Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: October 23, 2018 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, October 23 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist. Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates new information on this species is new) Snow Goose (Kiowa) Ross’s Goose (Kiowa, Prowers) Greater White-fronted Goose (Adams) Wood Duck (*San Miguel) Surf Scoter (Adams) White-winged Scoter (Kiowa) Common Goldeneye (Broomfield) Red-breasted Merganser (Boulder, Kiowa, Morgan) Greater Prairie- Chicken (Yuma) Horned Grebe (*Adams, Denver) Red-necked Grebe (Jefferson) Sandhill Crane (*Adams, Yuma) American Avocet (Gunnison, *Rio Blanco) Black-bellied Plover (Adams, Bent) American Golden-Plover (Adams, Boulder) Snowy Plover (Kiowa) Piping Plover (Kiowa) Stilt Sandpiper (Adams, *Boulder, Kiowa) Sanderling (Adams, Bent) Baird’s Sandpiper (Kiowa) Least Sandpiper (Boulder, Kiowa, Morgan) Pectoral Sandpiper (*Adams, Douglas, Kiowa, Morgan) Short-billed Dowitcher (Boulder, El Paso, Gunnison Kiowa) Long-billed Dowitcher (Adams, Boulder, Morgan) Spotted Sandpiper (Arapahoe) Lesser Yellowlegs (*Adams, Kiowa) Greater Yellowlegs (*Adams, Boulder, Gunnison, Kiowa, Morgan, Prowers) Wilson’s Phalarope (Kiowa) Franklin’s Gull (Larimer, Rio Grande) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Kiowa) Red-throated Loon (Kiowa, *Weld) Pacific Loon (Denver) Common Loon (Denver, Jefferson, Kiowa, *Rio Blanco, San Miguel, *Weld) Osprey (Adams, Prowers) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Prowers) Hairy Woodpecker (*Prowers) Gray Flycatcher (Jefferson) Cordilleran Flycatcher (Montezuma) Say’s Phoebe (*Adams, Denver) FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER (*Boulder) Loggerhead Shrike (Montrose) Steller’s Jay (Jefferson) Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (Douglas, Montrose) Common Raven (Adams) Rock Wren (*El Paso, Kiowa) Winter Wren (Kiowa, *Prowers, Yuma) Bewick’s Wren (*Montrose, Prowers) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Adams, Montrose) American Dipper (*San Miguel) Golden-crowned Kinglet (*San Miguel, Yuma) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Adams, Jefferson, *Mesa, *Montrose, Morgan, *Prowers, Yuma) Eastern Bluebird (Douglas, Kiowa, *Prowers) Mountain Bluebird (Douglas, Kiowa, *Montrose) Hermit Thrush (*Mesa, *Prowers) Brown Thrasher (*Prowers) American Pipit (Morgan) Sprague’s Pipit (Yuma) Lapland Longspur (Kiowa) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Kiowa) McCown’s Longspur (Kiowa, Yuma) Field Sparrow (Kiowa) Brewer’s Sparrow (*Montrose) Savannah Sparrow (Park, Prowers, Yuma) Vesper Sparrow (Prowers) Sagebrush Sparrow (*Montrose) Lincoln’s Sparrow (Adams, Boulder, Clear Creek, Eagle, Kiowa, *La Plata, *Mesa, Prowers) Swamp Sparrow (Boulder) White-throated Sparrow (Kiowa, *Lariimer,*Moffat, Yuma) Harris’s Sparrow (Adams, Boulder, Kiowa, *Larimer) Dark-eye Junco (White-winged) (Adams) Rusty Blackbird (Eagle, Kiowa) Great-tailed Grackle (Prowers) Orange-crowned Warbler (Douglas, Kiowa, Montrose, Ouray, *Prowers) Common Yellowthroat (Mesa) Hooded Warbler (Eagle) Yellow Warbler (*La Plata) Palm Warbler (Yuma) Townsend’s Warbler (Jefferson, *La Plata, Pueblo) Wilson’s Warbler (Eagle) Western Tanager (Boulder, Pueblo) Northern Cardinal (*Prowers) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (*Pitkin) ADAMS COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Ken Wat, Meg Reck, Bob Spencer, John Vanderpoel, Bill Kaempfer, and Michael Lester reported Surf Scoter, Common Raven, and on East Auto Tour 12 Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Bonaparte’s Gull and Osprey. On October 22 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Alicia Arnold and Candace Johnson reported 91 Sandhill Cranes (flyover), Pectoral Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, and Lesser Yellowlegs, Horned Grebe and Say’s Phobe. ---On October 21 at Barr Lake SP, Linda Lee, Jack and Ryan Bushong reported 4 Greater White-fronted Geese, 2 Black-bellied Plover, American Golden-Plover, 3 Stilt Sandpipers, 5 Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Lesser Yellowlegs, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Harris’s Sparrow, and White-winged Junco. BENT COUNTY: ---On October 20 at Adobe Creek Reservoir, David Tonnessen and David Dowell reported 3 Black-bellied Plover, Sanderling, and Baird’s Sandpiper. