winter since 1993, we have had one here!
[image: unknownbirdflock-9371.jpg] Yeah I believe you're right. I find a clearer image and they way the neck to head looks. I do believe these Snow Geese.
On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 1:55:44 PM UTC-7, Greg Pasquariello wrote: > > Not enough trailing black on the back of the wing. They look like snow > geese to me. > > Regards > -Greg Pasquariello > > > > On Nov 10, 2018, at 1:54 PM, 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds < > <cob......> <javascript:>> wrote: > > White pelicans! Cool. > Deb Carstensen, Littleton > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 10, 2018, at 1:48 PM, Kyle Medina <kmedi......> <javascript:>> > wrote: > > So I was hiking through Waterton Canyon when I noticed these flock. They > image was heavily cropped so the quality is terrible but I am sure there > are some experts that can tell by plumage pattern. The black tips and wide > wingspan reminds me of American Pelican but I'd figure they were all gone > by now. > > <unknownbirdflock-9344.jpg> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+<u......> <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to <cob......> <javascript:> > . > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<7cdbd85f-ffa9-4893-bcd4-4ad5396bd57f...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<7cdbd85f-ffa9-4893-bcd4-4ad5396bd57f...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > <unknownbirdflock-9344.jpg> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+<u......> <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to <cob......> <javascript:> > . > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<28D9EDAF-8E39-48C5-ADC9-CAA073ACDF67...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<28D9EDAF-8E39-48C5-ADC9-CAA073ACDF67...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > >
> On Nov 10, 2018, at 1:48 PM, Kyle Medina <kmedina419...> wrote:
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> So I was hiking through Waterton Canyon when I noticed these flock. They image was heavily cropped so the quality is terrible but I am sure there are some experts that can tell by plumage pattern. The black tips and wide wingspan reminds me of American Pelican but I'd figure they were all gone by now.
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So I was hiking through Waterton Canyon when I noticed these flock. They image was heavily cropped so the quality is terrible but I am sure there are some experts that can tell by plumage pattern. The black tips and wide wingspan reminds me of American Pelican but I'd figure they were all gone by now.
Date: 11/10/18 10:31 am From: Linda Andes-Georges <andesgeorges...> Subject: [cobirds] 40 more cranes and a single snow goose over the Diagonal, Boulder
Just left overhead our house. Lovely. Linda
Linda Andes-Georges Boulder County (W of Lagerman, N of Haystack, E of Table Mtn) [Jean-Pierre says: W of Paris, S of Quebec, E of Tahiti] 8417 Stirrup Ln Longmont CO 80503 Tel. 720 668 5214
Date: 11/10/18 9:28 am From: Michael Lester <mlester126...> Subject: [cobirds] Arapahoe: Black Scoter- Cherry Creek SP
Hi all,
There’s currently a Black Scoter at Cherry Creek State Park. Viewing from Pelican Point lot, looking toward Lake Loop. No luck yet with Red-necked Grebe or Long-tailed Duck.
Date: 11/10/18 9:17 am From: Pieter Strauss <pstrauss451...> Subject: [cobirds] Possible Cordilleran Flycatcher Boulder County
Unexpected visitor this morning. It looks like a Cordilleran Flycatcher to me. They visit in the spring and summer, but this seems awfully late. Location: Boulder County, Gross Reservoir, alt. 7600 feet. Eyering appears not broken in other images, color is olive drab, might come across a bit blue here. Crest is more towards the back of the head than I have seen in summer -- willow flycatcher? Any clues appreciated.
--Pieter Image attached, taken and processed at the limits of my equipment and ability. [image: Cordilleran Flycatcher 11 10 2018_DSC7002_crop.jpg]
Date: 11/10/18 3:12 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 10 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 10, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, November 10 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First Creek, Patrick
O’Driscoll and DFO field trip reported Virginia Rail, Sora, and 2 Marsh
Wren.
---On November 4 at Clear Creek Valley Park, Gabriel Wiltse reported
Semipalmated Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Wildlife Drive, Michelle
Fulcher reported 50+ Sandhill Cranes. On November 7 at Rocky Mountain
Arsenal NWR Legacy Trail, James Shelton reported 5 Common Raven.
---On November 4 at South Platte River – 88th Ave Area, David Haskell
reported Barn Swallow.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Cherry Creek SP, Frankie Toan reported 5 Blue-winged
Teal. On November 9 at Cherry Creek SP, Ben Sampson reported Blue-winged
Teal, f Long-tailed Duck, Red-necked Grebe, 20 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common
Loon.
---On November 7 at Bufflehead Lake, Ted Uhlemann reported Blue-winged Teal.
ARCULETA COUNTY:
---On November 9 on San Juan River Walk, Ben Bailey reported Say’s Phoebe.
BACA COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Two Buttes SWA below the dam, Tony Leukering reported
Rock Wren, House Wren, 2 Winter Wren (1 at pond below dam, 1 at outcrop by
road), 2 Marsh Wren, 4 Mountain Bluebird, Gray Catbird, and 2 Evening
Grosbeak.WTP, Tony Leukering reported 4 Bushtit, Marsh Wren, Eastern
Bluebird, and Blue-winged Teal.
BENT COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Fort Lyon Wildlife Easement, David Tonnessen reported
Virginia Rail, Chihuahuan Raven, 15 Marsh Wren, 3 Bewick’s Wren, 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Mountain Bluebird, Evening Grosbeak (flyover), 2
White-throated Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On November 4 at Lake Hasty (lake and campground), David Tonnessen
reported Greater Roadrunner, Bewick’s Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Mountain Bluebird, 2 Curve-billed Thrasher, Lapland Longspur, and 2
White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 4 at John Martin Reservoir—Dam area, David Tonnessen
reported 700 Snow Geese, Greater Roadrunner, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull,
Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Eastern Bluebird, and 3
Lapland Longspur.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Boulder Reservoir, Peter Gent, Jack and Ryan Bushong
and several other birders reported 1st year male Surf Scoter, Red-necked
Grebe, Pacific Loon, 2 Common Loon, and American Pipit. On November 5 at
Boulder Reservoir, David Suddjian, Dale Pate, Diane Roberts, and David
Dowell reported Red-necked Grebe and Common Loon. On November 6 at Boulder
Reservoir, Eva Matthews Lark reported Red-necked Grebe. On November 7 at
Boulder Reservoir, John Vanderpoel reported Red-necked Grebe. On November
9 at Boulder Reservoir, Peter Gent reported Red-necked Grebe and 24
Sandhill Crane (flyover).
---On November 7 at Walden Ponds in Boulder, Chuck Aid and Evergreen
Audubon reported Osprey and Pectoral Sandpiper. On November 8 at Walden
Ponds, Mike Hensley, John Vanderpoel, and Nick Moore reported Vermilion
Flycatcher and Pectoral Sandpiper; Leslie S reported Pectoral Sandpiper and
Lesser Yellowlegs. On November 9 at Walden Ponds, Norm Lewis reported
Pectoral Sandpiper.
CROWLEY COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Lake Henry, David Tonnessen reported 7 Common
Goldeneye, 6 Sandhill Crane, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Confluence Park in Delta, Rick Harner reported Snow
Goose and 3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Marston Reservoir, Scott Somershoe reported 2 f-type
Black Scoter, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, Pacific Loon, 5 Common Loon. On November
8 at Marston Reservoir, Dale Pate reported Black Scoter.
---On November 4 at Denver City Park, Riley and Heather Morris reported
Palm Warbler.
---On November 6 at Berkley Park, Julia Auckland reported Palm Warbler in
small tree near pumphouse.----On November 9 at Bluff Lake Nature Center,
Jeff Dawson reported 2 Blue-winged Teal, 70 Snow Geese, and Virginia Rail.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Bar CCC Park, Tim Ryan reported Say’s Phoebe.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On November 6 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported 17 Lapland
Longspur and Chestnut-collared Longspur. On November 7 at Chico Basin
Ranch, John Drummond reported Loggerhead Shrike, 26 Lapland Longspur, Swamp
Sparrow, and Western Tanager. On November 8 at Chico Basin Ranch, Chris
Brobin reported Northern Shrike, 2 Sage Thrasher, and 19 Lapland Longspur.
---On November 5 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Monday Birders reported Steller’s
Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 4 Bushtit, and White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 7 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs,
David Tonnessen reported 2 Greater White-fronted Geese, and apparent hybrid
Cackling X Greater White-fronted Goose, 8 Bonaparte’s Gull. On November 8
at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Aaron Driscoll and Edward Lewandowski
reported 2 Snow X Cackling Geese hybrid, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Rusty
Blackbird.
---On November 7 at Meridian Reservoir (view from road), David Tonnessen
reported 8 Greater White-fronted Geese and Bonaparte’s Gull.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On November 6 at Harvey Gap SP and Grass Valley Reservoir, JoAnn RIggle
reported 140 Sandhill Crane (flyover) and 25 Mountain Bluebirds.
---On November 6 at Ponds near Rifle Garfield Airport (view from road),
JoAnn RIggle reported Virginia Rail.
HINSDALE COUNTY:
---On November 6 at Williams Creek Reservoir, Eric Hynes reported f
Barrow’s Goldeneye.
---On November 7 at Road Canyon Reservoir #1, Eric Hynes reported Mallard X
Mexican Duck.
JACKSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Cowdrey Pond, Doug Kibbe reported Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 5 at Walden Reservoir, Doug Kibbe reported Tundra
(whistling) Swan, Common Goldeneye, and 2 Barrow’s Goldeneye.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Staunton SP, Ken Wat reported Broad-tailed Hummingbird
on Davis Pond Trail, Northern Shrike, and Clark’s Nutcracker.
---On November 8 at Red Rocks Trading Post, Frank Farrell and Aaron Shipe
reported White-eyed Vireo in Junipers near Swing set and 2 Woodhouse’s
Scrub-Jay. On November 9 at Red Rocks Trading Post, Michael Lester and
many other birders reported White-eyed Vireo, 22 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and
8 Bushtit.
---On November 8 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Alison Field reported Trumpeter
Swan.
KIT CARSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 on CR F, Flager, Glenn Walbek reported 750 Lapland
Longspur and 2 McCown’s Longspur.
LA PLATA COUNTY
---On November 4 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan
Votta and Jason St. Pierre reported Lewis’s Woodpecker, Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, Harris’s Sparrow, and 2 Blue-winged Teal. On November 5 at Animas
River – Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta and Susan Allerton
reported Harris’s Sparrow. On November 7 at Animas River—Huck Finn Ponds
and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta reported Harris’s Sparrow. On November 8 at
Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area,Ryan Votta and Jim Beatty
reported Lewis’s Woodpecker, Plumbeous Vireo, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
American Dipper and Harris’s Sparrow. On November 9 at Animas River—Huck
Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta reported Harris’s Sparrow and
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
---On November 8 at Pastorius Reservor, Susan Allerton reported Bonaparte’s
Gull and Woodhouse’s Scrub –Jay.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Prospect Ponds, NA, John Shenot reported f Rusty
Blackbird. On November 7 at Prospect Ponds NA, Dave Leatherman reported
Winter Wren seen at Lynn Hall rustic blind with orange netting. On
.November 8 at Prospect Ponds NA, Josh Bruening reported Winter Wren, On
November 9 at Prospect Ponds, NA, James McCall reported Winter Wren.
---On November 4 at Morey Wildlife Reserve, Cheri Orwig reported Virginia’s
Warbler while doing trail cleanup.
---On November 5 SW of Wellington, Steve Martin reported that a f Northern
Cardinal has been visiting his feeders for over a month. If anyone is
interested in trying to see the Cardinal, contact Steve at falconridge AT
cowisp.net. On November 9 at Falcon Ridge, Andy Bankert, David Wade, Jahy
Breidt, Nick Komar, and Walter Wehtje reported Harris’s Sparrow,
White-throated Sparrow and f Northern Cardinal.
---On November 6 at Timnath Reservoir, Nick Komar reported 2 Snow Geese,
American Avocet, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 American Pipit. On November 9 at
Timnath Reservoir, Josh Bruening, David Wade, Jay Breidt, and Nick Komar
reported 20 Snow Geese, 1 dark morph, 4 Ross’s Geese, Greater White-fronted
Goose, 7 Tundra Swan, 49 Sandhill Crane (flyover), and Iceland (thayer’s)
Gull.
---On November 7 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Dave Leatherman
reported Winter Wren in SW corner of Loop Trail in tangles along old river
channel, SW of bench E of “Human Homes” sign. On November 8 at CSU
Environmental Learning Center, Lori Zabel and Christine Sparks reported
Snow Goose (Blue morph) on East bank of entrance lake.
---On November 8 at Sheldon Lake, City Park, Fort Collins, Dave Leatherman
reported 3 Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On November 8 at 2499 Environmental Dr, Fort Collins, Jay Breidt
reported Harris’s Hawk SE of Environmental/Drake Pond.
---On November 8 at Rigden Reservoir, Guy Turenne reported Common Loon.
---On November 9 at North Shields Pond NA, Kevin McGrath reported Chipping
Sparrow.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Trinidad Reservoir (SP & SWA), Steve Mlodinow reported
Surf Scoter.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Jumbo Reservoir, 2 Anonymous eBirders reported 1000
Snow Geese, 3 Greater White-fronted Geese, 3 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2
Franklin’s Gull, 2 Common Loon and YELLOW-BILLED LOON.
MESA COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Denise and Mark
Vollmar, and Carol Ortenzio reported Greater Scaup, f Black Scoter, Common
Loon and Northern Shrike. On November 7 at Colorado River SP, Glenn
Pearson reported Greater Scaup and Black Scoter.
---On November 4 at Highline Lake SP, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported
Yellow-headed Blackbird with the sheep. On November 6 at Highline Lake SP,
Douglas Diekman reported 2 Forster’s Tern.
---On November 4 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Douglas Diekman reported
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 12 Bushtit, 2 Marsh Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
36 Mountain Blubirds, 2 Hermit Thrush, and 2 Evening Grosbeak.
---On November 5 at Grand Junction WA, Mike Henwood reported 2 Wood Duck,
Sora, Say’s Phoebe, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Hermit Thrush, and Common Yellowthroat.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On November 6 at WFMC Pond S of Craig, Forrest Craig reported 4 Tundra
Swans. On November 9 at WFMC Ponds, Jan Leonard reported Tundra Swan.
---On November 9 at Elkhead Creek Reservoir, Forrest Luke and Jan Leonard
reported f-type White-winged Scoter.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Denny Lake Park, Ed Rumberger reported 2 Chipping
Sparrow.
---On November 4 at Industrial Park Pond, Ed Rumberger reported M Eurasian
Wigeon.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose and 5 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 6 at Black Canyon—Crystal Dam, Betty Fenton reported 3
Barrow’s Goldeneye, 2 Steller’s Jay, 7 Clark’s Nutcracker, American Dipper,
and American Pipit.
---On November 8 at Marine Road Park, Bill Harris reported Wilson’s Warbler.
---On November 8 in Nucla (town), Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Secret Wetlands, Ridgway, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported American Bittern.
---On November 9 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter
reported Surf Scoter, 19 Sandhill Crane (fo), and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
---On Novmeber 9 at Ridgway SP—Dallas Creek Area, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Steller’s Jay, American Dipper, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler.
PARK COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Glenn Walbek and Mark
Peterson reported 8 Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black-legged
Kittiwake, Franklin’s Gull, Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Lesser Black-backed
Gull, and 2 Lapland Longspur.
---On November 7 at Eleven Mile SP, Jerry DeBoer reported Red-necked Grebe.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 2 Pied-billed Grebe and Steller’s Jay.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Pueblo Reservoir South Shore Marina tires, Brandon
Percival reported Great Black-backed Gull.
RIO BLANCO COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Kenney Reservoir, Vic Zerbi reported 2 Bonaparte’s Gull
and Barrow’s Goldeneye.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On November 5 in Norwood, George Steele reported White-throated
Sparrow. On November 9 in Norwood, George Steele reported Osprey.
---On November 9 Boomerang to River Trails, Eric Hynes reported Lincoln’s
Sparrow and Yellow-rumped Warbler.
WELD COUNTY:
---On November 9 at Union Reservoir, Norm Lewis reported 19 Bonaparte’s
Gull and Red-throated Loon.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop
Sunday, November 11
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881)
Date: 11/9/18 8:57 pm From: Ben S <benrmnp...> Subject: [cobirds] Long-tailed Duck, Red-necked Grebe @ Cherry Creek SP (Arapahoe county)
Hi all - A Red-necked Grebe was present with many Western Grebes in the middle of Cherry Creek Reservoir. Also, a female Long-tailed Duck was in with a flock of Common Goldeneyes near Lake Loop. It flew off to Pelican Point. Also of note was a continueing late Blue-winged Teal at Prairie Loop, some Red-breasted Mergansers, a Horned Grebe, about 20 Bonaparte's Gulls, a Common Loon, two Loon species (too far to ID), and a Harlan's Hawk. I hoped to see a Scoter, but no luck. Any tips on finding scoters?
Date: 11/9/18 8:23 pm From: Joe Roller <jroller9...> Subject: [cobirds] White-eyed Vireo is a first winter bird, based on the DARK iris. (Red Rocks, Jefferson County).
I had the pleasure of studying the excellent photos others took. (Thanks, Steve Rash).
The lores are bright yellow. There is a black line parallel and just below the lores. The rest of the "spectacles" (partial eye-ring) are lighter yellow than the lores.
But this individual is not "white-eyed", as the IRIS is DARK, a feature of 1st winter individuals. (Sibley)
This individual is of the White-eyed Vireo species, but will not have a WHITE EYE (iris) until it matures.
Which other Colorado (or ABA) species show a white iris?
Date: 11/9/18 3:52 pm From: Eric Hynes <erichynes28...> Subject: [cobirds] Highlights from Mineral and Hinsdale Counties this week
Hello Colorado Birders:
I had the opportunity to do some birding on Tuesday and Wednesday in Hinsdale and Mineral Counties and given the dearth of reports from that part of the state, I thought I better share some highlights.
The numbers and diversity of waterfowl at Williams Creek Reservoir in southeastern Hinsdale County on Tuesday tripped the eBird filters all over the place so I will share the checklist. At least one hen Barrow's Goldeneye was exciting. The most surprising high count to me was the concentration of Bald Eagles in the NE corner of the reservoir. I had 21 in view at one point but there were probably more. I wonder what food source over there attracted so many Bald Eagles? https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49803020
Just after sunrise on Wednesday morning I found no birds at Wolf Creek Pass on 160 in southeastern Mineral County but just east of the ski area I encountered Pine Grosbeak, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Red Crossbill and Brown Creeper.
The only open water I came across in Mineral County all day was at Big Meadows Reservoir. I found a pair of Hooded Mergansers and some American Wigeon among the more expected species.
Unexpected surprises in Mineral County were a Canyon Wren and a Sage Thrasher.
The ponds along 149 in Mineral County, just east of the county line with Hinsdale, were frozen over except for tiny open water patches that a few desperate Pied-billed Grebes were keeping open.
Road Canyon Reservoir #1 back into Hinsdale County held a number of ducks. Most interesting among them was a Mexican-x-Mallard looking drake. A few photos of "it" and the other ducks can be viewed here: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49809800
Browns Lake was frozen over.
Good birding, Eric ..................... Eric Hynes Telluride, CO --------------------- Field Guides Birding Tours www.fieldguides.com http://fieldguides.com/guides/eric-hynes
About 50 minutes ago I was walking on the Boulder Creek Path around the parking lot 169 construction site, just north of the CU Boulder stadium, when a bird flew across the path in front of me, headed north. My first thought was robin, but something seemed off. I got on it in binoculars briefly and was trying to make it into a bluebird or a thrush, but the tail was too long, the colors were wrong, the flight style was wrong. In the afternoon light it looked like it had a pale brown/tan back and yellowish underparts. I lost it as it passed behind (east of) the big white inflated dome on the football practice field. It didn't look like it was going far, but when I ran forward, I couldn't see where it had landed.
I don't know what I saw. But in color, size, shape, and flight style, it looked tantalizingly like a Myiarchus flycatcher. Any Myiarchus is a good bird in Boulder County, and especially at this time of year, when the REALLY good ones (Brown-crested, Dusky-capped, Nutting's) should be carefully ruled out.
I walked around the Newton Court apartments, where it looked like the bird was headed, but I didn't refind it. If you are planning to bird around Boulder tomorrow, it might not hurt to poke around this spot just in case. But it may require some logistical effort -- there is a home football game tomorrow at 1:30 PM. Parking anywhere near this area will be very difficult, especially from late morning through the afternoon. Parking lot 169 may be full of tailgaters in the morning.
Date: 11/9/18 10:34 am From: Ira Sanders <zroadrunner14...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Jefferson County White Eyed Vireo
Still in same place. Ira Sanders Golden
On Fri, 9 Nov 2018, 7:17 am Michael Lester <mlester126...> wrote:
> Hi All, > > The White-eyed Vireo found yesterday by Aaron Shipe and Frank Farrell > continues. Currently in junipers just above the stairs down to the trading > post trail. > > Michael Lester > Littleton > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 8, 2018, at 3:21 PM, Frank Farrell <farrell7690...> wrote: > > > > There is currently a White-eyed Vireo at the Trading Post at Red Rocks > Park in the Junipers near the swingset. Aaron Shipe and myself just found > it. > > Frank Farrell > > Morrison, CO > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to cobirds+<unsubscribe...> > > To post to this group, send email to <cobirds...> > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<f8f8bb71-eb1a-4938-8726-7606805255ee...> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+<unsubscribe...> > To post to this group, send email to <cobirds...> > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<1F744BB0-9F1E-4E41-99B1-E91A38399BDB...> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >
On 11/9/18, Brandon <flammowl17...> wrote:
> Colorado Christmas Bird Count dates (Dec 14, 2018-Jan 5, 2019), so far
> (hoping to get a full list of all the dates by the end of the month,
> so people can plan on which counts they can help with):
>
> Air Force Academy:
> Aspen: Dec 16th
> Black Forest: Jan 5th
> Barr Lake: Dec 16th
> Boulder: Dec 16th
> Bonny Reservoir:
> Cortez: Dec 29th
> Crook:
> Colorado Springs: Dec 15th
> Douglas County: Dec 29th
> Denver: Dec 15th
> Delta:
> Dotsero:
> Durango:
> Denver (urban): Jan 1st
> Evergreen-Idaho Springs: Dec 16th
> Eagle Valley:
> Fairplay:
> Fort Collins:
> Flagler:
> Fountain Creek:
> Granby: Dec 15th
> Grand Junction:
> Great Sand Dunes N.P.:
> Gunnison:
> Hotchkiss:
> John Martin Reservoir:
> Lake Isabel:
> Longmont: Dec 15th
> Loveland:
> Montrose: Dec 15th
> Monte Vista N.W.R.:
> North Park:
> Nunn: Dec 22nd
> Penrose: Dec 16th
> Pueblo Reservoir: Dec 15th
> Pagosa Springs: Dec 15th
> Pueblo:
> Rawhide Energy Station:
> Roaring Fork River Valley:
> Rocky Mountain N.P.: Dec 16th
> Rocky Ford:
> Salida: Dec 15th
> Sterling:
> Spanish Peaks:
> Steamboat Springs:
> Summit County:
> Westcliffe:
> Weldona-Fort Morgan:
>
> If you know any other dates, have the compilers enter them into the
> CBC Website, or I can for them.
>
> If you need more information about Christmas Bird Counts, go to
> https://www.audubon.org/conservation//christmas-bird-count/
>
> --
> Brandon Percival
> Colorado Christmas Bird Count Regional Editor
> Pueblo West, CO
>
Date: 11/9/18 8:03 am From: Brandon <flammowl17...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Christmas Bird Count Dates for Dec-Jan
Colorado Christmas Bird Count dates (Dec 14, 2018-Jan 5, 2019), so far
(hoping to get a full list of all the dates by the end of the month,
so people can plan on which counts they can help with):
Air Force Academy:
Aspen: Dec 16th
Black Forest: Jan 5th
Barr Lake: Dec 16th
Boulder: Dec 16th
Bonny Reservoir:
Cortez: Dec 29th
Crook:
Colorado Springs: Dec 15th
Douglas County: Dec 29th
Denver: Dec 15th
Delta:
Dotsero:
Durango:
Denver (urban): Jan 1st
Evergreen-Idaho Springs: Dec 16th
Eagle Valley:
Fairplay:
Fort Collins:
Flagler:
Fountain Creek:
Granby: Dec 15th
Grand Junction:
Great Sand Dunes N.P.:
Gunnison:
Hotchkiss:
John Martin Reservoir:
Lake Isabel:
Longmont: Dec 15th
Loveland:
Montrose: Dec 15th
Monte Vista N.W.R.:
North Park:
Nunn: Dec 22nd
Penrose: Dec 16th
Pueblo Reservoir: Dec 15th
Pagosa Springs: Dec 15th
Pueblo:
Rawhide Energy Station:
Roaring Fork River Valley:
Rocky Mountain N.P.: Dec 16th
Rocky Ford:
Salida: Dec 15th
Sterling:
Spanish Peaks:
Steamboat Springs:
Summit County:
Westcliffe:
Weldona-Fort Morgan:
If you know any other dates, have the compilers enter them into the
CBC Website, or I can for them.
Date: 11/9/18 7:31 am From: 'The \Nunn Guy\' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Bonaparte's Gulls (3) on Sheldon Lake, City Park, Fort Collins (Larimer)
Hi all
We saw all three Bonaparte's Gull near dusk (445PM) last night foraging. They took off north about 5PM and were not seen this morning.
On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 2:22:22 PM UTC-7, Dave Leatherman wrote: > > Three Bonaparte's Gulls present on the lake at City Park in Ft. Collins > around 1pm today. Not sure how long they will stay. Unusual for this > little lake. Salvaging little (dead?) fish from surface, especially in nw > and ne bays. > > > > > > > > > > > Dave Leatherman > > Fort Collins > >
Date: 11/9/18 6:17 am From: Michael Lester <mlester126...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Jefferson County White Eyed Vireo
Hi All,
The White-eyed Vireo found yesterday by Aaron Shipe and Frank Farrell continues. Currently in junipers just above the stairs down to the trading post trail.
Michael Lester Littleton
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 8, 2018, at 3:21 PM, Frank Farrell <farrell7690...> wrote: > > There is currently a White-eyed Vireo at the Trading Post at Red Rocks Park in the Junipers near the swingset. Aaron Shipe and myself just found it. > Frank Farrell > Morrison, CO > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+<unsubscribe...> > To post to this group, send email to <cobirds...> > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<f8f8bb71-eb1a-4938-8726-7606805255ee...> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Date: 11/9/18 3:00 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 9 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 9, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November 9 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First Creek, Patrick
O’Driscoll and DFO field trip reported Virginia Rail, Sora, and 2 Marsh
Wren.
---On November 4 at Clear Creek Valley Park, Gabriel Wiltse reported
Semipalmated Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Wildlife Drive, Michelle
Fulcher reported 50+ Sandhill Cranes. On November 7 at Rocky Mountain
Arsenal NWR Legacy Trail, James Shelton reported 5 Common Raven.
---On November 4 at South Platte River – 88th Ave Area, David Haskell
reported Barn Swallow.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Cherry Creek SP, Candice Johnson reported Virginia Rail
and Sora. On November 4 at Cherry Creek SP, Frankie Toan reported 5
Blue-winged Teal
---On November 7 at Bufflehead Lake, Ted Uhlemann reported Blue-winged Teal.
---On November 3 at South Platte Park—C470 area, Ben Sampson reported
Blue-winged Teal, Storm Widgeon (color morph of American), Common
Goldeneye, and Northern Shrike.
ARCULETA COUNTY:
---On November 4 on San Juan River Walk in Pagosa Springs, Ben Bailey
reported 5 Steller’s Jay, American Dipper, and 5 Great-tailed Grackle.
BACA COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Two Buttes SWA below the dam, Tony Leukering reported
Rock Wren, House Wren, 2 Winter Wren (1 at pond below dam, 1 at outcrop by
road), 2 Marsh Wren, 4 Mountain Bluebird, Gray Catbird, and 2 Evening
Grosbeak.WTP, Tony Leukering reported 4 Bushtit, Marsh Wren, Eastern
Bluebird, and Blue-winged Teal.
BENT COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Fort Lyon Wildlife Easement, David Tonnessen reported
Virginia Rail, Chihuahuan Raven, 15 Marsh Wren, 3 Bewick’s Wren, 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Mountain Bluebird, Evening Grosbeak (flyover), 2
White-throated Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On November 4 at Lake Hasty (lake and campground), David Tonnessen
reported Greater Roadrunner, Bewick’s Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Mountain Bluebird, 2 Curve-billed Thrasher, Lapland Longspur, and 2
White-throated Sparrow.
---On Novembedr 4 at John Martin Reservoir—Dam area, David Tonnessen
reported 700 Snow Geese, Greater Roadrunner, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull,
Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Eastern Bluebird, and 3
Lapland Longspur.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Boulder Reservoir by dam, Luke Pheneger reported
Red-necked Grebe, 6 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon. On November 4 at
Boulder Reservoir, Peter Gent, Jack and Ryan Bushong and several other
birders reported 1st year male Surf Scoter, Red-necked Grebe, Pacific Loon,
2 Common Loon, and American Pipit. On November 5 at Boulder Reservoir,
David Suddjian, Dale Pate, Diane Roberts, and David Dowell reported
Red-necked Grebe and Common Loon. On November 6 at Boulder Reservoir, Eva
Matthews Lark reported Red-necked Grebe. On November 7 at Boulder
Reservoir, John Vanderpoel reported Red-necked Grebe.
---On November 7 at Walden Ponds in Boulder, Chuck Aid and Evergreen
Audubon reported Osprey and Pectoral Sandpiper. On November 8 at Walden
Ponds, Mike Hensley, John Vanderpoel, and Nick Moore reported Vermilion
Flycatcher and Pectoral Sandpiper; Leslie S reported Pectoral Sandpiper and
Lesser Yellowlegs.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Brown Dog Coffee, 713 US 24 in Buena Vista, Mele Avery
reported 2 Palm Warblers. They were feeding in grassy median next to the
coffee shop.
CROWLEY COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Lake Henry, David Tonnessen reported 7 Common
Goldeneye, 6 Sandhill Crane, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 3 at 13012 G Road, Rebecca Weiss reported 625 Sandhill
Cranes and Swainson’s Hawk.
---On November 8 at Confluence Park in Delta, Rick Harner reported Snow
Goose and 3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On November 2 and 3 at Marston Reservoir, Gwen Moore reported Black
Scoter. On November 7 at Marston Reservoir, Scott Somershoe reported 2
f-type Black Scoter, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, Pacific Loon, 5 Common Loon. On
November 8 at Marston Reservoir, Dale Pate reported Black Scoter.
---On November 4 at Denver City Park, Riley and Heather Morris reported
Palm Warbler.
---On November 6 at Berkley Park, Julia Auckland reported Palm Warbler in
small tree near pumphouse.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Bar CCC Park, Tim Ryan reported Say’s Phoebe.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On November 3 in Eagle (39.6424, -106.8318), Gerald Fedrizzi reported 3
Wood Duck.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jan Allbright and Richard Bunn
reported Northern Shrike, Red Crossbill (flyover), and Chipping Sparrow.
On November 6 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported 17 Lapland
Longspur and Chestnut-collared Longspur. On November 7 at Chico Basin
Ranch, John Drummond reported Loggerhead Shrike, 26 Lapland Longspur, Swamp
Sparrow, and Western Tanager. On November 8 at Chico Basin Ranch, Chris
Brobin reported Northern Shrike, 2 Sage Thrasher, and 19 Lapland Longspur.
---On November 5 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Monday Birders reported Steller’s
Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 4 Bushtit, and White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 7 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs,
David Tonnessen reported 2 Greater White-fronted Geese, and apparent hybrid
Cackling X Greater White-fronted Goose, 8 Bonaparte’s Gull. On November 8
at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Aaron Driscoll and Edward Lewandowski
reported 2 Snow X Cackling Geese hybrid, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Rusty
Blackbird.
---On November 7 at Meridian Reservoir (view from road), David Tonnessen
reported 8 Greater White-fronted Geese and Bonaparte’s Gull.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On November 6 at Harvey Gap SP and Grass Valley Reservoir, JoAnn RIggle
reported 140 Sandhill Crane (flyover) and 25 Mountain Bluebirds.
---On November 6 at Ponds near Rifle Garfield Airport (view from road),
JoAnn RIggle reported Virginia Rail.
JACKSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Cowdrey Pond, Doug Kibbe reported Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 5 at Walden Reservoir, Doug Kibbe reported Tundra
(whistling) Swan, Common Goldeneye, and 2 Barrow’s Goldeneye.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Staunton SP, Ken Wat reported Broad-tailed Hummingbird
on Davis Pond Trail, Northern Shrike, and Clark’s Nutcracker.
---On November 8 at Red Rocks Trading Post, Frank Farrell and Aaron Shipe
reported White-eyed Vireo in Junipers near Swing set and 2 Woodhouse’s
Scrub-Jay.
---On November 8 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Alison Field reported Trumpeter
Swan.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported f Common
Goldeneye, 5 Bonaparte’s Gull, Savannah Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On November 2 at Hwy 90 and CR 75, Tony Leukering reported 24 American
Pipit, 85 Lapland Longspur, and 2 Smith’s Longspur.
---On November 3 at Neegronda Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 36 Snow
Geese and 3 Ross’s Geese.
---On November 3 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported
4 Sandhill Crane (flyover)
KIT CARSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 on CR F, Flager, Glenn Walbek reported 750 Lapland
Longspur and 2 McCown’s Longspur.
LA PLATA COUNTY
---On November 4 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan
Votta and Jason St. Pierre reported Lewis’s Woodpecker, Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, Harris’s Sparrow, and 2 Blue-winged Teal. On November 5 at Animas
River – Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta and Susan Allerton
reported Harris’s Sparrow. On November 7 at Animas River—Huck Finn Ponds
and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta reported Harris’s Sparrow. On November 8 at
Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area,Ryan Votta and Jim Beatty
reported Lewis’s Woodpecker, Plumbeous Vireo, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
American Dipper and Harris’s Sparrow.
