[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 5 August 2015

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:   Joyce Takamine
Date: August 5, 2015
This is the Rare Bird Alert, Wednesday, August 5 sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

Barrow's Goldeneye (Rio Blanco)
Red-necked Grebe (Jefferson)
Little Blue Heron (*Weld)
Glossy Ibis (Jefferson)
Upland Sandpiper (*Douglas, Larimer)
Laughing Gull (Huerfano)
Thayer's Gull (*Douglas)
Caspian Tern (Alamosa, Boulder, El Paso, *Weld)
Black Swift (Pueblo)
Chimney Swift (Jefferson)
Red-headed Woodpecker (El Paso, Jefferson)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Larimer)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Gunnison)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Eagle/Pitkin, Gunnison)
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Logan)
Least Flycatcher (Jefferson)
Gray Flycatcher (Alamosa)
Black Phoebe (*Jefferson)
Eastern Phoebe (Douglas/Jefferson, *Jefferson)
Bell's Vireo (Logan)
Purple Martin (*Mesa)
Lapland Longspur (Larimer)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Larimer)
McCown's Longspur (Larimer, Weld)
Hooded Warbler (*Douglas)
EASTERN TOWHEE (Sedgwick)
BAIRD'S SPARROW (*Larimer, Weld)
Fox Sparrow (Gunnison, Jackson)
Northern Cardinal (Boulder)
EASTERN (LILIAN'S) MEADOWLARK (Boulder)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (El Paso)

ALAMOSA COUNTY:
--At Blanca Wetlands Wildlife Area on July 29, John Rawinski reported 2 ad
Caspian Terns and a Gray Flycatcher.  The terns were using ponds 115 and
107.  The Wildlife area is now open.

BOULDER COUNTY:
--A singing Northern Cardinal was reported by Eric DeFonso near 19th and
Neher in Boulder on July 24.
--An EASTERN (LILIAN'S) MEADOWLARK has been found by Johanna Beam at
McIntosh Reservoir in the NW corner.  It has
been seen with 2 young.  On July 30, Johanna Beam and Todd Deininger
reported ad EASTERN MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir.  On August 1, Johanna
Beam and Richard Taylor reported EASTERN MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir.
On August 2, Todd Deininger reported EASTERN (Lilian's) MEADOWLARK and
Caspian Tern at McIntosh Reservoir.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:
--On August 4 at the Marina Sandspit at Chatfield SP, Gabriel Wiltse
reported Upland Sandpiper, Thayer's Gull, and Hooded Warbler.

EAGLE/PITKIN COUNTIES:
--An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Mary Harris on the
Savage Lake trail above Ruedi Reservoir on July 23.

EL PASO COUNTY:
--A Brown-capped Rosy-Finch was reportd by Rod Schmidt on Pike's Peak Hwy
at mm19 on July 31.
--At Ramah SWA, Mel Goff reported 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers and a fly-by
Caspian Tern on August 3.  Take bug repellent.

GUNNISON COUNTY:
--An ad American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Mary Harris feeding
young in conifers at the start of West Maroon trail which begins at
Schofield Parking lot on July 23.
--A Slate-colored Fox Sparrow was singing in willows above Ohio City as
reported by Mike Henwood on July 24.
--A Red-naped Sapsucker was reported by Mike Henwood on Quartz Creek near
Ohio City on July 24.

HUERFANO COUNTY:
--A juv Laughing Gull was reported by Dave Silverman at Orlando Reservoir
on July 28.

