Date: May 11, 2011
e-mail: [email protected]
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 11, 2011,
updated at 10:00 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)
BROWN PELICAN (*Cheyenne)
TRICOLORED HERON (Douglas)
Black Rail (Otero)
Sanderling (Arapahoe)
Gray Flycatcher (Bent, Boulder)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Jefferson)
Philadelphia Vireo (*Prowers)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Bent)
Golden-winged Warbler (*Prowers)
Tennessee Warbler (*Boulder)
Nashville Warbler (Prowers)
Northern Parula (Boulder, El Paso)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Bent)
Magnolia Warbler (*Bent)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Bent)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Prowers)
Black-throated Green Warbler (*Bent)
Blackburnian Warebler (Baca)
Palm Warbler (Yuma)
Blackpoll Warbler (Baca. Bent)
Black-and-White Warbler (Baca, Boulder)
Worm-eating Warbler (Bent)
Ovenbird (Bent, Boulder)
Northern Waterthrush (Bent)
Hooded Warbler (* Bent, Boulder)
Summer Tanager (Baca)
SCARLET TANAGER (Jefferson)
Indigo Bunting (Baca, Bent)
BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (Mesa)
Fox Sparrow (Jefferson)
Harris's Sparrow (Jefferson)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Jefferson)
RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW (*Clear Creek)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Jefferson)
Arapahoe County:
--Lowrie reports 3 Sanderlings seen on the sandspit near the marina at
Cherry Creek on May 8.
Baca County:
-- On May 7, the following warblers were seen below the dam at Two
Buttes SWA by Kellner and others: Blackburnian, Blackpoll, and
Black-and-white. A Green Heron was also seen here on the 7th. Additional
birds seen here on 5/8, reported by Percival, include Summer Tanager,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Indigo Bunting.
Bent County:
--Among birds seen at Tempel Grove on May 11 by Kaempfer were Hooded,
Magnolia, and Black-throated Green Warblers.
--The following birds were seen by Kellner and others at Tempel Grove
(Kiowa CR35 at the Ft. Lyon Ditch) on May 6: male Black-throated Blue
Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, male Hooded Warbler, and Indigo Bunting.
Percival reported a Worm-eating Warbler and Ovenbird here on 5/7, and a
Yellow-throated Vireo and Chestnut-sided Warbler here on 5/8. REMINDER:
it is OK to walk along the ditch road on either side of CR35 at Tempel's
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.
--A Gray Flycatcher was found by Larson in the Hasty campground on May
6. Percival reports a Blackpoll Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and
Indigo Bunting here on 5/8
Boulder County:
--Nunes reports a female Hooded Warbler at Twin Lakes Open Space
northeast of Boulder on May 10.
--Floyd reports a Tennessee Warbler and Ovenbird seen at Sale Lake on May 8.
--Gent reported a Black-and-white Warbler seen at Twin Lakes on May 7.
--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.
Cheyenne County:
--Kaempfer reports a BROWN PELICAN seen May 11 at the Kit Carson sewage
pond.
Clear Creek County:
-- A RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW was seen/heard in Georgetown on May 8 by
Davis, and refound and photographed by Davis on May 9 near the
intersection of 8th & Rose St.. It has been seen again in the same
location on the 10th. While the sparrow is almost certainly an escaped
cage bird (range is southern Mexico to Tierra del Fuego; no ABA North
American records), who knows? - birds have wings.
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) at least through May 7. 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. A Green Heron was seen by Sanders near the new heron
overlook on 5/7.
El Paso County:
--Burns reports a Northern Parula seen daily May 8-10 at Sondermann Park
in Colorado Springs.
Jefferson County:
--Boice reports a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak seen east of Prospect Park
in the Wheatridge Greenbelt on May 10.
--Hager reported a male SCARLET TANAGER seen just east of Bass Lake in
the Wheatridge Greenbelt on May 10.
--Henwood reported the following birds seen at the Red Rocks trading
post on May 10: "slate-colored" Fox Sparrow, Curve-billed Thrasher,
White-throated Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, and
Lazuli Buntings.
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 at least thru April 28, though it had 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.
Otero County:
--Kaempfer reported hearing a Black Rail (and Virginia Rails) at Bent's
Old Fort NHS east of La Junta on May 9. Also on May 9, he reported
seeing 14 shorebird species at Lake Holbrook.
Prowers County:
--Kaempfer reports a Golden-winged Warbler seen at the north end of the
Lamar Community College woods on May 11. Toward the southern end of the
woods, he found Philadelphia, Cassin's, and Red-eyed Vireos.
--A Black-throated Gray Warbler was seen by many birders in the Lamar
cemetery on May 7.
Upcoming DFO field trips
The 30th Annual Spring Count will be held this coming weekend (Thursday,
May 12 - Sunday, May15). Everyone is welcome - just show up. More eyes
spot more birds! Areas and leaders are:
Thursday, 5/12:
Castlewood Canyon State Park. Leaders: Kirk & Kyle Huffstater
(303-660-9298). Meet at 0630 at old Park entrance on
Castlewood Canyon Rd. (State Parks pass required.)
Friday, 5/13:
Cherry Creek State Park. Leader Bob Brown (303-791-6204). Meet at
0630 at marina on west side of reservoir. (State Parks pass
required.)
Saturday, 5/14:
Waterton. Leader: Hugh Kingery (303-814-2723). Meet at 0600 at
Audubon Center/Discovery Pavilion.
Barr Lake Periphery. Leader Jackie King (303-287-1644). Meet at
0730 on Barr Lake S.P. entrance station access rd.
Chatfield State Park. Leader: Joey Kellner (303-978-1748). Meet
at 0600 at west entrance to Park. (State Parks pass
required.)
Lower Bear Creek. Leader: Mike Henwood (303-716-8551). Meet at
0600 at parking lot on Morrison Rd. at C-470
next to the Conoco station.
Sunday, 5/15:
Barr Lake State Park. Leader: Dick Schottler (303-278-8035). Meet
at 0600 at entrance to Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
(State Parks pass required)
Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Leader: Urling Kingery (303-814-2723).
Note: trip full.
Saturday, 5/14: Creative Ways to Learn Bird Sounds. Leader: Alison
Kondler (303-973-3959). Meet at 0730 at the Roxborough Park visitor
center. Space is limited - please call Alison to pre-register for this
half-day program.
Good Birding.
Dick Schottler
Golden, CO
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