ARCHIVES OF "COBIRDERS" listserve discussion group
For More Information E-mail CoBus: cobus at worldnet.att.net
(Contact CoBus or Report Birds by phone at: 303-324-7994)
(Note: If you do not hear from us within 2 days, please contact again)
(Once in a while an e-mail is lost and we cannot contact you!)
1100 hours MST 11/20
Birds are listed in chronological order by Area of Colorado and Birding Location.
Birds left on list long past last report; we believe may still be there!
NOTE: [County] (Initial Reporter:Observer/Last Reporter)
A.N.=anonymous; M.OB.=many observers; UNK= unknown reporter
YOU MAY SUBMIT INTERESTING BIRD SIGHTINGS: Using Mailform at Bottom of Page
Front Range and Northern Colorado
Southeastern Colorado
Northeastern Colorado
Mountains and Western Colorado
Grouse and Prairie-Chicken Updates; Updated January 20, 2009
Xcel Energy Valmont Power Plant Owl Cam (Great Horned & Barn Owl)
Fort St. Vrain Eagle Cam
Rowe Sanctuary Sandhill Crane Cam, NE
NCAR Owl Cam
Larimer County
- Rist Benson Lake
- Barrow's Goldeneye (2) (Dixie Smith) first 11/20
- Lake Loveland
- Thayer's Gull (3 adult) (Wild/Dixie Smith) (first 11/19) last 11/20
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult) (Wild) first 11/19
- Bonaparte's Gull (32) (Wild) first 11/19
- Barrow's Goldeneye (pair) (Wild) first 11/19
- Warren Lake
- Possible Western Gull (Komar/Stevens) (first 11/15) last 11/19
- Thayer's Gull (2 juvenile) (Komar/Stevens) (first 11/15) last 11/19
- Bonaparte's Gull (3) (Komar/Stevens) (first 11/15) last 11/19
- White-winged Scoter (Roller) first 11/17
- Common Loon (Dixie Smith) first 11/16
- Douglas Reservoir
- Long-tailed Duck (Wild/B. Spencer) (first 11/17) last 11/18
- Pacific Loon (Wild/B. Spencer) (first 11/17) last 11/18
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Rashid) first 11/18
- North Poudre Reservoir #3
- White-winged Scoter (2) (Dixie Smith/Wild) (first 11/5) 2; last 11/17
- Bonaparte's Gull (Leatherman) first 11/17
- Riverbend Ponds Natural Area
- Harris's Sparrow (Sparks) first 11/15
- (bushes/east side of trail/50 feet/west/entrance)
- Smith Lake Wildlife Area
- Bonaparte's Gull (2) (Lefko) first 11/14
- Timnath Reservoir
- Bonaparte's Gull (6) (Lefko) first 11/14
- Thayer's Gull (lst cycle) (Wild) first 11/13
- Fossil Creek Reservoir
- Black Scoter (Wild) first 11/13
Jefferson & Douglas Counties
- Chatfield Reservoir
- Red-throated Loon (Michaels) (first 11/14) last 11/19
- Common Loon (Michaels) (first 11/7) 2; last 11/19
- Bonaparte's Gull (Michaels) (first 11/14) last 11/15
- Standley Lake
- Common Loon (12) (Komar/Stevens) (first 11/7) 3+; last 11/14
- Bonaparte's Gull (2+) (Stevens) first 11/14
- Pine Valley Ranch Park & Pike National Forest See Trail Maps
- American Three-toed Woodpecker
- (PVR) --hill/south/Pine Lake (Stevens) first 11/13
- (heard) (PNF) --40+ yds/east/Strawberry Jack Tr/100 yds/south/Parkview Tr (M. Brown) first 11/12
- Northern Pygmy-Owl --Pine Valley Ranch Park
- (PVR) --Buck Gulch Tr/near junction with Strawberry Jack Tr (M. Brown) first 11/12
- (PVR) --(heard only; southwest of Pine Lake Loop trail, near junction w/Buck Gulch trail) (M. Brown) first 9/17
- (PVR) --(heard only; along cliffs south of North Fork trail)
- (PNF) --Strawberry Jack Tr/400 yds/south/Park View Tr (Moser) first 8/12
- (PNF) --Parkview Tr/extending into Pike National Forest, Strawberry Jack Tr (M. Brown) first 7/27
- (PNF) --100 ft/southeast/Strawberry Jack Tr/600 yds/south/Parkview Tr (Stevens) last 6/28
- Reynolds Park
- Northern Pygmy-Owl (heard only) --Oxen Draw/south/Elkhorn Tr (Stevens) first 11/13
Adams County
- Lakecrest
- Barrow's Goldeneye (pair) (Hatch) first 11/19
- Barr Lake
- Common Loon (5) --off boat ramp (Andrews/Stevens) (first 11/4) 2; last 11/16
- Bonaparte's Gull (3+) (Stevens/Kosten) first 11/15
- Picadilly & Bromley Roads North of Barr Lake
- Great-tailed Grackle (12+) (Stevens) (first 11/6) last 11/16
- S. Platte River, East Gravel Lakes, & Tani Reservoir
- Barrow's Goldeneye (male) (Stevens) (first 11/9) last 11/14
Douglas County
- Near Louviers
