Date: Saturday, May 11, 2019 Compiler: Allison Hilf (ahilf AT me.com) Phone: (303) 888-5110 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 11, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Observers have been helpful by reporting sightings and updates on COBirds. Thanks! 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) COMMON GALLINULE (Larimer) Piping Plover (*Adams, Arapahoe) Red-throated Loon (Larimer) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Jefferson) Ash-throated Flycatcher (*Adams) Bell’s Vireo (*Adams) Yellow-throated Vireo (*Prowers) Philadelphia Vireo (Larimer) Sagebrush Sparrow (*Boulder) Golden-crowned Sparrow (*Larimer) Worm-eating Warbler (*Prowers) Golden-winged Warbler (*Boulder) Mourning Warbler (Weld) Hooded Warbler (*Bent, Crowley) Blackpoll Warbler (Chaffee, Jefferson, Kiowa, Weld) Yellow-throated Warbler (*Bent) Summer Tanager (*Denver) ADAMS COUNTY: —-On May 10 Purple Martin was reported at Barr Lake SP/Boat Ramp Area by Cathy Sheeter. This is the first Adams County record for this species. —-On May 10 a a Bell’s Vireo was reported at Barr Lake SP/Boat Ramp Area by Cathy Sheeter. —-On May 10 a PIPING PLOVER was reported at Clear Creek Valley Park, just south of the Tennyson parking lot. First reported on May 7 by Gabriel Wiltse. —-On May 10 a Ash-throated Flycatcher was reported at Barr Lake SP by Stephen Johnson. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —-On May 9 a PIPING PLOVER was reported at Cherry Creek SP/Swim Beach. First reported On May 8 by Santiago Tabares. This appears to be the first e-bird recorded Arapahoe County sighting of this species. BENT COUNTY: —-On May 10 a Yellow-throated Warbler was reported at Melody Temple Grove. First reported on May 7 by Brandon Percival/Monday Birders. —-On May 10 a (f) Hooded Warbler was reported at Melody Temple Grove by Duane Nelson. Reported as “continuing”. —-On May 6 a LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported from Van's Grove (Bent CR JJ, east of Ft Lyon). First reported on May 3 by Duane Nelson. BOULDER COUNTY: —-On May 10 a Golden-winged Warbler was reported at Univ of CO- Boulder/Varsity Pond Area. First reported on May 7 by Anna Gilmour. —-On May 10 a Sagebrush Sparrow was reported along S. 66th St near Marshall Mesa (Mayhoffer Trailhead. First reported on May 6 by by Aidan Coohill. CHAFFEE COUNTY: —-On May 7 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported at SandsLake State Wildlife Area by Jack Harlan. CROWLEY COUNTY: —-On May 9 a Male Hooded Warbler was reported Olney Springs SWA by Brandon Percival. DENVER COUNTY: —-On May 10 a Summer Tanager was reported at James Bible Park by George Ho. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —-On May 10 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Robert A Easton Regional Park. First reported on April 12 by David Suddjian. —-On May 7 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - Prospect Park & Lake. First reported on May 5 by Mark Chavez. KIOWA COUNTY: —-On May 10 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported at the Kiowa County Courthouse trees by Mark Miller. LARIMER COUNTY: —-On May 10 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Riverbend Ponds SWA frequenting the rabbit brush and dirt path at NE corner of the most NE pond. First reported on April 25 by Lori Zabel. —-On May 9 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 8 a Philadelphia Warbler was reported at North Shield Ponds in Ft. Collins by Rachel Hopper. —-On May 6 a Red-throated Loon was reported from Cobb Lake. (This private reservoir on CR 56 is viewable only from the road or the SWA parking lot). First reported on May 4 by David Wade. PROWERS COUNTY: —-On May 10 a Worm-eating Warbler was reported at Lamar Community College (south end). First reported on May 9 by Jim Merritt. —-On May 10 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported at Lamar Community College. First reported on May 6 by James McCall. WELD COUNTY: —-On May 7 a (f)Blackpoll Warbler was reported at Crow Valley Campground by Rachel Hopper. —-On May 6 a Mourning Warbler was reported at Pawnee NG/Crow Valley Campground by Lynn Thompson. Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on dfobirds.org SPRING COUNT: Audubon Nature Center Saturday, May 11 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM Karen Drozda (drozforte AT aol.com; 303-388-0891) SPRING COUNT: Lower Bear Creek Saturday, May 11 6:30 AM - 12:30 PM Mark Amershek (mamershek AT msn.com; 303-329-8646) SPRING COUNT: Barr Lake State Park Saturday, May 11 6:30 AM - 2:00 PM David Hill (d_d_hill AT comcast.net; 303-870-4316) SPRING COUNT: Chatfield State Park Saturday, May 11 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT comcast.net; 303-978-1748) SPRING COUNT: Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Sunday, May 12 6:15 AM - 5:00 PM David Hill (d_d_hill AT comcast.net; 303-870-4316) SPRING COUNT: Castlewood Canyon State Park (Douglas County) Sunday, May 12 6:30 AM - 12:30 PM Karen Drozda (drozforte AT aol.com; 303-388-0891) SPRING COUNT: Barr Lake Periphery Sunday, May 12 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM Gregg Goodrich (GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303-655-9135) Good birding, Allison Hilf Aurora, CO (303) 888-5110 ahilf AT me.com Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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