Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 12, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
The weather has caused the RBA phone down to be down off and on for a few days now. This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday September 12, 2013 sponsored by the 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 (* indicates new information on this species in this report): Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) REDDISH EGRET (Bent) Sabine's Gull (Weld) RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Bent) Red-bellied Woodpecker (*Bent, *Prowers) YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Morgan) Eastern Phoebe (Boulder) Great Crested Flycatcher (*Bent, *Prowers) Bell's Vireo (Morgan) PHILDELPHIA VIREO (*Bent, Washington) Bohemian Waxwing (Larimer) Tennessee Warbler (Adams, Prowers) Nashville Warbler (Mesa, *Moffat) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Boulder, *Moffat, Pueblo) Magnolia Warbler (Morgan, *Prowers) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Ouray) Blackpoll Warbler (*Bent) Black-and-white Warbler (Morgan, *Prowers) Prothonotary Warbler (Jefferson) SWAINSON'S WARBLER (Adams) Ovenbird (Pueblo, Morgan) Northern Waterthrush (Boulder, *Pueblo, Washington) SCARLET TANAGER (*Pueblo) Northern Cardinal (*Prowers) Indigo Bunting (Boulder) PAINTED BUNTING (*Pueblo) ADAMS COUNTY: -- Two male Black-and-white Warblers were reported by McBurney at the RMBO Barr Banding Station on September 5. --A SWAINSON'S WARBLER and Tennessee Warbler were reported by Sheeter at Barr Lake on September 7. BENT COUNTY: --Duane Nelson reported on September 9 that the white-morph REDDISH EGRET continues at Verhoeff Lake. It may be visible form US 50 at CR 26.5. The egret was NOT seen on September 10. There has also been a sub-ad Snowy Egret at Verhoeff to confuse the ID. For a closer look contact Duane at dnelson1 ATcenturytel.net to see if he is available to help you get a closer look. --A male RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was reported by Duane Nelson coming to his feeder in Las Animas on September 9 and on September 10. The hummingbird was last seen the morning of September 10. Birders are welcome to look for this bird provided they call or e-mail Duane first. His e-mail is dnelson1 AT centurytel.net --At Tempel Grove on September 9, Duane Nelson reported 2 Great Crested Flycatchers. --At Tempel Grove on September 11, Gillian reported PHILADELPHIA VIREO, Blackpoll Warbler, Great Crested Flycather, and Red-bellied Woodpecker. BOULDER COUNTY: --An Indigo Bunting and Chestnut-sided Warbler were reported by Burke on Old St. Vrain Road in Lyons on September 8. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Floyd at Cottonwood Marsh near the boardwalk and a singing Eastern Phoebe at the west end of Cottonwood Marsh on September 10. --An imm Sabine's Gull was reported by Waltman in the NW corner of Lagerman Reservoir on September 10. EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES: --A Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Farese at the Chico Basin Banding Station (fee area) on September 7. --On September 8 at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area), Percival reported Chestnut-sided Warbler and Northern Waterthrush at Rose Pond (Pueblo), Ovenbird at Headquarters (Pueblo) and f/imm Black-and-white-Warbler by the banding station (El Paso). JEFFERSON COUNTY: --A Prothonotary Warbler was found by Goldthwait at Main Reservoir in Lakewood on September 10. Main Reservoir is in the NW corner of Florida and Kipling. Park in the only lot and walk west until you enter a wet woodland. The warbler was with a mixed flock in the woodland. LARIMER COUNTY: --6 Bohemian Waxwings were reported by Lutomski with a flock of Cedar Waxwings at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Colins on September 7. MESA COUNTY: --A Nashville Warbler was reported by Korte at Vega Lake in willows and cottonwoods below the dam at Fisherman's Flats on September 6. --MOFFAT COUNTY: --A m Chestnut-sided Warbler