---On November 8 at Pastorius Reservor, Susan Allerton reported Bonaparte’s
Gull and Woodhouse’s Scrub –Jay.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nic Korte reported Mew Gull and 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 3 at Prospect Ponds NA, Lori Zabel reported Yellow-billed
Cuckoo in bushes next to north pond east of bike path at SE corner of
parking lot on Sharp Point Drive. On November 4 at Prospect Ponds, NA,
John Shenot reported f Rusty Blackbird. On November 7 at Prospect Ponds
NA, Dave Leatherman reported Winter Wren seen at Lynn Hall rustic blind
with orange netting. On .November 8 at Prospect Ponds NA, Josh Bruening
reported Winter Wren,
---On November 4 at Morey Wildlife Reserve, Cheri Orwig reported Virginia’s
Warbler while doing trail cleanup.
---On November 5 SW of Wellington, Steve Martin reported that a f Northern
Cardinal has been visiting his feeders for over a month. If anyone is
interested in trying to see the Cardinal, contact Steve at falconridge AT
cowisp.net.
---On November 6 at Timnath Reservoir, Nick Komar reported 2 Snow Geese,
American Avocet, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 American Pipit.
---On November 7 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Dave Leatherman
reported Winter Wren in SW corner of Loop Trail in tangles along old river
channel, SW of bench E of “Human Homes” sign. On November 8 at CSU
Environmental Learning Center, Lori Zabel and Christine Sparks reported
Snow Goose (Blue morph) on East bank of entrance lake.
---On November 8 at Sheldon Lake, City Park, Fort Collins, Dave Leatherman
reported 3 Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On November 8 at 2499 Environmental Dr, Fort Collins, Jay Breidt
reported Harris’s Hawk SE of Environmental/Drake Pond.
---On November 8 at Rigden Reservoir, Guy Turenne reported Common Loon.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Trinidad Reservoir (SP & SWA), Steve Mlodinow reported
Surf Scoter.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Jumbo Reservoir, 2 Anonymous eBirders reported 1000
Snow Geese, 3 Greater White-fronted Geese, 3 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2
Franklin’s Gull, 2 Common Loon and YELLOW-BILLED LOON.
MESA COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Denise and Mark
Vollmar, and Carol Ortenzio reported Greater Scaup, f Black Scoter, Common
Loon and Northern Shrike. On November 7 at Colorado River SP, Glenn
Pearson reported Greater Scaup and Black Scoter.
---On November 3 in DeBeque Canyon, Maureen Briggs reported Trumpeter Swan
seen from Amtrak Train.
---On November 4 at Highline Lake SP, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported
Yellow-headed Blackbird with the sheep. On November 6 at Highline Lake SP,
Douglas Diekman reported 2 Forster’s Tern.
---On November 4 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Douglas Diekman reported
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 12 Bushtit, 2 Marsh Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
36 Mountain Blubirds, 2 Hermit Thrush, and 2 Evening Grosbeak.
---On November 5 at Grand Junction WA, Mike Henwood reported 2 Wood Duck,
Sora, Say’s Phoebe, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Hermit Thrush, and Common Yellowthroat.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On November 6 at WFMC Pond S of Craig, Forrest Craig reported 4 Tundra
Swans.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Denny Lake Park, Ed Rumberger reported 2 Chipping
Sparrow.
---On November 4 at Industrial Park Pond, Ed Rumberger reported M Eurasian
Wigeon.
---On November 3 at McElmo Canyon, Heather Campbell reported White-winged
Dove and 15 Pinyon Jay.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose.
---On November 6 at Black Canyon—Crystal Dam, Betty Fenton reported 3
Barrow’s Goldeneye, 2 Steller’s Jay, 7 Clark’s Nutcracker, American Dipper,
and American Pipit.
---On November 8 at Marine Road Park, Bill Harris reported Wilson’s Warbler.
---On November 3 in Nucla (town), Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
PARK COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Joey Kellner and DFO field
trip reported ad Black-legged Kittiwake and 2 Franklin’s Gull. On November
4 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Glenn Walbek and Mark Peterson reported 8
Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black-legged Kittiwake, Franklin’s
Gull, Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 2 Lapland
Longspur.
---On November 7 at Eleven Mile SP, Jerry DeBoer reported Red-necked Grebe.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 8 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 2 Pied-billed Grebe and Steller’s Jay.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On November 5 in Norwood, George Steele reported White-throated Sparrow.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant, Joey Kellner and
DFO field trip reported 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s).
---On November 3 at Dillon Reservoir—Frisco Marina area, Joey Kellner and
DFO Field Trip reported Bonaparte’s Gull and Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Audubon’s).
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop
Sunday, November 11
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881)
Date: 11/8/18 3:34 pm From: Aaron Driscoll <manitoumauler...> Subject: [cobirds] El Paso County: Rusty Blackbird at Prospect Lake
Around 3 pm today, went looking for the Common Loon at Prospect Lake in Memorial Park, El Paso County. Didn't find it. Keep wondering if it was hidden by the hundreds of geese. Did get this pretty awesome bird though: Rusty Blackbird. Was on the southeast shore of the lake.
Date: 11/8/18 2:21 pm From: Frank Farrell <farrell7690...> Subject: [cobirds] Jefferson County White Eyed Vireo
There is currently a White-eyed Vireo at the Trading Post at Red Rocks Park in the Junipers near the swingset. Aaron Shipe and myself just found it. Frank Farrell Morrison, CO
Date: 11/8/18 1:47 pm From: Dale Pate <dalelpate...> Subject: [cobirds] Black Scoter at Marston Reservoir (Denver County)
Hi there,
I viewed a Black Scoter at a moderate distance, easily seen by scope, from the west end of Marston Reservoir (Denver County) at about 12:30pm today (Thursday, Nov. 8). Thanks to Scott Somershoe for his initial sighting report yesterday.
Date: 11/8/18 1:22 pm From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN <daleatherman...> Subject: [cobirds] Bonaparte's Gulls (3) on Sheldon Lake, City Park, Fort Collins (Larimer)
Three Bonaparte's Gulls present on the lake at City Park in Ft. Collins around 1pm today. Not sure how long they will stay. Unusual for this little lake. Salvaging little (dead?) fish from surface, especially in nw and ne bays.
Date: 11/8/18 9:40 am From: Mike Hensley <mikedh1980...> Subject: [cobirds] Vermillion Flycatcher, Walden Ponds, BoCo
Was shocked to see that this individual is still continuing. Immature bird. Seen well and very active right now along bank near parking area at Walden Pond.
Date: 11/8/18 3:00 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 8 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 8, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, November 8 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First Creek, Mark Obmascik,
John Breitsch, and Patrick O’Driscoll reported Common Raven and
White-throated Sparrow. On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First
Creek, Patrick O’Driscoll and DFO field trip reported Virginia Rail, Sora,
and 2 Marsh Wren.
---On November 4 at Clear Creek Valley Park, Gabriel Wiltse reported
Semipalmated Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Wildlife Drive, Michelle
Fulcher reported 50+ Sandhill Cranes. On November 7 at Rocky Mountain
Arsenal NWR Legacy Trail, James Shelton reported 5 Common Raven.
---On November 4 at South Platte River – 88th Ave Area, David Haskell
reported Barn Swallow.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Cherry Creek SP, Candice Johnson reported Virginia Rail
and Sora. On November 4 at Cherry Creek SP, Frankie Toan reported 5
Blue-winged Teal
---On November 7 at Bufflehead Lake, Ted Uhlemann reported Blue-winged Teal.
---On November 2 at Hollow Park, Cherry Hills Village, Gregg Goodrich and
Anna Troth reported Black-throated Green Warbler.
---On November 3 at South Platte Park—C470 area, Ben Sampson reported
Blue-winged Teal, Storm Widgeon (color morph of American), Common
Goldeneye, and Northern Shrike.
ARCULETA COUNTY:
---On November 4 on San Juan River Walk in Pagosa Springs, Ben Bailey
reported 5 Steller’s Jay, American Dipper, and 5 Great-tailed Grackle.
BACA COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Two Buttes SWA below the dam, Tony Leukering reported
Rock Wren, House Wren, 2 Winter Wren (1 at pond below dam, 1 at outcrop by
road), 2 Marsh Wren, 4 Mountain Bluebird, Gray Catbird, and 2 Evening
Grosbeak.WTP, Tony Leukering reported 4 Bushtit, Marsh Wren, Eastern
Bluebird, and Blue-winged Teal.
BENT COUNTY:
---On November 2 at John Martin Reservoir, Duane Nelson reported Glaucous
Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 4 at Fort Lyon Wildlife Easement, David Tonnessen reported
Virginia Rail, Chihuahuan Raven, 15 Marsh Wren, 3 Bewick’s Wren, 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Mountain Bluebird, Evening Grosbeak (flyover), 2
White-throated Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On November 4 at Lake Hasty (lake and campground), David Tonnessen
reported Greater Roadrunner, Bewick’s Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Mountain Bluebird, 2 Curve-billed Thrasher, Lapland Longspur, and 2
White-throated Sparrow.
---On Novembedr 4 at John Martin Reservoir—Dam area, David Tonnessen
reported 700 Snow Geese, Greater Roadrunner, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull,
Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Eastern Bluebird, and 3
Lapland Longspur.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Boulder Reservoir by dam, Luke Pheneger reported
Red-necked Grebe, 6 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon. On November 4 at
Boulder Reservoir, Peter Gent, Jack and Ryan Bushong and several other
birders reported 1st year male Surf Scoter, Red-necked Grebe, Pacific Loon,
2 Common Loon, and American Pipit. On November 5 at Boulder Reservoir,
David Suddjian, Dale Pate, Diane Roberts, and David Dowell reported
Red-necked Grebe and Common Loon. On November 6 at Boulder Reservoir, Eva
Matthews Lark reported Red-necked Grebe. On November 7 at Boulder
Reservoir, John Vanderpoel reported Red-necked Grebe.
---On November 7 at Walden Ponds in Boulder, Chuck Aid and Evergreen
Audubon reported Osprey and Pectoral Sandpiper.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Brown Dog Coffee, 713 US 24 in Buena Vista, Mele Avery
reported 2 Palm Warblers. They were feeding in grassy median next to the
coffee shop.
CROWLEY COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Lake Henry, David Tonnessen reported 7 Common
Goldeneye, 6 Sandhill Crane, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 3 at 13012 G Road, Rebecca Weiss reported 625 Sandhill
Cranes and Swainson’s Hawk.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On November 2 and 3 at Marston Reservoir, Gwen Moore reported Black
Scoter. On November 7 at Marston Reservoir, Scott Somershoe reported 2
f-type Black Scoter, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, Pacific Loon, 5 Common Loon.
---On November 4 at Denver City Park, Riley and Heather Morris reported
Palm Warbler.
---On November 6 at Berkley Park, Julia Auckland reported Palm Warbler in
small tree near pumphouse.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Bar CCC Park, Tim Ryan reported Say’s Phoebe.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On November 3 in Eagle (39.6424, -106.8318), Gerald Fedrizzi reported 3
Wood Duck.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jan Allbright and Richard Bunn
reported Northern Shrike, Red Crossbill (flyover), and Chipping Sparrow.
On November 6 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported 17 Lapland
Longspur and Chestnut-collared Longspur. On November 7 at Chico Basin
Ranch, John Drummond reported Loggerhead Shrike, 26 Lapland Longspur, Swamp
Sparrow, and Western Tanager.
---On November 2 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt, Dale and Joel Adams
reported Steller’s Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (red), Canyon
Towhee, and White-throated Sparrow. On November 5 at Red Rock Canyon OS,
Monday Birders reported Steller’s Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 4 Bushtit,
and White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 2 at Cross Creek Regional Park, David Tonnessen reported
Say’s Phoebe and 2 Marsh Wren., and Common Loon.
---On November 7 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs,
David Tonnessen reported 2 Greater White-fronted Geese, and apparent hybrid
Cacking X Greater White-fronted Goose, 8 Bonaparte’s Gull
---On November 7 at Meridian Reservoir (view from road), David Tonnessen
reported 8 Greater White-fronted Geese and Bonaparte’s Gull.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On November 6 at Harvey Gap SP and Grass Valley Reservoir, JoAnn RIggle
reported 140 Sandhill Crane (flyover) and 25 Mountain Bluebirds.
---On November 6 at Ponds near Rifle Garfield Airport (view from road),
JoAnn RIggle reported Virginia Rail.
JACKSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Cowdrey Pond, Doug Kibbe reported Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 5 at Walden Reservoir, Doug Kibbe reported Tundra
(whistling) Swan, Common Goldeneye, and 2 Barrow’s Goldeneye.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Coors Ponds, Steven Snyder reported 12 Common Goldeneye
and m Barrow’s Goldeneye.
---On November 4 at Staunton SP, Ken Wat reported Broad-tailed Hummingbird
on Davis Pond Trail, Northern Shrike, and Clark’s Nutcracker.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported f Common
Goldeneye, 5 Bonaparte’s Gull, Savannah Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On November 2 at Hwy 90 and CR 75, Tony Leukering reported 24 American
Pipit, 85 Lapland Longspur, and 2 Smith’s Longspur.
---On November 3 at Neegronda Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 36 Snow
Geese and 3 Ross’s Geese.
---On November 3 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported
4 Sandhill Crane (flyover)
KIT CARSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 on CR F, Flager, Glenn Walbek reported 750 Lapland
Longspur and 2 McCown’s Longspur.
LA PLATA COUNTY
---On November 4 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan
Votta and Jason St. Pierre reported Lewis’s Woodpecker, Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, Harris’s Sparrow, and 2 Blue-winged Teal. On November 5 at Animas
River – Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta and Susan Allerton
reported Harris’s Sparrow. On November 7 at Animas River—Huck Finn Ponds
and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta reported Harris’s Sparrow.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nick Komar and Andy Bankert
reported Mew Gull, 2 Iceland (thayer’s) Gull, and Lesser Black-backed
Gull. On November 3 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nic Korte reported Mew Gull
and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 2 at Boyd Lake, Nick Komar, Nick Komar Jr, Kevin Keirn,
David Wade, and Andy Bankert reported Common Loon and White-eyed Vireo in
Russian Olives along wash just N or Northmost Parking area.
---On November 3 at Prospect Ponds NA, Lori Zabel reported Yellow-billed
Cuckoo in bushes next to north pond east of bike path at SE corner of
parking lot on Sharp Point Drive. On November 4 at Prospect Ponds, NA,
John Shenot reported f Rusty Blackbird. On November 7 at Prospect Ponds
NA, Dave Leatherman reported Winter Wren seen at Lynn Hall rustic blind
with orange netting.
---On November 4 at Morey Wildlife Reserve, Cheri Orwig reported Virginia’s
Warbler while doing trail cleanup.
---On November 5 SW of Wellington, Steve Martin reported that a f Northern
Cardinal has been visiting his feeders for over a month. If anyone is
interested in trying to see the Cardinal, contact Steve at falconridge AT
cowisp.net.
---On November 6 at Timnath Reservoir, Nick Komar reported 2 Snow Geese,
American Avocet, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 American Pipit.
---On Novmeber 7 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Dave Leatherman
reported Winter Wren in SW corner of Loop Trail in tangles along old river
channel, SW of bench E of “Human Homes” sign.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Trinidad Reservoir (SP & SWA), Steve Mlodinow reported
Surf Scoter.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Jumbo Reservoir, 2 Anonymous eBirders reported 1000
Snow Geese, 3 Greater White-fronted Geese, 3 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2
Franklin’s Gull, 2 Common Loon and YELLOW-BILLED LOON.
MESA COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Connee Moffat, Carol
Ortenzio, and Mike Henwood reported Black Scoter, Common Loon, Say’s
Phoebe, 2 Marsh Wren, 5 Mountain Bluebird and Greater Scaup; Betty Fenton
and Bill Harris reported Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and Common Loon. On
November 4 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Denise and Mark Vollmar,
and Carol Ortenzio reported Greater Scaup, f Black Scoter, Common Loon and
Northern Shrike. On November 7 at Colorado River SP, Glenn Pearson
reported Greater Scaup and Black Scoter.
---On November 3 in DeBeque Canyon, Maureen Briggs reported Trumpeter Swan
seen from Amtrak Train.
---On November 4 at Highline Lake SP, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported
Yellow-headed Blackbird with the sheep. On November 6 at Highline Lake SP,
Douglas Diekman reported 2 Forster’s Tern.
---On November 4 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Douglas Diekman reported
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 12 Bushtit, 2 Marsh Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
36 Mountain Blubirds, 2 Hermit Thrush, and 2 Evening Grosbeak.
---On November 5 at Grand Junction WA, Mike Henwood reported 2 Wood Duck,
Sora, Say’s Phoebe, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Hermit Thrush, and Common Yellowthroat.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On November 2 – November 4, at WFMC Pond S of Craig, Forrest Craig
reported 4 ad Tundra Swans. On November 6 at WFMC Pond S of Craig, Forrest
Craig reported 4 Tundra Swans.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Denny Lake Park, Ed Rumberger reported 2 Chipping
Sparrow.
---On November 4 at Industrial Park Pond, Ed Rumberger reported M Eurasian
Wigeon.
---On November 3 at McElmo Canyon, Heather Campbell reported White-winged
Dove and 15 Pinyon Jay.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On November 7 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose.
---On November 6 at Black Canyon—Crystal Dam, Betty Fenton reported 3
Barrow’s Goldeneye, 2 Steller’s Jay, 7 Clark’s Nutcracker, American Dipper,
and American Pipit.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Red-throated Loon, American White Pelican, Steller’s Jay,
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Clark’s Nutcracker, and Bewick’s Wren.
---On November 2 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Red-naped Sapsucker.
PARK COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Joey Kellner and DFO field
trip reported ad Black-legged Kittiwake and 2 Franklin’s Gull. On November
4 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Glenn Walbek and Mark Peterson reported 8
Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black-legged Kittiwake, Franklin’s
Gull, Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 2 Lapland
Longspur.
---On November 7 at Eleven Mile SP, Jerry DeBoer reported Red-necked Grebe.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 4 Pied-billed Grebe, Steller’s Jay and American Dipper. On
November 6 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 3 Pied-billed Grebe, Steller’s Jay, and 3 American Dipper.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On November 5 in Norwood, George Steele reported White-throated Sparrow.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant, Joey Kellner and
DFO field trip reported 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s).
---On November 3 at Dillon Reservoir—Frisco Marina area, Joey Kellner and
DFO Field Trip reported Bonaparte’s Gull and Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Audubon’s).
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop
Sunday, November 11
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881)
Date: 11/7/18 6:29 pm From: 'John D' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch , Western Tanager .
CO Birders :
There was a late Western Tanager around the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch ( El Paso Cty ) this afternoon as well as a Swamp Sparrow.
Date: 11/7/18 5:12 pm From: Scott Somershoe <ssomershoe...> Subject: [cobirds] Marston Rez, Denver Co
I made a couple brief stops mid-day today at Marston Rez, Denver Co. A few notables worth posting here.
From Isthmus Park I had 2 female/immature Black Scoters hanging out with a small, yet diverse mix of waterfowl. Also 5 Common Loons (one still mostly in alternate plumage) and 2 basic plumage Bonaparte’s Gulls. From the west end, I had the apparent continuing female/immature Black Scoter nearish a group of female plumage Ruddy Ducks and could see the 2 Black Scoters off Isthmus Park for a sweet total of 3! I also found/refound (?) a Pacific Loon which took off and circled for several minutes, making one close pass providing fabulous looks. I stopped following it after a while and don’t know if it landed again.
Side note- I heard numerous flocks of white-cheeked geese moving southward last night long after dark from inside (and then outside) my garage in Littleton next to Clement Park, Jeff Co. Many flocks appear to have arrived at Clement today and were flying all over the place late this afternoon. There were very few geese there yesterday afternoon. Here come the geese!
Date: 11/7/18 4:25 pm From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN <daleatherman...> Subject: [cobirds] Winter Wrens in Larimer on 11/7
I had two Winter Wrens today along the Poudre River south of Prospect Rd. in Fort Collins (Larimer). One was in the Prospect Ponds Natural Area (PPNA) in a general locale where we have had several in years past. If you are taking the paved bike trail from the "Fisherman's Parking Lot" at the extreme south end of Sharp Point Drive, proceed east toward the Environmental Learning Center. The bird was along a dirt social trail that parallels a side channel of the river in the deep woods north of the paved bike trail. One would go north into this woods at the point where Lynn Hull's old rustic wood and adobe blind is now covered with orange netting.
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PPNA Winter Wren
The second WIWR was a continuing bird first reported by Joe Mammoser in the Northern Colorado Environmental Center. The bird was south of the southwest corner of the loop trail that goes around the main ELC area. In the southwest corner one comes to the "Human Homes" interpretive sign. East of this sign is a bench. Southwest of the bench is an old river channel and its banks have multiple jumbles of logs and limbs from past flood events. The wren was in these tangles. I heard it "jip" once before I eventually saw it.
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ELC Winter Wren
Not much else of note along the river from Prospect south to the ELC today except a marked increase in Cackling Geese (most of them being in the pond along the ELC access road. Joe Mammoser and I checked blackbirds in the Sharp Point feedlot and only saw redwings, Brewer's Blackbirds and starlings (NO rusty blackbird). A sharp-shinned hawk was brunching on a robin e of Liberty Commons School. The black-capped chickadees enjoyed cattail seeds, among other things. A kingfisher caught a crayfish in the ditch along the ELC access road.
Probably the most surprising thing on this rather cold day was a millipede crossing the bike trail. Why did the millipede cross the road? I don't know but there's a joke in there somewhere.
Date: 11/7/18 2:27 pm From: David Tønnessen <davidtonnessenx...> Subject: [cobirds] Memorial Park, El Paso
Hi birders,
There is currently an apparent hybrid Cackling x Greater White-fronted Goose among some hundreds of Cackling and Canada Geese, and two pure juvenile Greater White-fronted Geese on Memorial Park right now. Also present is a Common Loon, Herring Gull, Bonaparte's Gulls, and good duck numbers.
Date: 11/7/18 3:03 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 7 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 7, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, November 7 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Barr Lake SP, Cynthia Madsen and David Hill reported
Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Franklin’s Gull, and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 2 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First Creek, Mark Obmascik,
John Breitsch, and Patrick O’Driscoll reported Common Raven and
White-throated Sparrow. On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First
Creek, Patrick O’Driscoll and DFO field trip reported Virginia Rail, Sora,
and 2 Marsh Wren.
---On November 4 at Clear Creek Valley Park, Gabriel Wiltse reported
Semipalmated Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Wildlife Drive, Michelle
Fulcher reported 50+ Sandhill Cranes.
---On November 4 at South Platte River – 88th Ave Area, David Haskell
reported Barn Swallow.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Cherry Creek SP, Candice Johnson reported Virginia Rail
and Sora. On November 4 at Cherry Creek SP, Frankie Toan reported 5
Blue-winged Teal
---On November 2 at Bufflehead Lake, Ted Uhlemann reported Blue-winged Teal.
---On November 2 at Hollow Park, Cherry Hills Village, Gregg Goodrich and
Anna Troth reported Black-throated Green Warbler.
---On November 3 at South Platte Park—C470 area, Ben Sampson reported
Blue-winged Teal, Storm Widgeon (color morph of American), Common
Goldeneye, and Northern Shrike.
ARCULETA COUNTY:
---On November 4 on San Juan River Walk in Pagosa Springs, Ben Bailey
reported 5 Steller’s Jay, American Dipper, and 5 Great-tailed Grackle.
BACA COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Two Buttes SWA below the dam, Tony Leukering reported
Rock Wren, House Wren, 2 Winter Wren (1 at pond below dam, 1 at outcrop by
road), 2 Marsh Wren, 4 Mountain Bluebird, Gray Catbird, and 2 Evening
Grosbeak.WTP, Tony Leukering reported 4 Bushtit, Marsh Wren, Eastern
Bluebird, and Blue-winged Teal.
BENT COUNTY:
---On November 2 at John Martin Reservoir, Duane Nelson reported Glaucous
Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 4 at Fort Lyon Wildlife Easement, David Tonnessen reported
Virginia Rail, Chihuahuan Raven, 15 Marsh Wren, 3 Bewick’s Wren, 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Mountain Bluebird, Evening Grosbeak (flyover), 2
White-throated Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On November 4 at Lake Hasty (lake and campground), David Tonnessen
reported Greater Roadrunner, Bewick’s Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Mountain Bluebird, 2 Curve-billed Thrasher, Lapland Longspur, and 2
White-throated Sparrow.
---On Novembedr 4 at John Martin Reservoir—Dam area, David Tonnessen
reported 700 Snow Geese, Greater Roadrunner, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull,
Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Eastern Bluebird, and 3
Lapland Longspur.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Boulder Reservoir by dam, Luke Pheneger reported
Red-necked Grebe, 6 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon. On November 4 at
Boulder Reservoir, Peter Gent, Jack and Ryan Bushong and several other
birders reported 1st year male Surf Scoter, Red-necked Grebe, Pacific Loon,
2 Common Loon, and American Pipit. On November 5 at Boulder Reservoir,
David Suddjian, Dale Pate, Diane Roberts, and David Dowell reported
Red-necked Grebe and Common Loon. On November 6 at Boulder Reservoir, Eva
Matthews Lark reported Red-necked Grebe.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Brown Dog Coffee, 713 US 24 in Buena Vista, Mele Avery
reported 2 Palm Warblers. They were feeding in grassy median next to the
coffee shop.
CROWLEY COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Lake Henry, David Tonnessen reported 7 Common
Goldeneye, 6 Sandhill Crane, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 3 at 13012 G Road, Rebecca Weiss reported 625 Sandhill
Cranes and Swainson’s Hawk.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On November 2 and 3 at Marston Reservoir, Gwen Moore reported Black
Scoter.
---On November 4 at Denver City Park, Riley and Heather Morris reported
Palm Warbler.
---On November 6 at Berkley Park, Julia Auckland reported Palm Warbler in
small tree near pumphouse.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Bar CCC Park, Tim Ryan reported Say’s Phoebe.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On November 3 in Eagle (39.6424, -106.8318), Gerald Fedrizzi reported 3
Wood Duck.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Fountain Creek, Manitou Springs, Gary Koehn reported
Plumbeous Vireo.
---On November 1 at Chico Basin Ranch, John Drummond reported Gray Catbird,
Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow (tan morph), and Lincoln’s
Sparrow. On November 3 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jan Allbright and Richard
Bunn reported Northern Shrike, Red Crossbill (flyover), and Chipping
Sparrow. On November 6 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported 17
Lapland Longspur and Chestnut-collared Longspur.
---On November 1 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt and Rebecca Laroche
reported 7 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (Red), and 2 Canyon Wren. On
November 2 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt, Dale and Joel Adams reported
Steller’s Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (red), Canyon Towhee,
and White-throated Sparrow. On November 5 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Monday
Birders reported Steller’s Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 4 Bushtit, and
White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 2 at Cross Creek Regional Park, David Tonnessen reported
Say’s Phoebe and 2 Marsh Wren.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On November 6 at Harvey Gap SP and Grass Valley Reservoir, JoAnn RIggle
reported 140 Sandhill Crane (flyover) and 25 Mountain Bluebirds.
---On November 6 at Ponds near Rifle Garfield Airport (view from road),
JoAnn RIggle reported Virginia Rail.
JACKSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Cowdrey Pond, Doug Kibbe reported Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 5 at Walden Reservoir, Doug Kibbe reported Tundra
(whistling) Swan, Common Goldeneye, and 2 Barrow’s Goldeneye.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Coors Ponds, Steven Snyder reported 12 Common Goldeneye
and m Barrow’s Goldeneye.
---On November 4 at Staunton SP, Ken Wat reported Broad-tailed Hummingbird
on Davis Pond Trail, Northern Shrike, and Clark’s Nutcracker.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported f Common
Goldeneye, 5 Bonaparte’s Gull, Savannah Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On November 2 at Hwy 90 and CR 75, Tony Leukering reported 24 American
Pipit, 85 Lapland Longspur, and 2 Smith’s Longspur.
---On November 3 at Neegronda Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 36 Snow
Geese and 3 Ross’s Geese.
---On November 3 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported
4 Sandhill Crane (flyover)
KIT CARSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 on CR F, Flager, Glenn Walbek reported 750 Lapland
Longspur and 2 McCown’s Longspur.
LA PLATA COUNTY
---On November 4 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan
Votta and Jason St. Pierre reported Lewis’s Woodpecker, Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, Harris’s Sparrow, and 2 Blue-winged Teal. On November 5 at Animas
River – Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta and Susan Allerton
reported Harris’s Sparrow.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nick Komar and Andy Bankert
reported Mew Gull, 2 Iceland (thayer’s) Gull, and Lesser Black-backed
Gull. On November 3 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nic Korte reported Mew Gull
and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 2 at Boyd Lake, Nick Komar, Nick Komar Jr, Kevin Keirn,
David Wade, and Andy Bankert reported Common Loon and White-eyed Vireo in
Russian Olives along wash just N or Northmost Parking area.
---On November 3 at Prospect Ponds NA, Lori Zabel reported Yellow-billed
Cuckoo in bushes next to north pond east of bike path at SE corner of
parking lot on Sharp Point Drive. On November 4 at Prospect Ponds, NA,
John Shenot reported f Rusty Blackbird.
---On November 4 at Morey Wildlife Reserve, Cheri Orwig reported Virginia’s
Warbler while doing trail cleanup.
---On November 5 SW of Wellington, Steve Martin reported that a f Northern
Cardinal has been visiting his feeders for over a month. If anyone is
interested in trying to see the Cardinal, contact Steve at falconridge AT
cowisp.net.
---On November 6 at Timnath Reservoir, Nick Komar reported 2 Snow Geese,
American Avocet, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 American Pipit.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Trinidad Reservoir (SP & SWA), Steve Mlodinow reported
Surf Scoter.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Jumbo Reservoir, 2 Anonymous eBirders reported 1000
Snow Geese, 3 Greater White-fronted Geese, 3 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2
Franklin’s Gull, 2 Common Loon and YELLOW-BILLED LOON.
MESA COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Diane Trappett and
Douglas Diekman, reported Black Scoter, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, and
Marsh Wren. On November 2 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Connee
Moffat, Carol Ortenzio, and Mike Henwood reported Black Scoter, Common
Loon, Say’s Phoebe, 2 Marsh Wren, 5 Mountain Bluebird and Greater Scaup;
Betty Fenton and Bill Harris reported Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and
Common Loon. On November 4 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Denise and
Mark Vollmar, and Carol Ortenzio reported Greater Scaup, f Black Scoter,
Common Loon and Northern Shrike.
---On November 3 in DeBeque Canyon, Maureen Briggs reported Trumpeter Swan
seen from Amtrak Train.
---On November 4 at Highline Lake SP, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported
Yellow-headed Blackbird with the sheep. On November 6 at Highline Lake SP,
Douglas Diekman reported 2 Forster’s Tern.
---On November 4 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Douglas Diekman reported
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 12 Bushtit, 2 Marsh Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
36 Mountain Blubirds, 2 Hermit Thrush, and 2 Evening Grosbeak.
---On November 5 at Grand Junction WA, Mike Henwood reported 2 Wood Duck,
Sora, Say’s Phoebe, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Hermit Thrush, and Common Yellowthroat.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On November 2 – November 4, at WFMC Pond S of Craig, Forrest Craig
reported 4 ad Tundra Swans. On November 6 at WFMC Pond S of Craig, Forrest
Craig reported 4 Tundra Swans.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Denny Lake Park, Jim Beatty reported Sharp-shinned Hawk
and Chipping Sparrow. On November 4 at Denny Lake Park, Ed Rumberger
reported 2 Chipping Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Industrial Park Pond, Jim Beatty reported m Eurasian
Wigeon. On November 4 at Industrial Park Pond, Ed Rumberger reported M
Eurasian Wigeon.
---On November 3 at McElmo Canyon, Heather Campbell reported White-winged
Dove and 15 Pinyon Jay.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Hammond’s Flycatcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 5 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 3 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose.
---On November 6 at Black Canyon—Crystal Dam, Betty Fenton reported 3
Barrow’s Goldeneye, 2 Steller’s Jay, 7 Clark’s Nutcracker, American Dipper,
and American Pipit.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Red-throated Loon, American White Pelican, Steller’s Jay,
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Clark’s Nutcracker, and Bewick’s Wren.
---On November 2 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Red-naped Sapsucker.
PARK COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Joey Kellner and DFO field
trip reported ad Black-legged Kittiwake and 2 Franklin’s Gull. On November
4 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Glenn Walbek and Mark Peterson reported 8
Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black-legged Kittiwake, Franklin’s
Gull, Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 2 Lapland
Longspur.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 4 Pied-billed Grebe, Steller’s Jay and American Dipper. On
November 6 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 3 Pied-billed Grebe, Steller’s Jay, and 3 American Dipper.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On November 5 in Norwood, George Steele reported White-throated Sparrow.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant, Joey Kellner and
DFO field trip reported 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s).
---On November 3 at Dillon Reservoir—Frisco Marina area, Joey Kellner and
DFO Field Trip reported Bonaparte’s Gull and Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Audubon’s).
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop
Sunday, November 11
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881)
Date: 11/6/18 8:10 am From: 'The \Nunn Guy\' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Nunn Christmas Bird Count Date Set
Hi all
The Friends of Pawnee National Grassland group is now the compiler of the Nunn Christmas Bird Count. Many thanks to Jim Sedgwick for his years of service as compiler!
We've set the day of December 22, 2018, Saturday, as our count date. More details will be posted later on this site. If you are interested, at this point, in joining us on the grassland please email coloradobirder --> AT --> yahoo.com to register.
Date: 11/6/18 3:01 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, November 6 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 6, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, November 6 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Barr Lake SP, Cynthia Madsen and David Hill reported
Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Franklin’s Gull, and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 2 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First Creek, Mark Obmascik,
John Breitsch, and Patrick O’Driscoll reported Common Raven and
White-throated Sparrow. On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First
Creek, Patrick O’Driscoll and DFO field trip reported Virginia Rail, Sora,
and 2 Marsh Wren.
---On November 4 at Clear Creek Valley Park, Gabriel Wiltse reported
Semipalmated Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Wildlife Drive, Michelle
Fulcher reported 50+ Sandhill Cranes.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Cherry Creek SP, Candice Johnson reported Virginia Rail
and Sora. On November 4 at Cherry Creek SP, Frankie Toan reported 5
Blue-winged Teal
---On November 2 at Bufflehead Lake, Ted Uhlemann reported Blue-winged Teal.
---On November 2 at Hollow Park, Cherry Hills Village, Gregg Goodrich and
Anna Troth reported Black-throated Green Warbler.
