Compiler: Joe Roller **
Date: Report for May 11, 2013**** email: rba AT cfobirds.org**** phone: 303-659-8750**** ** ** This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 11, 2013, updated at 8:50 PM on May 10, 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) Green Heron (Fremont) Broad-winged Hawk (Huerfano, Prowers)**** Black-bellied Plover (Weld) Shorebird assortment: Semipalmated Plover, Willet Marbled Godwit (*Weld) Whimbrel (Weld) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Prowers)**** Red-bellied Woodpecker (Fremont)**** Gray Flycatcher (*Boulder, Jefferson) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (*Washington) Veery (*El Paso/Pueblo) GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Baca, Prowers, *El Paso/Pueblo)**** Bohemian Waxwing (Clear Creek, Jefferson)**** Northern Waterthrush (Boulder, *Jefferson, *Washington) Blue-winged Warbler (Prowers)**** Tennessee Warbler (Jefferson, Boulder) Virginia's Warbler (Jefferson) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Baca)**** Black-throated Gray Warbler (Bent, Jefferson)**** Blackburnian Warbler (LaPlata)**** Yellow-throated Warbler (Baca)**** Palm Warbler (Baca, Denver, *Jefferson)**** Blackpoll Warbler (Baca, Prowers, Jefferson)**** Black-and-White Warbler (Baca, Bent, Boulder, *Washington)**** Nashville Warbler (Bent, Larimer, Prowers, Boulder)**** Northern Parula (Prowers)**** Hooded Warbler (Bent)**** Townsend's Warbler (Denver, Pueblo)) Black-throated Sparrow (Fremont)**** Fox Sparrow (Jefferson)**** Harris's Sparrow (Boulder, Fremont)**** GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson)**** SCARLET TANAGER (Las Animas) Northern Cardinal (*Jefferson) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Prowers, *Grand)**** Rusty Blackbird (Yuma)**** ** ** ** *BACA COUNTY:* --On May 5 at Two Buttes, 2 Palm Warblers, Blackpoll Warbler, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, Yellow-throated Warbler and Black and White Warbler.**** ** ** *BENT COUNTY:* --On May 5, the Rawinski's report a Nashville Warbler at Tempel Grove. **** --On May 7, Nelson reports a male Black-throated Gray Warbler in Ft. Lyon State Wildlife Easement NW of Bent County Roads HH and 16 and a Black-and-White Warbler at Van's Grove. ** *BOULDER COUNTY:* ** --On May 8 Mlodinow reports these birds at Golden Ponds in Longmont: Nashville and Black-and-white Warblers. --On May 8, Dowell reports a singing Nashville Warbler from near the South Mesa Trailhead. --On May 8, Dowell reports a Northern Waterthrush at Golden Ponds in Longmont. --On May 7, Piombino reports 1 or 2 Harris's Sparrows at her feeder on St. Vrain Road West of Hygiene. --On May 9, Kingswood reports a Tennessee Warbler seen in mid-morning along the White Cliffs Trail, near the bridge over Boulder Creek. --On May 9, Miller reports a Northern Waterthrush at Twin Lakes, along the ditch, east of the green pipe. --On May 10th, Chuck Hundertmark and Ted Floyd saw a Cassin's Vireo along Boulder Creek, upstream a ways from the 75th Street Bridge. --On May 9, Guarente reports a Gray Flycatcher, present for a few days near an office building northwest of the intersection of Valmont and Foothills Parkway. It continues on May 10 at the north end of Center Green Drive near shipping containers.. ** ** *CLEAR CREEK COUNTY:* --On May 6, Kaempfer reports a flock of Bohemian Waxwings in Empire.**** ** ** *DENVER COUNTY:* --On May 7, Witt reports a Palm Warbler (Western) just northwest of the intersection of Little Raven Street and 18th Street.