Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: August 24, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Monday, August 24 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Barrow's Goldeneye (Clear Creek) Little Blue Heron (*Weld) Snowy Plover (El Paso) Upland Sandpiper (Larimer, Lincoln) Whimbrel (Alamosa) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (El Paso) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Sedgwick) Caspian Tern (Alamosa, Boulder, *Weld) Red-headed Woodpecker (El Paso, Jefferson, Logan, Sedgwick) Acorn Woodpecker (La Plata) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan) Williamson's Sapsucker (Park) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Park) Gray Flycatcher (El Paso, Weld, Yuma) Black Phoebe (*Boulder, Douglas, *Mesa) Eastern Phoebe (*Jefferson) Great Crested Flycatcher (Prowers) Bell's Vireo (Logan) Purple Martin (*Mesa) Canyon Wren (Gunnison) Carolina Wren (Custer) Bewick's Wren (Jefferson) Blue-winged Warbler (*Jefferson) Black-and-white Warbler (Clear Creek) BAIRD'S SPARROW (Larimer) Fox Sparrow (Gunnison, Mesa) EASTERN (LILIAN'S) MEADOWLARK (Boulder) ALAMOSA COUNTY: --On August 11, John Rawinski reported 1 Caspian Tern and 2 Whimbrels at Blanca Wetlands. The Whimbrels were on pond 114. BOULDER COUNTY: --An EASTERN (LILIAN'S) MEADOWLARK has been found by Johanna Beam at McIntosh Reservoir in the NW corner. It has been seen with 2 young. On July 30, Johanna Beam and Todd Deininger reported ad EASTERN MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 1, Johanna Beam and Richard Taylor reported EASTERN MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 2, Todd Deininger reported EASTERN (Lilian's) MEADOWLARK and Caspian Tern at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 6, Connie Takamine reported EASTERN (Lilian's) MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 10, Steve Mlodinow reported EASTERN (Lilian's) MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 12, Todd Deininger reported EASTERN (Lilian's) MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 14, John Drummond reported 3 EASTERN (Lilian's) MEADOWLARKS (1 ad, 2 juv) at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 15, Mark Miller reported EASTERN (Lilian's) MEADOWLARKS were present in the NW Corner of McIntosh Reservoir but difficult to see and David Waltman reported 2 juv EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. On August 16, Todd Deininger reported ad EASTERN MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 19, Ira Sanders and Todd Deininger reported EASTERN (Lilian's) MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. On August 21, Norm Erthal reported EASTERN MEADOWLARK at McIntosh Reservoir. --A Black Phoebe was reported by Joyce Takamine along Boulder Creek west of 75th St. on August 11. On August 23, Todd Deininger reported Black Phoebe at 75th St and Boulder Creek. CLEAR CREEK COUNTY: --On August 8 at Echo Lake, Scott Someshoe reported f Barrow's Goldeneye with 6 young. On August 14, Dave Leatherman reported F Barrow's Goldeneye with 6 young. --A Black-and-White Warbler was reported by MacKenzie Goldthwait and Doug Kibbe at Beaver Brook Number 3A Reservoir on August 18. CUSTER COUNTY: --A Carolina Wren was reported by Alec Hopping on CR 395 south of Wetmore on August 20. DOUGLAS COUNTY: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Barbara Walker on a power line across from 8361 Rampart Range Road on August 18. EL PASO COUNTY: --An ad Gray Flycatcher was reported by Steve Brown at Clear Spring Ranch on August 13. --A Buff-breasted Sandpiper was found by Gary Koehn and George Cresswell on the N shore of the lake at Ramah Reservoir SWA on August 21. On August 22, Buff-breasted Sandpiper was reported by Chris Gilbert, Aaron Yappert, Jonelle Balais, Bruce Cyganowski, Norm Erthal, and Aaron Driscoll at Ramah Reservoir SWA. No reported of Buff-breasted Sandpiper on August 23. --A Snowy Plover was reported by Matt Clark at Ramah Reservoir SWA on August 21. --On August 22, Robb Hinds reported Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Rampart Reservoir. GUNNISON COUNTY: --3 Fox Sparrows were reported at Anthracite Creek on August 12 by Jon Horn and Bill Harris. --3 Canyon Wrens were reported by Jason Beason at Chipeta Falls on August 20. