Date: Saturday, May 4, 2019 Compiler: Joe Roller (jroller9 AT gmail.com)
Phone: (303) 204-0828 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 4, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Thanks for reporting sightings and updates on COBirds. CAPITAL LETTERS are used for very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee. (*) indicates new information on this species. Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species include: LESSER NIGHTHAWK (*Bent) KING RAIL (Bent) COMMON GALLINULE (*Larimer) Ruddy Turnstone (Larimer) Short-billed Dowitcher (*Jefferson) Caspian Tern (Adams) Red-throated Loon (*Denver) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Jefferson) Yellow-crowned Night Heron (*Fremont) White-eyed Vireo (Boulder) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Larimer) BRONZED COWBIRD (Pueblo) Worm-eating Warbler (*Bent) Palm Warbler (*Jefferson) Black-throated Green Warbler (Crowley) PAINTED REDSTART (*Kiowa) Scarlet Tanager (Boulder, Prowers)) For more information on other birds not on the RBA today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to the bottom for “Recent eBird Sightings”. ADAMS COUNTY: —-On April 30 a Caspian Tern was reported from Clear Creek Valley Park; first reported April 29 by Gabriel Wiltse. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —-On April 28 a Red-naped Sapsucker was reported at Cherry Creek SP at 12 mile Parking Area by Mary Burger/DFO Trip. BENT COUNTY: —-On May 3 a LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported from Van's Grove (Bent CR JJ, east of Ft Lyon) by Duane Nelson. —-On May 1 a KING RAIL (heard only, recorded) was reported from Ft Lyon--Bent CR 16 marshes by Nick Komar. There are only a few previous eBird records. —-On May 3 a Worm-eating Warbler was reported at Melody Temple Grove, west of the bridge, by Luke Pheneger. BOULDER COUNTY: —-On April 30 a White-eyed Vireo was reported along Boulder Creek at the CU East Campus by Mark Miner-Lee. —-On May a Scarlet Tanager was reported from the Confluence neighborhood in Lyons. First reported on April 28 by Joel Such. CROWLEY COUNTY: —-On May 2 a Black-throated Green Warbler was reported from Olney Springs SWA by Brandon Percival. DENVER COUNTY: —-On May 2 a Red-throated Loon (getting late) was seen on Marston Reservoir by Doug Kibbe. FREMONT COUNTY: —- On May 3 a Yellow-crowned Night Heron was reported at Sell Lake in Canon City. Take Sell Road east from 9th Street to the pond on the south side, before reaching Canon City Riverwalk. Do not trespass beyond the open gate. First reported April 24 by Derek Huggins. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —-On May 3 a Short-billed Dowitcher was reported at Belmar Park by Joe Bevins. Rare in Jefferson County. —-On May 3 a Palm Warbler was reported at Robert A Easton Regional Park by Rob Raker. —-On May 3 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Robert A Easton Regional Park. First reported April 12 by David Suddjian. KIOWA COUNTY: —-On May 3 a PAINTED REDSTART was reported at the Kiowa County Courthouse in Eads. First found on May 2 by Joey Kellner and Norm Erthal. LARIMER COUNTY: —-On May 2 an adult Ruddy Turnstone was reported from Arapahoe Bend Natural Area--Rigden Reservoir (Strauss Cabin Lake). First reported May 1 by by Jim Nachel. —-On May 3 a COMMON GALLINULE was reported from Wellington State Wildlife Area, first seen by John Bruening on April 29. This rarity was at a pond north of Larimer CR 60 in the Schware Unit. (Note that this is not Morris Reservoir, which is on the south side of 60). —-On May 1 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Riverbend Ponds frequenting the rabbit brush and dirt path at NE corner of the most NE pond; first found 4/25 by Lori Zabel. PROWERS COUNTY: —-On May 2 a Scarlet Tanager was reported from Lamar Community College by John Malenich. PUEBLO COUNTY: —-On April 28 a *BRONZED COWBIRD* was seen in Scroggs Canyon, just north of Craver Middle School, about 1/4 mile west of Crow Cut-off Rd, Colorado City, in SW Pueblo County by David Silverman. This would be only the 4th eBird Colorado record. *Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on **dfobirds.org* <http://dfobirds.org/> *Pawnee National Grasslands* Saturday, May 4 5:30 AM - 4:00 PM Karen Drozda & Chris Goulart (drozforte AT aol.com; 303-388-0891) *Roxborough State Park* Saturday, May 4 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Alison Kondler (birdtrills AT gmail.com; 303-904-9140) *First Creek at Rocky Mountain Arsenal * Sunday, May 5 6:30 AM - 11:00 AM Patrick O'Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955) *Southeastern Colorado* Tuesday & Wednesday, May 7 & 8 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM David Suddjian & John Malenich (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) *Boulder County* Thursday, May 9 7 AM -noon John Malenich (john.malenich AT comcast.net; 303-359-9456) Good birding, Joe Roller, Denver 303 204-0828 jroller9 AT gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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