Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 25, 2009 e-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, September 25, 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. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Pueblo) HUDSONIAN GODWIT (*Larimer) Stilt Sandpiper (Montezuma) BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (Logan) Short-billed Dowitcher (Larimer) Red-necked Phalarope (Montezuma) Sabine's Gull (Park) Least Tern (*Boulder) Black Phoebe Montrose) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Larimer) Prothonotary Warbler (El Paso) 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. Boulder County: --A Least Tern was reported by Schmoker at Six Mile Reservoir in Boulder on September 23 and seen again on September 24 by Arnesen. El Paso County: --A Prothonotary Warbler was reported by Pals at Fountain Creek Regional Park on September 19. Percival reported that the Prothonotary Warbler continued at Hanson Nature Area of Fountain Creek on September 20. Larimer County: --A Black-throated Blue Warbler was seen by the DFO Field Trip to Rocky Mountain National Park as reported by Smart on September 19. It was seen near the Upper Beaver Meadows Trailhead area. --A juv HUDSONIAN GODWIT was reported by Komar at Timnath Reservoir on September 24. Logan County: --A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was reported by Schmoker and DFO birders at Jumbo Reservoir on September 20. Montezuma County: --At Totten Reservoir, Beatty report a juv Stilt Sandpiper and juv Red-necked Phalarope on September 21. Montrose County: --Dexter reported that the Black Phoebe continues at the Nucla Sewer Ponds at least through September 19. Park County: --2 juv Sabine's Gulls were reported by Semo at Antero Reservoir on September 21. Pueblo County: --A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Percival at Pueblo Reservoir at the end of Swallows Road on September 19. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, September 26 will be to Rocky Mountain Arsenal led by Dave Rhoades (303-424-8633). Meet the leader at 0800 at the Arsenal Visitor's Center at 56th and Havana. This is a space-limited trip; pre-registration with the leader is required. Lunch optional. The DFO Field trip for Sunday, September 27 will be to the Lyons area with the Such Brothers and their mentor Raymond Davis (303-823-5332). Meet the boys and Davis at 0800 at the Lyons Park-'n Ride for a half-day trip. Lunch optional. The monthly meeting of DFO will be on Monday, September 28 at the planetarium of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science at 7:30 pm. Park on the north side and enter the "Member's Entrance". US Fish and Wildlife Personnel will give a talk on "An Urban Gem: Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge." 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
