Date: May 19, 2010
e-Mail: [email protected]
phone: 303-659-8750
compiler: Rachel Hopper
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 7:30 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 (Crowley, Otero)
Little Blue Heron (Boulder)
TRICOLORED HERON (*Fremont)
GLOSSY IBIS (Arapahoe)
COMMON BLACK HAWK (*El Paso)
Broad-winged Hawk (*Bent, El Paso, *Fremont, *Prowers)
Black Rail (Otero)
Snowy Plover (*Bent/Kiowa, *Kiowa)
Caspian Tern (*Kit Carson)
White-winged Dove (Huerfanos, *Prowers)
ALDER FLYCATCHER (Prowers)
Black Phoebe (Jefferson)
Great Crested Flycatcher (*El Paso, *Prowers)
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (*Kiowa)
Bell's Vireo (*Boulder)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Broomfield, *Douglas, Kiowa)
Chihuahuan Raven (El Paso)
Carolina Wren (Prowers)
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (*Kit Carson, *Washington)
WOOD THRUSH (Bent)
Blue-winged Warbler (Otero)
Golden-winged Warbler (*Prowers)
LUCY'S WARBLER (*Montezuma)
Northern Parula (*Boulder, *El Paso, *Kiowa)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Baca, Pueblo)
Magnolia Warbler (*El Paso, *Kit Carson)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (El Paso, Pueblo)
Black-throated Green Warbler (*EL Paso, *Yuma)
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Prowers)
Blackpoll Warbler (*Bent, Broomfield, Boulder, Denver, *El Paso, *Kit
Carson, Prowers, Pueblo, *Yuma)
Black-and-white Warbler (*Baca, Bent, Washington)
Prothonotary Warbler (Larimer)
Worm-eating Warbler (*Douglas)
Ovenbird (*El Paso, *Prowers)
Northern Waterthrush (*Bent, Boulder, *El Paso, *Kit Carson, Larimer,
Prowers, Pueblo, *Washington)
CONNECTICUT WARBLER (*El Paso, *Prowers)
Hooded Warbler (El Paso)
Summer Tanager (Boulder, El Paso, *Montezuma)
Northern Cardinal (*Prowers, *Yuma)
Indigo Bunting (*El Paso, Fremont, *Jefferson)
EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Weld)
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Arapahoe County:
--A GLOSSY IBIS was reported by Brower at Cherry Creek SP on May 15.
Baca County:
--At Two Buttes, Kaempfer reported Chestnut-sided Warbler and
Black-and-white Warbler on May 15.
Bent County:
--On May 15 at Tempel Grove, Wild reported 1 WOOD THRUSH and a
Black-and-white Warbler; Drummond reported a dark morph Broad-winged Hawk
and a Northern Waterthrush.
--On May 16 at Tempel Grove, Kaempfer reported Blackpoll Warbler and
Broad-winged Hawk.
--On May 17 at Tempel Grove, Wild reported 2 Northern Waterthrush.
--2+ Northern Waterthrush were reported by Kaempfer at Bent's Fort Inn in
Las Animas on May 15.
Bent/Kiowa Counties:
--At Adobe Creek Reservoir on May 14, Kaempfer reported a Snowy Plover.
Boulder County:
--At Pella Crossing (75th & Hygiene) Mark Miller reported 1 Northern
Waterthrush on May 15.
--A Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Larson along Boulder Creek near 55th
St on May 15.
--A Little Blue Heron was reported by Lamoureux at Cottonwood Marsh in the
NW corner on May 16.
--A m Summer Tanager was reported by Bloom at the Iris Farm (Long's Garden)
at Broadway and Hawthorne in Boulder on May 16.
--A pair of Blackpoll Warblers was reported by Prather at Jim Hamm in
Longmont on May 16.
--A Bell's Vireo was reported by Miller and Wagner at Gregory Canyon in
Boulder on May 18.
Broomfield County:
--A Yellow-throated Vireo was found by Smart at the Broomfield NA and a
Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Zorawowicz at the NA on May 15. The area
is 1/2 mile south of 135th Ave on Zuni.
Crowley County:
--A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Wild at Lake Henry on May 15.
Denver County:
--A Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Powers at Washington Park on May 16.
Douglas County:
--At Chatfield on May 17, Walbek reported a singing Yellow-throated Vireo
near the Plum Creek Picnic Area and a Worm-eating Warbler upstream from
Kingfisher Bridge.
El Paso County:
--On May 16 at Sondermann Park, Burns reported Northern Parula, Northern
Waterthrush, and a Broad-winged Hawk.
--On May 17 at Sondermann, Floyd reported a f Northern Parula.
--At Fountain Creek Regional Park on May 14, Pals reported Hooded Warbler,
Northern Waterthrush, and Chihuahuan Raven and Percival reported 5 Northern
Waterthrush and an Indigo Bunting. Kosar refound the Hooded Warbler on May
16.
--2 Northern Waterthrush were banded by Elwonger at Fountain Creek RP, area
7 on May 15.
--A COMMON BLACK-HAWK was reported by Edwards at Fountain Creek Nature
Center on May 16. The hawk was seen on May 17 by Rutherford.