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Prince Lake #2, Laura Steadman reported American Golden-Plover and Stilt Sandpiper and found FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER. These birds were seen by many birders because Laura got word out immediately. The flycatcher was mostly seen in the NW corner but late in evening flew to nearby neighborhood and then back toward Prince Lake #2. On October 22 at Prince Lake #2, John Drummond refound FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER and many birders were able to see it from the dirt road on N side of Prince Lake #2. Word is that because of construction, birders will NOT be allowed on the dirt road on Tuesday. Bruce Snyder reported Stilt Sandpiper. ---On October 20 at Valmont Reservoir Complex, Richard Trinkner, Jack and Ryan Bushong reported 20 Cackling Geese. ---On October 19 in Louisville Paula Hansley reported 1st winter Harris’s Sparrow on her patio. Birders are welcome. Call her at 720-890-2628 for details. On October 20 Paula Hansley and David Waltman reported 3 Harris’s Sparrows and Lincoln’s Sparrow. On October 21, Paula Hansley reported that at least 1 Harris’s Sparrow continues to visit her yard. ---On October 21 at Twin Lakes, Dan Zmolek and Leslie S reported Least Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher, and Short-billed Dowitcher. ---On October 21 at Golden Ponds, Luke Pheneger reported Swamp Sparrow. BROOMFIELD COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Plaster Reservoir, Linda Doran reported Common Goldeneye. DENVER COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Marston Reservoir East End, Diane Roberts reported Pacific Loon, 2 Common Loon, and Say’s Phoebe. DOUGLAS COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Gateway Mesa Open Space, Hugh Kingery reported 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Eastern Bluebird, and 6 Mountain Bluebird. EAGLE COUNTY: ---On October 21 on N Main in Minturn, Christine Alexander and Eric Culbertson reported Rusty Blackbird and Hooded Warbler. ---On October 21 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Jennifer Austin reported Lincoln’s Sparrow and 2 Wilson’s Warbler. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On October 22 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, Alan Ketcham reported Rock Wren. GUNNISON COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Blue Mesa East End, Arden Anderson reported American Avocet, Greater Yelllowlegs, and Short-billed Dowitcher. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Ken Caryl Ranch OS, Mike Henwood reported 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Townsend’s Warbler. ---On October 21 at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp, Santiago Tabares reported Red-necked Grebe and Common Loon. KIOWA COUNTY: ---On October 20 at Neenoshe Reservoir, David Tonnessen and David Dowell reported 2 Common Loon and 11 White-winged Scoter on main reservoir; on SE Pond Short-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Baird’s Sandpiper, 100+ Stilt Sandpiper and 2 Wilson’s Phalarope. Also reported were Snow Goose (flyover), Ross’s Goose (flyover), Chestnut-colllared Longspur, McCown’s Longspur, Lapland Longspur, Lincoln’s Sparrow, 3 Swamp Sparrow, 9 White-throated Sparrow, 6 Harris’s Sparrow, 2 Field Sparrow, Eastern Bluebird (flyover), Mountain Bluebird (flyover), Winter Wren, Rock Wren, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Rusty Blackbird. ---On October 20 at Upper Queens, David Tonnessen and David Dowell reported Lesser Black-backed Gull. ---On October 20 at Adobe Creek Reservoir, David Dowell and David Tonnessen reported Piping Plover, Snowy Plover, Red-throated Loon, and 4 Red-breasted Merganser. LA PLATA COUNTY: ---On October 22 at Animas River—Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta reported 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, and Townsend’s Warbler. