Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: June 13, 2014
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 13 sponsored
by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording
Hi folks,
I forgot to post yesterday that I refound an Indigo Bunting at the
Auditorium at Chautauqua in Boulder yesterday morning. I don't know if this
bird was ever mentioned here on CoBirds, as I learned about it on facebook
a couple weeks ago, and saw that it had been mentioned on eBird as
Wrong address , resending
-Original Message-
From: John D jxdru...@aol.com
To: cobirds cobi...@cfo-link.org
Sent: Thu, Jun 12, 2014 4:58 pm
Subject: Pueblo County Today.
CO birders :
I carried out my first BBS route today ably assisted by Patricia H in
Pueblo County ( Doyle
Hi everyone (again),
I'm just getting my fill of mostly well-known local rarities in these few
days I'm back in town here before I leave again for SW Colorado, hence the
flurry of postings. This morning I swung by the South Mesa Trailhead in
Boulder County, just off the road that takes you to
Hi folks,
As I mentioned the other day, I was surprised to hear the song of the
Blue-winged Warbler in Welchester Grant Tree Park. This was a lifer for me,
and as I walked around the park waiting to hear that bee-BU that I'd
gotten familiar with over the years in commercial sound
We spotted a male Mountain Bluebird yesterday afternoon watched him for a
good hour half or so. He was feeding 2 fledgelings in our Elm tree. I did
see a female only once flying over disappeared. I was fortunate enough to get
some pics that I have posted on Flickr. The male is at it again
All,
The Acorn Woodpecker was found again this morning in the same general area as
described below. It is continuing to try and hang out with a pair of Red-headed
Woodpeckers.
Take Stony Pass Road head West when you get to the Y you stay to the right
don't take Goose Creek Road. You will
While I was outside this morning looking for a nesting cavity for the Mtn
Bluebirds, I saw a beautiful little bird on a branch watching me. Snapped a
pic, I do believe it is a Cassin's Kingbird after doing some research. I
see that it's on your rare list. If someone would take a moment look at
Anyone looking for these birds might also check down the road a bit farther to
the west; Wednesday, in addition to an Eric DeFonso sighting, I had a Lewis's
Woodpecker (no relation) flycatching and moving from treetop to treetop. The
Lewis's was maybe a quarter mile from the Acorn/Redheads and
