compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: August 25, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, August 25, 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) LEAST BITTERN (*Fremont) REDDISH EGRET (*Bent/Kiowa) Green Heron (Boulder, El Paso. Fremont) ARCTIC TERN (Larimer) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Jefferson) Black Phoebe (*Fremont) Cassin's Kingbird (Weld) White-eyed Vireo (El Paso) Purple Martin (Moffat) PRAIRIE WARBLER (El Paso) Northern Waterthrush (Custer) Indigo Bunting (Fremont) Bent/Kiowa Counties --The sub-ad dark morph REDDISH EGRET first reported by Duane Nelson on August 2 was relocated by Duane Nelson on August 20 at the north tip of Tern Island in Adobe Creek Reservoir. On August 24, Nelson reported that the REDDISH EGRET was again at the north tip of Tern Island. Boulder County: --1 Green Heron was reported by Floyd at Walden Ponds on August 19. Custer County: --2 Northern Waterthrush were reported by Percival and the Arkansas Valley Audubon below the dam at DeWeese Reservoir on August 20. El Paso County: --A Green Heron was reported by Ceci Lee at Rice Pond in Fountain Creek RP on August 13. On August 15, Ceci Lee reported that the adult Green Heron was accompanied by 2 fledgings at Fountain Creek RP. --A PRAIRIE WARBLER was banded by Elwonger at Clear Springs Ranch on August 20. --A singing White-eyed Vireo was reported by Drummond close to the Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail Head Parking Lot on August 23. It was along Monument Creek in dense willow carr. The parking lot is accessible from Palmer Lake via South Valley Road and the one way Old Carriage Road. Fremont County: --A LEAST BITTERN was reported by Rich Miller on August 3 & 4 at the cattail marsh at Holcim Wetlands. Miller also reported a Black Phoebe on August 4. On August 21, Bill Maynard reported 2 LEAST BITTERNS at Holcim, a male and female. Maynard also reported 2 Black Phoebes and 1 Green Heron. On August 22, Percival reported LEAST BITTERN and 2 Green Herons at Holcim Wetlands. On August 24, Drummond reported seeing 4 fly byes of the LEAST BITTERN and a perched view of a female type bittern and also 2 Black Phoebes at Holcim Wetlands. . Jefferson County: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Keithler on the Upper Maxwell Falls Trail south of Evergreen on August 16. Larimer County: --A possible ARCTIC TERN was reported by Wild at Timnath Reservoir on August 21 and again on August 22. Moffat County: --8 Purple Martins were reported by Luke at Freeman Reservoir on August 13. On August 17 Luke reported 14 Purple Martins at Freeman Reservoir. Weld County: --A family of Cassin's Kingbirds was reported by Mlodinow at Norma's Grove on August 20. Norma's Grove is east of the intersection of CR 57 and CR 100. The DFO field trip for Saturday, August 27 will be to Rigli Ranch led by Joe Rigli (970-768-7121. Meet the leader at the ranch by 0830. >From Hudson, go east on CO 52 until it turns north. Don't turn north, but continue east on Morgan CR F to CR 14, then turn north for approximately one mile to first house on left by boxcars. Bring Lunch and extra water. The DFO field trip for Saturday, August 27 will be to Belmar Historic Park led by Karleen Schofield (303-936-8661). Meet the leader at 0900 at the park, 800 S. Wadsworth Blvd at W. Ohio Ave. Turn west on Ohio Ave, and go 2 blocks straight ahead into Irongate parking lot to the lake. Bring water and snacks. This trip is fully accessible for those using wheelchairs and walkers. The DFO field trip for Sunday, August 28 will be to Prewitt and Jackson led by Chris Owens and Jim Petri (303-772-6048). Meet the leaders at 0700 at Jim Hamm Park. From I-25 take Exit 240. To reach the park, go west four miles on CO 119 to Boulder-Weld County Line Road, then north two miles to Jim Hamm Park at 17th Ave. Bring lunch, water, appropriate clothing. Will need State Parks pass and habitat pass for Prewitt. Call the leader if your are going. The DFO field trip for Sunday, August 28 will be to Wheat Ridge Green Belt led by Patti Echlemeyer (303-233-4947). Meet the leader at 0800 at Prospect Park Lake south of West 44th Ave just east of Robb St. for a leisurely, half-day trip on wheelchair accessible trails. Bring drinking water and snacks. 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.
