Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: October 13, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, October 13, 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) Red-necked Grebe (Boulder) Green Heron (Fremont) American Golden-Plover (*Morgan) Thayer's Gull (Morgan) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Morgan) White-winged Dove (*Prowers) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Phillips) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Phillips, *Washington) Black Phoebe (Pueblo) Eastern Phoebe (*Baca, *Bent, *Prowers, Pueblo) Carolina Wren (*Bent) White-eyed Vireo (Yuma) BLUE-HEADED VIREO (*Bent) PHILADELPHIA VIREO (*Adams, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer) PACIFIC WREN (*Pueblo) Winter Wren (*Adams, *Baca, *Bent, El Paso, Sedgwick, Washington) Wood Thrush (*Kit Carson) Tennessee Warbler (Huerfano) Nashville Warbler (*Bent, Fremont, *Prowers, Pueblo, Washington) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Washington) HERMIT WARBLER (*Washington) Blackburnian Warbler (Phillips) Palm Warbler (Jefferson, Kit Carson, *Prowers, Yuma) Worm-eating Warbler (El Paso) EASTERN TOWHEE (*Kit Carson) Field Sparrow (*Adams) Swamp Sparrow (El Paso, Kit Carson, *Prowers, Pueblo, Sedgwick) White-throated Sparrow (*Adams, *Bent, *El Paso, *Kit Carson, Morgan, *Prowers, Pueblo, Phillips, Washington, *Weld, Yuma) Harris's Sparrow (Adams, *Bent, Sedgwick, Washington) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Arapahoe, Boulder) Northern Cardinal (Holyoke, *Baca) Indigo Bunting (*Prowers) Adams County: --A Winter Wren was banded by McBurney at Barr Lake on October 9. --A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Breitsch at Barr Lake on the S side feeders at the Visitors Center on October 11. --At Barr Lake Banding Station on October 12, McBurney banded PHILADELPHIA VIREO, Winter Wren, Field Sparrow, and 2 White-throated Sparrows. Arapahoe County: --A GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Hudak at Centennial Park on October 10. It was at the S end of oxbow lake which is off the N side of the big lake N of the covered picnic area. Centennial Park is at 4630 S. Decataur, Englewood. It is off W Union between S Federal and S Santa Fe Drive. Baca County: --At Two Buttes below the dam on October 11, Leatherman reported Winter Wren, Eastern Phoebe, and heard a Northern Cardinal. Bent County: --At Tempel Grove on October 12, Leatherman reported Winter Wren, Carolina, Wren, 3 White-throated Sparrows, imm Harris's Sparrow, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, Nashville Warbler, and 2 Eastern Phoebe. Boulder County: --A Red-necked Grebe was reported by Deininger at McIntosh Lake in Longmont on October 7. Komar refound the Red-necked Grebe on October 10. --A GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Severs at windbreak of Teller Farms Parking Lot on October 9. This is the third year that this sparrow has appeared at this spot. Douglas/Jefferson Counties: --At Plum Creek Delta woods at Chatfield SP, Walbek reported a PHILADELPHIA VIREO on October 7. El Paso County: --A 1st winter tan-striped White-throated Sparrow was reported by Pals at Fountain Creek Nature Center feeders on October 12. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: --At Chico Basin Ranch near the banding station on October 7, Percival reported Worm-eating Warbler, Northern Parula, Winter Wren, 2 Swamp Sparrows, and 2 White-throated Sparrows; and at marsh at HQ a Swamp Sparrow and an Eastern Phoebe at Rose Pond. --At Chico Basin Ranch near banding station on October 8, Drummond reported 2 Swamp Sparrows and 2 White-throated Sparrows and by Rose Pond a Nashville Warbler and Eastern Phoebe. Fremont County: --At Florence River Park on October 7, Kosar reported Green Heron and Nashville Warbler. Huerfano County: --At Lathrop SP, Neldner reported a Tennessee Warbler at Martin Lake and 2 Winter Wrens at a wildlife pond between Martin Lake and Horseshoe Lake on October 7. Jefferson County: --A Palm Warbler was reported the Henwood at Bear Creek Lake Park on October 7. --A Western Palm Warbler was reported by Schottler at Belmar on October 8. Kit Carson County: --At Stratton on October 7, Peterson reported 2 White-throated Sparrows. --At Flager Golf Course on October 7, Peterson reported Swamp Sparrow, 2 White-throated Sparrows, and Palm Warbler. --At Flager SWA on October 7, Peterson reported 3 White-throated Sparrows. --At Flager SWA on October 12, Walbek reported Wood Thrush, f EASTERN TOWHEE, and 5-6 White-throated Sparrows. Larimer County: --A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and White-throated Sparrow were reported by Komar on October 8 in W Fort Collins in green space along a canal between West Lake St & Prospect St, just W of Cedarwood Road. Komar reported that the PHILADELPHIA VIREO continues in the