[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 26, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 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 your 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) REDDISH EGRET (*Bent) Green Heron (Mesa) Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, Larimer, Phillips) American Golden-Plover (*Boulder, *Morgan) Short-billed Dowitcher (Boulder) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Morgan) Sabine's Gull (Boulder, Morgan, Routt) ARCTIC TERN (*Douglas/Jefferson) BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (Montrose) RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (*Bent) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Kit Carson) Black Phoebe (Fremont) Eastern Phoebe (Fremont, Pueblo) White-eyed Vireo (El Paso) BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Kit Carson, Pueblo) PHILADELPHIA VIREO (El Paso, Phillips, Pueblo) Wood Thrush (El Paso) Tennessee Warbler (Adams, Kit Carson, Morgan, Pueblo) Nashville Warbler (Kit Carson, Larimer, Washington) Northern Parula (El Paso) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Denver, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick) Magnolia Warbler (*El Paso) CAPE MAY WARBLER (Logan) Black-throated Gray Warbler (*Mesa) Blackburnian Warbler (Fremont) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Pueblo) Pine Warbler (Phillips, Yuma) Palm Warbler (*Jefferson, Kit Carson, *Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo, *Weld) BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (Adams) Blackpoll Warbler (Jefferson, Pueblo) Ovenbird (El Paso, Kit Carson, *Mesa, Washington) Scarlet Tanager (*El Paso) EASTERN TOWHEE (Kit Carson) Field Sparrow (*Boulder) Swamp Sparrow (Washington) White-throated Sparrow (Kit Carson, Washington) Lapland Longspur (Phillips) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Adams, El Paso, Morgan, Pueblo) Indigo Bunting (Phillips) Adams County: --A hatch year m Rose-breasted Grosbeak was banded by McBurney at the Barr Lake Banding station on September 20. --A hatch year m Tennessee Warbler was banded by McBurney at the Barr Lake Banding station on September 21. --McBurney reported a Tennesssee Warbler and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER were banded at the Barr Lake Banding station on September 24. Bent County: --An imm m RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was reported by Duane Nelson coming to his feeder in Las Animas on September 25. Contact Duane at dnelson1 AT centurytel.net if you want to try to see the bird. --A sub-ad dark morph REDDISH EGRET was reported by Duane Nelson at Lake Hasty below the dam at John Martin on September 25. Boulder County: --A juv Short-billed Dowitcher was reported by Schmoker at Teller Lake #5 (also known as North Teller Lake) in Boulder on September 9. Arnesen reported that the Short-billed Dowitcher continues at Teller Lake #5 on September 21. --A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Gent on the S shore of Sixmile Reservoir in Boulder on September 15. Waltman reported juv Sabine's Gull at Sixmile Reservoir on September 24. --A juv American Golden-Plover was reported by Severs at Lagerman Reservoir on September 22. --A good number of Broad-winged Hawks were reported by Severs migrating in SW Longmont on September 23. --A Field Sparrow was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette on September 24. --A probable American Golden-Plover was reported by Floyd at Panama Reservoir on September 25. Denver County: --An imm Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Roller at Washington Park in Denver on September 17. It was on the east shore of Grasmere Lake. Roller reported on September 21 that the Chestnut-sided Warbler continues at Washington Park. Walbek reported on September 21 that there are 2 Chestnut-sided Warblers at Washington Park. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --A probable ARCTIC TERN was reported by Walbek at Chatfield SP on September 25. El Paso County: --A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and 1-2 Northern Parulas were reported by Pals at Fountain Creek Regional Park on September 24. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: --On September 20, 2 Wood Thrush were caught in the Chico Basin mist nets as reported by Brown. --Brown reported that a different Wood Thrush was banded on September 21 at Chico Basin Ranch. --Gobris reported that 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were banded at Chico Basin on September 22. --Hinds reported White-eyed Vireo and Wood Thrush at the Banding Station at Chico Basin on September 23. --A hatch yr Ovenbird and 2 ad f Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were reported by Brown at the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch on September 24. --At Chico Basin Ranch, Brown reported that a hatch year Magnolia Warbler was banded and Bill Maynard reported a hatch year Scarlet Tanager. Fremont County: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Moss west of 1st St along Riverside Drive on September 20. --An imm Eastern Phoebe
[cobirds] ARCTIC TERN continues at Chatfield State Park (Jefferson/Douglas)
Glenn Walbek reports that the adult alternate plumaged Arctic Tern is still present. The bird alternates between flying around the center of Chatfield Reservoir (not yet observed coming near shore) and standing on one of the bouys in the center of the reservoir. The best viewing can be from one of two places. The first location is the handicapped fisherman's access pier (this is immediately west of the south boat launch and marina). If the bird is not seen perched on a bouy or flying around here then walk past the trees located west of this spot (these trees block a birder's view of the southern portion of the reservoir) to where you can see the rest of the deeper portion of the reservoir. Joey Kellner Littleton, 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/z3H4UWNQWC0J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Re: Question: Burrowing owls anywhere?
