compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: August 31, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, August 31, 2011 updated at 5:00 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 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) LEAST BITTERN (*Fremont) REDDISH EGRET (Bent/Kiowa) Green Heron (El Paso, Fremont) RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (Yuma) Sabine's Gull (Logan/Sedgwick) Caspian Tern (*Larimer, Logan) ALDER FLYCATCHER (Weld) YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Pueblo, Washington) Black Phoebe (Fremont) Eastern Phoebe (Logan) Great Crested Flycatcher (Logan, Yuma) White-eyed Vireo (El Paso) Bell's Vireo (Logan, Logan/Sedgwick, Phillips) CAVE SWALLOW (*Larimer) Black-and-white Warbler (Logan/Sedgwick, Washington) Northern Cardinal (Logan) Indigo Bunting (Fremont) Bent/Kiowa Counties --The sub-ad dark morph REDDISH EGRET first reported by Duane Nelson on August 2 was relocated by Duane Nelson on August 20 at the north tip of Tern Island in Adobe Creek Reservoir. On August 24, Nelson reported that the REDDISH EGRET was again at the north tip of Tern Island. El Paso County: --A singing White-eyed Vireo was reported by Drummond close to the Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail Head Parking Lot on August 23. It was along Monument Creek in dense willow carr. On August 29, Drummond reported that the White-eyed Vireo is still at Palmer Lake. The parking lot is accessible from Palmer Lake via South Valley Road and the one way Old Carriage Road. --2 Green Herons were reported by Jeff Jones at Fountain Creek RP on August 28. Fremont County: --A LEAST BITTERN was reported by Rich Miller on August 3 & 4 at the cattail marsh at Holcim Wetlands. Miller also reported a Black Phoebe on August 4. On August 21, Bill Maynard reported 2 LEAST BITTERNS at Holcim, a male and female. Maynard also reported 2 Black Phoebes and 1 Green Heron. On August 22, Percival reported LEAST BITTERN and 2 Green Herons at Holcim Wetlands. On August 24, Drummond reported seeing 4 fly bys of the LEAST BITTERN and a perched view of a female type bittern and also 2 Black Phoebes at Holcim Wetlands. On August 27, Teuton reported seeing the LEAST BITTERN fly across the marsh 4 - 5 times at Holcim. On August 28, Kibbe reported 2 ad LEAST BITTERNS and 2-3 fledgings at Holcim Wetlands. On August 29, Moss was able to photograph one of the fledgings. On August 30, Moss reported that the LEAST BITTERNS continue at Holcim Wetlands. Larimer County: --A Caspian Tern was reported by Wild at Fossil Creek Reservoir on the west shore with a bunch of gulls on August 30. --A Probable CAVE SWALLOW was reported by WIld at Timnath Reservoir on August 30. . Logan County: --An Eastern Phoebe and Great Crested Flycatcher were reported by Dan Maynard at Duck Creek SWA on August 26. --A Caspian Tern was reported by Kaempfer at North Sterling SP on August 27. --At Tamarack Ranch on August 27, Kaempfer reported Great Crested Flycatcher, a pair of Northern Cardinals and Bell's Vireos. Logan/Sedgwick Counties: --At Red Lion on August 28, Kaempfer reported Bell's Vireos. --A Sabine's Gull was reported by Dan Maynard at Jumbo Reservoir on August 26 and a male Black-and-white Warbler was at the campgound on the east side. Phillips County: --A calling Bell's Vireo was reported by Dan Maynard across the road from Frenchman Creek SWA on August 26. Pueblo County: --A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was reported by Percival at the east end of the Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon below Pueblo Reservoir Dam on August 28. Washington County: --A possible YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was reported by Erthal at Prewitt Inlet Canal on August 25. --A Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Erthal at the inlet canal at Prewitt on August 25. --A Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Erthal in the town of Cope on August 26. Weld County: --A calling ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported by Mlodinow in scrub along streambed north of Crow Valley Campground on August 28. Yuma County: --A Great-crested Flycatcher was reported by Erthal at Bonny Reservoir on August 26. --A young RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was reported by Dan Maynard soaring over Bonny Reservoir on August 27. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, September 3 will be Plants that Attract Hummingbirds led by Tina Jones (303-906-5479). Meet the leader at 0830. This is a 2 hour field class. For more information and to PRE-REGISTER call the leader. Space is very limited. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, September 4 will be Northeastern Colorado, Prewitt and Jackson Reservoirs led by Joey Kellner (303-978-1748). Meet the leader at 0530 at the Division of Wildlife, 5050 No. Broadway -- Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 1 block to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right. Annual SWA permit (per person) and State Parks Pass required. This is an all day trip so bring lunch and plenty of water. Be sure to bring insect repellent and sunscreen. Call leader if going. Get your SWA permit here: https://www3.wildlieflincense.com/co/start.php (Start button at bottom of page on their site) or phone (303-297-1192) during business hours. 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. 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