Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: June 30, 2013 email: rba AT cobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Suday, June 30, 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): Pacific Loon (El Paso) TRICOLORED HERON (Bent, *Fremont) Green Heron (*Fremont) LAUGHING GULL (El Paso, *Crowley) Lesser Black-backed Gull (El Paso) SANDWICH TERN (*Teller) White-winged Dove (Alamosa, Archuleta, Bent) LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Kiowa, Montrose) ACORN WOODPECKER (*Pueblo) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder) Least Flycatcher (Grand) Black Phoebe (Archuleta, *Fremont) Eastern Phoebe (Bent) Great Crested Flycatcher (*Weld) Black-throated Sparrow (Delta) Fox Sparrow (Boulder) White-winged Crossbill (*Boulder) ALAMOSA COUNTY: --2 White-winged Doves were reported by Pike at Zapata Ranch near Mosca on June 27. ARCHULETA COUNTY: --A White-winged Dove was reported by Allerton at Navajo Lake SP on June 25. It was singing from a conifer next to the picnic pavilion at SP headquarters. --On June 25, Allerton reported nesting Black Phoebes at the Watchable Wildlife Area on CO 151 near Arboles. BENT COUNTY: --An ad TRICOLORED HERON was reported by Peterson at Lake Hasty near Osprey Platform on June 22. --At Temple Grove on June 22, Mlodinow reported White-winged Dove and Eastern Phoebe by the bridge. BOULDER COUNTY: --White-winged Crossbills were reported by Hansley on the Arapaho Glacier Rim Trail in Indian Peaks Wilderness on June 25. They were high in Douglas Fir Trees. They were about 3/4 mile to 1 mile up the trail. The trailhead is at Rainbow Lakes campground parking area. The Rainbow lakes road heads west 6.2 miles north of Nederland from Hwy 119. On June 27, Dowell reported White-winged Crossbills and a pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers on the Arapaho Glacier Trail. --On June 26, Boswell reported singing Fox Sparrows and 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers at Brainard Lake. --On June 29, Morton reported singing Ovenbirds in Skunk Canyon. CROWLEY COUNTY: --On June 29, Dowell reported a 1st summer Laughing Gull at Lake Henry. DELTA COUNTY: --On June 19, Wing reported a pair of Black-throated Sparrows in Escalante Canyon S of US 50 about 1.5 miles in. EL PASO COUNTY: --A non-breeding ad LAUGHING GULL was reported by Peterson on June 28 in the SE corner of Big Johnson. --On June 28, Peterson reported that the Pacific Loon continues at Big Johnson. --On June 28, Peterson reported two Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Big Johnson. FREMONT COUNTY: --On June 23, Moss reported a pair of Black Phoebe nesting under the MacKenzie Ave Bridge in Canon City. On June 29, Moss reported Black Phoebes near the MacKenzie parking area of the Canon City Riverwalk. --On June 29, Rich Miller reported that the ad TRICOLORED HERON was back at Holcim wetlands on the west shore and two Green Herons were also present at Holcim. GRAND COUNTY: --A singing Least Flycatcher was reported by Linfield SE of Kremmling on June 22. From junction of US 40 and CR 39, go south on CR 39 down a hill, cross a large, wet meadow, in the deciduous woods on the left past a house. KIOWA COUTY: --A m LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported by Mlodinow at Abode Creek Reservoir (Blue Lake) on CR A on June 22. MONTROSE COUNTY: --On June 23 and 24, Dexter reported a LESSER NIGHTHAWK show in Nucla. There are between 300 - 500 nighthawks flying around low over ponds and hayfields that have just been cut. The nighthawks pass over the road, West 5th Ave very low and several LESSER NIGHTHAWKS can be seen among the Common Nighthawks. PUEBLO COUNTY: --On June 29, the Boulder Audubon Field trip organized by Piombino to Pueblo Mountain Park saw at least 3 ACORN WOODPECKERS (2m, 1 f). TELLER COUNTY: --On June 27 Linfield reported a breeding plumaged SANDWICH TERN at Manitou Lake. This would be a new state record if accepted. On June 28, Jeff Jones reported that the SANDWICH TERN returned to Manitou Lake. Manitou Lake is north of Woodland Park on Hwy 67. Approximately 6.5 miles north of Hwy 24. On June 29, Komar and many other birders saw the SANDWICH TERN at or near Manitou Lake. WELD COUNTY: --A vocal Great Crested Flycatcher was reported by Mlodinow at Sandstone Ranch near the visitor center. DFO FIELD TRIPS: No trips are scheduled for Saturday July 6 or Sunday, July 7 due to large number of weekday trips this month. 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAHtstTf%3Da2bHn83jF-QKaayZbTd%3D5UNS9h0wVnsz0P4hkPvexQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
