Re: [cobirds] Clark's Nutcrackers (low el.) BW Hawk, Boulder 9/16

[Eric DeFonso]

Speaking of low elevation Clark's Nutcrackers, I had a group of 6 of them
fly overhead, downhill no less, at White Ranch Open Space in Jefferson
County, on Sunday morning while I was trail running. I was probably around
6400 ft at the time, still in pondo land.

Eric

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Eric DeFonso
Westminster, CO

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Thomas Heinrich 
wrote:

> Hi all,
> Friday morning I had caught a brief flyby and stopover of three Clark's
> Nutcrackers moving south to north along the Dakota Ridge (approx 5800') at
> the base of Mt. Sanitas (a new yard bird).
>
>

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RE: [cobirds] Re: Parasitic Jaeger- Cherry Creek SP

[Gregg Goodrich]

Ann Troth and I were also thrilled to find the Parasitic Jaeger still chasing 
gulls at Cherry Creek this morning. Thanks Glenn for finding this amazing bird.

Ann and I just got back from a houseboating/kayaking trip to Lake Powell. We 
also had a Parasitic Jaeger on Powell about 40 miles up river from Bullfrog. 
That is in SW Utah. So it does seem to be a good year for the species.

Gregg Goodrich 
Aurora CO

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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Lake Station, 9/20/16

[meredith . mcburney]

An active morning at Barr Lake - 52 new birds plus 22 recaps. Wilson's 
Warblers back in the forefront.  Here are the breakdown of the new for the 
day:

House Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 5
Yellow Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 4
Wilson's Warbler 29
Song Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 2

We are open 6 days each week, weather permitting, through October 16.We are 
closed every Monday in September, then October 4 and 12. We are opening 
nets at about 6:30 a.m. and we start closing between 11 a.m. and 12 noon. 
We will open later and/or close earlier if it is very hot, very cold, wet, 
windy, etc. There are school groups most weekday mornings, usually arriving 
around 9:30. Best times to visit, if you like lots of birds and fewer 
humans, are early mornings during the week and Sundays. 

Meredith McBurney
Bander/Biologist
Barr Lake Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding at Chico Basin Ranch update 9/20/16

[lmkoitsch]

Hiya!

Today we banded our 900th bird for the fall banding season here at Chico 
Basin Ranch (fee area). It was a *Blue Jay*! Haha now I know some of you 
were thinking that it might be a *Brown Thrasher* as we have managed to 
catch more of them than I, at least, ever thought possible. In fact, we're 
up to 48 newly banded Brown Thrashers this season, but who's counting. ;)

Another highlight today was a stunning *White-eyed Vireo*, a bird that we 
have not banded here in the fall since 2012. This was the second vireo 
that's usually considered a more 'eastern' bird, the first being the* 
Bell's Vireo*, that we've caught and banded this season. And after the 
*Prothonotary 
Warbler*and the* Canada Warbler*and the *Magnolia Warbler*, you'd 
think we'd run out of awesome birds down here at the Ranch, but you just 
never know what's going to turn up next! 

Also of note, we banded two more *Cooper's Hawks* today, bringing our total 
count for accipiters this season up to four. 

We're open every day through October 1st. Please note that this week there 
are large school groups scheduled on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. 

Hope to see you out on the Ranch!


Laura-Marie Koitsch
Bird Bander- Chico Basin Ranch
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies






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RE: [cobirds] Re: Parasitic Jaeger- Cherry Creek SP

[Wayne Wathen]

I was happy to see that the Parasitic Jaeger is still at Cherry Creek SP this 
morning at least from about 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.  From a long distance, it looks 
pretty plain to my old eyes, until it flashes its wings.  Then cool.  
Wayne WathenHighlands Ranch, CO

From: glorianiko...@hotmail.com
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Subject: Re: [cobirds] Re: Parasitic Jaeger- Cherry Creek SP
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2016 19:56:03 +






The Parasitic Jagger was still at Cherry Creek State Park this morning. Jamie 
Simo and I observed it from several vantage points today from about 10 am - 12. 
It mostly hung out in the middle of the lake though flew around hassling Gulls 
a few times.



Gloria Nikolai 

El Paso County 


From: cobirds@googlegroups.com  on behalf of Brian 
Johnson 

Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2016 6:08:43 PM

To: Colorado Birds

Subject: [cobirds] Re: Parasitic Jaeger- Cherry Creek SP
 


Great photos Glenn, better then the ones I got at Chatfield. Now I see a 
posting that three have been seen at Jumbo, so maybe the one I saw was 
different and we are having a "jaeger invasion"? That would be awesome. Here I 
am planing a trip to
 San Diego and the Imperil Valley this December and I was hoping to see my 
first Jaeger there in California, I have now seen my first in land locked 
Colorado! Amazing. Truly the joys of birding, you just don't know what will 
show up.



