Will do. --M. On May 29, 2015, at 2:23 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> [email protected] Google Groups > Topic digest > View all topics > RMBO Chatfield Banding Report, 5/28/15 - 1 Update > I talked to Sue Riffe and there was an entry error for the magpie jay - 1 > Update > a quiz - 1 Update > Crow Valley is still closed!!! - 1 Update > New Yard Birds/Nunn (Weld) - 1 Update > Chestnut-sided warbler in Alamosa - 1 Update > CFO outing recap: CFO "Big Night," May 23-24 - 1 Update > Yesterday in Weld County (and Boulder) - 1 Update > Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 28 May 2015 - 1 Update > RMBO Chatfield Banding Report, 5/28/15 > meredith <[email protected]>: May 28 07:49PM -0700 > > Quieter than yesterday, with 26 birds banded and 2 returns from prior > years, but well above the numbers we were seeing the last week last year, > when we were in the single digits most days. Here's the breakdown: > > House Wren 1 return, banded last year > Swainson's Thrush 2 > Gray Catbird 6 > Yellow Warbler 9 new, 1 banded last year > Common Yellowthroat 3 > Wilson's Warbler 1 > Yellow-breasted Chat 1 > Spotted Towhee 1 > Lincoln's Sparrow 2 > Lazuli Bunting 1 > > Three more days! Open from about 7:30 to 11, weather permitting, Fri, Sat, > Sun. > > Meredith McBurney > Bander, Chatfield Station > Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory > Back to top > I talked to Sue Riffe and there was an entry error for the magpie jay > > Joe Roller <[email protected]>: May 28 08:10PM -0600 > > Any of us can make a typo or a slip of the mouse. She was using a world > list. > Sue is an experienced and keen birder and entered a lot of valuable data > today from many places, > as she birded around Chaffee and Saguache Counties. > > She will fix the entry tonight. > > Joe Roller, > Denver > Back to top > a quiz > DAVID A LEATHERMAN <[email protected]>: May 28 07:00PM -0600 > > Which of the following is the correct spelling of a CO bird named after a > professor of English at Edinburgh University in Scotland, who was also a > naturalist, and who helped none other than John James Audubon with his > writing? > > a) MaGillvray's > > b) McGillivray's > > c) MacGillivary's > > d) MacGillivray's > > e) McGillvrey's > > f) MacGillavrey's > > g) MacGillvray's > > Hint: the bird was named (by Audubon) after William MacGillivray. Maybe Bob > Righter will be kind enough to tell us more about this interesting man, who > certainly deserves us getting his name right, in a future piece for "Colorado > Birds". I hope so. > > > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > Back to top > Crow Valley is still closed!!! > Mark Amershek <[email protected]>: May 28 03:29PM -0700 > > I got this information in an email from the Colorado Birding Society today: > > I just called the Forest Service for Pawnee National Grasslands. Crow > Valley Campground is closed to all activity. The Local Sheriff has issued > several tickets to people going on the property. Conditions are expected > to not change at least through the middle of next week. > > Good birding, elsewhere. > > Directions to birding spots on CoBus website: > http://coloradobirdingsociety.net16.net > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fcoloradobirdingsociety.net16.net&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHbkyORtntZaQ24Kk-7n_hNN1G4vw> > > Rebecca Kosten, Vice-President, Colorado Birding Society > Denver, Colorado > > I was there last week and saw the sign on the gate. It made no exceptions > for entry of birders. > > Mark Amershek > Back to top > New Yard Birds/Nunn (Weld) > "The \"Nunn Guy\"" <[email protected]>: May 28 12:27PM -0700 > > Hi all > > Gray Catbird, Orchard Oriole and an <empid> species. Yard total now 131 > species since 2002. > > Complete list here: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/notes/My_Yard_Birds > > Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn > http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ > Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m > Back to top > Chestnut-sided warbler in Alamosa > <[email protected]>: May 28 12:50PM -0600 > > There were exciting birds about everywhere this morning as temps were warmer > and insect life more active. > > Rock Creek Ranch (Rio Grande County): Olive-sided Flycatcher > > Monte Vista Refuge (Rio Grande County): Lark Bunting....first of the season. > > Pike’s Stockade: (Conejos County): Eastern Kingbird....they breed here every > year lately > Willow Flycatcher > (no W-eyed Vireo but you’d need hip boots to find that one) > > Alamosa Golf Course : Cougar Woods (Alamosa County, at north end of golf > course on way to frisbee golf course) > Male Chestnut-sided Warbler: Only the 8th record for the San Luis Valley. > McGillivray’s Warbler > Sora > > At “black tee” just 100 yards west of Cattail Clubhouse > Female American Redstart > McGillivrays Warbler > Lincolns Sparrow > Willow Flycatcher > > Seems like birds are finally moving through.... > > John Rawinski > Monte Vista, CO > Back to top > CFO outing recap: CFO "Big Night," May 23-24 > Ted Floyd <[email protected]>: May 28 07:17AM -0700 > > Hello, Birders. Here's a recap of the CFO all-nighter, Sat.