Compiler: Allison Hilf Date: June 17, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, June 17, 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) Snowy Plover (*Otero) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Eagle) Purple Martin (Ouray) Bell’s Vireo (*Yuma) Carolina Wren (Douglas) PRAIRIE WARBLER (*Mesa) Ovenbird (Boulder) Hooded Warbler (*Boulder) Fox Sparrow (Ouray) Indigo Bunting (Baca, Boulder) 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 Baca County: --In Cottonwood Canyon on June 9, Larry Arnold reported a m Painted Bunting fighting with a m Lazuli Bunting. Boulder County: --A singing Indigo Bunting was reported by Hansley on the top of a dead tree just south of the Dunn House on the South Mesa Trail on June 3 and on June15. On June 7, Floyd reported a singng Indigo Bunting at the east side of the parking lot for South Mesa Trail. --On June 7, Floyd reported a singing Ovenbird along the middle spur that connect Shadow Canyon and the Mesa Trails. On June 15, Heinrich heard an Ovenbird on the South Mesa Trail about 75 - 100 yards south of Bear Canyon Creek where a shortcut trail leads uphill to Bear Creek Trail. --On June 8, Nunes reported a singing M Hooded Warbler a few hundred yards south of the Bobolink Trail parking lot on Baseline Road. The warbler was in the greenbelt heading south. On June 9, Hutch reported a m Hooded Warbler and possibly a f about 50 yards from the picnic table on the trail going south from the Bobolink Trail parking lot. It was in the cattail marsh on the E side of the creek side trail. On June 9, Kwong reported a Hooded Warbler by the Gregory Canyon Parking Lot. Floyd reported on June 10 and Clark and Lupfer reported on June 16 that the Hooded Warbler was still by the Gregory Canyon Parking Lot. Douglas County: --A singing Carolina Wren was reported by Huffstater on the Plum Creek Trail in Castle Rock on June 11. It was just south of the trail intersection located south of the south end of Jerry St. On June 12, Walbek refound the Carolina Wren in the same spot and provided these directions. Take the I-25 Wilcox exit (middle exit) in Castle Rock. Go South 5 or 6 blocks to Second St. Turn left and park immediately on S side of Second St across from Dazbogs Coffee. Take the side walk that becomes Plum Creek Path. Go under the bridge (Wilcox St). Go west 100 yards to where another paved path meets the Plum Creek Trail. The bird was singing sporadically from trees here. On June 13, Walthen refound the Carolina by going under the Wilcox Bridge then go a little west to a side concrete trail that goes south from the Plum Creek Trail and found the bird in trees above this side trail. On June 14, Roller heard and saw the Carolina Wren in the area described by Walthen. On June 15th Arnold reports the bird was about 200m further south along the trail described by Walthen. Eagle County: --A pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers was reported by Filby on Basalt Mountain at about 7800 feet on June 12. Otero County: --A Snowy Plover was reported by Arnold at Lake Cheraw sometime between June 9 and 15. Ouray County- --A Purple Martin and a Fox Sparrow were reported by Beason in Colona, on the south end of the Uncompahgre Platateau on June 15. Rio Grande County: --A PRAIRIE WARBLER was reported by Rawinski on a trail near his home in Monte Vista on June 16. It flew away and was not refound later in the day. Yuma County: --A Bell’s Vireo was reported by Arnold at Black Wolf Canyon sometime between June 9 and 16. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, Jun 17 will be to the Lyons Area led by Raymond Davis. Meet Davis at 0830 at the Lyons Park-n-Ride just south of 4th and Main St (by skateboard park and library). Plan on walking on level ground for a mile or three, a bit of car birding, then eating lunch on Davis's decks. Wheelchair accessible. Good Birding, Allison Hilf -- 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.
