Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) NOTE: The RBA is now using the new AOU checklist and the order of families has changed. Snow Goose (Logan) Trumpeter Swan (Archuleta) Wood Duck (Jackson) Hooded Merganser (Boulder) Northern Bobwhite (*Logan) Chukar (*Larimer) Clark’s Grebe (*Denver, *Garfield) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (*Arapahoe, *Logan, Otero, Pueblo) Black Swift (Douglas, Pueblo) White-throated Swift (*Larimer) Rufous Hummingbird (Fremont) Virginia Rail (*Lincoln) Sora (*Lincoln) Sandhill Crane (Eagle, Garfield) Black-necked Stilt (*Kiowa) American Avocet (Moffat) Semipalmated Plover (*El Paso) Mountain Plover (*Cheyenne, *Weld) Whimbrel (Kiowa) Long-billed Curlew (Larimer) Ruddy Turnstone (*Larimer) Sanderling (Larimer, Pueblo) White-rumped Sandpiper (Bent, Kiowa, *Larimer) Long-billed Dowitcher (Larimer, Weld) Solitary Sandpiper (*Weld) Willet (Alamosa, Jackson, Weld) Greater Yellowlegs (Jackson) Least Tern (Moffat) Forster’s Tern (*Boulder) Snowy Egret (Moffat) Cattle Egret (Pueblo) Green Heron (Larimer, Pueblo) Black-crowned Night-Heron (Kiowa) White-faced Ibis (*Kiowa, *Weld) Mississippi Kite (*El Paso, Pueblo) Cooper’s Hawk (*Cheyenne) Swainson’s Hawk (Arapahoe) Red-headed Woodpecker (*Arapahoe, *Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Larimer, *Logan, Yuma) Acorn Woodpecker (Pueblo) Hairy Woodpecker (Rocky Mts) (*Arapahoe) Olive-sided Flycatcher (Arapahoe) Least Flycatcher (Eagle, Weld) Hammond’s Flycatcher (Weld) Gray Flycatcher (El Paso, Gunnison, Kit Carson) Cordilleran Flycatcher (*Arapahoe, Weld) PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER (Grand) Eastern Phoebe (Weld, Yuma) Ash-throated Flycatcher (*El Paso) Great Crested Flycatcher (*Cheyenne, Kiowa) Cassin’s Kingbird (*Arapahoe, Denver, Fremont, Larimer, *Lincoln) Western Kingbird (Summit) Purple Martin (Hinsdale) Tree Swallow (Kiowa) Bell’s Vireo (*Logan, Pueblo) Yellow-throated Vireo (Pueblo, Weld) Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Kiowa) Red-eyed Vireo (Weld) Winter Wren (Yuma) Eastern Bluebird (*Arapahoe, El Paso) Western Bluebird (Adams) Veery (*Elbert) Swainson’s Thrush (Weld) Hermit Thrush (Weld) Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso) Northern Mockingbird (*Hinsdale) Cedar Waxwing (Ouray) Red Crossbill (Arapahoe) Lesser Goldfinch (*Kit Carson, *Logan) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Weld) McCown’s Longspur (Larimer, Weld) Cassin’s Sparrow (Weld) Chipping Sparrow (Logan, Montezuma) Clay-colored Sparrow (La Plata) Field Sparrow (*Larimer) Lark Sparrow (El Paso) Black-throated Sparrow (*Adams) Grasshopper Sparrow (Denver, Routt) Baird’s Sparrow (Larimer) Fox Sparrow (Jackson, Routt) White-throated Sparrow (Weld) Yellow-breasted Chat (Weld) Bobolink (*Larimer, *Mesa, Routt) Baltimore Oriole (Bent, *Cheyenne, Kiowa, Weld, Yuma) Ovenbird (El Paso, Weld) Worm-eating Warbler (Kit Carson) Northern Waterthrush (El Paso, Jackson) Black-and-white Warbler (Larimer) MOURNING WARBLER (Prowers) Hooded Warbler (Boulder, Jefferson) American Redstart (*Adams) Magnolia Warbler (Cheyenne, El Paso, Weld) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Boulder, Jefferson, *Larimer) Black-throated Blue Warbler (*Arapahoe, Weld) Yellow-throated Warbler (Pueblo) Grace’s Warbler (Mesa, Pueblo) Townsend’s Warbler (Boulder) Scarlet Tanager (Kiowa) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Rio Grande) Indigo Bunting (Larimer) Painted Bunting (El Paso) Dickcissel (*El Paso, Fremont, *Kit Carson, Logan, Yuma)