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Tri-Lakes Region, Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson reported Forster’s Tern. ---On October 21 at Maple and FIshback, David Wade reported Harris’s Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow. On October 22 at Maple and FIshback, David Wade reported Harris’s Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow. MESA COUNTY: ---On October 22 at Grand Junction WA, Carol Ortenzio reported 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, and Lincoln’s Sparrow. MOFFAT COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Loudy-Simpson Nature Trail, Forrest Luke reported 2 ad White-throated Sparrow (tan stripe). MONTROSE COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Mountain Bluebird, and 2 Sagebrush Sparrow. On October 22 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported 7 Mountain Bluebird and 8 Sagebrush Sparrow. ---On October 21 at Paradox West Pond, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Bewick’s Wren, 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 34 Mountain Bluebird, and Orange-crowned Warbler. ---On October 21 at Bedrock CG and Boat Ram, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 7 Mountain Bluebird. ---On October 22 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported Bewick’s Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, and Brewer’s Sparrow. MORGAN COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Jackson Reservoir (S end), Nathan Pieplow reported 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 11 Least Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 17 American Pipit. PITKIN COUNTY: ---On October 22 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine Hagen reported Rose-breasted Grosbeak. PROWERS COUNTY: ---On October 21 at North Gateway Park, Tony Leukering reported 16 Ross’s Geese (flyover), 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Osprey, 2 Bewick’s Wren, Vesper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow, and 2 Great-tailed Grackle ---On October 22 at Lamar Community College Woods, Dave Leatherman reported Winter Wren, Brown Thrasher, 3 Northern Cardinals, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Eastern Bluebird, and Hairy Woodpecker. ---On October 22 at Willow Creek Park just S of swimming pool, Dave Leatherman reported ad m Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. RIO BLANCO COUNTY: ---On October 20 at Lake Avery, Forrest Luke reported Common Loon and 4 American Avocet. SAN MIGUEL: ---On October 22 on Boomerang to River Trails, Telluride, Eric Hynes reported f Wood Duck, 2 American Dipper, and 5 Golden-crowned Kinglet. WELD COUNTY: ---On October 22 at Union Reservoir, Joel and Dale Adams reported Red-throated Loon and 4 Common Loon. YUMA COUNTY: ---On October 21 at Pipit Hill in Hale Area, Steve Mlodinow reported 2 Sandhill Crane, Sprague’s Pipit, and 2 McCown’s Longspur. ---On October 21 at Hale Crossroad, Steve Mlodinow reported 3 Winter Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 White-throated Sparrow and Palm Warbler (Western). ---On October 21 at CR 45 in Wray area, Steve Mlodinow reported 3 Greater Prairie-Chicken and Savannah Sparrow. DFO Field Trips For more details go to the DFO website Park County Reservoirs Monday, October 22 David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659 Northeastern Colorado Tuesday, October 23 5:30 AM – 7:00 PM David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) Belmar Historic Park Saturday, October 27 7:30 AM – 11:00 AM Patrick O’Driscoll (patodris AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955 (Cell)) Prospect Park (Wheat Ridge Greenbelt) Sunday, October 28 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM Paul Slingsby (paslingsby AT comcast.net; 720-347-5169 (mobile)) Park County Explorations Monday, October 29 5:30 AM – 4:00 PM David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. 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