Date: July 21, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link. phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, July 21, 2011 updated at 5:00 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) Green Heron (Mesa) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Weld) Broad-winged Hawk (Jefferson) Black Rail (Kit Carson) Snowy Plover (Kiowa) LAUGHING GULL (Crowley) Caspian Tern (Ouray) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder, Larimer, Mesa, Teller) Black Phoebe (Fremont, Pueblo) Eastern Phoebe (*Douglas, Fremont, Park, Pueblo) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Yuma) White-eyed Vireo (Pueblo) Bell's Vireo (Phillips, Yuma) PRAIRIE WARBLER (Jefferson) KENTUCKY WARBLER (Baca) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Las Animas) Field Sparrow (Yuma) Indigo Bunting (Baca, Las Animas, Pueblo) Scott's Oriole (Garfield) Baca County: --Indigo Buntings were reported by Wild in Cottonwood Canyon on July 12. --A singing KENTUCKY WARBLER was heard by Wild in Cottonwood Canyon on July 12 about a mile south of the large parking area. Boulder County: --American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Frye near Gold Hill on July 19. They were 2.5 miles above the intersection of Four Mile Canyon Road and Gold Run in a muddy flat area on the right side of the road. Crowley County: --A LAUGHING GULL was reported by Wild flying by Lake Henry and heading south on July 12. Douglas County: --2 Eastern Phoebes were reported by Andrews at the bridge over Plum Creek at Chatfield SP on July 19. Fremont County: --A Black Phoebe and Eastern Phoebe and their young were reported by Moss on the Canon City Riverwalk near the Sells Lake parking lot on July 18. Garfield County: --A Scott's Oriole was reported by Zerbi 1/4 mile before going into Prairie Canyon on July 17. --2 Scott's Oriole were reported by Zerbi off Baxter Pass Road on July 17. Jefferson County: --Stachowiak reported that the PRAIRIE WARBLER continues at Corwina Park on July 16. --A young-of-year Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Plage at Welchester Tree Park on July 18. Kiowa County: --36 Snowy Plovers were reported by Wild at Neenoshe Reservoir on July 12. Kit Carson County: --A calling Black Rail was heard below the dam by Wild at Flager SWA on July 12. Larimer County: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was heard by Schaum upslope of the Endovalley Picnic area on July 13. Las Animas County: --Indigo Buntings were reported by Wild in Cottonwood Canyon on July 12. --A Rufous-crowned Sparrow was reported by Wild in Cottonwood Canyon on July 12. Mesa County: --3 ad Green Herons were reported by Arnold at Connected Lakes on July 11. --An ad male American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Arnold on the top of Grand Mesa on July 12. It was feeding young. Ouray County: --2 Caspian Terns were reported by Teuton in the Dallas Creek day area of Ridgway SP on July 13. Park County: --An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Drummond on Platte Ranch off of US 9 about halfway between Hartsel and Fairplay. Platte Ranch is private. To see the bird request permission to look around the ranch with Aimee the ranch owner/manager. Phillips County: --2 Bell's Vireos were reported by Wild at Frenchman Creek SWA on July 13. Pueblo County: --A White-eyed Vireo was reported by Silverman in Greenhorn Meadows Park, Colorado City on July 18. It was at the west end of the campground where the Park Road crosses Greenhorn Creek into the campground. --A Black Phoebe was reported by Silverman about .25 mile west of the White-eyed Vireo and just downstream on July 18. --An Eastern Phobe was reported by Silverman in Scroggs Canyon about .5 mile east of Crow Cutoff Road on July 16. --Multiple Indigo Buntings were reported by Silverman in Colorado City on July 18. The most reliatable spot is at the Greenhorn Creek Diversion Gate south down an unnamed dirt road just west of mm 132, CO 165. Turn west after crossing outlet ditch to Gate 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 28 Lefko reported the YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON feeding 2 young. On July 10, Stecher reported that the YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was still on nest Yuma County: --An adult SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported by Roller on CR Y just south of CR 59 near the Phillips/Yuma county line on July 12. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported by Wild on CR Y on July 13. --At Bonny Reservoir, Wild reported Bell's Vireo and Field Sparrow on July 13. The DFO field trip for Saturday, July 23 will be Wilderness on Wheels led by Chris Blakeslee (303-694-4670) and Nina Routh (303-987-8687). Meet the leaders at 0900 at Wilderness on Wheels, Grant, Colorado. Wilderness on Wheels is located 2.5 miles west of Grant on the south side of Hwy 285 at the foot of Kenosha Pass. There is a big sign. Wilderness has a 1-mile boardwalk through riparian and spruce/fur habitats, including active beaver ponds. This boardwalk was built for wheelchair accessibility. The group will also visit the tiny Bailey Great Blue Heron Rookery. Bring snacks and water for this easy-going half day of mid summer birding. The DFO field trip for Sunday, July 24 will be to Golden Gate Canyon Park led by Randy Lentz (303-680-3381). Meet at 0730 at park Visitor Center, just west of CO 93. Main group will bird until lunch. Birding after lunch optional based on weather. 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.