---On November 3 at South Platte Park—C470 area, Ben Sampson reported
Blue-winged Teal, Storm Widgeon (color morph of American), Common
Goldeneye, and Northern Shrike.
ARCULETA COUNTY:
---On November 4 on San Juan River Walk in Pagosa Springs, Ben Bailey
reported 5 Steller’s Jay, American Dipper, and 5 Great-tailed Grackle.
BACA COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Two Buttes SWA below the dam, Tony Leukering reported
Rock Wren, House Wren, 2 Winter Wren (1 at pond below dam, 1 at outcrop by
road), 2 Marsh Wren, 4 Mountain Bluebird, Gray Catbird, and 2 Evening
Grosbeak.WTP, Tony Leukering reported 4 Bushtit, Marsh Wren, Eastern
Bluebird, and Blue-winged Teal.
BENT COUNTY:
---On November 2 at John Martin Reservoir, Duane Nelson reported Glaucous
Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 4 at Fort Lyon Wildlife Easement, David Tonnessen reported
Virginia Rail, Chihuahuan Raven, 15 Marsh Wren, 3 Bewick’s Wren, 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Mountain Bluebird, Evening Grosbeak (flyover), 2
White-throated Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On November 4 at Lake Hasty (lake and campground), David Tonnessen
reported Greater Roadrunner, Bewick’s Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Mountain Bluebird, 2 Curve-billed Thrasher, Lapland Longspur, and 2
White-throated Sparrow.
---On Novembedr 4 at John Martin Reservoir—Dam area, David Tonnessen
reported 700 Snow Geese, Greater Roadrunner, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull,
Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Eastern Bluebird, and 3
Lapland Longspur.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Boulder Reservoir by dam, Luke Pheneger reported
Red-necked Grebe, 6 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon. On November 4 at
Boulder Reservoir, Peter Gent, Jack and Ryan Bushong and several other
birders reported 1st year male Surf Scoter, Red-necked Grebe, Pacific Loon,
2 Common Loon, and American Pipit. On November 5 at Boulder Reservoir,
David Suddjian, Dale Pate, Diane Roberts, and David Dowell reported
Red-necked Grebe and Common Loon.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Brown Dog Coffee, 713 US 24 in Buena Vista, Mele Avery
reported 2 Palm Warblers. They were feeding in grassy median next to the
coffee shop.
CROWLEY COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Lake Henry, David Tonnessen reported 7 Common
Goldeneye, 6 Sandhill Crane, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 3 at 13012 G Road, Rebecca Weiss reported 625 Sandhill
Cranes and Swainson’s Hawk.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On November 2 and 3 at Marston Reservoir, Gwen Moore reported Black
Scoter.
---On November 4 at Denver City Park, Riley and Heather Morris reported
Palm Warbler.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Bar CCC Park, Tim Ryan reported Say’s Phoebe.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On November 3 in Eagle (39.6424, -106.8318), Gerald Fedrizzi reported 3
Wood Duck.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Fountain Creek, Manitou Springs, Gary Koehn reported
Plumbeous Vireo.
---On November 1 at Chico Basin Ranch, John Drummond reported Gray Catbird,
Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow (tan morph), and Lincoln’s
Sparrow. On November 3 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jan Allbright and Richard
Bunn reported Northern Shrike, Red Crossbill (flyover), and Chipping
Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt and Rebecca Laroche
reported 7 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (Red), and 2 Canyon Wren. On
November 2 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt, Dale and Joel Adams reported
Steller’s Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (red), Canyon Towhee,
and White-throated Sparrow. On November 5 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Monday
Birders reported Steller’s Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 4 Bushtit, and
White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 2 at Cross Creek Regional Park, David Tonnessen reported
Say’s Phoebe and 2 Marsh Wren.
JACKSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Cowdrey Pond, Doug Kibbe reported Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 5 at Walden Reservoir, Doug Kibbe reported Tundra
(whistling) Swan, Common Goldeneye, and 2 Barrow’s Goldeneye.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Coors Ponds, Steven Snyder reported 12 Common Goldeneye
and m Barrow’s Goldeneye.
---On November 4 at Staunton SP, Ken Wat reported Broad-tailed Hummingbird
on Davis Pond Trail, Northern Shrike, and Clark’s Nutcracker.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported f Common
Goldeneye, 5 Bonaparte’s Gull, Savannah Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On November 2 at Hwy 90 and CR 75, Tony Leukering reported 24 American
Pipit, 85 Lapland Longspur, and 2 Smith’s Longspur.
---On November 3 at Neegronda Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 36 Snow
Geese and 3 Ross’s Geese.
---On November 3 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported
4 Sandhill Crane (flyover)
KIT CARSON COUNTY:
---On November 5 on CR F, Flager, Glenn Walbek reported 750 Lapland
Longspur and 2 McCown’s Longspur.
LA PLATA COUNTY
---On November 4 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan
Votta and Jason St. Pierre reported Lewis’s Woodpecker, Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, Harris’s Sparrow, and 2 Blue-winged Teal. On November 5 at Animas
River – Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta and Susan Allerton
reported Harris’s Sparrow.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nick Komar and Andy Bankert
reported Mew Gull, 2 Iceland (thayer’s) Gull, and Lesser Black-backed
Gull. On November 3 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nic Korte reported Mew Gull
and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 2 at Boyd Lake, Nick Komar, Nick Komar Jr, Kevin Keirn,
David Wade, and Andy Bankert reported Common Loon and White-eyed Vireo in
Russian Olives along wash just N or Northmost Parking area.
---On November 3 at Prospect Ponds NA, Lori Zabel reported Yellow-billed
Cuckoo in bushes next to north pond east of bike path at SE corner of
parking lot on Sharp Point Drive. On November 4 at Prospect Ponds, NA,
John Shenot reported f Rusty Blackbird.
---On November 4 at Morey Wildlife Reserve, Cheri Orwig reported Virginia’s
Warbler while doing trail cleanup.
---On November 5 SW of Wellington, Steve Martin reported that a f Northern
Cardinal has been visiting his feeders for over a month. If anyone is
interested in trying to see the Cardinal, contact Steve at falconridge AT
cowisp.net.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Trinidad Reservoir (SP & SWA), Steve Mlodinow reported
Surf Scoter.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Jumbo Reservoir, 2 Anonymous eBirders reported 1000
Snow Geese, 3 Greater White-fronted Geese, 3 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2
Franklin’s Gull, 2 Common Loon and YELLOW-BILLED LOON.
MESA COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Diane Trappett and
Douglas Diekman, reported Black Scoter, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, and
Marsh Wren. On November 2 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Connee
Moffat, Carol Ortenzio, and Mike Henwood reported Black Scoter, Common
Loon, Say’s Phoebe, 2 Marsh Wren, 5 Mountain Bluebird and Greater Scaup;
Betty Fenton and Bill Harris reported Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and
Common Loon. On November 4 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Denise and
Mark Vollmar, and Carol Ortenzio reported Greater Scaup, f Black Scoter,
Common Loon and Northern Shrike.
---On November 3 in DeBeque Canyon, Maureen Briggs reported Trumpeter Swan
seen from Amtrak Train.
---On November 4 at Highline Lake SP, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported
Yellow-headed Blackbird with the sheep.
---On November 4 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Douglas Diekman reported
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 12 Bushtit, 2 Marsh Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
36 Mountain Blubirds, 2 Hermit Thrush, and 2 Evening Grosbeak.
---On November 5 at Grand Junction WA, Mike Henwood reported 2 Wood Duck,
Sora, Say’s Phoebe, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Hermit Thrush, and Common Yellowthroat.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On November 2 – November 4, at WFMC Pond S of Craig, Forrest Craig
reported 4 ad Tundra Swans.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Denny Lake Park, Jim Beatty reported Sharp-shinned Hawk
and Chipping Sparrow. On November 4 at Denny Lake Park, Ed Rumberger
reported 2 Chipping Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Industrial Park Pond, Jim Beatty reported m Eurasian
Wigeon. On November 4 at Industrial Park Pond, Ed Rumberger reported M
Eurasian Wigeon.
---On November 3 at McElmo Canyon, Heather Campbell reported White-winged
Dove and 15 Pinyon Jay.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Hammond’s Flycatcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 5 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 3 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Red-throated Loon, American White Pelican, Steller’s Jay,
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Clark’s Nutcracker, and Bewick’s Wren.
---On November 2 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Red-naped Sapsucker.
PARK COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Joey Kellner and DFO field
trip reported ad Black-legged Kittiwake and 2 Franklin’s Gull. On November
4 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Glenn Walbek and Mark Peterson reported 8
Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black-legged Kittiwake, Franklin’s
Gull, Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 2 Lapland
Longspur.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Aspen Center for Enviromental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 4 Pied-billed Grebe, Steller’s Jay and American Dipper.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On November 5 in Norwood, George Steele reported White-throated Sparrow.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant, Joey Kellner and
DFO field trip reported 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s).
---On November 3 at Dillon Reservoir—Frisco Marina area, Joey Kellner and
DFO Field Trip reported Bonaparte’s Gull and Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Audubon’s).
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Elbert County
Tuesday, November 6
5:30 AM – 4:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop
Sunday, November 11
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881)
Posting for Steve Martin. Contact information below.
> From: Steve Martin <falconridge...>
> Date: November 4, 2018 at 8:32:17 PM MST
> To: <cobirds...>
> Subject: Northern Cardinal
>
> We've had a female N Cardinal visiting our feeding area SW of Wellington for a month. She comes in two or three times a day so it takes patience to see the bird. Consistent early in the day and viewing is close from inside our house where you are welcome with prior arrangement. Contact me at <falconridge...> if interested.
> Steve Martin
Date: 11/5/18 3:05 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 4 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 5, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, November 5 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Barr Lake SP, Cynthia Madsen and David Hill reported
Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Franklin’s Gull, and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 2 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First Creek, Mark Obmascik,
John Breitsch, and Patrick O’Driscoll reported Common Raven and
White-throated Sparrow. On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First
Creek, Patrick O’Driscoll and DFO field trip reported Virginia Rail, Sora,
and 2 Marsh Wren.
---On November 4 at Clear Creek Valley Park, Gabriel Wiltse reported
Semipalmated Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitcher.
---On November 4 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Wildlife Drive, Michelle
Fulcher reported 50+ Sandhill Cranes.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Cherry Creek SP, Edward Donnan reported Baird’s
Sandpiper, 7 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, 4 Bonaparte’s
Gull, 2 Franklin’s Gull, and 2 Rusty Blackbird. On November 3 at Cherry
Creek SP, Candice Johnson reported Virginia Rail and Sora. On November 4
at Cherry Creek SP, Frankie Toan reported 5 Blue-winged Teal
---On November 2 at Bufflehead Lake, Ted Uhlemann reported Blue-winged Teal.
---On November 2 at Hollow Park, Cherry Hills Village, Gregg Goodrich and
Anna Troth reported Black-throated Green Warbler.
---On November 3 at South Platte Park—C470 area, Ben Sampson reported
Blue-winged Teal, Storm Widgeon (color morph of American), Common
Goldeneye, and Northern Shrike.
ARCULETA COUNTY:
---On November 4 on San Juan River Walk in Pagosa Springs, Ben Bailey
reported 5 Steller’s Jay, American Dipper, and 5 Great-tailed Grackle.
BACA COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Two Buttes SWA below the dam, Tony Leukering reported
Rock Wren, House Wren, 2 Winter Wren (1 at pond below dam, 1 at outcrop by
road), 2 Marsh Wren, 4 Mountain Bluebird, Gray Catbird, and 2 Evening
Grosbeak.WTP, Tony Leukering reported 4 Bushtit, Marsh Wren, Eastern
Bluebird, and Blue-winged Teal.
BENT COUNTY:
---On November 2 at John Martin Reservoir, Duane Nelson reported Glaucous
Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 4 at Fort Lyon Wildlife Easement, David Tonnessen reported
Virginia Rail, Chihuahuan Raven, 15 Marsh Wren, 3 Bewick’s Wren, 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Mountain Bluebird, Evening Grosbeak (flyover), 2
White-throated Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On November 4 at Lake Hasty (lake and campground), David Tonnessen
reported Greater Roadrunner, Bewick’s Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Mountain Bluebird, 2 Curve-billed Thrasher, Lapland Longspur, and 2
White-throated Sparrow.
---On Novembedr 4 at John Martin Reservoir—Dam area, David Tonnessen
reported 700 Snow Geese, Greater Roadrunner, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull,
Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Eastern Bluebird, and 3
Lapland Longspur.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Walden Ponds, Peter Gent reported Pectoral Sandpiper, 2
Long-billed Dowitcher and imm Black-crowned Night Heron.
---On October 31 at Sombrero Marsh and Pond, Ted Floyd reported Virginia
Rail, Eastern Bluebird, and 2 Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 31 at Boulder Community Garden, Richard Trinkner reported
White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 3 at Boulder Reservoir by dam, Luke Pheneger reported
Red-necked Grebe, 6 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon. On November 4 at
Boulder Reservoir, Peter Gent, Jack and Ryan Bushong and several other
birders reported 1st year male Surf Scoter, Red-necked Grebe, Pacific Loon,
2 Common Loon, and American Pipit.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On October 31 at COCHETOPA HOME, Sally Waterhouse reported 310 Sandhill
Crane (flyover).
---On November 3 at Brown Dog Coffee, 713 US 24 in Buena Vista, Mele Avery
reported 2 Palm Warblers. They were feeding in grassy median next to the
coffee shop.
CROWLEY COUNTY:
---On November 5 at Lake Henry, David Tonnessen reported 7 Common
Goldeneye, 6 Sandhill Crane, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 3 at 13012 G Road, Rebecca Weiss reported 625 Sandhill
Cranes and Swainson’s Hawk.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Marston Reservoir, Tyler, Wilson and Alicia Arnold
reported Pacific Loon and 3 Common Loon. On November 2 and 3 at Marston
Reservoir, Gwen Moore reported Black Scoter.
---On November 4 at Denver City Park, Riley and Heather Morris reported
Palm Warbler.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Bar CCC Park, Tim Ryan reported Say’s Phoebe.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On November 3 in Eagle (39.6424, -106.8318), Gerald Fedrizzi reported 3
Wood Duck.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, John Drummond reported
2 Common Goldeneye.
---On October 31 at Bear Creek Nature Center, Chris Brobin reported
Northern Parula in NE corner and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Fountain Creek, Manitou Springs, Gary Koehn reported
Plumbeous Vireo.
---On November 1 at Chico Basin Ranch, John Drummond reported Gray Catbird,
Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow (tan morph), and Lincoln’s
Sparrow. On November 3 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jan Allbright and Richard
Bunn reported Northern Shrike, Red Crossbill (flyover), and Chipping
Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt and Rebecca Laroche
reported 7 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (Red), and 2 Canyon Wren. On
November 2 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt, Dale and Joel Adams reported
Steller’s Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (red), Canyon Towhee,
and White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 2 at Cross Creek Regional Park, David Tonnessen reported
Say’s Phoebe and 2 Marsh Wren.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Coors Ponds, Kevin DeBoer, Lindsay Purifoy and Timo
Mitzen reported 6 Common Goldeneye (1m, 5f) and m Barrow’s Goldeneye. On
November 2 at Coors Ponds, Steven Snyder reported 12 Common Goldeneye and m
Barrow’s Goldeneye.
---On October 31 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt – Prospect Park and Lake, Bill
Schreitz reported Turkey Vulture.
---On October 31 at Ralston Creek – Maple Valley Park, James McCall
reported Green-tailed Towhee.
---On November 4 at Staunton SP, Ken Wat reported Broad-tailed Hummingbird
on Davis Pond Trail, Northern Shrike, and Clark’s Nutcracker.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported Snow Goose
(flyover), 3 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 24 Long-billed Dowitcher, 12 Greater
Yellowlegs, Dunlin, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, Iceland Gull
(thayer’s), 2 Common Loon, juv Black-crowned Night Heron. On October 31 at
Neenoshe Reservoir, SE corner (often disjunct), Tony Leukering reported 35
Sandhill Crane (flyover), 2 Black-bellied Plover, 2 American Golden-Plover,
3 Long-billed Dowitcher, and 10 Greater Yellowlegs. On November 3 at
Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported f Common Goldeneye, 5
Bonaparte’s Gull, Savannah Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On October 31 at Sheridan Lake Area (town and playa), Tony Leukering
reported 6 Wood Duck (4 m, 2 f).
---On October 31 at Eads Water Treatment Plant (no to include Cemetery),
Tony Leukering reported Virginia Rail, Loggerhead Shrike, 3 Marsh Wren, and
5 Eastern Bluebird.
---On November 2 at Hwy 90 and CR 75, Tony Leukering reported 24 American
Pipit, 85 Lapland Longspur, and 2 Smith’s Longspur.
---On November 3 at Neegronda Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 36 Snow
Geese and 3 Ross’s Geese.
---On November 3 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported
4 Sandhill Crane (flyover)
LA PLATA COUNTY
---On November 4 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan
Votta and Jason St. Pierre reported Lewis’s Woodpecker, Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, Harris’s Sparrow, and 2 Blue-winged Teal.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson
reported Franklin’s Gull (flyover), Mew Gull, Iceland Gull (thayer’s), and
5 Lesser Black-backed Gull. OnGull. November 2 at Horseshoe Reservoir,
Nick Komar and Andy Bankert reported Mew Gull, 2 Iceland (thayer’s) Gull,
and Lesser Black-backed Gull. On November 3 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nic
Korte reported Mew Gull and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On October 31 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Joe Mammoser
reported Winter Wren in SE corner.
---On November 2 at Boyd Lake, Nick Komar, Nick Komar Jr, Kevin Keirn,
David Wade, and Andy Bankert reported Common Loon and White-eyed Vireo in
Russian Olives along wash just N or Northmost Parking area.
---On November 3 at Prospect Ponds NA, Lori Zabel reported Yellow-billed
Cuckoo in bushes next to north pond east of bike path at SE corner of
parking lot on Sharp Point Drive. On November 4 at Prospect Ponds, NA,
John Shenot reported f Rusty Blackbird.
---On November 4 at Morey Wildlife Reserve, Cheri Orwig reported Virginia’s
Warbler while doing trail cleanup.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On November 4 at Jumbo Reservoir, 2 Anonymous eBirders reported 1000
Snow Geese, 3 Greater White-fronted Geese, 3 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2
Franklin’s Gull, 2 Common Loon and YELLOW-BILLED LOON.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Ryan Claar, David
Price, Ronda Woodward, Sue Shepard, Mike Henwood, Kathleen McGinley, Carol
Ortenzio, and Nic Korte reporGter 2 f Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and
Bushtit; Denise and Mark Vollmer reported Black Scoter and Common
Goldeneye; several other birders got to see Black Scoter. On November 1 at
Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Diane Trappett and Douglas Diekman,
reported Black Scoter, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, and Marsh Wren. On
November 2 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Connee Moffat, Carol
Ortenzio, and Mike Henwood reported Black Scoter, Common Loon, Say’s
Phoebe, 2 Marsh Wren, 5 Mountain Bluebird and Greater Scaup; Betty Fenton
and Bill Harris reported Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and Common Loon. On
November 4 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Denise and Mark Vollmar,
and Carol Ortenzio reported Greater Scaup, f Black Scoter, Common Loon and
Northern Shrike.
---On October 31 at I ½ Road, Fruita, David Price reported Brewer’s Sparrow.
---On November 3 in DeBeque Canyon, Maureen Briggs reported Trumpeter Swan
seen from Amtrak Train.
---On November 4 at Highline Lake SP, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported
Yellow-headed Blackbird with the sheep.
---On November 4 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Douglas Diekman reported
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 12 Bushtit, 2 Marsh Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
36 Mountain Blubirds, 2 Hermit Thrush, and 2 Evening Grosbeak.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Denny Lake Park, Jim Beatty reported Sharp-shinned Hawk
and Chipping Sparrow. On November 4 at Denny Lake Park, Ed Rumberger
reported 2 Chipping Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Industrial Park Pond, Jim Beatty reported m Eurasian
Wigeon. On November 4 at Industrial Park Pond, Ed Rumberger reported M
Eurasian Wigeon.
---On November 3 at McElmo Canyon, Heather Campbell reported White-winged
Dove and 15 Pinyon Jay.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton reported Franklin’s Gull and
Marsh Wren.
---On November 1 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Hammond’s Flycatcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 5 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 3 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Red-throated Loon, American White Pelican, Steller’s Jay,
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Clark’s Nutcracker, and Bewick’s Wren.
---On November 2 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Red-naped Sapsucker.
PARK COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, David Tonnessen, Joel
Adams, and Jim Merritt reported Greater Scaup, 16 Common Goldeneye, 4
Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Bonaparte’s Gull, 4 Franklin’s
Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 3 Common Loon. On November 3 at
Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Joey Kellner and DFO field trip reported ad
Black-legged Kittiwake and 2 Franklin’s Gull. On November 4 at Spinney
Mountain Reservoir, Glenn Walbek and Mark Peterson reported 8 Common
Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black-legged Kittiwake, Franklin’s Gull,
Iceland Gull (Thayer’s), Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 2 Lapland Longspur.
---On October 31 at Eleven Mile SP, David Tonnessen, Jim Merritt, and Joel
Adams reported Blue-winged Teal, Greater Scaup, 3 Surf Scoter, 16 Common
Goldeneye, Common Loon, Bushtit, Mountain Bluebird, American Pipit.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Aspen Center for Enviromental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 4 Pied-billed Grebe, Steller’s Jay and American Dipper.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant, Joey Kellner and
DFO field trip reported 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s).
---On November 3 at Dillon Reservoir—Frisco Marina area, Joey Kellner and
DFO Field Trip reported Bonaparte’s Gull and Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Audubon’s).
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported White-winged
Scoter, 47 Bonaparte’s Gull, and 3 Common Loon.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Wray Fish Hatchery, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported Osprey, 7 Eastern Bluebird, Harris’s Sparrow, 3 White-throated
Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
The next meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, November
5 at 7:00 pm at the Ricketson Auditorium of Denver Museum of Nature and
Science. Bill Eden will present a program on Birding in Senegal and the
Gambia. Park on the north side of the museum and enter through the
security door between 6:30 and 7:00 pm. Meetings are free and open to the
public.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Broomfield County
Monday, November 5
7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Dale Pate and David Suddjian (daleplate AT gmail.com; 575-4584)
Elbert County
Tuesday, November 6
5:30 AM – 4:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop
Sunday, November 11
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881)
I would highly recommend it. To view it best, park in the parking lot on the north side near the heron rookery. Walk down to the water, and view to the left.
Hi all, Just now my brother and I had a Pacific Loon in the NE corner of the reservoir along with two Common Loons. The bird was diving often, staying up for only about ten seconds at a time. Surf Scoter and Red-necked Grebe continue as well.
Thank you for your years of service to COBIRDS and the rare bird alert,
you've done a great job, we'll miss your reports.
Janeal Thompson
Lamar, CO
On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 8:27 AM Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> wrote:
> CoBirders,
>
> I want to let you know that I intend to retire from compiling the RBA on 1
> Jan 2019.
> I have been compiling the RBA for 14 years and think that it is time for
> some new blood
> or possibly some new means of broadcasting the information.
>
> A lot has changed since I first started. For one we no longer have the
> phone line which
> is sort of how it started. News come from many sources now: CoBirds,
> WSBN, e-Bird,
> and Facebook. When we have a “hot” bird or birds it takes a LOT of time
> to compile the
> reports.
>
> Good Birding,
> Joyce Takamine
> Boulder
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Date: 11/4/18 1:16 pm From: 'ouzels' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: retire from RBA
Thanks, Joyce for your dogged perseverence with the RBA. We hope we see you
on some field trips soon.
Hugh & Urling Kingery
On Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 8:27:24 AM UTC-6, Joyce Takamine wrote:
>
> CoBirders,
>
> I want to let you know that I intend to retire from compiling the RBA on 1
> Jan 2019.
> I have been compiling the RBA for 14 years and think that it is time for
> some new blood
> or possibly some new means of broadcasting the information.
>
> A lot has changed since I first started. For one we no longer have the
> phone line which
> is sort of how it started. News come from many sources now: CoBirds,
> WSBN, e-Bird,
> and Facebook. When we have a “hot” bird or birds it takes a LOT of time
> to compile the
> reports.
>
> Good Birding,
> Joyce Takamine
> Boulder
>
>
Date: 11/4/18 11:59 am From: Peter Gent <gent...> Subject: [cobirds] Surf Scoter, Boulder Reservior
All,
A first-year male Surf Scoter was at Boulder Reservoir this morning from 9:30 to 11:30. It was in the western half of the Reservoir and seen from the south shore. It was with a large raft of Western Grebes and other ducks including lots of female mergansers and a couple of female Lesser Scaup. We also saw the continuing Red-necked Grebe, but it was distant in the far northwest corner of the reservoir.
Date: 11/4/18 11:32 am From: John Shenot <johnshenot...> Subject: [cobirds] Rusty Blackbird - Prospect Ponds NA (Larimer)
This morning, I chased two birds reported by Lori Zabel at Prospect Ponds Natural Area in Fort Collins (on Sharp Point Drive). I came across Lori Pivonka and Sheila Webber and we searched unsuccessfully for the Yellow-billed Cuckoo. However, we found and photographed a female Rusty Blackbird in non-breeding plumage which had been tentatively ID'ed by Lori Zabel yesterday. The blackbird was seen by other birders and still present as of noon. It was seen in the Russian-olives between the bike path and the northernmost pond (closest to E Prospect Dr). This is just north of the natural area parking lot closest to E Prospect Dr.
Date: 11/4/18 11:24 am From: John Shenot <johnshenot...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Possible Yellow- billed Cuckoo at Larimer Prospect Ponds
I (with other birders) was unable to relocate the cuckoo this morning. HOWEVER... see my other post about a Rusty Blackbird at same location.
John Shenot Fort Collins, CO
On Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 4:39:36 PM UTC-6, Lori Zabel wrote: > > Currently on view in bushes honest side of Poudre Trail at SE corner of > natural area parking lot across from Liberty Common School. > > Lori Zabel > Ft Collins, CO >
Date: 11/4/18 10:04 am From: Steven Brown <sbrown37...> Subject: [cobirds] CSR Fall Report
Hey COBIrders,
If you are interested, below I have a report for banding numbers at Clear Spring Ranch for Fall 2018.
I operated my station in willows along Fountain Creek (and across from irrigated hayfields) from August 6-October 28, most days from dawn to about 11:00.
2320 birds were banded, my second best season by about 30 birds but I was closed about 15 days compared to 2016, for travel and weather, while I had NO closed days that year! I wasn’t expecting much this fall since foliage was severely damaged by summer drought, then intensive hail damage. I was wrong!
As mentioned before, I open early to try for migrating Yellow Warblers, which we saw very few of during my falls helping at Chico Basin Ranch banding, but anecdotally I had observed moving as early as July. YEWA’s taper off about Labor Day, to be replaced by migrating Wilson’s Warblers through September, and Orange-crowned Warblers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets through October. Also of note has been the good numbers of Northern Waterthrush in August.
Warbler Numbers for Fall 2018
N. Waterthrush - 17 (best is 19)
Yellow Warbler - 157 (best previous was 68 in 2017!)
Wilson’s Warbler - 304 (best previous was 198 in 2017)
Orange-crowned Warbler - 62 (best previous was 55 in 2017)
Common Yellowthroat - 26 (best was 64 in 2016)
MacGillivray’s Warbler - 13 (best was 12 in 2016)
other warblers I usually don’t see:
Townsend’s Warbler - 2
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 1
Flycatcher Numbers for 2018 - 40 of various species were banded, (best previous was 27 in 2017)
Western Wood-Pewee - 22
Dusky Flycatcher - 2
Least Flycatcher - 2
Willow Flycatcher -11
Western Kingbird - 2 (early August, same net, same day, juv male and female)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 52 (previous best was 12 in 2017!)
Vireo Numbers - 11 (best previous 5) First at station for Cassin’s (4) and Plumbeous. and most for Red-eyed (2), and Warbling, including a very
late WAVI on 10/25.
Gray Catbird - 18, below average, (best was 64 in 2016)
Yellow-breasted Chat - 14, about average (best was 20 in 2017)
Sparrow Numbers for 2018
Chipping Sparrow - 822 (about 500 in first week of September!) (best was 1031 in 2016)
Clay-colored Sparrow- 218 (best previous was 38 in 2016!) Particularly interesting early this fall.
Brewer’s Sparrow - 31 (bet previous was 7 in 2017)
Lincoln’s Sparrow - 103 (best previous was 151 in 2016)
Gambell’s White-crowned Sparrow - 103 (best was 151 in 2016)
Mountain White-crowned Sparrow - 31 (previous best was 5 a couple of times)
White-throated Sparrow - 4 (best, but about average)
Song Sparrow - 61 (about average - best was 116 in 2016)
Grosbeaks and Buntings - much below average. In 2016 they gorged in a standing oat crop next to my nets - not this year.
Black-headed Grosbeak - 1 (about average, but 30 in 2016)
Blue Grosbeak - 0 (usually see some)
Lazuli Bunting - 13 (87 in 2016, 44 in 2017)
Indigo Bunting 1 - average
It was a fun and productive fall, and I really enjoy comparing year-to-year numbers (now with 7 falls to compare) and speculating on why I am seeing what I am. Every year is different.
If you have any questions about particular species numbers let me know.
Date: 11/4/18 5:43 am From: Ted Floyd <tedfloyd57...> Subject: [cobirds] Bird walk, today, Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, 1pm
Hey, all.
This afternoon, Sunday, Nov. 4, the City of Lafayette, Boulder County, will be offering the last of its "Lafayette Birds!" outings for 2018. We will meet at 1pm MST (fall back!) at the observation deck at Greenlee Preserve. Park onstreet (Salina or South Fork) just west of the preserve, or try one of the nearby Waneka Lake parking lots.
The outing is free and open to the public. All are welcome. Hope to see you this afternoon!
Date: 11/4/18 3:14 am From: Ben S <benrmnp...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Musings on Tyrants (no new sightings)
With how much the Fork-tailed Flycatched moved around (n. Larimer County to Casper, Casper to Boulder County), I'm keeping my eyes open. The bird must have flown very fast. The spot in Casper he was seen is about 200 miles from Lafeyette, and it traveled there in three weeks. Therefore, I say he (or she) could be anywhere in a 200 mile (or more) radius of Lafayette. This is most of Colorado. Suffice to say, I'm keeping my eyes open. Apparently we have a Thick-billed Kingbird record from 1992. North Dakota just got their first a couple weeks ago, maybe we're do for another one. Also, Gray Kingbirds have been seen as far inland as Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas. It may be stretching it, but maybe we'll get it in Colorado sometime.
Date: 11/4/18 3:03 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 4 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 4, 2018
Did you remember to reset your clocks?
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, November 4 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
Snow Goose (*Kiowa, *Montrose, Phillips, Sedgwick)
Ross’s Goose (*Kiowa, Sedgwick)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Phillips, Sedgwick)
Trumpeter Swan (*Mesa)
Mute Swan (Weld)
Wood Duck (*Eagle, Kiowa)
Blue-winged Teal (*Arapahoe, Park)
Eurasian Wigeon (Montezuma)
Storm Wigeon (*Arapahoe)
Greater Scaup (Mesa, Park)
Surf Scoter (Jefferson, Park, Sedgwick)
White-winged Scoter (Weld)
Black Scoter (*Denver, Mesa)
Common Goldeneye (*Arapahoe, El Paso, Jefferson, *Kiowa, La Plata, Mesa,
Park, San Miguel)
Barrow’s Goldeneye (Jefferson, San Miguel)
Pied-billed Grebe (Pitkin)
Horned Grebe (Denver, Montrose)
Red-necked Grebe (*Boulder)
White-winged Dove (*Montezuma)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (*Larimer)
Virginia Rail (*Arapahoe,
Boulder, Kiowa)
Sora (*Arapahoe)
Sandhill Crane (Chaffee, *Delta, *Kiowa)
Black-bellied Plover (Kiowa)
American Golden Plover (Kiowa)
Dunlin (Kiowa)
Baird’s Sandpiper (Arapahoe)
Least Sandpiper (Arapahoe)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Boulder, Douglas)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Arapahoe)
Short-billed Dowitcher (El Paso)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Arapahoe, Boulder, Kiowa, Park)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Arapahoe)
Greater Yellowlegs (Kiowa, La Plata, Park)
Wilson’s Phalarope (Kiowa)
Black-legged Kittiwake (El Paso, *Park, Pueblo)
Bonaparte’s Gull (Arapahoe, *Boulder, *Kiowa, Park, *Summit, Weld)
Franklin’s Gull (Adams, Arapahoe, Kiowa, Larimer, Montrose, Ouray, *Park,
Rio Grande)
Mew Gull (*Larimer)
California Gull (*Kiowa)
Iceland Gull (Thayer’s) (Kiowa, Larimer, Logan)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, Bent, *Larimer)
Glaucous Gull (Bent)
Red-throated Loon (Ouray)
Pacific Loon (Denver)
Common Loon (*Boulder, Denver, Kiowa, Larimer, Logan, Mesa, Park, Pueblo,
San Miguel, Sedgwick, Weld)
American White Pelican (Ouray)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Boulder, Kiowa)
Turkey Vulture (Jefferson)
Osprey (Yuma)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Montezuma)
Swainson’s Hawk (*Delta)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Larimer, Sedgwick)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Eagle, Montrose)
Hairy Woodpecker (Prowers)
Hammond’s Flycatcher (Montrose)
Say’s Phoebe (El Paso, Mesa)
Loggerhead Shrike (Kiowa, Mesa)
Northern Shrike (*Arapahoe, *Larimer)
White-eyed Vireo (Larimer)
Plumbeous Vireo (El Paso)
Pinyon Jay (*Montezuma, San Miguel)
Steller’s Jay (El Paso, Ouray, Pitkin)
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (El Paso, La Plata, Montrose, Ouray)
Clark’s Nutcracker (Ouray)
Common Raven (Adams)
Juniper Titmouse (La Plata, Montrose)
Bushtit (Mesa, Park, San Miguel)
Winter Wren (Larimer)
Marsh Wren (El Paso, Kiowa, Logan, Mesa, Montrose)
Bewick’s Wren (Ouray)
American Dipper (Pitkin)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Montrose, San Miguel)
Eastern Bluebird (Boulder, Huerfano, Kiowa, Yuma)
Mountain Bluebird (Mesa, Montrose, Park)
Gray Catbird (Boulder, El Paso)
Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso)
American Pipit (Kiowa, Park, San Miguel)
Red Crossbill (*El Paso)
Lapland Longspur (Kiowa)
SMITH’S LONGSPUR (Kiowa)
Green-tailed Towhee (Jefferson)
Canyon Towhee (El Paso)
Chipping Sparrow (*El Paso, Montezuma)
Savannah Sparrow (*Kiowa, Larimer, Park)
Brewer’s Sparrow (Mesa)
Fox Sparrow (El Paso)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Adams, Clear Creek, El Paso, *Kiowa, Yuma)
Swamp Sparrow (Boulder)
White-throated Sparrow (Adams, Boulder, *El Paso, San Miguel, Sedgwick,
Yuma)
Harris’s Sparrow (Sedgwick, Yuma)
Rusty Blackbird (Arapahoe, Kiowa)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Ouray)
Common Yellowthroat (Mesa)
Northern Parula (El Paso)
Palm Warbler (*Chaffee)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) (*Summit)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Arapahoe)
Western Tanager (Boulder, Pueblo)
Northern Cardinal (Sedgwick)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Barr Lake SP Neidrach Nature Trail and Visitor Center,
Gwen Moore reported Lesser Yellowlegs and Franklin’s Gull. On November 1
at Barr Lake SP, Cynthia Madsen and David Hill reported Long-billed
Dowitcher, 2 Franklin’s Gull, and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On November 2 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First Creek, Mark Obmascik,
John Breitsch, and Patrick O’Driscoll reported Common Raven and
White-throated Sparrow.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen, David Hill, and
Raymond Sperger reported Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 6
Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, 13 Bonaparte’s Gull, 3 Franklin’s
Gull, Iceland Gull, and Swamp Sparrow. On October 31 at Cherry Creek SP,
Edward Donnan reported Baird’s Sandpiper, 7 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Lesser
Yellowlegs, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 Franklin’s Gull, and 2 Rusty Blackbird.