Not too many Burrowing Owls around this time of year. There was one at WCR 100/WCR 33 .25m E of intersection on WCR 100 on N. Also, one at WCR 96/37 about .5m S on WCR 37 on W. WCR=Weld CR At DIA loop there are a few: BURROWING OWLS at the prairie dog town at 3.4 miles east of Tower Road 96th avenue. BURROWING OWLS (two) along Gun Club Road at 0.5 miles south of Colfax Avenue and (four) at the northeast corner of E470 6th Avenue. I presume some still remain on the many Pawnee NG dog colony sites. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 5:40:31 AM UTC-6, birdingspacepig wrote: September 26, 2012 I received a telephone message yesterday evening from a local film maker. She wanted to know if burrowing owls were still in the area and where she could go to film them? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you! Christine A. Bucher Perched on the edge of Palmer Park, Colorado Springs -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/sOR2Hz0KnqQJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Good Mixed Flocks Larimer
Hi All, I couldn't find Rachel Hopper's Yellow-throated Warbler, but I've had a few real good mixed flocks along the trail between Taft and Wilson in Loveland the last couple of days. The Woodbine (Virginia Creeper) has good berries and so do the Russian Olives. Here's a list of what I've seen: Quite a few immature and adult White-crowned Sparrows, several Spotted Towhees, a few Mountain Chickadees (early), 2 different flycatchers (unable to ID), Brown Creeper, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, more than one Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Wilson's, Orange-crowned, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Western Wood-Peewee, Bushtits, Song Sparrows, Cedar Waxwings, White-breasted Nuthatch, and first-time I've seen on the trail a Fox Sparrow (altivagans type). the Fox SP was very large and perched quite near a Song SP, so difference was easy to see. Regulars were also quite showy -- Blue Jays, gobs of Robins, Common Grackles, Red-wing Blackbirds, Starlings, Flickers, Black-capped Chickadees, etc. Also, has anyone else seen a Blue Jay hawking insects? And there was a raptor being chased by Red-wing Blackbirds - - it flew like a kite or falcon, mostly dark, but had very bright broad white along the outer edges of tail, seemed a bit stubbier than a Peregrine -- any ideas? Elaine Coley, Loveland Free Online Photosharing - Share your photos online with your friends and family! Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more! -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Arctic Tern pics
Folks, Joe Roller had located the ARTE just before I arrived. It was west of the fisherman's pier and best viewed from the edge of the lake there. It never came in close to shore as these pictures demonstrate. Instead it stayed on the center buoys and fished the middle part of the west lake, between the swim beach and the fisherman's pier. Other birds at Chatfield included a Common Loon, 4 Red-necked Phalaropes and lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers. I have not seen the Red-necked Grebe in a few days and there are no Palm Warblers in Douglas County! Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/2012_birds -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Swainson's Hawk Behavior - Jefferson County
Hi All, As we were eating breakfast this morning with a guest from Alaska, we observed an adult male light morph Swainson's Hawk walking and eating earthworms on the golf fairway behind our house. I'm not sure if the bird was one of the pair that mated in the area this summer or a recent migrant (hunch is resident bird from breeding pair this summer). Great sight to watch: The Swainson's would stand on the fairway, look around, then walk/run to a spot 5-15 yards away where it picked up an earthworm from the ground(rained last night), then either gulp the worm down whole or decapitate the worm and eat it in two bites. It would then stand and look around, before going after another earthworm in the same manner. Meanwhile for part of the show, a Black-billed Magpie followed the Swainson's, staying directly behind it, then reaching up from behind to try and pluck a feather from the tail, upper coverts, or rump of the hawk. The Swainson's didn't seem too perturbed and continued to chase down the earthworms writhing on top of the grass followed by the playful magpie. An American Kestrel also stooped at the Swainson's a couple of times, but wasn't able to chase it off. A nice breakfast by all! Mike Henwood Morrison Jefferson County -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] CBR Wednesday - Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Hi COBirders, Oops - in all of the excitement today - I forgot the last bird we caught at noon - a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak - our FIFTH banded since Saturday! Pics available soon, as well. Steve Brown Colo Spgs -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: [cobirds] owl question
