Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 2, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, September 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) Little Blue Heron (Adams) Green Heron (Mesa) Broad-winged Hawk (Adams) CURLEW SANDPIPER (Morgan) BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (Morgan) Short-billed Dowitcher (Morgan, *Washington) Greater Roadrunner (Huerfano) Red-bellied Woodpecker (*Yuma) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (*Yuma) ALDER FLYCATCHER (Washington) Black Phoebe (Fremont) Eastern Phoebe (Fremont) Great Crested Flycatcher (*Yuma) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (*Jefferson) BLUE-HEADED VIREO (*Yuma) Tennessee Warbler (Washington, *Yuma) Northern Parula (Adams, *Lake, Larimer) Blackburnian Warbler (*Jefferson) Pine Warbler (*Phillips, *Yuma) Black-and-white Warbler (Washington) Worm-eating Warbler (Adams) Ovenbird (Weld) Northern Waterthrush (Morgan, *Yuma) MOURNING WARBLER (Morgan, *Yuma) Hooded Warbler (Pueblo) Indigo Bunting (Weld) Adams County: --A Little Blue Heron in transitional phase plumages was reported by Canter at Lowell Ponds on July 19. It was along the shore and on the island of Heron Lake. Lowell Ponds is at 56th and Lowell. On August 13, Gilbert reported that the Little Blue Heron was along the shore of the island in Heron Lake. On August 16 Mlodinow reported the Little Blue Heron was along the shore of Heron Lake. On August 23, Gilbert reported that the Little Blue Heron was at the west end of Lowell Ponds in a pond near the parking lot. On August 24, Canter reported that the Little Blue Heron was at the west end of Heron Lake. On August 27, Hudak reported that the Little Blue Heron was in the pond west of the parking lot. On August 28, Mayfield reported that the Little Blue Heron was in a pond W of the Lowell Parking lot and South of Clear Creek. On August 29, Chavez reported that the Little Blue Heron was in the pond on the left from the parking lot on the S side of the river. --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Gilbert at 76th and Zuni on August 28. --A Worm-eating Warbler and Northern Parula were banded at the Barr Lake Banding Station on August 28 - August 30 as reported by McBurnery. Fremont County: --Black and Eastern Phoebes were reported by Moss on August 29 along the Canon City Riverwalk between Sell's and Raynolds. Huerfano County: --2 Greater Roadrunners were reported by Neldner on the W end of Horsehoe Lake on August 28. Jefferson County: --A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported by Faulkner on the Van Bibbler Trail in Arvada on August 25. The Trail Parking lot is on the W side of Ward Road about 1/4 mi S of 58th Ave. The SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was refound by Sanders on August 26 and on August 27 by Kilpatrick in the location described by Faulkner. The SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported by Wathen and Burt on the Van Bibbler Trail on August 28. On August 29, the Boulder Bird Club and Ira Sanders saw the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at 8:45, then Lowrie et al observed it again at 11:00 to 11:30 on the north side of the Van Bibber Trail east of the yellow hydrant. On September 1, Smart reported the SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER on the fence at the Van Bibbler Trail --A m Blackburnian Warbler was reported by Henwood at Bear Creek Lake Park on September 1. It was where Bear Creek enters the lake. Lake County: --A f Northern Parula was reported by Kalbach at Twin Lakes Village on September 1. Larimer County: --A first fall f Northern Parula was reported by Nelson at the beginning of the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mt NP on August 31. Mesa County: --A Green Heron was reported by Arnold on August 28 on the Colorado River Trail accessed from 29 Road in Grand Junction. Morgan County: --A juvenal plumaged CURLEW SANDPIPER was reported by Mlodinow at Jackson Reservoir on August 23. Park by the dam, walk east along the dam face, at about marker "18" scan to north about half mile away. The CURLEW SANDPIPER was with a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER. Rubber boots are highly recommended. Mlodinow also reported 2 juv Short-billed Dowitchers at Jackson on August 23. On August 27, Norm Lewis relocated CURLEW SANDPIPER and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at Jackson. On August 29 Drummond relocated the CURLEW SANDPIPER after walking out from the west side campground to waters edge. Drummond also reported 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at the inlet canal and a Short-billed Dowitcher at Jackson on August 29. --An imm f MOURNING WARBLER was reported by Mlodinow at Jackson Lake SP on August 31. It was halfway between the Visitor Center and boat launch in Russian Olives. Mlodinow also reported 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at Jackson on August 31. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Mlodinow at Andrick Ponds SWA on August 31. Phillips County: --At Holyoke Cemetery on September 1, Mlodinow reported a Pine Warbler. Washington County: --At Last Chance on August 29, Leatherman reported a 1st fall f Tennessee Warbler feeding on aphids on the N side in a thistle patch. --At Last Chance on August 31, Walbek reported ALDER FLYCATCHER. --At Prewitt at the inlet canal on August 31, Walbek reported Black-and-white Warbler. --A Short-billed Dowitcher was reported by Norm Lewis at Prewitt on August 31. Weld County: --An Ovenbird was reported by Mlodinow at Crow Valley on August 31. --An Indigo Bunting was reported by Mlodinow at Norma's Grove on August 31. Yuma County: --At Beecher Island on September 1, Mlodinow reported BLUE-HEADED VIREO, Northern Waterthrush, 5 Red-bellied Woodpeckers, and 2 Great Crested Flycatchers. --At Stalker Pond in Wray on September 1, Mlodinow reported EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (ad & juv), imm f MOURNING WARBLER, and Tennessee Warbler. --At the Wray Fish Hatchery on September 1, Mlodinow reported Pine Warbler and Red-bellied Woodpecker. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, September 2 will be to Barr Lake State Park led by Paul Slingsby (303-442-3728). Meet the Leader at the Visitors' Center at 0700. Riparian species, raptors and migrating shorebirds are possible on this trip Easy walking of at least a mile (or a few). A scope would be helpful. Plan for a half-day of birding with lunch in Brighton optional. In the afternoon we may drive nearby county roads in search of migrating raptors. 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