Date: May 19, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 19, 2011 updated at 5:00 AM, sponsored by Denver Field Orntithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on you 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 this species in this report) Little Blue Heron (*Pueblo) REDDISH EGRET (Pueblo) Green Heron (*Pueblo, *Mesa) GLOSSY IBIS (*Delta, La Plata) Broad-winged Hawk (Jefferson, Mesa) Piping Plover (Crowley) Caspian Tern (Boulder, Douglas) Least Tern (*Delta) White-winged Dove (*Mesa) Greater Roadrunner (Huerfano) RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Huerfano) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (El Paso) Black Phoebe (Delta, Larimer) Eastern Phoebe (Boulder, Jefferson) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Denver) Curve-billed Thrasher (Jefferson) PHILADELPHIA VIREO (Prowers) Tennessee Warbler (Boulder, El Paso, Larimer) Nashville Warbler (*El Paso, Huerfano, Prowers) Northern Parula (Boulder, *El Paso, Prowers, *Pueblo) Chestnut-sided Warbler (*El Paso, Jefferson, *Moffat, Prowers) Magnolia Warbler (Bent, *El Paso, Prowers) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Bent, Boulder, Prowers) Black-throated Green Warbler (Bent, Weld) Black-throated Blue Warbler (*El Paso, Larimer, Yuma) Blackpoll Warbler (Boulder, *El Paso, Jefferson, *Larimer, Prowers, *Weld) Black-and-White Warbler (Bent, *El Paso, Larimer, *Pueblo, Worm-eating Warbler (Bent) Ovenbird (Bent, *El Paso, *Pueblo) Northern Waterthrush (Bent, Boulder, *El Paso, Huerfano, Jefferson, Larimer, *Pueblo) LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (*El Paso) Hooded Warbler (Bent) Summer Tanager (Bent, El Paso, Otero, *Pueblo) Black-throated Sparrow (*Boulder) Swamp Sparrow (Boulder) BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (Mesa) Indigo Bunting (El Paso, Huerfano) Bent County: --At Tempel Grove on May 15, Peterson reported 2 Ovenbirds, 1 f Hooded Warbler ,1m Magnolia Warbler, 1m Black-throated Green Warbler, 1 Summer Tanager, 1 Nashville Warbler , 1 Northern Waterthrush, 1 Worm-eating Warbler. On May 16 at Tempel Grove, Jones reported f Hooded Warbler and m Black-and-White Warbler. Tempel Grove (Kiowa CR 35 at the Fort Lyon Ditch) It is OK to walk along the ditch road on either side of CR 35. It is NOT OK to walk around in their yard. Please repect these rules for the nice folks who fought hard to save the trees. Boulder County: --Lamorureux reported a Caspian Tern and several Red-necked Phalaropes at Cottonwood Marsh, Walden Ponds on May 12. Bob Spencer reported that the Caspian Tern was still at Cottonwood Marsh on May 16. --At Golden Ponds in Longmont, Mlodinow reported a male Hooded Warbler and singing male Blackpoll Warbler on May 14. On May 15, Mlodinow reported Tennessee Warbler at the east end of the trail along the creek, Hooded Warbler at bridge over creek and Blackpoll Warbler. Gent reported an Eastern Phoebe at the bridge on May 15. --A Tennessee Warbler was reported by Hansley at Sawhill Ponds in Boulder in the back on May 15. --On east CU Campus in Boulder on May 15, Gent reported a male Black-throated Gray Warbler at the junction of the Skunk Creek and Boulder Creek Trails. On May 17, Kaemfper reported a Black-throated Gray Warbler on CU east Campus between the bike path and Boulder Creek -- just NE of Potts Field. --An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Gent on South Boulder Road at the bridge over South Boulder Creek on May 15. --A Blackpoll Warbler and Swamp Sparrow were reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette on May 16. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Heinrich at Sale Lake in Boulder on May 16. --Nunes reported that a Black-throated Sparrow was photographed at Doudy Draw Trailhead on May 17. Crowley County: --2 Piping Plovers were reported by Peterson on the dam road at Lake Henry on May 15. Delta County: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Garrison on the north shore of the lake at Confluence Park in Delta on May 15. --A Least Tern was reported by Dahl at Sweitzer SWA on May 16. --A GLOSSY IBIS was reported by Keaveney at Fruit Growers Reservoir on May 18. Denver County: --A male SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported by Henwood at Marston Reservoir. It was on the south side of Marston along the fence separating Marston from the Twin Shores Subdivision. Kilpatrick refound the SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER on the southwest side of the lake on May 14. Henwod refound the SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER on May 16. If you find the house at 7413 W. Layton and stand in front of the sign NO TRESPASSING -- BIRD SANCTUARY you have a good chance to see the bird. El Paso County: --An singing EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE was reported by Bill Maynard at Hansen Nature Park in Fountain Creek Regional Park on May 15. The PEWEE was refound by Pals on May 16. --At Sonderman Park in Colorado Spring on May 17, Patrick reported 1 Indigo Bunting and 1-2 Northern Waterthrush. --Pals reported the following at a small pond at the south end of Fountain Creek Regional Park on May 17: Tennessee Warbler, Northern Parula, and Northern Waterthrush. --On May 17, Carragher reported 3 Northern Waterthrush and a Black-throated Blue Warbler at Fountain Creek RP. --On May 18 at Hansen Nature Park in Fountrain Creek Regional Park, Carragher reported a f Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Parula and 3 Northern Waterthrush. --On May 18 at Hansen Nature Park, Moore reported a possible LOUISANA WATERTHRUSH. El Paso/Pueblo Counties -- Chico Basin Ranch Chico Basin Ranch is a fee area ($15/day) --At the Holmes area/Banding Station (El Paso) on May 17 Drummond reported: Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, Summer Tanager, and Indigo Bunting. --At the Banding Station on May 18, Bill Maynard reported a m Prothonotary Warbler, 1m Blackpoll Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, and Northern Waterthrush and Drummond reported Chestnut-sided Warbler and Palm Warbler. --At ranch HQ (Pueblo) Drummond reported on May 17 Green Heron and f Black-and-white Warbler. At ranch HQ Maynard reported a Green Heron and 1 Northern Waterthrush on May 18. --At Rose Pond (Pueblo) on May 17, Drummond reported a f-type Summer Tanager and Northern Waterthrush. At Rose Pond on May 18, Maynard reported an Ovenbird and 1 Black-and-white Warbler. --Gobris reported the following birds banded at Chico Basin: May 16: Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush May 17: Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler May 18: Nashville Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler and Prothonotory Warbler Huerfano County: --A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was reported by Nelder at her feeder on May 12 and it returned on May 13. Nelder reports that the RUBY-THROAT continues at least throught May 16. Contact her at pollyw...