> > Date: October 25, 2010 > e-Mail: per...@aol.com > > phone reports: 303 659-8750. To skip through the 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. > > compiler: Joe Roller, Denver, 303 204-0828 > > This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 25, 2010 at 5:55 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). > Tundra Swan (Jackson) > Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larimer) > > Thayer's Gull (Larimer) > > BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Boulder, Prowers, Pueblo) > Carolina Wren (Pueblo) > > Varied Thrush (*Douglas) > > Tennessee Warbler (Washington) > > Nashville Warbler (El Paso, *Larimer, Pueblo, Washington) > > Black-throated Blue Warbler (Larimer) > Swamp Sparrow (Boulder, Pueblo, Teller) > White-throated Sparrow (Jefferson, Prowers) > GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) > > Northern Cardinal (Prowers) > > > Boulder County--On October 20, Hansley reported a possible BLUE-HEADED or > Cassin's Vireo and a Swamp Sparrow on the South Boulder Creek Trail which is > south of Baseline and west of Cherryvale. The birds were near the Bobolink > Trailhead. > > El Paso County: > --An ad male Nashville Warbler was reported by Drummond in willows adjoining > Monument creek near Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail head on October 22. > Jackson County: - A Tundra Swan was seen on October 21 and 22 at the Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge at pond 76 and later at Elk Pond, which is on the auto tour. Thanks to Carol Hunter for reporting the swan.
> Jefferson County: > --A GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Cameron at the Red Rocks Trading > Post on October 16. The sparrow has been seen almost daily since then. > Chavez reported seeing a White-throated Sparrow on October 21. Mark Chavez > suggests taking bird seed to keep the birds coming. > > Lake County: Tim Kalbach reports a Brown Thrasher, a first county record, on > October 23, at the Mount Evans Forebay, along with a Barrow’s Goldeneye. > > Larimer County: > --2 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 ad Thayer's Gull were reported by > Komar at Horseshoe Lake on October 19 > --1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Komar at Lake Loveland on > October 19. > > -- Leatherman found a female Black-throated Blue Warbler and two Nashville > Warblers, at least one of which was thought to be a "western," along the Lake > Estes Trail in Lake Estes and posted details about the exact location on > Cobirds. One Nashville was seen again Sunday, but not the BT Blue. Starting > at the visitor center, take the trail to crab apple trees between the trail > and the fence around the power plant’s utility yard. > > Prowers County:--At Lamar Community College Woods a DOW employee and > out-of-state visitors saw a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, a White-throated Sparrow, and > 2 male Northern Cardinals on October 19. Thanks to Dave Leatherman for > forwarding this information. > > Pueblo County: > --A Northern Parula was reported by Percival at Rock Canyon below Pueblo > Reservoir dam on October 19. > --A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was reported by Percival at Pueblo City Zoo on October > 21. > --A vocal Carolina Wren was reported by Silverman in Colorado City about 100 > yards west of the Sewage Treatment Plant on October 22 and a White-throated > Sparrow was at the east end of the plant. The Plant is at the south end of > Applewood Trailer Park and accessed from CO 165 just west of its junction > with I-25. > > Teller County: > --2 Swamp Sparrows were reported by Jeff Jones in a marsh beneath the dam at > Manitou Lake on October 21. > DFO field trips for next weekend: Saturday, October 30: The Denver Field Ornithologists field trip is to McCabe Meadows Park. The leader is Buzz Schaumberg (303) 699-1721. Meet him at 0730 at the Nature Center. From the Main Street intersection in Parker, go south on Parker Road (Co 83) for 1.2 miles. Turn right on Indian Pipe Lane to a parking lot on the right. 1/2 day trip to the former Parker Regional Park. Call the leader if you plan to go. Sunday, October 31: The DFO trip is to the Carson Nature Center and South Platte Park, led by Mary Keithler (303) 771-1421. Meet at 0800 for a 1/2 day trip. Lunch is optional. Costume optional. It's Halloween, so let's see what can be scared up! North of Mineral Avenue, west of Santa Fe Drive, behind the Aspen Grove Shopping Center. Please call Mary if you plan to go. > > Good Birding, > > Joe Roller, Denver > -- 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.
