Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: August 12, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Wednesday, August 12 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Barrow's Goldeneye (Clear Creek) Red-necked Grebe (Jefferson) Little Blue Heron (Weld) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (*Jefferson) Glossy Ibis (Jefferson) Upland Sandpiper (Douglas, Larimer, Prowers) Whimbrel (*Alamosa) Thayer's Gull (Douglas) Caspian Tern (*Alamosa, Boulder, El Paso, Weld) Black Swift (Pueblo) Red-headed Woodpecker (El Paso, Jefferson) Williamson's Sapsucker (Larimer) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder, Larimer) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Logan) Least Flycatcher (Douglas,Jefferson) Gray Flycatcher (Alamosa) Black Phoebe (*Boulder, Jefferson, *San Miguel) Eastern Phoebe (Douglas/Jefferson, Jefferson) Bell's Vireo (Logan) Purple Martin (*Mesa) Canyon Wren (Park) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Larimer) McCown's Longspur (Larimer, Weld) Hooded Warbler (Douglas) BAIRD'S SPARROW (*Larimer) Fox Sparrow (Jackson) EASTERN (LILIAN'S) MEADOWLARK (Boulder) Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Clear Creek, El Paso) ALAMOSA COUNTY: --At Blanca Wetlands Wildlife Area on July 29, John Rawinski reported 2 ad Caspian Terns and a Gray Flycatcher. The terns were using ponds 115 and 107. The Wildlife area is now open. On August 11, John Rawinski reported 1 Caspian Tern and 2 Whimbrels at Blanca Wetlands. The Whimbrels were on pond 114. BOULDER COUNTY: --An EASTERN (LILIAN'S) MEADOWLARK has been found by Johanna Beam at McIntosh Reservoir in the NW corner. It has been seen with 2 young. On July 30, Johanna Beam and Todd Deininger reported ad EASTERN MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 1, Johanna Beam and Richard Taylor reported EASTERN MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 2, Todd Deininger reported EASTERN (Lilian's) MEADOWLARK and Caspian Tern at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 6, Connie Takamine reported EASTERN (Lilian's) MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. ON August 10, Steve Mlodinow reported EASTERN (Lilian's) MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. --2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Joe Weufert in Ward on August 5. --A Black Phoebe was reported by Joyce Takamine along Boulder Creek west of 79th St. on August 11. It was not at the bridge. Take the dirt path to the west and look in vegetation along the north side of creek. CLEAR CREEK --On August 8 at Echo Lake, Scott Someshoe reported f Barrow's Goldeneye with 6 young. --At Mount Evans on August 8, Scott Somehoe reported Brown-capped Rosy-Finch. DOUGLAS COUNTY: --On August 4 at the Marina Sandspit at Chatfield SP, Gabriel Wiltse reported Upland Sandpiper, Thayer's Gull, and Hooded Warbler. --On August 4, David Suddjian reported 4 Least Flycatchers at Chatfield SP. EL PASO COUNTY: --A Brown-capped Rosy-Finch was reportd by Rod Schmidt on Pike's Peak Hwy at mm19 on July 31. --At Ramah SWA, Mel Goff reported 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers and a fly-by Caspian Tern on August 3. Take bug repellent. JACKSON COUNTY: --A Slate-colored Fox Sparrow was reported by Josh Bruening at Moose Visitor Center on July 31. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --On July 14 Scott Somershoe reported Black and Eastern Phoebe at Waterton Canyon. On July 24, Scott Somershoe and Lynn Saver reported Black and Eastern Phoebe at Waterton Canyon between canyon mouth and Waterton Rd. On August 4,m Mary O'Connor reported Black and Eastern Phoebe at Waterton Canyon. On August 10, David Suddjian reported Black and Eastern Phoebe at Waterton Canyon from Waterton Road to overhead pipes. --On July 15, Michel Kiessig reported Eastern Phoebe at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. On July 22, Cynthia Madsen, Jonelle Balais and Janet Shin reported 2 Eastern Phoebe at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. On July 31, Gerald Baines reported 2 Eastern Phoebe at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. --On July 28, Kate Frost and Michael Kiessig reported 4 Red-headed Woodpecker (2 ad, 2 juv) at Stony