Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 16, 2009 e-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, September 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. RED-THROATED LOON (*Denver) Green Heron (El Paso) Broad-winged Hawk (*Jefferson) Short-billed Dowitcher (Larimer, Sedgwick) Sabine's Gull (Washington) ARCTIC TERN (Weld) Least Tern (Larimer) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Custer/Huerfano, Eagle) ALDER FLYCATCHER (Prowers, Pueblo, Weld) Black Phoebe (*Delta, Montrose, Pueblo) Eastern Phoebe (Fremont, Pueblo) Great Crested Flycatcher (*El Paso/Pueblo, Prowers, Weld) BLUE-HEADED VIREO (El Paso/Pueblo, Weld) Tennessee Warbler (Weld) Nashville Warbler (Moffat, Washington, Weld) CAPE MAY WARBLER (Sedgwick) BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (Weld) Palm Warbler (Washington) Blackpoll Warber (Pueblo, Weld) Black-and-white Warbler (Washington) Prothonotary Warbler (Fremont) Ovenbird (El Paso/Pueblo) Northern Waterthrush (Pueblo, Washington) Fox Sparrow (Arapahoe) Indigo Bunting (Fremont) 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. Arapahoe County: --A Fox Sparrow was reported by Mui at South Platte Park on September 12. Custer/Huerfano Counties: --Along Greenhorn Mountain Road, Percival reported American Three-toed Woodpeckers, 2 on September 11 and 1 on September 12. Delta County: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Siders in Escalante Canyon near the Escalante/Dry Fork Confluence on September 15. Denver County: --A breeding plumaged Common Loon and imm RED-THROATED LOON were reported by Tina Jones on Marston Reservoir on July 11. Bob Andrews reported that the RED-THROATED LOON and five Common Loons were seen on the Bear Creek Fall Count on September 12. Eagle County: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Dee on the West Grouse Creek Trail in Minturn on September 12. El Paso County: --3 Green Herons were reported by Pals on the Fountain Creek Regional Park Fall Count on September 12. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: At Chico Basin Ranch: --On September 11, Drummond reported a BLUE-HEADED VIREO and Great Crested Flycatcher near HQ. --On September 12, Gibbons banded an Ovenbird. --On September 15, Gibbons reported that the Great Crested Flycatcher was still near HQ. Fremont County: --Moss reported an juv Eastern Phoebe and Indigo Bunting on the Canon City Riverwalk on September 12. --A female Prothonotary Warbler was reported by Rich Miller in the east section of the Canon City Riverwalk on September 14. The bird was about 200 yards west of the MacKenzie Ave Parking lot. Jefferson County: --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Andrews on the Meadowlark Trail of Deer Creek Canyon Park on September 14. Larimer County: --A Least Tern was reported by Reeser at Boyd Lake State Park on September 10. Moffat County: --3 Nashville Warblers were reported by Luke at Loudy-Simpson Park in Craig on September 12. Prowers County: --A Great Crested Flycatcher has been visiting the yard of Linda Paulsen north of Lamar on September 13. Birders are welcome. The yard is at the corner of CR 7 and CR SS. It is 6 miles north of Lamar Truck Plaza on CR 7 and 1 mile south of Thurston Lake. Paulsen reported that the bird was see again on September 14. Pueblo County: --A male Blackpoll Warbler in breeding plumage was reported by Dave Silverman in his yard on September 10. Birders are welcome to visit the yard which is one mile south of Rye at the NW corner of Birch & Norton. --An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Silverman at Frog Pond at the west end of Terlesa St in Colorado City. It was seen from September 5 - 10. --An ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported by Silverman in Colorado City near the junction of Purgatoire Way and Colorado Blvd on September 13. --A Black Phoebe was reported by Silverman on the north side of Purgatoire Way by a small pond near Colorado Blvd on September 14. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Silverman on Greenhorn Creek about .25 mile upstream from the Colorado City Treatment Plant on September 12. Sedgwick County: --Wild reported 3 Short-billed Dowitchers and a CAPE MAY WARBLER in hedge row going east from the campground at Jumbo on September 12. Washington County: --At Prewitt on September 12, Wild reported an adult Sabine's Gull and a western Palm Warbler below the dam. --At Last Chance ----On September 12, Frieberg reported a Nashville Warbler. ----On September 14, Huffstater reported a Black-and-white Warbler, Nashville Warbler and Northern Waterthrush. Weld County: --At Crow Valley ----Kellner reported a Nashville Warbler on September 7 and again on September 11. ----Leatherman reported a Great Crested Flycatcher on September 9. ----Kellner reported a lst fall Tennessee Warbler on September 11. ----DeFonso reported a possible ALDER FLYCATCHER on September 13. ----On September 12, Chavez reported a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, Blackpoll Warbler, and Nashville Warbler. ----On September 14, Leatherman reported a BLUE-HEADED VIREO. --At Lower Latham on September 12, Wild reported an adult ARCTIC TERN. On September 13, DeFonso reported a non-adult ARCTIC TERN at Lower Latham. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, September 19 will be to Rocky Mountain National Park led by Chris Owens (303-772-6048). Meet the leader at 0800 at the Beaver Meadows Visitors' Center. Bring a lunch for the 3/4 day adventure and don't forget the sunscreen. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, September 20 will be to Prewitt Reservoir and the Eastern Plains led by Bill Schmoker ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>). Meet the leader at 0700 at the Pepper Pod Restaurant in Hudson at the junction of I-76 and Hwy 52. Full day trip; bring lunch and plan to consolidate into carpools from Hudson. Bring a radio and a scope if you have one. Thank you and good birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
