Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: April 25, 2009 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that there is new information for this species in this report. LITTLE BLUE HERON (Prowers) GLOSSY IBIS (Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, *La Plata) Dunlin (*Weld) Broad-winged Hawk (Douglas/Jefferson) American Golden-Plover (Arapahoe) VERMILION FLYCATCHER (Boulder, Fremont) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Washington) Summer Tanager (*Mesa) Black-throated Sparrow (Douglas/Jefferson) Sage Sparrow (Larmier) Rusty Blackbird (Douglas/Jefferson, *Washington) To skip this recording to leave a message, press the star key at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions including the county, and dates for all sightings. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Boulder County: --A GLOSSY IBIS was seen at Lagerman Reservoir on April 23 by Blatchley. --A female VERMILION FLYCATCHER was reported by Szeliga and Pieplow at Sawhill Ponds # 5 and 13 on April 18 and seen in area on April 19 by Nunes. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --A dark-morph Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Sanders at Chatfield near Kingfisher Bridge on April 20. --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Schmoker at Chatfield on April 19. --A GLOSSY IBIS with a flock of White-faced Ibis was reported by Schmoker at Chatfield State Park on April 19. The ibis were seen about 1/4 mile upstream from the Plum Creek nature area (flooded) parking area. The GLOSSY IBIS was seen again on April 20 by Kellner. --A male Rusty Blackbird was reported by Andrew Spencer on April 18 on the marina sandspit at Chatfield and seen again briefly on April 19 by Schmoker. La Plata County: --A GLOSSY IBIS among White-faced Ibis was seen at Pastorius Reservoir by Allerton on April 24. Larimer County: --A Sage Sparrow was reported by Roederer at Endovalley in Rocky Mountain NP on April 22. It was seen along the road about 100 yards west of the closure gate. Mesa County: --A Summer Tanager was reported by Cooper at Highline Lake SP near the campground on the west side of the lake on April 24. Prowers County: --An adult LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Thruston Reservoir on April 23 by Percival. Washington County: --A male Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Jones at Last Chance on April 19. --A pair (1m, 1f) of Rusty Blackbirds was reported by Kellner at the bridge on Hwy 36 just west of Last Chance on April 24. Weld County: --An alternate plumaged Dunlin was reported by Kellner at Latham on the south side of CR 48 on April 24. The DFO field trip for Saturday, April 25 will be to Bear Creek Lake Park led by Mike Henwood (720-840-5070). Call leader to register for day passes for the 1/2 day trip, lunch optional. Park is just east of the intersection of C470 and Morrison Road, off the south side of Morrison Road. Meet at 0700. Do not stop at toll booth. Go right at stop sign after toll booth, cross creek and turn right into parking lot. The DFO field trip for Sunday, April 26 will be to Dowdy Draw/Mesa Trail in Boulder led by Christian Nunes (303-931-9131). Meet at 0800 for 1/2 day moderate hike with the Boulder Bird Club. Go west from Hwy 93 on Hwy 128 towards Eldorado Canyon to Dowdy Draw trailhead on the left. Varied habitat. Wear Hiking boots and be ready for changeable weather. The monthly meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, April 27 at 7:30 pm at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Chris Pague from the Nature Conservancy willspeak on "World Grassland and Bird Conservation Challenges." Thank you and good birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
