[cobirds] Addendum to Crow Valley CG (Weld) on 5/21

2014-05-23 Thread DAVID A LEATHERMAN
Glenn and Cathy (and maybe others) have posted to COBIRDS about the exciting 
day at Crow Valley CG yesterday.  The marquis species like Mourning Warbler 
(male) and Summer Tanager (molting male, western race) were mentioned.  Many 
other great birds were also noted and photographed like Palm Warbler, Magnolia 
Warbler, female Black-and-white Warbler, 2 Ash-throated Flycatchers, Veery, 
multiple Tennessee Warblers and American Redstarts.  Some of these I saw, some 
I did not.

Birds seen or heard yesterday that are not every day Crow Valley CG species 
perhaps should be mentioned also:
Chimney Swift (1)   [Is there a chimney in Briggsdale?]
Great-tailed Grackle (1m)
Lesser Goldfinch (heard only)
Sora (heard only)
Bobolink (I believe seen by John Vanderpoel and others, heard by me)
Cordilleran Flycatcher (1 silent, very yellow-green individual)

One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen occurred late in the day in the 
famous southwest corner on the other side of the Crow River.  About 5:30pm 
the Summer Tanager began consistently flycatching off the end of a dead tree 
branch.  From the campground side of the river looking southwest from the 
corner campsite, the backlit red and olive bird set against a wonderfully green 
prairie hillside made for an idyllic scene.  Then it was joined by a male 
Western Tanager.  On more than one occasion both birds sat less than a foot 
apart, both calmly flying out for food, and coming back.  This went on for at 
least an hour, at which time they were joined by a second male Western Tanager. 
 It would have made quite a video.

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins

  

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 23 May 2014

2014-05-23 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler:  Joyce Takamine
Date: May 23, 2014
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 23, 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).

LEAST BITTERN (*El Paso/Pueblo)
Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, Weld)
Ruddy Turnstone (Moffat)
MEW GULL (Rio Grande)
Caspian Tern (Delta, Weld)
Least Tern (Phillips)
White-winged Dove (Boulder)
Greater Roadrunner (*Baca)
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (*Baca)
ALDER FLYCATCHER (*El Paso/Pueblo, Yuma)
Black Phoebe (Chaffee)
Cassin's Kingbird (Rio Grande)
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Arapahoe)
Purple Martin (El Paso)
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Weld)
Tennessee Warbler (El Paso, *El Paso/Pueblo, Sedgwick, Weld, Tennessee)
Nashville Warbler (Weld)
Northern Parula (Boulder, Yuma)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (El Paso)
Magnolia Warbler (El Paso, Weld)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Larimer, Weld)
Black-throated Green Warbler (El Paso, Pueblo)
Back-throated Blue Warbler (El Paso, Weld)
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (*Boulder)
PRAIRIE WARBLER (El Paso, *El Paso/Pueblo)
Palm Warbler (Chaffee, Weld)
Blackpoll Warbler (Douglas/Jefferson, *El Paso/Pueblo, Larimer, Weld, Yuma)
Black-and-white Warbler (*Baca, El Paso, Weld, Yuma)
Prothonotary Warbler (El Paso)
Ovenbird (El Paso, Pueblo, Weld)
Northern Waterthrush (Arapahoe, Chaffee, El Paso, *El Paso/Pueblo, Fremont,
Weld)
KENTUCKY WARBLER (Weld)
MOURNING WARBLER (WELD)
Summer Tanager (*Baca, Weld)
SCARLET TANAGER (El Paso/Pueblo)
White-throated Sparrow (Pueblo)
Harris's Sparrow (Pueblo)
Indigo Bunting (El Paso)
PAINTED BUNTING (*Baca)
EASTERN MEADOWLARK (*Baca)
Scott's Oriole (*Baca)

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
--A Scissor-tailed Flycather was reported by Spence at Cherry Creek SP on
the west side by the picnic area on May 21.
It was perched on Rabbitbrush.

BACA COUNTY:
--At Two Buttes below the dam, Spencer reported EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE and
Black-and-white Warbler on May 20.
--At Cottonwood Canyon on May 21, Spencer reported 4+ pairs of Summer
Tanagers and a pair of Greater Roadrunner near the campground.
--At Picture Canyon on May 22, Spencer reported 4 PAINTED BUNTINGS (3m, 1
f) and a Greater Roadrunner along the entrance road.
--On May 22, Brooks reported an EASTERN MEADOWLARK on CR 21 about .5 mile N
of CR G.
--At Sand Canyon on May 22, Spencer reported 1 m PAINTED BUNTING and1 m
Scott's Oriole

BOULDER COUNTY:
--On May 19, Starace reported 2 Northern Parula and Broad-winged Hawk on
Crane Hollow Road in Longmont.
--A White-winged Dove was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve on May 20.
--A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was reported by Moore on CU East Campus by the
small bridge on May 22.

