Date: May 14, 2011 e-mail: [email protected] phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 14, 2011 updated at 5:00 AM, sponsored by Denver Field Orntithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on you 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. Hightlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report) White-winged Scoter (Grand) BROWN PELICAN (Cheyenne) TRICOLORED HERON (*Douglas) Caspian Tern (Boulder, Douglas) RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (*Huerfano) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (*Denver) Curve-billed Thrasher (*Jefferson) Philadelphia Vireo (Prowers) Golden-winged Warbler (Prowers) Nashville Warbler (Prowers) Northern Parula (Boulder, Ell Paso, Prowers) Magnolia Warbler (Bent) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Bent, Prowers) Black-throated Green Warbler (Bent, Lariemr) Palm Warbler (Yuma) Black-and-White Warbler (Bent) Ovenbird (Bent) Northern Waterthrush (Bent, *Huerfano) Hooded Warbler (Bent, Boulder) Summer Tanager (Prowers) SCARLET TANAGER (Jefferson) BAIRD'S SPARROW (*Arapahoe) Fox Sparrow (*Jefferson) Harris's Sparrow (Jefferson) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Jefferson) Arapahoe County: --Stecher reported a BAIRD'S SPARROW seen with other sparrows at the Prairie Loop at Cherry Creek Statpe Park on May 12. Extensive searching by other birders later in the day failed to relocate the bird. Bent County: --Percival reported a Yellow-throated Viereo at "Van's Grove" on May 12. --At Temple Grove (Kiowa CR 35 at the Fort Lyon Ditch) (It is Ok to walk along the ditch road on either side of CR 35. It is NOT OK to walk around in their yard. Please respect these rules for the nice folks who fought hard to save the trees. ----On May 11, Kaempfer reported Hooded Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, and Black-throated Green Warbler at Tempel Grove. ----On May 12, Percival reported the following warbles at Tempel Grove: Hooded, black-and-white, Black-throated Gray, American Redstart, Ovenbird, and Northern Waterthrush. Boulder County: --Lamorureux reported a Caspian Tern and several Red-necked Phalaropes at Cottonwood Marsh, Walden Ponds on May 12. --Nunes reported a female Hooded Warbler at Twin Lakes Open Space northeast of Boulder on May 10. --Heinrich reported a Black-throated Gray Warbler at Sale Lake in Boulder on May 13. Cheyenne County: --Kaempfer reported a BROWN PELICAN on May 11 at the Kit Carson sewage pond. Denver County: --A male SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported by Henwood at Marston Reservoir. It was on the south side of Marston along the fence separating Marton from the Twin Shores Subdivision. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --On May 2 Lentz found a TRICOLORED HERON at the Plum Creek Delta at Chatfield State Park. The heron has been seen in the same area (often with difficulty) at least through May 13. Linfield reported seeing the heron on May 13 at 0700. --Eastern Phoebes were reported by Jones at Chatfield on May 12. One was at Plum Creek near the bahtrooms and one was near Kingfisher bridge. Kibbe reported an Eastern Phoebe near the Plum Creek Delta (TRICOLORED HERON area) on May 13. El Paso County: --Burns reported a Northern Parula seen daily May 8-11 at Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs. Grand County: --A male White-winged Scoter was reported by Newport on Wolford Mountain Reservoir on May 13. Wolford is north of Kremling on the road to Steamboat. Huerfano County: --A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was reported by Nelder at her feeder on May 12 and it returned on May 13. Contact her at [email protected] for information. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Percival at Lathrop State Park on May 13. Jefferson County: --Hager reported a male SCARLET TANAGER just east of Bass Lake in the Wheatridge Greenbelt on May 10. --Henwood reported the following birds at Red Rocks Trading Post on May 10: Slate-colored Fox Sparrow, Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow. The Fox Sparrow and thrasher were seen again by Henwood on May 13. Larimer County: --Leatherman reported a Black-throated Green Warbler on May 12 in the souteast corner of Grandview Cememtery in Fort Collins. Prowers County: --Kaempfer reported a Golden-winged Warbler seen at the north end of the Lamar Community College woods on May 11. Toward the south end of the woods he found Philadelphia, Cassin's, and Red-eyed Vieros. --On May 12, Percival found a Summer Tanager at Willow Creek Park in Lamar and two more Summer Tanagers and a Northern Parula at the Paulson farm (CR SS and CR7). Upcoming DFO field trips: The 30th Annual Spring Count will be held this coming weekend. Everyone is welcome--just show up. 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 at Barr Lake SP entrance station access road. Lower Bear Creek: Leader Mike Henwood (303-716-8551). Meet at 0600 at parking lot on Morrison Road at C-470 next to Conoco Stateion. Sunday 5/15 Barr Lake SP: Leader Dick Schottler (303-278-8551). Meet at 0600 at entrance to RMBO. (State Parks pass required) Rocky Mountain Arsenal: Leader Urling Kingery (303-814-2723) Trip is full. The DFO field trip for Saturday, May 14 will be Creative Ways to Learn Bird Sounds led by Alison Kondler (303-973-3959). Meet at 0730 at the Roxborough Park Visitor Center. Space is limite - please call Alison to pre-register for this half-day program. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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