On November 3 at Cherry Creek SP, Candice Johnson reported Virginia Rail
and Sora.
---On November 2 at Bufflehead Lake, Ted Uhlemann reported Blue-winged Teal.
---On November 2 at Hollow Park, Cherry Hills Village, Gregg Goodrich and
Anna Troth reported Black-throated Green Warbler.
---On November 3 at South Platte Park—C470 area, Ben Sampson reported
Blue-winged Teal, Storm Widgeon (color morph of American), Common
Goldeneye, and Northern Shrike.
BENT COUNTY:
---On November 2 at John Martin Reservoir, Duane Nelson reported Glaucous
Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Walden Ponds, Peter Gent reported Pectoral Sandpiper, 2
Long-billed Dowitcher and imm Black-crowned Night Heron.
---On October 31 at Sombrero Marsh and Pond, Ted Floyd reported Virginia
Rail, Eastern Bluebird, and 2 Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 31 at Boulder Community Garden, Richard Trinkner reported
White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 3 at Boulder Reservoir by dam, Luke Pheneger reported
Red-necked Grebe, 6 Bonaparte’s Gull, and Common Loon.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On October 31 at COCHETOPA HOME, Sally Waterhouse reported 310 Sandhill
Crane (flyover).
---On November 3 at Brown Dog Coffee, 713 US 24 in Buena Vista, Mele Avery
reported 2 Palm Warblers. They were feeding in grassy median next to the
coffee shop.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On November 3 at 13012 G Road, Rebecca Weiss reported 625 Sandhill
Cranes and Swainson’s Hawk.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Marston Reservoir, Tyler, Wilson and Alicia Arnold
reported Pacific Loon and 3 Common Loon. On November 2 and 3 at Marston
Reservoir, Gwen Moore reported Black Scoter.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On November 3 in Eagle (39.6424, -106.8318), Gerald Fedrizzi reported 3
Wood Duck.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Colorado Springs, Jim
Merritt reported ad Black-legged Kittiwake on the water. When it flew it
flew west then south. On October 31 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake,
John Drummond reported 2 Common Goldeneye.
---On October 31 at Bear Creek Nature Center, Chris Brobin reported
Northern Parula in NE corner and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Fountain Creek, Manitou Springs, Gary Koehn reported
Plumbeous Vireo.
---On November 1 at Chico Basin Ranch, John Drummond reported Gray Catbird,
Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow (tan morph), and Lincoln’s
Sparrow. On November 3 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jan Allbright and Richard
Bunn reported Northern Shrike, Red Crossbill (flyover), and Chipping
Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt and Rebecca Laroche
reported 7 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (Red), and 2 Canyon Wren. On
November 2 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt, Dale and Joel Adams reported
Steller’s Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (red), Canyon Towhee,
and White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 2 at Cross Creek Regional Park, David Tonnessen reported
Say’s Phoebe and 2 Marsh Wren.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Bear Creek Lake Park – Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Phil
Lyon reported 4 Common Goldeneye (1m, 3f).
---On October 30 at Coors Ponds, Myron Gerhard, Kevin DeBoer, Timo Mitzen,
and Lindsay Purifory reported 5 Common Goldeneye (1m 4f) and 1m Barrow’s
Goldeneye. On October 31 at Coors Ponds, Kevin DeBoer, Lindsay Purifoy and
Timo Mitzen reported 6 Common Goldeneye (1m, 5f) and m Barrow’s Goldeneye.
On November 2 at Coors Ponds, Steven Snyder reported 12 Common Goldeneye
and m Barrow’s Goldeneye.
---On October 31 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt – Prospect Park and Lake, Bill
Schreitz reported Turkey Vulture.
---On October 31 at Ralston Creek – Maple Valley Park, James McCall
reported Green-tailed Towhee.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported Snow Goose
(flyover), 3 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 24 Long-billed Dowitcher, 12 Greater
Yellowlegs, Dunlin, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, Iceland Gull
(thayer’s), 2 Common Loon, juv Black-crowned Night Heron. On October 31 at
Neenoshe Reservoir, SE corner (often disjunct), Tony Leukering reported 35
Sandhill Crane (flyover), 2 Black-bellied Plover, 2 American Golden-Plover,
3 Long-billed Dowitcher, and 10 Greater Yellowlegs. On November 3 at
Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported f Common Goldeneye, 5
Bonaparte’s Gull, Savannah Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On October 31 at Sheridan Lake Area (town and playa), Tony Leukering
reported 6 Wood Duck (4 m, 2 f).
---On October 31 at Eads Water Treatment Plant (no to include Cemetery),
Tony Leukering reported Virginia Rail, Loggerhead Shrike, 3 Marsh Wren, and
5 Eastern Bluebird.
---On November 2 at Hwy 90 and CR 75, Tony Leukering reported 24 American
Pipit, 85 Lapland Longspur, and 2 Smith’s Longspur.
---On November 3 at Neegronda Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 36 Snow
Geese and 3 Ross’s Geese.
---On November 3 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported
4 Sandhill Crane (flyover)
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Common
Goldeneye, Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Juniper
Titmouse.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson
reported Franklin’s Gull (flyover), Mew Gull, Iceland Gull (thayer’s), and
5 Lesser Black-backed Gull. OnGull. November 2 at Horseshoe Reservoir,
Nick Komar and Andy Bankert reported Mew Gull, 2 Iceland (thayer’s) Gull,
and Lesser Black-backed Gull. On November 3 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Nic
Korte reported Mew Gull and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On October 30 at 352 Poudre Canyon Road, Bellvue, Diane Thomas reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker in deciduous trees W of bridge, and Savannah Sparrow.
---On October 31 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Joe Mammoser
reported Winter Wren in SE corner.
---On November 2 at Boyd Lake, Nick Komar, Nick Komar Jr, Kevin Keirn,
David Wade, and Andy Bankert reported Common Loon and White-eyed Vireo in
Russian Olives along wash just N or Northmost Parking area.
---On November 3 at Prospect Ponds NA, Lori Zabel reported Yellow-billed
Cuckoo in bushes next to north pond east of bike path at SE corner of
parking lot on Sharp Point Drive.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On October 30 3 miles NW of Crook, Bill Kaempfer and John Vanderpoel
reported Marsh Wren.
---On October 30 at Jumbo Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported ad Iceland Gull (Thayers) and 2 Common Loon.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Ryan Claar, David
Price, Ronda Woodward, Sue Shepard, Mike Henwood, Kathleen McGinley, Carol
Ortenzio, and Nic Korte reporter 2 f Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and
Bushtit; Denise and Mark Vollmer reported Black Scoter and Common
Goldeneye; several other birders got to see Black Scoter. On November 1 at
Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Diane Trappett and Douglas Diekman,
reported Black Scoter, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, and Marsh Wren. On
November 2 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Connee Moffat, Carol
Ortenzio, and Mike Henwood reported Black Scoter, Common Loon, Say’s
Phoebe, 2 Marsh Wren, 5 Mountain Bluebird and Greater Scaup; Betty Fenton
and Bill Harris reported Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and Common Loon.
---On October 31 at I ½ Road, Fruita, David Price reported Brewer’s Sparrow.
---On November 3 in DeBeque Canyon, Maureen Briggs reported Trumpeter Swan
seen from Amtrak Train.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On November 1 at Denny Lake Park, Jim Beatty reported Sharp-shinned Hawk
and Chipping Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Industrial Park Pond, Jim Beatty reported m Eurasian
Wigeon.
---On November 3 at McElmo Canyon, Heather Campbell reported White-winged
Dove and 15 Pinyon Jay.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton reported Franklin’s Gull and
Marsh Wren.
---On November 1 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Hammond’s Flycatcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 5 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 3 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 9 Franklin’s Gull, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Clark’s
Nutcracker. On November 2 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and
Brenda Wright reported Red-throated Loon, American White Pelican, Steller’s
Jay, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Clark’s Nutcracker, and Bewick’s Wren.
---On November 2 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Red-naped Sapsucker.
PARK COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, David Tonnessen, Joel
Adams, and Jim Merritt reported Greater Scaup, 16 Common Goldeneye, 4
Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Bonaparte’s Gull, 4 Franklin’s
Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 3 Common Loon. On November 3 at
Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Joey Kellner and DFO field trip reported ad
Black-legged Kittiwake and 2 Franklin’s Gull.
---On October 31 at Eleven Mile SP, David Tonnessen, Jim Merritt, and Joel
Adams reported Blue-winged Teal, Greater Scaup, 3 Surf Scoter, 16 Common
Goldeneye, Common Loon, Bushtit, Mountain Bluebird, American Pipit.
PHILLIPS COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Haxtun Water Treatment Plant, David Suddjian and DFO
Field Trip reported 20 Snow Geese and Greater White-fronted Goose.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On November 2 at Aspen Center for Enviromental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 4 Pied-billed Grebe, Steller’s Jay and American Dipper.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported ad
Black-legged Kittiwake in the afternoon, off West Fishing Road, and 12
Common Loons on the reservoir.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Miramonte Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 2 Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, 3 Common Loon, and 5
American Pipit.
---On November 1 in Norwood, George Steele reported 40 Pinyon Jay, 3
Bushtit, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and White-throated Sparrow.
SEDGWICK COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Julesburg Cemetery, Bill Kaemfper and John Vanderpoel
reported White-throated Sparrow.
---On October 30 at Lions Park, Julesburg, Bill Kaemfper and John
Vanderpoel reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 30 at Ovid, Bill Kaemfper and John Vanderpoel reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Northern Cardinal.
---On October 30 at Jumbo Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip,
Bill Kaempfer, and John Vanderpoel reported 500 Snow Geese, 5 Ross’s Geese,
4 Greater White-fronted Geese, 2 Surf Scoter (f-type), and 2 Common Loon.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On November 3 at Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant, Joey Kellner and
DFO field trip reported 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s).
---On November 3 at Dillon Reservoir—Frisco Marina area, Joey Kellner and
DFO Field Trip reported Bonaparte’s Gull and Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Audubon’s).
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 30 at F Street Gravel Ponds, Tyler Wilson and Alicia Arnold
reported 2 Mute Swans.
---On October 31 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported White-winged
Scoter, 47 Bonaparte’s Gull, and 3 Common Loon.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Wray Fish Hatchery, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported Osprey, 7 Eastern Bluebird, Harris’s Sparrow, 3 White-throated
Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
The next meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, November
5 at 7:00 pm at the Ricketson Auditorium of Denver Museum of Nature and
Science. Bill Eden will present a program on Birding in Senegal and the
Gambia. Park on the north side of the museum and enter through the
security door between 6:30 and 7:00 pm. Meetings are free and open to the
public.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
First Creek at Denver Open Space
Sunday, November 4
6:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955(cell))
Date: 11/3/18 4:05 pm From: 'Rosanne J.' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: retire from RBA
Thank you Joyce! The way you organized the RBA was so much better than my
eBird RBA. By putting the birds into their county sighting makes searching
for rarities so much easier.
Rosanne J.
Centennial
On Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 8:27:24 AM UTC-6, Joyce Takamine wrote:
>
> CoBirders,
>
> I want to let you know that I intend to retire from compiling the RBA on 1
> Jan 2019.
> I have been compiling the RBA for 14 years and think that it is time for
> some new blood
> or possibly some new means of broadcasting the information.
>
> A lot has changed since I first started. For one we no longer have the
> phone line which
> is sort of how it started. News come from many sources now: CoBirds,
> WSBN, e-Bird,
> and Facebook. When we have a “hot” bird or birds it takes a LOT of time
> to compile the
> reports.
>
> Good Birding,
> Joyce Takamine
> Boulder
>
>
Date: 11/3/18 2:28 pm From: W. Robert Shade III <wrshade3...> Subject: [cobirds] Musings on Tyrants (no new sightings)
Now that there is a lull in rare bird reports, perhaps there is room for reflecting on my good fortune with the genus Tyrannus in the last few months. All flycatchers in North America are Tyrannidae but only the kingbirds are in the genus Tyrannus. Micki and I and many of you enjoyed the exciting Tyrannus savana (Fork-tailed Flycatcher) about Oct 22 at Prince Lake #2 in Boulder County (didn't know it was a Tyrannus until then). Then there was the Tyrannus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird) near the S. Platte Reservoir about Oct 5. For me personally Cassins' Kingbird (T. vociferans) was a new yard bird (#102) on Sep 21, and the original tyrant T. Tyrannus (Eastern Kingbird) was a new yardbird (#101) on Aug 20. Just lacking Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (T. forficatus).
I assume from the CFO state list that the Fork-tailed will be Colorado #503? Tyrannus trivia from Sibley (I) on pages 334 and 335: "Each Tyrannus species builds a stick nest in the outer branches of a tree." "All species in the genus Tyrannus have an orange or red median crown-stripe usually concealed by the dark crown feathers; the stripe is brightest in adult male and exposed only during displays." Didn't know either trivium! They are "tyrants" who do not tolerate other species (especially larger species like crows) but I did see an Eastern and a Western Kingbird peacefully co-existing in the same bush at Flagler Wildlife Area last May.
Farewell all Tyrannidae until next spring. Maybe I can add Couch's Kingbird to my ABA list one of these years!
Date: 11/3/18 11:20 am From: David Waltman <djwaltman...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] retire from RBA
Joyce, you have done so much, so well, for so long! You are appreciated by so many!
David Waltman
On November 3, 2018 at 8:27 AM Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> wrote:
CoBirders, I want to let you know that I intend to retire from compiling the RBA on 1 Jan 2019.I have been compiling the RBA for 14 years and think that it is time for some new bloodor possibly some new means of broadcasting the information. A lot has changed since I first started. For one we no longer have the phone line which is sort of how it started. News come from many sources now: CoBirds, WSBN, e-Bird,and Facebook. When we have a “hot” bird or birds it takes a LOT of time to compile thereports. Good Birding,Joyce Takamine Boulder
Date: 11/3/18 9:28 am From: <joe......> <joega140...> Subject: [cobirds] October 2018 Birds, Woodland Park Area and Beyond
October 2018 Birds, Woodland Park Area and Beyond
Bald Eagle- imm. along Colorado Trail near Wellington Lake on 10-1 being
mobbed by ravens
Red-tailed Hawk- Intermediate Adult at Dome Rock SWA on 10-23
Northern Goshawk- Rampart Reservoir on 10-3
Osprey- Crystal Creek Reservoir on 10-2
Sandhill Crane- Flock flyover of about 50 on 10-2, new species for “yard
area”
Northern Pygmy-Owl- Calling at Buffalo Creek Rec. Area on 11-1 around 8:30
AM, right at the intersection of Tramway Trail and Old Rd./Trail FS 543
Downy Woodpecker- A couple around all month
Steller’s Jay- 4 on 10-31
Clark’s Nutcracker- a couple around all month
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on
10-6
Golden-crowned Kinglet- along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on
10-6
Bluebirds- Flock of about 20 along CO Trail near South Platte River
Trailhead on 10-6
Western Bluebird- last seen on 10-4
Mountain Bluebird- Crystal Creek Reservoir on 10-2, flocking along Lovell
Gulch Trail on 10-12
Hermit Thrush- along Colorado Trail near Wellington Lake on 10-1, along CO
Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6
Townsend’s Solitaire- at birdbath on 10-1, singing along Lower Limbaugh
Canyon Trail on 10-26
Black-capped Chickadee- 1 on 10-18, 10-24
Red-breasted Nuthatch- many along CO Trail near South Platte River
Trailhead on 10-6, Buffalo Creek Rec. Area on 11-1
Brown Creeper- 10-4, 10-24
along Colorado Trail near Wellington Lake on 10-1, Rampart Reservoir on
10-3,along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6, along Lovell
Gulch Trail on 10-12, along Lower Limbaugh Canyon Trail on 10-26, Buffalo
Creek Rec. Area on 11-1
Yellow-rumped Warbler- along Colorado Trail near Wellington Lake on 10-1,
along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6
Chipping Sparrow- 10-4, along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on
10-6
White-crowned Sparrow- 2 on 10-4, 2 on 10-10 (1 ad., 1 im.)
White-throated Sparrow- 1 on 10-15 and 11-1, second yard sighting,
tan-striped, first sighting on 11-5-17
Dark-eyed Junco, 25 on 10-9, all 5 subspecies on 10-31
Pink-sided- Arrived on 10-1, 2 on 10-9
Oregon- Arrived on 10-10
Slate-colored- Arrived on 10-23, 2 on 10-24
White-winged- Arrived on 10-26, 3 on 10-31
Evening Grosbeak- along Lovell Gulch Trail on 10-12
Pine Siskin- 1 on 10-8, 10-24
along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6
Cassin’s Finch- 1F on 10-4, 10-31
Red Crossbill- About 10 along Baldy Trail at Buffalo Creek Rec. Area on 11-1
House Finch- 14 on 10-31 after snowstorm
House Sparrow- 1M on 10-10
Abert’s Squirrel- An “Abert’s” was in yard area all month, looks mostly
like Abert’s but tassel ears and body size a bit smaller than a true
Abert’s so I think this one has a little Fox in it as it is too tame as
well.
Date: 11/3/18 9:25 am From: <joe......> <joega140...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: San Luis Valley Bird Report, Sept. 14 to 16
Yes enjoyed my visit to SLV, highlights the Poorwills and Pygmy-Owls, also
the Dipper swimming around Zapata Lake, had never really seen Dippers
floating on open water like that
On Monday, October 8, 2018 at 2:41:23 PM UTC-6, <mvjo......> wrote:
>
> Nice list Joe. Thanks for sending.
>
> John Rawinski
> Monte Vista, CO
>
> On Friday, October 5, 2018 at 12:54:49 PM UTC-6,
> <joe......> wrote:
>
>> San Luis Valley area, September 14 to 16, 2018
>>
>> Turkey Vulture- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Red-tailed Hawk- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Osprey- San Luis Lakes on 9-14
>> Dusky Grouse- 2 along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14
>> Mourning Dove- Great Sand Dunes on 9-14
>> Great Horned Owl- PM calling at campground Great Sand Dunes on 9-14,
>> calling along trail to Willow Lake on 9-16
>> Northern Pygmy-Owl- 2 calling before dawn along trail to Willow Lake on
>> 9-16
>> Common Poorwill- along entrance road at dusk Great Sand Dunes on 9-14,
>> several calling after sunset and one right on the trail along trail to
>> Willow Lake on 9-16
>> Callliope Hummingbird- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, Montville
>> Nature Trail area at Great Snd Dunes on 9-15
>> Hairy Woodpecker- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Northern Flicker- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Northern Three-toed Woodpecker- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, along
>> trail to Willow Lake on 9-16
>> Plumbeous Vireo- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, singing at Montville
>> Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Loggerhead Shrike- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Steller’s Jay- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on
>> 9-15
>> Pinyon Jay- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Clark’s Nutcracker- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on
>> 9-15
>> Common Raven- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Ruby-crowned Kinglet- singing along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14
>> Golden-crowned Kinglet- singing along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14
>> Bushtit- Campground area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15, along trail to
>> Willow Lake on 9-16
>> Mountain Chickadee- Along trail to Ellingwood Point along summit ridge at
>> about 13,000 feet, Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Mountain Bluebird- Great Sund Dunes on 9-15
>> Hermit Thrush- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14
>> American Robin- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Townsend’s Solitaire- singing along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, singing
>> at Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> House Wren- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Canyon Wren- Mosca Pass Trail on 9-15
>> American Dipper- at Zapata Lake on 9-14, swimming in the lake and
>> floating on top of the water, looked like a miniature gull
>> White-breasted Nuthatch- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes
>> on 9-15
>> Brown Creeper- singing along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, Montville
>> Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> American Pipit- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, along trail to
>> Challenger Point on 9-16
>> Wilson’s Warbler- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, Montville Nature
>> Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15, along trail to Willow Lake on 9-16
>> Yellow-rumped Warbler- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, Montville
>> Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Spotted Towhee- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Green-tailed Towhee- along trail to Willow Lake on 9-16
>> Chipping Sparrow- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, Montville Nature
>> Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Lark Sparrow- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14
>> White-crowned Sparrow- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on
>> 9-15
>> Dark-eyed Junco- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15
>> Pine Siskin- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14
>> Pine Grosbeak- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14
>> Brown-capped Rosy-Finch- along trail to Challenger Point on 9-16
>>
>> Huge Bull elk near San Luis Lakes on 9-14 in early AM, in valley a few
>> miles W of treeline
>>
>> Joe LaFleur
>> Woodland Park, Teller Cty., 8500 feet
>>
>>
>>
>
Date: 11/3/18 7:48 am From: Joe Roller <jroller9...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] retire from RBA
Thanks, Joyce!
Wow! 14 years of daily pre-dawn WORK to compile the Colorado RBA!
It is recognized as the best of its kind ANYWHERE, with its excellent
format and diligent, daily updates.
You have earned the deep respect and gratitude of the Colorado birding
community.
Joe Roller, Denver
On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 8:27 AM Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> wrote:
> CoBirders,
>
> I want to let you know that I intend to retire from compiling the RBA on 1
> Jan 2019.
> I have been compiling the RBA for 14 years and think that it is time for
> some new blood
> or possibly some new means of broadcasting the information.
>
> A lot has changed since I first started. For one we no longer have the
> phone line which
> is sort of how it started. News come from many sources now: CoBirds,
> WSBN, e-Bird,
> and Facebook. When we have a “hot” bird or birds it takes a LOT of time
> to compile the
> reports.
>
> Good Birding,
> Joyce Takamine
> Boulder
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Date: 11/3/18 7:27 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] retire from RBA
CoBirders,
I want to let you know that I intend to retire from compiling the RBA on 1
Jan 2019.
I have been compiling the RBA for 14 years and think that it is time for
some new blood
or possibly some new means of broadcasting the information.
A lot has changed since I first started. For one we no longer have the
phone line which
is sort of how it started. News come from many sources now: CoBirds,
WSBN, e-Bird,
and Facebook. When we have a “hot” bird or birds it takes a LOT of time to
compile the
reports.
Date: 11/3/18 3:01 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 3 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 3, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, November 3 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
Snow Goose (Adams, Arapahoe, Kiowa, Phillips, Sedgwick)
Ross’s Goose (Sedgwick)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Phillips, Sedgwick)
Mute Swan (Weld)
Wood Duck (Kiowa)
Blue-winged Teal (*Arapahoe, El Paso, Park)
Eurasian Wigeon (Montezuma)
Greater Scaup (*Mesa, Park)
Surf Scoter (Jefferson, Park, Sedgwick)
White-winged Scoter (Weld)
Black Scoter (*Mesa)
Common Goldeneye (Arapahoe, El Paso, *Jefferson, La Plata, Mesa, Park, San
Miguel)
Barrow’s Goldeneye (*Jefferson, San Miguel)
Pied-billed Grebe (*Pitkin)
Horned Grebe (Denver, Montrose)
Virginia Rail (Boulder, Kiowa)
Sora (Montezuma)
Sandhill Crane (Baca, Chaffee, Kiowa)
Black-bellied Plover (Adams, Kiowa)
American Golden Plover (Adams, Kiowa)
Stilt Sandpiper (Adams)
Dunlin (Adams, Kiowa)
Baird’s Sandpiper (Arapahoe)
Least Sandpiper (Arapahoe)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Boulder, Douglas)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Arapahoe)
Short-billed Dowitcher (El Paso)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Kiowa, Montezuma, Park)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Arapahoe)
Greater Yellowlegs (Adams, Kiowa, La Plata, Park)
Wilson’s Phalarope (Kiowa)
Black-legged Kittiwake (El Paso, Pueblo)
Bonaparte’s Gull (Arapahoe, Kiowa, Park, Weld)
Franklin’s Gull (Adams, Arapahoe, Kiowa, Larimer, Montrose, Ouray, Park,
Rio Grande)
Mew Gull (*Larimer)
Iceland Gull (Thayer’s) (Kiowa, *Larimer, Logan)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, *Bent, *Larimer)
Glaucous Gull (*Bent)
Red-throated Loon (*Ouray)
Pacific Loon (Denver)
Common Loon (Arapahoe, Denver, Kiowa, *Larimer, Logan, *Mesa, Montezuma,
Park, Pueblo, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Weld)
American White Pelican (*Ouray)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Boulder, Kiowa)
Turkey Vulture (Jefferson)
Osprey (El Paso, Yuma)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Montezuma)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Larimer, Sedgwick)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Eagle, *Montrose)
Hairy Woodpecker (Prowers)
Hammond’s Flycatcher (Montrose)
Say’s Phoebe (Arapahoe, *El Paso, *Mesa)
Loggerhead Shrike (Kiowa, Mesa)
White-eyed Vireo (*Larimer)
Plumbeous Vireo (El Paso)
Pinyon Jay (San Miguel)
Steller’s Jay (*El Paso, *Ouray, *Pitkin)
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (*El Paso, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, *Ouray,
Pitkin)
Clark’s Nutcracker (*Ouray)
Chihuahuan Raven (Baca)
Common Raven (*Adams)
Juniper Titmouse (La Plata, Montrose)
Bushtit (Mesa, Montezuma, Park, San Miguel)
Canyon Wren (Pitkin)
Winter Wren (Larimer)
Marsh Wren (*El Paso, Kiowa, Logan, *Mesa, Montrose)
Bewick’s Wren (Montezuma, *Ouray)
American Dipper (*Pitkin)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Montezuma, Montrose, San Miguel)
Eastern Bluebird (Boulder, Huerfano, Kiowa, Yuma)
Mountain Bluebird (Arapahoe, *Mesa, Montezuma, Montrose, Park)
Gray Catbird (Boulder, El Paso)
Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso)
American Pipit (Adams, *Kiowa, Park, San Miguel)
Lesser Goldfinch (Montezuma)
Lapland Longspur (*Kiowa)
SMITH’S LONGSPUR (*Kiowa)
Green-tailed Towhee (Jefferson)
Canyon Towhee (*El Paso)
Chipping Sparrow (Montezuma)
Savannah Sparrow (Larimer, Park)
Brewer’s Sparrow (Mesa)
Fox Sparrow (*El Paso)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Adams, Baca, Clear Creek, El Paso, Montezuma, Yuma)
Swamp Sparrow (Boulder)
White-throated Sparrow (*Adams, Boulder, *El Paso, Montezuma, San Miguel,
Sedgwick, Yuma)
Harris’s Sparrow (Sedgwick, Yuma)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Arapahoe)
Rusty Blackbird (Arapahoe, Kiowa)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Ouray)
Common Yellowthroat (Mesa)
Northern Parula (El Paso)
Black-throated Green Warbler (*Arapahoe)
Western Tanager (Boulder, Pueblo)
Northern Cardinal (Sedgwick)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Barr Lake SP, Chuck Hundertmark, Paul Slingsby, Adam
Veseley, and Frank Farrell reported 4 Snow Geese (2 white, 2 blue),
Black-bellied Plover, American Golden-Plover, Dunlin, 3 Long-billed
Dowitcher, 3 Stilt Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Franklin’s Gull,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 10 American Pipit. On October 29 at Barr Lake
Neidrach Nature Trail and Visitor Center, Chuck Hundertmark reported Gray
Catbird and Harris’s Sparrow. On October 30 at Barr Lake SP Neidrach
Nature Trail and Visitor Center, Gwen Moore reported Lesser Yellowlegs and
Franklin’s Gull. On November 1 at Barr Lake SP, Cynthia Madsen and David
Hill reported Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Franklin’s Gull, and 4 Lesser
Black-backed Gull.
---On November 2 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR—First Creek, Mark Obmascik,
John Breitsch, and Patrick O’Driscoll reported Common Raven and
White-throated Sparrow.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Cherrry Creek SP, Diane Roberts reported 6 Long-billed
Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, 14 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, and
Common Loon. On October 30 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen, David Hill,
and Raymond Sperger reported Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 6
Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, 13 Bonaparte’s Gull, 3 Franklin’s
Gull, Iceland Gull, and Swamp Sparrow. On October 31 at Cherry Creek SP,
Edward Donnan reported Baird’s Sandpiper, 7 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Lesser
Yellowlegs, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 Franklin’s Gull, and 2 Rusty Blackbird.
---On October 29 at Aurora Reservoir, Ken Wat, Meg Reck, and Diane Roberts
reported 7 Snow Geese, 4 Common Goldeneye, Franklin’s Gull, 3 Common Loon,
Say’s Phoebe, 3 Mountain Bluebird, and Yellow-headed Blackbird.
---On November 2 at Bufflehead Lake, Ted Uhlemann reported Blue-winged Teal.
---On November 2 at Hollow Park, Cherry Hills Village, Gregg Goodrich and
Anna Troth reported Black-throated Green Warbler.
BACA COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Hwy 116 and CR 55, Tony Leukering reported 5 Sandhill
Crane (flyover), Chihuahuan Raven, Eastern Bluebird, 2 Mountain Bluebird,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
BENT COUNTY:
---On November 2 at John Martin Reservoir, Duane Nelson reported Glaucous
Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Walden Ponds, Peter Gent reported Pectoral Sandpiper, 2
Long-billed Dowitcher and imm Black-crowned Night Heron.
---On October 31 at Sombrero Marsh and Pond, Ted Floyd reported Virginia
Rail, Eastern Bluebird, and 2 Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 31 at Boulder Community Garden, Richard Trinkner reported
White-throated Sparrow.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On October 31 at COCHETOPA HOME, Sally Waterhouse reported 310 Sandhill
Crane (flyover).
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Marston Reservoir East End, Gregg Goodrich reported
Pacific Loon and Common Loon. On October 31 at Marston Reservoir, Tyler,
Wilson and Alicia Arnold reported Pacific Loon and 3 Common Loon.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Alan Ketcham reported 8
Blue-winged Teal and Osprey.
---On October 30 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Colorado Springs, Jim
Merritt reported ad Black-legged Kittiwake on the water. When it flew it
flew west then south. On October 31 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake,
John Drummond reported 2 Common Goldeneye.
---On October 31 at Bear Creek Nature Center, Chris Brobin reported
Northern Parula in NE corner and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Fountain Creek, Manitou Springs, Gary Koehn reported
Plumbeous Vireo.
---On November 1 at Chico Basin Ranch, John Drummond reported Gray Catbird,
Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow (tan morph), and Lincoln’s
Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt and Rebecca Laroche
reported 7 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (Red), and 2 Canyon Wren. On
November 2 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt, Dale and Joel Adams reported
Steller’s Jay, 8 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (red), Canyon Towhee,
and White-throated Sparrow.
---On November 2 at Cross Creek Regional Park, David Tonnessen reported
Say’s Phoebe and 2 Marsh Wren.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Bear Creek Lake Park – Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Phil
Lyon reported 4 Common Goldeneye (1m, 3f).
---On October 30 at Coors Ponds, Myron Gerhard, Kevin DeBoer, Timo Mitzen,
and Lindsay Purifory reported 5 Common Goldeneye (1m 4f) and 1m Barrow’s
Goldeneye. On October 31 at Coors Ponds, Kevin DeBoer, Lindsay Purifoy and
Timo Mitzen reported 6 Common Goldeneye (1m, 5f) and m Barrow’s Goldeneye.
On November 2 at Coors Ponds, Steven Snyder reported 12 Common Goldeneye
and m Barrow’s Goldeneye.
---On October 31 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt – Prospect Park and Lake, Bill
Schreitz reported Turkey Vulture.
---On October 31 at Ralston Creek – Maple Valley Park, James McCall
reported Green-tailed Towhee.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported Snow Goose
(flyover), 3 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 24 Long-billed Dowitcher, 12 Greater
Yellowlegs, Dunlin, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, Iceland Gull
(thayer’s), 2 Common Loon, juv Black-crowned Night Heron. On October 31 at
Neenoshe Reservoir, SE corner (often disjunct), Tony Leukering reported 35
Sandhill Crane (flyover), 2 Black-bellied Plover, 2 American Golden-Plover,
3 Long-billed Dowitcher, and 10 Greater Yellowlegs.
---On October 31 at Sheridan Lake Area (town and playa), Tony Leukering
reported 6 Wood Duck (4 m, 2 f).
---On October 31 at Eads Water Treatment Plant (no to include Cemetery),
Tony Leukering reported Virginia Rail, Loggerhead Shrike, 3 Marsh Wren, and
5 Eastern Bluebird.
---On November 2 at Hwy 90 and CR 75, Tony Leukering reported 24 American
Pipit, 85 Lapland Longspur, and 2 Smith’s Longspur.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Common
Goldeneye, Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Juniper
Titmouse.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson
reported Franklin’s Gull (flyover), Mew Gull, Iceland Gull (thayer’s), and
5 Lesser Black-backed Gull. OnGull. November 2 at Horseshoe Reservoir,
Nick Komar and Andy Bankert reported Mew Gull, 2 Iceland (thayer’s) Gull,
and Lesser Black-backed
---On October 28 at Gateway Park Pond, Fawn Simonds reported Lesser
Yellowlegs.
