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Colorado Birds the Colorado Field Ornithologists’ Quarterly Vol. 43 No. 1 January 2009 Colorado Birds The Colorado Field Ornithologists’ Quarterly Lamar’s Snow Goose Festival Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Past and Present A Fifteen-Year Bird Census at Chatfield State Park Colorado Field Ornithologists PO Box 643, Boulder, Colorado 80306 www.cfo-link.org Colorado Birds (USPS 0446-190) (ISSN 1094-0030) is published quarterly by the Colo- rado Field Ornithologists, P.O. Box 643, Boulder, CO 80306. Subscriptions are obtained through annual membership dues. Periodicals postage paid at Lyons, CO. POSTMAS- TER: Send address changes to Colorado Birds, P.O. Box 643, Boulder, CO 80306. Officers and Directors of Colorado Field Ornithologists: Dates indicate end of current term. An asterisk indicates eligibility for re-election. Terms expire 5/31. Officers: President: Bill Schmoker, Longmont, 2009*; [email protected]; Vice President: Jim Beatty, Durango, 2009*; [email protected]; Secretary: Allison Hilf, Den- ver, 2009*; [email protected]; Treasurer: Maggie Boswell, Boulder, 2009*; trea- [email protected] Directors: Rachel Hopper, Ft. Collins, 2009; Bill Kaempfer, Boulder, 2011*; Connie Kogler, Loveland, 2011*; Larry Modesitt, Greenwood Village, 2009*; Mark Peterson, Colorado Springs, 2010*; Brad Steger, Manitou Springs, 2010*. Colorado Bird Records Committee: Dates indicate end of current term. An asterisk indicates eligibility to serve another term. Terms expire 12/31. Chair: Larry Semo, Westminster, 2010; [email protected] Secretary: Doug Faulkner, Arvada, 2010; Committee Members: Coen Dexter, Nucla, 2008; Peter Gent, Boulder, 2009*; Ra- chel Hopper, Ft. Collins, 2009*; Joey Kellner, Littleton, 2010; Bill Maynard, Colorado Springs, 2010*. Colorado Birds Quarterly: Editor: Nathan Pieplow, [email protected] Staff: Glenn Walbek (Photo Editor), [email protected]; Hugh Kingery (Field Notes Editor), [email protected]; Tony Leukering (In the Scope Editor), GreatGrayOwl@ aol.com; Bill Schmoker (Across the Board Editor), [email protected]; Andrew Spencer (News From the Field Editor), [email protected]; Rachel Hopper (Produc- tion Assistant), [email protected] Annual Membership Dues (renewable quarterly): General $25; Youth (under 18) $12; Institution $30. Membership dues entitle members to a subscription to Colorado Birds, which is published quarterly. Back issues/extra copies may be ordered for $6.00. Send requests for extra copies/back issues, change of address, and membership renewals to CFO, P.O. Box 643, Boulder, CO 80306; make checks out to Colorado Field Orni- thologists. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. COPYRIGHT 2009 by Colorado Field Ornithologists. Reproduction of articles is permitted only under consent from the publisher. Works by U.S. and Canadian governments are not copyrighted. 2 Colorado Birds January 2009 Vol. 43 No. 1 The Colorado Field Ornithologists’ Quarterly Vol. 43 No. 1 January 2009 VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ..........................................4 Jim Beatty CFO BOARD MINUTES ......................................................6 Allison Hilf ACROSS THE BOARD: MARK PETERSON ............................8 Bill Schmoker CFO FALL FIELD TRIP REPORTS .......................................10 Jim Beatty BOOK REVIEW: THREE COLORADO ATLASES ...................14 Roger Linfield NOTES ON THE SECOND GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE SUMMIT ................................................. 18 Maureen Briggs GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE: MISSING SPECIMENS, MISSED OPPORTUNITIES ..................................................23 Richard G. Beidleman A FIFTEEN-YEAR BREEDING BIRD CENSUS OF A COTTONWOOD GROVE AND HERONRY BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER FLOODING BY A RESERVOIR .........26 Hugh Kingery LAMAR’S SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL .....................................45 Judi Ogle THE 49TH REPORT OF THE CBRC ......................................50 Lawrence S. Semo and Douglas W. Faulkner THE HUNGRY BIRDER: LAMAR .................................... 66 Judi Ogle Pygmy Nut- hatch, Castle NEWS FROM THE FIELD: Rock, Douglas SUMMER 2008 (JUNE–JULY) .......................................... 