Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: June 2, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, June 2, 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, *Las Animas) Greater Roadrunner (Baca) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Larimer, Logan, *Yuma) American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Eagle) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Pueblo) Black Phoebe (*Huerfano, Las Animas) Eastern Phoebe (Douglas/Jefferson, Las Animas, Yuma) Great Crested Flycatcher (*Yuma) Yellow-throated Vireo (*Jefferson, Washington) 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) Ovenbird (Logan, Weld) Northern Waterthrush (Larimer) Hepatic Tanager (*Huerfano) Scarlet Tanager (Sedgwick) Summer Tanager (Boulder, Logan, *Weld) Northern Cardinal (Logan) Indigo Bunting (Baca, Boulder, *Huerfano) Painted Bunting (Baca) White-winged Crossbill (*Eagle) 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. --Good numbers of American Three-toed Woodpeckers and a pair of White-winged Crossbills were reported by Andrew Spencer N of Edwards along FR 744 between Piney Guard Station and the private property just before Marma Lake. This is a 4x4 only road. Huerfano County: --A Hepatic Tanager and Indigo Bunting were reported by Neldner at the Santa Clara Creek on June 1. --A juv Black Phoebe was reported by Neldner at the Cuchara RIver crossing on Virginia St in La Veta on June 1. 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. The pair was seen again by Modesitt on June 1. 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. --Snider reported that the White-winged Dove returned to her feeder on June 1. Her address is 1200 Sante Fe Trail, Trinidad. 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. 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: --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. --A molting m Summer Tanager was reported by Kellner at Crow Valley on June 1. --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. --At Bonny SWA on W and S side Goff reported Red-bellied Woodpeckers on May 31. --At Bonny SWA at Foster's Grove Goff reported Great Crested Flycatcher on May 31. 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.