ADAMS COUNTY: — On May 23 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR First Creek, Dean Shoup reported Mountain Bluebird. On May 27 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR First Creek, John Breitsch reported Western Blue bird and American Redstart. On May 28 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR First Creek, John Breitsch reported American Redstart. ---On May 28 at Barr Lake SP Bird Conservancy of the Rockies off and below dam, Heather and Riley Morris reported Black-throated Sparrow. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: ---On May 23 at deKoevend Park, Jared Del Rosso and his DFO field trip reported 11 Red Crossbills, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and Swainson’s Hawk. ---On May 28 at Little Dry Creek near High Line Canal Trail along East Orchard Rd, Jared Del Rosso reported Cordilleran Flycatcher. ---On May 28 near intersection of Layton and S Galapago in Englewood, Connie Kogler reported Cassin’s Kingbird. ---On May 28 at Cherry Creek SP, Matt Newport reported Yellow-billed Cuckoo. ---On May 28 at CR 38 at East Bijou Creek, David Suddjian reported 3 Cassin’s Kingbirds, m Blue-throated Blue Warbler, and Hairy Woodpecker (Rocky Mts). ---On May 28 at Richmil Ranch Open Space, David Suddjian reported 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 6 Cassin’s Kingbirds, and Eastern Bluebird. ARCHULETA COUNTY: ---On May 26 at Pinon Lake Reservoir, Nell Smith and Parker Davis reported Trumpeter Swan. BENT COUNTY: ---On May 25 at John Martin Dam, Brandon Percival reported White-rumped Sandpiper. ---On May 25 at Melody Tempel Grove Brandon Percival reported m Baltimore Oriole. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On May 23 at Pleasant View Marsh, Ernest Crvish reported Chestnut-sided Warbler. ---On May 26 at Hecla Lake, Ted Floyd reported pair of Hooded Merganers. On May 27 at Hecla Lake, Jack Bushong and Rob Cassady reported m Hooded Merganser. ---On May 27 at Boulder Mountain Park Bear Canyon trail, Cameron Boyd reported Townsend’s Warbler. ---On May 28 at Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve, Ted Floyd reported Forster’s Tern. CHEYENNE COUNTY: ---On May 28 at CR J from CR 31 – CR 24, Steve Mlodinow reported Mountain Plover, Red-headed Woodpecker, Great Crested Flycatcher, Baltimore Oriole and Copper’s Hawk. DENVER COUNTY: ---On May 23 at Denver International Airport on NW side, Eric DeFonso reported singing Grasshopper Sparrow. ---On May 24 at Gun Club Rd S of E 112th Ave, Elaine Wagner reported Cassin’s Kingbird. ---On May 28 at Denver City Park, Ferrill Lake, Rebecca Laroche and Nick Pusateri reported Clark’s Grebe. DOUGLAS COUNTY: ---On May 27 in Parker, Loch Kilpatrick reported 3 Black Swifts. EAGLE COUNTY: ---On May 25 at Spring Park Reservoir, Rebecca Weiss reported Sandhill Cranes with 2 young. ELBERT COUNTY: ---On May 28 at 1st Ave 1.0 (N from Agate), David Suddjian reported Veery. EL PASO COUNTY: —On May 23 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded 2nd year m Painted Bunting, 2 Ovenbirds, 2nd yr m Magnolia Warbler and reported a soaring Mississippi Kite. On May 26 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown reported banding his 20th Northern Waterthrush of the season and observed an Ash-throated Flycatcher overheard On May 27 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown reported Gray Flycatcher and Mississippi Kite. ---On May 23 on I-25 N in Fountain, Amy Martin Reported Curve-billed Thrasher. ---On May 24 at Adams Open Space in Fountain, Alan Ketcham reported 2 Mississippi Kites. On May 28 at Adams Open Space, Gary Koehn reported 2 Mississippi Kites. ---On May 24 at John Metcalf Park in Fountain, Chris McReynolds reported Mississippi Kite. ---On May 25 at Cross Creek Regional Park, David Rudin reported Mississippi Kite. ---On May 26 at Aiken canon Preserve, Alan Versaw reported Bewick’s Wren and 2 Cassin’s Kingbird. ---On May 28 on Shumway Road in Fountain, Aaron, Pati, and Sarah Driscoll reported Dickcissel. ---On May 28 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, Robb Hinds reported Sedmipalmated Plover. ---On May 28 at Cheyenne Mountain SP, Beth, Joy, and Leonard Lake reported 2 Ash-throated Flycatchers. FREMONT COUNTY: ---On May 26 at 12100-12998 Temple Canyon Road, Canon City, R Knapp reported Rufous Hummingbird and 