Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 15, 2009 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 15, 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) Caspian Tern (Boulder) White-winged Dove (Delta, *Prowers) RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (*Prowers) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Lamar) Great Crested Flycatcher (Baca) ACADIAN FLYCATCHER (Bent) Eastern Phoebe (*Denver) White-eyed Vireo (*El Paso) Winter Wren (*Larimer) GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Boulder) Brewster's Warbler (*El Paso) Tennessee Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo) Nashville Warbler (Boulder, El Paso, Prowers) Northern Parula (Prowers) Chestnut-sided Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Larimer) Palm Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo, Larimer) Blackpoll Warbler (Boulder *El Paso/Pueblo *Larimer *Weld) Black-and-white Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo, *Moffat, Prowers) Worm-eating Warbler (Larimer) Ovenbird (Baca, *El Paso/Pueblo, Larimer, Weld) Northern Waterthrush (*El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo, Jefferson, Larimer, Prowers) MOURNING WARBLER (Larimer) Hooded Warbler (El Paso/ Pueblo, *Weld) Summer Tanager (*El Paso/Pueblo) White-throated Sparrow (El Paso/Pueblo, *Weld) Field Sparrow (Weld) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Boulder, *Denver, El Paso, *El Paso/Pueblo, Prowers, Pueblo) 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. Baca County: --At Two Buttes, Schaum reported Great Crested Flycatcher and 2 Northern Waterthrush on May 11. Bent County: --An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was reported by Percival on the west side of Van's Grove on May 12. This would be a first state record if accepted. --At Tempel's Grove on May 11, Schaum reported a f Hooded Warbler, Ovenbird, Worm-eating Warbler, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Boulder County: --At Walden/Sawhill Ponds in Boulder ----2 Caspian Terns were reported by Mark Miller on May 10 and they were seen again on May 11 by Zorawowicz. ----1 Green Heron was reported by Floyd on May 14. --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. --At Greenelee Preserve in Lafayette, Floyd reported 1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and 2 Blackpoll Warblers on May 11. --A Nashville Warbler was reported by Szeliga along Boulder Creek below the CU campus on May 12. --A male Rose-breasted Grosbeak was reported by Szeliga along Boulder Creek below Folsom Field on May 13. Delta County: --A White-winged Dove was reported by Garrison south of Confluence Park in Delta on May 13. Denver County: --On a field trip led by Thornton-Kolbe to Overland Pond Park 2 Eastern Phoebes and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak were observed on May 14. El Paso County: --A White-eyed Vireo was reported by Burns in Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs on May 12. --A White-eyed Vireo, Northern Waterthrush, and male Rose-breasted Grosbeak were reported by Shaum at Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs on May 13. --A Nashville Warbler was reported by Webb behind Holmes Middle School in NW Colorado Springs on May 13. This area is contiguous with Sondermann Park. --A hybrid Blue-wing/Golden-winged Brewster's Warbler was found by Lee in Sondermann Park on May 13. --On May 14, Burns reported the following in Sondermann Park: Brewster's Warbler, Broad-winged Hawk, White-eyed Vireo, Rose-breasted Grosbeak. --A Winter Wren and Northern Waterthrush were reported by Jeff Jones on the HP Campus at I-25 and Rockrimmon in Colorado Springs on May 13. --A GRAY-CHEECKED THRUSH was reported by Lee in the Peaceful Valley suburb of Colorado Springs on May 14. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: --At Chico Basin Ranch (fee): ----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. ----On May 12, Gibbons banded a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Brown reported seen around the ranch were a f Rose-breasted Grosbeak and m Tennessee Warbler. ----On May 13, Gibbons banded a female Hooded Warbler. ----On May 13 at headquarters, Gibbons reported Summer Tanager, Western Palm Warbler, m Rose-breasted Grosbeak and at Rose Pond a Tennessee Warbler. ----On May 14, Brown reported that an Ovenbird was banded. ----On May 14, Drummond reported a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak near the banding station, a male Summer Tanager near headquarters, and a male Blackpoll Warbler at Rose Pond. Jefferson County: --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Henwood at Bear Creek Lake Park on May 13. --On May 14, Henwood reported a Western Palm Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Bear Creek Lake Park. Larimer County: --At Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins: ----On May 11, Panjabi reported a female Tennessee Warbler and Northern Waterthrush. ----On May 11, Webb reported a Green Heron. --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. --A Palm Warbler was reported by Matthews at Lake Estes below the dam on May 12. --A female Black-throated Gray Warbler was found by Ward at the Matthews-Reeser Bird Sanctuary at Lake Estes on May 12. --A MOURNING WARBLER was reported by Wild on a pond SE of the Big Thompson and Wilson Ave in Loveland on May 13. --A Blackpoll Warbler and White-winged Dove were reported by Komar at the intersection of West Lake St and Wildwood Road in west Fort Collins on May 14. Moffat County: --A Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Luke at Loudy Simpson Park in Craig on May 14. Prowers County: --At Lamar Community College woods: ----On May 12, Schaum reported 1 male Black-and-white Warbler and 2 Northern Waterthrush. ----On May 13, Leatherman reported 1 Northern Waterthrush, 1 Northern Parula, 1 m Black-and-White Warbler, 1 m Northern Cardinal, Red-bellied Woodpecker. --A Nashville Warbler was reported by Schaum at Fairmont Cemetery in Lamar on May 11. --A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD and f Rose-breasted Grosbeak were reported by Leatherman in the Willow Valley Subdivision of Lamar on May 13. --On May 14, Leatherman reported a male RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, and 2 White-winged Doves in the Willow Valley Subdivision of Lamar. Pueblo County: --A female Rose-breasted Grosbeak was reported by Percival in Pueblo City Park along the Frisbee Golf Course Creek on May 11. Weld County: --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 earlier on May 11 by Hooper. --A Field Sparrow was reported by Leatherman at the Briggsdale Cemetery on May 11. --At Crow Valley on May 14, Floyd reported 1-2 f Hooded Warblers, 1 m Blackpoll Warbler, 5+ White-throated Sparrows. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
