Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: April 18, 2016
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 18, 2016, sponsored by Denver
Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).
Long-tailed Duck (Mesa)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Routt, Summit)
Chukar (Mesa)
Dusky Grouse (Gunnison)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (*Routt, Weld)
Red-throated Loon (Arapahoe, *Larimer)
BROWN PELICAN (*Bent)
Little Blue Heron (Otero)
Glossy Ibis (La Plata)
Broad-winged Hawk (Prowers)
Snowy Plover (Otero)
Mountain Plover (El Paso, Pueblo, Weld)
ICELAND GULL (Bent)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer)
Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe)
Caspian Tern (*Pueblo)
Red-belllied Woodpecker (Bent, Weld, Yuma)
Gray Flycatcher (*El Paso)
Black Phoebe (*Boulder, El Paso, Jefferson)
Eastern Phoebe (*Arapahoe, Douglas, *El Paso, Jefferson)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Jefferson)
Chihuahuan Raven (Boulder)
Bewick's Wren (Fremont)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Bent, El Paso)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Weld)
McCown's Longspur (Weld)
Black-and-white Warbler (*El Paso)
Prothonotary Warbler (Larimer)
Hooded Warbler (El Paso)
Northern Parula (*Jefferson, Prowers)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Weld)
Canyon Towhee (Bent, Otero)
Sagebrush Sparrow (El Paso)
Fox Sparrow (Gunnison)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Mesa)
Great-tailed Grackle (Douglas, El Paso, Mesa, Prowers, Weld)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Summit)
Black Rosy-Finch (Summit)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Summit)
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
--A 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull was reported by Gene Rutherford at Cherry Creek
SP on March 20. On March 25, Cheryl Teuton reported imm Glaucous Gull and
ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at Cherry Creek SP. On April 9, Gene
Rutherford reported Glaucous Gull at Cherry Creek SP.
--On April 12, Doug Kibbe reported breeding plumaged Red-throated Loon at
Cherry Creek SP.
--On April 17, Jared Del Rosso reported Eastern Phoebe at Marjorie Perry
Nature Preserve by the smaller of the two ponds.
BENT COUNTY:
--On March 18, Duane Nelson reported Red-bellied Woodpecker, Canyon Towhee,
and Curve-billed Thrasher visiting his yard in Las Animas. On March 28,
Duane Nelson reported that the Red-bellied Woodpecker continues to visit.
If you would like to try to see these birds please contact him at dnelson1
AT centurytel.net.
--On April 13, Jane Stulp, Janeal Thompson, and Dave Letterman reported
Canyon Towhee and 2 Curve-billed Thrashers at residence of Duane Nelson in
Las Animas.
--A BROWN PELICAN was found by Jill White Smith at Lake Hasty below the dam
on April 14 and was seen by several other birders. On April 15, Duane
Nelson and Sue RIffe reported BROWN PELICAN below the dam at John Martin
Reservoir.
Birders wondered if this is the same individual that was at Lake Beckwith.
>From photos posted, the two pelican look to be
different individuals. See the CFO facebook page. On April 16, Mat Clark
reported BROWN PELICAN at Lake Hasty. On April 17, Duane Nelson and Mike
Serruto reported that the BROWN PELICAN continues below the dam at John
Martin.
--On April 14, Tony Leukering reported 1-st cyc ICELAND GULL at John Martin
Reservoir in the dam area.
BOULDER COUNTY:
--On April 5, Cheri Phillips and David Dowell reported Black Phoebe at 75th
and Boulder Creek. On April 6, Christian Nunes reported Black Phoebe at
75th and Boulder Creek. On April 8, David Waltman and Adam Vesely reported
Black Phoebe at 7th and Boulder Creek. On April 9, Steve Frye and Tom
Behnfield reported Black Phoebe at 75th and Boulder Creek. On April 10,
Kim Mauritz, Jack, Ryan Bushong, and Bill Kaempfer reported Black Phoebe at
75th and Boulder Creek. On April 11, Candice Johnson, Norm Lewis, Nick
Moore and Dean Shoup reported Black Phoebe at 75th and Boulder Creek. On
April 15, Al Clark reported Black Phoebe at 75th and Boulder Creek. On
April 17, David Dowell reported Black Phoebe at 75th and Boulder Creek.
--On April 9, Jack Bushong reported Chihuahuan Raven soaring over Walnut
Open Space in Louisville.
--On April 11, Holden Maxield reported a Chihuahuan Raven flying over
Louisville..
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
--On April 9, Joey Kellner reported 2 Eastern Phoebe upstream of Kingfisher
Bridge at Chatfield SP. On April 11, David Suddjian reported 2 Eastern
Phoebe by the Platte River parking area east of Kingfisher Bridge. On
April 11, Doug Kibbe reported 2 Eastern Phoebe downstream of Kingfisher
Bridge on east side. On April 15, Michael Kiessig reported 2 Eastern
Phoebe downstem of Kingfisher Bridge.