---On October 30 at 352 Poudre Canyon Road, Bellvue, Diane Thomas reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker in deciduous trees W of bridge, and Savannah Sparrow.
---On October 31 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Joe Mammoser
reported Winter Wren in SE corner.
---On November 2 at Boyd Lake, Nick Komar, Nick Komar Jr, Kevin Keirn,
David Wade, and Andy Bankert reported Common Loon and White-eyed Vireo in
Russian Olives along wash just N or Northmost Parking area.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On October 30 3 miles NW of Crook, Bill Kaempfer and John Vanderpoel
reported Marsh Wren.
---On October 30 at Jumbo Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported ad Iceland Gull (Thayers) and 2 Common Loon.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Ryan Claar, David
Price, Ronda Woodward, Sue Shepard, Mike Henwood, Kathleen McGinley, Carol
Ortenzio, and Nic Korte reporter 2 f Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and
Bushtit; Denise and Mark Vollmer reported Black Scoter and Common
Goldeneye; several other birders got to see Black Scoter. On November 1 at
Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Diane Trappett and Douglas Diekman,
reported Black Scoter, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, and Marsh Wren. On
November 2 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Connee Moffat, Carol
Ortenzio, and Mike Henwood reported Black Scoter, Common Loon, Say’s
Phoebe, 2 Marsh Wren, 5 Mountain Bluebird and Greater Scaup; Betty Fenton
and Bill Harris reported Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and Common Loon.
---On October 31 at I ½ Road, Fruita, David Price reported Brewer’s Sparrow.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Denny Lake Park, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported
Sora, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 8 Bushtit, 4 Marsh Wren, 2 Bewick’s Wren, 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 18 Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, 3 ad
White-throated Sparrow (1 white stripe, 2 tan stripe), Lesser Goldfinch,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow. On November 1 at Denny Lake Park, Jim Beatty
reported Sharp-shinned Hawk and Chipping Sparrow.
---On October 29 at Totten Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Common Loon, and 2 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 1 at Industrial Park Pond, Jim Beatty reported m Eurasian
Wigeon.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton reported Franklin’s Gull and
Marsh Wren.
---On November 1 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Hammond’s Flycatcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 5 Mountain Bluebird.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 9 Franklin’s Gull, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Clark’s
Nutcracker. On November 2 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and
Brenda Wright reported Red-throated Loon, American White Pelican, Steller’s
Jay, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Clark’s Nutcracker, and Bewick’s Wren.
---On November 2 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Red-naped Sapsucker.
PARK COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, David Tonnessen, Joel
Adams, and Jim Merritt reported Greater Scaup, 16 Common Goldeneye, 4
Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Bonaparte’s Gull, 4 Franklin’s
Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 3 Common Loon.
---On October 31 at Eleven Mile SP, David Tonnessen, Jim Merritt, and Joel
Adams reported Blue-winged Teal, Greater Scaup, 3 Surf Scoter, 16 Common
Goldeneye, Common Loon, Bushtit, Mountain Bluebird, American Pipit.
PHILLIPS COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Haxtun Water Treatment Plant, David Suddjian and DFO
Field Trip reported 20 Snow Geese and Greater White-fronted Goose.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Lower River Rd, 408 Gerbaz Way, Snowmass, Catherine
Hagen reported Steller’s Jay, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Canyon Wren
---On November 2 at Aspen Center for Enviromental Studies, Rebecca Weiss
reported 4 Pied-billed Grebe, Steller’s Jay and American Dipper.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported ad
Black-legged Kittiwake in the afternoon, off West Fishing Road, and 12
Common Loons on the reservoir.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Miramonte Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 2 Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, 3 Common Loon, and 5
American Pipit.
---On November 1 in Norwood, George Steele reported 40 Pinyon Jay, 3
Bushtit, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and White-throated Sparrow.
SEDGWICK COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Julesburg Cemetery, Bill Kaemfper and John Vanderpoel
reported White-throated Sparrow.
---On October 30 at Lions Park, Julesburg, Bill Kaemfper and John
Vanderpoel reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 30 at Ovid, Bill Kaemfper and John Vanderpoel reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Northern Cardinal.
---On October 30 at Jumbo Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip,
Bill Kaempfer, and John Vanderpoel reported 500 Snow Geese, 5 Ross’s Geese,
4 Greater White-fronted Geese, 2 Surf Scoter (f-type), and 2 Common Loon.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 30 at F Street Gravel Ponds, Tyler Wilson and Alicia Arnold
reported 2 Mute Swans.
---On October 31 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported White-winged
Scoter, 47 Bonaparte’s Gull, and 3 Common Loon.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Wray Fish Hatchery, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported Osprey, 7 Eastern Bluebird, Harris’s Sparrow, 3 White-throated
Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
The next meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, November
5 at 7:00 pm at the Ricketson Auditorium of Denver Museum of Nature and
Science. Bill Eden will present a program on Birding in Senegal and the
Gambia. Park on the north side of the museum and enter through the
security door between 6:30 and 7:00 pm. Meetings are free and open to the
public.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Mountain Lakes and Scoter Trip
Saturday, November 3
5:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT Comcast.net; 303-978-1748)
First Creek at Denver Open Space
Sunday, November 4
6:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955(cell))
Date: 11/2/18 9:01 pm From: Mary Cay <mcburger3...> Subject: [cobirds] Correction DFO 7pm Monday Nov 5
Monday, November 5, 7:00 pm Denver Field Ornithologists Meeting.
Birding in Senegal and The Gambia “ A Taste of West African Species
Join wildlife photographer Bill Eden for a virtual 15-day birding trip to the countries of The Gambia and Senegal in Western Africa.
The DFO meeting will be held at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at 20th & Colorado Blvd. Park on the north side of the building and enter through the security door between 6:30 and 7pm. Meetings are free and open to the public.
Mary C Burger
10826 E Maplewood Pl
Englewood, Co 80111
720.940.8394
<mcburger3...>
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Date: 11/2/18 8:57 am From: Nicholas Komar <quetzal65...> Subject: [cobirds] White-eyed Vireo, Boyd Lake (Larimer)
Judie Wright reported seeing two White-eyed Vireos at Boyd Lake SP Monday, Oct 29 in Russian olive trees along the paved bike trail just north of the north parking lot. This morning, Nov 2, I was able to obtain a photograph (below) of at least one of them. My son and I observed it both sides of bike trail, and extending west 50 yards along a wash to a large brush pile. It was silent.
Date: 11/2/18 8:51 am From: Nicholas Komar <quetzal65...> Subject: [cobirds] White-eyed Vireo, Boyd Lake (Larimer)
Judie Wright reported seeing White-eyed Vireo at Boyd Lake SP Monday, Oct 29 in Russian olive trees along the paved bike trail just north of the north parking lot. This morning, Nov 2, I was able to obtain a photograph (below). My son and I observed it both sides of bike trail, and extending west 50 yards along a wash to a large brush pile. It was silent.
Date: 11/2/18 3:07 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 2 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 2, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November 2 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Barr Lake SP, Chuck Hundertmark, Paul Slingsby, Adam
Veseley, and Frank Farrell reported 4 Snow Geese (2 white, 2 blue),
Black-bellied Plover, American Golden-Plover, Dunlin, 3 Long-billed
Dowitcher, 3 Stilt Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Franklin’s Gull,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 10 American Pipit. On October 29 at Barr Lake
Neidrach Nature Trail and Visitor Center, Chuck Hundertmark reported Gray
Catbird and Harris’s Sparrow. On October 30 at Barr Lake SP Neidrach
Nature Trail and Visitor Center, Gwen Moore reported Lesser Yellowlegs and
Franklin’s Gull. On November 1 at Barr Lake SP, Cynthia Madsen and David
Hill reported Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Franklin’s Gull, and 4 Lesser
Black-backed Gull.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Cherrry Creek SP, Diane Roberts reported 6 Long-billed
Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, 14 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, and
Common Loon. On October 30 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen, David Hill,
and Raymond Sperger reported Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 6
Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, 13 Bonaparte’s Gull, 3 Franklin’s
Gull, Iceland Gull, and Swamp Sparrow. On October 31 at Cherry Creek SP,
Edward Donnan reported Baird’s Sandpiper, 7 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Lesser
Yellowlegs, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 Franklin’s Gull, and 2 Rusty Blackbird.
---On October 29 at Aurora Reservoir, Ken Wat, Meg Reck, and Diane Roberts
reported 7 Snow Geese, 4 Common Goldeneye, Franklin’s Gull, 3 Common Loon,
Say’s Phoebe, 3 Mountain Bluebird, and Yellow-headed Blackbird.
BACA COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Hwy 116 and CR 55, Tony Leukering reported 5 Sandhill
Crane (flyover), Chihuahuan Raven, Eastern Bluebird, 2 Mountain Bluebird,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Walden Ponds, Peter Gent reported Pectoral Sandpiper, 2
Long-billed Dowitcher and imm Black-crowned Night Heron.
---On October 31 at Sombrero Marsh and Pond, Ted Floyd reported Virginia
Rail, Eastern Bluebird, and 2 Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 31 at Boulder Community Garden, Richard Trinkner reported
White-throated Sparrow.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On October 31 at COCHETOPA HOME, Sally Waterhouse reported 310 Sandhill
Crane (flyover).
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Marston Reservoir East End, Gregg Goodrich reported
Pacific Loon and Common Loon. On October 31 at Marston Reservoir, Tyler,
Wilson and Alicia Arnold reported Pacific Loon and 3 Common Loon.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Alan Ketcham reported 8
Blue-winged Teal and Osprey.
---On October 30 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Colorado Springs, Jim
Merritt reported ad Black-legged Kittiwake on the water. When it flew it
flew west then south. On October 31 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake,
John Drummond reported 2 Common Goldeneye.
---On October 31 at Bear Creek Nature Center, Chris Brobin reported
Northern Parula in NE corner and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Fountain Creek, Manitou Springs, Gary Koehn reported
Plumbeous Vireo.
---On November 1 at Chico Basin Ranch, John Drummond reported Gray Catbird,
Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow (tan morph), and Lincoln’s
Sparrow.
---On November 1 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt and Rebecca Laroche
reported 7 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (Red), and 2 Canyon Wren.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Bear Creek Lake Park – Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Phil
Lyon reported 4 Common Goldeneye (1m, 3f).
---On October 30 at Coors Ponds, Myron Gerhard, Kevin DeBoer, Timo Mitzen,
and Lindsay Purifory reported 5 Common Goldeneye (1m 4f) and 1m Barrow’s
Goldeneye. On October 31 at Coors Ponds, Kevin DeBoer, Lindsay Purifoy and
Timo Mitzen reported 6 Common Goldeneye (1m, 5f) and m Barrow’s Goldeneye.
---On October 31 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt – Prospect Park and Lake, Bill
Schreitz reported Turkey Vulture.
---On October 31 at Ralston Creek – Maple Valley Park, James McCall
reported Green-tailed Towhee.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported Snow Goose
(flyover), 3 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 24 Long-billed Dowitcher, 12 Greater
Yellowlegs, Dunlin, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, Iceland Gull
(thayer’s), 2 Common Loon, juv Black-crowned Night Heron. On October 31 at
Neenoshe Reservoir, SE corner (often disjunct), Tony Leukering reported 35
Sandhill Crane (flyover), 2 Black-bellied Plover, 2 American Golden-Plover,
3 Long-billed Dowitcher, and 10 Greater Yellowlegs.
---On October 31 at Sheridan Lake Area (town and playa), Tony Leukering
reported 6 Wood Duck (4 m, 2 f).
---On October 31 at Eads Water Treatment Plant (no to include Cemetery),
Tony Leukering reported Virginia Rail, Loggerhead Shrike, 3 Marsh Wren, and
5 Eastern Bluebird.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Common
Goldeneye, Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Juniper
Titmouse.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson
reported Franklin’s Gull (flyover), Mew Gull, Iceland Gull (thayer’s), and
5 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On October 28 at Gateway Park Pond, Fawn Simonds reported Lesser
Yellowlegs.
---On October 30 at 352 Poudre Canyon Road, Bellvue, Diane Thomas reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker in deciduous trees W of bridge, and Savannah Sparrow.
---On Octobder 31 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Joe Mammoser
reported Winter Wren in SE corner.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On October 30 3 miles NW of Crook, Bill Kaempfer and John Vanderpoel
reported Marsh Wren.
---On October 30 at Jumbo Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported ad Iceland Gull (Thayers) and 2 Common Loon.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Ryan Claar, David
Price, Ronda Woodward, Sue Shepard, Mike Henwood, Kathleen McGinley, Carol
Ortenzio, and Nic Korte reporter 2 f Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and
Bushtit; Denise and Mark Vollmer reported Black Scoter and Common
Goldeneye; several other birders got to see Black Scoter. On November 1 at
Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Diane Trappett and Douglas Diekman,
reported Black Scoter, Common Loon, Loggerhead Shrike, and Marsh Wren.
---On October 31 at I ½ Road, Fruita, David Price reported Brewer’s Sparrow.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Denny Lake Park, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported
Sora, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 8 Bushtit, 4 Marsh Wren, 2 Bewick’s Wren, 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 18 Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, 3 ad
White-throated Sparrow (1 white stripe, 2 tan stripe), Lesser Goldfinch,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow. On November 1 at Denny Lake Park, Jim Beatty
reported Sharp-shinned Hawk and Chipping Sparrow.
---On October 29 at Totten Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Common Loon, and 2 Mountain Bluebird.
---On November 1 at Industrial Park Pond, Jim Beatty reported m Eurasian
Wigeon.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton reported Franklin’s Gull and
Marsh Wren.
---On November 1 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Hammond’s Flycatcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 5 Mountain Bluebird.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 9 Franklin’s Gull, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Clark’s Nutcracker.
PARK COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, David Tonnessen, Joel
Adams, and Jim Merritt reported Greater Scaup, 16 Common Goldeneye, 4
Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Bonaparte’s Gull, 4 Franklin’s
Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 3 Common Loon.
---On October 31 at Eleven Mile SP, David Tonnessen, Jim Merritt, and Joel
Adams reported Blue-winged Teal, Greater Scaup, 3 Surf Scoter, 16 Common
Goldeneye, Common Loon, Bushtit, Mountain Bluebird, American Pipit.
PHILLIPS COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Haxtun Water Treatment Plant, David Suddjian and DFO
Field Trip reported 20 Snow Geese and Greater White-fronted Goose.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Lower River Rd, 408 Gerbaz Way, Snowmass, Catherine
Hagen reported Steller’s Jay, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Canyon Wren.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported ad
Black-legged Kittiwake in the afternoon, off West Fishing Road, and 12
Common Loons on the reservoir.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Miramonte Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 2 Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, 3 Common Loon, and 5
American Pipit.
---On November 1 in Norwood, George Steele reported 40 Pinyon Jay, 3
Bushtit, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and White-throated Sparrow.
SEDGWICK COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Julesburg Cemetery, Bill Kaemfper and John Vanderpoel
reported White-throated Sparrow.
---On October 30 at Lions Park, Julesburg, Bill Kaemfper and John
Vanderpoel reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 30 at Ovid, Bill Kaemfper and John Vanderpoel reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Northern Cardinal.
---On October 30 at Jumbo Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip,
Bill Kaempfer, and John Vanderpoel reported 500 Snow Geese, 5 Ross’s Geese,
4 Greater White-fronted Geese, 2 Surf Scoter (f-type), and 2 Common Loon.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 30 at F Street Gravel Ponds, Tyler Wilson and Alicia Arnold
reported 2 Mute Swans.
---On October 31 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported White-winged
Scoter, 47 Bonaparte’s Gull, and 3 Common Loon.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Wray Fish Hatchery, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported Osprey, 7 Eastern Bluebird, Harris’s Sparrow, 3 White-throated
Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Mountain Lakes and Scoter Trip
Saturday, November 3
5:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT Comcast.net; 303-978-1748)
First Creek at Denver Open Space
Sunday, November 4
6:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955(cell))
Date: 11/1/18 3:43 pm From: Mary Cay <mcburger3...> Subject: [cobirds] Birds of West Africa Monday Nov. 5 at DFO
Monday, November 5, 7:30 pm Denver Field Ornithologists Meeting.
Birding in Senegal and The Gambia – A Taste of West African Species
Join wildlife photographer Bill Eden for a virtual 15-day birding trip to the countries of The Gambia and Senegal in Western Africa.
The DFO meeting will be held at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at 20th & Colorado Blvd. Park on the north side of the building and enter through the security door. Meetings are free and open to the public.
Mary C Burger
10826 E Maplewood Pl
Englewood, Co 80111
720.940.8394
<mcburger3...>
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Date: 11/1/18 9:52 am From: R Carol Cushman <r.cushman...> Subject: [cobirds] Please don't hit reply to CoBirds. Or hit reply all
Repercussions continue. Joe Roller warns that you should not reply to Cobirds or hit "reply all” to my original message or this embarrassing thread will continue!
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From: Joe Roller <jroller9...><mailto:<jroller9...>> Subject: Re: How do I remove posting to CoBirds?
Date: November 1, 2018 at 10:03:26 AM MDT
To: <r.cushman...><mailto:<r.cushman...>
The problem now is that everyone on your email list will reply to ALL, like this note from Linda.
I suggest that you quickly sent a disclaimer to all of your invitees and beg them NOT TO reply to COBIRDS.
I'm coming, and working my way through the book now. It will be good to be with like minds on that day.
Linda
On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 10:01 AM Joe Roller <jroller9...><mailto:<jroller9...>> wrote:
The message has been posted to CObirds and the note you sent to ignore that has also
been posted, at the speed of light.
Nothing else is needed.
Most birders make mistakes and are quick to ignore that kind of things.
The most revealing and embarrassing note I ever wrote (about a proposed merger) was meant to go only to my partners at work,
but went to "ALL," so every secretary and nurse received it!!!
Talk about red face.
Date: 11/1/18 9:09 am From: Carol Kampert <carolkampert...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Next meeting next Tuesday!
Hi Carol,
I'll be there, too. Elaine won't be able to come because she and Dave are
in Costa Rica. (All these international travelers in our group!) It will
be very nice to be together with friends on election day to talk about
butterflies and other wonders of nature!
🌞 Carol K.
On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 9:59 AM Linda Andes-Georges <andesgeorges...>
wrote:
> I'm coming, and working my way through the book now. It will be good to be
> with like minds on that day.
> Linda
>
> On Nov 1, 2018, at 8:32, R Carol Cushman <r.cushman...> wrote:
>
> Hi friends,
>
> Just a reminder that we’re meeting at noon next Tuesday (Election Day!!)
> at my home, 8495 Arapahoe, half-way between 75th & 95th on North side of
> road. Carol M & Pam, We’ll miss you but look forward to hearing about your
> wonderful travels—would the rest of you let me know whether or not you can
> come.
>
> Carol C
>
>
> Linda Andes-Georges
> Boulder County (W of Lagerman, N of Haystack, E of Table Mtn)
> [Jean-Pierre says: W of Paris, S of Quebec, E of Tahiti]
> 8417 Stirrup Ln
> Longmont CO 80503
> Tel. 720 668 5214
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 11/1/18 9:00 am From: Linda Andes-Georges <andesgeorges...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Next meeting next Tuesday!
I'm coming, and working my way through the book now. It will be good to be with like minds on that day.
Linda
On Nov 1, 2018, at 8:32, R Carol Cushman <r.cushman...> wrote:
> Hi friends,
>
> Just a reminder that we’re meeting at noon next Tuesday (Election Day!!) at my home, 8495 Arapahoe, half-way between 75th & 95th on North side of road. Carol M & Pam, We’ll miss you but look forward to hearing about your wonderful travels—would the rest of you let me know whether or not you can come.
>
> Carol C
Linda Andes-Georges
Boulder County (W of Lagerman, N of Haystack, E of Table Mtn)
[Jean-Pierre says: W of Paris, S of Quebec, E of Tahiti]
8417 Stirrup Ln
Longmont CO 80503
Tel. 720 668 5214
Date: 11/1/18 8:05 am From: R Carol Cushman <r.cushman...> Subject: [cobirds] Please ignore message re Tues. meeting!
My computer just went bananas & sent a message intended for a small book club to CoBirds & to the newspaper. Sigh. Sorry, Carol Cushman Not hosting a big meeting on Election Day
Date: 11/1/18 7:32 am From: R Carol Cushman <r.cushman...> Subject: [cobirds] Next meeting next Tuesday!
Hi friends,
Just a reminder that we’re meeting at noon next Tuesday (Election Day!!) at my home, 8495 Arapahoe, half-way between 75th & 95th on North side of road. Carol M & Pam, We’ll miss you but look forward to hearing about your wonderful travels—would the rest of you let me know whether or not you can come.
Date: 11/1/18 5:55 am From: Richard Trinkner <richardinboulder...> Subject: [cobirds] Finally, in Boulder
I've wanted to see a White-throated Sparrow in Boulder County for nearly 25 years. Whenever one is posted on Cobirds or eBird, I race off to try to find it, but I've always dipped, and trudged away from the site with the feeling that White-throated Sparrows are birds that other people see in Boulder.
Until today.
After work, I wandered over to the Boulder Community Gardens a block away from my home, in hopes that I might catch a decent photo of a starling or a robin.
As I was photographing a White-crowned Sparrow in the lovely horizontal light of a late-October evening, I thought to myself, "Wouldn't it be cool if a White-throated Sparrow popped up right here?" And then, as if cued by an off-stage director, a White-throated Sparrow popped up, literally exactly centered in my camera's viewfinder. I didn't even have to re-focus. I just pressed down on the shutter button, and there it was.
Wow.
Other cool birds at the Boulder Community Gardens: two adult-plumaged Bald Eagles sparring with each other in mid-air. I managed a decent photo of them, too. Three Cedar Waxwings, which also posed for my lens. And a first-of-the-season American Tree Sparrow perched in the fading light.
Date: 11/1/18 3:08 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 1 November 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 1, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, November 1 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Barr Lake SP, Felice Lyons reported Gray Catbird and
Harris’s Sparrow. On October 29 at Barr Lake SP, Chuck Hundertmark, Paul
Slingsby, Adam Veseley, and Frank Farrell reported 4 Snow Geese (2 white,
2 blue), Black-bellied Plover, American Golden-Plover, Dunlin, 3
Long-billed Dowitcher, 3 Stilt Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Franklin’s
Gull, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 10 American Pipit. On October 29 at Barr
Lake Neidrach Nature Trail and Visitor Center, Chuck Hundertmark reported
Gray Catbird and Harris’s Sparrow. On October 30 at Barr Lake SP Neidrach
Nature Trail and Visitor Center, Gwen Moore reported Lesser Yellowlegs and
Franklin’s Gull.
---On October 28 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR – First Creek, John Breitsch
reported Lark Sparrow.
---On October 28 at Metzger Farm OS, Matt Hofeditz reported Gray Catbird.
---On October 28 at Pond north of Big Dry Creek Park, Matt Hofeditz
reported Virginia Rail, Says’s Phoebe, Marsh Wren and Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 28 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Heather and Riley Morris
reported 40 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 6 Long-billed Dowitcher, and Lesser
Yellowlegs.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Cherry Creek SP, Bez Bezuidenhout reported Sage
Thraser. On October 28 at Cherry Creek SP Paririe View Loop Birding
Platform, DuWayne Worthington reported Semipalmated Plover, 3 Red-breasted
Merganser, 3 Long-billled Dowitcher, and 9 Bonaparte’s Gull. On October 29
at Cherrry Creek SP, Diane Roberts reported 6 Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser
Yellowlegs, 14 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, and Common Loon. On
October 30 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen, David Hill, and Raymond
Sperger reported Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 6 Long-billed
Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, 13 Bonaparte’s Gull, 3 Franklin’s Gull,
Iceland Gull, and Swamp Sparrow. On October 31 at Cherry Creek SP, Edward
Donnan reported Baird’s Sandpiper, 7 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Lesser
Yellowlegs, 4 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 Franklin’s Gull, and 2 Rusty Blackbird.
---On October 28 at High Line Canal Trail – E Belleview Ave to E Quincy Ave
(Blackmer Lake), Jared Del Rosso reported Swamp Sparrow and Western Tanager.
---On October 29 at Aurora Reservoir, Ken Wat, Meg Reck, and Diane Roberts
reported 7 Snow Geese, 4 Common Goldeneye, Franklin’s Gull, 3 Common Loon,
Say’s Phoebe, 3 Mountain Bluebird, and Yellow-headed Blackbird.
BACA COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Hwy 116 and CR 55, Tony Leukering reported 5 Sandhill
Crane (flyover), Chihuahuan Raven, Eastern Bluebird, 2 Mountain Bluebird,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Peschel OS east of Longmont, Kat Bradley-Bennett and
Jamie Simo reported 3 Sandhill Crane and 2 Northern Shrike.
---On October 28 at Terry Reservoir east side off US 287, Bill Kaempfer and
John Vanderpoel reported 10 Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On October 28 at Boulder Reservoir Complex, Luke Pheneger, Okamoto Kieta
Sin, Dan Zmolek, Leslie S, Tracy Pheneger, Peter Burke, and David Waltman
reported Red-necked Grebe, Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Loon, and American
Pipit.
---On October 28 at Walden Ponds, Ted Floyd reported Virginia Rail,
Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, American Bittern, Marsh Wren,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow. On October 31 at Walden Ponds, Peter Gent reported
Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher and imm Black-crowned Night
Heron.
---On October 31 at Sombrero Marsh and Pond, Ted Floyd reported Virginia
Rail, Eastern Bluebird, and 2 Swamp Sparrow.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On October 31 at COCHETOPA HOME, Sally Waterhouse reported 310 Sandhill
Crane (flyover).
CUSTER COUNTY:
---On October 28 at DeWeese Reservoir, Joel and Dale Adams reported 3
Baird’s Sandpiper, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Pinyon
Jay, American Dipper, and 10 American Pipit.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Marston Reservoir, Joe Roller, Joe Chen, and Phil Lyon
reported Pacific Loon, and Common Loon. On October 29 at Marston Reservoir
East End, Gregg Goodrich reported Pacific Loon and Common Loon. On October
31 at Marston Reservoir, Tyler, Wilson and Alicia Arnold reported Pacific
Loon and 3 Common Loon.
---On October 28 at First Creek at DEN OS, John Breitsch reported Lark
Sparrow.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Lake Creek Village Wetland, Jennifer Prusse reported 4
Blue-winged Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, and American Dipper.
---On October 28 in Edwards, JoAnn Riggle reported male Baltimore Oriole at
a private residence. If you want to try to see the oriole, call or text
Penny at 970-331-2559.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Chico Basin Ranch, Tanja Britton reported Loggerhead
Shrike, 2 Gray Catbird, Curve-billed Thrasher, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
---On October 29 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Alan Ketcham reported 8
Blue-winged Teal and Osprey.
---On October 30 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Colorado Springs, Jim
Merritt reported ad Black-legged Kittiwake on the water. When it flew it
flew west then south. On October 31 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake,
John Drummond reported 2 Common Goldeneye.
---On October 31 at Bear Creek Nature Center, Chris Brobin reported
Northern Parula in NE corner and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Joel and Dale Adams reported 2
Osprey and 2 Mountain Bluebird.
HUERFANO COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Lake Marisa, David Tonnessen reported Greater
Yelllowlegs, 3 Chichuahuan Raven, and Eastern Bluebird.
---On October 28 at Orlando Reservoir, David Tonnessen reported Greater
White-fronted Goose, and 2 m Greater Scaup.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Staunton SP, Steve Roels reported Canada Jay, 4
Steller’s Jay, and 5 Clark’s Nutcracker.
---On October 28 at Chatfield SP, Steve Hebert reported Osprey and 9
Bushtit. On October 31 at Chatfield SP—N Boat Ramp, Michael Lester
reported Surf Scoter.
---On October 30 at Bear Creek Lake Park – Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Phil
Lyon reported 4 Common Goldeneye (1m, 3f).
---On October 30 at Coors Ponds, Myron Gerhard, Kevin DeBoer, Timo Mitzen,
and Lindsay Purifory reported 5 Common Goldeneye (1m 4f) and 1m Barrow’s
Goldeneye. On October 31 at Coors Ponds, Kevin DeBoer, Lindsay Purifoy and
Timo Mitzen reported 6 Common Goldeneye (1m, 5f) and m Barrow’s Goldeneye.
---On October 31 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt – Prospect Park and Lake, Bill
Schreitz reported Turkey Vulture.
---On October 31 at Ralston Creek – Maple Valley Park, James McCall
reported Green-tailed Towhee.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---October 28 at Neegronda Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported Snow Geese
and Ross’s Goose.
---On October 28 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 12 Snow
Geese, Ross’s Goose, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 52 Sandhill Crane, and 11
Mountain Bluebird. On October 31 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering
reported Snow Goose (flyover), 3 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 24 Long-billed
Dowitcher, 12 Greater Yellowlegs, Dunlin, 12 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s
Gull, Iceland Gull (thayer’s), 2 Common Loon, juv Black-crowned Night
Heron. On October 31 at Neenoshe Reservoir, SE corner (often disjunct),
Tony Leukering reported 35 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 2 Black-bellied
Plover, 2 American Golden-Plover, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher, and 10 Greater
Yellowlegs.
---On October 31 at Sheridan Lake Area (town and playa), Tony Leukering
reported 6 Wood Duck (4 m, 2 f).
---On October 31 at Eads Water Treatment Plant (no to include Cemetery),
Tony Leukering reported
Virginia Rail, Loggerhead Shrike, 3 Marsh Wren, and 5 Eastern Bluebird.
LAKE COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Mount Elbert Forebay, David Dowell and Michael Lester
reported 12 Common Goldeneye.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported
Long-billed Dowitcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, and American Pipit. On October 30
at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Common Goldeneye, Greater
Yellowlegs, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Juniper Titmouse.
---On October 28 at 1328 CR 142 Durango, Alicia Croliss reported 3 Acorn
Woodpecker.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Dry Creek Reservoir, SE of Carter Lake, Bill Kaempfer
and John Vanderpoel reported Surf Scoter and Say’s Phoebe.
---On October 28 at Loveland Recreational Trail – Wilson Ave to Namaqua
Road, Christine Sparks reported 15 Bushtit and Yellow-headed Blackbird
(flyover).
---On October 28 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson
reported Mew Gull and 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull. On October 31 at
Horseshoe Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson reported Franklin’s
Gull (flyover), Mew Gull, Iceland Gull (thayer’s), and 5 Lesser
Black-backed Gull.
---On October 28 at Gateway Park Pond, Fawn Simonds reported Lesser
Yellowlegs.
---On October 30 at 352 Poudre Canyon Road, Bellvue, Diane Thomas reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker in deciduous trees W of bridge, and Savannah Sparrow.
---On Octobder 31 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Joe Mammoser
reported Winter Wren in SE corner.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On October 30 3 miles NW of Crook, Bill Kaempfer and John Vanderpoel
reported Marsh Wren.
---On October 30 at Jumbo Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported ad Iceland Gull (Thayers) and 2 Common Loon.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Ronda Woodward, Deb
Stegall and Nic Korte reported 2 Greater Scaup, Common Loon, and 2 Marsh
Wren. On October 31 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Ryan Claar, David
Price, Ronda Woodward, Sue Shepard, Mike Henwood, Kathleen McGinley, Carol
Ortenzio, and Nic Korte reporter 2 f Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, and
Bushtit; Denise and Mark Vollmer reported Black Scoter and Common
Goldeneye; several other birders got to see Black Scoter.
---On October 31 at I ½ Road, Fruita, David Price reported Brewer’s Sparrow.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Industrial Park Pond, Cortez, Brenda Wright and Coen
Dexter reported Eurasian Wigeon, Marsh Wren, and Sage Thrasher.
---On October 28 at Denny Lake Park, Coen Dexter, Brenda Wright, and Erick
Hendrickson reported Sora, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sage Thrasher,
White-throated Sparrow, 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, and Lesser
Goldfinch. On October 29 at Denny Lake Park, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Sora, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 8 Bushtit, 4 Marsh Wren, 2 Bewick’s
Wren, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 18 Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, 3 ad
White-throated Sparrow (1 white stripe, 2 tan stripe), Lesser Goldfinch,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On October 29 at Totten Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Common Loon, and 2 Mountain Bluebird.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 31 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton reported Franklin’s Gull and
Marsh Wren.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 9 Franklin’s Gull, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Clark’s Nutcracker.
PARK COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, David Dowell reported
American Avocet, 7 Long-billed Dowitcher and Iceland (thayer’s) Gull. On
October 31 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, David Tonnessen, Joel Adams, and
Jim Merritt reported Greater Scaup, 16 Common Goldeneye, 4 Long-billed
Dowitcher, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Bonaparte’s Gull, 4 Franklin’s Gull,
Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 3 Common Loon.
---On October 31 at Eleven Mile SP, David Tonnessen, Jim Merritt, and Joel
Adams reported Blue-winged Teal, Greater Scaup, 3 Surf Scoter, 16 Common
Goldeneye, Common Loon, Bushtit, Mountain Bluebird, American Pipit.
PHILLIPS COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Haxtun Water Treatment Plant, David Suddjian and DFO
Field Trip reported 20 Snow Geese and Greater White-fronted Goose.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Lower River Rd, 408 Gerbaz Way, Snowmass, Catherine
Hagen reported Steller’s Jay, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Canyon Wren.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported ad
Black-legged Kittiwake in the afternoon, off West Fishing Road, and 12
Common Loons on the reservoir.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Miramonte Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 2 Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, 3 Common Loon, and 5
American Pipit.
SEDGWICK COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Julesburg Cemetery, Bill Kaemfper and John Vanderpoel
reported White-throated Sparrow.
---On October 30 at Lions Park, Julesburg, Bill Kaemfper and John
Vanderpoel reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 30 at Ovid, Bill Kaemfper and John Vanderpoel reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Northern Cardinal.
---On October 30 at Jumbo Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip,
Bill Kaempfer, and John Vanderpoel reported 500 Snow Geese, 5 Ross’s Geese,
4 Greater White-fronted Geese, 2 Surf Scoter (f-type), and 2 Common Loon.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Dillon Reservoir, Giberson Bay, M Walt reported
Red-naped Sapsucker and Steller’s Jay. On October 28 at Dillon Reservoir,
David Dowell and Michael Lester reported Pacific Loon at (39.61439,
-106.064488).