Pass Rd at Wigwam Creek. --An Eastern Phoebe was reported by David Suddjian on the W side of Platte River upstream of Kingfisher Bridge on July 28. On July 29, upstream from Kingfisher Bridge, David Suddjian reported 4 Least Flycatcher including 2 begging juv and an Eastern Phoebe. On July 31, Doug Kibbe reported Eastern Phoebe upstream of Kingfisher Bridge. --An imm Red-necked Grebe was reported by Jerome Cech on Partridge Open Space on W 82nd Ave on August 2. --On August 4, David Suddjian reported 6 Least Flycatchers in Chatfield SP. --4 Red-headed Woodpecker were reported by George Mayfield on Stony Pass Road near Wigwam Creek on August 6. On August 9, Scott Manwaring reported Red-headed Woodpecker on Stony Pass Road near Wigwam Creek. --On August 6, Benjamin Peter reported an ad YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at Tabor Lake in Wheat Ridge Greenbelt on August 6. It was on the south side of the lake off the bike path. On August 7, Anton Morrison reported Ad YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at Tabor Lake in Wheat Ridge Greenbelt. Todd Deininger found the YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON in a tree next to Tabor Lake the morning of August 7. On August 8, Matt Crooks and many other birders reported YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at Tabor Lake. On August 9, Mackenzie Goldthwait and many other birders reported YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at Tabor Lake. On August 10, David Suddjian, Scott Somershoe, Dean Shoup, Joe Roller, Chris Rurik, and Frank Farrell reported YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON. On August 11, Tim Ryan, Wendy Wibbens, and Jessi Oberbeck reported YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at Tabor Lake. LARIMER COUNTY: --On July 25, Nick Komar report 2 singing BAIRD'S SPARROWS on the W side of CR 5 near Rawhide Energy Station about 2 miles N oF Buckeye Road. On July 26, Alec Hopping, Kevin Keirn, Josh Bruening, Gwen Moore, Georgia Doyle, and David Wade reported 2 BAIRD'S SPARROW on CR 5 N of Buckeye Rd. Robert Beauchamp reported BAIRD'S SPARROW on CR 5 N of Buckeye Rd. On July 27, Todd Deininger, Brad Biggerstaff, and Nick Komar reported 2 BAIRD'S Sparrows on CR 5 N of Buckeye Rd. On July 28, Sue Riffe reported 2 BAIRD'S SPARROWS on CR 5 Between CR 82 and CR 92. On July 29, Hugh and Urling Kingery reported 1 BAIRD'S SPARROW on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. On July 31, Nick Komar and Andy Bankert reported 2 BAIRD'S SPARROWS on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. On August 1, a BAIRD'S SPARROW was reported by Tim Mitzen on CR 5 Between CR 82 and CR 92. On August 2, Nick Komar, Austin Hess, David Wade, and Peter Burke reported 2 BAIRD'S SPARROWS, 2 McCown's Longspurs, and a flyover Upland Sandpiper on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. On August 3, Adam Vesely reported 2 BAIRD'S SPARROWS and an Upland Sandpiper on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92 and Nick Komar reported 5 McCown's Longspurs. On August 4, Randy Siebert reported 1 BAIRD'S SPARROW on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. On August 10, Nick Komar reported 3 BAIRD'S SPARROWS (1 singing ad, 2 juv), 2 Chestnut collared Longspurs, and 1 McCown's Longspur on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. On August 11, Dave Leatherman reported 2 BAIRD'S SPARROWS on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. --On July 29, Hugh and Urling Kingery reported 2 McCown's Longspurs on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. On July 29, Dave Leatherman reported a few McCown's Longspurs of all ages on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. On July 31, Nick Komar and Andy Bankert reported 4 McCown's Longspurs on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. On August 4 and August 5, Dave Leatherman reported Chestnut-collared and Mc Cown's Longsours on CR 5 between CR 91 AND CR 92. --On July 30 in Estes Park, Jim Nelson reported several Williamson's Sapsuckers. A juv f was on Mary's Lake Rd between Lower Broadview and Broadview. Two were flying on Riverside Drive between Prospect Park Dr and Manor RV Park. --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Bill