Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: October 14, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, October 14, 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) American Golden-Plover (Morgan) Thayer's Gull (Morgan) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Morgan) White-winged Dove (Prowers) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (*Washington) Eastern Phoebe (Baca, Bent, Prowers) Carolina Wren (Bent) BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Bent) PHILADELPHIA VIREO (Adams, Larimer) PACIFIC WREN (Pueblo) Winter Wren (*Adams, Baca, Bent, Sedgwick, Washington) Wood Thrush (Kit Carson) Nashville Warbler (Bent, Prowers, Pueblo, Washington) Magnolia Warbler (*Adams) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Washington) HERMIT WARBLER (Washington) Palm Warbler (Jefferson, Prowers) EASTERN TOWHEE (Kit Carson) Field Sparrow (Adams) Fox Sparrow (*Washington) Swamp Sparrow (Kit Carson, Prowers, Sedgwick) White-throated Sparrow (Adams, Bent, *Boulder, El Paso, *Fremont, Morgan, Prowers, *Washington, Weld) Harris's Sparrow (Adams, Bent, Sedgwick, Washington) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Arapahoe, Boulder) Northern Cardinal (Holyoke, Baca) Indigo Bunting (Prowers) Rusty Blackbird (*Fremont) 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. --At Barr Lake Banding Station on October 13, McBurney banded Winter Wren and Magnolia Warbler. 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. Mlodinow refound the Red-necked Grebe on October 13. --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. --At Panama Reservoir on October 13, Mlodinow reported White-throated Sparrow. 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 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 13, Peterson reported 2 White-throated Sparrows. --At Holcim Wetlands on October 13, Peterson reported 3 Rusty Blackbirds. Jefferson County: --A Western Palm Warbler was reported by Schottler at Belmar on October 8. Kit Carson County: --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: --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. --At Last Chance on October 13, Mark Miller reported YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, Fox Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow. Weld County: --3-5 White-throated Sparrows were reported by Righter at Crow Valley CG on October 12. 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 cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