CHAFFEE COUNTY:
--On May 19 at Sand Lake in Salida, Rich Miller reported a Palm Warbler in
SE corner.
--At Frantz Lake on May 19, Rich Miller reported 2 Northern Waterthrush.
--At an algae choked pond in Salida next to Arkansas River, Rich Miller
reported Northern Waterthrush and Black Phoebe on May 19.

DELTA COUNTY:
--Caspian Terns were reported by Garrison on May 18, one at Fruitgrowers
Reservoir and one at Confluence Park.

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:
--A Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Martinez at Chatfield SP on May 19.

EL PASO COUNTY:
--On May 18, Getty reported Black-throated Blue Warbler and Black-and-white
Warbler and Percival reported Prothonotary Warbler and Blackpoll Warbler at
Fountain Creek RP.  On May 19 at Fountain Creek RP, Goff reported 2
Northern Waterthrush, and m Chestnut-sided Warbler.  Percival reported at
Hansen Nature Area which is across the bridge from Fountain Creek Magnolia
Warbler, 2 Chestnut-sided Warblers, Northern Waterthrush on May 19.  On May
19 at Fountain Creek RP, Getty reported Prothonotary Warbler by Chilcott
Ditch, Black-and-white Warbler in Area 3, and PRAIRIE WARBLER low in tree
between Areas 2 and 3.
On May 20 at Fountain Creek, Peterson reported that a Purple Martin flew
over.
--On May 17 on the Bear Creek Park spring count Getty reported m
Black-throated Green Warbler, Indigo Bunting, 3+ Black-and-white Warblers,
Northern Waterthrush, and Ovenbird.

EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES:
--At Chico Basin Ranch on May 21, Bill Maynard found a m SCARLET TANAGER at
Rose Pond, Drummond reported Northern Waterthrush at HQ and Rose and a
Least Bittern being heard in SE corner of Rose Pond.
--On May 22 at Chico Basin Ranch, Percival reported on the Pueblo side
PRAIRIE WARBLER, LEAST BITTERN, 3 Northern Waterthrush, and f Blackpoll
Warbler and on the El Paso side ALDER FLYCATCHER and m Tennessee Warbler.

RIO GRANDE COUNTY:
--On May 20 at Home Lake, Simmons reported MEW GULLS and Cassin's Kingbird.

SEDGWICK 

[cobirds] indigo bunting/Centennial/Arapahoe

2014-05-23 Thread Karl Stecher Jr.

5/23 0530
I have an adult male indigo bunting on my feeder
Centennial/Arapahoe near Colorado Blvd and Orchard 

Karl Stecher 


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[cobirds] Welchester Tree Grant Park

2014-05-23 Thread Stephanie Jones
Just for fun, after the rain we went to Welchester Tree Grant Park, Lakewood
May 22 2014, 1830-1945, overcast, very recent rain, @60 degrees F

Mallard
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Red-shafted Flicker
Blue Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Eurasian Starling
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
House Wren
Western Wood Peewee (newly arrived!)
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (male)
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (visual, call)
American Goldfinch
Western Tanager (several males)
House Sparrow
House Finch

Stephanie Jones
Scott Dieni
Evergreen, CO 

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[cobirds] Indigo Bunting/Larimer

2014-05-23 Thread Rob Sparks
While out on a run yesterday I had an Indigo Bunting and a Black-headed 
Grosbeak singing about 0.3 miles west on the Poudre Bike Trail from the Lee 
Martinez Park parking lot link trail  and Poudre Bike trail intersection. 
 There has been an Indigo Bunting in this area for the last 3 years but I 
haven't confirmed breeding.  FYI there is a trail closure sign right where 
I heard it.

A nice office bird this am was a male and female Lazuli Bunting.

Rob Sparks
Old Town
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Blue-winged Warbler and R B Grosbeaks (2) at Welchester Lakewood Jefferson Co.

2014-05-23 Thread W. Robert Shade III
I found the reported Blue-winged Warbler this morning at about 8:15 singing
across the eastern boundary of Welchester Tree Grant Park in Lakewood (8th
Ave) and called it in for a good look. It was a three note buzz, not the
two note I am used to in the East. State bird only one mile from my home!

While watching a singing Rose-breasted Grosbeak near the stream and east of
the wooden bridge, spotted another male with a pale pink breast patch - a
first spring bird. I've seen three RBGR this spring and only one
Black-headed Grosbeak.

