Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: July 27, 09 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, July 27, 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. RED-THROATED LOON (Denver) Common Loon (Denver) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Bent) Green Heron (Larimer) LEAST BITTERN (*Bent, *Larimer) LAUGHING GULL (Bent) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Yuma) American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Gunnison) ALDER FLYCATCHER (*Gunnison) Eastern Phoebe (Fremont) Great-crested Flycatcher (Yuma) Purple Martin (*Gunnison) SCARLET TANAGER (Boulder) Black-throated Sparrow (*Fremont) Fox Sparrow (Gunnison) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Rio Grande) Northern Cardinal (Logan, Yuma) Dickcissel (Rio Grande) Indigo Bunting (Yuma) 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: --A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Percival at John Martin Reservoir on the NW side on July 25. Boswell relocated the cormorant on July 26. --A LEAST BITTERN was reported by Percival at Fort Lyon SWA on July 25. The bittern was seen again on July 26 by Boswell. --An adult Laughing Gull was reported by Percival at Adobe Creek Reservoir on July 25. Boulder County: --Dunning reported that the male SCARLET TANAGER has returned to Gregory Canyon on May 28. It was seen on the Gregory Canyon Trail in Boulder about 100 yards further uphill from pole #50. On July 20, Nunes heard the tanager. Denver County: --A breeding plumaged Common Loon and imm RED-THROATED LOON were reported by Tina Jones on Marston Reservoir on July 11. On July 24, Jones refound the RED-THROATED LOON. Fremont County: --Eastern and Black Phoebes were reported by Moss at Pathfinder Park in Florence on July 19. --A family of 4-5 Black-throated Sparrows was reported by Moss south of Canon City on July 25. Moss refound the family on July 26. The area is on private property adjacent to CR 79 south of Canon City so observe the birds from the road. CR 79 can be accessed from CR 11-A or H115. The birds are usually in a gulch about 50 ft north of CR 79. Gunnison County: --A Slate-colored Fox Sparrow was reported by Cooper on Schofield Pass above Crested Butte on July 19. --2 ALDER FLYCATCHERS were reported by O'Brien along US 50 east of Gunnison on July 22. Filby relocated the flycatchers on July 25. The spot is along Tomichi Creek 1.2 miles W of where Rd 44 heads N and 3 miles W of the turnoff to Wuanita Hot Springs lek. --Purple Martins were reported by Filby on Keebler Pass at mile marker 10 on July 25. --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Filby on Keebler Pass at the summit on July 25. Larimer County: --A LEAST BITTERN and Green Heron were reported by Komar at Cottonwood Hollow Pond east of Fort Collins on July 20. DeFonso relocated the LEAST BITTERN at Cottonwood Hollow on July 26. --On the Twin Lake trail north of Lost Lake, CR 103, Leatherman reported an American Three-toed Woodpecker just below the dam at Lost Lake and another American Three-toed Woodpecker north of Laramie Lake along the trail on July 21. Rio Grande County: --2 singing Dickcissels were reported by O'Brien near Monte Vista NWR in a large alfalfa field along Rd 8S on July 18. --While looking for the Dickcissels, Simmons found a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW on CR 8S on July 19. Yuma County: --2 Northern Cardinals and a pair of Indigo Buntings were reported by Ceci Lee at Bonny Reservoir on July 19. On July 20, Wild reported 1 Great Crested Flycatcher, 1 Indigo Bunting and 4 Red-bellied Woodpeckers at Bonny Reservoir. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science will present a Curator Lunchtime Lecture on Wednesday, August 5, at 12:15 pm in Ricketson Auditorium, free with Museum admission. Jude Southward, Bridget Sabo, John Demboski, Jeff Stephenson, and Aaron Spriggs will talk about "Building a Better Birdhouse: A New Home for Taxidermy Mounts". Thank you and good birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