and 3 Nashville Warblers were reported by Luke at Loudy-Simpson Park in Craig on September 11. MORGAN COUNTY: --At Jackson Lake SP on September 5, Sheeter reported in the campground area Black-and-white Warbler, 2 Ovenbirds, Magnolia Warbler, and Bell's Vireo. --At Jackson Lake SP on September 10, Mlodinow reported YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and Black-and-white Warbler. The flycatcher was in the small group of trees before the red barn (Private) -- Hillbilly Acres. OURAY COUNTY: --A Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by McConnell at Billy Creek SWA on September 7. PROWERS COUNTY: --At the High School Grove in Lamar, Duane Nelson reported Great Crested Flycatcher on September 9. --A f Tennessee Warbler was reported by Duane Nelson at Lamar Community College on September 9. --At Lamar Community College Woods, Duane Nelson reported on September 10, Magnolia Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Cardinal, Great Crested Flycatcher, and Red-bellied Woodpecker. PUEBLO COUNTY: --A Red-throated Loon was reported by Percival by the Sailboard Launching Area of Pueblo Reservoir on September 7. --In Colorado City on September 11, Percival reported a green plumaged PAINTED BUNTING, f SCARLET TANAGER, and 2 Northern Waterthrush. WASHINGTON COUNTY: --A Northern Waterthrush and Ovenbird were reported by Koehn at Last Chance on September 4. --A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was reported by Mlodinow at the Inlet Canal at Prewitt on September 10. WELD COUNTY: --At Loloff Reservoir on September 5, Leatherman and Sheeter reported 2 Sabine's Gulls (1 ad, 1 imm). On September 7, Leatherman reported 1 ad Sabine's Gull at Loloff. On September 8, Kingwood reported that the ad Sabine's Gull continued at Loloff. --2 ad Sabine's Gulls were reported by Lefko at Timnath Reservoir on September 8. No DFO Field trips scheduled but you can help with the Fall Bird Counts Saturday, September 14 Barr Lake periphery. This trip, mostly driving, does not involve much walking and will be good for people with limited mobility or stamina. Leader: Dick Anderson, 303-757-4582. Phone or email leader at rholmesanderson AT earthlink.net. Meet at 0700 at Barr Lake Entrance Station. Chatfield State Park Leader, Joey Kellner, 303-978-1748. Meet at 0630 at West (Deer Creek) entrance to park. State Parks pass required. Cherry Creek Reservoir Leaders: Cheryl Teuton and Dan Brooks (303-912-3341). Meet at 0800 at Marina, inside west gate near Cherry Creek High School. State Parks pass required. Waterton, downstream. 4--5 mile hike. Wear long pants due to bare-leg-unfriendly plans such as poison ivy, thistles, and knapweed. Leaders: Hugh and Urling Kingery (303-814-2723). Meet at 0630 at Audubon Nature Center (left turn immediately after turning onto Waterton/Roxborough road before the DOW parking lot for Waterton Canyon). Lower Bear Creek and Marston Reservoir Leader Chuck Aid (303-674-3331 or caid At ecentral.com) Meet at 0630 at parking lot adjacent to the Conoco Station at the NE corner of Morrison Road and C470. Will bird Bear Creek Lake Park and the Bear Creek Greenbelt in the morning and Marston Reservoir in the afternoon. Sunday, September 15 Barr Lake State Park Lots of walking -- at least five miles on all sides of the lake, including the banding station. Leader: Dick Schottler (303-278-8035). Call leader if you plan to go. Meet at 0630 at RMBO, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane. South off Bromley Lane; from I-76, first road east of railroad track. State Parks pass required. Castlewood Canyon State Park Leader: Kirk Huffstater (303-660-9298) Meet at 0630 at the Homestead. From CO 86, 0.5 miles west of Franktown, turn south on Castlewood Canyon Road, go two miles to old entrance; Homestead is first parking lot on the left. State Parks pass required. Rocky Mountain Arsenal Leader: Urling Kingery, (303-641-8823). Call leader to sign up; spaces available. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. 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