@gmail.com for information. --A Nashville Warbler was reported by Nelder in her yard on May 15. Contact her at pollyw...@gmail.com for information. --An Indigo Bunting was reported on Ideal Road in La Veta by Nelder on May 15. --A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Nelder at Lathrop SP on May 17. It was at the north end of Martin Lake. Jefferson County: --On May 16, at Red Rocks Cameron reported Curve-billed Thrasher. --A Blackpoll Warbler and 2 Northern Waterthrush were banded by McBurney at the RMBO Chatfield Banding Station on May 16. A m Chestnut-sided Warbler was banded by McBurney at the RMBO Chatfield Banding Station on May 17. --An Eastern Phoebe and Northern Waterthrush were reported by Henwood at Bear Creek Lake Park on May 16. The Eastern Phoebe was seen again by Henwood on May 17. --An imm Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Shade at Welchester Tree Grant Park on May 17. La Plata County: --2 GLOSSY IBIS were reported by Allerton at Pastorius Reservoir on May 15. Larimer County: --At Lake Estes on May 14, Matthews reported Black-and-white Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, and Palm Warbler. Mlodinow refound the Black-and-white Warbler on May 15. --A Tennessee Warbler was reported by Bruening about 100 yards north of Prospect Road bridge where it crosses the Poudre River in Fort Collins on May 15. --A Black Phoebe was reported by Biggerstaff at Dixon Reservoir in Fort Collins on May 16. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Leatherman along the Poudre River near Prospect Road in Fort Collins on May 16. --A Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Dee at the end of Sharp Point Drive in Fort Collins on May 18. Mesa County: --Filby reported that the BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW continues on the Devil's Kitchen Trail in Colorado National Monument on May 13. Walker reported the BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW on May 14 along with a Broad-winged Hawk. --A White-winged Dove was reported by Korte on Redlands in Grand Junction on May 18. --A Green Heron was reported by Wilson at the Audubon Nature Center at 610 Dike Road in Grand Junction on May 18. Moffat County: --A Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Luke at Loudy-Simpson Park in Craig on May 18. Otero County: --An imm Summer Tanager was reported by Chartier in La Junta at Subway on May 15. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Peterson at Rocky Ford SWA on May 15. Prowers County: --At Fairmount Cemetery on May 15, Peterson reported 1m Chestnut-sided Warbler, 1m Blackpoll Warbler, 1m Magnolia Warbler. --At Lamar Community College Woods on May 15, Peterson reported 1 singing PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 1m Blackpoll Warbler, 1 Nashville Warbler, and 1f Chestnut-sided Warbler. Pueblo County: --A white morph REDDISH EGRET was found by Silverman at Huerfano Lake (private) on May 14 and was seen again by Percival on May 17. View is possible from Bush Rd on the south side and Fields Rd on the north. The lake is south of Vineland taking 40th Lane to Bush or Fields Rds. --At Valco Ponds in Pueblo on May 18, Percival reported Northern Waterthrush. --At Pueblo City Park Percival reported on May 18 a singing m Northern Parula and a Summer Tanager. --A "white" Little Blue Heron was reported by Silverman on an island in the NW corner of Lake Beckwith in Colorado City on May 18. Weld County: --A f Black-throated Green Warbler was reported by Mlodinow at Crow Valley Campground on May 16. --A m Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Such at Murphy's Pasture on CR 96 on May 18. The DFO field trip for Saturday, May 21 will be to RIgli Ranch led by Joe Rigli (970-768-7121). Meet the leader at the ranch by 0830. From Hudson, go east on Co 52 until it turns north. Don't turn north, but continue east on Morgan County road F to CR 14, then turn north for aproximately one mile to first house on left by boxcars. Bring lunch and extra water. The DFO field trip for the Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 28 to May 30 will be to Nebraska's Crescent Lake NWR led by Mary Cay Burger (303-771-3431) or mcburg...@juno.com. Meet leader at Hudson on I-76 at 8:30 am Saturday, May 28. Will drive to Nebraska for lots of great birding. Possible other stops: Ash Hollow State Park, Wildcat Hills Rec Area, and Tamarack Ranch SWA. You will need to bring 3 lunches and 2 breakfasts and plan to eat 2 dinners in restaurants. Call or email leader for motel suggestions and carpolling information. Trip will return to Denver area by 6 pm on Monday, May 30. The DFO field trip for Monday, May 30 will by to 88th and South Platte Trail led by Jackie King (303-287-1644). Meet the leader at 0800 at the parking area at E. 88th and the South Platte River. From I-76 take E 88th Ave exit, go west on 88th for 1.6 miles, then turn south at Colorado Blvd. Turn left into parking lot for South Platte River Greenway Trailhead. Trip will be handicapped accessible. Bring lunch and drinking water. 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 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.