JACKSON COUNTY:
--A Slate-colored Fox Sparrow was reported by Josh  Bruening at Moose
Visitor Center on July 31.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--On July 14 Scott Somershoe reported Black and Eastern Phoebe at Waterton
Canyon.  On July 15, Doug Kibbe and Frank Farrell reported Black and
Eastern Phoebes in Lower Waterton Canyon.  On July 16, Gwen Moore reported
Black Phoebe in Lower Waterton Canyon.  On July 19, Tim Ryan, Joe Roller,
Mackenzie Goldthwaite, and Mark Chavez reported Black Phoebe in Lower
Waterton Canyon and Goldthwait and Chavez also reported Eastern Phoebe.  On
July 21, David Suddjian, David Hill and Cynthia Madsen reported Black and
Eastern Phoebe in Lower Waterton Canyon.  On July 23, Ira Sanders reported
Black Phoebe in Lower Waterton Canyon.  On July 23, Andrew Fontenot
reported Black and Eastern Phoebe at Waterton Canyon between canyon mouth
and Waterton Rd.  On July 24, Scott Somershoe and Lynn Saver reported Black
and Eastern Phoebe at Waterton Canyon between canyon mouth and Waterton
Rd.  On August 4,m Mary O'Connor reported Black and Eastern Phoebe at
Waterton Canyon.
--On July 15, Michel Kiessig reported Eastern Phoebe at Denver Botanic
Gardens at Chatfield.  On July 22, Cynthia Madsen, Jonelle Balais and Janet
Shin reported 2 Eastern Phoebe at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield.  On
July 31, Gerald Baines reported 2 Eastern Phoebe at Denver Botanic Gardens
at Chatfield.
--A Chimney Swift was reported by David Suddjian at Clement Park in
Littleton on July 25.
--On July 28, Kate Frost and Michael Kiessig reported 4 Red-headed
Woodpecker (2 ad, 2 juv) at Stony Pass Rd at Wigwam Creek.
--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by David Suddjian on the W side of Platte
River upstream of Kingfisher Bridge on July 28.  On July 29, upstream from
Kingfisher Bridge, David Suddjian reported 4 Least Flycatcher including 2
begging juv and an Eastern Phoebe.  On July 31, Doug Kibbe reported Eastern
Phoebe upstream of Kingfisher Bridge.
--An imm Red-necked

[cobirds] One spot opened on, "Six-Legged Singers"

[Pam Piombino]

Interludes with Nature: Six-legged Singers

   - September 12, 2015 06:00pm - 09:00pm
   - Walden Ponds, Boulder, CO

*Reservations:   *piombino@gmail.com

Leader: Scott Severs

Do you ever wonder about the buzzes, trills, rattles, and clicks you hear
during summer evenings? Join one of Boulder’s best all around naturalists,
Scott Severs, for a late summer walk at dusk, when these insect songsters
emerge to intone their mating choruses. We’ll learn about our local species
of crickets, katydids, and cicadas and listen for each of their unique
songs. We might even see a firefly or two. $35 per person. Limited to 10,
Saturday, September 12, 6 to 9 pm. Meet at the parking lot at Walden Ponds,
off of 75th Street in Boulder.

Proceeds of these popular field trips now being offered for the 3rd year
benefit our Youth Naturalist Program. This year we are sending 3!!
promising young students to National Audubon’s Hog Island Environmental
Camp.

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Re: [cobirds] Dickcissels in fields along Squirrel Creek Rd in El Paso County

[Scott Somershoe]

All,
Although I never got around to writing up a post on a lot of birding I did
around eastern CO from July 23-26, I figured I would share some info on
Dickcissels that I came across during my journeys.  I had a total of 10
Dickcissels along Old Pueblo Rd and the western end of Hanover Rd in El
Paso Co on 26 July.  I entered these birds into eBird at 4 different
personal locations along that 2-3 miles of road. On the same day, I had one
singing at Cheraw Lake in Otero Co. (they had been prev reported here this
year as well in eBird).

I also totaled 18 Dickcissels on Tamarack Ranch SWA in Logan Co on 25
July.  All the birds were on the part of the SWA on the east side of CR55
(not the side where the Eastern Wood-pewee is/was). I covered most of the
roads passable in a Camry.  I also found a bunch of Dickcissels along CR138
just west of Crook near Tamarack Ranch (where I also refound previously
reported Upland Sandpipers in a recently mowed field). I guess Dickcissels
are more regular/expected in the NE corner of the state?

I felt like I was back in the southeast at Tamarack Ranch with N Cardinals,
Red-bellied (a few) and Red-headed Woodpeckers (abundant), Bell's Vireo,
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Field Sparrows, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Bobwhite,
Baltimore Oriole, among other eastern birds, incl the continuing Eastern
Wood-pewee. Neat place with tons of habitat to explore.  I'll definitely
have to get back there again. I also birded around Red Lion SWA, Jumbo Res,
and other water bodies. Plenty of nice birds, but nothing earth
shattering.  I really enjoy seeing Baird's Sandpipers on nearly every
wetland/lake shore that I scan!

