Compiler: Joe Roller Date: June 28, 2012 email: rba at cfobirds.org phone: 303-204-0828
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, June 28, 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) TRI-COLORED HERON (Jefferson) Green Heron (Mesa) ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (*Costilla) Purple Martin (Mesa) Grace's Warbler (Pueblo) Hooded Warbler (Pueblo) Fox Sparrow (Mesa) 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> --Costilla County -- A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was found by Andrew Spencer on June 28 at Smith Reservoir. It was in the trees at the northern-most pull-out on the west side of the lake. --Fremont County --Two Great Crested Flycatchers were reported by MacKerrow on the river side of County Road 119 on June 20. at the "wildlife preserve" area of Crown Hill Regional Park. --Jefferson County --Peter Plage reports a TRI-COLORED HERON, (which would be a FIRST COUNTY RECORD for Jefferson County) at the "wildlife preserve" area of Crown Hill Regional Park, seen mid-day on June 26. The wildlife preserve is at the corner of Kipiing and West 32nd in Wheat Ridge, and the closest parking is in the Wheat Ridge High School lot. The heron has not been seen on subsequent searches on the 26th and 27th. Mesa County: --A Green Heron was reported by Arnold on the edge of the first pond at Connected Lakes State Park on June 22. --Small flocks of Purple Martins and Fox Sparrows were reported by Arnold Along FR 266 on June 17. Pueblo County: --2 ACORN WOODPECKER were reported by Van Manen in Pueblo Mountain Park just south of Beaulah on June 16. The birds were in a large snag next to the little amphitheater between the pavilion and the lodge. On June 23 Percival saw the Acorn Woodpeckers "...at the usual tree in Pueblo Mountain Park, at the parking lot just west of the Horseshore Lodge. Also, there was a singing male Hooded Warbler (first found by Van Truan), and one or two singing male Grace's Warblers. These warblers were not far up the road from the old basketball court (south end of the Park). The Hooded Warbler was mostly along the creek and the Grace's Warblers were singing in the tall ponderosa pine trees." Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trip for Saturday, June 30 Chicago Creek Trip Leader: Bob Shade 303-975-2476. Cell: 720-256-4376. Primary target species: Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored subspecies) in willow carr at 11,000 feet. One of the few nearby sites to see this species on the breeding grounds. Directions: Meet at 0730 at Fillius Park. Go west on I-70 and get off at Exit 252 (Evergreen Exit) and follow the Evergreen Parkway/CO 74 in a westerly direction 2.5 miles to the Bergen Parkway intersection. Turn right and immediately find the Fillius Park parking lot where we will meet and arrange car-pooling for the drive toward Mt Evans. *From the Chicago Creek campground it is a 3.6 mile (one way) moderately strenuous hike uphill to timberline*. Please bring lunch and water, wear sturdy hiking shoes and clothing for sudden weather changes and high elevations. Please call Bob if you plan to go. Joe Roller, Denver 303 204-0828 -- 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.
