[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Wednesday, September 14, 2011
compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 14, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, September 14, 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) Green Heron (Boulder, El Paso, *Mesa) GLOSSY IBIS (Fremont) Short-billed Dowitcher (Washington) LONG-TAILED JAEGER (Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (El Paso) Sabine's Gull (Larimer) BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (Washington) RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Washington) Eastern Phoebe (Jefferson, Pueblo, Washington) Great Crested Flycatcher (Pueblo, Washington) Cassin's Kingbird (El Paso) White-eyed Vireo (*Pueblo) Purple Martin (El Paso) GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Washington) SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Weld) Tennessee Warbler (Adams) Nashville Warbler (Boulder, La Plata) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Adams, Washington) Magnolia Warbler (Adams) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (*Pueblo) Blackpoll Warbler (Adams, Pueblo) Black-and-white Warbler (Weld) Worm-eating Warbler (Washington) Ovenbird (Adams, El Paso, Washington) Northern Waterthrush (Adams, Pueblo, Washington) CANADA WARBLER (Washington) 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 and it was recaptured on September 11 and again on September 12. Arapahoe County: --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. The LONG-TAILED JAEGER was reported by STACHOWIAK at Cherry Creek on the east side on September 11. Boulder County: --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 juv Purple Martin and imm Lesser Black-backed Gull were reported by Peterson at Big Johnson on September 7. --2-3 Green Herons were reported by Pals on the Fountain Creek RP fall count on September 10. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: --At Chico Basin Ranch (El Paso) 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. Brown reported a hatch year Ovenbird was banded at Chico Basin Ranch on September 13. --A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was reported by Drummond in HQ Willows/Cottonwoods (Pueblo) on September 12. Also seen was a Northern Waterthrush. On September 13, Bill Maynard reported that the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen at Rose Pond (Pueblo), Fremont County: --A possible GLOSSY IBIS was reported by Moss near Florence on September 11. 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. Mesa County: --A Green Heron was reported by Arnold at Redlands Parkway North Pond on September 13. . Pueblo County: --On September 8 in Rock Canyon below Pueblo Reservoir dam at Osprey Picnic Area, Percival reported Great Crested Flycatcher and Eastern Phoebe. --On September 10, in Rock Canyon at the Osprey Picnic Area, Percival reported a Blackpoll Warbler near the eastern end of the picnic area near the Arkansas River and several Eastern Phoebes. --On Septebmer 12, Percival heard and saw the White-eyed Vireo first reported by Silverman in July. It was in Greenhorn Meadows Park in Colorado City. Washington County: --On September 8 at Prewitt, Walbek reported Great Crested Flycatcher and RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD. The hummingbird was west of the Locust Grove below the dam near NE entrance. --A f CANADA WARBLER was reported by Mlodinow at Last Chance by the pond behind the restrooms on September 5. Roller relocated the CANADA WARBLER
[cobirds] Helping you, kids and birds simultaneously!
