[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, July 19, 2013
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date July 19, 2013 email: rba AT cobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 19, 2013 sponsored by the 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 (* indicates new information on this species in this report): Mexican Duck (Weld) Pacific Loon (El Paso) Red-necked Grebe (Jackson) TRICOLORED HERON (Fremont) REDDISH EGRET (Kiowa) Green Heron (Fremont) GLOSSY IBIS (Weld) American Golden-Plover (Washington) Snowy Plover (Washington) LAUGHING GULL (El Paso, Crowley,Washington) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder) CAVE SWALLOW (Washington) Great Crested Flycatcher (Washington) SEDGE WREN (*Gunnison) Summer Tanager (Fremont) Scott's Oriole (Montezuma) *BOULDER COUNTY:* --On July 15, around 11:00 am, Wait reported an American Three-toed Woodpecker, while walking up the 4th of July trail towards Arapahoe Pass. The bird was on the north side of the path. *CROWLEY COUNTY:* --On June 29, Dowell reported a 1st summer LAUGHING GULL at Lake Henry, seen again on July 12, by Dowell, but not present on July 13. *EL PASO COUNTY:* --A non-breeding ad LAUGHING GULL was reported by Peterson on June 28, in the SE corner of Big Johnson and was seen again on July 13, by Kibbe. --On July 13, Kibbe reports that the Pacific Loon continues at Big Johnson. *FREMONT COUNTY:* -- On July 10, Core reported a Summer Tanager near the MacKenzie parking area of the Canon City Riverwalk. (Access is only from Reynolds Ave.) -- On July 7, Moss reported that the ad TRICOLORED HERON was at Holcim wetlands and one Green Heron was seen by Kibbe at Holcim on July 13. (Added bonus was a fledgling Least Bittern.) *JACKSON COUNTY:* On July 12, Lee Farrell reported a Red-necked Grebe in breeding plumage on Lake John, outside of Walden. Bring a scope as it is generally in the middle of the lake. *KIOWA COUNTY:* --On July 13, Dowell reports a white morph REDDISH EGRET at Lake Meredith, probably the same bird that was seen by Nelson at Adobe Creek Res. -- On July 5 and July 6, Nelson reports a white morph REDDISH EGRET at Adobe Creek Reservoir 200 yards east of the easternmost camping unit in the SE part of the lake. *GUNNISON COUNTY:* --A singing SEDGE WREN was reported by Zerbi at McCabe Wetlands west of Gunnison on July 18. *MONTEZUMA COUNTY:* -- Garrison reports that his mother had two Scott's Orioles in her back yard, on July 13, from 7:00-7:30 AM. They were eating apricots. She is willing for birders to try to see them. Her address: 203 S. Market, Cortez, CO, (blue house). Knock on her door, as the tree is in her fenced back yard. *WASHINGTON COUNTY:* --On July 14 at Prewitt Reservoir, Dowell reported a Laughing Gull, (2nd y,worn, not unlike the Big Johnson Bird) a Snowy Plover, ad., and an American Golden-Plover, (apparent first alternate plumage) on the south end of the reservoir in the mud. --Dowell reported a Great Crested Flycatcher on July 14 at Prewitt Reservoir, the bird was along the inlet channel. --On July 17, Mlodinow reported an immature CAVE SWALLOW feeding along the south shore of Prewitt Reservoir. This would be a new state record if accepted. Take the first entrance into Prewitt. The road ends in a T. Go left, take second right, which winds to edge of resevoir. Walk to water's edge, and then work area between water's edge and inlet channel. You can cross the fragmented inlet channel and chase swallows on the far side. They seem to sit on drier mud and feed over entire area. *WELD COUNTY:* --A GLOSSY IBIS and Mexican Duck were reported by Mlodinow at Loloff on July 17. *DFO FIELD TRIPS:* *Saturday, July 20, Filius and Genesee Mountain Parks plus hummingbirds (Jefferson County) Lynn Willcockson, 303-757-7000 **Limit 10, so please call leader. Meet at 8 a.m. at Filius Park shelter house. Take I-70 west to exit 252 to Evergreen Parkway (Hwy. 74). Go 2 miles on Hwy. 74 to first traffic light, then turn right into Filius Park. Will visit a hummingbird “hotspot.”* * * *Sunday, July 21, Mt. Falcon Park (Jefferson County) Lois Levinson, 303-908-3403 Meet leader at 7 a.m. at upper parking lot of west side of Mount Falcon Park. From C-470 and US 285 South: Turn right at the Indian Hills exit to Parmalee Gulch Road. Follow Parmalee Gulch Road for approximately 2.5 miles to Picutis Road, turn right at Picutis, then follow the signs for Mt. Falcon to the upper parking area. Mt. Falcon features a variety of habitats, so we can hope to see Pygmy and White-breasted Nuthatch, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Western Tanager, Townsend’s Solitaire, and Western and Mountain Bluebird. This will be a
