Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: October 6, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, October 6, 2012, 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 your 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) Red-necked Grebe (Boulder) Broad-winged Hawk (Phillips) American Golden-Plover (*Morgan) BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (*Pueblo) ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Phillips, *Pueblo, *Washington, Yuma) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder) Black Phoebe (Fremont) Eastern Phoebe (El Paso, Pueblo, Yuma) Yellow-throated Vireo (Pueblo) BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Yuma) PHILADELPHIA VIREO (*El Paso, Phillips, *Pueblo) Winter Wren (*El Paso) SEDGE WREN (*Larimer) Nashville Warbler (Phillips, Yuma) Northern Parula (Boulder, *Pueblo) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Archuleta, Sedgwick) Magnolia Warbler (El Paso, Pueblo, Yuma) Black-throated Blue Warbler (El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, *Pueblo, *Washington, Weld) Black-throated Green Warbler (Phillips) Blackburnian Warbler (*Pueblo) Pine Warbler (Phillips, Yuma) Palm Warbler (Adams, *Jefferson, Phillips, Weld) Blackpoll Warbler (Jefferson) Black-and-white Warbler (Fremont) Northern Waterthrush (Delta) Summer Tanager (*Pueblo) EASTERN TOWHEE (Phillips) Swamp Sparrow (Adams, *El Paso, *Pueblo, *Washington) White-throated Sparrow (Adams, *El Paso, *Morgan, Phillips, Yuma) Harris's Sparrow (*El Paso) Northern Cardinal (Holyoke) EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Phillips) PURPLE FINCH (Phillips) Adams County: --A Western Palm Warbler was banded by McBurney at Barr Lake on September 30. --A White-throated Sparrow and Swamp Sparrow were banded by McBurney at Barr Lake on October 2. Archuleta County: --An imm Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Beatty at Navajo Reservoir SP on October 2. It is a county first. It was on the W side in Roosa CG, S of the marina next to Colorado Visitor Center. Boulder County: --A Red-necked Grebe was reported by Floyd at Lagerman Reservoir on September 29. Severs reports that on October 3, the Red-necked Grebe continues at Lagerman. --An ad m Northern Parula was reported by Hansley on the Towhee Trail in Boulder on October 1. --American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Wilberding above Settler's Park on October 4. Take the Red Rock Trail, then left on the Anemone Trail to the top of the hill, then NW along the ridge trail in dead pine areas. Delta County: --2 Northern Waterthrush were reported by Robinsong at Sweitzer Lake SP on October 2. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: --At Rose Pond at Chico Basin Ranch on September 30, Hinds reported an imm Magnolia Warbler. --A m Black-throated Blue Warbler was banded at Chico Basin Ranch on October 1 as reported by Brown. --On the El Paso side of Chico Basin Ranch, Percival reported the Black-throated Blue Warbler and Eastern Phoebe. --Gobris reported that an Eastern Phoebe was banded on October 2 at Chico Basin Ranch. --Gobris reported that a White-throated Sparrow was banded on October 3 at Chico Basin Ranch. --Brown banded an Eastern Phoebe at Chico Basin Ranch on October 4. --At Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) on October 5 on the El Paso side, Percival reported that Drummond found a PHILADELPHIA VIREO at Holmes Grove, 3 Winter Wren were banded, also found were 3 Swamp Sparrows, 2 Harris's Sparrows and 1 White-throated Sparrow. --At Chico Basin Ranch at Headquarters on October 6, Percival reported that Bill Maynard found a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, Drummond found a Blackburnian Warbler, and also seen were 2 m Black-throated Blue Warblers, Northern Parula, Summer Tanager and Swamp Sparrow. Fremont County: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Moss at the far west end of Canon City on October 1. --A Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Hinds at Florence River Park on October 3. Jefferson County: --2 Palm Warblers were reported by Kibbe in the SW corner of Koontze Lake at Belmar on September 30. --A Black-throated Blue Warbler was reported by Chavez at Denver West Business Park on September 30. --2 Palm Warblers and a m Black-throated Blue Warbler were reported by Henwood at Belmar on October 2. Chavez reported a Blackpoll Warbler and Palm Warbler at Belmar on October 2. --A Palm Warbler was reported by Henwood at Belmar on October 3 and Hudak reported 2 Palm Warblers on October 3. --A Palm Warbler was reported by Hudak on October 5 at Belmar. Larimer County: --A m Black-throated Blue Warbler was reported by Leatherman near the parking lot of Environmental Learning Center (ELC) off East Drake Road about mile east of Timberline in E Fort Collins on October 1. --A SEDGE WREN was reported by Biggerstaff at Dixon Reservoir on October 5. Morgan County: --Dunning reported from Jackson Lake SP on October 5 that 22 American Golden-Plovers were seen and 2 White-throated Sparrows were seen at the Campground. Phillips County: --At Holyoke Cemetery on September 30, Dunning reported singing Pine Warbler, 2 Nashville Warbler, EASTERN TOWHEE, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, and White-throated Sparrow. A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Mlodinow at Holyoke Cemetery on September 30. --At Holyoke City Park on September 30, Dunning reported Nashville Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Palm Warbler, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and PURPLE FINCH. --At the Courthouse in Holyoke on September 30, Dunning reported PHILADELPHIA VIREO. --A Northern Cardinal was reported by Mlodinow in Holyoke on September 30. Pueblo County: --A Yellow-throated Vireo and Eastern Phoebe were reported by Percival downstream of Snakeskin Picnic Area below Pueblo Reservoir Dam on October 3. --ACORN WOODPECKERS continue at Pueblo Mountain Park on October 2 as reported by Bill Bond. --A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Cici Lee W of Valco Parking Lot on October 4. Washington County: --At Last Chance on October 5, Kellner reported YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, m Black-throated Blue Warbler, and Swamp Sparrow. Weld County: --At Crow Valley on October 3, Leatherman reported Western Palm Warlber and f Black-throated Blue Warbler. Yuma County: --At Stalker Ponds SWA on September 30, Dunning reported a White-throated Sparrow. --At the Wray Fish Hatchery on September 30, Dunning reported a singing BLUE-HEADED VIREO, Magnolia Warbler, and Eastern Phoebe. --At Wagon Wheel CG in Bonny on September 30, Dunning reported Nashville Warbler and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, October 6 will be to Lair O' the Bear led by Nina Routh (303-987-8687). Meet the leader at 0800 at Lair O' the Bear Park. From Morrison drive 4 miles west on C-74 to park entrance on Left. Observe the speed limits. Half day Trip. Bring snacks, water, bins and good walking shoes for an approximately 2.5 to 3 miles hike. Dress in layers for a fall day. Feeder monitoring will follow at the Bear Creek Restaurant. Please phone leader to register. This trip has a limited number of participants so registration is a must. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, October 7 will be to Fort Collins Area Ponds led by Paul Slingsby (303-442-3728). Please notify leader by phone or e-mail (psalingsby At comcast.net). Meet to carpool from parking lot south of 120th and east of Huron at 0730. This can be accessed via I-25 exit 223, go west on 120th Ave to Huron and south until you see the parking lot on the left. Park close to Huron. Trip will return to carpool meeting area by 4 pm. Bring water, and sack lunch and plan for variable weather. Scopes and 2-way radios will be useful. Plan on one or two walks of a mile or so. 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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