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Huffstater/Washburn) (first 11/6) last 11/19
- Cheesman Reservoir
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (3) (Weston) last 11/17
- (Up Cheesman Canyon Trail)
El Paso County
- Big Johnson Reservoir
- White-winged Scoter (immature) (Peterson/Goff) (first 11/16) last 11/19
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Goff) first 11/19
- Common Loon (2) (Jeff Jones) first 11/18
Pueblo County
- Pueblo Reservoir
- Black Scoter (imm) --below dam (Percival) first 11/19
- Parasitic Jaeger --eastern end (Percival) (first 11/14) last 11/15
- Pacific Loon (Percival) first 11/15
- Common Loon (up to 18) (Percival) 6; last 11/15
- Red-throated Loon --southeast side (Percival) (first 11/9) last 11/14
- Thayer's Gull (juvenile) --south shore marina (Percival) first 11/14
- Bonaparte's Gull (10) (Percival) first 11/14
Denver County
- Denver City Park
- Clark's Grebe --Berkeley Lake (Canter) first 11/18
- Fort Logan National Cemetery
- Greater Scaup (T. Jones) first 11/15
Broomfield County
- Plaster Reservoir
- Harris's Sparrow (Zorawowicz/Zeeto) (first 11/9) last 11/18
- (Check Russian Olive Trees and the blue square feeder east of Reservoir)
- (Also check tree with berries, east of above, behind swing set)
Boulder County
- Lagerman Reservoir
- Long-tailed Duck (female) (Schmoker/Guarente) (first 11/16) last 11/18
- Black-legged Kittiwake (Halsey) first 11/15
- McIntosh Lake
- Bonaparte's Gull (83) (Floyd) first 11/15
- Valmont Reservoir
- Common Loon (Stiles) first 11/14
- Fawnbrook Inn, Allenspark
- Rosy Finches (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 10/26) last 11/1
- (Brown-capped; Gray-crowned: Visits inconsistent, will be more reliable later in season)
Arapahoe County
- Cherry Creek Reservoir
- Bonaparte's Gull (10+) (Stevens/Petrosky) (first 11/13) last 11/18
- Common Loon (Washburn/Petrosky) (first 10/28) 2; last 11/18
- Barrow's Goldeneye (male) (Modesitt) first 11/18
- Pacific Loon (Petrosky/Sanders) (first 11/16) last 11/17
- Mew Gull --swim beach (Stevens) (first 11/13) last 11/15
- Aurora Reservoir
- Common Loon (Petrosky) (first 10/11) 2; last 11/17
Huerfano County
- County Road 358, La Veta
- White-throated Sparrow (Neldner) first 11/12
- Eastern Bluebird (12-15) (Neldner) first 11/8
- Lathrop State Park
- Common Loon --Martin Lake (Neldner) (first 10/16) 2; last 11/7
- La Veta
- White-winged Dove (Jensen) (first 5/30) last 10/22
- (West Francisco Street; near the bridge just off Oak Street)
Bent County
- Las Animas Junction Area
- Northern Cardinal (female) (Nelson) first 11/11
- (150 feet west/propane tank/east of bridge/south side of railroad track)
- Blue-headed Vireo (Nelson) first 11/11
- White-throated Sparrow (Nelson) first 11/11
Baca County
- Cottonwood Canyon
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (2) --see directions (Brees) last 9/30
- Western Screech-Owl (2) (Brees) last 9/30
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Ehlmann) last 8/18
Morgan County
- Brush Wildlife Area
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Stevens) last 10/27
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Stevens) last 10/27
Yuma County
- Hale Ponds
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Stevens/Ehlmann) last 10/25
- (Along Republican River; CR LL.5 to Kansas border)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (2) (Stevens) last 10/5
- Bonny Reservoir
- Eastern Screech-Owl --west end/south CR 3 (CoBus) last 9/25
Logan County
- Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (3) (Danka) last 10/15
- Northern Cardinal (4m, 1f) --West 1 to 2 (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 9/3) 2m; last 9/21
- Eastern Screech-Owl (2+) --East 5 to 8 (Stevens/Ehlmann) 2; last 9/21
Routt County
- Stagecoach State Recreation Area
- Thayer's Gull (1st cycle) --southeast side (Litteral/Zerbi) (first 11/5) last 11/18
- Barrow's Goldeneye (3) (Dodson) last 11/14
Clear Creek County
- Guanella Pass (NOTE closures below)
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (Weston/Ehlmann) (first 5/31) last 11/18
