This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 7, 2010 at 5 am
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory.
Highlight species include (*Denotes that there is new information for this
species in this report)
Long-tailed Duck (Delta)
Barrow's
Hello, Birders.
Many thanks to Nick Komar for his interesting posting about a tricky vireo in
Fort Collins, Larimer County, apparently on May 2nd, 2010. (Nick and all:
Please always include dates. See below on why this is as important as, well,
posting the name of the species observed.)
Hello,
I'll be renting a house in Boulder for 5 weeks beginning May 24, and I
was hoping to get some local help with owls and Dusky Grouse. I've
birded the state several times, and these are my most sought after
nemesis birds. I've got Owls of Boulder County, but I'd like a
little
well eight is the final number of nests begun by what i think is the male all
by himself. I never saw two birds building at the same time. Nests 1, 7, and
8 are the biggest. Nests 2-6 are about half size. Only nest 8 received a
completed lining. Nest 1 is at the site used last year for
I refound the Piping Plover at 7 a.m. today at Clover Basin Reservoir. Like
yesterday, it spends much of its time on the west end of the reservoir near the
big rusty barrel and cement blocks. I will post distant but identifiable photos
later. I refound the Piping Plover for another birder just
Dear Cobirders,
Bob Zilly and I headed out to check on the migrant status at Twin
Lakes in Gunbarrel this morning. There continue to be many Warblers and
other interesting migrants. Today's goodies include one Northern
Waterthrush, one Hermit Thrush, two Brown Thrashers, possibly one
Iffy weather and stiff winds made Thursday a great day for raptors and swifts
at Dinosaur Ridge Thursday.
Early on a presumed local Peregrine streaked across the valley toward the
western ridge to urge another Peregrine to keep moving north. A second
migrating Peregrine streamed north in
This morning while birding on my bike to work there were over +100
Yellow-rumped Warblers of both races along the Poudre Bike Trail, 1
Green Heron, 1 Green-tailed Towhee, 6 Orange-crowned Warblers, 1
Empidonax species,1 Bullock's Oriole,1 Yellow Warbler.
Yesterday there were 40+ Chipping Sparrows
Chuck,
Interestingly, 3 northbound kestrels went past my office window in
Lakewood in the span of about a minute around 3:30 yesterday and I thought
there might be a big push along the ridge.
Pete Plage
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Charles Hundertmark cahm...@q.com wrote:
Iffy weather and
This morning I headed to a birdy Red Rocks. Once the sun came out things got
active. I had the following birds in one hour of birding below the steps to
the bridge:
Virginia's Warbler-5
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler--50+
Yellow-breasted Chat--2
Hey Cobirders,
I had a beautiful male American Redstart at the Academy this morning west of
Ice Lake, and west of the railroad tracks
Bob Bonestroo
Colorado Springs
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Just a heads up for those out and about tomorrow. (Maybe to or from Clover
Basin Reservoir or if you get lost looking for it!)
The annual International Bird Migration Day festivities will be held at
Cottonwood Marsh, Walden Ponds, Boulder as described below. See the WBC of
Boulder's web site for
I stayed home from work today (RA is a drag!) and have been sitting at
my kitchen window watching a dozen or more Black-headed and at least
half that many Rose-breasted Grosbeaks...all at once! A few Evening
Grosbeaks come in...as well as 4-5 Bullock's Orioles. These all are
accompanied by
Hello, Birders.
Just a quick report here from Boulder County from earlier today, Friday, May
7th.
Boulder Reservoir. Way flooded, but there was a loudly protesting Marbled
Godwit standing in the waterlogged grass on the north shore.
Lagerman Reservoir. Also up, but with a tiny sliver of
And down along Boulder Creek below the stadium after lunch were at least 5
hermit thrushes, a female Wilson's warbler, several yellow-rumps (all that I
saw were myrtle), a wood-pewee, and a whit-ting empid ... plus the usual house
finches, black-capped chickadees, robins, crows, etc.
-Peter
Following is a link to a few photos of plovers I took this morning at Clover
Basin Reservoir. The first few are of Piping Plover and Black-bellied Plover.
