Compiler: Allison Hilf Date: August 17, 2009 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday August 17, 2009 at 6am 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) Barrow's Goldeneye (Routt) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Larimer) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON (Alamosa) Green Heron (*Boulder) Anerican Three-Toed Woodpecker (Boulder, Hinsdale, Larimer) LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Montrose) ALDER FLYCATCHER (Gunnison) KENTUCKY WARBLER (*Boulder) Northern Cardinal (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. Alamosa County: --A juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was reported by Komar about 10 miles south of Alamosa at a wet culvert crossing underneath Rd S 112 a few miles north of the Conejos County line on August 6. Boulder County: --A KENTUCKY WARBLER was redound on the DFO fied trip to Gregory Canyon. The bird was seen near the parking area on August 16. --2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Miller on the Mount Audubon trail on August 9. --2 Green Herons were reported by Floyd at Walden Ponds on August 14. Gunnison County: --An ALDER FLYCATCHER first reported by O'Brien on July 23 was refound by Kaempfer on August 9 along US 50 mile 172.9 about 1.2 miles West of the junction CR44, and 3 miles west of the junction with Waunita Hot Springs road. Hinsdale County: --A pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers was reported by Zerbi at the Middle Creek Trail on August 10. Larimer County: --A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Komar in a small pond near Timnath Reservoir between County Roads 76 and 78 on August 14. The bird was observed in the same location on August 15, but it spent most of the day at Timnath Reservoir. --Several American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Dunning at The Blue Lake Trail near Cameron Pass on August 8. --A pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers was reported by Dunning at the Chapin Pass Trailhead in RMNP pn August 11. Montrose County: --A LESSER NIGHTHAWK (male) was reported by Dexter at the Nucla Sewer Ponds on August 8. Pueblo County: --A male Northern Cardinal was reported by Chartier on Rt 96 west of Pueblo Blvd near the sign for Stonemoor Hills on August 14. Routt County: --Several Barrow's Goldeneye were reported by Moulton at the Flattops Winderness Lakes on August11. The DFO trip for Saturday, August 22 isvto Parker Regional Park and Castlewood Canyon, led by Sue Shulman, 303-773-3540. Meet leader at 07:00 at the Nature Center at Parker Regional Park. From Main St. intersection in Parker, go south on Parker Rd. (CO 83) for 1.2 miles. Turn right on Indian Pipe Lane to parking lot on right. Bring lunch and plenty of drinking water. After looking for fall migrants, group will go to Castlewood Canyon to check out what is there. Let’s see if this year will be as good as or better than last year’s migration! The DFO trip for Sunday, August 23 is to Rigli Ranch, led by Joe Rigli, 970-768-7121. Meet leader at ranch by 0830. From Hudson, go east on CO 52 until it turns north. Don’t turn north, but continue east on Morgan County road F to CR 14,then turn north for approximately one mile to first house on left by boxcars. Bring lunch and extra water. Everyone is invited to come out on Saturday, August 29th, to the Old Stone House at the north end of Barr Lake, Adams County. Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory is having thier annualo Barbecue and much more - bird walks, an auction, educational seminars, children's events and a keynote address by Bill Schmoker! To learn more and to register, go to www.RMBO.org and find the link "BBQ with the birds." Click that to see a flyer with a schedule of all the events and a map. Thank you and good birding, Allison Hilf Denver Sent from my iPhone= --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