Just join the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Walkathon. You will be promoting your own and others’ wellness and conservation. The walk through nature will do you good! Raising funds for kids’ nature education will promote their respect for and love of nature! Conserving habitat will affect the birds’ wellness! What could be easier? Join a team. Or form one with your friends. Even if you can’t come, you can contribute. All the information is at the website: http://walk.birdday.org/rmbo. This event grew out of the idea that a healthy community requires healthy people and a healthy environment. RMBO’s Walkathon will promote wellness and conservation by bringing people outdoors and inspiring them to understand how their decisions affect our natural resources. The Walkathon offers people in the community an opportunity to enjoy nature and learn about conservation while raising funds for Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory’s environmental education programs. Check it out: http://walk.birdday.org/rmbo. Participate as a team, a family or individually in the walk of your choice: 10K: Starts at 8 a.m. Walk a loop that includes a visit to our bird banding station to observe birds in the hand. 5K: Starts at 9 a.m. Walk a loop, crossing the dam at Barr Lake. 1K: Starts at 10 a.m. Walk on a trail near the Environmental Learning Center — ideal for families with small children. All walks will feature activities along the way, along with healthy snacks and water. Restrooms are available. Register anytime before the start of your walk — or register before Oct. 1 online at http://walk.birdday.org/rmbo. Further ?s, Contact: kacie.ehrenber...@rmbo.org Larry Modesitt Chairman, Board of Directors 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] Walkathon
The Jeopardy answer from my previous post is Saturday, October 1. Larry Modesitt -- 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 Hawk Watch volunteers meeting tonight, 9/14 7pm
RMBO's Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch volunteers are meeting tonight at the Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center. Interested folks and new volunteers welcome. Directions to visitor center: http://www.dinoridge.org/directions.html Tonight a discussion on the possibility of a fall watch, and other info for hawk watchers. Primarily a spring migration site, details and historical trends of the hawk watch (Colorado's only regularly manned watch) can be found here: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=123 Talonheads unite! --Scott Severs Longmont -- 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] CFO Photo Quiz
Hi all: I have provided the solution to last week's CFO Photo Quiz (www.cfo-link.org). Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- 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 Wednesday
I spent about 1.5 hours at Chatfield this morning. Migrant landbirds were scarce, but the lake held 2 juvenile Sabine's Gulls and a Common Tern. Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, 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] CBR - Old Pueblo Road closure scheduled for Friday
Hi COBIrders, FYI My wife found this today - and thought I'd pass it along for any of you thinking about driving to Chico Basin Ranch this Friday. This is the railroad crossing just East of tI-25 at Exit 122, as you head towards Hanover Road going to CBR. Old Pueblo Road closure scheduled for Friday http://www.gazette.com/articles/road-124932-pueblo-friday.html --Sent from The Gazette Steve Brown Colorado Springs (Please no replies - this is all I know, and I'm not in charge - just FYI) -- 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] Possible WESTERN GULL, Timnath Res, Larimer
All- Yesterday around noon at Timnath Res I spotted a large gull with a dark mantle, unstreaked white head, pale pinkish legs, and a large, bulbous bill with a red gonys spot. I was able to eliminate Lesser Black-backed, Great Black-backed, Yellow-legged, and Kelp Gulls. I am FAR from an expert on gulls, but everything I observed seemed to point toward Western. In flight, I thought I saw a single mirror on P1 and no other mirrors, and noted extensive black on the outer primaries on both upper- and underwing. There was a noticeable contrast between the outer primaries (black) and the rest of the upperwing (dark gray). I tried without much success to get identifiable digiscoped photos. Unfortunately, I eventually got close enough that everything flushed and I lost the bird. As far as I know, it was not refound yesterday. Mark Peterson just called to tell me that Rachel Hopper is currently looking at this bird at Timnath, but that it is very distant and she is trying to get closer. Hopefully she will have an update soon. -- Daniel Maynard Manitou Springs, 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] Plegadis ibis photographed in Florence likely a hybrid per H.David Pratt, ornithologist
