[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, June 20, 2019.

[Joe Roller]

Date:  Thursday, June 20, 2019

Compiler:  Joe Roller   jroller9 AT gmail.com

Phone:  (303) 204-0828

E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org


What birds are around this week? Breeding birds in their breeding habitats!
Go get 'em!


Observers have been helpful by reporting updates to COBirds. Thanks.

CAPITAL LETTERS denote very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird
Records Committee at the CFO website.

(*) indicates new information on this species.

For information on birds seen today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to the
bottom for “Recent eBird Sightings”.


Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species include:


Caspian Tern (Arapahoe, Larimer)

Green Heron (Broomfield)

EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Logan, Pueblo)

Black Phoebe (*Jefferson)

BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (Denver)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Boulder)

Graces’s Warbler (*Pueblo)



ADAMS COUNTY:

—-On June 18 a (m) Baltimore Oriole was reported at Metzger Farm Open
Space; first reported by Lauren Burke on June 17. It was paired with a
female Bullock’s Oriole. Please view from a distance.


ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

—-On June 16 a Caspian Tern was reported at Cherry Creek SP by Meg Reck.


BROOMFIELD COUNTY:

—-On June 17 a Green Heron was reported at Big Dry Creek & Willow Run Open
Space by Chipper Phillips. This is the first eBird record for the county
since 2010.


BOULDER COUNTY:

—-On June 19 a singing male Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported from
Bluebell Canyon, 100-200 meters up McClintock Trail from the stone bridge.
First reported on June 11 by Peter Gent.


DENVER COUNTY:

—-On June 17 a (m) BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was last reported at Fort Logan
Cemetery, at the small pond just south of Kenyon Ave. Park in the cemetery
OR in the small parking lot on Kenyon on the south side of Bear Creek Park
and go through a gap in the fence into the Cemetery to the nearby pond.
First found by Douglas Kibbe on June 14.


JEFFERSON COUNTY:

—-On June 19 a Black Phoebe was reported at Chatfield SP (Audubon Center
and Trails). First reported on June 18 by Claire H.


LARIMER COUNTY:

—-On June 16 a Caspian Tern was reported at Arapahoe Bend Natural
Area--fishing ponds and trails by Andy Bankert.


MONTROSE COUNTY:

—-On June 17 a Least Flycatcher was reported at the Ute Indian Museum in
the town of Montrose by Laura Steadman. First county record.


PUEBLO COUNTY:

—-On June 19 a Grace’s Warbler was reported at a small pond near the
entrance to Pueblo Mountain Park by Evan Carlson. This has become an annual
occurrence and is a site close to Front Range birders.

—-On June 16 a singing EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE was reported from the Arkansas
River Trail, halfway between Pueblo Nature Center & Pueblo Blvd; first seen
by Evan Carlson on June 10.



*Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on **dfobirds.org*



*Boulder County*

Friday, June 21

6:00 AM - 11:00 AM

John Malenich (john.malenich at comcast.net or 303-359-9456)


*Eldorado Canyon SP*

Sunday, June 23

6:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Karen Drozda (drozforte…@AOL.com or 303-388-0891)


*Lair o’ the Bear Park*

Sunday, June 23

6:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk…@gmail.com or 303-885-6955)


*Mt. Evans area via Squaw Pass Rd.*

Tuesday, June 25

7:00 - 4:00 PM

Mark Amershek (mamershek…@msn.com or 303-329-8646)

Note that this trip is full and there are four on the waiting list.


*Beaver Brook Trail*

Thursday, June 27

5:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Paul Slingsby ( paslingsby…@comcast.net or 720-347-5169)





Good birding!

Joe Roller, Denver

303 204-0828

jroller9…@gmail.com

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[cobirds] Lewis WP Stony Pass Road (Jefferson)

[W. Robert Shade III]

This afternoon Micki and I were able to find a pair of Lewis's Woodpecker
and their nesthole in the Hayden Burn. Coming from the south (Cheesman
Reservoir) on Stony Pass Road there are two roads going off to the left,
first to Goose Creek Road, and the second Flying G Ranch. The LEWP were in
the "V" between the ranch road and a climbing twisting Stony Pass Road
among half a dozen dead Ponderosa Pine snags. If you don't see them, just
wait; they are there.

Also spotted a Red-headed Woodpecker flying in similar pines toward the
ranch but did not check for others.

Also found the Three-toed WP reported on June 9 by Dave Cameron at State 67
and Rampart Range Road. From the public toilet, walk in 10 yards on the
dirt bike trail and immediately right on a fainter trail. Go some 200 yards
along the ridge and notice an area of dead trees and aspens in a steep
"bowl" on the right.

Bob Shade
Lakewood

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[cobirds] Yellow Breasted Chat (loveland, Larimer county)

[Jace Wesley Brasher]

Today I had an amazing experience with a yellow breasted chat. At morey 
wildlife reserve there was a large male singing and fluttering around. It posed 
for some great photos as well. As the show went on he suddenly stopped, as he 
waited another small yellow/ olive colored bird flew into the brush. The male 
flew anxiously towards the other bird. Hope it was a female! Ebird checklist 
with photos: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57521644

Jace Brasher 
Loveland Co. 
Larimer county 

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[cobirds] Help identifying a bird.

[Denice]

I have a question and I'm not sure if this is the place to ask it, but here 
goes!

Today while driving in the south metro area; Belleview and University, a large 
bird flew over. 
This bird is one I've never seen in flight as it had long feathers atop its 
head. 
The birds colors were mostly white/black; not an osprey. The bird was very 
large like a raptor or a large water bird of some sort. I feel it was flying 
more like a water bird. 
>From below the feathers atop its head looked 5-6" long. 
To no avail, I can not find a photo online or in my reference  book matching, 
or even close. 
Was I seeing things... 😉
Thank you in advance if you have an answer or can assist me with an answer! 
Denice 💫

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