Bob Shade
Lakewood

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[cobirds] BLUE-WINGED WARBLER continues at Welchester Tree Grant Park, Jefferson County, 11 AM

2014-05-23 Thread Joe Roller
THANKS to Stephanie Jones for this great find. First Jeffco record I am
aware of this one was
documented in Golden in 1961.  (ref Bob and Bob)

It is loyal to the riparian at its downstream exit from the Park onto
private property.
It could be heard at a distance. At least 14 birders have seen it, that I
know of.


Directions: Take 6th avenue west from Denver and exit at Simms, going north
a block,
then left on 8th. Go west less than a mile and the park is well signed on
the right.
Enter the park and take trails leading east, then down hill to the east
fence and gulch.
Joe

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[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch, Pueblo/El Paso 5/23 (YT Warbler)

2014-05-23 Thread Brandon


Bill (Mr. Chico) Maynard and I were are Chico Basin Ranch this morning.  On the 
Pueblo side, at the Headquarter Willows, there was a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER.  
A female Blackpoll Warbler was at Rose Pond.  One Northern Waterthrush was 
singing at the Headquarters and another one at Rose Pond.  The Least Bittern 
also continues in the marsh, in the eastern part of Rose Pond.  Shorebirds 
today at Rose Pond (a Long-billed Curlew) and (Lesser Yellowlegs and Wilson's 
Phalarope) at the Headquarter's Pond.  On the El Paso County side, a female 
Townsend's Warbler was the best thing, we could find.  Nick Moore said, a male 
Tennessee Warbler was singing earlier in the morning, at the banding station 
area.  I believe, an Alder Flycatcher was banded today, perhaps the one from 
yesterday.  A Red-headed Woodpecker continues north of the Casita, in El Paso 
County.
 

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO  

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[cobirds] Prewitt SWA highlights

2014-05-23 Thread Glenn Walbek

Black-throated Green Warbler, Pine Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Great-crested 
Flycatcher, Baltimore Oriole.

Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO

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[cobirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Rio Grande County

2014-05-23 Thread VIRGINIA SIMMONS
Today, 5/23. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in open dry area on RG County Rd. 15. 
Lots of Western Wood Pewees and some Dusky Flycatchers NW of Del Norte. White 
Pelicans still on RG 18. The mad rush of Hermit Thrushes is mostly ended. 
Virginia Simmons, Del Norte 

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[cobirds] Blue-winged Warbler - yes

2014-05-23 Thread Jessi Oberbeck
I'm out at Welchester Tree Park with my mom, dad, and Gwen Moore. The male
Blue-winged Warbler is still present and singing his heart out.  He is at
the same spot at the east end!

Jessi Oberbeck,
Westminster, CO

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[cobirds] Crow Valley Camp Ground, Weld County

2014-05-23 Thread Ken Christie Pals
CoBirders,

My visit at Crow Valley today did not produce anything note worthy compared
to earlier visits this week and last.  While I still saw about the same
number of species,around 50, I did not have any new warblers. In fact I saw
only Yellow, one Yellow-rumped and one Wilson's Warbler. I did see what
appeared to be a hybrid male Baltimore/Bullock's Oriole.  Another birder
photographed a male Baltimore Oriole and others saw a Summer Tanager.

My best birds for the area were probably the 11 White-faced Ibis, 1
Great-tailed Grackle, 1 Cinnamon Teal and 1 Blue-winged Teal.  Everything
else seemed ordinary for Crow Valley.

Crow Creek, after appearing to be subsiding this past Tuesday, was rising
today. The campsite were pretty much vacant this morning, but were filling
up when I left the campground around 2 p.m.

Bird on!
Ken Pals
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Blue-winged Warbler---Welchester Tree Park/Jeffco

2014-05-23 Thread markchavez
Today, Ira Sanders and I went out and got great looks at the Blue-winged 
Warbler.  Also present were Western Tanagers, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Western 
Wood-Pewee, and American Redstart.  Thanks to Stephanie Jones to alerting 
everyone to this great bird.  Photos of the bird can be seen below:

http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/BIRDS/RARE-AND-UNCOMMON-2014#!/


   Mark Chavez
Lakewood-Green Mtn
http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/

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[cobirds] Crow Valley

2014-05-23 Thread Bob Righter
Hi

Didn't detect any fancy warblers, nothing that unusually rare, although a M 
Great-tailed Grackle in the new lagoon in the north pasture was of  special 
interest. What was of interest was the diversity of species, 46 species in just 
over two hours, always birds to look at, all in all, a very enjoyable morning 
in Crow Valley.