same area on October 9. Morgan County: --On October 8 at Jackson Lake SP, Mlodinow reported 28 American Golden-Plovers, juv Thayer's Gull, ad Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 15 White-throated Sparrows. --On October 12, Wilberding reported that American Golden-Plovers continue at Jackson Lake SP. Phillips County: --At Holyoke Cemetery on October 7 in 4-6" of snow, Kellner reported YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, White-throated Sparrow, and Blackburnian Warbler. --At Holyoke City Park on October 7, Kellner reported YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and Red-bellied Woodpecker. --At Holyoke in a thicket on October 7, Mark Peterson reported 9 White-throated Sparrows. Prowers County: --A western Palm Warbler was reported by Leatherman at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar on October 9. --A f Indigo Bunting was reported by Leatherman at Riverside Cemetery in Lamar on October 9. --At Thurston Reservoir at the E end near outlet canal, Leatherman reported 3 Swamp Sparrows and 8 White-throated Sparrows on October 8. --At Riverside Cemetery in Lamar on October 12, Leatherman reported Eastern Phoebe and Nashville Warbler. --A Nashville Warbler was reported by Leatherman at Lamar Community College Woods on October 12. --A White-winged Dove was reported by Leatherman on 1st St in Lamar, N of Willow Creek Park on October 12. --A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Leatherman by the Arkansas River E of Lamar at CR 13. Pueblo County: --At Lake Pueblo SP on October 7, Cici Lee reported at Rock Canyon Palm Warbler and White-throated Sparrow, 2 Black Phoebes at Valco Ponds, and a Curve-billed Thrasher at Snakeskin Picnic Area. --A probable PACIFIC WREN was reported by Percival W of Valco Ponds Parking Lot on October 12. Sedgwick County: --On CR 40 just N of the Phillips/Sedgwick County Line on October 7, Kellner reported a Harris's Sparrow. --At Duck Creek SWA on October 7, Kellner reported Swamp Sparrow and Winter Wren. Washington County: --At Last Chance on October 8, Mlodinow reported a HERMIT WARBLER kitty corner from the rest stop in sunflowers and weeds and Black-throated Blue Warbler. --At Last Chance on October 9, Kathy Mihm Dunning relocated the HERMIT WARBLER on the same corner and the warbler was seen by many other birders. On October 11, Walbek and Kilpatrick refound the HERMIT WARBLER on the same corner. On October 12, Deininger reported that the HERMIT WARBLER flew north from an Elm by the Mailbox at 7:13 am. Roller reported that the HERMIT WARBLER was not found between 9:30 - 10:30 am on October 12. --At Last Chance on October 9, Breitsch reported imm Harris's Sparrow, 2 Nashville Warblers, Winter Wren, and cooperative Black-throated Blue Warbler. --At Last Chance on October 10, Lawrence reported Winter Wren and White-throated Sparrow. --At Last Chance on October 12, Roller reported a probable YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. Weld County: --3-5 White-throated Sparrows were reported by Righter at Crow Valley CG on October 12. Yuma County: --On Hwy 385, S of CR 44.5 on October 7, Peterson reported a Palm Warbler. --At Foster's Grove CG at Bonny on October 7, Peterson reported 4 White-throated Sparrows and White-eyed Vireo. --At Wagon Wheel CG at Bonny on October 7, Peterson reported 2 Eastern Phoebes. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, October 13 will be to Central South Platte River led by Jackie King (720-381-3314). Meet the leader at 0800 at parking Lot Walnut at 4th and Walnut St on the Auraria Campus. Will walk along the greenbelt and see what birds are living in the heart of downtown Denver. Bring drinking water and snacks for a half day trip. Leader uses a scooter for mobility so the trip will be accessible for handicapped. Parking costs $2 for all day. From I-25 take Speer Blvd South to Auraria Parkway, then turn right to 7th St. At 7th St turn left one block to Walnut. Turn right onto Walnut and continue to 4th and you will see the parking lot on the South side of the street. Please call the leader if going. Meeting place is very close to the Light Rail Station. The DFO event for Sunday, October 14, will be The Big Sit led by Joey Kellner (303-978-1748). The meeting place is the Heron-Over-look at Chatfield State Park. From Wadsworth Blvd entrance, go right at the T and continue around the reservoir. After you cross the South Platte River make a hard left into the large parking lot label Heronry Overlook. At the far right corner a trail leads down to the Heron Overlook. Come and join Joey and other recruits any time after dawn. Stay for an hour, all morning, or all day. Bring chairs, breakfast, lunch, dinner. Bring binoculars, scopes, field guides, and other essential birding equipment. State Parks Pass required. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