- Sun., May > 23-24: > > http://blog.aba.org/2015/05/the-big-night.html > > A few recent birds from around Boulder County: *northern parula* in > downtown Boulder, Mon., May 25; *northern waterthrush* at Greenlee > Preserve, Tues., May 26; two *red crossbills* flying over Greenlee > Preserve, a bit out of place, Wed., May 27. > > Ted Floyd > Lafayette, Boulder County > Back to top > Yesterday in Weld County (and Boulder) > Steven Mlodinow <[email protected]>: May 28 09:21AM -0400 > > Greetings All > > > With Crow Valley closed, I started near my home at Golden Ponds in Longmont > Few migrants were present, but an imm male AM REDSTART and adult male > MAGNOLIA WARBLER were singing on the s. side of the river, e. of the bridge, > on the side of the trail away from the river. > > > Then off to an area near Milliken, w. of where Hwy 60 crosses the S Platte. > This area must be birded from the road. > An adult male SCARLET TANAGER was calling repeatedly from the edge of the > road and flew off when I reached for my camera. Several BH Grosbeaks and one > RB GROSBEAK was singing in the area and a few migrant Western Tanagers were > still present. An AM REDSTART was here as well. > > > The "natural area" that heads w. from the main portion of Glenmere Park in > Greeley had a small group of migrants at a grouping of Box Elder including a > singing PLUMBEOUS VIREO and a female MAGNOLIA WARBLER. Farther to the west, > there was an ALDER FLYCATCHER (I think about 20 have been seen in CO this > spring) > > > Eaton Cemetery was relatively inactive. > Seeley, Neff, Neuman Reservoirs were a yawn. Windsor Res had many Western and > a few Clark's Grebes, but little else. > > > Sorry for the delayed report. > Good Birding > Steve Mlodinow > Longmont, CO > Back to top > Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 28 May 2015 > Joyce Takamine <[email protected]>: May 28 04:18AM -0600 > > Compiler: Joyce Takamine > Date: 28 May 2015 > E-mail: rba AT cobirds.org > > This is the Rare Bird Alert, Thursday, May 28 sponsored by Denver Field > Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. > > Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). > > Broad-winged Hawk (Larimer, Phillips, Sedgwick, Weld) > Laughing Gull (Larimer) > Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larimer) > ARCTIC TERN (Larimer) > BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (El Paso (CB)) > LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Weld) > Red-headed Woodpecker (*Larimer, Prowers, Pueblo, Yuma) > EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Larimer) > ALDER FLYCATCHER (Arapahoe, Phillips, Pueblo (CB), Sedgwick, *Weld) > Least Flycatcher (El Paso, El Paso (CB), Jefferson, *Larimer) > Gray Flycatcher (Arapahoe, Douglas, Larimer) > Black Phoebe (Pueblo) > Eastern Phoebe (Boulder, Jefferson, Las Animas) > Great Crested Flycatcher (Huerfano, Larimer) > White-eyed Vireo (*Conejos) > Bell's Vireo (Douglas, *Pueblo) > Blue-headed Vireo (Jefferson) > Winter Wren (Larimer) > Curve-billed Thrasher (Pueblo) > Lapland Longspur (Prowers) > Worm-eating Warbler (Larimer) > Golden-winged Warbler (Larimer) > Blue-winged Warbler (Jefferson) > BREWSTER'S WARBLER (Larimer) > Prothonotary Warbler (Adams, Prowers) > Chestnut-sided Warbler (Arapahoe, El Paso, La Plata, Larimer) > MOURNING WARBLER (El Paso (CB), Larimer) > Hooded Warbler (Boulder, El Paso (CB)) > Magnolia Warbler (*Boulder, El Paso (CB), Larimer, Pueblo (CB)) > Blackburnian Warbler (Routt) > Black-throated Green Warbler (El Paso (CB)) > EASTERN TOWHEE (Morgan) > Canyon Towhee (*Larimer) > Hepatic tanager (Huerfano) > Summer Tanager (Boulder, Larimer, Phillips) > Scarlet Tanager (*Weld) > Northern Cardinal (Prowers) > Painted Bunting (Pueblo) > Baltimore Oriole (El Paso) > > ADAMS COUNTY: > --2 Prothonotary Warblers were reported by Jay Hutchins at Rocky Mountain > Arsenal NWR on May 24. > > ARAPAHOE COUNTY: > --A m Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Lois Levinson at Cherry creek > Sp south of Lake Loop between bike path and lake on May 23. > --On May 24 at Cherry Creek SP, Glenn Walbek and Loch Kilpatrick reported > ALDER FLYCATCHER and Gray Flycatcher at