compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: October 14, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, October 14, 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) Green Heron (Mesa) American Golden-Plover (*Washington, Weld) LONG-TAILED JAEGER (*Pueblo) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Pueblo, Washington) Red-belllied Woodpecker (*Larimer) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Weld) Black Phoebe (Pueblo) Eastern Phoebe (Pueblo, Washington) Carolina Wren (*Larimer, Washington) SEDGE WREN (*Larimer) BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Boulder, Ouray) SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (*Larimer, Yuma) Nashville Warbler (Phillips, Pueblo) Black-throated Blue Warbler (El Paso) SCARLET TANAGER (Pueblo) White-throated Sparrow (Delta, Ouray, *Weld) Field Sparrow (Phillips, Teller, Yuma) Lapland Longspur (*Sedgwick, Weld) Harris's Sparrow (Weld) Indigo Bunting (Fremont, Yuma) EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Weld) Boulder County: --A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was reported by Nunes on the Boulder Creek Path by East Campus on October 8. Delta County: --A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Robinsong at the old sewage plant in Hotchkiss on October 9. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) --A hatch year male Black-throated Blue Warbler was the last bird banded at Chico Basin for the season on October 10 as reported by Brown. Fremont County: --A f Indigo Bunting was reported by Moss at Holcim Wetlands, east of Florence on October 12. Larimer County: --On morning of October 13, Wild heard or saw SPRAGUE'S PIPIT, Carolina Wren, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and SEDGE WREN in SW Loveland. The birds were along a ditch road which is south of Timber Run. Wild refound the SEDGE WREN in late afternoon of October 13. Feel free to call Cole at 970-232-5368. Mesa County: --A Green Heron was reported by Stigen at the Audubon Nature Center in Grand Junction on October 10. Ouray County: --A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was reported by Dexter on the Dennis Weaver Trail about 1 mile north of Ridgway on October 8. --A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Dexter at Billy Creek SWA on October 8. Phillips County: --On October 8 in Holyoke Linfield reported Nashville Warbler and 40 Field Sparrows. Pueblo County: --A Nashville Warbler and SCARLET TANAGER were reported by Percival at Valco Ponds on October 8. --At Rock Canyon on October 8, Percival reported Black and Eastern Phoebe. --A Nashville Warbler was reported by Percival at Valco Ponds beween pond #1 and #2 on October 10. 2 Black Phoebes were also at Valco Ponds. --At Rock Canyon on October 10, Percival reported 1 Eastern Phoebe. --1 Black Phoebe was reported by Percival west of Pueblo Nature Center on the north side of the Arkansas River on October 10. --A juv LONG-TAILED JAEGER was reported by Percival at the SWA of Pueblo Reservoir on October 13. --A Lesser Black-backed Gull was spotted by Mitchell at the South Shore Marina of Pueblo Reservoir on October 13. Sedgwick County: --2 Lapland Longspurs were reported by Ritt on the SE side of Jumbo on October 13. Teller County: --A Field Sparrow was reported by Jeff Jones at Manitou Lake on October 12. Washington County: --At Prewitt on October 2, Mlodinow reported 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull. On October 8, Mlodinow relocated the Lesser Black-backed Gull at Prewitt. --At Prewitt on October 12, Ritt reported an American Golden Plover at a pond south of dying trees. Weld County: --An American Golden Plover was reported by Mlodinow at the BYO Playa on October 9. The BYO Playa straddles CR 75 between CR 100 and 102. --3 White-throated Sparrows were reported by Mlodinow at Kodak SWA on October 9. --A juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Wild at Norma's Grove on October 9. --An "eastern" EASTERN MEADOWLARK was reported by Wild at Crow Valley CG on October 9. --At Crow Valley on October 10, Leatherman reported 1 "western" Field Sparrow, 2 "tan-stripe" White-throated Sparrows (1 ad, 1 imm), and 1 Lapland Longspur. On October 12, Leatherman reported 1 ad "white-striped" White-throated Sparrow and 1-2 imm. Yuma County: --A SPRAGUE'S PIPIT and Indigo Bunting were reported by Floyd on CR U on October 8. --2 Field Sparrows were reported by Floyd on CR P on October 8. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, October 16 will be to Barr Lake State Park led by Gregg Goodrich. Meet the leader at the Visitor's Center at 0800. Bird until noon. Bring water, appropriate clothing. Lunch is optional since you can return to the visitor's center and eat at picnic table there. State Parks Pass required. 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.
