Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 18, 2009 e-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, September 18, 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) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Weld) Sabine's Gull (Pueblo, Washington) ARCTIC TERN (Weld) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Custer/Huerfano, Eagle) ALDER FLYCATCHER (Prowers, Pueblo, Weld) Black Phoebe (Delta, Montrose, Pueblo) Eastern Phoebe (Fremont) Great Crested Flycatcher (El Paso/Pueblo, Prowers) BLUE-HEADED VIREO (El Paso/Pueblo, Weld) PHILADELPIA VIREO (Weld) Tennessee Warbler (Larimer) Nashville Warbler (Moffat, Washington, Weld) CAPE MAY WARBLER (Sedgwick) BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (Weld) Palm Warbler (Washington) Blackpoll Warber (Weld) Black-and-white Warbler (*El Paso/Pueblo, Washington) Prothonotary Warbler (Fremont) Ovenbird (El Paso/Pueblo) Northern Waterthrush (Pueblo, Washington) Fox Sparrow (Arapahoe) Lapland Longspur (*Weld) 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 12, Gibbons banded an Ovenbird. --On September 15, Gibbons reported that the Great Crested Flycatcher was still near HQ. --On September 16, Gibbons banded a possible BLUE-HEADED VIREO and 143 Wilson's Warblers. --On September 16, Koehn reported a possible Black-and-white Warbler 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 Tennessee Warbler was reported by Sparks in the McMurry Natural Area on September 16. 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: --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. --Percival reported that the Tuesday Birders from DFO saw a juv Sabine's Gull at West Fisherman's Point of Pueblo Reservoir on September 15. 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 ----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. --Norma Erickson reported a possible PHILADELPHIA VIREO in her yard north of Seeley Lake and Greeley on September 16. Birders are welcome to come and id the bird. Her house is at the intersection of CR 35 and Hwy 392. --Two Lesser Black-backed Gulls were reported by Komar on the north shore of Windsor Reservoir on September 16. --A Lapland Longspur and Chestnut-collared Longspur were reported by Lefko along CR 31 between CR 102 and CR 104 on September 17. 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. 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