[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Sunday, September 11, 2011
compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 11, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, September 11, 2011 updated at 5:00 am, sponsored by 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 you 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: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report) LEAST BITTERN (Fremont) Green Heron (*Boulder, Fremont) BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (Bent) LONG-TAILED JAEGER (*Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (El Paso) Sabine's Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer) Caspian Tern (Boulder) RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Washington) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Logan) Black Phoebe (Fremont, Pueblo) Eastern Phoebe (Jefferson, *Pueblo, Washington) Great Crested Flycatcher (Pueblo, Washington) Cassin's Kingbird (El Paso) Bell's Vireo (El Paso) Purple Martin (El Paso) GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Washington) SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (*Weld) Tennessee Warbler (Adams) Nashville Warbler (Boulder, *La Plata) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Adams, Pueblo, Washington) Magnolia Warbler (*Adams) Blackpoll Warbler (Adams), *Pueblo Black-and-white Warbler (El Paso, *Weld) Worm-eating Warbler (Washington) Ovenbird (Adams, *El Paso, Washington) Northern Waterthrush (Adams, Fremont, Washington) CANADA WARBLER (Washington) Summer Tanager (Fremont) Field Sparrow (Washington) Northern Cardinal (Washington) Adams County: --On September 4, McBurney banded female Chestnut-sided Warbler and Blackpoll Warbler at Barr Lake Banding Station. --On September 5, McBurney banded Tennessee Warbler and Northern Waterthrush at Barr Lake Banding Station. --On September 8, McBurney reported that the Chestnut-sided Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, and Blackpoll Warbler that were banded earlier were recaptured and an imm Ovenbird was banded at the Barr Lake Banding Station. --On September 10, McBurney banded an imm Magnolia Warbler at the Barr Lake Banding Station. Arapahoe County: --A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Teuton at Cherry Creek SP on September 5. --An ad LONG-TAILED JAEGER was found by Teuton on the Fall Count at Cherry Creek SP on September 10 and Walbek reported that it was still at Cherry Creek as of 1730. It is best viewed from the Lake Loop. Bent County: --8 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were reported by Peterson at Blue Lake on September 5. Boulder County: --A Caspian Tern was reported by Deininger at McIntosh Lake in Longmont on September 5. --A Nashville Warbler was reported by Nunes at Sawhill Ponds on September 9. It was in a large Cottonwood near the Osprey nesting Platform. --A Green Heron was reported by Mlodinow at Cottonwood Marsh on September 10. El Paso County: --A Bell's Vireo was reported by Bill Maynard at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) on September 5. --A Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Hinds at Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs on September 5. --A juv Purple Martin and imm Lesser Black-backed Gull were reported by Peterson at Big Johnson on September 7. --At Chico Basin Ranch on September 9, Brown reported that a Ovenbird was banded and a Cassin's Kingbird was seen along Ranch Road. The Ovenbird that was banded on September 9 was recaptured on the 10th. Fremont County: --A LEAST BITTERN was reported by Rich Miller on August 3 4 at the cattail marsh at Holcim Wetlands. Miller also reported a Black Phoebe on August 4. On August 28, Kibbe reported 2 ad LEAST BITTERNS and 2-3 fledgings at Holcim Wetlands. On September 3, Moss reported that one bittern was seen in flight but otherwise no sounds or sightings of the bittern at the usual spot. On September 5, Moss reported no LEAST BITTERNS but did see Green Heron. --A male Summer Tanager and Northern Waterthrush were reported by Rich Miller on the Canon City Riverwalk on September 3. The tanager was about 150 yards west of the MacKenzie Ave Parking Lot. Jefferson County: --2 Eastern Phoebes were reported by Henwood on the south side of Pelican Point in Bear Creek Lake Park on September 8. Larimer County: --A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Mlodinow at Timnath Reservoir on September 8. La Plata County: --A Nashville Warbler was reported by Allerton in Durango on the Animas River Trail behind Four Corner's River Sport in Boxelder Trees on September 10. Logan County: --At Tamarack Ranch on September 4, Lee reported Red-bellied Woodpecker and possible EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE. . Pueblo County: --A Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Percival in Rock Canyon at the eastern part of the Osprey Picnic Area on September 4. --In Rock Canyon on September 5, Percival reported Eastern and Black Phoebes. --On September 8 in Rock Canyon below Pueblo Reservoir dam at Osprey Picnic Area, Percival reported Great Crested