--On April 11, Tim Ryan reported Great-tailed Grackel at Bar CCC Park.
--On April 12, Hugh Kingery reported Eastern Phoebe and Great-tailed
Grackle on Walker Road Trail in Franktown.
EL PASO COUNTY:
--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Mark Peterson at Adams Open Space in
Fountain on April 1. On April 2, Aaron Driscoll reported Eastern Phoebe at
Adams Open Space in Fountain. On April 10, Bill Maynard reported Eastern
Phoebe at Adams Open Space.
--A Black Phoebe was reported by David Tonnessen at Sinton Pond, at the
tiny pond not the main one on April 10.
--On April 11, Alan Versaw reported Black-and-white Warbler at Ramah
Reservoir SWA.
--On April 12, Bill Maynard and Richard Bunn reported Sagebrush Sparrow at
Hanover Road.
--On April 15 at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) near the banding station,
Brandon Percival and Stephany McNew reported m Hooded Warbler and Gray
Flycatcher. On April 17, David Chartier, Sam Fason, and Bill Maynard
reported Gray Flycatcher at Chico Basin Ranch at the woods by the banding
station.
--On April 15, Mel Goff reported Mountain Plover on Squirrel Creek Road.
--On April 15 on Hanover Road, Mel Goff reported Curve-billed Thrasher east
of Hanover and at the west end of the road a Great-tailed Grackle.
--On April 17, Gloria Nikolai reported Eastern Phoebe at Kettle Lakes.
--On April 17, Tony Leukering reported f Black-and-white warbler at Adams
Open Space in Fountain.
FREMONT COUNTY:
--On April 13, Hugh Kingery reported Bewick's Wren at Brush Hollow
Reservoir.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
--On April 14, Jeff Skevington reported 2 Dusky Grouse and Slate-colored
Fox Sparrow at Black Canyon of Gunnison NP.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--On April 11, Doug Kibbe reported 1 Eastern Phoebe downstream of
Kingfisher Bridge on west side and David Suddjian reported 2 Eastern Phoebe
on the west side of Kingfisher Bridge. On April 15, Phil Lyon reported 2
Eastern Phoebe on west side of Kingfisher Bridge.
--On April 14, Gail DeLalla reported Black Phoebe near Lookout Mountain
Nature Center and Preserve.
--On April 15, Rob Raker reported a first year f Vermilion Flycatcher at
Belmar Park in Lakewood.
--On April 17, Matt Clark and Susan Bonfiglio reported f Northern Parula at
Wheat Ridge Greenbelt near South Parking Lot.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Riley Morris at Huck Finn Pond and
Hatchery area of Durango on April 12 and was seen
by several birders. On April 13, Ryan Votta reported eatern Phoebe at Huck
Finn Pond and Hatchery area in Durango.
--A Glossy Ibis was found by Susan Allerton and seen by Jason St. Pierre
and Riley Morris at Pastorius Reservoir on April 15.
LARIMER COUNTY:
--On April 9, Jeff Birek reported a Prothonotary Warbler at Lee Martinez
Park in Fort Collins. The warbler was seen by many
birders on April 9. On April 10, Seth Gallagher and many other birders
reported Prothonotary Warbler at Lee Martinez Park. On April 11, Derek
Hill and several other birders reported Prothonotary Warbler at Lee
Martinez Park. On April 12, Rob Sparks and several other birders reported
Prothonotary Warbler at Lee Martinez Park. On April 13, Ken Pals and
several other birders reported Prothonotary Warbler continues at Lee
Martinez Park.
--On April 16, David Wade and Nick Komar reported 2 Lesser Black-backed
Gulls (1 ad m, 1 4th-cyc f) at Horseshoe Reservoir.
--On April 16 David Wade spotted a breeding plumaged Red-throated Loon in
the morning. On April 17, David Bray and David Wade reported that the
Red-throated Loon continues at Boyd Lake SP, but not the best of views.
Also reported Red-throated Loon on April 17 were Marie Hoerner and Robert
Beauchamp.
MESA COUNTY:
--On March 27, a Long-tailed Duck was reported by Nic Korte and Diane
Trappett at Redlands Parkway Ponds. On March 28, Long-tailed Duck was
reported by Ronda Woodward, Denise and Mark Vollmar, Eileen Cunningham, and
Mike Henwood. On April 1, a f Long-tailed Duck was reported by Mike
Henwood at Redlands Parkway Ponds. On April 2, Tom McConnell reported
Long-tailed Duck at Redlands Parkway Ponds. On April 3, David Price
reported Long-tailed Duck at Redlands Parkway Ponds. On April 13, Mike
Henwood reported f Long-tailed Duck at Redlands Parkway Ponds. On April 14,
Diane Trappett reported Long-tailed Duck at Redlands Parkway Ponds. On
April 15, Jeff Rash reported Long-tailed Duck at Redlands Parkway Ponds.
