Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 16, 2009 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 16, 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. TRICOLORED HERON (*Logan) Green Heron (Boulder, El Paso) White-winged Dove (Delta, Prowers) RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Prowers) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Lamar) ACADIAN FLYCATCHER (Bent) Eastern Phoebe (Denver) White-eyed Vireo (*El Paso) Yellow-throated Vireo (*El Paso, *Bent) Winter Wren (Larimer) GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (El Paso) Brewster's Warbler (El Paso) Tennessee Warbler (*El Paso/Pueblo) Nashville Warbler (Boulder, El Paso) Northern Parula (*El Paso/Pueblo, *Phillips, Prowers) Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Phillips) Magnolia Warbler (*Boulder, *Washington) Black-throated Blue Warbler (*Fremont) Black-throated Gray Warbler (*El Paso, Larimer) Palm Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo, Larimer) Blackpoll Warbler (*El Paso/Pueblo Larimer, *Phillips, Weld) Black-and-white Warbler (*El Paso, Moffat, Prowers) Worm-eating Warbler (Larimer) Ovenbird (El Paso/Pueblo, Weld) Northern Waterthrush (*El Paso, *El Paso/Pueblo, Jefferson, *Moffat, *Phillips, Prowers, *Washington) MOURNING WARBLER (Larimer) Hooded Warbler (*El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo, *Fremont, Weld) Summer Tanager (*El Paso/Pueblo) White-throated Sparrow (El Paso/Pueblo, *Weld) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Boulder, Denver, *El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo, Prowers, *Weld) 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: --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. --A Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Drummond at the Fort Lyon Wildlife Easement on May 15. Boulder County: --At Walden/Sawhill Ponds in Boulder ----1 Green Heron was reported by Floyd on May 14. --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. --A male Magnolia Warbler was reported by Floyd at Bear Creek south of Baseline and 36th Street in Boulder on May 15. 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: --At Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs ----On May 12, Burns reported a White-eyed Vireo. ----On May 13, Shaum reported a White-eyed Vireo, Northern Waterthrush, and male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. ----On May 13, a hybrid Blue-winged x Golden-winged Brewster's Warbler was found by Lee. ----On May 14, Burns reported Brewster's Warbler, Broad-winged Hawk, White-eyed Vireo, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. ----On May 15, Burns reported Black-throated Gray Warbler, Black & White Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, White-eyed Vireo, and 1 male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Percival reported a f Hooded Warbler. --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 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was reported by Lee in the Peaceful Valley suburb of Colorado Springs on May 14. --At Fountain Creek Regional Park on May 15, Ruano reported a Yellow-throated Vireo and Percival reported Northern Waterthrush, Green Heron, and male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: --At Chico Basin Ranch (fee): ----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. ----On May 15, Brown reported a Tennessee Warbler and Northern Parula. ----On May 15, Gibbons reported a f Northern Parula at Rose Pond and m Blackpoll Warbler and m Summer Tanager at headquarters. Fremont County: --A male Black-throated Blue Warbler and male Hooded Warbler were reported by Swarm on the Canon City Riverwalk between 9th Street and Sells Pond on May 15. Rich Miller found a pair of Hooded Warblers on the Riverwalk on May 15. 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: --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. Logan County: --An adult breeding plumaged TRICOLORED HERON was reported by Kellner on the west side of CR 96 at a small pond with a willow across from "Little" Jumbo Reservoir on May 15. Moffat County: --A Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Luke at Loudy Simpson Park in Craig on May 14. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Toolen at Loudy Simpson Park in Craig on May 15. Phillips County: --On May 14 at Haxtun City Park, Linfield reported Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided Warbler, 2 Blackpoll Warblers, and 2 Northern Waterthrush. 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 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. Washington County: --A male Magnolia Warbler was reported by Kellner at Prewitt on May 15. --1 Northern Waterthrush was reported by Kellner at Last Chance on May 15. Weld County: --At Crow Valley on May 14, Floyd reported 1-2 f Hooded Warblers, 1 m Blackpoll Warbler, 5+ White-throated Sparrows. --At Crow Valley on May 15, Tumasonis reported 1 m Rose-breasted Grosbeak and White-throated Sparrows. 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. 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