Compiler: Joe Roller **
Date: May 10, 2013**** email: rba AT cfobirds.org**** phone: 303-659-8750**** ** ** This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 10, 2013 @ 6:25 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 this* *** species in this report)**** ** ** Barrow's Goldeneye (Eagle) GLOSSY IBIS (Bent)**** Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, Huerfano, Larimer, Prowers)**** Black-bellied Plover (Weld) Whimbrel (Weld) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Prowers)**** Red-bellied Woodpecker (Fremont)**** Gray Flycatcher (*Boulder, *Jefferson) GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Baca, Prowers)**** Bohemian Waxwing (Clear Creek, Jefferson)**** Northern Waterthrush (*Boulder) Blue-winged Warbler (Prowers)**** Tennessee Warbler (Jefferson, *Boulder) Virginia's Warbler (*Jefferson) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Baca)**** Black-throated Gray Warbler (Bent, Jefferson)**** Blackburnian Warbler (LaPlata)**** Yellow-throated Warbler (Baca)**** Palm Warbler (Baca, Denver)**** Blackpoll Warbler (Baca, Prowers, Jefferson)**** Black and White Warbler (Baca, Bent, Boulder)**** Nashville Warbler (*Bent, Larimer, Prowers, *Boulder)**** Northern Parula (Prowers)**** Hooded Warbler (Bent)**** Townsend's Warbler (Denver, Pueblo)) Black-throated Sparrow (Fremont)**** Fox Sparrow (Jefferson)**** Harris's Sparrow (Boulder, Fremont)**** GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson)**** SCARLET TANAGER (Las Animas) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Prowers)**** Rusty Blackbird (Yuma)**** ** ** ** *BACA COUNTY:* --At Two Buttes on May 4, Kellner reports Yellow-throated Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, 2 Black-and-White Warblers and a Blackpoll Warbler.**** --On May 5 at Two Buttes, 2 Palm Warblers, Blackpoll Warbler, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, Yellow-throated Warbler and Black and White Warbler.**** ** ** *BENT COUNTY:* --Leatherman reports a Summer Tanager and Hooded Warbler at the Melody Tempel Grove on May 2. Both continue on May 4.**** --On May 5, Jones reports a GLOSSY IBIS at the intersection of county road JJ and County road 16.**** --On May 5, the Rawinski's report a Nashville Warbler at Tempel Grove. **** --On May 7, Nelson reports a male Black-throated Gray Warbler in Ft. Lyon State Wildlife Easement NW of Bent County Roads HH and 16 and a Black-and-White Warbler at Van's Grove.**** --On May 7, Piombino reports 1 or 2 Harris's Sparrows at her feeder on St. Vrain Road West of Hygiene.**** ** ** *BOULDER COUNTY:* --On May 4, Hansley reports a Broad-winged Hawk at the North Open Space. This open space is accessed from K. Helart Park off of Monarch St. and is north of So. Boulder Rd.**** --On May 8 Mlodinow reports these birds at Golden Ponds in Longmont: Nashville and Black-and-white Warblers. --On May 8, Dowell reports a singing Nashville Warbler from near the South Mesa Trailhead. --On May 8, Dowell reports a Northern Waterthrush at Golden Ponds in Longmont. --On May 9, Kingswood reports a Tennessee Warbler seen in mid-morning along the White Cliffs Trail, near the bridge over Boulder Creek. --On May 9, Miller reports a Northern Waterthrush at Twin Lakes, along the ditch, east of the green pipe. --On May 9, Guarente reports a Gray Flycatcher, present for a few days near an office building northwest of the intersection of Valmont and Foothills Parkway. ** ** *CLEAR CREEK COUNTY:* --On May 6, Kaempfer reports a flock of Bohemian Waxwings in Empire.**** ** ** *DENVER COUNTY:* --On May 7, Witt reports a Palm Warbler (Western) just northwest of the intersection of Little Raven Street and 18th Street.