Cottonwood Creek Wetlands. > > BOULDER COUNTY: > --A Summer Tanager was reported by Scott Severs on White Rocks Trail in > Boulder on May 23. > --A Gray Flycatcher was reported by Peter Burke on CU East campus at > Confluence Ponds on May 24. > --An Eastern Phoebe was reported by David Blue at 75th St and Boulder Creek > on May 24. > --A Summer Tanager was reported by John Tumasonis on the Cresent Springs > Trail on Flagstaff on May 25. > --A Hooded Warbler was reported by Candice Johnson on the Mesa Trail > Complex (south end) in Boulder on May 26. > --A Magnolia Warbler was reported by Mlodinow at Golden Pond in Longmont on > May 27. > > CONEJOS COUNTY: > --A White-eyed Vireo was reported by Lissa Rawinski at Pike's Stockade on > May 27. The main trails are dry but the bird is to the SW in some > extremely wet areas (requiring hip boots). > > DOUGLAS COUNTY: > --A Bell's Vireo was reported by Hugh Kingery on May 24 in the Franktown > Basin. > > EL PASO COUNTY: > --A Baltimore Oriole was reported by Robb Hinds at Ramah Reservoir SWA on > May 23. On May 25, Baltimore Oriole was reported by Joy Lake at Ramah > Reservoir SWA. > --A Least Flycatcher was reported by Gloria Nikolai at Pinello Ranch, Area > A on May 23. > --A Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Tim Leppek at Adams Open Space > in Fountain behind the library on May 24. > --A Least Flycatcher was reported by Doug Shoffner at Memorial Park in > Colorado Springs on May 25. > --A Baltimore Oriole was reported by David Tonnessen at Sinton Pond in > Colorado Springs on May 26. > > EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES (CB): > --On May 24, David Tonnessen reported MOURNING WARBLER at Chico Basin on > the El Paso side. > --On May 25 around the banding station at Chico Basin, Brandon Percival > reported BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, Least Flycatcher, MOURNING WARBLER, Magnolia > Warbler, f Hooded Warbler, and f Black-throated Green Warbler. At > Headquarters/Rose Pond, > Percival reported 1 m Magnolia Warbler. > --An ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported by Norm Lewis at Chico Basin Ranch on > the Pueblo side on May 25. > > DOUGLAS COUNTY: > --A Gray Flycatcher was reported by Scott Somershoe downstream of > Kingfisher Bridge in Chatfield SP on May 24. > > HUERFANO COUNTY: > --A Great Crested Flycatcher was reported by Rick Taylor at Santa Clara > Creek on May 24. > --On May 25, Polly Wren Neldner reported that the Hepatic Tanagers have > returned to Rouse Road. > > JEFFERSON COUNTY: > --On May 23, Dane Houser and Linda Broeren reported Blue-winged Warbler at > Welchester Tree Grant Park. On May 23, Mark Chavez reported 2 Least > Flycatchers and Blue-headed Vireo at Welchester Tree Grant Park. On May > 24, Gwen Moore and Betty Glass reported Blue-winged Warbler at Welchester > Tree Grant Park. On May 25, the Blue-winged warbler was reported by Bea > Weaver, Dale Adams, and John Haycraft at Welchester Tree Grant Park. > --On May 23, Tom Behnfield reported Eastern Phoebe at Audubon Center at > Chatfield. > --On May 23, Meredith McBurney reported banding a Least Flycatcher at RMBO > Chatfield Banding Station. On May 25, Meredith McBurney reported banding > a Least Flycatcher at RMBO Chatfield Banding Station. > > LA PLATA COUNTY: > --A m Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Susan Allerton on May 24 on > the Animas River Trail in Durango between 29th St parking area and > footbridge behind high school. > > LARIMER COUNTY: > --On May 19, David Wade reported Worm-eating Warbler and Gray Flycatcher at > McMurry Ponds NA. McMurry Ponds is on Hemock St off of N College Ave. in > Fort Collins. On May 19, Dave Leatherman found a m MOURNING WARBLER at > McMurry Ponds NA. On May 20, many birders reported Worm-eating and > MOURNING Warblers at McMurry Ponds NA. On May 21, Ken Pals reported that > the MOURNING WARBLER continues at McMurry NA. On May 23, Ray Sperger > reported MOURNING WARBLER at McMurry NA. > --On May 24, Scott Manwaring reported Laughing Gull and 2 Lesser > Black-backed Gulls at Boyd Lake SP. > --A BREWSTER'S WARBLER was reported by Sean Walters in his yard on May 21. > If you would like to try for the bird contact Sean at waltersintherockies > AT gmail.com. On May 22, Sean Walters reported Chestnut-sided Warbler and > EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE in his yard in Loveland. Contact him at > waltersintherockies AT gmail.com if you would like to try for the birds. > --A Magnolia Warbler was reported by Ken Pals and Nick Komar at Lake Estes > on May 23. On May 25, Jim Nelson reported m Magnolia Warbler at Lake Estes. > --A pair of Broad-winged Hawks was reported