---On October 28 at Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant, David Dowell and
Michael Lester reported Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
TELLER COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Manitou Lake, Alan and MaryLynne Ketcham reported
American Pipit.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 28 on 14th Ave in Greeley, Shawn Mason reported 22 Bushtit.
---On October 28 at Cozzens Lake, Eaton, Gary Lefko reported Marsh Wren,
---On October 28 at CR 74 and CR 61 pond, Galeton, Gary Lefko reported 3
Greater Yellowlegs and Baird’s Sandpiper.
---On October 28 at 35th Ave. Gravel Pond, Greeley, Gary Lefko reported
Snow Goose.
---On October 28 at F Street Gravel Ponds, Gary Lefko reported 2 Mute
Swans. On October 30 at F Street Gravel Ponds, Tyler Wilson and Alicia
Arnold reported 2 Mute Swans.
---On October 31 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported White-winged
Scoter, 47 Bonaparte’s Gull, and 3 Common Loon.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Wray Fish Hatchery, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported Osprey, 7 Eastern Bluebird, Harris’s Sparrow, 3 White-throated
Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Mountain Lakes and Scoter Trip
Saturday, November 3
5:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT Comcast.net; 303-978-1748)
First Creek at Denver Open Space
Sunday, November 4
6:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955(cell))
Date: 10/31/18 9:02 pm From: 'Egret' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Northern Parula Bear Creek Nature Center, El Paso County.
At 10:30 on October 31st I saw a Northern Parula. Yellow breast with a dark band across it. White below the chest.white eye ring, possibly interupted. Grey(light blue) on back and head. Two white wing bands. It was in the large tree off the Northeast corner of the Center
I returned at 2:00 PM, but the pattern of the birds had changed and there were few birds in the vicinity. I did see a Lincoln's Sparrow.
Chris Brobin
Manitou Springs, CO.
Date: 10/31/18 7:20 pm From: Ted Floyd <tedfloyd57...> Subject: [cobirds] Halloween goodies at Sombrero Marsh, Boulder County
Hey, all.
Sombrero Marsh, Boulder County, just east of downtown Boulder, is one of the most accessible birding hotspots around. It's right off busy Arapahoe Road and easily birded by those with limited mobility, limited time, or both. This Halloween morning, Wed., Oct. 31, I stopped by for a quick visit and was pleased to find 2 Swamp Sparrows, 1 Eastern Bluebird, and 1 Virginia Rail. Here's my eBird checklist, including photos and audio:
Date: 10/31/18 10:09 am From: marimammoser <marimammoser...> Subject: [cobirds] Winter Wren, Environmental Learning Center
This morning at CSU's Environmental Learning Center in Fort Collins I found a Winter Wren. It was towards the southeast corner. The Wren was about 50 feet south of a sign that is titled "Wanted, Habitat - Dead or Alive". It foraged along the dry bank just to the east of the trail.
Date: 10/31/18 3:14 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 31 October 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: October 31, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, October 31 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Barr Lake SP, Lorraine Lanning reported 2 Black-bellied
Plover, Franklin’s Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 9 Yellow-headed
Blackbird. On October 28 at Barr Lake SP, Felice Lyons reported Gray
Catbird and Harris’s Sparrow. On October 29 at Barr Lake SP, Chuck
Hundertmark, Paul Slingsby, Adam Veseley, and Frank Farrell reported 4 Snow
Geese (2 white, 2 blue), Black-bellied Plover, American Golden-Plover,
Dunlin, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher, 3 Stilt Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs,
Franklin’s Gull, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 10 American Pipit. On October
29 at Barr Lake Neidrach Nature Trail and Visitor Center, Chuck Hundertmark
reported Gray Catbird and Harris’s Sparrow. On October 30 at Barr Lake SP
Neidrach Nature Trail and Visitor Center, Gwen Moore reported Lesser
Yellowlegs and Franklin’s Gull.
---On October 28 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR – First Creek, John Breitsch
reported Lark Sparrow.
---On October 28 at Metzger Farm OS, Matt Hofeditz reported Gray Catbird.
---On October 28 at Pond north of Big Dry Creek Park, Matt Hofeditz
reported Virginia Rail, Says’s Phoebe, Marsh Wren and Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 28 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Heather and Riley Morris
reported 40 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 6 Long-billed Dowitcher, and Lesser
Yellowlegs.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Cherry Creek SP, Ben Sampson reported Short-billed
Dowitcher, 5 Long-billed Dowitcher, 16 Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Loon, and
Northern Shrike. On October 28 at Cherry Creek SP, Bez Bezuidenhout
reported Sage Thraser. On October 28 at Cherry Creek SP Paririe View Loop
Birding Platform, DuWayne Worthington reported Semipalmated Plover, 3
Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Long-billled Dowitcher, and 9 Bonaparte’s Gull.
On October 29 at Cherrry Creek SP, Diane Roberts reported 6 Long-billed
Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, 14 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, and
Common Loon. On October 30 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen, David Hill,
and Raymond Sperger reported Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 6
Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, 13 Bonaparte’s Gull, 3 Franklin’s
Gull, Iceland Gull, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 28 at High Line Canal Trail – E Belleview Ave to E Quincy Ave
(Blackmer Lake), Jared Del Rosso reported Swamp Sparrow and Western Tanager.
---On October 29 at Aurora Reservoir, Ken Wat, Meg Reck, and Diane Roberts
reported 7 Snow Geese, 4 Common Goldeneye, Franklin’s Gull, 3 Common Loon,
Say’s Phoebe, 3 Mountain Bluebird, and Yellow-headed Blackbird.
BACA COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Hwy 116 and CR 55, Tony Leukering reported 5 Sandhill
Crane (flyover), Chihuahuan Raven, Eastern Bluebird, 2 Mountain Bluebird,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 27 at her home in Louisville, Paula Hansely reported that one
of the Harris’s Sparrows continues. If you would like to try for it, call
her at 720-890-2628.
---On October 27 at Sombrero Marsh and Pond, Rob Cassady reported Sora.
---On October 28 at Peschel OS east of Longmont, Kat Bradley-Bennett and
Jamie Simo reported 3 Sandhill Crane and 2 Northern Shrike.
---On October 28 at Terry Reservoir east side off US 287, Bill Kaempfer and
John Vanderpoel reported 10 Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On October 28 at Boulder Reservoir Complex, Luke Pheneger, Okamoto Kieta
Sin, Dan Zmolek, Leslie S, Tracy Pheneger, Peter Burke, and David Waltman
reported Red-necked Grebe, Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Loon, and American
Pipit.
---On October 28 at Walden Ponds, Ted Floyd reported Virginia Rail,
Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, American Bittern, Marsh Wren,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
CUSTER COUNTY:
---On October 27 at DeWeese Resevoir, Jerry DeBoer reported 4 Long-billed
Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Common Loon, 2 American Dipper, Swamp
Sparrow, Black-throated Blue-Warbler. On October 28 at DeWeese Reservoir,
Joel and Dale Adams reported 3 Baird’s Sandpiper, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher,
2 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Pinyon Jay, American Dipper, and 10 American Pipit.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Marston Reservoir West End, John Drummond and Lynne
Miller and several other birders reported Pacific Loon and 2 Common Loon.
On October 28 at Marston Reservoir, Joe Roller, Joe Chen, and Phil Lyon
reported Pacific Loon, and Common Loon. On October 29 at Marston Reservoir
East End, Gregg Goodrich reported Pacific Loon and Common Loon.
---On October 28 at First Creek at DEN OS, John Breitsch reported Lark
Sparrow.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Lake Creek Village Wetland, Jennifer Prusse reported 4
Blue-winged Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, and American Dipper.
---On October 28 in Edwards, JoAnn Riggle reported male Baltimore Oriole at
a private residence. If you want to try to see the oriole, call or text
Penny at 970-331-2559.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Loggerhead
Shrike and Curve-billed Thrasher. On October 28 at Chico Basin Ranch,
Tanja Britton reported Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Gray Catbird, Curve-billed
Thrasher, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
---On October 29 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Alan Ketcham reported 8
Blue-winged Teal and Osprey.
---On October 30 at Mermorial Park and Prospect Lake, Colorado Springs, Jim
Merritt reported ad Black-legged Kittiwake on the water. When it flew it
flew west then south.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Joel and Dale Adams reported 2
Osprey and 2 Mountain Bluebird.
HUERFANO COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Lake Marisa, David Tonnessen reported Greater
Yelllowlegs, 3 Chichuahuan Raven, and Eastern Bluebird.
---On October 28 at Orlando Reservoir, David Tonnessen reported Greater
White-fronted Goose, and 2 m Greater Scaup.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Waterpointe-Bellio OS, Doug Kibbe and Mackenzie
Goldthwaite reported Peregrine Falcon.
---On October 28 at Staunton SP, Steve Roels reported Canada Jay, 4
Steller’s Jay, and 5 Clark’s Nutcracker.
---On October 28 at Chatfield SP, Steve Hebert reported Osprey and 9
Bushtit.
---On October 30 at Bear Creek Lake Park – Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Phil
Lyon reported 4 Common Goldeneye (1m, 3f).
---On October 30 at Coors Ponds, Myron Gerhard, Kevin DeBoer, Timo Mitzen,
and Lindsay Purifory reported 5 Common Goldeneye (1m 4f) and 1m Barrow’s
Goldeneye.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, Common Loon, 13 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Harris’s
Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned
Warbler, Yellow Warbler.
---On October 27 at Neegronda Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported 12 Snow
Geese, Red Phlarope, 115 Franklin’s Gull, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, 2
Chihuahuan Raven. October 28 at Neegronda Reservoir, Tony Leukering
reported Snow Geese and Ross’s Goose.
---On October 27 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported m Eurasian
Wigeon, f Greater Scaup, Common Goldeneye, 10 Sandhill Crane, 18
Bonaparte’s Gull, 10 Franklin’s Gull, Herring X Glaucous-Winged Gull,
Red-eyed Vireo, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Northern
Mockingbird, 2 American Pipit, 2 Chestnut-collared Longspur, McCown’s
Longspur, Vesper Sparrow, and 14 Lincoln’s Sparrow. On October 28 at
Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 12 Snow Geese, Ross’s Goose, 3
Red-breasted Mergansder, 52 Sandhill Crane, and 11 Mountain Bluebird.
LAKE COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Mount Elbert Forebay, David Dowell and Michael Lester
reported 12 Common Goldeneye.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported
Long-billed Dowitcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, and American Pipit. On October 30
at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Common Goldeneye, Greater
Yellowlegs, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Juniper Titmouse.
---On October 28 at 1328 CR 142 Durango, Alicia Croliss reported 3 Acorn
Woodpecker.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Dry Creek Reservoir, SE of Carter Lake, Bill Kaempfer
and John Vanderpoel reported Surf Scoter and Say’s Phoebe.
---On October 28 at Loveland Recreational Trail – Wilson Ave to Namaqua
Road, Christine Sparks reported 15 Bushtit and Yellow-headed Blackbird
(flyover).
---On October 28 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson
reported Mew Gull and 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On October 28 at Gateway Park Pond, Fawn Simonds reported Lesser
Yellowlegs.
---On October 3- at 352 Poudre Canyon Road, Bellvue, Diane Thomas reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker in deciduous trees W of bridge, and Savannah Sparrow
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Lake Dorothy SWA, Tony Godfrey reported 3 Lewis’s
Woodpecker Osprey, and Steller’s Jay.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On October 30 3 miles NW of Crook, Bill Kaempfer and John Vanderpoel
reported Marsh Wren.
---On October 30 at Jumbo Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported ad Iceland Gull (Thayers) and 2 Common Loon.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Ronda Woodward, Deb
Stegall and Nic Korte reported 2 Greater Scaup, Common Loon, and 2 Marsh
Wren.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Industrial Park Pond, Cortez, Brenda Wright and Coen
Dexter reported Eurasian Wigeon, Marsh Wren, and Sage Thrasher.
---On October 28 at Denny Lake Park, Coen Dexter, Brenda Wright, and Erick
Hendrickson reported Sora, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sage Thrasher,
White-throated Sparrow, 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, and Lesser
Goldfinch. On October 29 at Denny Lake Park, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Sora, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 8 Bushtit, 4 Marsh Wren, 2 Bewick’s
Wren, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 18 Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, 3 ad
White-throated Sparrow (1 white stripe, 2 tan stripe), Lesser Goldfinch,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On October 29 at Totten Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Common Loon, and 2 Mountain Bluebird.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Northern Goshawk, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
Juniper Titmouse, 31 Bushtit, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 26 Mountain Bluebird.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 9 Franklin’s Gull, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Clark’s Nutcracker.
PARK COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, David Dowell reported
American Avocet, 7 Long-billed Dowitcher and Iceland (thayer’s) Gull.
PHILLIPS COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Haxtun Water Treatment Plant, David Suddjian and DFO
Field Trip reported 20 Snow Geese and Greater White-fronted Goose.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Lower River Rd, 408 Gerbaz Way, Snowmass, Catherine
Hagen reported Steller’s Jay, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Canyon Wren.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported ad
Black-legged Kittiwake in the afternoon, off West Fishing Road, and 12
Common Loons on the reservoir.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Miramonte Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 2 Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, 3 Common Loon, and 5
American Pipit.
SEDGWICK COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Julesburg Cemetery, Bill Kaemfper and John Vanderpoel
reported White-throated Sparrow.
---On October 30 at Lions Park, Julesburg, Bill Kaemfper and John
Vanderpoel reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 30 at Ovid, Bill Kaemfper and John Vanderpoel reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Northern Cardinal.
---On October 30 at Jumbo Reservoir, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip,
Bill Kaempfer, and John Vanderpoel reported 500 Snow Geese, 5 Ross’s Geese,
4 Greater White-fronted Geese, 2 Surf Scoter (f-type), and 2 Common Loon.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Dillon Reservoir, Giberson Bay, M Walt reported
Red-naped Sapsucker and Steller’s Jay. On October 28 at Dillon Reservoir,
David Dowell and Michael Lester reported Pacific Loon at (39.61439,
-106.064488).
---On October 28 at Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant, David Dowell and
Michael Lester reported Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
TELLER COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Manitou Lake, Robb Hinds, Jan Allbright, and Richard
Bunn reported Steller’s Jay and f Rusty Blackbird. On October 2o8 at
Manitou Lake, Alan and MaryLynne Ketcham reportred American Pipit.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Stewart’s Pond, Cathy Sheeter reported Cinnamon Teal.
---On October 28 on 14th Ave in Greeley, Shawn Mason reported 22 Bushtit.
---On October 28 at Cozzens Lake, Eaton, Gary Lefko reported Marsh Wren,
---On October 28 at CR 74 and CR 61 pond, Galeton, Gary Lefko reported 3
Greater Yellowlegs and Baird’s Sandpiper.
---On October 28 at 35th Ave. Gravel Pond, Greeley, Gary Lefko reported
Snow Goose.
---On October 28 at F Street Gravel Ponds, Gary Lefko reported 2 Mute
Swans. On October 30 at F Street Gravel Ponds, Tyler Wilson and Alicia
Arnold reported 2 Mute Swans.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On October 30 at Wray Fish Hatchery, David Suddjian and DFO Field Trip
reported Osprey, 7 Eastern Bluebird, Harris’s Sparrow, 3 White-throated
Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Mountain Lakes and Scoter Trip
Saturday, November 3
5:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT Comcast.net; 303-978-1748)
First Creek at Denver Open Space
Sunday, November 4
6:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick O’Driscoll (patrodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955(cell))
It appears the same winter adult Black-legged Kittiwake that I saw at Pueblo Reservoir this afternoon, was seen this morning at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs, and it was photographed up there, mine was too far out to get any photos. Black-legged Kittiwake is much rarer of a bird in El Paso County, than Pueblo County. On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 1:25 PM Brandon <flammowl17...> wrote: > > An adult Black-legged Kittiwake was present early this afternoon, off > West Fishing Road, at Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo County. It was > swimming and flying around three Common Loons. I counted 12 Common > Loons on Pueblo Reservoir today. > > -- > Brandon Percival > Pueblo West, CO
An adult Black-legged Kittiwake was present early this afternoon, off West Fishing Road, at Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo County. It was swimming and flying around three Common Loons. I counted 12 Common Loons on Pueblo Reservoir today.
Date: 10/30/18 3:04 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 30 October 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: October 30, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, October 30 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Barr Lake SP, Lorraine Lanning reported 2 Black-bellied
Plover, Franklin’s Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 9 Yellow-headed
Blackbird. On October 28 at Barr Lake SP, Felice Lyons reported Gray
Catbird and Harris’s Sparrow. On October 29 at Barr Lake SP, Chuck
Hundertmark, Paul Slingsby, Adam Veseley, and Frank Farrell reported 4 Snow
Geese (2 white, 2 blue), Black-bellied Plover, American Golden-Plover,
Dunlin, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher, 3 Stilt Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs,
Franklin’s Gull, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 10 American Pipit. On October
29 at Barr Lake Neidrach Nature Trail and Visitor Center, Chuck Hundertmark
reported Gray Catbird and Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 28 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR – First Creek, John Breitsch
reported Lark Sparrow.
---On October 28 at Metzger Farm OS, Matt Hofeditz reported Gray Catbird.
---On October 28 at Pond north of Big Dry Creek Park, Matt Hofeditz
reported Virginia Rail, Says’s Phoebe, Marsh Wren and Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 28 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Heather and Riley Morris
reported 40 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 6 Long-billed Dowitcher, and Lesser
Yellowlegs.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Cherry Creek SP, Ben Sampson reported Short-billed
Dowitcher, 5 Long-billed Dowitcher, 16 Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Loon, and
Northern Shrike. On October 28 at Cherry Creek SP, Bez Bezuidenhout
reported Sage Thraser. On October 28 at Cherry Creek SP Paririe View Loop
Birding Platform, DuWayne Worthington reported Semipalmated Plover, 3
Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Long-billled Dowitcher, and 9 Bonaparte’s Gull.
On October 29 at Cherrry Creek SP, Diane Roberts reported 6 Long-billed
Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, 14 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, and
Common Loon.
---On October 28 at High Line Canal Trail – E Belleview Ave to E Quincy Ave
(Blackmer Lake), Jared Del Rosso reported Swamp Sparrow and Western Tanager.
---On October 29 at Aurora Reservoir, Ken Wat, Meg Reck, and Diane Roberts
reported 7 Snow Geese, 4 Common Goldeneye, Franklin’s Gull, 3 Common Loon,
Say’s Phoebe, 3 Mountain Bluebird, and Yellow-headed Blackbird.
BACA COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Hwy 116 and CR 55, Tony Leukering reported 5 Sandhill
Crane (flyover), Chihuahuan Raven, Eastern Bluebird, 2 Mountain Bluebird,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 27 at her home in Louisville, Paula Hansely reported that one
of the Harris’s Sparrows continues. If you would like to try for it, call
her at 720-890-2628.
---On October 27 at Sombrero Marsh and Pond, Rob Cassady reported Sora.
---On October 28 at Peschel OS east of Longmont, Kat Bradley-Bennett and
Jamie Simo reported 3 Sandhill Crane and 2 Northern Shrike.
---On October 28 at Terry Reservoir east side off US 287, Bill Kaempfer and
John Vanderpoel reported 10 Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On October 28 at Boulder Reservoir Complex, Luke Pheneger, Okamoto Kieta
Sin, Dan Zmolek, Leslie S, Tracy Pheneger, Peter Burke, and David Waltman
reported Red-necked Grebe, Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Loon, and American
Pipit.
---On October 28 at Walden Ponds, Ted Floyd reported Virginia Rail,
Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, American Bittern, Marsh Wren,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
CUSTER COUNTY:
---On October 27 at DeWeese Resevoir, Jerry DeBoer reported 4 Long-billed
Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Common Loon, 2 American Dipper, Swamp
Sparrow, Black-throated Blue-Warbler. On October 28 at DeWeese Reservoir,
Joel and Dale Adams reported 3 Baird’s Sandpiper, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher,
2 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Pinyon Jay, American Dipper, and 10 American Pipit.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Marston Reservoir West End, John Drummond and Lynne
Miller and several other birders reported Pacific Loon and 2 Common Loon.
On October 28 at Marston Reservoir, Joe Roller, Joe Chen, and Phil Lyon
reported Pacific Loon, and Common Loon. On October 29 at Marston Reservoir
East End, Gregg Goodrich reported Pacific Loon and Common Loon.
---On October 28 at First Creek at DEN OS, John Breitsch reported Lark
Sparrow.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Lake Creek Village Wetland, Jennifer Prusse reported 4
Blue-winged Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, and American Dipper.
---On October 28 in Edwards, JoAnn Riggle reported male Baltimore Oriole at
a private residence. If you want to try to see the oriole, call or text
Penny at 970-331-2559.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Loggerhead
Shrike and Curve-billed Thrasher. On October 28 at Chico Basin Ranch,
Tanja Britton reported Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Gray Catbird, Curve-billed
Thrasher, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
---On October 29 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Alan Ketcham reported 8
Blue-winged Teal and Osprey.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Joel and Dale Adams reported 2
Osprey and 2 Mountain Bluebird.
HUERFANO COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Lake Marisa, David Tonnessen reported Greater
Yelllowlegs, 3 Chichuahuan Raven, and Eastern Bluebird.
---On October 28 at Orlando Reservoir, David Tonnessen reported Greater
White-fronted Goose, and 2 m Greater Scaup.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Waterpointe-Bellio OS, Doug Kibbe and Mackenzie
Goldthwaite reported Peregrine Falcon.
---On October 28 at Staunton SP, Steve Roels reported Canada Jay, 4
Steller’s Jay, and 5 Clark’s Nutcracker.
---On October 28 at Chatfield SP, Steve Hebert reported Osprey and 9
Bushtit.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, Common Loon, 13 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Harris’s
Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned
Warbler, Yellow Warbler.
---On October 27 at Neegronda Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported 12 Snow
Geese, Red Phlarope, 115 Franklin’s Gull, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, 2
Chihuahuan Raven. October 28 at Neegronda Reservoir, Tony Leukering
reported Snow Geese and Ross’s Goose.
---On October 27 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported m Eurasian
Wigeon, f Greater Scaup, Common Goldeneye, 10 Sandhill Crane, 18
Bonaparte’s Gull, 10 Franklin’s Gull, Herring X Glaucous-Winged Gull,
Red-eyed Vireo, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Northern
Mockingbird, 2 American Pipit, 2 Chestnut-collared Longspur, McCown’s
Longspur, Vesper Sparrow, and 14 Lincoln’s Sparrow. On October 28 at
Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 12 Snow Geese, Ross’s Goose, 3
Red-breasted Mergansder, 52 Sandhill Crane, and 11 Mountain Bluebird.
LAKE COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Mount Elbert Forebay, David Dowell and Michael Lester
reported 12 Common Goldeneye.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported
Long-billed Dowitcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, and American Pipit.
---On October 28 at 1328 CR 142 Durango, Alicia Croliss reported 3 Acorn
Woodpecker.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Dry Creek Reservoir, SE of Carter Lake, Bill Kaempfer
and John Vanderpoel reported Surf Scoter and Say’s Phoebe.
---On October 28 at Loveland Recreational Trail – Wilson Ave to Namaqua
Road, Christine Sparks reported 15 Bushtit and Yellow-headed Blackbird
(flyover).
---On October 28 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson
reported Mew Gull and 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On October 28 at Gateway Park Pond, Fawn Simonds reported Lesser
Yellowlegs.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Lake Dorothy SWA, Tony Godfrey reported 3 Lewis’s
Woodpecker Osprey, and Steller’s Jay.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Ronda Woodward, Deb
Stegall and Nic Korte reported 2 Greater Scaup, Common Loon, and 2 Marsh
Wren.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Industrial Park Pond, Cortez, Brenda Wright and Coen
Dexter reported Eurasian Wigeon, Marsh Wren, and Sage Thrasher.
---On October 28 at Denny Lake Park, Coen Dexter, Brenda Wright, and Erick
Hendrickson reported Sora, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sage Thrasher,
White-throated Sparrow, 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, and Lesser
Goldfinch. On October 29 at Denny Lake Park, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Sora, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 8 Bushtit, 4 Marsh Wren, 2 Bewick’s
Wren, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 18 Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, 3 ad
White-throated Sparrow (1 white stripe, 2 tan stripe), Lesser Goldfinch,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On October 29 at Totten Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Common Loon, and 2 Mountain Bluebird.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Northern Goshawk, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
Juniper Titmouse, 31 Bushtit, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 26 Mountain Bluebird.
PARK COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, David Dowell reported
American Avocet, 7 Long-billed Dowitcher and Iceland (thayer’s) Gull.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 29 at Lower River Rd, 408 Gerbaz Way, Snowmass, Catherine
Hagen reported Steller’s Jay, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, and Canyon Wren.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Dillon Reservoir, Giberson Bay, M Walt reported
Red-naped Sapsucker and Steller’s Jay. On October 28 at Dillon Reservoir,
David Dowell and Michael Lester reported Pacific Loon at (39.61439,
-106.064488).
---On October 28 at Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant, David Dowell and
Michael Lester reported Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
TELLER COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Manitou Lake, Robb Hinds, Jan Allbright, and Richard
Bunn reported Steller’s Jay and f Rusty Blackbird. On October 2o8 at
Manitou Lake, Alan and MaryLynne Ketcham reportred American Pipit.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Stewart’s Pond, Cathy Sheeter reported Cinnamon Teal.
---On October 28 on 14th Ave in Greeley, Shawn Mason reported 22 Bushtit.
---On October 28 at Cozzens Lake, Eaton, Gary Lefko reported Marsh Wren,
---On October 28 at CR 74 and CR 61 pond, Galeton, Gary Lefko reported 3
Greater Yellowlegs and Baird’s Sandpiper.
---On October 28 at 35th Ave. Gravel Pond, Greeley, Gary Lefko reported
Snow Goose
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Colorado Eastern Prairie
Tuesday, October 30
5:30 AM – 6:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Mountain Lakes and Scoter Trip
Saturday, November 3
5:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT Comcast.net; 303-978-1748)
First Creek at Denver Open Space
Sunday, November 4
6:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick O’Driscoll (patrodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955(cell))
Another decent vantage point is at the corner of S Pierce St and W Stetson Pl. Both Loons were directly south from here and to the West of the red bouy. Plus there was a Bald Eagle in the cottonwood.
Date: 10/29/18 3:03 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 29 October 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: October 29, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 28 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Barr Lake SP, Chris Owens reported Long-billed
Dowitcher, Bonaparte’s Gull, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Gray
Catbird. On October 27 at Barr Lake SP, Lorraine Lanning reported 2
Black-bellied Plover, Franklin’s Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 9
Yellow-headed Blackbird. On October 28 at Barr Lake SP, Felice Lyons
reported Gray Catbird and Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 25 at Valente Lake, Jerome Cech reported 2 Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher.
---On October 28 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR – First Creek, John Breitsch
reported Lark Sparrow.
---On October 28 at Metzger Farm OS, Matt Hofeditz reported Gray Catbird.
---On October 28 at Pond north of Big Dry Creek Park, Matt Hofeditz
reported Virginia Rail, Says’s Phoebe, Marsh Wren and Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 28 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Heather and Riley Morris
reported 40 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 6 Long-billed Dowitcher, and Lesser
Yellowlegs.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Cherry Creek SP—Cottonwood Creek wetlands, Jeff Dawson
reported Least Sandpiper, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, 8
Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull. On October 27 at Cherry Creek SP, Ben
Sampson reported Short-billed Dowitcher, 5 Long-billed Dowitcher, 16
Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Loon, and Northern Shrike. On October 28 at
Cherry Creek SP, Bez Bezuidenhout reported Sage Thraser. On October 28 at
Cherry Creek SP Paririe View Loop Birding Platform, DuWayne Worthington
reported Semipalmated Plover, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Long-billled
Dowitcher, and 9 Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On October 25 at Centennail Park, Edward Donnan reported Spotted
Sandpiper.
---On October 26 at Willow Springs O, Centennial, Jared Del Rosso reported
Northern Shrike, Say’s Phoebe, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 26 at Holly Park, Centennial, Jarel Del Rosso reported
Northern Shrike.
---On October 28 at High Line Canal Trail – E Belleview Ave to E Quincy Ave
(Blackmer Lake), Jared Del Rosso reported Swamp Sparrow and Western Tanager.
ARCHULETA COUNTY:
---On October 26 in Pagosa Springs, Ben Bailey reported Steller’s Jay, 4
American Dipper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 23 David Haskell reported a hatch year RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD coming to his feeder at Riverside Ave and Redwood Ave, Birders
are welcome to view the bird from the public sidewalk on Redwood Ave. You
can see the balcony with the feeder from there. You cannot see the feeder
from his driveway. Please respect private property and stay out of yards.
On October 25 Bob Fiehweg and Robin Byers and several other birders
reported RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on Redwood Ave.
---On October 27 at her home in Louisville, Paula Hansely reported that one
of the Harris’s Sparrows continues. If you would like to try for it, call
her at 720-890-2628.
---On October 27 at Sombrero Marsh and Pond, Rob Cassady reported Sora.
---On October 28 at Peschel OS east of Longmont, Kat Bradley-Bennett and
Jamie Simo reported 3 Sandhill Crane and 2 Northern Shrike.
---On October 28 at Terry Reservoir east side off US 287, Bill Kaempfer and
John Vanderpoel reported 10 Bonaparte’s Gull.
---On October 28 at Boulder Reservoir Complex, Luke Pheneger, Okamoto Kieta
Sin, Dan Zmolek, Leslie S, Tracy Pheneger, Peter Burke, and David Waltman
reported Red-necked Grebe, Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Loon, and American
Pipit.
---On October 28 at Walden Ponds, Ted Floyd reported Virginia Rail,
Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, American Bittern, Marsh Wren,
and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On October 25 at The Link School Base Camp, Christian Hagenlocher
reported 72 Sandhill Cranes (flyover).
CUSTER COUNTY:
---On October 26 at DeWeese Reservoir, Rich Miller reported Black-throated
Blue Warbler in Willows along Grape Creek below the dam and near concrete
flume. On October 27 at DeWeese Resevoir, Jerry DeBoer reported 4
Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Common Loon, 2 American Dipper,
Swamp Sparrow, Black-throated Blue-Warbler. On October 28 at DeWeese
Reservoir, Joel and Dale Adams reported 3 Baird’s Sandpiper, 3 Long-billed
Dowitcher, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Pinyon Jay, American Dipper, and 10
American Pipit.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On October 25 at G50 Rd, Carol Ortenzio and Andrea Robinsong reported
Pacific Loon.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Marston Reservoir West End, Doug Kibbe and Elaine
Wagner reported Pacific Loon. On October 27 at Marston Reservoir West End,
John Drummond and Lynne Miller and several other birders reported Pacific
Loon and 2 Common Loon. On October 28 at Marston Reservoir, Joe Roller,
Joe Chen, and Phil Lyon reported Pacific Loon, and Common Loon.
---On October 28 at First Creek at DEN OS, John Breitsch reported Lark
Sparrow.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Platte Canyon Reservoir, Lynne Forrester reported Say’s
Phoebe.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Eric Culbertson reported
Wilson’s Warbler. On October 28 at Lake Creek Village Wetland, Jennifer
Prusse reported 4 Blue-winged Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, and American Dipper.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded Ruby-crowned
Kinglet and Warbling Vireo. On October 26 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve
Brown banded 2 Bushtit, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Orange-crowned Sparrow, and
Chipping Sparrow.
---On October 25 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Joel Adams reported 3
Brown Creeper, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated
Sparrow, 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Canyon Towhee, Common Yellowthroat, and
Wilson’s Warbler.
---On October 25 at Big Stratton Reservoir, Terence Berger reported Spotted
Sandpiper and 2 Greater Yellowlegs.
---On October 25 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Ladder-backed
Woodpecker, Loggerhead Shrike, Sage Thrasher, and 2 Canyon Towhee. On
October 27 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Loggerhead Shrike and
Curve-billed Thrasher. On October 28 at Chico Basin Ranch, Tanja Britton
reported Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Gray Catbird, Curve-billed Thrasher, and 2
Canyon Towhee.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer reported Osprey, 5
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 2 Rock Wren, Bewick’s Wren, 16
Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush. On October 28 at Brush Hollow Reservoir,
Joel and Dale Adams reported 2 Osprey and 2 Mountain Bluebird.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Lions Park in Rifle, Mary and Phil Lyon reported Osprey.
GILPIN COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Los Lagos Reservoir, Bruce Snyder reported 1 f
Bufflehead.
---On October 25 at Central City Reservoir, Bruce Snyder reported 4 Common
Merganser, and 26 Common Raven on fresh Elk kill.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On October 26 on Rd 12 East of Horse Ranch Park, Mike Wanger reported
Mountain Bluebird.
HUERFANO COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Lake Marisa, David Tonnessen reported Greater
Yelllowlegs, 3 Chichuahuan Raven, and Eastern Bluebird.
---On October 28 at Orlando Reservoir, David Tonnessen reported Greater
White-fronted Goose, and 2 m Greater Scaup.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Cynthia Madsen,
Martha Eubanks, and Pam Zimmer reported Gray Catbird.
---On October 26 at Bear Creek Lake Park—Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Chuck Aid
reported Common Goldeneye.
---On October 27 at Waterpointe-Bellio OS, Doug Kibbe and Mackenzie
Goldthwaite reported Peregrine Falcon.
---On October 28 at Staunton SP, Steve Roels reported Canada Jay, 4
Steller’s Jay, and 5 Clark’s Nutcracker.
---On October 28 at Chatfield SP, Steve Hebert reported Osprey and 9
Bushtit.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, Common Loon, 13 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Harris’s
Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned
Warbler, Yellow Warbler.
---On October 27 at Neegronda Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported 12 Snow
Geese, Red Phlarope, 115 Franklin’s Gull, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, 2
Chihuahuan Raven. October 28 at Neegronda Reservoir, Tony Leukering
reported Snow Geese and Ross’s Goose.
