Compiler: Ira Sanders Date: October 27, 2009 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 5:20 pm 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-necked Grebe (*Weld) Surf Scoter (Boulder, Rio Blanco) Barrow's Goldeneye (Grand) Neotropic Cormorant (*El Paso) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Prowers) Nashville Warbler (Prowers) Blackburnian Warbler (Fremont) Northern Parula (Larimer) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Larimer) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Fremont) Cape May Warbler (*Fremont) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Fremont) White-throated Sparrow (*Fremont) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Fremont) White-winged Crossbill (*Larimer) EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Adams) 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. Adams County: --An EASTERN MEADOWLARK was reported by Cameron at Barr Lake State Park on October 24. Boulder County: --2 female type Surf Scoters were reported by Nunes at Baseline Reservoir on October 21 and were seen again on October 24. El Paso County: --A Neotropic Cormorant was reported by Drummond at Big Johnson Reservoir on October 22. It was seen flying south the same day. Fremont County: --A GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Miller at the end of Tunnel Drive in Canon City on October 20. It was seen again on October 23. --A Black-throated Blue Warbler was found by Miller on October 23 at Veteran's Park in Canon City. It was seen again on October 25. --A Blackburnian Warbler was found by Miller on October 25 at Veteran's Park. --A female Cape May Warbler was reported by Percival also at Veteran's Park on October 25. --Several Rufous-crowned Sparrows were reported by Moss on Tunnel Drive west of Canon City on October 23 and seen again on October 24. --A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Chartier on Tunnel Drive on October 24. Grand County: --40 Barrow's Goldeneye were reported by Jones at the north end of Shadow Mountain Lake, just outside the town of Grand Lake on October 20. Larimer County: --A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (first fall) was reported by Roederer at the Matthews/Reeser Bird Sanctuary near Lake Estes on October 20 and 21. It was seen again on October 25 and has been moving around the area. --A Northern Parula has also been seen at the same location and also seen on October 25. --A White-winged Crossbill has been seen in SW Ft. Collins on October 20 & 21 and again on October 26. The feeders are on private property and permission has not been obtained to visit. This is a heads up to keep your eyes open if you are in SW Ft. Collins. Prowers County: --A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (juv. Female) and a Nashville Warbler were reported by Leatherman at Fairmont Cemetery in Lamar on October 20. --A KENTUCKY WARBLER was seen by Percival and Peterson at Lamar Community College Woods on October 24. Rio Blanco County: --A female type Surf Scoter was reported by Hilkey at Lake Avery on October 20. Weld County: --A Red-necked Grebe was reported by Deininger at Union Reservoir on October 25. The DFO trip for Saturday, October 31 is to the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt Led by Katharine Lynch (303) 968-4750. Meet at 0830 at Prospect Park Lake north parking area, south off 44th Avenue between Quail & Robb Streets (west of Kipling). 1/2 day trip - Comfortable walking, it's Halloween - we'll see what we can scare up! The DFO trip for Sunday, November 1 is a Scoter Trip to the mountain reservoirs with leader Joey Kellner, 303-978-1748. This is an all day trip driving to various mountain lakes to look for scoters, loons and other migrants, so bring lunch. Trip will probably include stops at Dillon Reservoir, Turquoise Lake, Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Twin Lakes and Eleven-Mile Reservoir. Call leader to register and arrange a meeting place. State Parks pass required. Thank you and good birding, Ira Sanders Golden, CO --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