Fink at Endovalley CG in Rocky Mountain NP on August 10. LOGAN COUNTY: --An EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE was reported by Gwen Moore and Matt Clark at Tamarack Ranch SWA on August 9. MESA COUNTY: --At about 8400 Ft between Collbran and Brush Creek, Nic Korte reported Purple Martins on August 2 and 3. On August 11, Nic Korte reported that Purple Martins are using the Collbran area asa staging are for migrations so can be seen in greater numbers than usual PARK COUNTY: --At Guffey Gorge (SE corner of Park County, along Fourmile Creek off CR 102), David Suddjian reported a family of Canyon Wrens on August 3. PROWERS COUNTY: --On August 7, Jill White Smith reported 15+ Upland Sandpipers about 5 miles S and 3 miles E of Lamar. PUEBLO COUNTY: --3 Black Swifts were reported by Dave Silverman flying over Lake Beckwith in Colorado City on August 3. SAN MIGUEL COUNTY: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Coen Dexter SE of Norwood at over 7000 ft on August 10. WELD COUNTY: --A Caspian Tern was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Firestone Gravel Pits on July 6. On July 14, Bill Kaempfer reported 3 Caspian Terns at Firestone Gravel Pits. On July 15, Steve Mlodinow reported 3 Caspian Terns at Firestore Gravel Pits. On July 22, Steve Mlodinow reported a Caspian Tern at Firestone Gravel Pits. On July 26, Christine Alexander reported a Caspian Tern at Firestone Gravel Pits. On July 26, Renee and Jesse Casias reported 2 Caspian Terns at Firestone Gravel Pits. On July 27, Dean Shoup, Norm Erthal, and Bob Spencer reported Caspian Tern at Firestone Gravel Pits. On August 1, Matt Clark reported Caspian Tern at Firestone Gravel Pits. On August 2, Peter Burke reported Caspian Tern at Firestone Gravel Pits. On August 3, JD. Birchmeier reported Caspian Tern at Firestone Gravel Pits. --An immature Little Blue Heron was reported by Carl Starace at Firestone Gravel Pits on July 24. On July 25, Scott Manwaring reported Little Blue Heron flew east from Firestone Gravel Pits. On July 30, Carl Starace reported Little Blue Heron on Firestone Gravel Pit North on CR 9 1/2. On August 1, Tim Mitzen, Richard Taylor, and Matt Clark reported Little Blue Heron at Firestone Gravel Pits. On August 2, Peter Burke reported Little Blue Heron at Firestone Gravel Pits. On August 4, J.D. Birchmeier reported Little Blue Heron at Firestone Gravel Pits. On August 7, Sue Riffe reported Little Blue Heron at Firestone Gravel Pits. --On July 29, Dave Leatherman reported man McCown's Longspurs in the Western Unit of Pawnee NG and a nest of Chestnut-collared Longspurs at CR 40 N of CR 114. UPCOMING DFO FIELD TRIPS: The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, August 15 will be to Staunton SP led by Wendy Wibbens and sue Summer (wibbwj AT aol.com; 303-330-1175). Directions: take US 285 south to Shafers Crossing, about miles west of Conifer. Turn north on Elk Creek Road and follow sign 1.5 miles to park entrance. State Parks pass or day pass required. Meet the leaders at 000 at the main parking lot at Staunton SP (just past the entrance station). Bring binoculars,water, hat, sun screen, but repellent, snacks, and sturdy hiking shoes; lunch optional. This is a moderate level hike with potential for short steep inclines. Will hike 2-4 miles on either the Davis Ponds Trail or a portion of the Mason Creek trail. Habitat can include ponderosa pine, aspen, mountain riparian, meadows, and cliffs. All levels of birders welcome. Register online or contact leader to register. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, August 16 will be to Roxborough SP led by Doris Cruze (cruzeduo ATaol.com; 303-798-8072). Directions: Take S Wadsworth Blvd past Chatfield SP to Waterton Rd on left. Take Waterton Rd 1.6 miles east to North Rampart Range Road. Turn right and go south 2.3 miles to Roxborough Park Rd. Turn Left (east) onto Roxborough Park Rd. and then turn immediately right (south) on Roxborough Rd and follow sign to the Park (2.2 miles). State Parks Pass or day pass required. Meet the leader at 0730. Bring Binoculars, water, sturdy footwear, and snacks. Lunch optional. Register online or contact leader to register. 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