Good birding,
Scott Somershoe
Littleton, CO

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:42 AM, SeEttaM .  wrote:

> Yesterday I decided to do some birding east of Colorado Springs after an
> appointment in town and as I drove on Squirrel Creek Rd I heard a
> Dickcissel.  When I turned around and drove back I found at least 4 and
> likely 6 Dickcissels were singing actively in sunflower fields on both
> sides of the road (would seem to indicate they are guarding territory and
> that females are likely nesting in there). Though I didn't remember reading
> about Dickcissels along Squirrel Creek Rd in posts here this year, I
> subsequently found a post recently by Stephen Getty of a singing Dickcissel
> on Milne Rd about 1 km south of Squirrel Creek Rd in an overgrown lot.  The
> location I saw the Dickcissels yesterday was several miles from Milne Rd.
> On ebird there was a sighting of 3 Dickcissels much further west at
> Squirrel Creek Res.  The location I had them was east of Williams Creek
> (there aren't many crossroads out there).   I will look thru more online
> maps to see if I can pin the location down better.  I got a couple of pics
> of one of the Dickcissels that I have uploaded onto my Birds and Nature
> blog  along with discussion about
> the use of sunflower habitat.
>
> SeEtta Moss
> Canon City
> http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com
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[cobirds] Six-Legged Singers now Sold Out, will take 2 on wait list

[Pam Piombino]

Interludes with Nature: Six-legged Singers

   - September 12, 2015 06:00pm - 09:00pm
   - Walden Ponds, Boulder, CO

*Reservations:   *piombino@gmail.com

Leader: Scott Severs

Do you ever wonder about the buzzes, trills, rattles, and clicks you hear
during summer evenings? Join one of Boulder’s best all around naturalists,
Scott Severs, for a late summer walk at dusk, when these insect songsters
emerge to intone their mating choruses. We’ll learn about our local species
of crickets, katydids, and cicadas and listen for each of their unique
songs. We might even see a firefly or two. $35 per person. Limited to 10,
Saturday, September 12, 6 to 9 pm. Meet at the parking lot at Walden Ponds,
off of 75th Street in Boulder.

Proceeds of these popular field trips now being offered for the 3rd year
benefit our Youth Naturalist Program. This year we are sending 3!!
promising young students to National Audubon’s Hog Island Environmental
Camp.

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[cobirds] Larimer CR5 east of Rawhide Power Plant of late

[DAVID A LEATHERMAN]

For what it's worth, I have been up at Larimer CR5 between Roads 82 and 92 at 
the Baird's Sparrows stretch from 6:15 to 10am both yesterday and today.  Among 
yesterday's group of 6, and today's of 5, none of us saw or heard Baird's 
Sparrows, except maybe one person whose name I didn't catch.   There was a 
proclamation on COBIRDS by Randy Siebert about the birds still being there.  
Maybe he is the person I didn't know, and maybe the Baird's Sparrows are truly 
still present.  Not sure how communications occur, or don't occur, in such 
situations when people are all spread out.  One thing I do know is that most of 
us up there the last few days have considerable experience surveying prairie 
birds, including in the wind, and that we still have the better part of the 
hearing faculties we were given.  I also know there's a reason why many 
experienced birders in CO need Baird's for their list and/or state lists - they 
are cryptic, don't occur here all that often, and their song isn't the most 
distinctive or far-reaching in the Class Aves.

Kudos to Nick and others for finding, documenting, and effectively 
communicating about these great birds.  Kudos to the prairie once again for 
demonstrating its remarkable ability to respond to rain, if and when it gets 
it.  I think I have tallied about 25 species or so during my three trips up 
there of late, including Blue Grosbeaks, Common Raven, multiple Burrowing Owls, 
both Cc and McCown's Longspurs, nesting Loggerhead Shrikes (if one wonders why 
they are called "Loggerhead", take a good look at a blockheaded fledgling 
LOSH), zillions of Grasshopper Sparrows of all ages, Brewer's Sparrows, all 
shades and ages of Lark Buntings, ratty-looking Vesper Sparrows, Sage Thrashers 
of all ages, young and old Swainson's Hawks, nighthawks in the sky and on 
posts, Say's Phoebes, both common kingbirds, dispersing Chipping Sparrows, and, 
of course, boatloads of Horned Larks and Western Meadowlarks of all ages.  And 
I heard others encountered an Upland Sandpiper.  