69 County, 8 Andrew Spencer March 2008. Photo by IN THE SCOPE: BROWN-CAPPED ROSY-FINCH .................79 Glenn Walbek Story and Photos (on back cover) by Tony Leukering VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The Laws of Birding Jim Beatty Do you ever feel tempted to bend the rules of good birding? Sup- pose a bird is on private land and the distance is too great to make a positive ID. What would it take for you to cross the line? Is there a certain level of rarity that would do it? What if it’s a first state record? What if you need a good photograph to cinch the ID for the records committee? Would you play that tape one more time to bring the bird close enough for a really great photo? We love to bird. Seeing new and unusual birds—or birds doing unique things—is what birding is all about for many of us. That’s what we get a thrill from witnessing. And that can be a problem. Sometimes we may be tempted to make marginal decisions when we are birding. And some of our decisions may not be merely morally or ethically questionable; they may even be illegal. A willful and flagrant violation of the Endangered Species Act may result in a fine of up to $50,000 and one year in prison. A viola- tion may include acts that might “harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or attempt to engage in any such conduct” (Sheppard et al. 1998). In the eyes of the Forest Service, “harass” and “harm” are broad terms which include playing a taped call of any protected bird and/or otherwise “pursuing” a protected bird for any unauthorized purpose. Venturing onto private property without permission in order to see an uncommon species, risking an encounter with an unhappy landowner, is another behavior that we should avoid. While it can be inconvenient or even difficult to contact the landowner, it’s bet- ter not to risk damaging community relations by doing something thoughtless in Plains Sharp-tailed Grouse state endangered the heat of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken state threatened moment. Bald Eagle state threatened The Ameri- Whooping Crane federal and state endangered can Birding As- Piping Plover federal and state threatened sociation has Least Tern federal and state endangered done a master- Burrowing Owl state threatened ful job of defin- Mexican Spotted Owl federal and state threatened ing ethical and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher federal and state endangered legal birding in its Code of Bird- Table 1. Threatened and Endangered bird species in Colorado ing Ethics and (CDOW 2007). Principles of 4 Colorado Birds January 2009 Vol. 43 No. 1 Birding Ethics. The Principles state, “Everyone who enjoys birding must always respect wildlife, its environment, and the rights of oth- ers. In any conflict of interests between birds and birders, the welfare of birds and their environment comes first” (ABA 2005). While the principles are straightforward, their application is explained in In the eyes of the Forest Service, more detail in the ABA Code “harass” and “harm” are broad terms itself. We would like all CFO members to be familiar with this which include playing a taped call code, which can be found in its of any protected bird. entirety on the internet at http:// www.americanbirding.org/abaethics.htm. The major topics covered in the code are • the welfare of birds and their environment; • respect for the law and the rights of others; • safety of feeders, nest structures, and other artificial bird envi- ronments; • special care during group birding, whether organized or im- promptu. “Group birding” refers, among other things, to field trips like those organized by CFO. The ABA Code provides guidelines for both group members and group leaders. Group members should respect the rights of others, share their knowledge and experience, and help beginning birders. They should also, when practical and prudent, try to stop inappropriate behavior by others. Leaders have the added respon- sibilities of being role models for others in both words and actions, minimizing group impacts, ensuring that everyone knows good bird- ing ethics, and knowing the special rules and practices of the places visited—e.g., staying on the path or refraining from using audio play- back if local regulations prohibit it. CFO has done much to improve field birding for the enjoyment of Colorado birders: COBirds, Colorado Birds, annual conventions around the state, County Birding Website descriptions of good loca- tions, Colorado Rare Birds Records Committee review of new and unusual sightings with approved state and county checklists, and or- ganized field trips to “hot spots.” For the organization’s sake, and for the birds’, we ask that all of you be familiar with and practice safe, ethical, and legal birding. LITERATURE CITED American Birding Association [ABA]. 2005. American Birding Association’s Principles of Birding Ethics. Retrieved 4 December 2008 from http://www. americanbirding.org/abaethics.htm Colorado Birds January 2009 Vol. 43 No. 1 5 Colorado Division of Wildlife [CDOW]. 2007. Threatened & Endangered list. Retrieved 4 December 2008 from http://wildlife.state.co.us/Wildlife- Species/SpeciesOfConcern/ThreatenedEndangeredList/ListOfThreat- enedAndEndangeredSpecies.htm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP. 1998. Substantive Require- ments of the Endangered Species Act. Prepared For CLE International 4th Annual Conference On The Endangered Species Act And Habitat Conservation Planning. Retrieved 4 December 2008 from http://www.
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