**** --On May 6, Rurik found a Townsend's Warbler near the parking area at Berkley Park. *--EL PASO/PUEBLO:* --On May 10, Brown reports ..."several thrushes of four species, Swainson's, Hermit, a (first of season) VEERY, and a FOS GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH" at Chico Basin Ranch. (fee area and worth it). ** ** *FREMONT COUNTY:* --On May 5, Moss reports 2 adult Harris's Sparrows on the east side of Canyon City. They were at the horse boarding farm on MacKenzie Ave adjacent to the RR tracks on the southwest side.**** --On May 5, Hinds reports a Green Heron at Holcim Wetlands.**** --On May 6, Rooney reports a Red-bellied Woodpecker at Penrose at a suet feeder.**** *--GRAND COUNTY:* --On May 8, Luke reports that a Rose-breasted Grosbeak graced the feeder at 914 Eagle Street in Kremmling. ** ** *HUERFANO COUNTY:* --On May 5 at Lathrop SP, the Rawinski's report a Broad-winged Hawk.**** ** ** *JEFFERSON COUNTY:* --On May 5, Arnold reports a Bohemian Waxwing in the creek on the north side of Coal Mine about halfway between Pierce and Yukon.**** --On May 5, Chavez reported a Tennessee Warbler at Belmar Park. --On May 8, Chavez and Hudak each reported a Blackpoll Warbler in Lakewood at Main Reservoir, at the corner of Kipling and Florida. Chavez also saw a Black-throated Gray Warbler there on May 8,, and on May 9, a VIrginia's Warbler with other migrants. --On May 9, the Gray Flycatcher reported by Chavez on May 8, continues in Belmar Park, near the pond near the parking lot. --On May 10, Schottler discovered several birds in the Wheat Ridge Green Belt - a singing male Northern Cardinal at the Tree Bridge Trail, which is roughly 100 yards WSW of the footbridge over Clear Creek and near the wooden board walk. Also a Palm Warbler and a Northern Waterthrush about 100 yards east of the footbridge over Clear Creek. ** *LAPLATA COUNTY:* --On May 6, Morris reports a male Blackburnian Warbler along the Animas River Trail behind the Durango Fish Hatchery. **** ** ** *LARIMER COUNTY:* --On May 6, Mammoser reports a Nashville Warbler along the paved Poudre Trail that goes north from Prospect Road in Fort Collins. The warbler was at the extreme north end of the riparian area that is half way between Prospect and Timberline. It was re-found on May 7 & 8.** --On May 10, Birek reports a Northern Waterthrush banded at the Museum of Discovery in Fort Collins. A Solitary Sandpiper was nearby. *LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:* --On May 8 Tennery reports a Scarlet Tanager from his home in Valdez. --On May 8 Crisler reports a female Townsend's Warbler along the riverwalk. ** ** *PROWERS COUNTY:* --On May 5 at LCCW, a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, Northern Parula, Ruby-throated Hummingbird (male), Broad-winged Hawk, White-throated Sparrow, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak are reported.**** --On May 5 at LCCW, the Rawinski's report a Nashville Warbler.**** --On May 9 at LCCW, Nelson reports an American Redstart, continuing Northern Parula and Northern Waterthrush *PUEBLO COUNTY:* On May 8, Percival reports a female Townsend's Warbler and other newly arriving migrants. *WASHINGTON COUNTY:* --On May 10 Komar saw a Northern Waterthrush and a Black-and-white Warbler at Last Chance Oasis. --On May 10 Tammy and Ira Sanders discovered a Scissor tailed Flycatcher west of highway marker 133 on highway 36. This is 3 miles west of Last Chance rest area. ** ** *WELD COUNTY:* --On May 8, Mlodinow reports a Black-bellied Plover and 2 Whimbrels at Union Reservoir. --On May 8, Lefko reports shorebirds at Crom Lake, including Semipalmated Plover, Willet, and Marbled Godwit. *FIELD TRIPS:* *May 11 - May 12* *31st Annual Spring Bird Count* *Please consult the DFO website: * http://dfobirders.org/wordpress/denver-field-ornithologists/field-trips-and-counts/scheduled-field-trips/may-2013-field-trips/ , for information on the various counts and the leaders to call.**** Good Birding,**** Joe Roller, Denver -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
