compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: October 22, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, October 22, 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) Surf Scoter (Arapahoe, Garfield, Weld) RED-THROATED LOON (Arapahoe) Red-necked Grebe (*Boulder, *Pueblo, Weld) American Golden-Plover (Washington) LONG-TAILED JAEGER (*Pueblo) ARCTIC TERN (*Boulder) Red-belllied Woodpecker (Baca, Prowers) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Baca, Phillips, Prowers) Eastern Phoebe (Washington) Chihuahuan Raven (Prowers) VARIED THRUSH (Baca) Tennessee Warbler (Phillips) Nashville Warbler (Prowers) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Arapahoe) Hooded Warbler (Pueblo) Summer Tanager (Pueblo) SCARLET TANAGER (*Pueblo) Fox Sparrow (Baca, Phillip) Swamp Sparrow (Prowers) White-throated Sparrow (Bent, Phillips, Prowers, Pueblo) Harris's Sparrow (Larimer) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Prowers) Field Sparrow (Phillips, Prowers) Northern Cardinal (Prowers, Pueblo) Arapahoe County: --A RED-THROATED LOON and 3 Surf Scoters were reported by Walbek at Cherry Creek SP on October 17. The loon was by the Lake Loop and the scoters were in the middle of the lake. On October 19, Kennedy reported that the RED-THROATED LOON continues at Cherry Creek. --A Black-throated Blue Warbler was reported by Clum on the Highline Canal Trail near I-25 and Yale on October 18. Baca County: --A VARIED THRUSH was reported by Kibbe at Two Buttes SWA on October 16. It was around the shore of the only remaining pond. --At Two Buttes below the dam on October 16, Percival reported 1 "red" Fox Sparrow and 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker. Bent County: --At Tempel Grove on October 16, Percival reported 1 White-throated Sparrow. Boulder County: --Nick Moore spotted a tern at Boulder Reservoir on October 18, which Nunes confirmed is a juv ARCTIC TERN. Moore and Nunes and several other birders observed the ARCTIC TERN at Boulder Reservoir on October 19. Kilpatrick reported on October 20 that the ARCTIC TERN continues at Boulder Reservoir. --A Red-necked Grebe was reported by Pieplow at Boulder Reservoir on October 20. --On October 21, Kilpatrick reported ARCTIC TERN and Red-necked Grebe on north side of Boulder Reservoir. Garfield County: --A female Surf Scoter was reported by Dahl on Rifle Gap Reservoir at the east end on October 20. Larimer County: --A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Shade at the YMCA Feeders in Estes Park on October 19. Phillips County: --At Holyoke Cemetery on October 16, Mlodinow reported 1 Tennessee Warbler and White-throated Sparrow. --At Frenchman Creek SWA on October 16, Mlodinow reported 1 Field Sparrow, 1 "red" Fox Sparrow, and 2 White-throated Sparrows. --A juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Mlodinow in Haxtun on October 16. Prowers County: --At Willow Creek Park in Lamar on October 16, Percival reported 1 juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker. --At Lamar Community College Woods (LCCW) Percival reported 3 White-throated Sparrows, 6 Northern Cardinals, and 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker on October 16. --An "eastern" Field Sparrow was reported by Leatherman at the Truck Bypass on October 19. --At LCCW on October 19, Leatherman reported 1 "western" Field Sparrow, 1 "tan-striped" White-throated Sparrow, 1 Swamp Sparrow, 3 Northern Cardinals, and 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker. --2 Chihuahuan Ravens were reported by Leatherman on CR SS east of CR 8 on October 20. --At LCCW on October 20, Leather reported 1-2 Nashville Warblers, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, a pair of Northern Cardinals, 2 White-throated Sparrows (1a, 1i). Pueblo County: --A juv LONG-TAILED JAEGER was reported by Percival at the SWA of Pueblo Reservoir on October 13. The LONG-TAILED JAEGER was seen on October 14 by several birders, looking west from SWA on the NW side of Pueblo Reservoir. On October 17, Percival observed the jaeger from the middle parking area of the SWA that looks west. Joy reported seeing the LONG-TAILED JAEGER from West Fisherman's Point on October 19. On October 21, Percival reported the Jaeger from West Fisherman's Road looking west. --A m Northern Cardinal and f Summer Tanager were reported by Percival west of Valco Ponds parking lot between the parking lot and fish hatchery ponds on October 18. On October 19 from west of Valco Ponds parking lot, Percival reported a f SCARLET TANAGER, f Summer Tanager, m Northern Cardinal, and 2 White-throated Sparrows. The SCARLET TANAGER was west of Valco Ponds parking lot on October 21. --A male Hooded Warbler was reported by Percival at Valco Ponds in the first parking lot behind restroom on October 20. Percival also reported a White-throated Sparrow west of the Valco Ponds parking lot on October 20. The Hooded Warbler was seen again by Percival on October 21. Washington County: --An American Golden-Plover was reported by Tina Jones in the SW corner of Prewitt on October 20. Weld County: --A f Surf Scoter and Red-necked Grebe were reported by Mlodinow at Union Reservoir on October 20. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, October 22 will be to Cherry Creek State Park led by Buzz Schaumberg. Meet the leader at the West entrance of Cherry Creek State park at 0900. Bring a scope if you have one, water, comfortable shoes, and appropriate clothing. This is a half-day trip and lunch is optional. State Parks pass required. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, October 23 will be to Jackson and Prewitt Reservoirs led by Norm Erthal (303-917-2569 or [email protected]). Meet at 0700 at Division of Wildlife, 6060 No. Broadway. Take 58th Ave exit from I-25, go west 1 block to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on the right. Participants will need an Annual SWA permit per person and a State Parks Pass. All day trip so bring lunch, snacks, water, good walking shoes, and appropriate clothing. Please contact the leader if you are interested in attending and if cancel your attendance. The next monthly meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, October 24 at 7:30 pm at Ricketson Auditorium of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Charles Thornton-Kolbe will talk about "Birding Tourism". 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.