The Plegadis ibis I photographed in Florence and posted as a probable Glossy Ibis in Basic plumage is likely a Glossy-White-faced hybrid per H. David Pratt, who is the Research Curator of Birds at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and who has who provided species accounts of both of these in the *The Audubon Society master guide to birding *and is a respected contributor to Bird Id Frontiers. In his email to me Dr Pratt said he was traveling and would send me his detailed analysis when he returns home next week. I will ask his permission to share his remarks. 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] Another probable albino hummingbird sighting, this one in Phantom Canyon
I have posted photos on my Birds And Naturehttp://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.comblog of a white hummingbird seen Sept 2 through 6 on the Phantom Canyon Ranch, NW of Livermore, CO. It has a red eye, white plumage, pinkish bill and whitish feet. Since I have been recently informed that the prob albino hummingbird in the Salida area may have returned on a few days after it was first seen at the end of August, this may be a second prob albino humminbird (Steve Bouricius has shared with me that he has banded a white hummingbird that appeared to have all white plumage but when he had it in hand for banding it showed 'considerable rufous pigment'). Like so many birds, it appears it needs to be in hand to confirm identity. Cool bird though. SeEtta Moss 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] RMBO Barr Banding Station Update, 9/14/11
We were heading toward a pretty good morning before we got drizzled-out at about 9 a.m. Hoping for just slightly better weather tomorrow...cool and cloudy is good; a little less moisture in the a.m. would be better for catching birds! 17 birds banded, 11 different species, including 3 new for the season: Willow Flycatcher 1 Dusky Flycatcher 1 Gray Catbird1 Brown Thrasher1 (FOS) Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 (FOS) Common Yellowthroat 3 Wilson's Warbler 4 Green-tailed Towhee1 (FOS) Brewer's Sparrow1 Song Sparrow 1 Open daily, weather permitting, through Thursday, 9/22. Our next day off is Friday, 9/23! Meredith McBurney Bander, Barr Lake Station, Adams County Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 303/329-8091 (land line) 303/349-0245 (cell) -- 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] Crow Valley Campground (Weld) on 9/14
Ken Ecton and I decided to check out Crow Valley Campground (Weld) this morning and early afternoon. We ran into Carol and Ruth. The four of us decided the campground itself was fairly quiet, with a decent bird here and there, but unanimously felt the northwest corner was nothing short of a migratory spectacle, at least in terms of bird numbers. The magic Russian-olive by the temporary pond just north of the gate that goes out to the primitive camping/Mourning Dove Trail was literally alive with birds. It was obvious a wave of birds is being pushed along by this cold front, some orienting straight down from the low clouds to the north edge of the campground. Highlights: The burned areas are recovering pretty well, especially the willow jungle due south of the Main Picnic Shelter (MPS). The recent rain and flowing water in Crow Creek will be of further help in this regard. Yellow-rumped Warbler (at least 30, my FOS at low elevation, mostly in Russian-olive) Townsend's Solitaire (at least 10, probably many more, all associating with Russian-olive) Townsend's Warbler (at least 10, probably many more, in Russian-olives, coyote willows, and sunflowers) Orioles (at least 3, one of which I feel fairly certain was a Baltimore (poor photos obtained), in Russian-olives mostly (eating them, too)) Orange-crowned Warbler (at least 15, probably many more) Wilson's Warbler (at least 20) Spizella sparrows (a few hundred, about an even split between Brewer's, Clay-colored, and Chipping) Nashville Warbler (1 female, trying very hard to blend in among the more yellow-gray contrasting Orange-crowns, mostly low, in Lactuca (I think)) White-crowned Sparrow (1 imm, FOS at low elevation) Lincoln's Sparrow (1) Mimic Thrushes (a few Brown Thrashers, at least 1 Gray Catbird, at least 1 Northern Mockingbird, all in Russian-olives) Gray Flycatcher (1, by the horseshoe pits s of the MPS) Cassin's Kingbird (1 flew over the southwest corner junipers) American Redstart (1f, mostly somewhat high in the cottonwoods between the southwest corner and the MPS) Hammond's Flycatcher (1, under the monster cottonwood that somewhat burned where the trail dips under it, south of the MPS) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (at least 15, mostly in the northwest corner by the cattle pond, and in scattered trees out north) Hermit Thrush (2) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (few) Empidonax (undetermined, probably Traill's type) Western Tanager (at least 3, all in Russian-olives) Western Wood-Pewee (at least 5) no sapsuckers no Myiarchus flycatchers very few thrushes very few empids no vireos Total of 42 species GR96 had a fairly large group of longspurs, all McCown's that we