Brian Johnson



Englewood CO








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[cobirds] 2 Caspian Terns at Chatfield marina sand spit

[David Suddjian]

This morning 2 Caspians were at the sand spit at Chatfield. I did not see any 
other species of special note.

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] First Creek Trail - Denver

[JBreitsch - Denver]

20 September 2016
Mostly cloudy day, fairly cool

On Sunday there were multiple harriers along the trail, today none.  I did 
see Red-tailed Hawks and a Cooper's Hawk to make up for it.  For sparrows, 
the other day it was almost all Vesper's.  Today, there were just two of 
those, but I had White-crowned, Clay-colored, Lark, Lincoln's Song and 
Chipping.  The only warblers were Wilson's and Orange-crowned (just one). 
 Everything else was the usual birds except for a nice Gray Catbird 
skulking about towards the Buckley Road end.  A nice walk before work.

John Breitsch
Denver, Colorado
https://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/

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[cobirds] Upcoming CFO Field Trip

[William H Kaempfer]

CFO Members,

Here is an upcoming CFO Trip that might be of interest to you:

Sprague's, Le Conte's, and more
Yuma County and beyond -  Saturday, Oct 8, 2016 6:00 AM - Sunday, Oct 9, 2016 
9:00 PM
SAVE THE DATE! This trip is timed so as to maximize our chances for two 
Colorado desiderata: Sprague's Pipit and Le Conte's Sparrow. We'll start at the 
Fox Ranch for the sparrows, then inch ever closer to Kansas for the pipits.

Limit 12 participants; CFO members only.


Here are additional details for this trip.


1. The trip is limited to 12 CFO member participants and 3 cars.  I will 
organize all participants into shared rides once we have the participants.  The 
three cars on the trip will then meet at a designated spot early on Saturday, 
October 8th to proceed out east for some great birding.



2. Our destinations will include the private Fox Ranch (TNC) where we will 
explore for sparrows and other migrants including a reasonable shot for a 
glimpse of Le Conte’s Sparrow.  Then on to the Hale area to try for Sprague’s 
Pipits at “Pipit Hill”.  Finally we will continue to Wray where we will spend 
Saturday night. As time permits in Wray we will visit Stalker Pond, the Fish 
Hatchery and some or the surrounding sand sage country.



3. My plan is to stay that night at the Cobblestone Inn in Wray and enjoy 
dinner at 4th and Main, a fun place for a group dinner in the heart of downtown 
Wray (so to speak).



4. Sunday we will depart as soon as the breakfast schedule allows us and 
head into….Nebraska!  I have come to love a couple of spots in SW Nebraska—Rock 
Creek State Recreation Area and Rock Creek State Fish Hatchery and I think you 
will find the birding great there, too.  I hope not to jinx anything, but I 
suspect all of the participants from last year’s trip are still thinking about 
the 55 Greater Prairie Chickens that flushed across the road right in front of 
us (flushed by a Northern Harrier, not by us, I should add).



5. From the Rock Creek area we will work our way back home with stops 
dictated by recent sightings.


If you are interested in joining John Vanderpoel, my co-leader, and me, please 
reply by email.

Bill Kaempfer
Boulder





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[cobirds] Clover Basin Reservoir looks promising,

[Scott E. Severs]

The late summer draw down has left a large mudflat on the west side. Didn't
have time to stop but looks promising. Be careful of traffic.

It's on Nelson Road west of 75th in Boulder County.

Scott


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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 20 September 2016

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine
e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org
Date:  September 20, 2016
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday,  September 20 sponsored by Denver
Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

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

NOTE:  The RBA is using the new AOU checklist and the order of the
famillies has changed