**** --On May 6, Rurik found a Townsend's Warbler near the parking area at Berkley Park. ** ** *EAGLE COUNTY:* --On May 5, Filby reported 6 Barrow's Goldeneye still at Spring Park Reservoir but saw the last 2 heading away on May 7.**** ** ** *FREMONT COUNTY:* --On May 5, Moss reports 2 adult Harris's Sparrows on the east side of Canyon City. They were at the horse boarding farm on MacKenzie Ave adjacent to the RR tracks on the southwest side.**** --On May 5, Hinds reports a Green Heron at Holcim Wetlands.**** --On May 6, Rooney reports a Red-bellied Woodpecker at Penrose at a suet feeder.**** ** ** *HUERFANO COUNTY:* --On May 5 at Lathrop SP, the Rawinski's report a Broad-winged Hawk.**** ** ** *JEFFERSON COUNTY:* --The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Red Rocks Trading Post, first reported by Henwood on October 26, was seen again on May 2 by Henwood.**** --On May 2, Henwood reported that the Slate-colored Fox Sparrow continues at the Red Rocks Trading Post.**** --On May 5, Arnold reports a Bohemian Waxwing in the creek on the north side of Coal Mine about halfway between Pierce and Yukon.**** --On May 5, Chavez reported a Tennessee Warbler at Belmar Park. --On May 8, Chavez and Hudak each reported a Blackpoll Warbler in Lakewood at Main Reservoir, at the corner of Kipling and Florida. Chavez also saw a Black-throated Gray Warbler there on May 8,, and on May 9, a VIrginia's Warbler with other migrants. --On May 9, the Gray Flycatcher reported by Chavez on May 8, continues in Belmar Park, near the pond near the parking lot. ** ** *LAPLATA COUNTY:* --On May 6, Morris reports a male Blackburnian Warbler along the Animas River Trail behind the Durango Fish Hatchery. **** ** ** *LARIMER COUNTY:* --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Hess at Riverbend Ponds Natural Area in Ft. Collins on May 4.**** --On May 6, Mammoser reports a Nashville Warbler along the paved Poudre Trail that goes north from Prospect Road in Fort Collins. The warbler was at the extreme north end of the riparian area that is half way between Prospect and Timberline. It was re-found on May 7 & 8.** *LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:* --On May 8 Tennery reports a Scarlet Tanager from his home in Valdez. --On May 8 Crisler reports a female Townsend's Warbler along the riverwalk. ** ** *PROWERS COUNTY:* --At LCCW on May 4, Kellner reports a Blue-winged Warbler and Rose-breasted Grosbeak.**** --On May 4, near Thurston Reservoir, Percival reports a Blackpoll Warbler.** ** --On May 5 at LCCW, a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, Northern Parula, Ruby-throated Hummingbird (male), Broad-winged Hawk, White-throated Sparrow, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak are reported.**** --On May 5 at LCCW, the Rawinski's report a Nashville Warbler.**** --On May 9 at LCCW, Nelson reports an American Redstart, continuing Northern Parula and Northern Waterthrush *PUEBLO COUNTY:* On May 8, Percival reports a female Townsend's Warbler and other newly arriving migrants. ** ** *WELD COUNTY:* --On May 8, Mlodinow reports a Black-bellied Plover and 2 Whimbrels at Union Reservoir. ** ** *YUMA COUNTY:* --On May 5, Mlodinow reports a female Rusty Blackbird and a Dunlin at Stalker Lake near Wray.**** ** ** *FIELD TRIPS:* *May 10 - May 12* *31st Annual Spring Bird Count* *Please consult the DFO website: * http://dfobirders.org/wordpress/denver-field-ornithologists/field-trips-and-counts/scheduled-field-trips/may-2013-field-trips/ , for information on the various counts and the leaders to call.**** ** ** Good Birding,**** Joe Roller, Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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