Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: September 7, 2012
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, September 7, 2012,
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
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Hi All,
Sorry for the late post, but we had an actively singing Eastern Wood-Pewee
paired with another, unknown, pewee in Lyons yesterday afternoon (4:00 pm
or so). We were running, so we didn't have binoculars or time to stop for
too long. We will check for it again today. It was on the river
Hi
There was a lot of wing-fluttering activity at Crow Valley this cool morning,
always something to look at and think about, 40 species between 8 and 10 am
Highlights
Common Nighthawk
Empids: 15, including several identifiable Hammond's and Cordilleran
Plumbeous Vireo
Swainson's Thrush
Magnolia
Sept 6th:
I had a little time to bird yesterday morning in Pueblo City Park, Pueblo
County. All of these were near the Frisbee Golf Course.
Highlights:
Tennessee Warbler 1
Townsend's Warbler 3
Cassin's Vireo 1
Ovenbird 1
Pygmy Nuthatch 1
Other birds:
Wilson's, MacGillivray's, Yellow-rumped War
Just after noon today, a buff-bellied sandpiper was foraging among killdeer on
the north shore of Jackson Lake. It was just south of the eastmost SWA parking
lot, 5 or 10 yards up from the water's edge. There are two sticks sticking up
on the shore at that spot. After numerous attempts, I was re
Today, our suburban yard was very active after last night's cool front pushed
through. Before leaving for work before noon we had Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Swainson's Thrush, Gray Catbird, several Black-headed Grosbeaks, several waves
of Chipping Sparrows, lots of male and female Black-chinned Hu
Aside from rampaging deer taking out 3 nets, we had a very pleasant morning,
with lots of birds and nice variety:
Downy Woodpecker 1
Western Wood-pewee 3
Dusky Flycatcher 2
White-breasted Nuthatch1
Swainson's Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 1
Orange-crow
Today at Lamar Community College, Lamar (Prowers):
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1 first-fall female)
Blue-headed Vireo (1)
Cassin's Vireo (2)
Red-eyed Vireo (1)
American Redstart (2 "lemonstarts")
Ovenbird (1)
Magnolia Warbler (1 fall male)
Carolina Wren (2, one of which was juv)
Northern Cardinal (1 j