5 Cassin’s Kingbirds. ---On May 27 on Lincoln St in Canon City, Dale and Joel Adams reported 2 Dickcissel. GARFIELD COUNTY: ---On May 25 at Rifle Gap SP, John Drummond reported Clark’s Grebe. ---On May 26 at Spring Valley above Glenwood, Roaring Fork Audubon confirmed Sandhill Cranes breeding when they found 2 adults with 2 young cranes. Tom McConnell reported that they have been trying for several years to confirm breeding. ---On May 28 at Harvey Gap SP and Grass Valley Reservoir, Sondra Lee Walling reported Clark’s Grebe. GRAND COUNTY: ---On May 25 at Kinnikinnik North Lodge, Melinda Berger reported a possible PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER. It was identified by voice and playback. This would be a new state bird if accepted. HINSDALE COUNTY: ---On May 27 in Lake City (town), Doug Kibbe, Mackenzie Goldthwait, and Jeff Dawson reported 6 Purple Martins. ---On May 28 at Rmbouillet Creek, Jeff Dawson, Doug Kibbe, and Mackenzie Goldthwait reported Northern Mockingbird. JACKSON COUNTY: ---On May 27 at Michigan River Wetland near CR 30, Chuck Hundertmark and DFO field trip reported Northern Waterthrush and Slate-colored Fox Sparrow. ---On May 27 at 18 Island Reservoir, Chuck Hundertmark and DFO Field trip reported 3 Greater Yellowlegs. ---On May 27 at Pole Mountain Lake area, Chuck Hundertmark and DFO Field Trip reported Wood Duck. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On May 27 at Chatfield SP upstream of Kingfisher Bridge (west), Timothy Condon reported Hooded Warbler. KIOWA COUNTY: ---On May 25 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported 2 Whimbrel, White-rumped Sandpiper, and m Baltimore Oriole. On May 28 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Norm Lewis reported 3 White-faced Ibis and 2 Black-necked Stilts. ---On May 27 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported 9 Warbling (Eastern) Vireos, 2 Great Crested Flycatchers, 2 Tree Swallows, 7 White-faced Ibis, Yellow-breasted Chat, Black-crowned Night Heron, Snowy Plover, and 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers. --On May 27 at Kiowa Creek at CR 40, Steve Mlodinow reported f Scarlet Tanager. KIT CARSON COUNTY: ---On May 23 at Flagler Reservoir SWA, Glenn Walbek reported Red-headed Woodpecker and Worm-eating Warbler. ---On May 28 at Almost Kansas Homestead, Steve Mlodinow reported 3 Dickcissel and 2 Lesser Goldfinch. LARIMER COUNTY: —On May 26 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Christine and Richard Sparks reported Red-headed Woodpecker and Indigo Bunting. ---On May 23 at Matthew-Reeser Bird Sanctuary at Lake Estes, Libby Edward reported Black-and-white Warbler. ---On May 23 at Riverbend Ponds in Fort Collins, Sue Emond reported Green Heron. ---On May 23 at Runyon Lake, Mark Yaeger reported Mississippi Kite and Yellow-throated Vireo. ---On May 23 at Arapahoe Bend Natural Area—Rigden Reservoir (Strauss Cabin Lake), Jay Breidt reported Ruddy Turnstone and Rob Sparks reported Ruddy Turnstone and Sanderling. Many birders were able to see both birds. On May 24 at Arapahoe Bend Natural Area –Rigden Reservoir (Strauss Cabin Lake), Nick Komar reported the Ruddy Turnstone reported to Rigden Reservoir early in the morning and it was seen at Rigden Reservoir by several birders; also reported was a Long-billed Curlew. On May 25 at Arapahoe Bend Natural Area –Rigden Reservoir (Strauss Cabin Lake), Diane Roberts and many other birders reported Ruddy Turnstone. On May 26 at Arapahoe Bend Natural Area—Rigden Reservoir (Strauss Cabin Lake), John Shenot and many other birders reported that the Ruddy Turnstone continues at Rigden Reservoir. On May 27 at Arapahoe Bend Natural Area—Rigden Reservoir (Strauss Cabin Lake), Gabriel Wiltse reported Ruddy Turnstone. On May 28 at Arapahoe Bend Natural Area—Rigden Reservoir (Strauss Cabin Lake), Tim Priehs and Michael Lester reported Ruddy Turnstone. ---On May 23 at small gravel pit on S side of Horsetooth