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
  

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[cobirds] Wait list full for Six-Legged Singers

[Pam Piombino]

Thanks to all for their interest,

Pam Piombino
Boulder County Audubon

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[cobirds] ID help requested-Waterton Canyon

[gene.saddle via Colorado Birds]

 I cannot seem to send this to the entire group. It is only going to 
“ColoradoDipper”.
Any help will be appreciated.  I realize this post is quite vague.

This morning I biked with a group up Waterton Canyon 6.2 miles to the picnic 
table within view of the Strontia Springs dam.  We observed an adult bird 
apparently feeding nestlings located high in the interpretive sign structure 
there.  It was a very small, “cute-shaped” (compact, rounded) bird, dark on top 
and light under, flying very quickly from the bushes near the canyon edge into 
a recess in the sign where the nestlings could be heard repeatedly and softly 
peeping.  This was not a hummingbird; it was smaller than a house finch or 
house sparrow with a short tail.  I did not see any field marks.  So I tried to 
remember any small, cute birds I have seen (Pygmy Nuthatch, maybe?, Bushtit, 
no, not the right color;  swallow, no, not the right shape) ; but I would be 
happy to have other suggestions of possibilities.  What small bird might be in 
that location?  What bird might nest in a wooden sign structure?  (There 
appeared to be two nests inside the roof of the sign, one at each end.) Then I 
can check Sibley to see if I can determine what bird we saw.

Thank for your help.  Jean Stevenson, Aurora CO


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[cobirds] Chatfield SP 8/4

[David Suddjian]

I visited the park yesterday (8/4). The reservoir water levels were about a
foot *below* the "normal" exposing new shoreline / mud bar / sand bar
habitat in various areas. The Swim Beach and Marina sandspit areas had some
interesting looking habitat opportunties but nothing of note was taking
advantage of them on my visit. The mud bars exposed at the South Platte
inlet (delta) were more interesting and did have a few minor goodies. The
road to the Plum Creek delta area is still closed, but I suppose one could
walk in.

At the Swim Beach an adult *Bald Eagle* cruised through, with an offended
*Osprey* hot on its tail. Two *White-faced Ibis* flew over. A *Forster's
Tern* was foraging of the beach and a *Willet *was there.

The Platte inlet (delta) area had a *Solitary Sandpiper* and a *Least
Sandpiper*. I was surprised to have two female *Hooded Mergansers* fly in
and land on the water. The willows here had a *Green Heron*, and there were
good numbers of *Great Blue Herons* assembled, plus *Snowy Egret*s and
*Black-crowned
Night-Herons*.

Birding in some upland and riparian areas had some migrants such as *Sage
Thrashers*, *Chipping Sparrows*, *Lark Sparrows*, some *Yellow Warblers*
out of riparian habitat and such. A *Townsend's Solitaire* in the grove of
small pines and juniper south of the Platte River parking lot was a
surprise for me there in early August. In the recently flooded riparian
along the Platte there were still *Least Flycatchers* (4 in DOU, 6 in JEF;
several were juv.), 1 *Red-eyed Vireo* and 1 *American Redstart* (both
DOU), and a handful of *Yellow-breasted Chats*. *Yellow Warblers* and *Western
Wood-Pewees* were both still abundant, and both seemed to have had a
successful nesting season perched about the flood waters, as there were
many local young being fed.

Back home at Ken Caryl Valley a juvie *Prairie Falcon *was screaching
around after an adult.  Feed me!

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Park County 8/3

[David Suddjian]

I began at the southeast corner of the county visiting a spot along
Fourmile Creek off CR 102 that I had not been to before. It looked
interesting on the Google Earth image and I could see a parking area along
CR 102 with a trail leading down along the creek. Indeed there is a parking
area (about 0.5 mile west of the Teller Co line), but no signage about the
place. But reading the fine print on some signs posting access rules gave
the name of "Guffey Gorge." It is a small gorge, but had some birds that
are good for Park, and was a very pretty place to explore. There are good
sized rock walls, nice willows and rushing creek habitat, and even a patch
of Gambel oaks, which are generally pretty limited in Park Co. Unlike the
main area of this tree's occurrence in Park on the slopes south of Guffey
itself, where the oaks are essentially large shrubs, the patch in Guffey
Gorge had attained tree size. *Spotted Towhee*, essentially restricted to
areas with oaks in Park, was here, represented by a female and juvenile. A
male *Virginia's Warbler*, also mostly associated with the oaks in its
small Park distribution, was also present. A family of *Canyon Wrens* was
still in its nest in a rock crevice overlooking the stream, with another
singer downstream. A *Lazuli Bunting* and 2 *Gray Catbirds* were in the
willows, an *Am. Dipper* along the stream, and 2 *White-throated Swifts *flew
over. The latter species is not easy to find in Park away from Eleven Mile
Canyon.

