5Date: June 20, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link. phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, June 20, 2011 updated at 6 AM, 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 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. Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report) LEAST BITTERN (Bent) Little Blue Heron (Weld) Green Heron (*El Paso) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Weld) GLOSSY IBIS (*Weld) Broad-winged Hawk (Jefferson) Snowy Plover (Otero) WESTERN GULL (Douglas/Jefferson) Caspian Tern (Arapahoe, Mesa) ARCTIC TERN (*Costilla) LESSER NIGHTHAWK (*Montrose) Eastern Phoebe (Douglas/Jefferson) ACORN WOODPECKER (*LaPlata) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Prowers) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Larimer, *Rio Grande) Great Crested Flycatcher (*Otero) White-eyed Vireo (Douglas) LUCY'S WARBLER (*Montezuma) Northern Parula (Custer, Pueblo) Ovenbird (Larimer) Hooded Warbler (Boulder) HEPATIC TANAGER (*Huerfano) Black-throated Sparrow (*Fremont) BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (*Mesa) Indigo Bunting (Fremont) PAINTED BUNTING (Prowers) White-winged Crossbill (*Lake, *Hinsdale) Arapahoe County: --4 Caspian Terns were reported by Beltz on a sand bar where Cherry Creek comes into the reservoir on June 13. Bent County: --A LEAST BITTERN was reported by Leukering at Fort Lyon SWA on June 15. Boulder County: --A Hooded Warbler was reported by Andrews in Long Canyon on Flagstaff on April 16. Costilla County: --A 1st year ARCTIC TERN was reported by Wild at Smith Reservoir on June 18. Custer County: --A Northern Parula was reported by Truan at Lake Isabel near the big fishing parking lot on June 16 Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --An ad WESTERN GULL was found by Walbek on the Marina Sandspit at Chatfield SP on June 1. The WESTERN GULL was reported by Kellner at the tires at the Marina on June 18. This is a first state record (if accepted by the Records Committee). --A singing White-eyed Vireo was reported by Kellner at the south Marina Sand spit in trees at the base of the spit. --A pair of Eastern Phoebes was reported by Burt on June 14. They were seen from the pedestrian bridge across Plum Creek Walbek reported juvie Eastern Phoebes at Chatfield on June 17. El Paso County: --A Green Heron was reported by Kosar at the Hansen Nature Area of Fountain Creek RP on June 19. Fremont County: --2 Black-throated Sparrows were reported by Moss south of Canon City on June 18, Black-throated Sparrows were seen by the Moss field trip on June 19. Hindsdale County: A f White-winged Crossbill was reported by Wild at the top of Slumgullion Pass on June 18. Huerfano County: --A HEPATIC TANAGER was reported by Wild south of Walsenburg on June 18. Jefferson County: --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Lewis at Welchester Tree Park working the west end of the park on June 5. Sanders reported that the Broad-winged Hawk was in the same area on June 6 and calling a lot. On June 8, Sanders reported that the Broad-winged Hawk was still in the same area. On June 9, Schottler reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks at Welchester Tree Park. One was juv but he did not get a good look at the second to judge age. On June 10, Sanders again saw the light morph hawk at Welchester Tree Park in the west end of the park. Mark Chavez reported the juv Broad-winged Hawk in Welchester Tree Park on June 12. On June 13 Sanders reported that the Broad-winged Hawk continues at Welchester Tree Park. Lake County: --A White-winged Crossbill was reported by Wild in a campground just below Mount Elbert Forbay on June 16. La Plata County: --2 ACORN WOODPECKERS were reported by Wild in Wildcat Canyon on June 17. Larimer County: --At Rist Canyon 6 miles west of 27E on 52E on the south side of the road Leatherman reported a nesting pair of American-Three-toed woodpeckers and heard an Ovenbird on June 17. Mesa County: --2 BLACK-CHINNED SPARROWS were reported by Teuton in Colorado National Monument on June 16. Montezuma County: --4 LUCY'S WARBLERS were reported by Wild in lower Yellow Jacket Canyon on June 17. Montrose County: --3 LESSER NIGHTHAWKS were reported by Wild at the Nucla Sewer Ponds on June 17. Otero County: --2 Great Crested Flycatchers were reported by Chartier at Oxbow SWA on June 18. Pueblo County: --A singing Northern Parula was reported by Percival at the Pueblo Zoo on 6/12 and 6/13. Chartier reported that the parula continues at least through June 14. Rio Grande County: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Wild at 1 Million Reservoir west of South Fork on June 18. Weld County: --A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was reported by Elens at Glenmere Park in Greeley on June 5 and was seen again by Lefko on June 7. On June 7, Komar reported that the YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON appears to be attempting to nest with a Black-crowned Night-Heron. On June 8, Core reported seeing the night-heron again on nest. On June 10, the YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was reported by Amper as posing on a log. On June 10 Mark Miller reported the YELLOW- CROWNED_NIGHT-HERON was stalking fish at the west end of the island. On June 11, Mlodinow relocated the YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON. He reports that when it is on nest that it is difficult to see. On June 18 Dunning reported that the YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continues on nest. When searching for the YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON Faulker discovered an ad Little Blue Heron on June 12. --A GLOSSY IBIS was reported by Adame near HWY 34 and CR 55 on June 17. --A GLOSSY IBIS was reported by Mlodiow on CR 54 near CR 55 by Mlodinow on June 17. The DFO Field trip for Saturday, June 25, will be to Rigli Ranch led by Joe Rigli (970-768-7121). Full day trip. Meet the leader at the ranch at 0900. 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, then turn north of aprroximately one mile to first house on left by boxcars. Bring lunch and extra water. Wear long pants. The DFO Field trip for Sunday, June 26 will be to the Alfred Bailey Bird Nesting Area led by Toni Rautus (303-422-7322). Meet the leader at 0700 at Wendy's just north of Hwy 9 at Silverthorn exit of I-70. Take exit 205 off I-70 and you will see Wendy's immediately on the right. Bring lunch and water. Will be birding into the afternoon. If you have questions please call the leader. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