Scott, Apologies for totally botching my first answer to your RFI! My sane response (I hope) follows below at / I'm hoping we can meet someday - I've really enjoyed reading your posts on COBIRDS! During one winter about ten years ago we had a Northern Pygmy-owl /NOPO/ routinely in our yard as a participant in a food chain we had inadvertently created by raising chickens for eggs - the chickens themselves attracted raccoons and other predators, their eggs attracted skunks et al., but leftover hen scratch attracted mice, which attracted all sorts of other predators, including NOPO. That was so cool having the owl around, and afforded ample opportunity to study its flight pattern and its style of landing (kind of like watching a gymnast nail a perfect 10 landing, for lack of more obvious and visual comparison). During 2012 so far, we have seen seven species of owls, but 11 of the 12 sp listed below we have seen and/or heard. We are missing Short-eared but opportunity remains, oui? I don't like putting my zillion-candle-power spotlight on the poor things, otherwise we surely would have seen some of them that we only heard. Larry Arnold Redlands, 4700 ft p.s. Our OVENBIRD is still here acting somewhat like all the other seed-eaters, appears to feel safe surrounded by them and their pecking/foraging on the ground. 5-10 hummingbirds remain at our feeders and Stache garden, all Black-chins other than an occasional RUHU or CAHU. This light rain, with no wind and perfect temperatures, feels like heaven to me. I know Coen and Brenda are out for a stroll around Nucla this morning, hopefully finding good birds. Missy and I will head out shortly for a stroll around our hood on a similar quest - SPECIES!! Scott, again, my corrected owl notes follow / From: pygmyowl [mailto:pygmy...@frii.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 8:58 AM To: larry arnold Subject: Re: [cobirds] owl question From: mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com cobirds@googlegroups.com mailto:[mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of pygmyowl Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8:31 PM To: cobirds Subject: [cobirds] owl question Hi all, Each year I take it upon myself to see as many species of owls in Colorado as I can. I aim for 10 species each year. Most years I end up with 9 species or less. This year, so far I have seen 10 species owls in Colorado. I was wondering if anyone on this list serve would like to join me in a yearly competition to see who can see the most species of owls in Colorado each year? You have to actually see each species, just hearing them would not count. Of interest, this year so far I have seen... Barn / seen well in a burrow in Delta County Flam / heard at two locs, usually seen but not this year W Screech / three at our water feature this summer, several seen elsewhere in Mesa County E Screech / heard in several locations while birding eastern CO with Mlodinow-the-Awesome-One Great Horned / seen in many locations, best being family of four in our yard =) Snowy / saw both Ad and Ju with help of a resident who patiently explained to us that we were not looking at a large piece of PVC pipe, no, that was an ADULT SNOWY! =) Northern Pygmy / seen several times in Mesa County this year Burrowing / seen in one location two birds, Delta County Long-eared / Missy and I saw several in west salt creek whilst scouting for our GVAS Owl Prowl Short-eared / missed this year so far Boreal / heard only - two birds in Delta County just above Visitor's Center Saw-whet / heard only, two locations in Mesa County Larry Arnold GJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mailto:cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. From: mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com cobirds@googlegroups.com mailto:[mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of pygmyowl Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8:31 PM To: cobirds Subject: [cobirds] owl question Hi all, Each year I take it upon myself to see as many species of owls in Colorado as I can. I aim for 10 species each year. Most years I end up with 9 species or less. This year, so far I have seen 10 species owls in Colorado. I was wondering if anyone on this list serve would like to join me in a yearly competition to see who can see the most species of owls in Colorado each year? You have to actually see each species, just hearing them would not count. Of interest, this year so far I have seen... Northern Saw-whet Northern Pygmy Flammulated Great Horned Snowy
[cobirds] Arctic Tern continues at Chatfield
Seen from the shore west of fisherman's pier. Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO Sent from afield -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: [cobirds] Arctic Tern continues at Chatfield
Birders, The tern was present after 2:00 today. Ira Sanders Golden, CO From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jun...@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 8:58 AM To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Subject: [cobirds] Arctic Tern continues at Chatfield Seen from the shore west of fisherman's pier. Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO Sent from afield -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] CBR pictures for Tuesday, Wednesday
HI COBirders, If you would like to view a Picasa album of pictures from CBR for Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warblers, Scarlet Tanager, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak, here is the link https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=sbrown37target=ALBUMid=5792638909131467249authkey=Gv1sRgCLGq8vLg_KqjQAfeat=email Enjoy, Steve Brown Colorado Springs -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Canon City update: Red-naped Sapsucker, American Dipper and Black Phoebe
Yesterday I again saw a very early (for this elevation) American Dipper in the Arkansas River, this time west of 1st Street where I also saw a Black Phoebe again. Also in this area about a dozen Cedar Waxwings fed noisily in the trees. The Canon City Riverwalk has been quiet for the past several days though I did see a male Western Tanager there yesterday Today I stopped at the Abbey and found an adult a Red-naped Sapsucker there again. Though I didn't see the one several days ago well enough to tell it's gender, this one if a male. SeEtta Moss Canon City Blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine @ http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/author/seetta-moss/ Personal blog @ BirdsAndNature.blogspot.comhttp://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/ . -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
