Date: May 3, 2011
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This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, May 3, 2011, updated at 11:00
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 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 the
species in this report)
GLOSSY IBIS (Fremont, *Otero)
Little Blue Heron (Adams)
TRICOLORED HERON (Jefferson, *Douglas)
Broad-winged Hawk (Delta)
Gray Flycatcher (Boulder, Jefferson)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Jefferson)
Yellow-throated Vireo (*Fremont)
Nashville Warbler (Prowers)
Northern Parula (Boulder)
Palm Warbler (Yuma, *Fremont, *Mesa)
Hooded Warbler (Custer, Bent)
Summer Tanager (*Fremont)
BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (Mesa)
Fox Sparrow (Jefferson)
Harris's Sparrow (Jefferson)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson)
Adams County:
--A blue morph Little Blue Heron was found on 4/27 and seen again on 4/28 by
Cech near 100th and McKay Road in Thornton at the Sprat-Platte fishing
facility. He was on the island and visible from the Platte River Trail
directly south of the island. Park on McKay road at the South Platte River,
take the bike trail south (upstream) about half a mile until the island is on
your right.
Bent County:
-- A male Hooded Warbler was found on 4/29 by Leatherman at Tempel Grove (Kiowa
CR35 at the Ft. Lyon Ditch) about 70 paces east of the CR35 Birding Trail Sign
along the ditch road. REMINDER: it is OK to walk along the ditch road on
either side of CR35 at Tempel's Grove. It is NOT OK to walk around in their
yard, among their farm implements, and fields as has happened of late according
to the Tempel's and their workers. Please respect the rights of these nice
folks who fought hard to save the trees that constitute this wonderful oasis
habitat. They didn't save the trees in order to have their yard tromped and
privacy violated. Thanks.
Boulder County:
--On 4/28 Paula Hansley (720-890-2628) had a Northern Parula in her yard in
Louisville. She also has a White-throated Sparrow in her yard.
--On 4/30 Moore reports a Gray Flycatcher just west of CU Stadium.
Custer County:
--On 4/28 Miller found a Hooded Warbler in the willows along Grape Creek just
below the DeWeese Res. dam.
Delta County:
--Beason found a Broad-winged Hawk (very unusual for the western slope) at
Bethlehem Cemetery near Paonia on 4/29.
Douglas County:
--On May 2 Lentz had a TRICOLORED HERON in the Plum Creek delta at Chatfield
State Park.
Fremont County:
--Moss found 3 Glossy Ibis in an agricultural field on the edge of Florence on
4/27.
--On April 30, Percival et al had Summer Tanager, Yellow-throated Vireo and
Palm Warbler along the Canon City River walk.
Jefferson County:
--On May 1 Henwood reports a slate-colored Fox Sparrow along with the
Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and
Harris's Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. Except for the Fox Sparrow, these
birds were seen again on May 3.
--On May 1 Chavez reports a Gray Flycatcher at Welchester Tree Park in
Lakewood/Golden. The park is on 8th Ave west of Simms.
--On May 1 Semo reports a TRICOLORED HERON at Wadsworth and 92nd but it flew
off toward Big Dry Creek at approximately 100th and Wadsworth Parkway.
Mesa County:
--A BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW was reported by Frid (an Ontario birder) on Devil's
Kitchen Trail in Colorado National Monument on April 9. It was still there on
the 28th though it has moved closer to the trailhead due to a flash flood in
the area. Parking is limited in the area. Please do not park along the road or
off road. Please stay on trails and use restraint in approaching the bird.
Dogs are not allowed in the monument.
Directions courtesy of Larry Arnold: use the East entrance to CNM. After
passing through the East Entrance station go about .2 miles and you will see a
road to the right leading to the Devils Kitchen Picnic Area. Stay on the main
road and on the left side there is a small parking lot at the Devil's Kitchen
Trailhead. Use that lot if space is available. If space is not available
there, use the picnic area
parking. Take the trail and stay to the right.
Look and listen for the bird where the trail levels off in a large sagebrush
meadow.
--On May 3 a Palm Warbler is reported by Percival as seen by Ingwell at 630 am
at the picnic area west of the entrance station at Highline Reservoir.
Otero County:
--On May 1 Jones reports a Glossy Ibis at Lake Cheraw near Hwy 109.
Prowers County:
--Leatherman reports a Nashville Warbler on 4/28 behind Lamar Community College.
Yuma County:
--Maynard reports a Palm Warbler at Stalker Lake SWA near Wray, along the creek
below the dam on 4/28.
Upcoming DFO Fieldtrips:
Saturday, May 7 McCabe Meadows Park (formerly Parker Regional Park)
Leader: Steve Kennedy 303-815-9738. Meet at 0730 for ½ day trip. From Main
Street intersection in Parker, take
Highway 83 south for 1.2 miles. Turn right on Indian Pipe Lane to the parking
lot on the right. (The park is on the
west side of the road) Wear your walking shoes – we‘ll go rain or shine. We may
look into Triple C Ranch‘s
marsh and pond. Surprises could be in store of us!
Sunday, May 8 Pawnee National Grasslands
Leader: Chuck Hundertmark, 303-604-0531 Meet leader at 07:30 at DOW, Division
of Wildlife - 6060 No.
Broadway – Exit I-25 at 58th Ave., go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2
blocks to parking lot on right. This
will be an all day trip so bring lunch and drinking water. Please call or
email leader at cahm...@q.com if you are
planning to go. Should see a nice variety of plains and grasslands birds.
Good Birding.
Ira Sanders
Golden, CO
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