Date: July 7, 2010 e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that there is new information for this species in this report Green Heron (*Fremont, Pueblo) Snowy Plover (Bent) Piping Plover (Bent) Least Tern (Bent) BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (Logan) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Larimer, *Montrose) Eastern Phoebe (Logan) Great Crested Flycatcher (Logan) Purple Martin (*Mesa/Montrose) Carolina Wren (Logan, Sedgwick) WOOD THRUSH (Logan) PINE WARBLER (Sedgwick) Fox Sparrow (*Mesa/Montrose) Northern Cardinal (Logan) Indigo Bunting (El Paso, Sedgwick) To skip this recording to leave a message, press the star key at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions including the county and dates for all sightings. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Bent County: --A Piping Plover, Snowy Plover, and Least Tern were reported by Sanders at John Martin Reservoir on July 4. El Paso County: --A singing male Indigo Bunting was reported by Kathy Miller on the Santa Fe Trail north of the Woodmen Road access area on July 2. Fremont County: --A Green Heron was reported by Moss on the Canon City Riverwalk near Raynolds Ave on July 5. Larimer County: --4 American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Hall starting about 6 miles up to Deadman Road from Red Feathers Lakes on July 1. Logan County: --A singing WOOD THRUSH, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and 2 Great Crested Flycatchers were reported by Komar at a pond just east of the Ranger's compound at Tamarack Ranch SWA. --An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Komar at CR 55 bridge over South Platte River (road to Crook). --Komar also reported lots of Northern Cardinals at Tamarack Ranch SWA. Mesa/Montrose Counties: --On Divide Road on the Uncompahgre Plateau on July 6, Beason Reported Fox Sparrows in willows and Purple Martins. Montrose County: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Beason on Divide Road on the Uncompahgre Plateau on July 6. Pueblo County: --2 Green Herons were reported by Ceci Lee at Pueblo Nature Center on July 5. Sedgwick County: --A singing male Indigo Bunting was reported by Komar at the Ovid water treatment plant on July 4. --A singing Carolina Wren was reported by Komar in thickets across the river behind Ovid water treatment plant on July 4. --A drab first-summer female PINE WARBLER was reported by Komar moving aound Ovid Woods south of US 138. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, July 10 will be to the Lyons Area led by Raymond Davis (303-823-5332). Meet at 0830 at Lyon's Park 'n Ride, 1/2 block south of Main Street's traffic light. Bring lunch for dining on Davis's porch. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, July 11 will be to Brainard Lake and South St. Vrain area led by Joanna Chan and Chishun Kwong (720-304-2073). Meet at 0630 at the Park 'n Ride at the Superior/Louisville exit of Boulder Turnpike (McCaslin Blvd) on the north side near the Colonial Theater. Carpooling important -- limit 3 cars and 14 people plus leaders and their car. Trip will include a moderate high-altitude hike at the lake, then hummingbird banding at Debbie and Steve Bouricius's home. Bring lunch and water (and maybe some sugar or sunflower seeds for the birds). Plan on the trip ending about 3. Call the leaders to register by Wednesday, July 7. If too many wish to participate, will draw names and call everyone. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.