[cobirds] LT Jaeger Cherry Crk St Park
Cobirders, The Long-tailed Jaeger remains at Cherry Creek reservoir. It is currently being seen on the east side. Good birding, Steve Stachowiak Highlands Ranch -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] High on the 14ers
Cobirds: A long summer of slogging up 14ers. Here's the most recent: Mt Antero, Sat Sept. 10th: White throated swift (1) at the summit. Very cold conditions with snow. Also: white tailed ptarmigan, brown capped rosy finches, common ravens. And lower down: gray jays, clark's nutcrackers, stellars jays, and pine grosbeaks. Pikas numerous. Mt. Lindsey: Sat. Sept. 3rd: Lower down: at least 12 pine grosbeaks, gray jays, clark's nutcrackers, stellars jays, snowshoe hares, black bear, mule deer, chipmunk ssp., golden mantle ground squirrels (dozens); red-napped sapsuckers (3) - down low on the road in; rock wren, house wren, green-tailed towhee, spotted towhee, mountain bluebirds. Higher up: a mixed flock of 30 warblers - about 6 townsend's warblers, 5 yellow-rumped warblers, and 4 wilson's warblers; virginia's warbler (down lower). Lots of brown-capped rosy finches at high elevations, along with American pipits (a few). And white crowned sparrows. Pikas numerous. Pike's Peak, August 27th: in the forests down low: stellar's jay, clark's nutcrackers, gray jays, red breasted nuthatches. Above treeline: common ravens (including 14,000'), American robin, mule deer, pikas, marmots, and white crowned sparrows. Mount Sneffels August 20th: Above treeline: lots of brown-capped rosy finches, American pipits, falcon ssp (either peregrine or prairie), and common ravens at the summit. Pikas and marmots present. Mount Princeton August 6th: Above treeline: Common ravens, American pipits, American robin, dusky grouse (sorry Mr. Vanderpool - forgot to report this!), brown-capped rosy finches, white crowed sparrows, pikas, and marmots. Ptarmigan unusually scant this year. - John T -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Early FOS Mountain Chickadee and Pine Siskins in Canon City
I just saw a Mountain Chickadee on a sunflower seed head. This is the first I have seen this season. I saw 2 Pine Siskins in my sunflower garden today, pretty much right on time to return from to the lowlands. This week I have watched fledgling Lesser Goldfinch beg to be fed while perched in front of a sunflower seed head, and while adults ignored the begging most of the time while they gorged themselves on fresh seeds (isn't food you pick yourself always best) they would give in occasionally and stuff a seed in the young's beak. I have had a lot of turnover of hummingbirds since the beginning of the month and the weather change. SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.comhttp://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/ Blogging for *Birds and Blooms *magazine @Birds and Blooms blog/southcentral/ http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/category/southcentral/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Chatfield Reservoir birding
I had some interesting birds at Chatfield this morning. I hiked all the way to the west side of the creek at the second lake on the east side of the Platte to the south of Kingfisher bridge. In the clump of trees on the east side of the first lake, I had several Yellow Warblers and a Red-eyed Vireo. Between the 1st lake and the sec ond lake , I had several Ruby-crowned Kinglets, several Yellow Warblers, 3 Wilson's Warblers and a Lesser Goldfinch. On my way back,there were several Brewer's Sparrow and a Clay-colored Sparrow. Several large groups of Chipping Sparrows were also seen. Flycatchers were quite common,mostly Western Wood Peewes but I did spot one Alder Flycatcher. I then drove near Plum Creek along the floo ded road where I saw a Cassin's Kingbird and 2 Eastern Kingbirds. Charlie Lawrence Centennial, Co -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Fountain Creek Reg Park Fall Bird Count Results - El Paso County
