This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 14, 2010 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)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Eagle)
Green Heron (Boulder, Custer)
GLOSSY IBIS (LaPlata)
Broad-winged Hawk (*Denver, *El Paso)
Black-bellied Plover (Boulder, Pueblo, *Routt)
White-winged Dove (Boulde, *Weld)
White-eyed Vireo (*Fremont)
Yellow-throated Vireo (*Fremont)
Purple Martin (Rio Blanco)
Carolina Wren (Boulder, Prowers)
Tennessee Warbler (El Paso, Phillips, Washington)
Northern Parula (*El Paso, *Pueblo)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (*El Paso, Moffat)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Larimer, Phillips)
PINE WARBLER (*Weld)
Palm Warbler (Jefferson)
Blackpoll Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo, *Larimer, Logan, Phillips, Washington)
Black-and-white Warbler (Phillips)
Ovenbird (El Paso)
Northern Waterthrush (Boulder, *El Paso, *Larimer, Moffat, Phillips, *Pueblo,
Washington)
KENTUCKY WARBLER (Custer)
Hooded Warbler ( Phillips)
SCARLET TANAGER (*Arapahoe, Prowers)
White-throated Sparrow (El Paso)
Harris's Sparrow (*El Paso, Mesa)
Northern Cardinal (Prowers)
Indigo Bunting (*Pueblo)
White-winged Crossbill (*Larimer)
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and dates for all sightings. It would be helpful if you would spell your last
name.
Arapahoe County:
--A f SCARLET TANAGER was reported by Hatch near the west entrance picnic table
area at Cherry Creek State Park on May 13.
Boulder County:
--A singing Carolina Wren was reported by Floyd on Bear Creek in Boulder on May
9. Park at St Andrew Presbyterian Church on Baseline and walk the trail
upstream. The wren was seen again on May 10 by Lamoureux.
--A Green Heron was reported at Walden Ponds on May 10 by Kemena.
--A White-winged Dove was reported by Szeliga on the Twin Lakes Trail in
the Gunbarrel area on May 10. A White-winged Dove was reported by Szeliga on a
traffic light at the intersection of Lookout Road and Spine Road in the
Gunbarrel area on May 12.
--A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Klaver in Twin Lakes, Gunbarrel on May
11. Szeliga refound the waterthrush on May 12.
Custer County:
--On May 11 at DeWeese Reservoir, Rich Miller reported a KENTUCY WARBLER in a
willow thicket at the base of the dam and a Green Heron.
Denver County:
--A Broad-winged Hawk was seen by Hatch on May 10 near the Highline Canal near
Dayton and Kentucky Streets.
Eagle County:
--52 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Filby at Spring Park Reservoir on May
6. Filby reported 13 Barrow's Goldeneyes on May 11. The reservoir has NO
public access and is viewable distantly from the road.
El Paso County:
--At Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs on May 11, Burns reported a Northern
Parula and Tennessee Warbler on the Westfork Trail and a Broad-winged Hawk
overhead. On May 13, Lewantowicz relocated the Northern Paula.
El Paso/Pueblo Counties:
At Chico Basin Ranch (Fee):
--On May 11 at Headquarters, Drummond found 2 Blackpoll Warblers and a Northern
Waterthrush and a Black-bellied Plover
--On May 11, Percival and Maynard saw a Northern Parula at Rose Pond and
a Blackpoll Warbler at the Casita.
--On May 10, Gibbons found a Black-throated Gray Warbler on the El Paso side.
--On May 11, Gibbons banded an Ovenbird and saw an imm Broad-winged Hawk near
Holmes.
--On May 12, Percival reported a Northern Parula at Rose Pond, 4 Northern
Waterthrush (2 Rose, 2 headquarters) on the Pueblo side and 1 Broad-winged
Hawk, an ad Harris's Sparrow, 1 Northern Waterthrush, 1 Ovenbird, 1
Black-throated Gray Warbler, and 2 White-throated Sparrows on the El Paso side.
Gibbons banded Black-throated Gray Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, and 1
White-throated Sparrow on May 12.