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --4 Red-headed Woodpecker were reported by George Mayfield on Stony Pass Road near Wigwam Creek on August 6. On August 9, Scott Manwaring reported Red-headed Woodpecker on Stony Pass Road near Wigwam Creek. On August 14, Scott Somershoe reported 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers at Stony Pass road near Wigwam Creek. --5 Red-headed Woodpeckers were reported by Robert Martinez at Cheeseman Lake on August 13. --On August 16, Kathleen and Roger Horn reported Eastern Phoebe at Audubon Center and trails at Chatfield. --A Bewick's Wren was reported by Art Hudak on the Bear Creek Greenbelt from Kipling Pkwy to Wadsworth on August 16. --Two Eastern Phoebe were reported by Adam Vesely at Platte River Delta at Chatfield SP on August 18. --Two Eastern Phoebes were reported by Cynthia Madsen and Jonelle Balais at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield on August 20. --An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Mark Chavez at Swim Beach at Chatfield Sp on August 23. --A Blue-winged Warbler was reported by Gerald Baines at the east side of Welchester Tree Grant Park on August 23. LA PLATA COUNTY: --3 Acorn Woodpeckers were reported by David Dunford on Meadow road in Rafter J Subdivision on August 21. LARIMER COUNTY: --On July 25, Nick Komar report 2 singing BAIRD'S SPARROWS on the W side of CR 5 near Rawhide Energy Station about 2 miles N oF Buckeye Road. On August 10, Nick Komar reported 3 BAIRD'S SPARROWS (1 singing ad, 2 juv), 2 Chestnut collared Longspurs, and 1 McCown's Longspur on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. On August 11, Dave Leatherman reported 2 BAIRD'S SPARROWS on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. --On August 12, Nick Komar reported Upland Sandpiper on CR 5 at 1.3 m N of Buckeye Rd. On August 16, Taylor Abbot reported Upland Sandpiper on CR 5 between CR 82 and CR 92. LINCOLN COUNTY: --An Upland Sandpiper was reported by Glenn Walbek in Genoa on CR 3P on August 17. LOGAN COUNTY: --On August 16, John Breitsch reported Red-bellied Woodpecker and several Red-headed Woodpeckers at tamarack Ranch SWA. --On August 16, John Breitsch reported Red-headed Woodpeckers at Red Lion SWA. MESA COUNTY: --At about 8400 Ft between Collbran and Brush Creek, Nic Korte reported Purple Martins on August 2 and 3. On August 11, Nic Korte reported that Purple Martins are using the Collbran area asa staging are for migrations so can be seen in greater numbers than usual. On August 23, Nic Korte reported seeing a few Purple Matins above Collbran off CR 64.3. --A Slate-colored Fox Sparrow was reported by Mike Henwood on Pinyon Mesa above Glade Park on August 20. --A Black Phoebe was reported by Mike Henwood on the Gunnison River near old Black Bridge on August 23. PARK COUNTY: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by David Suddjian on Lost Park Rd (CR 56) on August 13. On August 14, Scott Somershoe reported a pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers on Lost Park Rd along the creek by a road side campsite. --On CR 211 through Pike NP and Hayman Burn, Scott Somershoe reported 3 Williamson's Sapsuckers on August 14. PROWERS COUNTY: --A Great Crested Flycatcher was reported by Jill White Smith at Lamar Community College Woods on August 14. SEDGWICK COUNTY: --A Gray Flycatcher was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Stalker Lake on August 14. --On August 16, John Breitsch reported Red-headed Woodpekcers at Jumbo Reservoir. WELD COUNTY: --A Caspian Tern was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Firestone Gravel Pits on July 6. On August 17, Steve Mlodinow reported 2 Caspian Terns at Firestone Gravel Pits. --An immature Little Blue Heron was reported by Carl Starace at Firestone Gravel Pits on July 24. On August 12, Al Guarente reported Little Blue Heron at Firestone Gravel Pits. On August 23, Todd Deininger reported Little Blue Heron at Firestone Gravel Pits. --At Crow Valley Campground on August 22, Gloria Nikolai reported 2 Gray Flycatchers and Bea Weaver report 1 Gray Flycatcher. --On August 23, Gregg Goodrich and Anna troth reported Caspian Tern at St Vrain SP. YUMA COUNTY: --A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Jumbo Reservoir on August 14. On Monday, August 24, Denver Field Ornithologists will have their first meeting of the fall season. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm in Ricketson Auditorium of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science at 20th and Colorado Blvd. Enter at the north security/employee door between 7:00 and 7:30 pm. The program will be Nat Warning and Lauryn Benedict, University of Northern Colorado, who will present a program on the "Little Known Lives of Rock Wrens." DFO Field Trips: The Field Trip for Saturday, August 29 is a Chase Trip led by Chris Rurik (chrisrurik AT gmail.com;253-225-7104). This trip is full. The Field Trip for Sunday, August 30 will be to Prewitt and Jackson Reservoirs led by Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT comcast.net; 303-978-1748). Meet the leader at 0530 at Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 6060, N Broadway to carpool. Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right. State Parks pass and Jumbo Res/Prewtt Res access permit required. This is an all-day trip so bring snacks, lunch, plenty of water, and bug spray. Register online or contact leader to register. 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/CAHtstTf1Ok7T_FQziS6ObiFJH-2mJzVnFUZm3bVpeqdbaAbOEQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
