Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: June 1, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 1, 2012, 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 your 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 (Logan) Glossy Ibis (Logan) Broad-winged Hawk (*Weld) Dunlin (Logan) LAUGHING GULL (Bent) Caspian Tern (*Delta) White-winged Dove (Douglas, Otero) Greater Roadrunner (Baca) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Larimer, Logan) American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Eagle) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (*Pueblo) Black Phoebe (Las Animas) Eastern Phoebe (*Douglas/Jefferson, Las Animas, Yuma) Great Crested Flycatcher (Yuma) Yellow-throated Vireo (*Jefferson, Phillips, Washington) Chihuahuan Raven (Huerfano) Purple Martin (Mesa) Northern Parula (*Adams) Carolina Wren (Logan, Yuma) Magnolia Warbler (Washington, Yuma) Black-throated Blue Warbler (*Weld) Blackpoll Warbler (Weld) Black-and-white Warbler (Larimer) Prothonotary Warber (Phillips) Ovenbird (Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Weld) Northern Waterthrush (Larimer) HEPATIC TANAGER (Huerfano) Scarlet Tanager (Sedgwick) Summer Tanager (Boulder, Logan) Northern Cardinal (Logan) Indigo Bunting (Baca, Boulder, Huerfano, Weld) Painted Bunting (Baca) Please note, detailed directions to most of the following locations can be found on the Colorado County Birding Website: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/index.php<http://www.coloradocountybrding.com/index.php> Adams County: --A Northern Parula was reported by Mlodinow at Barr Lake on May 31. Baca County: --At Two Buttes Peterson reported Painted Bunting and Greater Roadrunner at end of road where sign saying service vehicles only on May 27. At the entrance to Two Buttes Peterson reported Indigo Bunting on May 27. Bent County: --An ad LAUGHING GULL was reported by Sanders at John Martin Reservoir on May 27. Boulder County: --A f Summer Tanager and singing Indigo Bunting were reported by Nunes at Doudy Draw on May 30. --A singing Indigo Bunting was reported by Nunes at the South Mesa Trail Parking Lot on May 30. Delta County: --A Caspian Tern was reported by Garrison flying around Confluence Lake on May 29. --A Caspian Tern was reported by Horn at Hart's Basin on May 31. Douglas County: --A White-winged Dove was seen by Baumunk S of Chatfield SP along the Highline Canal on May 26. The White-winged Dove was seen again by Wait on May 28. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --Modesitt reported that a pair of Eastern Phoebes was seen on both sides of the river from Kingfisher Bridge on May 31. Eagle County: --A f American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Filby on May 28 on Basalt Mountain. Zerbi relocated the woodpecker on May 31. Huerfano County: --Wilberding reported HEPATIC TANAGER at Santa Clara Creek on May 16. Take Road 310 west, cross the RR tracks and continue for about 300 yards. This is private land so bird from the road. On May 24, Parsons reported the HEPATIC TANAGER, Indigo Bunting, and Chihuahuan Raven at the Santa Clara Creek site. Jefferson County: --Roller reported that a Wild Birds Unlimited/RMBO hike in Chatfield SP found a Yellow-throated Vireo on May 31. It is nesting with a Plumbeous Vireo. Directions: Go south from Kingfisher Bridge on the west side of the Platte River for 5 minutes until you come to a scarped off bare area on the right. Continue 50 yards where they are nesting. Please DO NOT use recording of either vireo and stay on the trail. This is a very rare pairing and we could learn a lot if the pair is allowed to nest. Larimer County: --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Nelson at Lake Estes on May 25. --A singing m Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Sparks about 450 ft W of the Poudre Bike Trail and N College intersection in Fort Collins on May 28. Las Animas County: --On the west side of Trinchera, Peterson reported 3 species of phoebes together on May 27. Logan County: --A Red-bellied Woodpecker was reported by Kaempfer at Tamarack Pond on May 25. --At Red Lion on May 26, Mlodinow reported a Dunlin just before US 138. --Between CO 55 and pond near "Manager's house" Mlodinow reported on May 25 Ovenbird, Green Heron and Summer Tanager. --Between both sides of Tamarack Mlodinow reported on May 25 10 Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Carolina Wren and a couple of Northern Cardnals. --A Glossy Ibis was reported by Tina Jones at Tamarack SWA, S of Hwy 138 on CR 55 on a small pond on May 28. Mesa County: --8 Purple Martins on a line were reported by Korte on May 28 on 330 Rd E past the Vega Lake turnoff. Vega Lake is near Collbran. Morgan County: --An Ovenbird was reported by Mlodinow at Jackson Lake SP on May 24. Otero County: --A White-winged Dove was reported by Parsons in Rocky Ford on May 24. Phillips County: --A Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Linfield at the Holyoke Cemetery on May 24. --A Prothonotary Warbler was at the east end of Akron St in Holyoke on May 24 as reported by Lindfield. Mlodinow refound the Prothonotary Warbler on May 25. --Linfield reported an Ovenbird just east of Holyoke fishing pond on May 24. Pueblo County: --An EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE was reported by Bill Maynard at Chico Basin Ranch on May 31. It was in a small Cottonwood grove inside a fenced alfalfa field about 1/2 mile south of Rose Pond. Sedgwick County: --A singing m Scarlet Tanager was reported by Stachowiak at the Julesburg rest area on May 27. Washington County: --A Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Floyd at Last Chance on May 25. --A f Magnolia Warbler was reported by Roller at Last Chance on May 27. Weld County: --An Ovenbird was reported by Leatherman at Crow Valley CG on May 24 and an Indigo Bunting was reported by Mlodinow on May 24. --A Blackpoll Warbler and Ovenbird were reported by Kaempfer at Crow Valley on May 26. --A f Black-throated Blue Warbler was reported by Modinow at Crow Valley on May 31. --An ad Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Mlodinow at Fort Lupton riverside park just N of CO 52 on May 31. Yuma County: --At Beecher Island on May 26, Mlodinow reported a family of Eastern Phoebes, Magnolia Warbler and 3 Great Crested Flycatchers. --At Bonny SWA near old Foster's Grove CG Mlodinow reported Carolina Wren on May 26. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, June 2 will be Creative Ways to Learn Bird Sounds led by Alison Kondler. You must PRE-REGISTER at 303-973-3959 during office hours. Space is limited. Meet the leader at Roxborough SP Visitor Center. Take south Wadsworth Blvd past Chatfield SP to Waterton Road on left. Take Waterton Road 1.6 miles east to North Rampart Range Road, turn right and go south 2.3 miles to Roxborough Park Road. Turn left and follow signs to the park (2.2 miles). Go to top parking lot. Bring binoculars, water and snacks. State Parks Pass or Day Fee required. Visit BirdingByEar.com for more details. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine -- 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.
