Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: April 28, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, April 29, 2013 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) EURASIAN WIGEON (*Mesa) Barrow's Goldeneye (Eagle) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Bent) Green Heron (Fremont) Glossy Ibis (Boulder, Kit Carson) Broad-winged Hawk (Arapahoe, Boulder, *Douglas/Jefferson, *Fremont, *Jefferson, Kit Carson, Las Animas, Prowers) American Golden Plover (Weld) Snowy Plover (Bent, Kiowa) Piping Plover (Bent) HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Araphaoe, *Prowers) Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe) ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Bent) Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe) Caspian Tern (Arapahoe, Delta, *Jackson) Greater Roadrunner (Baca) ARIZONA WOODPECKER (*Las Animas) Black Phoebe (*Fremont) Eastern Phoebe (Baca, *Boulder, *Douglas/Jefferson,*Fremont, Jefferson) Winter Wren (*Las Animas) Carolina Wren (Fremont, Prowers) Varied Thrush (Arapahoe) Northern Parula (Baca) EASTERN TOWHEE (Baca) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Baca) BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (Mesa) Black-throated Sparrow (*Fremont) Fox Sparrow (Delta, Jefferson) Swamp Sparrow (Baca) Harris's Sparrow (Fremont) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson, *Montrose) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) Common Redpoll (Jackson) ARAPAHOE COUNTY: --The Greenwood Village Varied Thrush continues to visit the backyard of Kirby and Mary Eleanor Cockerham as of April 22. If you would like to try to see the bird please call the Cockerhams at 303-771-8021 and arrange for a visit. The best viewing is from their kitchen. The bird is getting more difficult to predict and view. --A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was reported by Bob Brown at the edge of the meadow east of Cottonwood Pond at Cherry Creek SP on April 24. --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Strecher at Cherry Creek SP flying by the West Side Picnic Area on April 24. On April 25, Filby reported a Broad-winged Hawk in a tree near the Prairie Loop at Cherry Creek SP. --On April 24, Filby reported the following at Cherry Creek SP: 3 Thayer's Gulls, 1 Glaucous Gull, and 1 ICELAND GULL. --On April 26 at Cherry Creek SP, Teuton reported 3 Caspian Terns on the spit closest to the Marina. BACA COUNTY: --At Picture Canyon on April 23, Pendleton reported 2 Greater Roadrunners, Northern Parula, and 2 Rufous-crowned Sparrows. The Roadrunners were at the Homestead near the entrace to the canyon, the Parula was approximately 1 mile on left loop from the parking lot, and the Sparrows were 1/2 mile from parking lot near where the trail passes by an old earthen dam. --A f EASTERN TOWHEE was reported by Komar in Cottonwood Canyon on April 26. --At Two Buttes on April 26, Leatherman reported Eastern Phoebe and Swamp Sparrow. BENT COUNTY: --At John Martin Reservoir on April 23, Duane Nelson reported 6 Piping Plovers, 1 Snowy Plover, 1 ad breeding plumaged NEOTROPIC CORMORANT, and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (West End). If you want to see the Piping Plovers please contact Duane off-line. BOULDER COUNTY: --An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Kaempfer at 75th St bridge over Boulder Creek on April 27. --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Joel Such on Old South Saint Vrain Road in Lyons on April 22. --A Glossy Ibis was reported by Kingswood at Cottonwood Marsh on April 24. --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Hansley near 75th St and Boulder Creek on April 25. DELTA COUNTY: --A Fox Sparrow was reported by Beason along Stewart Ditch on the edge of Paonia on April 23. --2 Caspian Terns were reported by Bradley at Hart's Basin on April 23. DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: --On April 27, Kellner reported 2 Eastern Phoebes and 2 Broad-winged Hawks at Chatfield SP. One phoebe was at the foot bridge over Plum Creek and the other was a Kingfisher Bridge. Both birds were singing. One hawk was at Plum Creek and the other by the Platte River. . EAGLE COUNTY: --10+ Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Filby at Spring Park Reservoir on April 26. FREMONT COUNTY: --On April 24, Moss reported Green Heron and Carolina Wren at Sell's Lake. --A Broad-winged Hawk and imm Harris's Sparrow were reported by Moss in Canon City on April 22. --On April 27, Percival reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks along the Bluff Trail portion of Canon City Riverwalk east of Sells Pond Parking Lot; 3 Eastern Phoebes between Raynols Ave and Sells Ave on the Riverwalk; and a Black Phoebe at the MacKenzie Ave Parking Lot and a Broad-winged Hawk W of Mackenzie Ave Parking Lot. --2 Black-throated Sparrows were reported by Percival along Hwy 115 east of Florence on April 27. JACKSON COUNTY: --At a feeder in Walden, Komar reported 30 Common Redpolls on April 24. --A Caspian Tern was reported by Komar at Walden Reservoir on April 24. The Caspian Tern was seen again by Hundertmark on April 26. