compiler: Joyce TakamineDate: August 2, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link. phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, August 2, 2011 updated at 5:00 am, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on you phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions, including county and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Washington) Broad-winged Hawk (Jefferson, *Pueblo) White-winged Dove (Clear Creek, *Las Animas) LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Larimer) MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD (Larimer) American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Boulder, *Gunnison, *Routt, Summit) Black Phoebe (Delta) White-eyed Vireo (Pueblo) Bell's Vireo (Logan, Yuma) Winter Wren (Boulder) Boulder County: --A Winter Wren was reported by Boswell in Wild Basin on July 25. It was singing 100m below the second bridge on trail to Calypso Cascade. Wild Basin is part of Rocky Mountain NP and so a fee area and can be accessed from Hwy 7 above Allenspark. --A female American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Dunning on the Pawnee Pass/Isabelle Glacier trail on July 31. The trail can be accessed from the Long Lake Trailhead in the Brainard Lake Area. The bird was just west of where the Jean Lunning Trail branches off the Pawnee Pass Trail. --American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Frye near Gold Hill on July 19. There were 2.5 miles above the intersection of Four Mile Canyon Road and Gold Run. On July 31 Hutchinson saw 3 American Three-toed Woodpecker at this location. Clear Creek County: --A White-winged Dove was reported by Bowling around 10th and Virginia in Idaho Springs on July 31. Delta County: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Cooper at the entrance to the old Hotchkiss Sewage Lagoon on July 26. Gunnison County: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Garrison at Bald Mountain Reservoir on Black Mesa on August 1. Jefferson County: --A calling Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Kellner at Chatfield SP on July 30. It was south of the west entrance where the road to the horse stables turns off the main park road. Larimer County: --A female MAGNIFICIENT HUMMINGBIRD was reported by Kogler at Tunnel Campground on July 22. Tunnel Campground is 5 mile north of Hwy14 on Laramie River Road. --A LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported by Wild west of Loveland on July 29. Las Animas County: --A White-winged Dove was reported by Snider at her feeder at 1200 Santa Fe Trail in Trinidad on August 1. Logan County: --Several singing Bell's Vireos were reported by Arnold at Tamarack Ranch SWA on July 31. Pueblo County: --A singing White-eyed Vireo was reported by Silverman at Greenhorn Meadows Park in Colorado City on July 8 and refound by Arnold on July 28. --3 juv Broad-winged Hawks were reported by Silverman at Greenhorn Meadows Park in Colorado City on July 30. Routt County: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Rowe north of Steamboat Springs on August 1. Directions: From the north end of Steamboat Springs, take CR 129 north 16.5 miles to The Clark Store. At 0.9 miles beyond the store, turn right on CR 64 (also called FS 400) and proceed 9.3 miles, turn right on FS 443. Go about 1.6 miles to a parking area on your right for the Burn Ridge trailhead. The woodpecker was seen about 300 yards from the start of the trail in dense conifers on the left of the trail. Summit County: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Moore in the Alfred M Bailey Bird Nesting Area on July 31. It was about a mile up the trail. Washington County: --A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Mlodinow on July 10 at Prewitt. Arnold refound the cormorant at Prewitt on July 31. Yuma County: --Bell's Vireo was reported by Edwards at Bonny Reservoir on July 25. The DFO field trip for Saturday, August 6 will be to Central South Platte River led by Jackie King (720-381-3314). Meet the leader at 0700 at Parking Lot W at 4th and Walnut St. on the Auraria Campus. Will walk along the greenbelt and see what birds are living in the heart of downtwon Denver. Bring drinking water and snack for a half day trip. Parking costs $2 for all day. From I-25 take Speer Blvd. South to Auraria Parkway then turn right to 7th St. at 7th St turn left one block to Walnut, Turn right on Walnut and continue to 4th and you will see the parking lot on the South side of the street. Please call leader if going. Meeting place is very near to the light Rail Station close to Elitches Garden. The DFO field trip for Sunday, August 7 will be to Rocky Mountain National Park led by Ed Holub (303-979-2194). Meet the leader at 0800 at the Visitor Center (Park Headquarters just this side of Beaver Meadows entrance to the park. This will be an all day trip so bring lunch, extra water and sufficient clothing for a change in weater. Trip will probably finish by 3 pm or so. Parks Pass or fee is required to enter the park by vehicle. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