El Paso/Pueblo Counties:
At Chico Basin Ranch (Fee):
--On May 15, Percival reported on the El Paso side a m Magnolia Warbler, 2
Ovenbirds, 3 Northern Waterthrush, 1 Broad-winged Hawk, 1 Black-throated
Gray Warbler, and on the Pueblo side 5+ Northern Waterthrush.
--On May 16, Boulder Bird Club reported 1 Broad-winged Hawk, 1 m Blackpoll
Warbler, and 1m Summer Tanager on the El Paso side and 1 m Chestnut-sided
Warbler on the Pueblo side and Northern Waterthrushes in both counties.
--On May 17, Gibbons and Brown banded a CONNECTICUT WARBLER. Percival
reported on the El Paso side a f Black-throated Green Warbler, pair of
Blackpoll Warblers, Magnolia Warbler, and a singing Ovenbird. Roller
reported a Great Crested Flycatcher near the banding station.
--On May 18, Gibbons banded a Northern Waterthrush and Indigo Bunting. The
CONNECTICUT WARBLER banded on the 17th was NOT reported on the 18th.
Fremont County:
--A juv Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Moss on the Canon City Riverwalk
on May 17.
--A TRICOLORED HERON was reported by Miller at Holcim Marsh on May 18. The
marsh is about a mile west of the Holcim cement plant on SR 120, near
Penrose
Huerfano County:
--2 White-winged Doves are visiting feeders in La Veta as of May 15. If you
would like to see them call Beverly Jensen 719-989-1398.
Jefferson County:
--A Black Phoebe was reported by Henwood at Bear Creek Lake Park on May 16.
--An Indigo Bunting was banded by McBurney at Chatfield State Park on May
18.
Kiowa County:
--A Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Wild at the Locust Grove at
Neenoshe on May 15.
--A Snowy Plover was reported by Kaempfer at Neenoshe on May 16.
--A Northern Parula was reported by Kaempfer at the Eads Courthouse on May
16.
--On May 17, Wild reported 5 Snowy Plovers at Neenoshe.
--A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported by Wild on CR A about 1.2 miles
west of Hwy 287.
Kit Carson County:
--1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was reported by Wild at the Seibert Sewage Pond on
May 17.
--At Flager SWA on May 17, Wild reported 1 Magnolia Warbler in pines west of
reservoir, 1 Blackpoll Warbler and 2 Northern Waterthrush below the dam, and
1 Caspian Tern.
Larimer County:
--A Prothonotary Warbler was reported by Coley on the Loveland Recreational
Trail west of marker 2 between the paved path and the yard waste pond on May
15.
--A Northern Waterthrush was reported by DeFonso at Dixon Reservoir on May
16.
Montezuma County:
--At the Ute Mountain Birding Festival on May 15-16, Zerbi reported LUCY'S
WARBLERs and Summer Tanagers in Yellowjacket Canyon and a pair of Summer
Tanagers along J Rd near the bridge.
Otero County:
--A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Wild at Lake Holbrook on May 15.
--A Blue-winged Warbler was reported by Wild at Rocky Ford SWA on May 15.
--A Black Rail was reported by Drummond at Bent's Old Fort. It was seen on
May 14 and heard on May 15.
Prowers County:
--At Lamar Community College Woods:
----On May 15, Wild reported 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER and 3 Northern Waterthrush.
----On May 15, Kaempfer reported Northern Cardinal and Ovenbird.
----On May 15, Mark Miller reported a singing m Golden-winged Warbler and a
White-winged Dove.
----On May 17, Wild reported 1 f CONNECTICUT WARBLER, 1 Great Crested
Flycatcher, 1 juv Broad-winged Hawk, 4 Northern Cardinals
--At Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Wild reported 2 Blackpoll Warblers and
singing YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER on May 15.
Washington County:
--At Last Chance, Mark Miller reported 2 Northern Waterthrush on May 16.
--At Last Chance on May 17, Wild reported 1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and 3
Northern Waterthrush.
Weld County:
--AN EASTERN MEADOWLARK was reported by Smart at Crow Valley CG on May 16.
Yuma County:
--At Bonny Reservoir, Righter reported 4 Blackpoll Warblers, 1
Black-throated Green Warbler and 4+ Northern Cardinals on May 15 and 16.
The DFO field trip for Saturday, May 22 will be to Rigli Ranch led by Joe
Rigli (970-568-7121). Meet the leader at the ranch by 0830. From Hudson,
go east on CO 52 until it turns north. Don't turn north, but continue east
on Morgan County Road F to CR 14, turn north for approximately one mile to
the first house on left by boxcars. Bring lunch and extra water.
The DFO field trip for Sunday, May 23 will be to McCabe Meadows Park
(formerly Parker Regional Park) led by Steve Kennedy (303-772-6048). Meet
at 0730 for 1/2 day trip. From Main Street intersection in Parker, take Hwy
83 south for 1.2 miles. Turn right onto Indian Pipe Lane to parking lot on
the right. The park is on the west side of the road. May look into Triple
C Ranch's marsh and pond.
Good Birding,
Rachel Hopper
Fort Collins
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