Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 12, 2009 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, May 12, 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 (*Larimer Green Heron (Boulder, El Paso, Larimer) GLOSSY IBIS (Douglas/Jefferson, Weld) Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, El Paso/Pueblo, Larimer) Snowy Plover (La Plata) Piping Plover (Bent) Ruddy Turnstone (Bent) Caspian Tern (Boulder, Weld) White-winged Dove (Denver) Great Crested Flycatcher (Prowers) White-eyed Vireo (Bent) GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (*Boulder) Tennessee Warbler (El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo, *Larimer, *Washington) LUCY'S WARBLER (Mesa) Northern Parula (El Paso, Larimer) Chestnut-sided Warlber (*El Paso/Pueblo) Magnolia Warbler (El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo) Black-throated Blue Warbler (*El Paso/Pueblo, Bent) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Boulder, El Paso/Pueblo, Larimer) Black-throated Green Warbler (Larimer) Palm Warbler (Larimer) Blackpoll Warbler (*Boulder, El Paso/Pueblo, Morgan) Black-and-white Warbler (Boulder, El Paso, *El Paso/Pueblo, Larimer) Worm-eating Warbler (Larimer) Ovenbird (Bent, El Paso/Pueblo, *Larimer, Weld) Northern Waterthrush (*Boulder, El Paso, *El Paso/Pueblo, *Larimer, Washington, *Weld) Hooded Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo, Jefferson, *Weld) Summer Tanager (Bent, Boulder, El Paso, *El Paso/Pueblo) White-throated Sparrow (*El Paso/Pueblo, *Weld) Harris's Sparrow (Routt) Field Sparrow (*Weld) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Boulder, El Paso, *El Paso/Pueblo, Larimer, *Pueblo) Indigo Bunting (Boulder, El Paso, *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. Bent County: --2 alternate plumaged Ruddy Turnstones were reported by Nelson on the south side of Adobe Creek Reservoir on May 7. One Ruddy Turnstone and 2 Piping Plovers were reported by Shaum at Adobe Creek on May 10. Directions: Take CR 10 to CR UU. Go west to spillway to dam, head north from gates. --A White-eyed Vireo was reported by Nelson at Green Heron Slough on May 8. --A male Summer Tanager was reported by Nelson at Van's Grove on May 8. --At Hasty Campground, Nelson reported a male Black-throated Blue Warbler and Ovenbird on May 8. Boulder County: --At Walden/Sawhill Ponds in Boulder ----A Green Heron was reported by Mark Miller on May 10. ----2 Caspian Terns were reported by Mark Miller on May 10 and they were seen again on May 11 by Zorawowicz. ----A Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Szeliga west of Sawhill #12 on May 8. ----2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were found by Hansley on May 9. ----A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Wagaan on May 9. --At Twin Lakes in the Gunbarrel: ----A Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Szeliga on May 9 and May 10. ----On May 10 Szeliga reported female Blackpoll Warbler and Black-throated Green Warbler. --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Mark Miller on CO66 between Hygiene and Lyons on May 9. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Waltman at Sale Lake in Boulder on May 9 and it was seen again on May 11 by Frye. --A male Black-and-white Warbler and male Rose-breasted Grosbeak were reported by Larson along Boulder Creek east of 55th St in Boulder on May 9. On May 10, Larson reported a Broad-winged Hawk by the wood lot east of 55th St and Boulder Creek. --A female Tennessee Warbler was reported by Larson along Boulder Creek below the CU campus on May 10. --An Indigo Bunting was reported by Burke at Doudy Draw on May 9. --A Rose-breasted Grosbeak was reported by Nunes near Colorado Ave and Mohawk (just west of Foothills Pkwy) in Boulder on May 10. --On May 10 along the bike path along Boulder Creek between 30th St and Arapahoe in Boulder, Nunes reported 1 first summer Summer Tanager, 1 male Blackpoll Warbler, 1 Northern Waterthrush. The Blackpoll Warbler was seen again on May 11 by Kaempfer. --A Green Heron was reported by the Such brothers in Lyons on a pond south of the intersection of Hwy 36 and McConnell Drive on May 2 and was seen again by the Such boys on May 10. --At Greenelee Preserve in Lafayette, Floyd reported 1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and 2 Blackpoll Warblers on May 11. Denver County: --A White-winged Dove was reported by Wiersma near the Platte River Bike Path on May 8. It was just west of the parking lot at W Forida Ave and the Platte. This is near Overland Golf Course. El Paso County: --An adult male Tennessee Warbler and male Rose-breasted Grosbeak were reported by Lewantowicz at Sonderman Park in Colorado Springs on May 9. The Tennessee Warbler was seen again on May 10 by Burns. --A female Summer Tanager was found by Luck at Fountain Creek Regional Park on May 9. --On the Fountain Creek Regional Park Spring Count on May 9, Pals reported the following: 2 Magnolia Warblers, 1 Black-and-white Warbler, 1 Northern Waterthrush, 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 2 Indigo Buntings. --On May 10, Lewantowicz reported the following at Fountain Creek Regional Park: 1 male Northern Parula, 1 male Tennessee Warbler, 1 Northern Waterthrush, 2 male Indigo Buntings and 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. --On May 10, Breitsch reported 1 Magnolia Warbler at Fountain Creek Regional Park. --A female Northern Parula was reported by Getty along the creek behind the Bear Creek Nature Center on May 10. --A Green Heron was reported by Lee on May 10 on the eastern edge of Black Forest area of Colorado Springs off of Murphy Road on the pond on the north. