Date: May 1, 2011 e-mail: r <mailto:r...@cfo-link.org> b...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, May 1, 2011, updated at 4:30 PM, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions, including county and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on the species in this report) Great Egret (Rio Grande) GLOSSY IBIS (Fremont) Little Blue Heron (Adams) TRICOLORED HERON (*Jefferson) Surf Scoter (Pueblo) Broad-winged Hawk (Delta) Dunlin (Eagle) BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (Weld) Gray Flycatcher (*Boulder, *Jefferson) Curve-billed Thrasher (*Jefferson) Nashville Warbler (Prowers) Yellow-throated Vireo (Boulder) Northern Parula (Boulder) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Boulder) Palm Warbler (Yuma) Hooded Warbler (Custer, Bent) BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (Mesa) BLACK-THROATED SPARROW (Boulder) Fox Sparrow (*Jefferson) Harris's Sparrow (*Jefferson) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (*Jefferson) Adams County: --A blue morph Little Blue Heron was found on 4/27 and seen again on 4/28 by Cech near 100th and McKay Road in Thornton at the Sprat-Platte fishing facility. He was on the island and visible from the Platte River Trail directly south of the island. Park on McKay road at the South Platte River, take the bike trail south (upstream) about half a mile until the island is on your right. Bent County: -- A male Hooded Warbler was found on 4/29 by Leatherman at Tempel Grove (Kiowa CR35 at the Ft. Lyon Ditch) about 70 paces east of the CR35 Birding Trail Sign along the ditch road. REMINDER: it is OK to walk along the ditch road on either side of CR35 at Tempel's Grove. It is NOT OK to walk around in their yard, among their farm implements, and fields as has happened of late according to the Tempel's and their workers. Please respect the rights of these nice folks who fought hard to save the trees that constitute this wonderful oasis habitat. They didn't save the trees in order to have their yard tromped and privacy violated. Thanks. Boulder County: --A Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Alex Brown on 4/21 from near the intersection of the Boulder Creek Trail and the Skunk Creek Trail, which site is just west of where Arapahoe crosses Boulder Creek. It was refound on April 27th near Foothills Parkway. -- A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was found by Gent, & reported by Schmoker on April 22 & seen again on the 27th just west of Foothills Parkway. It was along the Boulder Creek Bike Path near the Yellow-throated Vireo site. It is on the south side of Boulder Creek along the bike path between Foothills Parkway and 30th usually west of the spot where Skunk Creek meets the Boulder Creek bike path on the CU East Campus. It was seen at several places along the bike path north of a 3 story building that has a volleyball net set up on the north side of the building. Parking can be a problem. --On 4/24, and seen again on 4/26, Gent found an adult BLACK-THROATED SPARROW at the CU tennis courts, south of Table Mesa Dr., west of highway 36. It was directly adjacent to the SW corner of the tennis courts. --On 4/23 and again on 4/26, Nunes reports a calling and tail-dipping Gray Flycatcher in the CU Open Space south of Table Mesa. Here's the precise location: <http://tinyurl.com/3wk47rd> http://tinyurl.com/3wk47rd. It is several hundred yards south of where the Black-throated Sparrow is being seen. --On 4/28 Paula Hansley (720-890-2628) had a Northern Parula in her yard in Louisville. She also has a White-throated Sparrow in her yard. --On 4/30 Moore reports a Gray Flycatcher just west of CU Stadium. Custer County: --On 4/28 Miller found a Hooded Warbler in the willows along Grape Creek just below the DeWeese Res. dam. Delta County: --Beason found a Broad-winged Hawk (very unusual for the western slope) at Bethlehem Cemetery near Paonia on 4/29. Eagle County: --Filby reports a Dunlin on 4/26 in the northwest arm of Spring Park Reservoir. Fremont County: --Moss found 3 Glossy Ibis in an agricultural field on the edge of Florence on 4/27. Jefferson County: --On May 1 Henwood reports a slate-colored Fox Sparrow along with the Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and Harris's Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. These birds were seen between 7 and 7:20 AM. --On May 1 Chavez reports a Gray Flycatcher at Welchester Tree Park in Lakewood/Golden. The park is on 8th Ave west of Simms. --On May 1 Semo reports a TRICOLORED HERON at Wadsworth and 92nd but it flew off toward Big Dry Creek at approximately 100th and Wadsworth Parkway. Mesa County: --A BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW was reported by Frid (an Ontario birder) on Devil's Kitchen Trail in Colorado National Monument on April 9. It was still there on the 28th though it has moved closer to the trailhead due to a flash flood in the area. Parking is limited in the area. Please do not park along the road or off road. Please stay on trails and use restraint in approaching the bird. Dogs are not allowed in the monument. Directions courtesy of Larry Arnold: use the East entrance to CNM. After passing through the East Entrance station go about .2 miles and you will see a road to the right leading to the Devils Kitchen Picnic Area. Stay on the main road and on the left side there is a small parking lot at the Devil's Kitchen Trailhead. Use that lot if space is available. If space is not available there, use the picnic area parking. Take the trail and stay to the right. Look and listen for the bird where the trail levels off in a large sagebrush meadow. Prowers County: --Leatherman reports a Nashville Warbler on 4/28 behind Lamar Community College. Pueblo County: -- Percival found an adult male Surf Scoter in alternate plumage off North Picnic Road loop, looking east at Pueblo Reservoir on April 27. Surf Scoter's are unusual in the spring in Colorado. Rio Grande County: --Rawinski reports that a Great Egret is still at Home Lake as of 4/27. Weld County: --A 1st-cycle BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was first reported by Wild at Windsor Lake on April 7 and it continues through the 24th. Yuma County: --Maynard reports a Palm Warbler at Stalker Lake SWA near Wray, along the creek below the dam on 4/28. Upcoming DFO Fieldtrips: Saturday, May 7 McCabe Meadows Park (formerly Parker Regional Park) Leader: Steve Kennedy 303-815-9738. Meet at 0730 for ½ day trip. From Main Street intersection in Parker, take Highway 83 south for 1.2 miles. Turn right on Indian Pipe Lane to the parking lot on the right. (The park is on the west side of the road) Wear your walking shoes – we‘ll go rain or shine. We may look into Triple C Ranch‘s marsh and pond. Surprises could be in store of us! Sunday, May 8 Pawnee National Grasslands Leader: Chuck Hundertmark, 303-604-0531 Meet leader at 07:30 at DOW, Division of Wildlife - 6060 No. Broadway – Exit I-25 at 58th Ave., go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right. This will be an all day trip so bring lunch and drinking water. Please call or email leader at cahm...@q.com if you are planning to go. Should see a nice variety of plains and grasslands birds. Good Birding. Ira Sanders Golden, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@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. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. 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