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at the Red Rocks Trading Post, first reported by Henwood on October 26, was seen again on April 24 by Henwood. --On April 24, Henwood reported that the "Slate-colored" Fox Sparrow was seen at Red Rocks Trading Post. --On April 24, Rouch reported 8 Broad-winged Hawks over Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch. On April 25, Valieres reported 7 Broad-winged Hawks over Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch. On April 26, Hill reported 3 Broad-winged Hawks over the hawk watch. On April 27, Wuerthele reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks over Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch. --At Bear Creek Lake Park on April 24, Henwood reported a singing Eastern Phoebe and a Broad-winged Hawk at Pelican Point on the Turkey Creek side. On April 25, Henwood refound the Broad-winged Hawk on the trail from Pelican Point towards Turkey Creek. KIOWA COUNTY: --3 Snowy Plovers were reported by Pendleton at Neegronda Reservoir on April 23. KIT CARSON COUNTY: --A Glossy Ibis was reported by Mlodinow at Flager SWA on April 24. LAS ANIMAS COUNTY: --On April 26, Komar reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks (1 light morph, 1 dark morph) in Cottonwood Canyon --On April 26, Komar reported a possible ARIZONA WOODPECKER in Cottonwood Canyon. It was seen in a side canyon opposite the south campsite area. On April 27, Duane Nelson and Dave Leatherman searched for the ARIZONA WOODPECKER but did NOT find it but they did find a Winter Wren 100 yards upstream from the road into the same canyon. MESA COUNTY: --A BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW was reported by Bradley in Colorado National Monument on the No Thoroughfare/Devil's Kitchen Trail on April 25. --An EURASIAN WIGEON was reported by Leon Thurmon on a pond E of 29 Road on the Riverfront Bike Trail in Grand Junction on April 27. MONTROSE COUNTY: --A GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Coen Dexter in his yard in Nucla on April 27. If you would like to try for the bird the address is 233 East 5th Ave. You can contact Coen and Brenda at 970-864-7195 or by e-mail at coenbrenda AT yahoo.com. PROWERS COUNTY: --An imm dark morph Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Duane Nelson at Lamar Community College Woods (LCCW) on April 23. On April 23 and 26, Leatherman reported a light morph Broad-winged Hawk at LCCW. --On April 24, Leatherman reported 3 Northern Cardinals at LCCW. --On April 22 and 26 Leatherman reported Carolina Wren at LCCW. --A Hudsonian Godwit was reported by David Chartier in a Flooded Field W of 7 Rd leading into Thurston Reservoir on April 27. WELD COUNTY: --On the south side of Lower Latham at CR 48 W of CR 49, Kellner reported a near breeding plumaged American Golden Plover on the S side of the road on April 26. The DFO field trip for Sunday, April 28 will be to the Pueblo Area led by Paul Slingsby (303-422-3728). Meet the leader at 0600 at the SE corner of the Sears parking lot, just north of C470 and Yosemite. The store that used to be The Great Indoors is now Sears. Will carpool from there. Depending on recent bird sightings will visit Pueblo City Park, Olive Marsh, Nature Center of Pueblo, Valco Ponds, Rock Creek Canyon Rec Area. Bring lunch and plan to walk as much as 3 miles on trails. Will be back at the Sears parking lot by about 6 pm. The DFO field trip for Saturday, May 4 will be to Rigli Ranch led by Joe RIgli (970-768-7121). Meet the leader at the ranch by 0830. From Hudson, go east on CO 52 until it turns north. Don't turn north, but continue east on Morgan County road F to CR 14, then turn north for approximately one mile to first house on left by boxcars. Bring lunch and extra water. The DFO field trip for Sunday, May 5 will be to Denver City Park for a photo and behavior trip led by Chuck Hundertmark (303-604-0521). Meet the leader at 0700 at the parking strip SW of 22nd Ave just north of Ferril Lake. From Colorado Blvd, turn west onto 22nd Ave. and go past the Museum of Nature and Science. Turn left just before the zoo at the sign to the Pavilion Bandstand. Park on the left at the end of the parking area closest to Ferril Lake. We will photograph and observe nesting behavior of Double-crested Cormorants, Black-crowned Night Herons, and Snowy Egrets at Ferril and Duck Lakes. For SLR's a 300m lnes or better is recommended. Will walk the park for migrants and early nesters. Bring water, snacks, binoculars, camera with optional tripod and scopes. Half Day trip. Limit of 10 participants. Call or email leader if you plan to attend. Email is chundertmark AT gmail.com Good Birding, Joyce Takamine -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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