---On October 27 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported m Eurasian
Wigeon, f Greater Scaup, Common Goldeneye, 10 Sandhill Crane, 18
Bonaparte’s Gull, 10 Franklin’s Gull, Herring X Glaucous-Winged Gull,
Red-eyed Vireo, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Northern
Mockingbird, 2 American Pipit, 2 Chestnut-collared Longspur, McCown’s
Longspur, Vesper Sparrow, and 14 Lincoln’s Sparrow. On October 28 at
Neenoshe Reservoir, Tony Leukering reported 12 Snow Geese, Ross’s Goose, 3
Red-breasted Mergansder, 52 Sandhill Crane, and 11 Mountain Bluebird.
LAKE COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Mount Elbert Forebay, David Dowell and Michael Lester
reported 12 Common Goldeneye.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Surf
Scoter, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 4 Bushtit,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 2 American Pipit. On October 28 at Pastorius
Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Long-billed Dowitcher, Woodhouse’s
Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, and
American Pipit.
---On October 28 at 1328 CR 142 Durango, Alicia Croliss reported 3 Acorn
Woodpecker.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Maple and Fishback, Edward Raynor and David Wade
reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 26 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy Bankert reported Baird’s
Sandpiper, 2 Least Sandpiper, and Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull.
---On October 28 at Dry Creek Reservoir, SE of Carter Lake, Bill Kaempfer
and John Vanderpoel reported Surf Scoter and Say’s Phoebe.
---On October 28 at Loveland Recreational Trail – Wilson Ave to Namaqua
Road, Christine Sparks reported 15 Bushtit and Yellow-headed Blackbird
(flyover).
---On October 28 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson
reported Mew Gull and 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On October 28 at Gateway Park Pond, Fawn Simonds reported Lesser
Yellowlegs.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Lake Dorothy SWA, Tony Godfrey reported 3 Lewis’s
Woodpecker Osprey, and Steller’s Jay.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Mike Henwood reported Spotted
Sandpiper, 5 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Marsh Wren, 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
30 Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush.
---On October 25 at Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Ryan Claar reported
Greater Scaup, Blue-winged Teal, and Marsh Wren. On October 26 at Colorado
River SP Fruita Section, Phil Lyon reported 2 Greater Scaup. On October 28
at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Ronda Woodward, Deb Stegall and Nic
Korte reported 2 Greater Scaup, Common Loon, and 2 Marsh Wren.
---On October 26 at Loma 11 8/10 Road from P ½ to Q Road, Mike Henwood and
Kathleen McGinley reported 5 Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Yellow-headed
Blackbird.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Wyman Living History Museum, Jan Leonard reported 3
Greater Yellowlegs.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Industrial Park Pond, Cortez, Brenda Wright and Coen
Dexter reported Eurasian Wigeon, Marsh Wren, and Sage Thrasher.
---On October 28 at Denny Lake Park, Coen Dexter, Brenda Wright, and Erick
Hendrickson reported Sora, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sage Thrasher,
White-throated Sparrow, 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, and Lesser
Goldfinch.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Juniper Titmouse, Rock Wren, 7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 14 Mountain
Bluebird, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Townsend’s Warbler. On October 27 at
Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Northern
Goshawk, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 31
Bushtit, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 26
Mountain Bluebird.
---On October 26 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose, 2 Sandhill Crane (flyover), Bewick’s Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 66 Mountain Bluebird, 2 Sage Thrasher, and Lincoln’s
Sparrow.
PARK COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, David Dowell reported
American Avocet, 7 Long-billed Dowitcher and Iceland (thayer’s) Gull.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Catherine Hagen
reported 2 Pied-billed Grebe.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On October 28 at Dillon Reservoir, Giberson Bay, M Walt reported
Red-naped Sapsucker and Steller’s Jay. On October 28 at Dillon Reservoir,
David Dowell and Michael Lester reported Pacific Loon at (39.61439,
-106.064488).
---On Octobder 28 at Silverthorne Water Treatment Plant, David Dowell and
Michael Lester reported Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
TELLER COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Manitou Lake, Robb Hinds, Jan Allbright, and Richard
Bunn reported Steller’s Jay and f Rusty Blackbird. On October 2o8 at
Manitou Lake, Alan and MaryLynne Ketcham reportred American Pipit.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Crow Valley CG, John Missing reported Winter Wren, 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet, and 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
---On October 27 at Stewart’s Pond, Cathy Sheeter reported Cinnamon Teal.
---On October 28 on 14th Ave in Greeley, Shawn Mason reported 22 Bushtit.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Park County Explorations
Monday, October 29
5:30 AM – 4:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Colorado Eastern Prairie
Tuesday, October 30
5:30 AM – 6:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Mountain Lakes and Scoter Trip
Saturday, November 3
5:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT Comcast.net; 303-978-1748)
First Creek at Denver Open Space
Sunday, November 4
6:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick O’Driscoll (patrodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955(cell))
Date: 10/28/18 8:09 pm From: Peter Burke <peterburke...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] RE: Teachable moment. Please post your photos for study.
COBirders, A friend of mine posted this photo <https://flic.kr/p/NGQjZM> of a female Tufted Duck today so I thought I'd share it with the group. It's a bit of a closeup, but interesting to look at...
Date: 10/28/18 7:13 pm From: Joe Roller <jroller9...> Subject: [cobirds] Pacific Loon continues at Marston Reservoir
I saw the previously reported Pacific and Common Loons from a vantage point along Bow-Mar Drive, where one is allowed to pull completely off the roadway onto the grass. This is near the pin marker for the eBird hotspot named "Marston Reservoir Complex--Marston Reservoir *East* End".
I looked due south and the loons were 2/3 of the way across the lake, between a red and a yellow buoy. Seeking a closer look, I drove to the cul de sac of West Layton Way, which can be reached by going south on South Wadsworth St, where the far west end of the water comes close to the chain link fence. That way one avoids trespassing.
However from that cul de sac, houses blocked views of the loon, and one is prohibited from walking east into the nature preserve. So I tried from the far west end of the lake, thru the chain link fence and although I could see the loons, but they were far off and into the sun.
So IF you want to try for the loons, you might need to try all of those 3 vantage points or even Isthmus Park to get a decent view.
Hey, everybody. I enjoyed a pleasant ramble around Cottonwood Marsh & nearby water bodies, Walden Ponds tract, Boulder County, in the 5pm hour this Sunday evening, Oct. 28. Nothing really out of the ordinary, but a nice array of seasonal stuff: 6 *cackling geese,* 2 *lesser scaups,* 1 *Virginia rail,* 1 *long-billed dowitcher,* 24 *Wilson snipes,* 1 *greater yellowlegs,* 1 *American bittern,* 1 *bald eagle,* 500+ westbound *American crows,* 1 *marsh wren, *1 *Lincoln sparrow,* and 20 westbound *great-tailed grackles.* Field notes & a few pix at eBird (where else?): https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49530046.
Date: 10/28/18 4:07 pm From: Matt Rodgers <mattrodgers79...> Subject: [cobirds] Waxwings! In west Centennial, Arapahoe County
I too spotted cedar waxwings this morning along the S Platte near the Audubon center as they were getting after the chokecherries and Russian olives along with the robins. Such a handsome bird!!
Date: 10/28/18 3:33 pm From: William H Kaempfer <William.Kaempfer...> Subject: [cobirds] Calmer times in Boulder/Larimer
John Vanderpoel and I headed out late this morning to visit some northern Boulder and southern Larimer reservoirs. As opposed to the goings on of the previous seven days, not too much excitement this time around. The east side of Terry Reservoir off US 287 in Boulder County north of Longmont had a at least 10 Bonaparte's Gulls, and Dry Creek Reservoir SE of Carter Lake had a Surf Scoter and a lingering Say's Flycatcher. Some interesting paradoxes out there, though. Newell Lake just east of Berthoud had 635 Ring-billed Gulls in a single species (as far as we could tell) flock. Hummel Reservoir, about 0.5 miles away across fallow fields, and roughly the same size, had none. Our only Canvasbacks, 68 of them, were also all together in the not very large Twin Mounds Reservoir east of Campion.
Date: 10/28/18 3:19 pm From: Jared Del Rosso <jared.delrosso...> Subject: [cobirds] Around West Arapahoe
I spent the morning and early afternoon around west Arapahoe. Highlights today (10/28) include:
- at Blackmer Lake: a rather later Western Tanager. Swamp Sparrow. At least one, possibly two, striking, very dark Red-tails. - in Littleton, a flock of 45 or so Sandhill Cranes, catching a thermal around Broadway & Littleton Blvd. - my first Merlin of the year, at the Rollin D. Barnard Equestrian Park in Greenwood Village. As the local raptors typically do, the Merlin was perched along the enormous transmission towers. I got to see it (apparently) flush north when a Red-tailed Hawk came through, then u-turn and head south to pursue a flock of waxwings already in flight.
Date: 10/28/18 2:44 pm From: Kat Bradley-Bennett <katpbennett...> Subject: [cobirds] N. Shrikes and Sandhills east of Longmont last week
Jamie Simo and I did our monthly survey of the Peschel open space east of Longmont and we had two firsts: 2 Northern Shrikes and 3 Sandhill Cranes! The Sandhills weren't in the open space per se, but in the cornfield just south of it. 9 tom turkeys, too!
Date: 10/28/18 10:27 am From: Joe Roller <jroller9...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Re: Teachable moment. Please post your photos for study.
Although ducks do hybridize and Aythya hybrids, eg Ring-necked x Tufted Duck hybrids occur, the "structural features" Glenn Walbek mentioned are evident hear, so a juvy RN Duck molting into first winter plumage fits well with your great photo. Those structural features would include: Flat and upward sloped top of head, with peak at rear of crown Flat, straight back of head. Tufted would have rounded head. Bill of RN Duck is slightly longer than scaup or Tufted Duck, although that is not diagnostic. What other structural features can we see? One interesting thing about this photo is that the eye is bright yellow. Glenn's photos of juvy RN Duck showed dull yellow eye! Is the same individual or is eye color affected by lighting?
Finally in the European guide, "Bird Identification" by Harris, Tucker and Vinicombe, on page 45, there is a drawing of a juvy/first winter RN Duck with the caption, "Eye dull, WISPY CREST DUE TO MOULT". Also a hybrid (adult) drawing is on the same page.
What else can we learn that will help us separate juveniles of these very similar species - RNDU and *TUDU*! There was certainly a big TOO DOO at Marston yesterday.
Joe Roller, Denver Comments welcome.
On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 11:13 AM <myrongerhard...> wrote:
> [image: IMG_6024xx copy.JPG] > Thanks to Bil Ford, this morning we were able to get better photos of this > bird. I have posted photos at this ebird post: > https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49516513 for Marston Reservoir. Note > that the bird did not dive while we watched (so I assume the head is dry). > Also it was well away from any other bird - at least 1/4 mile - and over by > the isthmus, very near the shore. I have more photos in case there is some > body part you want to see. Any chance this is a hybrid? > Myron Gerhard > Littleton, CO > > On Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 8:28:20 AM UTC-6, Glenn Walbek wrote: >> >> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49494502 >> >> >> >> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for >> Windows 10 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Joe Roller <jrol......> >> *Sent:* Saturday, October 27, 2018 9:17:22 PM >> *To:* Glenn Walbek >> *Cc:* John Drummond; Joey Kellner >> *Subject:* Teachable moment. Please post your photos for study. >> >> I saw your revised checklist. >> Would help me learn the structural points, etc if you re-attached the >> close photos you took of the RN Duck, as were on your earlier list. >> Thanks, Joe >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+<unsubscribe...> > To post to this group, send email to <cobirds...> > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<8949db49-3a03-4939-b2c2-1ad492f2f7fd...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<8949db49-3a03-4939-b2c2-1ad492f2f7fd...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >
Date: 10/28/18 10:13 am From: <myrongerhard...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Teachable moment. Please post your photos for study.
[image: IMG_6024xx copy.JPG] Thanks to Bil Ford, this morning we were able to get better photos of this bird. I have posted photos at this ebird post: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49516513 for Marston Reservoir. Note that the bird did not dive while we watched (so I assume the head is dry). Also it was well away from any other bird - at least 1/4 mile - and over by the isthmus, very near the shore. I have more photos in case there is some body part you want to see. Any chance this is a hybrid? Myron Gerhard Littleton, CO
On Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 8:28:20 AM UTC-6, Glenn Walbek wrote: > > https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49494502 > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Joe Roller <jrol......> <javascript:>> > *Sent:* Saturday, October 27, 2018 9:17:22 PM > *To:* Glenn Walbek > *Cc:* John Drummond; Joey Kellner > *Subject:* Teachable moment. Please post your photos for study. > > I saw your revised checklist. > Would help me learn the structural points, etc if you re-attached the > close photos you took of the RN Duck, as were on your earlier list. > Thanks, Joe >
Date: 10/28/18 8:32 am From: kevygudguy via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Waxwings! In west Centennial, Arapahoe County
Hello Fellow Birders,
A small flock of Cedar Waxwings just invaded my little townhouse yard in west Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe. Gobbling down the little fruits on the "crabapple" tree (I have no idea what kind of tree it really is, something the builder planted when these places were built in the early 80's).
We've also been inundated by robins the past few days.
Keep Smilin',Kevin
Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary Dial Wall Phone
________________________________ From: Joe Roller <jroller9...> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2018 9:17:22 PM To: Glenn Walbek Cc: John Drummond; Joey Kellner Subject: Teachable moment. Please post your photos for study.
I saw your revised checklist. Would help me learn the structural points, etc if you re-attached the close photos you took of the RN Duck, as were on your earlier list. Thanks, Joe
Date: 10/28/18 3:03 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 28 October 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: October 28, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, October 27 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Chris Rurik and Vicki
Sandage reported 50 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 12 Long-billed Dowitcher,
Lesser Yellowlegs, White-throated Sparrow, and Vesper Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Barr Lake SP, Tony Leukering reported 3 Baird’s
Sandpiper, 9 Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser
Black-backed Gull, and Winter Wren. On October 26 at Barr Lake SP, Chris
Owens reported Long-billed Dowitcher, Bonaparte’s Gull, Marsh Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Gray Catbird. On October 27 at Barr Lake SP,
Lorraine Lanning reported 2 Black-bellied Plover, Franklin’s Gull, 2 Lesser
Black-backed Gull, and 9 Yellow-headed Blackbird.
---On October 25 at Valente Lake, Jerome Cech reported 2 Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen reported 2 White-winged
Scoter (Prairie Loop), Least Sandpiper, 21 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Greater
Yellowlegs, 10 Bonaparte’s Gull (Prairie Loop), 4 Franklin’s Gull, Common
Loon, 36 American Crow. On October 26 at Cherry Creek SP—Cottonwood Creek
wetlands, Jeff Dawson reported Least Sandpiper, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher,
Lesser Yellowlegs, 8 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull. On October 27 at
Cherry Creek SP, Ben Sampson reported Short-billed Dowitcher, 5 Long-billed
Dowitcher, 16 Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Loon, and Northern Shrike.
---On October 25 at Centennail Park, Edward Donnan reported Spotted
Sandpiper.
---On October 26 at Willow Springs O, Centennial, Jared Del Rosso reported
Northern Shrike, Say’s Phoebe, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 26 at Holly Park, Centennial, Jarel Del Rosso reported
Northern Shrike.
ARCHULETA COUNTY:
---On October 26 in Pagosa Springs, Ben Bailey reported Steller’s Jay, 4
American Dipper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 23 David Haskell reported a hatch year RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD coming to his feeder at Riverside Ave and Redwood Ave, Birders
are welcome to view the bird from the public sidewalk on Redwood Ave. You
can see the balcony with the feeder from there. You cannot see the feeder
from his driveway. Please respect private property and stay out of yards.
On October 25 Bob Fiehweg and Robin Byers and several other birders
reported RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on Redwood Ave.
---On October 27 at her home in Louisville, Paula Hansely reported that one
of the Harris’s Sparrows continues. If you would like to try for it, call
her at 720-890-2628.
---On October 27 at Sombrero Marsh and Pond, Rob Cassady reported Sora.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On October 25 at The Link School Base Camp, Christian Hagenlocher
reported 72 Sandhill Cranes (flyover).
CUSTER COUNTY:
---On October 24 at DeWeese Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer reported Pectoral
Sandpiper, 35 Long-billed Dowitcher, 14 Greater Yellowlegs, American Dipper
and Swamp Sparrow. On October 26 at DeWeese Reservoir, Rich Miller
reported Black-throated Blue Warbler in Willows along Grape Creek below the
dam and near concrete flume. On October 27 at DeWeese Resevoir, Jerry
DeBoer reported 4 Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Common Loon, 2
American Dipper, Swamp Sparrow, Black-throated Blue-Warbler.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On October 24 at G40 Road, Jon Horn and Bill Harris reported 300
Sandhill Cranes (flyover), Pacific Loon, and 2 Mountain Bluebirds. On
October 15 at G50 Rd, Carol Ortenzio and Andrea Robinsong reported Pacific
Loon.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Marston Reservoir West End, Doug Kibbe and Elaine
Wagner reported Pacific Loon. On October 27 at Marston Reservoir West End,
John Drummond and Lynne Miller and several other birders reported Pacific
Loon and 2 Common Loon.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Platte Canyon Reservoir, Lynne Forrester reported Say’s
Phoebe.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Eric Culbertson reported
Wilson’s Warbler.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded Ruby-crowned
Kinglet and Warbling Vireo. On October 26 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve
Brown banded 2 Bushtit, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Orange-crowned Sparrow, and
Chipping Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Alan Ketcham, Chris Brobin, John
Drummond, and Jim Merritt reported Steller’s Jay, 10 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
Fox Sparrow (Slate-color), juv Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow,
and 2 Canyon Towhee.
---On October 25 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Joel Adams reported 3
Brown Creeper, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated
Sparrow, 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Canyon Towhee, Common Yellowthroat, and
Wilson’s Warbler.
---On October 25 at Big Stratton Reservoir, Terence Berger reported Spotted
Sandpiper and 2 Greater Yellowlegs.
---On October 25 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Ladder-backed
Woodpecker, Loggerhead Shrike, Sage Thrasher, and 2 Canyon Towhee. On
October 27 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Loggerhead Shrike and
Curve-billed Thrasher.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer reported Osprey, 5
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 2 Rock Wren, Bewick’s Wren, 16
Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Lions Park in Rifle, Mary and Phil Lyon reported Osprey.
GILPIN COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Los Lagos Reservoir, Bruce Snyder reported 1 f
Bufflehead.
---On October 25 at Central City Reservoir, Bruce Snyder reported 4 Common
Merganser, and 26 Common Raven on fresh Elk kill.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On October 26 on Rd 12 East of Horse Ranch Park, Mike Wanger reported
Mountain Bluebird.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Cynthia Madsen,
Martha Eubanks, and Pam Zimmer reported Gray Catbird.
---On October 26 at Bear Creek Lake Park—Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Chuck Aid
reported Common Goldeneye.
---On October 27 at Waterpointe-Bellio OS, Doug Kibbe and Mackenzie
Goldthwaite reported Peregrine Falcon.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, Common Loon, 13 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Harris’s
Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned
Warbler, Yellow Warbler.
---On October 27 at Neegronda Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported 12 Snow
Geese, Red Phlarope, 115 Franklin’s Gull, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, 2
Chihuahuan Rave.
---On October 27 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported m Eurasian
Wigeon, f Greater Scaup, Common Goldeneye, 10 Sandhill Crane, 18
Bonaparte’s Gull, 10 Franklin’s Gull, Herring X Glaucous-Winged Gull,
Red-eyed Vireo, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Northern
Mockingbird, 2 American Pipit, 2 Chestnut-collared Longspur, McCown’s
Longspur, Vesper Sparrow, and 14 Lincoln’s Sparrow.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Surf
Scoter, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Forster’s Tern, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
2 Juniper Titmouse, 10 Bushtit, and 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet. On October 26
at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Surf Scoter, 2 Long-billed
Dowitcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 4 Bushtit, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 2
American Pipit.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Maple and FIshback, David Wade and Andy Bankert
reported 2 Harris’s Sparrow. On October 25 at Maple and FIshback, Edward
Raynor and David Wade reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Wellington SWA—Cobb Lake Unit, Andy Bankert reported
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Common Loon, and
Grasshopper Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy Bankert reported 2 Bairds’s
Sandpiper, 3 Least Sandpiper, 12 Pectoral Sandpiper, 15 Long-billed
Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs. On October 26 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy
Bankert reported Baird’s Sandpiper, 2 Least Sandpiper, and Iceland
(Thayer’s) Gull.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Lake Dorothy SWA, Tony Godfrey reported 3 Lewis’s
Woodpecker Osprey, and Steller’s Jay.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Mike Henwood reported Spotted
Sandpiper, 5 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Marsh Wren, 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
30 Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush.
---On October 24 at Redlands Parkway Ponds, Carol Ortenzio reported Black
Phoebe, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
---On October 24 at Colorado River SP Fruita section, Carol Ortenzio
reported f Greater Scaup, Bonaparte’s Gull, and 3 Marsh Wren. On October
25 at Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Ryan Claar reported Greater Scaup,
Blue-winged Teal, and Marsh Wren. On October 26 at Colorado River SP
Fruita Section, Phil Lyon reported 2 Greater Scaup.
---On October 26 at Loma 11 8/10 Road from P ½ to Q Road, Mike Henwood and
Kathleen McGinley reported 5 Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Yellow-headed
Blackbird.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Wyman Living History Museum, Jan Leonard reported 3
Greater Yellowlegs.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Juniper Titmouse, Rock Wren, 7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 14 Mountain
Bluebird, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Townsend’s Warbler. On October 27 at
Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Northern
Goshawk, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 31
Bushtit, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 26
Mountain Bluebird.
---On October 24 at Chipeta Lake SWA, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Lincoln’s Sparrow, 2 Common Yellowthroat,
and Townsend’s Warbler.
---On October 26 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose, 2 Sandhill Crane (flyover), Bewick’s Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 66 Mountain Bluebird, 2 Sage Thrasher, and Lincoln’s
Sparrow.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Ridgway Reservoir and State Park, Brenda Wright and
Coen Dexter reported Lesser Yellowlegs, 32 Bushtit, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
and Clark’s Nutcracker.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Catherine Hagen
reported Great Egret and 3 Pied-billed Grebe. On October 26 at Aspen
Center for Environmental Studies, Catherine Hagen reported 2 Pied-billed
Grebe.
TELLER COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Manitou Lake, Robb Hinds, Jan Allbright, and Richard
Bunn reported Steller’s Jay and f Rusty Blackbird.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Baxter Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported Stilt Sandpiper,
Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 33 Long-billed
Dowitcher, and 2 Marsh Wren.
---On October 26 at Crow Valley CG, John Missing reported Winter Wren, 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet, and 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
---On October 27 at Stewart’s Pond, Cathy Sheeter reported Cinnamon Teal.
DFO Field Trips
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Park County Explorations
Monday, October 29
5:30 AM – 4:00 PM
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Glenn, you led with "today I reminded myself I am not the best birder in
the world." But the mark of a good birder is not a lack of
misidentifications. The mark of a good birder is how he or she handles
misidentifications. You are certainly one of the best birders in Colorado.
(An awful lot of us owe you a Golden-crowned Warbler, among many, many
other fine birds!)
"I’d rather be wrong and have a clean list than fudge a rarity." Hats off
to that sentiment. Thanks for everything you do for the Colorado birding
community.
Nathan Pieplow
Boulder
On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 9:30 PM Joey Kellner <vireo1...> wrote:
> Thank you Glenn.
>
> First, for finding and scrutinizing this bird and notifying people of your
> first impressions of the bird (yes, nearly all your first impressions are
> correct :-) ). It is better to get people onto a bird and find out it
> might not be the bird you thought, than the opposite...telling no one and
> then showing photos of a rarity that no one can chase because it left!
> So, for letting us all know what you suspected WAS the right thing to do.
>
> Second, thank you for posting your uncertainty and suspicions. It allows
> all of us to reflect, "Did I, personally, see enough detail on the bird to
> make a positive identification?" Many times when out birding we "blindly"
> accept a companion's sightings. When we bird with a friend or an organized
> group we should, like Glenn, want a clean list for ourselves. Sometimes we
> get caught up in the "chase" and allow "peer pressure" to influence the
> bird identifications we make (or attempt to make at great distances).
>
> Again, a big "THANK YOU" to Glenn for explaining his decision process and
> conclusions. We all need to re-evaluate what we saw...and see in the
> future. Great birders like Glenn DO make mistakes occasionally, but that
> is how great birders became great...they make mistakes and learn. I guess
> I need to make more mistakes!
>
> Thanks Glenn.
>
> Joey.
>
> Joey Kellner
> Littleton, Colorado
>
>
>
> On Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 7:51:20 PM UTC-6, Glenn and Laurie wrote:
>>
>> So today I reminded myself I am not the best birder in the world.
>> Something everyone needs to pay attention to. First impressions are often
>> correct but not always. Tony Leukering taught me shape and structure are
>> huge in bird ID. Plumage changes but structure rarely does. I was fairly
>> convinced the Marston duck was a tufted duck. I saw and photo’d the bird
>> fairly close up. In defense of everyone else who reported this bird, it
>> was never close to shore after my initial sighting. From a distance, it
>> appeared to be a TUDU but was not easy to confirm. After looking at my
>> photos, I became suspicious. Shape and structure did not look right. I’d
>> rather be wrong and have a clean list than fudge a rarity.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’m ok with mis-IDing this one, because I won’t next time.
>>
>>
>>
>> Glenn Walbek
>>
>> Castle Rock, CO
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
>> Windows 10
>>
>>
>>
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First, for finding and scrutinizing this bird and notifying people of your
first impressions of the bird (yes, nearly all your first impressions are
correct :-) ). It is better to get people onto a bird and find out it
might not be the bird you thought, than the opposite...telling no one and
then showing photos of a rarity that no one can chase because it left!
So, for letting us all know what you suspected WAS the right thing to do.
Second, thank you for posting your uncertainty and suspicions. It allows
all of us to reflect, "Did I, personally, see enough detail on the bird to
make a positive identification?" Many times when out birding we "blindly"
accept a companion's sightings. When we bird with a friend or an organized
group we should, like Glenn, want a clean list for ourselves. Sometimes we
get caught up in the "chase" and allow "peer pressure" to influence the
bird identifications we make (or attempt to make at great distances).
Again, a big "THANK YOU" to Glenn for explaining his decision process and
conclusions. We all need to re-evaluate what we saw...and see in the
future. Great birders like Glenn DO make mistakes occasionally, but that
is how great birders became great...they make mistakes and learn. I guess
I need to make more mistakes!
Thanks Glenn.
Joey.
Joey Kellner
Littleton, Colorado
On Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 7:51:20 PM UTC-6, Glenn and Laurie wrote:
>
> So today I reminded myself I am not the best birder in the world.
> Something everyone needs to pay attention to. First impressions are often
> correct but not always. Tony Leukering taught me shape and structure are
> huge in bird ID. Plumage changes but structure rarely does. I was fairly
> convinced the Marston duck was a tufted duck. I saw and photo’d the bird
> fairly close up. In defense of everyone else who reported this bird, it
> was never close to shore after my initial sighting. From a distance, it
> appeared to be a TUDU but was not easy to confirm. After looking at my
> photos, I became suspicious. Shape and structure did not look right. I’d
> rather be wrong and have a clean list than fudge a rarity.
>
>
>
> I’m ok with mis-IDing this one, because I won’t next time.
>
>
>
> Glenn Walbek
>
> Castle Rock, CO
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> Windows 10
>
>
>
So today I reminded myself I am not the best birder in the world. Something everyone needs to pay attention to. First impressions are often correct but not always. Tony Leukering taught me shape and structure are huge in bird ID. Plumage changes but structure rarely does. I was fairly convinced the Marston duck was a tufted duck. I saw and photo’d the bird fairly close up. In defense of everyone else who reported this bird, it was never close to shore after my initial sighting. From a distance, it appeared to be a TUDU but was not easy to confirm. After looking at my photos, I became suspicious. Shape and structure did not look right. I’d rather be wrong and have a clean list than fudge a rarity.
I’m ok with mis-IDing this one, because I won’t next time.
I saw this bird on the west side of the reservoir and was somewhat puzzled. Then I saw small but noticeable feather tufts on the back of the head, more noticeable than my distant pictures show. I have seen exactly one tufted duck prior to this (not a juvi) so I am no expert on this species. I was able to get some camera phone digi-scoped pictures which I have attached to my list. I have to admit I am a bit troubled by the head shape of this bird. It is a juvi so I am ok with the seemingly lack of a dark breast. The head is shaped a bit like ring-necked duck imo, but it lacks the pale eyering and eyeline. And I’ve never seen a ring-necked duck with tufts on the head with no eyering or eyeline. I was able to find similar looking juvi ‘tufted duck’ pictures online. Comments are welcomed.
Date: 10/27/18 10:45 am From: David Steingraeber <David.Steingraeber...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] subspecific ID of the Boulder Co. Fork-tailed Flycatcher
In addition to subspecies identification, the pronounced
emargination/notching of the 3 outer primaries that Christian pointed
out also provides confirmation that the bird is a male. According to
both Pyle's /Identification Guide to North American Birds, Part 1 /and
Howell's /Rare Birds of North America,/ females of ssp. /savana/ have
tapered/pointed outer primaries that are not strongly notched. Here's a
figure from Howell's book showing the distinction:
On a related note, a relevant research paper on Fork-tailed Flycatcher
wing morphology was recently published in the journal /Evolutionary
Ecology/: Provinciato, I.C.C., M.S. Auaujo & A.E. Jahn. 2018. Drivers of
wing shape in a widespread Neotropical bird: a duel role of sex-specific
and migration-related functions. /Evolutionary Ecology /32: 379-393.
In the paper, the authors suggest that wing shape differences between
males and females, and between the migratory ssp. /savana /and the
non-migratory ssp./monachus, /are the product of a mix of selection
pressures, with some (e.g., efficiency in foraging, predator avoidance,
and migration) acting on both males and females, while others are
sex-specific (e.g., male courtship displays).
I am looking at what appears to be a 'good' tufted duck on the west side of Marston Reservoir fairly close to shore. The bird is a female / juvi type with very small tufts coming out of the back of the head.
Date: 10/27/18 9:50 am From: Paula Hansley <redstart.paula...> Subject: [cobirds] Harris sparrow, Boulder Co.
A least one first winter Harris’s sparrow is still(?) here. It’s drinking from my leaky spigot on the front of my house. It hangs out in the spruce/fir trees on the west side of my front yard when not eating.
Date: 10/27/18 3:10 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 27 October 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: October 27, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, October 27 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Chris Rurik and Vicki
Sandage reported 50 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 12 Long-billed Dowitcher,
Lesser Yellowlegs, White-throated Sparrow, and Vesper Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Barr Lake SP, Tony Leukering reported 3 Baird’s
Sandpiper, 9 Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser
Black-backed Gull, and Winter Wren. On October 26 at Barr Lake SP, Chris
Owens reported Long-billed Dowitcher, Bonaparte’s Gull, Marsh Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Gray Catbird.
---On October 25 at Valente Lake, Jerome Cech reported 2 Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen reported 2 White-winged
Scoter (Prairie Loop), Least Sandpiper, 21 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Greater
Yellowlegs, 10 Bonaparte’s Gull (Prairie Loop), 4 Franklin’s Gull, Common
Loon, 36 American Crow. On October 26 at Cherry Creek SP—Cottonwood Creek
wetlands, Jeff Dawson reported Least Sandpiper, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher,
Lesser Yellowlegs, 8 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull.
---On October 25 at Centennail Park, Edward Donnan reported Spotted
Sandpiper.
---On October 26 at Willow Springs O, Centennial, Jared Del Rosso reported
Northern Shrike, Say’s Phoebe, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 26 at Holly Park, Centennial, Jarel Del Rosso reported
Northern Shrike.
ARCHULETA COUNTY:
---On October 26 in Pagosa Springs, Ben Bailey reported Steller’s Jay, 4
American Dipper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Prince Lake #2 plus Carbonate neighborhood, Tom
Behnfield and many other birders reported FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER. The
Flycatcher seems to prefer the Carbonate neighborhood in the morning and
the NW corner of Prince Lake #2 in the afternoon. In the afternoon when
the flycatcher was by the lake, it was possible to see the flycatcher from
the South side of the lake. At times it was in the Russian Olives and at
times perched on the fence to the West. Also reported were Ring-necked
Pheasant and Least Sandpiper.
---On October 23 at Twin Lakes, Leslie S reported Least Sandpiper, 3
Long-billed Dowitcher, and Greater Yellowlegs.
---On October 23 David Haskell reported a hatch year RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD coming to his feeder at Riverside Ave and Redwood Ave, Birders
are welcome to view the bird from the public sidewalk on Redwood Ave. You
can see the balcony with the feeder from there. You cannot see the feeder
from his driveway. Please respect private property and stay out of yards.
On October 25 Bob Fiehweg and Robin Byers and several other birders
reported RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on Redwood Ave.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Chalk Cliff Fish Hatchery, Riley Morris reported
White-throated Sparrow.
---On October 25 at The Link School Base Camp, Christian Hagenlocher
reported 72 Sandhill Cranes (flyover).
CUSTER COUNTY:
---On October 24 at DeWeese Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer reported Pectoral
Sandpiper, 35 Long-billed Dowitcher, 14 Greater Yellowlegs, American Dipper
and Swamp Sparrow. Own October 26 at DeWeese Reservoir, Rich Miller
reported Black-throated Blue Warbler in Willows along Grape Creek below the
dam and near concrete flume.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On October 23 at G50 Road, Bruce Ackerman reported 300 Sandhill Cranes
coming into roost and Pacific Loon at pond on west end. On October 24 at
G40 Road, Jon Horn and Bill Harris reported 300 Sandhill Cranes (flyover),
Pacific Loon, and 2 Mountain Bluebirds. On October 15 at G50 Rd, Carol
Ortenzio and Andrea Robinsong reported Pacific Loon.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Marston Reservoir West End, Doug Kibbe and Elaine
Wagner reported Pacific Loon.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Platte Canyon Reservoir, Lynne Forrester reported Say’s
Phoebe.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Eric Culbertson reported
Wilson’s Warbler.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded 2 Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, Fox Sparrow (slate-color), White-throated Sparrow, and 2 Lincoln’s
Sparrow. On October 25 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded
Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Warbling Vireo. On October 26 at Clear Spring
Ranch, Steve Brown banded 2 Bushtit, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Orange-crowned Sparrow, and Chipping Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt and David Tonnessen
reported Steller’s Jay, 14 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow
(slate-color), Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, and Canyon
Towhee. On October 24 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Alan Ketcham, Chris Brobin,
John Drummond, and Jim Merritt reported Steller’s Jay, 10 Woodhouse’s
Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (Slate-color), juv Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated
Sparrow, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
---On October 25 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Joel Adams reported 3
Brown Creeper, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated
Sparrow, 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Canyon Towhee, Common Yellowthroat, and
Wilson’s Warbler.
