compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 28, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, September 28, 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) Green Heron (El Paso) Broad-winged Hawk (Larimer, Washington, Weld) American Golden-Plover (Weld) Sabine's Gull (Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson) Caspian Tern (Larimer) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder) Cassin's Kingbird (Adams) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Otero) PHILADELPHIA VIREO (Adams) Tennessee Warbler (Adams, El Paso, Washington) Nashville Warbler (Larimer, Washington) Magnolia Warbler (El Paso) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Adams) Palm Warbler (Pueblo) Blackpoll Warbler (Washington) Black-and-white Warbler ( Washington) Prothonotary Warbler (Larimer) Ovenbird (El Paso) Northern Waterthrush (El Paso, Pueblo) CANADA WARBLER (Washington) White-throated Sparrow (Larimer, Washington, Weld) Adams County: --McBurney banded a Tennessee Warbler on September 22 at the Barr Lake Banding Station. --McBurney banded a PHILADELPHIA VIREO and recaptured the Tennessee Warbler on September 24. --On September 24, Walbek reported Black-throated Blue Warbler and Cassin's Kingbird at Barr Lake. Boulder County: --A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Floyd at Boulder Reservoir on September 21. Two Sabine's Gulls were reported by Deininger at Boulder Reservoir on September 23. --A f American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Waltman on the west side of Long Lake on September 26. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --2 juv Sabine's Gulls were reported by Walbek at Chatfield on September 14 and Walbek reported that the Sabine's Gulls remained at Chatfield on September 15. On September 17, Kellner reported 7 Sabine's Gulls (6 juv, 1 ad) at Chatfield. On September 18, Stachowiak reported 4 juv Sabine's Gulls at Chatfield. On September 20, Walbek reported 9 Sabine's Gulls (8 juv, 1 ad) at Chatfield. On September 23, Niyo reported 3 juv Sabine's Gulls off the handicapped fishing pier toward NE. El Paso County: --A Green Heron was reported by Kosar at Fountain Creek RP on September 25. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: --Brown reported that a hatch yr f Magnolia Warbler and hatch yr Ovenbird were banded at Chico Basin on September 23. --Webber reported that a Tennessee Warbler was banded at Chico Basin on September 26. Larimer County: --A male Prothonotary Warbler was reported by Matthews at the east end of the bird sanctuary at Lake Estes on September 16. On September 23 at 9:30 Matthews reported that the Prothonotary Warbler was seen about 20 ft beyond the fence in River Birch and Crapper reported that the warbler was in the easternmost birch at 3:45. On September 26, Mlodinow reported that the Prothonotary Warbler was at the west of the last (easternmost) wooden bridge on the main trail that traverses the N side of Lake Estes. --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Biggerstaff flying over Cottonwood Glen Park in Fort Collins on September 24. Cottonwood Glen Park is SE of Dixon Reservoir. --At Fossil Creek Reservoir on September 24, Wild reported 2 Caspian Terns and 1 Nashville Warbler. --A 1st winter White-throated Sparrow was reported by Biggerstaff at Dixon on the brushy hill on west side of nataural area on September 26. Otero County: --A f SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported by Moss SE of Lake Holbrook on September 24. It was south of CR FF and west of CR 26. Pueblo County: --A Palm Warbler was reported by Lee at Pueblo Reservoir on the N side of the river, a short distance E of bridge that goes north over river from Snake Skin area. Washington County: --At the Inlet Canal at Prewitt on September 23, Vanderpoel reported CANADA WARBLER, Black-and-white Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, and Nashville Warbler. --A Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Mlodinow at the Inlet Canal at Prewitt on September 24. --At Last Chance on September 24, Mlodinow reported Nashville Warbler and ad Broad-winged Hawk. On September 25 at Last Chance, Lee reported 1 Nashville Warbler and 1 White-throated Sparrow and 4-5 miles south of Last Chance she reported a Broad-winged Hawk. --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Lee at the entrance to Prewitt on September 25. Weld County: --An American Golden Plover was reported by Nuissl at BYO Playa which straddles CR 75 between CR 100 and 102 on September 24. On September 25, Roller reported 5 American Golden Plovers at BYO Playa. On September 26, Himmel reported 6 American Golden Plovers at BYO Playa. --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Mlodinow at Crow Valley CP on September 25. --A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Kellner at Norma's Grove on September 25. 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. 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