Cobirders, The 20th annual Fountain Creek Regional Park Fall Bird Count took place yesterday morning. Twenty-four birders scanned the park for about 3 hours and found 66 species for the day and about 1381 birds. The numbers are lower than recent previous years, especially if I subtract the 448 European Starlings. We are interested in additional birds for the week of so if anyone is birding at Fountain Creek Park on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday, I'd be interested in what you saw and where you found them in the park Probably the best bird this year are the 2-3 Green Herons that seem to be regular residents of late. Ken Pals for Fountain Creek Nature Center Following is the list of birds observed: Double-crested Cormorant - 10 Great Blue Heron 3 Green Heron - 3 Black-crowned Night-Heron - 3 Canada Goose - 10 Wood Duck - 15 Mallard - 23 Domestic Duck - 1 Turkey Vulture - 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3 Cooper's Hawk - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 3 Golden Eagle - 1 American Kestrel - 3 Virginia Rail - 4 Killdeer - 20 Rock Pigeon - 9 Eurasian Collared-Dove - 24 Mourning Dove - 73 Great Horned Owl - 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird - 2 Belted Kingfisher - 10 Downy Woodpecker - 25 Hairy Woodpecker - 3 Northern Flicker - 43 Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1 Western Wood-Pewee - 5 Say's Phoebe - 1, week of 9/9 Empidonax species - 6 Western Kingbird - 5 Eastern Kingbird - 3 Warbling Vireo - 1 Blue Jay - 29 American Crow - 46 Common Raven - 12 Cliff Swallow - 4 Barn Swallow - 16 Black-capped Chickadee - 38 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 White-breasted Nuthatch - 13 House Wren - 12 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2 American Robin - 30 Gray Catbird - 2 European Starling - 448 Orange-crowned Warbler - 2 Virginia's Warbler - 2 Yellow Warbler - 1 Common Yellowthroat - 2 Wilson's Warbler - 6 Western Tanager - 1 Spotted Towhee - 2 Chipping Sparrow - 4 Brewer's Sparrow - 6 Lark Sparrow - 5 Song Sparrow - 1 Blue Grosbeak - 2 Lazuli Bunting - 1 Red-winged Blackbird - 113 Western Meadowlark - 9 Yellow-headed Blackbird - 5 Brewer's Blackbird - 14 Common Grackle - 10 Bullock's Oriole - 1, week of 9/9 House Finch - 134 Lesser Goldfinch - 56 American Goldfinch - 20 House Sparrow - 14 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding Station Update, 9/11/11
Another quiet day at the Barr Station; 17 birds banded. One flock of Chipping Sparrows mid-morning; otherwise not much moving. We did re-catch the Magnolia Warbler from yesterday, which made the Sunday volunteers VERY happy! Here's the rundown of new birds: Western Wood-pewee 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 House Wren 2 Common Yellowthroat 2 Wilson's Warbler 4 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Chipping Sparrow6 Open tomorrow (Mon), closed Tues, then open the balance of the week. Meredith McBurney Bander, Barr Lake Station, Adams County Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Male Rufous Hummer, Louisville, Boulder CO
A young male Rufous Hummingbird was (Sunday, 7:40-7:50 pm) sitting in my Washington Hawthorne tree preening after flying back and forth through my sprinkler!! He is the first Rufous I have seen here this summer. Another hummer also flew through the water spray, but I did not get an id. Paula Hansley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] BB Cuckoo: Prewitt Res, Washington Co
Greetings All, Today, Tracy and I spent all day at Prewitt Res (well, from 7 to 4). Why? Not sure, as the landbirding was sllow. However, at the end of the day, we had a 5 or so minute look at a juv BB CUCKOO about 20 feet from us. The bird was in the cottonwoods and willows surrounding one of the ponds just west of the road near the reservoir and a couple hundred yards south (directions approximate) of the parking area near the caretaker's house. These ponds are private property, though not posted, and I've not had a problem visiting them. However, duck blinds have been freshly installed, so visiting them probably should be avoided for the remainder of fall migration, alas. Below the dam, we had a BG Gnatcatcher, a darkish looking bird that called like a western race bird. Along the inlet, we had a Hammond's Fly and 3 Townsend's Warblers. However: We had only 3 other flycatchers, all of which were WW Pewees (not even a kingbird!) We found but 3 Yellow Warblers and 7 Wilson's Warblers, so yes, a slow day for passerines overall Shorebird numbers were not in the famous range of Prewitt in past, but we did have good diversity (17 species) 177 Killdeer 1 Semi Plover 22 American Avocet 1 Spotted Sandpiper 11 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Solitary Sanpipers (1 cinnomomea, 1 nominate, 2 not ID'd to race) 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Sanderling 3 Semi Sands 1 Western Sand 20 Least Sand (including an adult) 81 Baird's Sand (including an adult) 2 Pec Sands 57 Stilt Sands 1 SB DOWITCHER (juv, ID'd by sight and call) 13 Wilson's Snipe 2 Wilson's Phalarope Other waterbirds of perhaps some interest was a Common Tern, 3 Herring Gulls (all adults), 12 WF Ibis, and 28 Black Terns Good Birding, Steven Mlodinow and Tracy Clark Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