--On May 13, Gibbons and Brown saw the Harris's Sparrow early near the banding
station.
--On May 13, Percival reported 1 Northern Parula at Rose Pond, 1 m Indigo
Bunting south of Rose, and 5 Northern Waterthrush on the Pueblo side; and
on the El Paso side 1 Broad-winged Hawk, 1 Black-throated Gray Warbler, and 1
Northern Waterthrush.
Fremont County:
--A Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Moss on the Canon City Riverwalk on
May 11.
--A White-eyed Vireo was reported by Moss on the Bluff Trail portion of the
Canon City Riverwalk on May 12 and seen again by Moss on May 13.
Jefferson County:
--A western Palm Warbler was reported by Hagar at the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt
between West Lake and Tabor Lake on May 9.
--A Black-throated Gray Warbler was banded by McBurney at Chatfield on May 10.
LaPlata County:
--A GLOSSY IBIS was reported by Allerton at Pastorius Reservoir on May 10.
Larimer County:
--On May 10, Leatherman reported a singing Black-throated Green Warbler at
Grandview in the SE corner, section 9. Wild refound the warbler on May 11.
--On May 13, Leatherman reported that the female White-winged Crossbill is back
on nest at Grandview. He saw both adults and the fledgling on May 12. The new
nest is in the SE corner of Section 1 in a Colorado Blue Spruce.
--A m Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Leatherman in section
9 of Grandview Cemetery on May 13.
--A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Sparks at Lee Martinez Park in Fort
Collins on May 13.
--A Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Meyer at Sterling NA in Fort Collins on
May 13. It was on a debris pile under a decommisioned bridge over the Poudre.
Logan County:
--A m Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Leatherman at Riverside Cemetery in
Sterling on May 11.
Mesa County:
--A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Trappet on Bookclilff in the 3000 block
in Grand Junction on May 12. It was in piles of brush on the side of the
street.
Moffat County:
--On May 11 at Loudy-Simpson Park in Craig, Luke reported a Northern
Waterthrush and a Black-throated Gray Warbler.
Phillips County:
--On May 11 in Holyoke, Roller reported 5 Blackpoll Warbler, 2 Northern
Waterthrush, a f Tennessee Warbler at City Park, a f Hooded Warbler at the
cemetery, and a f Black-throated Green Warbler on the street on the west side
of the library.
--A m Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Roller in Haxton on Iris Ave at
Idalia on May 11.
Prowers County:
--At Lamar Community College Woods:
----On May 11, Duane Nelson reported a f SCARLET TANAGER in the middle section
and a male Northern Cardinal on the north end.
--A Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Paulsen in her yard on May 12. Her
yard is at the corner of CR 7 & SS, 1 mile south of Thurston Lake.
Rio Blanco County:
--2 Purple Martins were reported by Luke on a power line across from Watt's
Market in Meeker on May 10.
Routt County:
--3 Black-bellied Plovers in breeding plumage were reported by Dodson at the
new wetlands at Yampa River SWA west of Hayden on May 1. Luke reported 2
Black-bellied Plover on May 13. Luke reported that public
access to the wetlands has been closed.
Washington County:
--On May 12 at Last Chance, Chavez reported 2 Tennesssee Warblers and a
Northern Waterthrush and Erthal had a Blackpoll Warbler.
Weld County:
--A PINE WARBLER was reported by Deininger in Frederick on May 13.
--A White-winged Dove was reported by Deininger in Frederick on May 13.
The DFO Field Trip for Friday, May 14 to Sunday May 16 will be to Bonnie State
Park led by Bob Righter (303-692-8529). Meet leader at Foster's Campground at
1700, Friday night. Will bird around Foster's CG Friday night. You can camp
there or stay in a motel in Idalia or Burlington. Bring all your meals. Trip
will end ay noon on Sunday. State Parks Pass required.
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, May 15 will be to the Wheat Ridge Green Belt
led by Jackie King (303-287-1644). Meet at 0730 at Prospect Park Lake near the
permanent restrooms south of West 44th Ave just east of Robb St. Call leader
if going.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder, Co
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