Road directly across from Rigden Reservoir, Sean Walters reported Ruddy Turnstone about 8:00 pm. ---On May 23 at Topminnow NA (East Horsetooth Gravel Pit), David Wade and Andy Bankert reported Long-bill Dowitcher. ---On May 26 at Soapstone Prairie NA, Andy Bankert reported 3 Baird’s Sparrows and 12 McCown’s Longspurs. ---On May 28 at Estes Park, Jim Nelson reported Cassin’s Kingbird. ---On May 28 at Devils Backbone Trail near Loveland, Eric DeFonso reported Field Sparrow.t Resaervoir ---On May 28 at Reservoir Ridge in Fort Collins, Bub Buderman reported Bobolink. ---On May 28 at Lory SP on hike to top of Arthur’s Rock, John Sanderson reported Chestnut-sided Warbler. ---On May 28 at Wellington SWA—Cobb Lake Unit, Andy Bankert, Caroline Olson, and David Wade reported Chukar (probably released bird), White-rumped Sandpiper, and White-throated Swift. LINCOLN COUNTY: ---On May 28 at Limon Wetlands and Doug Kissel Pond, David Suddjian reported Virginia Rail, Sora, and Cassin’s Kingbird. LOGAN COUNTY: ---On May 23 on 17626-17998 CR 39, Mark Holmgren reported Snow Goose. ---On May 23 at Prewitt Reservoir, Mark Holmgren reported Dickcissel. ---On May 28 at Tamarck Ranch SWA, Ginny Bergstrom reported 2 Lesser Goldfinch, 2 Northern Bobwhite, 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, and Bell’s Vireo. MESA COUNTY: ---On May 23 at Jack’s Canyon Area, Ryan Claar reported 2 Grace’s Warblers. ---On May 27 at Divide Road, 141 to Divide Forks Campground, Art Hudake and Gwen Moore reported Grace’s Warbler. ---On May 27 at ME ¾ .2 miles west of junction with 57 Rd, Jim Liewer reported 3 Bobolinks. On May 27 on ME 3/4 , Kathleen McGinley reported Bobolink. MOFFAT COUNTY: ---On May 24 at WFMC gravel Pits S of Craig, Forrest Luke and Vic Zerbi reported Least Tern, 2 Snowy Egrets, and 2 American Avocets. OTERO COUNTY: ---On May 25 at Rocky Ford SWA, Brandon Percival reported Yellow-billed Cuckoo. OURAY COUNTY: ---On May 27 at Ridgway (town), Alison Hixon reported Cedar Waxwing. PUEBLO COUNTY: ---On May 26 at Mineral Palace Park, Jim Merritt reported Yellow-throated Warbler. ---On May 25 at Chico Basin Ranch Headquarters Pond, Alan and MaryLynne Ketcham reported Sanderling. ---On May 26 at Pueblo Mountain Park, Jim Merritt reported Grace’s Warbler and Acorn Woodpecker. ---On May 26 at Valco Ponds SWA, Jim Merritt reported Bell’s Vireo and Green Heron. ---On May 27 at Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported Black Swift, Bell’s Vireo, and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. ---On May 27 at Pueblo Reservoir Swallows area, Tim Leppek reported 7 Cattle Egret (Western)/. ROUTT COUNTY: ---On May 24 at 20 Mile SWA south of Hayden Power Plant on Twenty Rd, Vic Zerbi reported Grasshopper Sparrow. ---On May 24 on CR 182 in Hayden Area, Vic Zerbi reported 3 m Bobolink. ---On May 27 at Columbine (town), Jonathan Lautenbach reported Fox Sparrow. SUMMIT COUNTY: ---On May 24 at Dillon Reservoir, Frisco Marina area, M Walt reported Western Kingbird. WELD COUNTY: ---On May 24 at Crow Valley CG, Dave Leatherman and Rachel Hopper reported Eastern Phoebe, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Ovenbird, Yellow-breasted Chat, Hermit Thrush, and 20+ Swainson’s Thrush. On May 25 at Crow Valley CG, Ryan and Jack Bushong reported m Magnolia Warbler and Eastern Bluebird. ---On May 24 at CR 114 between CR 49 and CR 45, Dave Leatherman reported Cassin’s Sparrows and Chestnut-collared Longspurs. ---On May 24 at CR 49 south of CR 122, Dave Leatherman reported McCown’s Longspur. ---On May 27 on CR 100 5 miles east of CR 49, Bill Fink reported Mountain Plover. ---On May28 at Woods Lake, Diane Thomas reported Solitary Sandpiper and 2 White-faced Ibis. YUMA COUNTY: ---On May 27 at Stalker Lake, Dolf Hall reported 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, Eastern Phoebe, possible Winter Wren, Dickcissel, and 2 Baltimore Oriole. 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