Date: May 5, 2011
e-mail: [email protected]
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 5, 2011, updated
at 9:00 PM, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky
Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip
the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time.
Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions, including
county and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would
spell your last name.
Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on
the species in this report)
GLOSSY IBIS (Fremont, Otero)
Little Blue Heron (Adams)
TRICOLORED HERON (Jefferson, *Douglas)
Broad-winged Hawk (Delta)
Gray Flycatcher (*Boulder, Jefferson)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Jefferson)
Yellow-throated Vireo (*Fremont)
Blue-winged Warbler (*El Paso)
Nashville Warbler (Prowers)
Northern Parula (Boulder)
Palm Warbler (Yuma, *Fremont, *Mesa)
Hooded Warbler (Custer, Bent)
Summer Tanager (*Fremont)
BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (Mesa)
Fox Sparrow (Jefferson)
Harris's Sparrow (Jefferson)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson)
Adams County:
--A blue morph Little Blue Heron was found on 4/27 and seen again on
4/28 by Cech near 100th and McKay Road in Thornton at the Sprat-Platte
fishing facility. He was on the island and visible from the Platte River
Trail directly south of the island. Park on McKay road at the South
Platte River, take the bike trail south (upstream) about half a mile
until the island is on your right.
Bent County:
-- A male Hooded Warbler was found on 4/29 by Leatherman at Tempel Grove
(Kiowa CR35 at the Ft. Lyon Ditch) about 70 paces east of the CR35
Birding Trail Sign along the ditch road. REMINDER: it is OK to walk
along the ditch road on either side of CR35 at Tempel Grove. It is NOT
OK to walk around in their yard, among their farm implements, and fields
as has happened of late according to the Tempel's and their workers.
Please respect the rights of these nice folks who fought hard to save
the trees that constitute this wonderful oasis habitat. They didn't save
the trees in order to have their yard tromped and privacy violated. Thanks.
Boulder County:
--On 4/28 Paula Hansley (720-890-2628) had a Northern Parula in her yard
in Louisville. She also has a White-throated Sparrow in her yard.
--Gent reports a Gray Flycatcher seen on May 5 along Bear Creek about
200 yds. west of trail access off Bear Mtn. Dr. in southwest Boulder.
--On 4/30 Moore reported a Gray Flycatcher just west of CU Stadium.
Custer County:
--On 4/28 Miller found a Hooded Warbler in the willows along Grape Creek
just below the DeWeese Res. dam.
Delta County:
--Beason found a Broad-winged Hawk (very unusual for the western slope)
at Bethlehem Cemetery near Paonia on 4/29.
Douglas County:
--On May 2 Lentz found a TRICOLORED HERON in the Plum Creek delta at
Chatfield State Park. The heron has been seen in the same area daily
(but often with some difficulty) through May 5. To look for the heron,
the best plan seems to be to walk out to the end of the Plum Creek delta
sandspit and search to the south in the area of heavy vegetation.
El Paso County:
--Gobris banded a Blue-winged Warbler at Chico Basin Ranch (fee) on May
4. It was still present on May 5. Other warblers seen here on May 5
include Orange-crowned, No. Parula, No. Waterthrush, and Virginia's.
Fremont County:
--Moss found 3 Glossy Ibis in an agricultural field on the edge of
Florence on 4/27.
--On April 30, Percival et al had Summer Tanager, Yellow-throated Vireo
and Palm Warbler along the Canon City River walk.
Jefferson County:
--On May 1 Henwood reported a slate-colored Fox Sparrow along with the
Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW
and Harris's Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. Except for the Fox
Sparrow, these birds were seen again on May 3.
--On May 1 Chavez reported a Gray Flycatcher at Welchester Tree Park in
Lakewood/Golden. The park is on 8th Ave west of Simms.
--On May 1 Semo reported a TRICOLORED HERON at Wadsworth and 92nd but it
flew off toward Big Dry Creek at approximately 100th and Wadsworth
Parkway. There have been no further reports of this bird, and it may be
the same individual present at Chatfield Reservoir since May 2.
Mesa County:
--A BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW was reported by Frid (an Ontario birder) on
Devil's Kitchen Trail in Colorado National Monument on April 9. It was
still there on the 28th though it has moved closer to the trailhead due
to a flash flood in the area. Parking is limited in the area. Please do
not park along the road or off road. Please stay on trails and use
restraint in approaching the bird. ?Dogs are not allowed in the monument.
Directions courtesy of Larry Arnold: use the East entrance to CNM. After
passing through the East Entrance station go about .2 miles and you will
see a road to the right leading to the Devils Kitchen Picnic Area. Stay
on the main road and on the left side there is a small parking lot at
the Devil's Kitchen Trailhead. Use that lot if space is available. If
space is not available there, use the picnic area ?parking. Take the
trail and stay to the right. Look and listen for the bird where the
trail levels off in a large sagebrush meadow.
--On May 3 a Palm Warbler is reported by Percival as seen by Ingwell at
630 am at the picnic area west of the entrance station at Highline
Reservoir.
Otero County:
--On May 1 Jones reported a Glossy Ibis at Lake Cheraw near Hwy 109.
Prowers County:
--Leatherman reported a Nashville Warbler on 4/28 behind Lamar Community
College.
Yuma County:
--Maynard reported a Palm Warbler at Stalker Lake SWA near Wray, along
the creek below the dam on 4/28.
Upcoming DFO Fieldtrips:
Saturday, May 7 McCabe Meadows Park (formerly Parker Regional Park)
Leader: Steve Kennedy 303-815-9738. Meet at 0730 for ½ day trip. From
Main Street intersection in Parker, take Highway 83 south for 1.2 miles.
Turn right on Indian Pipe Lane to the parking lot on the right. (The
park is on the west side of the road) Wear your walking shoes – we'll go
rain or shine. We may look into Triple C Ranch's marsh and pond.
Surprises could be in store of us!
Sunday, May 8 Pawnee National Grasslands
Leader: Chuck Hundertmark, 303-604-0531 Meet leader at 07:30 at DOW,
Division of Wildlife - 6060 No. Broadway – Exit I-25 at 58th Ave., go
west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right.
This will be an all day trip so bring lunch and drinking water. Please
call or email leader at [email protected] if you are planning to go. Should
see a nice variety of plains and grasslands birds.
Good Birding.
Dick Schottler
Golden, CO
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