Bob Righter
Denver CO

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[cobirds] RFI Timely Reporting for Non-Techies

2014-05-23 Thread melgoff
All, 
  
I am looking for suggestions about timely reporting, especially of rare 
species. We do not have a smart phone and do not have texting on our modest 
cellphone. I recently have seen a couple of pretty good birds, but could not 
report them for several hours due to our location and other things we had to do 
before we got home to our computer. 
  
I tried one time reporting to a number I had for the RBA, but it never showed 
up to my knowledge. 
  
You can reply to me offline unless you feel the whole cobirds list could 
benefit from your answer. 
  
I appreciate any tips you great and generous folks can provide. 
  
Mel Goff 
Colorado Springs 

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[cobirds] Possible Laughing Gull, Custer Co.

2014-05-23 Thread millerrichj via Colorado Birds
Yesterday and today I watched and photographed a black headed gull at  
DeWeese Reservoir which I am about 90% certain was a breeding plumage Laughing  
Gull.  I was 100% certain until I read K. Kaufman's caution that some first  
summer Franklin's Gulls can resemble an adult Laughing Gull.
 
The wing pattern of my gull was typical for a Laughing Gull.  The  upper 
wing had a gray mantle with white trailing edge and all black tips on the  
primaries.  The under wing was white with black on the primaries.  The  head 
was solid black; no indication of being a partial hood.  The bill and  head 
shape look close to the Laughing Gulls pictured in various field  guides.
 
I have good photos both profile and flying if someone would like to look at 
 them and offer an opinion.  The photos aren't posted anywhere; I would 
have  to e-mail them.
 
A pleasant surprise on the return home was the many dozens Lark Buntings in 
 the fields north of Wetmore.  I haven't seen them here in these numbers 
for  several years.
 
Rich Miller
Canon City

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[cobirds] Re: Black-throated Green Warbler, Chico Basin, Pueblo County

2014-05-23 Thread Janeal Thompson
Hi Gary,

Again, great photos and I am glad to read Steve's post.  Grandchildren are 
here for 4 days, so I am not certain how much birding I'll get to do.  
Janeal

BTW, I check your photos on flicker, you are doing a great job.  You might 
want to send the crayfish HOME photo to Dave Leatherman as he did a big 
article on crayfish and is doing some kind of study on them and I think he 
would really like to see your photo.  Just a suggestion.  

On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 4:06:16 PM UTC-6, gladtobehere wrote:

 I found this Black-throated Green Warbler in the willows around 
 Headquarters Pond this morning about 11 am.  Here's a photo: 

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingbird42/14053573698/https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fkingbird42%2F14053573698%2Fsa=Dsntz=1usg=AFQjCNH7SL1OdpADayrLBXp2VUgNIVSRaA
  

 Also here's a photo of the striking male Scarlet Tanager found by Bill 
 Maynard about 7:15 am this morning south of Rose Pond at Chico Basin in 
 Pueblo County.  It stayed around and was quite photogenic. Other birds such 
 as a Brown Thrasher and Bullocks Orioles seemed to want to hang around this 
 brightly colored and beautiful bird and rare for around here.   

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingbird42/14237973782/ 

 Gary Koehn 
 Colorado Springs

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[cobirds] Yuma and Phillips County Today

2014-05-23 Thread 'Steven Mlodinow' via Colorado Birds
Greetings All


Today felt like Seattle at times. Drizzly and without migrants.
But there were some prime moments.
At dawn, below the dam at Stalker Lake, Yuma, there was a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER 
and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO plus Black-and-white Warbler and American Redstart.


At the Wray Fish Hatchery, there was a RUSSET-BACKED (Swainson's) THRUSH and an 
Indigo Bunting plus 2 Great Crested Flycatchers (not rare for Yuma, but rare 
for Wray)


In the town of Laird, 7 miles e. of Wray and exceedingly close to Nebraska, 
there was another RUSSET-BACKED THRUSH and a Veery


The shelterbelts took much work and yielded only a Northern Waterthrush


At Lions Fish Hatchery, I was almost eaten by an extremely poorly managed, 
large, snarling, foaming-at-mouth dog totally uncontrolled by its inept owner 
that took a couple goodly lunges at me. Remember that this is a time to get up 
on a picnic bench. You are harder to get at and you look much larger. What a 
strange event. 5 Black Terns, however, made up for the black dog and an Eastern 
Willow Flycatcher (photos to come) were highlights there.


The neighborhood around the end of Akron (go e. on Akron from the US HWY just 
before it goes n. out of Holyoke) was birdy, with highlights including 
BROAD-WINGED HAWK, American Redstart, and a migrant Bell's Vireo.


The town of Haxtun had another BW HAWK and American Redstart


Good Birding
Steve Mlodinow




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