Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: August 20, 2014 email: [email protected] The RBA phone line has been discontinued.
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, August 20 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Snowy Plover (Alamosa, Otero) Piping Plover (Otero) LITTLE GULL (*Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Logan) Caspian Tern (Morgan) White-winged Dove (Weld) Greater Roadrunner (Pueblo) WHIP-POOR-WILL (La Plata) ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo) American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Mesa) Gray Flycatcher (Fremont) Black Phoebe (Fremont, Pueblo) Eastern Phoebe (Pueblo) Cassin's Kingbird (Pueblo) Bell's Vireo (Logan) Common Raven (*Boulder) Purple Martin (Mesa) Pygmy Nuthatch (*Boulder) Western Bluebird (*Boulder) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Grand) Northern Waterthrush (El Paso, Larimer, Pueblo) Fox Sparrow (Mesa) Indigo Bunting (El Paso) Lesser Goldfinch (*Boulder) ALAMOSA COUNTY: --A Snowy Plover was reported by Rawinski at Blanca Wetlands, east of Alamosa on August 11. The best place for shorebirds was Pond #114 just N of "t" in Road. Go either N or S. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: --A juvenile plumaged LITTLE GULL was reported by Walbek at Cherry Creek SP in the middle of the lake on August 14, August 15, August 17 and August 19. BOULDER COUNTY: --On August 16 on the Bird Walk led by Steve Frye at Betasso Preserve they reported 40 Pygmy Nuthatches, 4 Lesser Goldfinches, 1 Common Raven and 10 Western Bluebirds. EL PASO COUNTY: --A m Indigo Bunting was banded by Brown at Clear Springs Ranch on August 9. --An ad Northern Waterthrush was banded by Brown at Clear Springs Ranch on August 14. FREMONT COUNTY: --Gray Flycatchers were reported by Moss at Red Canyon Park 10 miles N of Canon City on August 16. There was a family of four plus an additional 3 Gray Flycatchers. GRAND COUNTY: --On August 13, Remsen reported 18 Black-throated Gray Warblers and 4 Black-chinned Hummingbirds on CR 117 above Radium. LA PLATA COUNTY: --A WHIP-POOR-WILL was found by Larson and Remsen S of Durango on Hwy 140 near the state line on August 16. LARIMER COUNTY: --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Biggerstaff at Dixon Reservoir low in bushes just S of the inlet stream on the S side of the dam on August 14. LOGAN COUNTY: --A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Mlodinow at Jumbo on August 16. --4+ Bell's Vireos were reported by Kaempfer in hedgerows at Little Jumbo on August 16. MESA COUNTY: --On August 11, Cooper reported migrating Purple Martins and Common Nighthawks at Fruita Reservoir #2. --On August 10, Korte reported 10 Purple Martins on Brush Creek Road where it enters Aspens. Some of th martins were recently fledged. --On August 18, Stigen reported 3 American Three-toed Woodpeckers on Grand Mesa on the Crag Crest trail. MORGAN COUNTY: --3 Caspian Terns were reported by Dowell at Jackson Lake SP on the NE side of the lake on August 11. On August 15, Mlodinow reported a Caspian Tern at Jackson Lake on the NE side. At the campground side, Mlodinow reported a Northern Waterthrush on August 15. OTERO COUNTY: On August 10, Minner-Lee reported Snowy Plovers with chicks and 2 Piping Plovers at Lake Cheraw. PUEBLO COUNTY: --On August 16, Percival reported the following at Valco Ponds/Rock Canyon: Northern Waterthrush, 1 Black Phoebe, and 5 Eastern Phoebe, 2 Cassin's Kingbirds --On August 16, Moss reported 4 ACORN WOODPECKERS in pines at Pueblo Mountain Park. --A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Moss on Siloam Road in West Pueblo County on August 16. WELD COUNY: --A White-winged Dove was reported by Mlodinow at Crow Valley on August 13. DFO Field Trips: The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, August 23 will be to Chatfield SP led by Bob Shade (303-975-2476). Call Leader if going. Meet inside west entrance of park off S> Wadsworth, 1.5 miles south of C-470. State Parks Pass required. This will be a half-day trip so lunch will be optional but bring water and a snack. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, August 24 will be to Walden Ponds in Boulder led by Chuck Hundertmark (chundertmark AT gmail.com or 303-604-0531) . Call or email if going. Meet leader at Cottonwood Marsh parking lat a 0800. Half-day trip. Easy walking 2 to 3 miles. If time allow, will also cehck Teller Lake #5 and White Rocks Trail. The next monthly meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, August 25 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Ricketson Auditorium at 7:30 pm. Bob Shade will give a program on Birds of Japan. 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAHtstTeRYya2EOVd7GTT3uOsRyMdFhNAeX3LgoLHMVArLcVRtw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
