Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 28, 2013 email: rba AT cobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, May 28, 2013 sponsored by the 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 (* indicates new information on this species in this report): Broad-winged Hawk (Kit Carson,Fremont) HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Weld) Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Prowers) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Sedgwick) ALDER FLYCATCHER (Washington) YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Yuma) Great Crested Flycatcher (Pueblo) Willow Flycatcher (El Paso) Cassin's Kingbird (*San Miguel) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Washington) Yellow-throated Vireo (*El Paso, Pueblo, Washington) PHILADELPHIA VIREO (Boulder) GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (El Paso,El Paso/Pueblo,Weld) Veery (Pueblo,Yuma) Golden-winged Warbler (Yuma) Tennessee Warbler (Washington) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Boulder,El Paso) BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (El Paso) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Lincoln) Blackpoll Warbler (*El Paso, Pueblo) Black & White Warbler (El Paso, Pueblo) Northern Parula (*El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo) Magnolia Warbler (Bent,Pueblo,Weld) CAPE MAY WARBLER (Pueblo) Summer Tanager (El Paso,Lincoln) Northern Cardinal (Boulder) Painted Bunting (Baca,El Paso) Scott's Oriole (*San Miguel) *BACA COUNTY:* --On May 26, McConnell reports a PAINTED BUNTING at Cottonwood Canyon, just north and east of the camping area. *BENT COUNTY:* --On May 23, DeFonso reports a Magnolia Warbler at Van's Grove. *BOULDER COUNTY:* --On May 25, Heinrich reports a Northern Cardinal, that spent the winter in his neighborhood, visited his feeders this morning, and last evening. --On May 24, Sheeter reports a PHILADELPHIA VIREO at Bear Hollow Park, in Lyons. The bird was just over the bridge. (The park across the street from Black Bear Inn.) --On May 20, Heinrich reports a Black-throated Gray Warbler visited his yard in North Boulder. It was also seen on May 21, it was not seen on May 22. * * *EL PASO COUNTY: * On May 27, Farese reported a singing Yellow-throated Vireo, 3 Blackpoll Warblers (2 m, 1 f) in the "Grandfather Cottonwood" tree, and 1 Northern Parula near the Gazebo at the S end of Rice's Pond at Fountain Creek Regional Park. --On May 24, Eaton reports a Summer Tanager along the Fountain Creek Regional Trail in Colorado Springs, just north of Circle Drive. --On May 23, Goycoolea saw a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER around 5:00 PM just south of the play area in the willows at the Beidleman Environmental Center/Soderman Park in Colorado Springs. (This was reported to Pals via* email on 5/24) The Warbler was seen on May 25 by B. Maynard, it was foraging for long periods at all heights in most of the trees, coniferous and deciduous, that surround the parking lot, at the same location. It was seen by many birders on May 26, and last seen by Pals at the same location around 7:00 PM. *EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES:* --On May 23, Percival reports a Veery, and a PAINTED BUNTING at the banding station of Chico Basin Ranch, fee area. --On May 22, Percival reports a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, Black-throated Gray Warbler (female), Black and White Warbler (Male), at the banding station/Eagle Grove, at Chico Basin Ranch, (Fee Area) --On May 25, Pervical reports a Great Crested Flycatcher, a Veery, a Blackpoll Warbler, a Black and White Warbler at the Headquarters of Chico Basin Ranch. (Fee) and a CAPE MAY WARBLER at Rose Pond at CBR. --On May 23, Percival reports a Veery, a Yellow-throated Vireo, and a CAPE MAY WARBLER at Rose Pond area of CBR. --On May 22, Percival reports a Magnolia Warbler, CAPE MAY WARBLER, Blackpoll Warbler at Chico Basin Ranch Headquarters area. *FREMONT COUNTY:* --On May 22, Moss reports seeing the Broad-winged Hawk flying about a half mile east of where she saw it on May 19. *LINCOLN COUNTY:* --On May 22, D. Maynard reports a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER in a lone pine tree at the Holiday Inn Express parking lot in Limon. *PHILLIPS COUNTY:* --On May 25, Mlodinow reports a GRAY VIREO at the Holyoke Cemetery. *SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:* On May 27, Dexter reported a Scott's Oriole in a grove of cottonwoods on the Dolores River and a Cassin's Kingbird. *SEDGWICK COUNTY:* --On May 26, Mlodinow reports a singing EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE in the town of Julesburg, in the alley between 4th and 5th street, just north of Maple, near a yard with three dogs. *WASHINGTON COUNTY:* --On May 26, Kellner reports the SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, first seen by Walbek on May 24, was refound west of Last Chance, along Hwy 36 between Washington County road B and B.5 around 6:00 pm. --On May 24, Walbek reports a Yellow-throated Vireo at Last Chance. --On May 23, D. Maynard reports an ALDER FLYCATCHER, and a Yellow-throated Vireo at Last Chance. *WELD COUNTY:* --On May 23, Cobb reports a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and a Magnolia Warbler at Crow Valley Campground. --On May 23, the Hudsonian Godwit was seen by N. Moore in the large pond near lower Latham, first reported on May 22, by Schottler at Beebe Draw, on Weld CR 42, between RD's 45 and 47. *YUMA COUNTY:* --On May 25, Mlodinow reports a singing YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER on Yuma County Road 54 just east of highway between Wray and Holyoke, in Yuma Shelterbelt to east of highway, along co rd 54, birdable from the road. --On May 25, Mlodinow reports a singing male Golden-winged Warbler in the city park at Wray. *DFO FIELD TRIPS:* The DFO field trip for Saturday, June 1 will be to Lair o' the Bear Park led by Nina Routh (303-987-8687). Meet the leader at 0800 at Lair o' the Bear which is west of Morrison about halfway between Idledale and Kittredge. Please preregister with leader. Trip limited to 12 people. Lunch at Bear Creek Restaurant in Kittredge. The DFO field trip for Sunday, June 2 will be to Palmer Lake area led by John Drummond. jxdrum...@aol.com John will select a trail based on conditions. Meet at 0700 at the Monument Park-n-Ride, exit 161 off of I-25. The Park-n-Ride is on the EAST side of I-25 off Woodmoor Dr. Will car pool to one of trailheads. Expect to hike up to 2 miles uphill for half day. Bring water, hat sunscreen, snack. Please preregister for the trip at jxdrum...@aol.com Maximum of 12 participants due to narrow trails and busy Sunday traffic. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. 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