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: --At Chico Basin Ranch (fee): ----On May 8, Gobris banded a Rose-breasted Grosbeak and 30 Swainson's Thrushes. ----On May 8, on the Pueblo side Maynard reported Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and Northern Waterthrush. ----On May 8, Percival reported a Hooded Warbler on the Pueblo side. ----On May 9, Gobris banded an Ovenbird and Brown reported Broad-winged Hawk and Tennessee Warbler on the El Paso side. ----On May 9, Schaum reported 3 female Blackpoll Warblers on the El Paso side. ----On May 9, Percival reported the following on the Pueblo side: 2 male Magnolia Warblers, 2 male Black-throated Blue Warblers, 1 male Black-throated Gray Warbler, 1 male Blackpoll, 1 Ovenbird, 3 Northern Waterthrush, 1 male Hooded Warbler and 1 White-throated Sparrow. ----On May 11, Gibbons banded 1 male Summer Tanager and a female Black-and-white Warbler. ----On May 11, Brown reported a female Chestnut-sided Warbler, a pair of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and a White-throated Sparrow on the ranch and Black-throated Blue Warbler and Northern Waterthrush at headquarters. Jefferson County: --A Hooded Warbler was banded by McBurney at the banding station at Chatfield on May 9. La Plata County: --A Snowy Plover was reported by Beatty at Pastorius SWA on May 9. Larimer County: --At Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins: ----A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Sparks on May 8. ----On May 10 Sparks reported 1 Northern Waterthrush and 1 Worm-eating Warbler. ----On May 10, Keirn reported 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and a Broad-winged Hawk. ----On May 10, DeFonso reported pair of Northern Parula. ----On May 11, Panjabi reported a female Tennessee Warbler and Northern Waterthrush. --On May 8 Leatherman reported a Green Heron and Broad-winged Hawk along the Poudre River south of Prospect in Fort Collins and 1 male Black-throated Green Warbler and 1 Palm Warbler along the Poudre north of Prospect. --A male Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Leatherman at the Environmental Learning Center in Fort Collins on May 9. --A Tennessee Warbler and Black-and-white Warbler were reported by Sparks in the McMurry Natural Area of Fort Collins on May 9. To get to the parking area go north on College Ave to Hemlock St. --A Little Blue Heron was reported by Somermeyer on the east side of the south pond on Sharp Point Drive in Fort Collins on May 11. --An Ovenbird was reported by Matthews at Lake Estes on a hill below the dam on May 11. Mesa County: --A LUCY'S WARBLER was reported by Cooper in Rabbit Valley on May 8. For directions see Jacob Cooper's post on CoBirds. Morgan County: --A male Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Jones at Brush SWA on May 9. Prowers County: At Lamar Community College woods: ----On May 10, Ogle reported a Northern Waterthrush and Great Crested Flycatcher. Pueblo County: --A female Rose-breasted Grosbeak was reported by Percival in Pueblo City Park along the Frisbee Golf Course Creek on May 11. Routt County: --A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Floyd at TNC Carpenter Ranch Nature Trail on May 9. Washington County: --2 Northern Waterthrush were reported by Lawrence at Last Chance on May 9 and was seen again on May 10 by Roller. --At Pruett in the SW corner Jones reported 1 f Tennessee Warbler and 1 f Indigo Bunting on May 10. Weld County: --A Caspian Tern was reported by Lefko at 35th Ave Gravel Ponds in Greeley on May 9. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Lefko on the Poudre Trail in Greeley on May 9. --2 GLOSSY IBIS were reported by Jones at Loloff Reservoir on CR 57 on May 9. --A female Hooded Warbler and Ovenbird were reported by DeFonso at Crow Valley Campground on May 9. --A female Hooded Warbler was reported by Dunning as seen on May 8 and May 10 at Crow Valley. The bird is best found SW of the picnic shelter. --At Crow Valley on May 11, Leatherman reported a male Hooded Warber, 3-5 White-throated Sparrows, and 1 Northern Waterthrush. He reported that the Female Hooded Warbler was seen eariler on May 11 by Hooper. --A Field Sparrow was reported by Leatherman at the Briggsdale Cemetery on May 11. There is a field trip to Bonnie State Park, Friday to Sunday, May 15 to 17 led by Bob Righter (303-692-8529). Meet the leader at Foster's Campground at 1700, Friday night. The Friday night group will bird around Foster's Campground area. You can camp there or stay in a motel in Idelia or Burlington. You will need to bring all meals. Trip will end at noon on Sunday. State Parks Pass required. The DFO field trip for Saturday, May 16 will be to Barr Lake State Park led by Jackie King (303-287-1644). Meet the leader at the Nature Center at Barr Lake at 0800. Bring lunch and drinking water. State Parks Pass required. The DFO field trip for Sunday, May 17 will be to Two Ponds and Rocky Flats led by Dave Rhoades (303-424-8633). Meet the leader at 0800 in the Two Ponds parking lot and bird there until time to load the van for the trip to Rocky Flats. This will be a 3/4 day trip ending about 1 pm so lunch is optional but bring water and snacks. Participation is limited so call leader to make reservations and get directions. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