A *Grasshopper Sparrow* (likely migrant) was nearby at CR 71 x CR 102.
Further up CR 71 and its spur Doe Valley road I heard some *Pinyon Jays*,
and Type 2 *Red Crossbills* were fairly common in this region of the county
and a new Ponderosa cone crop is coming on strong. A male *Evening Grosbeak*
was along CR 100, and several attending a feeding station at Plamann Lake
included some fresh juvies.

Nesting activity on the island off Witcher Cove at Eleven Mile Reservoir
had concluded, with a dramatic change in *California Gull *numbers (total
of about 60 on 8/3 vs. an estimate of 3,500 adults and young with nesting
going full bore on 7/1). In contrast, *Western Grebes* were still sitting
on nests on veg mat off the Platte inlet. Birds of some note at Eleven Mile
reservoir were 1 *Osprey*, 1 *Snowy Egret *(good in Park), 1 *Greater
Yellowlegs*, 2 *Willets*, 2 *Wilson's Phalaropes*, 13+ *White-faced Ibis*,
3 summering *Northern Pintails*, and a small *tern* (likely Forster's, but
too far away). A juv. *Ferruginous Hawk* along CR 59 near the mid-section
of the reservoir was just my third sighting in Park Co this nesting
season.  Spinney Mountain Reservoir was dullsville.

A *Lark Bunting* along CR 59 north of Spinney Mountain Res. was my second
encounter with that species since I began birding Park.

Stops at three productive ponds in the great Hartsel - Fairplay - Jefferson
region had a nice cross section of ducks, including a number of new broods.
Most ducks other than Mallards seem to hatch fairly late in the season in
Park (like late July onwards). A summering *Common Goldeneye* was the most
notable among the suite of species. *Sora* is presently fairly frequent at
ponds in Park with marshy margins.

A male *Black-chinned Hummingbird *was along the North Fork of the South
Platte at the Rocky Mountain Specialty Pack String Station -- my 2nd for
Park Co.

Migrant landbirds encountered during the day included many *Chipping
Sparrows*, *Sage Thrashers* fairly common away from the county's limited
nesting range, numerous *Lark Sparrows*, and 2 *Brewer's Sparrows* away
from nesting habitat. *Turkey Vultures* were widespread and included some
kettles of clear migrants. One group at Jefferson had 38 vultures.

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] This note was sent to me and was intended for Cobirds. So I forwarded it. Joe Roller, Denver

[Joe Roller]

The birder who is seeking input is

Jean Stevenson, Aurora CO


"I cannot seem to send this to the entire group. It is only going to
“ColoradoDipper”.

Any help will be appreciated.  I realize this post is quite vague.



This morning I biked with a group up Waterton Canyon 6.2 miles to the
picnic table within view of the Strontia Springs dam.  We observed an adult
bird apparently feeding nestlings located high in the interpretive sign
structure there.  It was a very small, “cute-shaped” (compact, rounded)
bird, dark on top and light under, flying very quickly from the bushes near
the canyon edge into a recess in the sign where the nestlings could be
heard repeatedly and softly peeping.  This was not a hummingbird; it was
smaller than a house finch or house sparrow with a short tail.  I did not
see any field marks.  So I tried to remember any small, cute birds I have
seen (Pygmy Nuthatch, maybe?, Bushtit, no, not the right color;  swallow,
no, not the right shape) ; but I would be happy to have other suggestions
of possibilities.  What small bird might be in that location?  What bird
might nest in a wooden sign structure?  (There appeared to be two nests
inside the roof of the sign, one at each end.) Then I can check Sibley to
see if I can determine what bird we saw.



Thank for your help.  Jean Stevenson, Aurora CO?"



Joe Roller,

Denver

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