Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 6, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Birds Alert for Sunday, May 6, 2012, 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 this species in this report) Red-necked Grebe (El Paso) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (El Paso) GLOSSY IBIS (Weld) Short-billed Dowitcher (Weld) White-eyed Vireo (*Prowers) Curve-billed Thrasher (Weld) Golden-winged Warbler (El Paso) Tennessee Warbler (El Paso) Nashville Warbler (El Paso) LUCY'S WARBLER (Montezuma) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (*Weld) Northern Parula (*Baca, *Boulder, El Paso) Palm Warbler (Pueblo) Black-and-white Warbler (El Paso) Worm-eating Warbler (El Paso) Ovenbird (*El Paso) Northern Waterthrush (*Baca, *Boulder, Dolores, Pueblo) KENTUCKY WARBLER (Bent) Summer Tanager(Custer, Douglas/Jefferson, *Kiowa, *Pueblo) EASTERN TOWHEE (Pueblo) BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (*Mesa) Fox Sparrow (Garfield) Harris's Sparrow (*Bouldler, El Paso) Rose-breasted Grosbek (*Baca, *El Paso, *Prowers) Indigo Bunting (Weld) Please note, detailed directions to most of the following locations can be found on the Colorado County Birding Website: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/index.php<http://www.coloradocountybrding.com/index.php> Baca County: --At Burchfield SWA on May 5, Kaempfer reported Northern Parula, Northern Waterthrush, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Bent County: --A KENTUCKY WARBLER was reported by Duane Nelson at Van's Grove on May 1. Van's Grove is half way between CR 16 & CR 19 on the north side of CR JJ. The warbler was associating with Chipping Sparrows. Boulder County: --A singing Northern Waterthrush and singing Northern Parula were reported by Nunes at Tantra Lake in south Boulder on May 5. --2 1-st year m Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were reported by Gent in Gregory Canyon in Boulder on May 5. --An ad Harris's Sparrow was reported by Floyd at Sale Lake in Boulder on May 5. It was on the NE shore in the back yard of the last house on the south side of Island Dr. --A m Rose-breasted Grosbeak and a F Hooded Warbler were reported by Ely on the CU campus below the old Field House on May 5. Custer County: --A f Summer Tanager was reported by Rich Miller at DeWeese Reservoir SWA next to the dam on April 30. Dolores County: --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Dunmire in Dolores River Canyon on May 1. It was in heavy brush at 4.5 miles north of Bradfield Bridge CG. Access is on a rough trail that follows the river from the CG. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --A Summer Tanager was reported by Walbek on May 3 at Chatfield SP east of Plum Creek foot bridge singing occasionally. El Paso County: --At Big Johnson, Peterson reported a possible NEOTROPIC CORMORANT and Red-necked Grebe on May 1. The grebe was transitioning into alternate plumage. On May 2, Goff refound the Red-necked Grebe at Big Johnson. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: Chico Basin Ranch which is a fee area. --A Harris's Sparrow was banded at Chico Basin Ranch by Gobris on April 30. --Brown reported that a Worm-eating Warbler was banded at Chico Basin Ranch on May 1. --On May 2, Percival reported by the banding station (El Paso) Worm-eating Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Nashville Warbler, and m Golden-winged Warbler. By HQ (Pueblo) on May 2, Percival reported Northern Waterthrush. --On May 3, Percival reported a singing Eastern Towhee and Northern Waterthrush at HQ (Pueblo). On May 3, by the banding station (*El Paso) Percival reported a Golden-winged Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Nashville Warbler, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. --On May 4, Brown reported the following seen and heard around the banding station/Holmes Grove (El Paso): Black-and-white Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, and Northern Parula. --On May 4, Rutherford reported a Palm Warbler at Rose Pond (Pueblo). --On May 5, Brown reported that a Ovenbird was banded and 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were around the banding station. Harnish reported a Summer Tanager at HQ on May 5. Kiowa County: --2 Summer Tanagers were reported by Kaempfer in Eads on May 5. Mesa County: --Arnold reported that the BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW continues in Devil's Kitchen area of Colorado NM on May 5. Montezuma County: --A LUCY'S WARBLER was reported by Arnold in Yellowjacket Canyon on May 3. Prowers County: --At a spot near the Holly Cemetery, Kaepmfer reported 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and a White-eyed Vireo on May 5. Weld County: --A Short-billed Dowitcher was reported by Mlodinow on CR 59 on May 3. --A singing Curve-billed Thrasher was reported by Mlodinow at Crow Valley by the ranger house N of CG on May 3. --A f Indigo Bunting was reported by Mlodinow at Crow Valley CG on May 3. --A GLOSSY IBIS was reported by Mlodinow on CO 74 e of Severance at Baldridge Estates Pond on May 3. --A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was reported by Mark Miller at Norma's Grove on May 5. Upcoming DFO Field Trips: The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, May 6 will be to Pawnee National Grasslands led by Tammy and Ira Sanders (303-278-7172). Meet the leaders at 0600 at the Division of Wildlife, 6060 N Broadway. Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on the right. Bring lunch, snacks, bug spray, and extra water for an all-day trip. Be sure to come will full gas tanks. Call leaders to register for this trip. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine -- 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.