- (south side of southeast hill up 603 trail; See directions for restrictions due to construction)
- (also check: southeast/Rosalie & 603 Trails)
- (Potential Rock slide: Access from Georgetown closed for quite a while; access only from Hwy 285 at Grant)
- Silver Plume
- Rosy Finches (50+) (Zeeto/Foster) (first 10/30) last 10/31
- (Flyover I70; headed toward Silver Plume; may be worth checking cliffs north of town)
- Loveland Pass
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (Zeeto/Stevens) last 10/31
- (Latest: about a mile up western side trail)
- (look for flat area south of trail at 0.7 miles above west side of highway)
- Mt. Evans Byway
- (NOTE: Mt Evans Road CLOSED FOR SEASON at Echo Lake)
Lake County
- Twin Lakes
- Greater Scaup (female) (Kalbach) first 11/15
- Mt. Elbert Forebay
- Barrow's Goldeneye (3m, 2f) (Kellner/Kalbach) (first 11/8) 1; last 11/15
Garfield County
- Rifle Gap Reservoir
- Barrow's Goldeneye (5) (McConnell) first 11/15
Delta County
- Pleasure Park
- Chukar (4) (Garrison) first 11/15
- Fruitgrower's Reservoir
- Lewis's Woodpecker (7) (Feeney) last 6/28
- (Drive South first paved road west of Reservoir;
- large cottonwoods as road heads west again)
Fremont County
- Tunnel Drive
- Greater White-fronted Goose (up to 11) (Rich Miller/Moss) (first 10/17) last 11/14
- (Tunnel Drive pond or east side of Canon City along MacKenzie Avenue)
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (3) (Moss) last 11/5
- Centennial Park; Canon City
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (adult male) (Moss) first 10/29
Jackson & Larimer Counties
- Cameron Pass Area
- Boreal Owl (Stevens/Schiffman) 2; last 11/11
- (Contact Stevens at birdertoo (at) hotmail.com or 303-324-7994)
- (We are trying to spread out searches as to not visit same spot each trip)
- Lake John Wildlife Area
- Greater Scaup (2 female) (Stevens) first 11/11
- County Road 26
- Greater Sage-Grouse (7) (Stevens) first 11/11
- (Considered pure luck, search 2.5 miles north of Highway 14)
- Colorado State Forest
- Rosy Finches (3 Gray-crowned, 1 Brown-capped) (Stevens) first 11/1
- Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
- Greater Sage-Grouse (3) (Core/Davenport) (first 7/12) last 10/4
- (8/9 & 8/24 & 10/4: road south from Visitor's Center)
- (8/16: 7 crossing CR 31; another 7 feeding in grass west of road)
- (7/12: just before stop #5 of 6-mile self-guided car tour)
Grand County
- Rabbit Ears Pass
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (Stevens/Schiffman) (first 9/29) last 11/11
- (Up road to maintenace storage shed)
Summit County
- Blue River Water Treatment Plant
- Barrow's Goldeneye (Zeeto/Stevens) (first 10/9) 2m, 4f; last 11/11
Mesa County
- Grand Mesa
- White-winged Crossbill --south of Visitor's Center (Ehlmann) first 11/3
- Boreal Owl (3) Spruce Grove CG to 2.0 miles south (Ehlmann) first 11/3
- Northern Pygmy-Owl --Powderhorn Ski Area (Ehlmann) first 11/3
- American Three-toed Woodpecker --Powderhorn Ski Area (Ehlmann) first 11/3
- White-winged Crossbill (2) --State Line Trail (Robinsong) first 8/29
- Colorado National Monument
- Pinyon Jay (30+) (Swift) last 9/28
Chaffee County
- Buena Vista Area
- Northern Saw-whet Owl --north of Buena Vista Overlook (Ehlmann) first 10/23
- Lewis's Woodpecker (2) (Tuvesson/Stevens) (first 7/4) last 10/22
- (Best area to search: Brookdale Avenue & N. Pleasant Avenue Area)
- (Tyber: The Park along Hwy 24, behind Kay's)
- (Also search around Darren Patterson Christian Academy)
- Pinyon Jay
- (Ruby Mountain Parking Area (Stevens) last 10/22
- (Buena Vista Overlook & KOA campgrounds/below Overlook) (Hagenlocher) last 8/18
- (near CR 366) (Hagenlocher) last 8/17
La Plata County
- Wildcat Canyon
- Acorn Woodpecker (Leatherman) 3; last 8/28
FALL REPORTS PLUS
Last updated on November 17, 2009
Top Of Page
For Reporting Rare and Interesting Bird Sightings Please Use This Link (All lists Updated 07/10/2009 to USGS Standards)
Visitors since March 5, 1998
![[Counter]](/cgi-bin/counter.gif?fg=255,255,255&bg=128,255,255&your_birdertoo_01counterid)