[cobirds] Red-eyed Vireo Poudre Bike Trail
I had a Red-eyed Vireo singing along the Poudre Bike Trail this am. From Lee Martinez Park go west on the Poudre bike trail until you get to a foot bridge that goes over the river and then look on the south side of the trail and work your way east. For the last couple of months there has also been an Indigo Bunting singing about 50 feet west of the bridge. Good Birding Rob Sparks Couldy Old Town Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/ee7954a3-ca76-4f6c-b735-d8268ed6b7d0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Red-eyed Vireo Poudre Bike Trail
Was just about to post the same bird! Still in the same location singing vigorously. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/cafdc828-3685-405d-b8b6-e4b4ee899465%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] New Yard Bird/Nunn
Two Common Yellowthroats (#116) this morning feeding in our backyard Rabbitbrush-area. Also, of note, irregular visitors: Blue Grosbeak - pair Downy Woodpecker male Badger - 3rd (GIANT!) badger in four years--checked out our Tuff shed-area and then moved on. The previous badger pair dug a burrow overnight 15 feet from front door! Videos of previous pair: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/video/badger-5 Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/b044fbd4-6ab6-4ae7-b52b-1b17fc9b4d03%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] RUFOUS-NECKED WOOD-RAIL in New Mexico
I recently got home from a visit to the Bosque del Apache NWR where I got to watch the RUFOUS-NECKED WOOD-RAIL on 6 days. More than 20 Colorado birders also drove to New Mexico to see the bird and most did. It is still being seen but it is being absent for long periods of time (sometimes more than 24 consecutive hours) on a more frequent basis and has only been seen for brief periods in past few days. If anyone is still planning to go down it would be a good idea to allow more than 24 hours there if at all possible in case the bird continues these long absences. Since there are fewer birders down there now the information flow is limited but the staff at the Refuge are posting updates on their facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/BosquedelApacheNWR?fref=ts . Besides the Wood-Rail, there were up to 5 Least Bitterns and up to 3 Green Herons foraging out in the OPEN in the area where the Wood-Rail has been--quite astounding out in the middle of the water away from the cattails! There are a lot of other interesting birds at the Refuge and in the area as noted in other posts. I photographed the Wood-Rail and did get some very nice still photos and interesting video of the bird that I have uploaded to my Birds and Nature blog. http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/ I have found that Youtube is compressing videos and reducing the quality-they are still nice but just not quite as sharp as the original. Unfortunately I probably need to post them on my blog via Youtube-so if anyone knows of anything I can do to avoid these loss of sharpness please let me know-very frustrating. SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com Blogging for Birds an Blooms Magazine @ http://BirdsAndBloomsBlog.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAAUvckr0aPp5UNa%3D0ykBYqDMoKR3pttEEvWOUSjakSsABc5jDQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] 2nd Hummingbird Weld Co
A young Calliope Male has been at the feeder the last three days. I have not had Hummers in early July since I started putting out sugar water May through September. Norma Erickson Hwy 392 and WCR 35 Greeley Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/442CD1E1845C4129B619BEB9C678AD54%40normaz3p4bywti. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, July 20, 2013