Mallard (Mexican) (Pueblo)
Gunnison Sage-Grouse (Mesa)
Dusky Grouse (Boulder, Mesa)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Logan)
Red-necked Grebe (Arapahoe, El Paso, Pueblo)
Greater Roadrunner (Weld)
Black Swift (Ouray)
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Bent)
Snowy Plover (Bent, Washington)
Piping Plover (Bent)
Mountain Plover (Jackson)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Larimer)
Jaeger spec (Douglas, Sedgwick)
Pomarine Jaeger (Logan)
Parasitic Jaeger (*Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson, Sedgwick)
Sabine's Gull (*Arapahoe, *Denver, Jefferson)
WESTERN GULL (Washington)
Thayer's Gull (Washington)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Douglas, Morgan, Washington)
Caspian Tern (Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer, Morgan)
Pacific Loon (El Paso)
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Weld)
Mississippi Kite (Adams)
Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, Kit Carson, Prowers)
Lewis's Woodpecker (Arapahoe)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Morgan, Sedgwick, Washington)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Mesa, Teller)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Jackson, Teller)
Least Flycatcher (Larimer, Morgan, Washington, Weld)
Gray Flycatcher (Arapahoe, Boulder, El Paso, Morgan,  Washington, Weld)
Black Phoebe (Pueblo)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Adams, Lincoln)
Cassin's Kingbird (Adams, El Paso, Lincoln, Pueblo,  Weld)
Bell's Vireo (El Paso, Sedgwick)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Larimer)
Blue-headed Vireo (Kit Carson)
Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Jackson, Lincoln, Morgan)
McCown's Longspur (Larimer, Lincoln)
Ovenbird (Morgan, Washington, Weld)
Northern Waterthrush (Adams, Mesa, Pueblo)
Prothonotary Warbler (El Paso)
Tennessee Warbler (Sedgwick, Yuma)
Nashville Warbler (Mesa)
Magnolia Warbler (Bent, El Paso)
Blackburnian Warbler (Larimer)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Bent)
Blackpoll Warbler (Morgan)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Jefferson)
Pine Warbler (Prowers)
CANADA WARBLER (Bent, El Paso, Prowers)
Red Fox Sparrow (Weld)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (*Moffat)
Northern Cardinal (Morgan, Prowers)
Bobolink (Larimer)

*For locations you are not familiar with (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please
refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site for directions:
www.coloradocountybirding.org

ADAMS COUNTY:
---On September 11 at Rocky Mt Arsenal NWR, Pablo Quezada reported Cassin's
Kingbird.
---On September 9 a Northern Waterthrush was banded by Meredith McBurney at
the Barr Lake Banding Station.
---On September 8 a Great Crested Flycatcher was banded by Meredith
McBurney at the Barr Lake Banding Station.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On September 15 at Cherry Creek Reservoir, Glenn Walbek reported 4
Sabine's Gulls and Parasitic Jaeger.  The Parasitic Jaeger was seen by
several birders on September 15.  On September 16, Glenn Walbek that the
jaeger continued and after obtaining better photos confirm that it is a juv
intermediate morph Parasitic Jaeger.  Many birders were able to see the
Parasitic Jaeger and Sabine's Gull at Cherry Creek Reservoir and Lee
Farrell reported a Red-necked Grebe.  On September 18, Tom Behnfield
reported Parasitic Jaeger and Sabine's Gulls at Cherry Creek Reservoir.  On
September 18, Gloria Nikolai reported Parasitic Jaeger and 2 Sabine's Gulls
at Cherry Creek SP.  The Parasitic Jaeger was seen by many birders on
September 18.  On September 19, Parasitic Jaeger was reported by Gene
Rutherford, Charles Lawrence, Du Wayne Worthington and Mark Minner-Lee at
Cherry Creek Reservoir and Gene Rutherford reported 4 Sabine's Gulls.
---On September 11 2 Lewis's Woodpeckers were reported by Jared Del Rosso
on the High Line Canal Trail in Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve in Greenwood
Village.
---On September 10, Loch Kilpatrick reported Gray Flycatcher, 3
Chestnut-collared Longspurs, and 2 McCown's Longspurs on US 36 W of Last
Chance.
---On September 10, Gene Rutherford reporte 6 Chestnut-collared Longspurs
and 2 McCown's Longspurs on US 36 and Calhoun Byers Rd

BENT COUNTY:
---On September 13, Duane Nelson reported a male RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
is visiting him feeder in Las Animas.
If you would like to try for the bird, contact Duane a dnelson1 AT
centurytel.net.  Duane Nelson reported that the RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
returned on September 16.  On September 14, Adam Vesely reporte
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD in Las Animas.  On September 15, Jeannie Mitchell
got several good photos of the RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRd in Las Animas.
---On September 8, Dan Stringer reported a CANADA WARBLER at Hasty CG on
the N border near east end.
---On September 8, Duane Nelson reported a CANADA WARBLER was visiting his
yard in Las Animas.  If you would like
to try for the bird, contact Duane at dnelson1 AT centurytel.net.
---On September 7 at Van's Grove, Duane