---On October 25 at Big Stratton Reservoir, Terence Berger reported Spotted
Sandpiper and 2 Greater Yellowlegs.
---On October 25 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Ladder-backed
Woodpecker, Loggerhead Shrike, Sage Thrasher, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer, Lindsay Purifoy,
and Timo Mitzen reported Osprey, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Rock Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 9 Mountain Bluebird, Canyon Towhee, Harris’s Sparrow
and Townsend’s Warbler. On October 25 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Jerry
DeBoer reported Osprey, 5 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 2 Rock
Wren, Bewick’s Wren, 16 Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Bair Ranch Rest Area, Theresa Nickles reported 20
Bushtit.
---On October 25 at Lions Park in Rifle, Mary and Phil Lyon reported Osprey.
GILPIN COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Los Lagos Reservoir, Bruce Snyder reported 1 f
Bufflehead.
---On October 25 at Central City Reservoir, Bruce Snyder reported 4 Common
Merganser, and 26 Common Raven on fresh Elk kill.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On October 26 on Rd 12 East of Horse Ranch Park, Mike Wanger reported
Mountain Bluebird.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Belmar Park, Bob Buckham, Charlie Curlee, and Roger
Koester reported Greater White-fronted Goose.
---On October 23 at Standley Lake North Side, Ben Sampson reported
Red-necked Grebe and juv Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 25 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Cynthia Madsen,
Martha Eubanks, and Pam Zimmer reported Gray Catbird.
---On October 26 at Bear Creek Lake Park—Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Chuck Aid
reported Common Goldeneye.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Hwy 96 and CR 75, Tony Leukering reported Eastern
Bluebird (flyover).
---On October 23 at Sheridan Lake (Town and Playa), Tony Leukering reported
4 Sandhill Cranes (flyover).
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Surf
Scoter, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Forster’s Tern, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
2 Juniper Titmouse, 10 Bushtit, and 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet. On October 26
at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Surf Scoter, 2 Long-billed
Dowitcher, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 4 Bushtit, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 2
American Pipit.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Maple and FIshback, David Wade reported 1 Harris’s
Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow. On October 24 at Maple and FIshback,
David Wade and Andy Bankert reported 2 Harris’s Sparrow. On October 25 at
Maple and FIshback, Edward Raynor and David Wade reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Wellington SWA—Cobb Lake Unit, Andy Bankert reported
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Common Loon, and
Grasshopper Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy Bankert reported 2 Bairds’s
Sandpiper, 3 Least Sandpiper, 12 Pectoral Sandpiper, 15 Long-billed
Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs. On October 26 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy
Bankert reported Baird’s Sandpiper, 2 Least Sandpiper, and Iceland
(Thayer’s) Gull.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Mike Henwood, Carol Ortenzio,
and Kathleen McGinley reported Loggerhead Shrike, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
15 Bushtit, 2 Marsh Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 25
Mountain Bluebird, and 2 Hermit Thrush. On October 25 at Horsethief Canyon
SWA, Mike Henwood reported Spotted Sandpiper, 5 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2
Marsh Wren, 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 30 Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush.
---On October 24 at Redlands Parkway Ponds, Carol Ortenzio reported Black
Phoebe, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
---On October 24 at Colorado River SP Fruita section, Carol Ortenzio
reported f Greater Scaup, Bonaparte’s Gull, and 3 Marsh Wren. On October
25 at Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Ryan Claar reported Greater Scaup,
Blue-winged Teal, and Marsh Wren. On October 26 at Colorado River SP
Fruita Section, Phil Lyon reported 2 Greater Scaup.
---On October 26 at Loma 11 8/10 Road from P ½ to Q Road, Mike Henwood and
Kathleen McGinley reported 5 Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Yellow-headed
Blackbird.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Wyman Living History Museum, Jan Leonard reported 3
Greater Yellowlegs.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Industrial Pond in Cortez, Erick Hendrickson reports
that the Eurasian Wigeon continues.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Juniper Titmouse, Rock Wren, 7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 14 Mountain
Bluebird, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Townsend’s Warbler.
---On October 23 at Elda’s, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported Sandhill
Crane, Rock Wren, 3 Bewick’s Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 5 Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, 3 Sage Thrasher, and Brewer’s Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Chipeta Lake SWA, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Lincoln’s Sparrow, 2 Common Yellowthroat,
and Townsend’s Warbler.
---On October 26 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported Snow Goose, 2 Sandhill Crane (flyover), Bewick’s Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 66 Mountain Bluebird, 2 Sage Thrasher, and Lincoln’s
Sparrow.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Ridgway Reservoir and State Park, Brenda Wright and
Coen Dexter reported Lesser Yellowlegs, 32 Bushtit, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
and Clark’s Nutcracker.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine Hagen and Matt Kuhn
reported Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
---On October 24 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Catherine Hagen
reported Great Egret and 3 Pied-billed Grebe. On October 26 at Aspen
Center for Environmental Studies, Catherine Hagen reported 2 Pied-billed
Grebe.
SAN MIGUEL:
---On October 22 on Boomerang to River Trails, Telluride, Eric Hynes
reported f Wood Duck, 2 American Dipper, and 5 Golden-crowned Kinglet.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Dillon Reservoir Giberson Bay, M Walt reported American
Golden-Plover.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow, Jamie Simo, Sarah
Spotten, Sue Riffe, and Joshua Smith reported 13 Red-breasted Merganser, 33
Bonaparte’s Gull, Red-throated Loon, 2 Common Loon, Marsh Wren, and Swamp
Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Idaho Creek OS, Steve Mlodinow reported Osprey, 2
American Pipit, and 2 Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Baxter Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported 4 Stilt Sandpiper,
6 Pectoral Sandpiper, 61 Long-billed Dowitcher, and Lesser Yellowlegs. On
October 24 at Baxter Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported Stilt Sandpiper, Least
Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 33 Long-billed
Dowitcher, and 2 Marsh Wren.
---On Octobder 26 at Crow Valley CG, John Missing reported Winter Wren, 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet, and 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Belmar Historic Park
Saturday, October 27
7:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955 (Cell))
Prospect Park (Wheat Ridge Greenbelt)
Sunday, October 28
7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Paul Slingsby (paslingsby AT comcast.net; 720-347-5169 (mobile))
Park County Explorations
Monday, October 29
5:30 AM – 4:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Date: 10/26/18 9:29 pm From: 'John Miller' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Black-throated Blue Warbler, DeWeese Res., Custer
This afternoon I found a male Black-throated Blue Warbler at DeWeese Reservoir SWA in Custer County. It was in the willows along Grape Creek below the dam and near the concrete flume. I watched it catching flies over the creek but had no chance to get a photo.
This is the twenty-fifth warbler species I've seen at DeWeese Res. beginning in 2002. Most of the rare species were found the brushy areas immediately above and below the dam.
DeWeese Res.is located at 7800' in the Wet Mountain Valley, between two mountain ranges.
Rich MillerCanon City
Date: 10/26/18 6:58 pm From: Christian Nunes <pajaroboy...> Subject: [cobirds] subspecific ID of the Boulder Co. Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Hi all,
When Fork-tailed Flycatchers show up in the US or Canada, birders often attempt to ascribe them to one of the two likely populations from which they might come: the widespread South American austral migrant, savana, or the resident monachus of Central America.
This article summarizes the occurrence of each Fork-tailed Flycatcher subspecies north of their normal range and offers guidance on how to separate them:
The most reliable feature is the level of primary emargination. The nominate savana has pronounced emargination on the outer three primaries, while monachus shows this notch on only the outer two primaries. The more likely savana also tends to lack a white collar around the back of the neck, where the gray back color often meets the black nape.
Here are some photos of the Boulder County bird that elucidate these differences:
Based on these shots, the Boulder bird can be identified as being from the nominate South American population, savana. Folks might want to update their notes if they're interested in that level of ID.
On Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 5:39:32 PM UTC-6, Steven Mlodinow wrote: > > 40 minutes. No hummingbird. Feeder must truly be dry. Alas > > Steven Mlodinow > Longmont > > Sent from my iPhone >
Date: 10/26/18 2:10 pm From: Sue Riffe <sheflew...> Subject: [cobirds] CFO Convention - Montrose June 13 - 16
Birders,
Hello! The Colorado Field Ornithologists would like to announce our annual convention will be held in Montrose. The official dates are June 13 - 16, 2019. This southwestern part of the state will be hopping with birds so mark your calendars. Look forward to more information soon.
Date: 10/26/18 11:29 am From: Jared Del Rosso <jared.delrosso...> Subject: [cobirds] N. Shrikes - Centennial (Arapahoe)
By local standards, it was a birdy morning around west Centennial (Arapahoe). I saw a Northern Shrike at Willow Spring Open Space and, later, nearby Holly Park. Could be the same bird, but perhaps there are two in the area. Most winters, at least one Northern Shrike can be found at Willow Spring. Lincoln's and Swamp Sparrows (one each) at Willow Spring were highlights, as were the several Say's Phoebes still in the area. Townsend's Solitaires were also at both locations. Many House Finches and Song Sparrows. Oh, and a Wilson's Snipe in mud along the Little Dry Creek at Holly Park. These birds prefer the expansive marsh at Willow Spring, and this one flushed, seeming to fly off toward there, as I (unknowingly) approached. A kestrel was perched above it -- would those birds take a bird as bulky as a snipe?
Date: 10/26/18 3:04 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 26 October 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: October 26, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, October 26 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Alicia Arnold and Candace
Johnson reported 91 Sandhill Cranes (flyover), Pectoral Sandpiper, Greater
Yellowlegs, and Lesser Yellowlegs, Horned Grebe and Say’s Phobe. On
October 24 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Chris Rurik and Vicki Sandage
reported 50 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 12 Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser
Yellowlegs, White-throated Sparrow, and Vesper Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Barr Lake SP, Tony Leukering reported 3 Baird’s
Sandpiper, 9 Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser
Black-backed Gull, and Winter Wren.
---On October 25 at Valente Lake, Jerome Cech reported 2 Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen reported 2 White-winged
Scoter (Prairie Loop), Least Sandpiper, 21 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Greater
Yellowlegs, 10 Bonaparte’s Gull (Prairie Loop), 4 Franklin’s Gull, Common
Loon, 36 American Crow.
---On October 25 at Centennail Park, Edward Donnan reported Spotted
Sandpiper.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Prince Lake #2, John Drummond refound FORK-TAILED
FLYCATCHER and many birders were able to see it from the dirt road on N
side of Prince Lake #2. Bruce Snyder reported Stilt Sandpiper. On October
23 at Prince Lake #2 plus Carbonate neighborhood, Tom Behnfield and many
other birders reported FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER. The Flycatcher seems to
prefer the Carbonate neighborhood in the morning and the NW corner of
Prince Lake #2 in the afternoon. In the afternoon when the flycatcher was
by the lake, it was possible to see the flycatcher from the South side of
the lake. At times it was in the Russian Olives and at times perched on
the fence to the West. Also reported were Ring-necked Pheasant and Least
Sandpiper.
---On October 23 at Twin Lakes, Leslie S reported Least Sandpiper, 3
Long-billed Dowitcher, and Greater Yellowlegs.
---On October 23 David Haskell reported a hatch year RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD coming to his feeder at Riverside Ave and Redwood Ave, Birders
are welcome to view the bird from the public sidewalk on Redwood Ave. You
can see the balcony with the feeder from there. You cannot see the feeder
from his driveway. Please respect private property and stay out of yards.
On October 25 Bob Fiehweg and Robin Byers and several other birders
reported RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on Redwood Ave.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Chalk Cliff Fish Hatchery, Riley Morris reported
White-throated Sparrow.
---On October 25 at The Link School Base Camp, Christian Hagenlocher
reported 72 Sandhill Cranes (flyover).
CUSTER COUNTY:
---On October 24 at DeWeese Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer reported Pectoral
Sandpiper, 35 Long-billed Dowitcher, 14 Greater Yellowlegs, American Dipper
and Swamp Sparrow.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On October 23 at G50 Road, Bruce Ackerman reported 300 Sandhill Cranes
coming into roost and Pacific Loon at pond on west end. On October 24 at
G40 Road, Jon Horn and Bill Harris reported 300 Sandhill Cranes (flyover),
Pacific Loon, and 2 Mountain Bluebirds. On October 15 at G50 Rd, Carol
Ortenzio and Andrea Robinsong reported Pacific Loon.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Platte Canyon Reservoir, Lynne Forrester reported Say’s
Phoebe.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, Alan Ketcham reported Rock Wren.
---On October 23 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded 2 Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, Fox Sparrow (slate-color), White-throated Sparrow, and 2 Lincoln’s
Sparrow. On October 25 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded
Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Warbling Vireo.
---On October 23 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt and David Tonnessen
reported Steller’s Jay, 14 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow
(slate-color), Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, and Canyon
Towhee. On October 24 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Alan Ketcham, Chris Brobin,
John Drummond, and Jim Merritt reported Steller’s Jay, 10 Woodhouse’s
Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (Slate-color), juv Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated
Sparrow, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
---On October 25 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Joel Adams reported 3
Brown Creeper, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated
Sparrow, 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Canyon Towhee, Common Yellowthroat, and
Wilson’s Warbler.
---On October 25 at Big Stratton Reservoir, Terence Berger reported Spotted
Sandpiper and 2 Greater Yellowlegs.
---On October 25 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Ladder-backed
Woodpecker, Loggerhead Shrike, Sage Thrasher, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer, Lindsay Purifoy,
and Timo Mitzen reported Osprey, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Rock Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 9 Mountain Bluebird, Canyon Towhee, Harris’s Sparrow
and Townsend’s Warbler. On October 25 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Jerry
DeBoer reported Osprey, 5 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 2 Rock
Wren, Bewick’s Wren, 16 Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Bair Ranch Rest Area, Theresa Nickles reported 20
Bushtit.
---On October 25 at Lions Park in Rifle, Mary and Phil Lyon reported Osprey.
GILPIN COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Los Lagos Reservoir, Bruce Snyder reported 1 f
Bufflehead.
---On October 25 at Central City Reservoir, Bruce Snyder reported 4 Common
Merganser, and 26 Common Raven on fresh Elk kill.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Belmar Park, Bob Buckham, Charlie Curlee, and Roger
Koester reported Greater White-fronted Goose.
---On October 23 at Standley Lake North Side, Ben Sampson reported
Red-necked Grebe and juv Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 25 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Cynthia Madsen,
Martha Eubanks, and Pam Zimmer reported Gray Catbird.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Hwy 96 and CR 75, Tony Leukering reported Eastern
Bluebird (flyover).
---On October 23 at Sheridan Lake (Town and Playa), Tony Leukering reported
4 Sandhill Cranes (flyover).
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan
Votta reported 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, and Townsend’s Warbler.
---On October 24 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Surf
Scoter, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Forster’s Tern, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
2 Juniper Titmouse, 10 Bushtit, and 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Maple and FIshback, David Wade reported Harris’s
Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow. On October 23 at Maple and FIshback,
David Wade reported 1 Harris’s Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow. On
October 24 at Maple and FIshback, David Wade and Andy Bankert reported 2
Harris’s Sparrow. On October 25 at Maple and FIshback, Edward Raynor and
David Wade reported Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Wellington SWA—Cobb Lake Unit, Andy Bankert reported
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Common Loon, and
Grasshopper Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy Bankert reported 2 Bairds’s
Sandpiper, 3 Least Sandpiper, 12 Pectoral Sandpiper, 15 Long-billed
Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Grand Junction WA, Carol Ortenzio reported 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Mike Henwood, Carol Ortenzio,
and Kathleen McGinley reported Loggerhead Shrike, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
15 Bushtit, 2 Marsh Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 25
Mountain Bluebird, and 2 Hermit Thrush. On October 25 at Horsethief Canyon
SWA, Mike Henwood reported Spotted Sandpiper, 5 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2
Marsh Wren, 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 30 Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush.
---On October 24 at Redlands Parkway Ponds, Carol Ortenzio reported Black
Phoebe, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
---On October 24 at Colorado River SP Fruita section, Carol Ortenzio
reported f Greater Scaup, Bonaparte’s Gull, and 3 Marsh Wren. On October
25 at Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Ryan Claar reported Greater Scaup,
Blue-winged Teal, and Marsh Wren.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Industrial Pond in Cortez, Erick Hendrickson reports
that the Eurasian Wigeon continues.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 7 Mountain Bluebird and 8 Sagebrush Sparrow. On October 25 at
Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Juniper
Titmouse, Rock Wren, 7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 14 Mountain Bluebird,
Orange-crowned Warbler, and Townsend’s Warbler.
---On October 22 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Brenda Wright and Coen
Dexter reported Bewick’s Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, and
Brewer’s Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Elda’s, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported Sandhill
Crane, Rock Wren, 3 Bewick’s Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 5 Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, 3 Sage Thrasher, and Brewer’s Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Chipeta Lake SWA, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Lincoln’s Sparrow, 2 Common Yellowthroat,
and Townsend’s Warbler.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Ridgway Reservoir and State Park, Brenda Wright and
Coen Dexter reported Lesser Yellowlegs, 32 Bushtit, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
and Clark’s Nutcracker.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine Hagen reported
Rose-breasted Grosbeak. On October 23 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine
Hagen and Matt Kuhn reported Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
---On October 24 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Catherine Hagen
reported Great Egret and 3 Pied-billed Grebe.
PROWERS COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Lamar Community College Woods, Dave Leatherman reported
Winter Wren, Brown Thrasher, 3 Northern Cardinals, Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Hermit Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Eastern Bluebird, and Hairy
Woodpecker.
---On October 22 at Willow Creek Park just S of swimming pool, Dave
Leatherman reported ad m Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
SAN MIGUEL:
---On October 22 on Boomerang to River Trails, Telluride, Eric Hynes
reported f Wood Duck, 2 American Dipper, and 5 Golden-crowned Kinglet.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Dillon Reservoir Giberson Bay, M Walt reported American
Golden-Plover.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Union Reservoir, Joel and Dale Adams reported
Red-throated Loon and 4 Common Loon. On October 23 at Union Reservoir,
Steve Mlodinow, Jamie Simo, Sarah Spotten, Sue Riffe, and Joshua Smith
reported 13 Red-breasted Merganser, 33 Bonaparte’s Gull, Red-throated Loon,
2 Common Loon, Marsh Wren, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Idaho Creek OS, Steve Mlodinow reported Osprey, 2
American Pipit, and 2 Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Baxter Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported 4 Stilt Sandpiper,
6 Pectoral Sandpiper, 61 Long-billed Dowitcher, and Lesser Yellowlegs. On
October 24 at Baxter Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported Stilt Sandpiper, Least
Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 33 Long-billed
Dowitcher, and 2 Marsh Wren.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Belmar Historic Park
Saturday, October 27
7:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955 (Cell))
Prospect Park (Wheat Ridge Greenbelt)
Sunday, October 28
7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Paul Slingsby (paslingsby AT comcast.net; 720-347-5169 (mobile))
Park County Explorations
Monday, October 29
5:30 AM – 4:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Date: 10/25/18 4:17 pm From: Steve Brown <sbrown37...> Subject: [cobirds] Warbling Vireo, CSR El Paso Co., Thurs.
Hey COBirders,
It was very slow banding at Clear Spring Ranch this morning, but I did band another Ruby-crowned Kinglet (#48), and a very late Warbling Vireo (juv). My last one this year was 9/6, and my latest ever before was 10/9 (!)
Date: 10/25/18 3:57 am From: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt...> Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 25 October 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: October 25, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, October 25 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates
new information on this
species is new)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Ken Wat, Meg Reck, Bob
Spencer, John Vanderpoel, Bill Kaempfer, and Michael Lester reported Surf
Scoter, Common Raven, and on East Auto Tour 12 Long-billed Dowitcher,
Greater Yellowlegs, Bonaparte’s Gull and Osprey. On October 22 at Rocky
Mountain Arsenal NWR, Alicia Arnold and Candace Johnson reported 91
Sandhill Cranes (flyover), Pectoral Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, and
Lesser Yellowlegs, Horned Grebe and Say’s Phobe. On October 24 at Rocky
Mountain Arsenal NWR, Chris Rurik and Vicki Sandage reported 50 Sandhill
Crane (flyover), 12 Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs,
White-throated Sparrow, and Vesper Sparrow.
---On October 21 at Barr Lake SP, Linda Lee, Jack and Ryan Bushong reported
4 Greater White-fronted Geese, 2 Black-bellied Plover, American
Golden-Plover, 3 Stilt Sandpipers, 5 Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Lesser
Yellowlegs, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Harris’s Sparrow, and White-winged
Junco. On October 24 at Barr Lake SP, Tony Leukering reported 3 Baird’s
Sandpiper, 9 Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser
Black-backed Gull, and Winter Wren.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen reported 2 White-winged
Scoter (Prairie Loop), Least Sandpiper, 21 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Greater
Yellowlegs, 10 Bonaparte’s Gull (Prairie Loop), 4 Franklin’s Gull, Common
Loon, 36 American Crow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Prince Lake #2, Laura Steadman reported American
Golden-Plover and Stilt Sandpiper and found FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER. These
birds were seen by many birders because Laura got word out immediately.
The flycatcher was mostly seen in the NW corner but late in evening flew to
nearby neighborhood and then back toward Prince Lake #2. On October 22 at
Prince Lake #2, John Drummond refound FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER and many
birders were able to see it from the dirt road on N side of Prince Lake #2.
Bruce Snyder reported Stilt Sandpiper. On October 23 at Prince Lake #2 plus
Carbonate neighborhood, Tom Behnfield and many other birders reported
FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER. The Flycatcher seems to prefer the Carbonate
neighborhood in the morning and the NW corner of Prince Lake #2 in the
afternoon. In the afternoon when the flycatcher was by the lake, it was
possible to see the flycatcher from the South side of the lake. At times
it was in the Russian Olives and at times perched on the fence to the
West. Also reported were Ring-necked Pheasant and Least Sandpiper.
---On October 21 at Twin Lakes, Dan Zmolek and Leslie S reported Least
Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher, and Short-billed
Dowitcher. On October 23 at Twin Lakes, Leslie S reported Least Sandpiper,
3 Long-billed Dowitcher, and Greater Yellowlegs.
---On October 21 at Golden Ponds, Luke Pheneger reported Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 23 David Haskell reported a hatch year RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD coming to his feeder at Riverside Ave and Redwood Ave, Birders
are welcome to view the bird from the public sidewalk on Redwood Ave. You
can see the balcony with the feeder from there. You cannot see the feeder
from his driveway. Please respect private property and stay out of yards.
BROOMFIELD COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Plaster Reservoir, Linda Doran reported Common
Goldeneye.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Chalk Cliff Fish Hatchery, Riley Morris reported
White-throated Sparrow.
CUSTER COUNTY:
---On October 24 at DeWeese Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer reported Pectoral
Sandpiper, 35 Long-billed Dowitcher, 14 Greater Yellowlegs, American Dipper
and Swamp Sparrow.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On October 23 at G50 Road, Bruce Ackerman reported 300 Sandhill Cranes
coming into roost and Pacific Loon at pond on west end. On October 24 at
G40 Road, Jon Horn and Bill Harris reported 300 Sandhill Cranes (flyover),
Pacific Loon, and 2 Mountain Bluebirds.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Marston Reservoir East End, Diane Roberts reported
Pacific Loon, 2 Common Loon, and Say’s Phoebe.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Gateway Mesa Open Space, Hugh Kingery reported 2
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Eastern Bluebird, and 6 Mountain Bluebird.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On October 21 on N Main in Minturn, Christine Alexander and Eric
Culbertson reported Rusty Blackbird and Hooded Warbler.
---On October 21 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Jennifer Austin reported
Lincoln’s Sparrow and 2 Wilson’s Warbler.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, Alan Ketcham reported Rock Wren.
---On October 23 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded 2 Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, Fox Sparrow (slate-color), White-throated Sparrow, and 2 Lincoln’s
Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Jim Merritt and David Tonnessen
reported Steller’s Jay, 14 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow
(slate-color), Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, and Canyon
Towhee. On October 24 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Alan Ketcham, Chris Brobin,
John Drummond, and Jim Merritt reported Steller’s Jay, 10 Woodhouse’s
Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (Slate-color), juv Harris’s Sparrow, White-throated
Sparrow, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer, Lindsay Purifoy,
and Timo Mitzen reported Osprey, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Rock Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 9 Mountain Bluebird, Canyon Towhee, Harris’s Sparrow
and Townsend’s Warbler.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Bair Ranch Rest Area, Theresa Nickles reported 20
Bushtit.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Blue Mesa East End, Arden Anderson reported American
Avocet, Greater Yelllowlegs, and Short-billed Dowitcher.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Ken Caryl Ranch OS, Mike Henwood reported 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Townsend’s Warbler.
---On October 21 at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp, Santiago Tabares reported
Red-necked Grebe and Common Loon.
---On October 23 at Belmar Park, Bob Buckham, Charlie Curlee, and Roger
Koester reported Greater White-fronted Goose.
---On October 23 at Standley Lake North Side, Ben Sampson reported
Red-necked Grebe and juv Harris’s Sparrow.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Hwy 96 and CR 75, Tony Leukering reported Eastern
Bluebird (flyover).
---On October 23 at Sheridan Lake (Town and Playa), Tony Leukering reported
4 Sandhill Cranes (flyover).
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan
Votta reported 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, and Townsend’s Warbler.
---On October 24 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Surf
Scoter, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Forster’s Tern, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
2 Juniper Titmouse, 10 Bushtit, and 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Tri-Lakes Region, Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson
reported Forster’s Tern.
---On October 21 at Maple and FIshback, David Wade reported Harris’s
Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow. On October 22 at Maple and FIshback,
David Wade reported Harris’s Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow. On
October 23 at Maple and FIshback, David Wade reported 1 Harris’s Sparrow
and White-throated Sparrow. On October 24 at Maple and FIshback, David
Wade and Andy Bankert reported 2 Harris’s Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Wellington SWA—Cobb Lake Unit, Andy Bankert reported
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Common Loon, and
Grasshopper Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy Bankert reported 2 Bairds’s
Sandpiper, 3 Least Sandpiper, 12 Pectoral Sandpiper, 15 Long-billed
Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Grand Junction WA, Carol Ortenzio reported 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Mike Henwood, Carol Ortenzio,
and Kathleen McGinley reported Loggerhead Shrike, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay,
15 Bushtit, 2 Marsh Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 25
Mountain Bluebird, and 2 Hermit Thrush.
---On October 24 at Redlands Parkway Ponds, Carol Ortenzio reported Black
Phoebe, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
---On October 24 at Colorado SP Fruita section, Carol Ortenzio reported f
Greater Scaup, Bonaparte’s Gull, and 3 Marsh Wren.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Loudy-Simpson Nature Trail, Forrest Luke reported 2 ad
White-throated Sparrow (tan stripe).
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Industrial Pond in Cortez, Erick Hendrickson reports
that the Eurasian Wigeon continues.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Mountain Bluebird, and 2 Sagebrush
Sparrow. On October 22 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda
Wright reported 7 Mountain Bluebird and 8 Sagebrush Sparrow.
---On October 21 at Paradox West Pond, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter
reported Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Bewick’s Wren, 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 34 Mountain Bluebird, and Orange-crowned Warbler.
---On October 21 at Bedrock CG and Boat Ram, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
and 7 Mountain Bluebird.
---On October 22 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Brenda Wright and Coen
Dexter reported Bewick’s Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, and
Brewer’s Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Elda’s, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported Sandhill
Crane, Rock Wren, 3 Bewick’s Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 5 Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, 3 Sage Thrasher, and Brewer’s Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Chipeta Lake SWA, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright
reported 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Lincoln’s Sparrow, 2 Common Yellowthroat,
and Townsend’s Warbler.
MORGAN COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Jackson Reservoir (S end), Nathan Pieplow reported 3
Red-breasted Merganser, 11 Least Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2
Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 17
American Pipit.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Ridgway Reservoir and State Park, Brenda Wright and
Coen Dexter reported Lesser Yellowlegs, 32 Bushtit, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
and Clark’s Nutcracker.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine Hagen reported
Rose-breasted Grosbeak. On October 23 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine
Hagen and Matt Kuhn reported Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
---On October 24 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Catherine Hagen
reported Great Egret and 3 Pied-billed Grebe.
PROWERS COUNTY:
---On October 21 at North Gateway Park, Tony Leukering reported 16 Ross’s
Geese (flyover), 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Osprey, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Vesper
Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow, and 2 Great-tailed Grackle
---On October 22 at Lamar Community College Woods, Dave Leatherman reported
Winter Wren, Brown Thrasher, 3 Northern Cardinals, Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Hermit Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Eastern Bluebird, and Hairy
Woodpecker.
---On October 22 at Willow Creek Park just S of swimming pool, Dave
Leatherman reported ad m Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
SAN MIGUEL:
---On October 22 on Boomerang to River Trails, Telluride, Eric Hynes
reported f Wood Duck, 2 American Dipper, and 5 Golden-crowned Kinglet.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On October 23 at Dillon Reservoir Giberson Bay, M Walt reported American
Golden-Plover.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 22 at Union Reservoir, Joel and Dale Adams reported
Red-throated Loon and 4 Common Loon. On October 23 at Union Reservoir,
Steve Mlodinow, Jamie Simo, Sarah Spotten, Sue Riffe, and Joshua Smith
reported 13 Red-breasted Merganser, 33 Bonaparte’s Gull, Red-throated Loon,
2 Common Loon, Marsh Wren, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Idaho Creek OS, Steve Mlodinow reported Osprey, 2
American Pipit, and 2 Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 23 at Baxter Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported 4 Stilt Sandpiper,
6 Pectoral Sandpiper, 61 Long-billed Dowitcher, and Lesser Yellowlegs. On
October 24 at Baxter Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported Stilt Sandpiper, Least
Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 33 Long-billed
Dowitcher, and 2 Marsh Wren.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On October 21 at Pipit Hill in Hale Area, Steve Mlodinow reported 2
Sandhill Crane, Sprague’s Pipit, and 2 McCown’s Longspur.
---On October 21 at Hale Crossroad, Steve Mlodinow reported 3 Winter Wren,
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 White-throated Sparrow and
Palm Warbler (Western).
---On October 21 at CR 45 in Wray area, Steve Mlodinow reported 3 Greater
Prairie-Chicken and Savannah Sparrow.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Belmar Historic Park
Saturday, October 27
7:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955 (Cell))
Prospect Park (Wheat Ridge Greenbelt)
Sunday, October 28
7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Paul Slingsby (paslingsby AT comcast.net; 720-347-5169 (mobile))
Park County Explorations
Monday, October 29
5:30 AM – 4:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Date: 10/24/18 8:31 pm From: Steingraeber,David <David.Steingraeber...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Odd kingfisher at Fort Morgan, and DFO Big Year update - #350
Juveniles have rusty feathers in their breast bands. The Birds of North America account for Belted Kingfisher contains this description for juveniles:
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From: <cobirds...> <cobirds...> on behalf of Todd Deininger <goldeneagle90a...>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 8:53:22 PM
To: David Suddjian
Cc: <jangstma27...>; co-birds
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Odd kingfisher at Fort Morgan, and DFO Big Year update - #350
On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 8:39 PM David Suddjian <dsuddjian...><mailto:<dsuddjian...>> wrote:
We did not notice anything about unusual size at the time. The calls sounded typical for Belted.
David Suddjian
Ken Caryl Valley
Littleton, CO
On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 8:34 PM Joey Angstman <jangstma27...><mailto:<jangstma27...>> wrote:
Hybrid?
Date: 10/24/18 7:39 pm From: David Suddjian <dsuddjian...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Odd kingfisher at Fort Morgan, and DFO Big Year update - #350
We did not notice anything about unusual size at the time. The calls sounded typical for Belted.
David Suddjian Ken Caryl Valley Littleton, CO
On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 8:34 PM Joey Angstman <jangstma27...> wrote:
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Date: 10/24/18 7:38 pm From: 'Egret' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: El Paso County- Red Rock Canyon Open Space
Posted By Chris Brobin Manitou Springs, CO
On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 8:37:18 PM UTC-6, Egret wrote: > > Great day of birding at Red Rock Canyon today. I saw Fox Sparrow (County > Lifer),. Also a Harris , White-throated and White-crowned Sparrow. Others > saw a Canyon Towhee. Some nice pictures on Ebird from Rob Hinds, Alan > Ketcham, John Drumond and Jim Merrit. > > [image: 2018-10-24 Fox Sparrow.jpg] > Fox Sparrow > > [image: 2018-10-24 White-throated Sparrow.jpg] > White-throated Sparrow > > > >
Date: 10/24/18 7:37 pm From: 'Egret' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] El Paso County- Red Rock Canyon Open Space
Great day of birding at Red Rock Canyon today. I saw Fox Sparrow (County Lifer),. Also a Harris , White-throated and White-crowned Sparrow. Others saw a Canyon Towhee. Some nice pictures on Ebird from Rob Hinds, Alan Ketcham, John Drumond and Jim Merrit.
Date: 10/24/18 7:21 pm From: Brandon <flammowl17...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Odd kingfisher at Fort Morgan, and DFO Big Year update - #350
Ringed is huge in size, and their bill too, plus all orange underparts.
On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 8:17 PM Jessi Oberbeck <ivory.billed.wdpkr...> wrote:
> Just for arguments sake, what makes it a Belted and not a Ringed? > > Jessi Oberbeck > Westminster, Co > > On Wed, Oct 24, 2018, 8:09 PM David Suddjian <dsuddjian...> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'd welcome comment on this oddly plumaged female Belted Kingfisher (see >> below) which we saw on our DFO field trip to Morgan County on Oct 23. She >> was involved in intense chasing with another female at the pond at >> Riverside Park in Fort Morgan, and was rarely out of motion. In the early >> morning light I did not notice her coloration as she flew fast around the >> area, but at a rare perched moment I grabbed a few digiscopes and see >> *two* rusty bands, where the upper band is ordinarily blue. I don't >> recall seeing this before, and some limited checking does not make >> reference to this coloration. Dale Pate took a flight photo of the other >> female that was involved with this one, and it shows a normal coloration. >> This checklist has some recordings of the kingfishers, too (also with >> traffic noise, Blue Jays, etc): >> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49410395 >> >