The last few are of a plover that has me puzzled. Thoughts on the ID of this
bird would be appreciated.
David Waltman
Boulder
Today I had a Red-Breasted Grosbeak in my feeder around noon.
Also in the yard this week, I am seeing several Yellow-rumped Warblers, a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and two Brown Thrashers. In the a.m.'s , a Thrasher has
actually been in the feeder winning out over the Grackles. A Yellow-headed
If anyone wants to look at my photos of the Blue-headed Vireo at Chico Basin
Ranch, Pueblo County, from yesterday, they can be seen at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandonsbirdphotos/ Thanks to Chris Wood for
looking at my photo I sent him yesterday, he agreed with the identification.
May 7 = 2 Inca Doves at Boyd Lake State Park. Take the first road south -
drive past the camp ground to end of the road. They were in the parking lot at
road end. They were not skittish. Also saw 2 Swainsons Hawks north end of
same road.
Warner Reeser
Loveland
A few highlights from Chico Basin Ranch today.
Northern Parula - 1 singing male at the RMBO Banding Station, El Paso County
American Redstart - 1 female at the RMBO Banding Station, El Paso County
Northern Parula - 1 photographed at Rose Pond, Pueblo County
Eastern Bluebird - 1 male south of
Cobirds,
At Clover Basin this evening at 5:00pm I had;
Piping Plover 1 (NC shoreline)
Semipalmated Plovers 6
Sanderling 1
Western Sandpipers 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpipers 2
Spotted Sandpipers 14
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Barn Swallows
Bank Swallow
Happy birding,
Cobirders-
I spent a few hours at Fountain Creek Regional Park this afternoon to prep for
the Spring Bird Count. Sheltered areas of the park were quite birdie with the
following birds seen:
Yellow Warbler - 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 50+
Wilson's Warbler - 1
Orange-crowned Warbler -
On Lake Dillon shore this evening (Dillon side):
Common Snipe (1)
It ate some mealworms I threw-down.
No camera; when I looked at the bird head-on, with sun in my eyes, the bird
appeared to have a buff-orange hue to its breast, exactly the color as seen in
Birds of North America; but I think I
All:
Big day of bird banding at Chico Basin Ranch on Thursday, with 106 birds of 26
species captured and banded, including 11 species of warblers. Thirteen
species were F.O.S. at the station. Highlights included 1 N. Parula, 1 Am.
Redstart, 8 Virginia's Warblers, 1 Nashville Warbler, and
Hi All,
After a slow-ish day yesterday, we had a good solid day today, with 30 birds
banded, including 5 first of season species:
Downy Woodpecker 1
Cordilleran Flycatcher (FOS) 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
House Wren 6
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (FOS) 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Grey Catbird (FOS)
I didn't complete my thought in regard to the orange hue to breast of shorebird
this evening, as in American Woodcock, but again, I'm sticking to Snipe.
Bonnie Boex
Dillon
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I was shocked to see a Western Tanager flash through my yard around
4:00 PM today. It briefly landed on the bird bath, but something
spooked it and I didn't see it again. Certainly a new yard bird for me!
Sharon Norfleet
Northeast Louisville
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Greetings,
Jeff and I spent the day visiting a number of locations in the Lamar
area. The area was very birdy with solid numbers of all the expected
species.
Highlights:
Lamar Community College woods (Prowers):
Yellow-throated Warbler (south end, near tennis courts)
Northern Waterthrush
It was a red letter day in the yard today.
16 species of migrating birds besides the residents.
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler 10
Orange-crowned 6 or 8
Black White
Blue Grey Gnatcatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Gray Flycatcher
unidentified Flycatcher
Hermit's Thrush 2
Catbird
Fort Collins, Larimer County from 8a-7p today (5/7/2010):
Grandview Cemetery (8-10:30am):
The White-winged Crossbills keep going. This is Day 167 of their visit. The
female is building a second nest and the male is teaching junior the ropes.
Despite these disparate activities, they manage to
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