could determine. The Weld CR100 between CR57 and Norma's Grove was crawling with birds in the sunflowers on either side (mostly the same mix as the northwest corner of Crow Valley plus at least 4 Sage Thrashers, and a Bullock's Oriole male). Although I've seen it many times before, it always seems surprising to see Townsend's Warblers working sunflowers along a prairie road. Norma's Grove itself was very quiet (no water) and just had a Sharp-shinned Hawk (maybe why it was quiet), a Great Horned Owl, and one Least Flycatcher. Lots of Swainson's Hawks on the move, and a few Sage Thrashers seen in other places. Does it seem like there are more Sage Thrashers on the plains than would be considered normal? Dave Leatherman Fort Collins -- 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] banding Wed 9-14-11 at Clear Springs Ranch
Birders: Nice morning to band at Clear Springs Ranch (CSR)* until the cold front came in. Our list: Black-capped Chickadee, 2 recaps (local, one from this spring and one from last year) Brown Thrasher, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 2 Gray Catbird, 2 Green-tailed Towhee, 1 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow, 1 House Wren, 1 Lazuli Bunting, 12 Lincoln's Sparrow, 4 Spotted Towhee, 1 Western Wood-pewee, 2 Wilson's Warbler, 4 Species 12 Birds processed 33 Next banding session likely Sun AM, 9/17, at Clear Springs Ranch Good birding to you. Dave David M Elwonger Master Bird Bander and Naturalist Who roosts at 8500' near Woodland Park CO *Clear Springs Ranch is an area about 10 miles south of Colorado Springs, at I25 exit 123, that is managed by Colorado Springs Utilities. It is open on a limited basis (walk-in only) to the general public. -- 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] Lesser Black-backed Gull/Timnath-Larimer
COBirders, This afternoon, I was able to get fairly close to see and photograph a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Timnath Res., Larimer County. Of course, I cannot be certain that this is the same dark-backed gull that Dan Maynard saw there yesterday. --- Rachel Hopper Ft. Collins -- 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 Banding at CBR, Wednesday 9/14
Greetings CO Birders! Banding highlights for today at Chico Basin Ranch were Magnolia Warbler and Red-naped Sapsucker. Here's the species list: Red-naped Sapsucker- 1 Western Wood-pewee- 4 Hammond's Flycatcher- 4 Gray Flycatcher- 1 Swainson's Thrush- 3 Hermit Thrush- 1 Gray Catbird- 2 Northern Mockingbird- 2 Orange-crowned Warbler- 1 Myrtle Warbler- 1 Audubon's Warbler- 1 Magnolia Warbler- 1 Ovenbird- 1 Northern Waterthrush- 1 Wilson's Warbler- 22 Yellow-breasted Chat- 1 Western Tanager- 1 Green-tailed Towhee- 1 Chipping Sparrow- 2 Lincoln's Sparrow- 2 Black-headed Grosbeak- 1 Happy birding! Julie Webber RMBO -- 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] Ridgway Banding Station Update, 9/14/2011
It was our second-coldest day for the season at Ridgway State Park, and after a glorious sunrise it remained overcast all morning. Activity was similar to the previous day, with an early-morning lull followed by a steady trickle of birds. Ultimately, we banded 14 new birds, and we caught 3 birds that had been banded on previous days. It was our first day without any new species. Interestingly, one of the individuals that returned to our nets was a Wilson’s Warbler that had earlier been very lean, and today it was bulging with fat. This brings our total number of banded birds to 86 while the number of species remains at 20. Amber Carver Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Ridgway State Park -- 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] Boulder Birds on 9/14
First thing this morning at 6:50 I had two crows try to hound a juvenile Northern Goshawk into my windshield at Baseline and Mohawk. Later, after lunch, I stopped on the CU east campus and had a first fall female Chestnut-sided Warbler at the corner of the Sybase parking lot along Skunk Creek. Bill Kaempfer Boulder -- 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 Res today
Mary Burger and I were at Chatfield from 9 a-12:30 p today and, unfortunately, did not spot Glenn's juv Sabine's Gulls and Common Tern! Glenn is the gull/tern expert! It was not for lack of searching tho! We toured and walked the whole darn lake and searched all roosting and flying gulls and didn't even see a CA gull. Very few migrants as Glenn said, but did have 2 lovely Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. Also an Osprey in a snag on the east side north of the Plum Creek inlet, and 20 Common Mergs. Obviously we were too early for new migrants, which evidently Dave Leatherman was experiencing at Crow Valley. Try again after the front and heavy rains! Kay Kayleen A. Niyo, Ph.D. Niyo Scientific Communications Kay Niyo Photography mailto:k...@kayniyo.com k...@kayniyo.com http://www.KayNiyo.com www.KayNiyo.com __ 5651 Garnet Street Golden, CO 80403 Phone: (303) 679-6646 Fax: (866) 849-8013 -- 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.