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date July 20,2013 email: rba AT cobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, July 20, 2013 sponsored by the 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 (* indicates new information on this species in this report): Mexican Duck (Weld) Pacific Loon (El Paso) Red-necked Grebe (Jackson) TRICOLORED HERON (Fremont) REDDISH EGRET (Kiowa) Green Heron (Fremont) GLOSSY IBIS (Weld) American Golden-Plover (Washington) Snowy Plover (Washington) LAUGHING GULL (El Paso, Crowley,Washington) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder) CAVE SWALLOW (Washington) Great Crested Flycatcher (Washington) SEDGE WREN (Gunnison) Summer Tanager (Fremont) Indigo Bunting (*Larimer) Scott's Oriole (Montezuma) *BOULDER COUNTY:* --On July 15, around 11:00 am, Wait reported an American Three-toed Woodpecker, while walking up the 4th of July trail towards Arapahoe Pass. The bird was on the north side of the path. *CROWLEY COUNTY:* --On June 29, Dowell reported a 1st summer LAUGHING GULL at Lake Henry, seen again on July 12, by Dowell, but not present on July 13. *EL PASO COUNTY:* --A non-breeding ad LAUGHING GULL was reported by Peterson on June 28, in the SE corner of Big Johnson and was seen again on July 13, by Kibbe. --On July 13, Kibbe reports that the Pacific Loon continues at Big Johnson. *FREMONT COUNTY:* -- On July 10, Core reported a Summer Tanager near the MacKenzie parking area of the Canon City Riverwalk. (Access is only from Reynolds Ave.) -- On July 7, Moss reported that the ad TRICOLORED HERON was at Holcim wetlands and one Green Heron was seen by Kibbe at Holcim on July 13. (Added bonus was a fledgling Least Bittern.) *JACKSON COUNTY:* On July 12, Lee Farrell reported a Red-necked Grebe in breeding plumage on Lake John, outside of Walden. Bring a scope as it is generally in the middle of the lake. *KIOWA COUNTY:* --On July 13, Dowell reports a white morph REDDISH EGRET at Lake Meredith, probably the same bird that was seen by Nelson at Adobe Creek Res. -- On July 5 and July 6, Nelson reports a white morph REDDISH EGRET at Adobe Creek Reservoir 200 yards east of the easternmost camping unit in the SE part of the lake. *LARIMER COUNTY:* --An Indigo Bunting was reported by Sparks on the Poudre Bike Trail on July 19. *GUNNISON COUNTY:* --A singing SEDGE WREN was reported by Zerbi at McCabe Wetlands west of Gunnison on July 18. *MONTEZUMA COUNTY:* -- Garrison reports that his mother had two Scott's Orioles in her back yard, on July 13, from 7:00-7:30 AM. They were eating apricots. She is willing for birders to try to see them. Her address: 203 S. Market, Cortez, CO, (blue house). Knock on her door, as the tree is in her fenced back yard. *WASHINGTON COUNTY:* --On July 14 at Prewitt Reservoir, Dowell reported a Laughing Gull, (2nd y,worn, not unlike the Big Johnson Bird) a Snowy Plover, ad., and an American Golden-Plover, (apparent first alternate plumage) on the south end of the reservoir in the mud. --Dowell reported a Great Crested Flycatcher on July 14 at Prewitt Reservoir, the bird was along the inlet channel. --On July 17, Mlodinow reported an immature CAVE SWALLOW feeding along the south shore of Prewitt Reservoir. This would be a new state record if accepted. Take the first entrance into Prewitt. The road ends in a T. Go left, take second right, which winds to edge of resevoir. Walk to water's edge, and then work area between water's edge and inlet channel. You can cross the fragmented inlet channel and chase swallows on the far side. They seem to sit on drier mud and feed over entire area. *WELD COUNTY:* --A GLOSSY IBIS and Mexican Duck were reported by Mlodinow at Loloff on July 17. *DFO FIELD TRIPS:* *Saturday, July 20, Filius and Genesee Mountain Parks plus hummingbirds (Jefferson County) Lynn Willcockson, 303-757-7000 **Limit 10, so please call leader. Meet at 8 a.m. at Filius Park shelter house. Take I-70 west to exit 252 to Evergreen Parkway (Hwy. 74). Go 2 miles on Hwy. 74 to first traffic light, then turn right into Filius Park. Will visit a hummingbird “hotspot.”* * * *Sunday, July 21, Mt. Falcon Park (Jefferson County) Lois Levinson, 303-908-3403 Meet leader at 7 a.m. at upper parking lot of west side of Mount Falcon Park. From C-470 and US 285 South: Turn right at the Indian Hills exit to Parmalee Gulch Road. Follow Parmalee Gulch Road for approximately 2.5 miles to Picutis Road, turn right at Picutis, then follow the signs for Mt. Falcon to the upper parking area. Mt. Falcon features a variety of habitats, so we can hope to see Pygmy and White-breasted Nuthatch, Williamson’s