by Rob Sparks at the junction > of Lee Martinez and Poudre Bike Trail on May 23. > --A Golden-winged Warbler was reported by John Shenot at Butterfly Woods on > May 23. > --A Great-crested Flycatcher was reported by Nick Komar at Lions Park on > May 23. > --A Winter Wren was reported by Jim Nelson in Moraine Park of Rocky > Mountain NP on May 23. > --A Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Fawn Simonds in Fort Collins > along the Poudre Rivers on May 24. On May 25, John Shenot reported a > Chestnut-sided Warbler on the Poudre RIver Bike Trail near Nix Farm. > --2 Magnolia Warblers were reported by David Wade at Kingfisher Point NA in > Fort Collins on May 25. > --An ARCTIC TERN was spotted by David Wade at Timnath Reservoir in the NE > Corner on May 24. On May 25, Dale Adams reported ARCTIC TERN at Timnath > Reservoir. On May 26, Josh Bruening and others reported ARCTIC TERN > continues at Timnath Reservoir in the center. > --On May 26, Dave Leatherman reported Least Flycatcher and Summer Tanager > at Prospect Ponds NA and Environmental Learning Center. The Summer Tanager > was N of NW corner of ELC parking lot. > --A Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Josh McGeehan at the > Environmental Learning Center on May 27. > --A Canyon Towhee was reported by Arvind Panjabi across from Horsetooth > Mountain Park main parking lot on May 27. Try finding it on CR 38E. > > LAS ANIMAS COUNTY: > --3 Eastern Phoebe were reported by John Schukman in Trindad on May 21 at > bridge river crossings on Animas, Commercial, and Hwy 160. > > MORGAN COUNTY: > --An EASTERN TOWHEE was reported by David Dowell at Brush State WA on May > 25. > > PHILLIPS COUNTY: > --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Mlodinow in Holyoke on May 23. > --An ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported by David Dowell at Lion's Club Fishin' > Hole in Holyoke on May 24. Two ALDER FLYCATCHERS and a Summer Tanager were > reported by David Dowell at Lions Club Fishin' Hole in Holyoke on May 25. > > PROWERS COUNTY: > --A Prothonotary Warbler was reported by Pamela Graber at Lamar Community > College Woods on May 23. > > PUEBLO COUNTY: > --A Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Brandon Percival at Pueblo City > Park on May 23. > --On May 24, at Valco Ponds SWA, Brandon Percival reported Bell's Vireo and > Painted Bunting. On May 25, David Chartier reported that the Bell's Vireo > was still singing at Valco Ponds SWA. On May 27, Percival reported that > the singing Bell's Vireo continues at the 3rd Valco Pond. > > ROUTT COUNTY: > --A Blackburnian Warbler was reported by Dan Canady in Yampa on May 26. > > SEDGWICK COUNTY: > --On May 24 at Sand Draw WA, Mlodinow reported ALDER FLYCATCHER and > Broad-winged Hawk. > --On May 24 at Ovid, Mlodinow reported ALDER FLYCATCHER and Broad-winged > Hawk. > --A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Mlodinow at Lion's Park in Julesburg > on May 24. > --An ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported by David Dowell at Depoorter Lake in > Julesburg on May 25. > --2 ALDER FLYCATCHERS were reported by David Dowell in Ovid on May 25. > > WELD COUNTY: > --A Scarlet Tanager was reported by Mlodinow by the South Platte river near > CO 60 and CR 46 on May 27. > --An ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported by Mlodinow at Glenmere Park in Greeley > on May 27. > > The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, 30 May will be Sedalia to Cheesman led by > Chris Blakeslee and Paul Slingsby. (ChrisABla AT aol.com, 303-694-4670) > This trip is full. > > The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, 31 May will be to Cherry Creek SP led by > Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com, 303-941-4881). Meet the leader > at 0800. Enter at EAST entrace to Park from South Parker Road. NOTE: > this is NOT the regular meeting site for most previous trips. Go past > entrance kiosk and take the first left turn. Continue on this road, past > the east boat ramp and turn left to the "East Shade, Picnic Shelters" as > shown on the park map, located on the east shore of the lake. Bring water > and snacks. Scopes are useful. Sunscreen and bug repellent are > necessary. Will carpool to various stops. Please register online or call > leader to register. > > Good Birding, > Joyce Takamine > Boulder > Back to top > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. > You can change your settings on the group membership page. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. -- 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/B007F82F-03A8-480B-91D2-5B73F9F3A20D%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
