Date: May 3, 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 Tuesday, May 3, 2011, updated at 11:00 AM, 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) GLOSSY IBIS (Fremont, *Otero) Little Blue Heron (Adams) TRICOLORED HERON (Jefferson, *Douglas) Broad-winged Hawk (Delta) Gray Flycatcher (Boulder, Jefferson) Curve-billed Thrasher (Jefferson) Yellow-throated Vireo (*Fremont) Nashville Warbler (Prowers) Northern Parula (Boulder) Palm Warbler (Yuma, *Fremont, *Mesa) Hooded Warbler (Custer, Bent) Summer Tanager (*Fremont) BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (Mesa) 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: --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. Douglas County: --On May 2 Lentz had a TRICOLORED HERON in the Plum Creek delta at Chatfield State Park. Fremont County: --Moss found 3 Glossy Ibis in an agricultural field on the edge of Florence on 4/27. --On April 30, Percival et al had Summer Tanager, Yellow-throated Vireo and Palm Warbler along the Canon City River walk. 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. Except for the Fox Sparrow, these birds were seen again on May 3. --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. --On May 3 a Palm Warbler is reported by Percival as seen by Ingwell at 630 am at the picnic area west of the entrance station at Highline Reservoir. Otero County: --On May 1 Jones reports a Glossy Ibis at Lake Cheraw near Hwy 109. Prowers County: --Leatherman reports a Nashville Warbler on 4/28 behind Lamar Community College. 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.