--On April 1, Emily Marino and Neva Lee reported a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW
at Snooks Bottom Open Space down the path up from river near the parking
area. Snooks Bottom is near Fruita. On April 9, Mike Henwood reported a
1st year GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Snooks Bottom Open Space. On April 10,
Denise and Mark Vollmar reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Snooks Bottom
Open Space. On April 11, David Price reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at
Snooks Bottom Open Space. On April 12, Diane Trappett reported
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Snooks Bottom Open Space. On April 15, Robert
Beauchamp reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Snooks Bottom Open Space.
--On April 8, Bill Kaempfer reported Chukar at Cameo.
OTERO COUNTY:
--On April 12, Stan Oswald reported Little Blue Heron at Holbrook
Reservoir. On April 13, Stan Oswald, Jane Stulp, and Janeal Thompson
reported Little Blue Heron at Holbrook Reservoir. On April 14, the Little
Blue Heron and Snowy Plovers were reported by Brandon Percival, Davida
Kalina, and Tony Leukering at Holbrook Reservoir. On April 15, Gloria
Nikolai reported Snowy Plover at Holbrook Reservoir.
PROWERS COUNTY:
--On April 11 at Thruston Reservoir, Jeff Skevington reported 10
Great-tailed Grackles.
--On April 12 at Willow Creek Park in Lamar, Jane Stulp reported
Broad-winged Hawk.
--On April 16, Dave Letterman reported f Northern Parula at Lamar Community
College Woods near the library.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
--A Mountain Plover was reported by Brandon Percival near Boone on April 14.
--A Caspian Tern was reported by Brandon Percival flying by Osprey Picnic
Area below Pueblo Reservoir Dam on April 17.
ROUTT COUNTY:
--45 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Tom Litteral at Stagecoach
Reservoir near Oak Creek on April 16.
--8 Sharp-tailed Grouse were reported by Jeff Skevington north of Hayden on
CR 80 on April 17. It is best to view from road uphill to south.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
--On April 10 at Silverthorne, Doug Daniels and Jeffrey Poulin reported 50
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 2 Black Rosy-Finch, and 175 Brown-capped
Rosy-Finch at Silverthorne.
--At Angler Mountain Ranch on April 12, Charlied Nims reported 5 Barrow's
Goldeneyes.
WELD COUNTY:
--A Red-bellied Woodpecker was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Crow Valley CG
on April 2. On April 10, Frederic Hareau reported Red-bellied Woodpecker
at Crow Valley CG. On April 11, Steve Mlodinow reported Red-belllied
Woodpecker and Black-throated Gray Warbler.
--On April 10, Bill Fink reported McCown's Longspurs sat Murphy's Pasture.
--A Sharp-tailed Grouse was reported by Cheri Phillips on CR 117 just S of
the Nebraska state line.
--On April 11, Steve Mlodinow reported 3 Great-tailed Grackles at Behrens
Reservoir.
--On April 13, Steve Mlodinow reported Lesser Black-backed Gull at Union
Reservoir.
--On April 14, Sue Riffe reported Mt Plover, 6 Chestnut-collared Longspur,
and 10 McCown's Longspur at Pawnee NG.
YUMA COUNTY:
--On April 10 at Bonny Reservoir SWA (South side of lake) Glenn Walbek
reported 3 Red-bellied Woodpeckers.
DFO Field Trips:
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, April 23 will be to Denver Botanic gardens
at Chatfield led by Lynn Willcockson (Lynnliz2698 AT aol.com; 303-757-7000)
Meet at 0800. On Deer Creek Rd west of S Wadsworth Blvd, South of C-470.
The Denver Botanic Gardesn at Chatfield is what used to be called the
Arboretum. Admission is free if you are a member. Otherwise it is $5 per
car. Enjoy a leiusrely walk through varied habitats. Lunch Optional
Register online or contact leader.
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, April 24 will be to Rueter-Hess Reservoir
led by Mary Cay Burger (mcburger3 AT juno.com; 720-940-8394). Meet at 0730
at Barr CCC Park, 10951 S Twenty Mile Rd, Parker, C0 80134, located on the
SW corner of Main St and 20 Mile Rd for birding there and later at the
Reuter-Hess Reservoir, which is open to the public only with entry
permission.
Tim Ryan, Park Water Dept, will colead. Wewill first bird at the Bar
CCC Park in Parker which is next to Cherry Creek, to check for riparian
birds. At the reservoir we could see grassland species and waterfowl.
Bring binoculars, snacks, water, and sunscreen. Bring a scope if you have
one for the reservoir. Register online or contact leader.
The DFO FIeld Trip for Sunday, April 24 will be to Rocky Mountain Arsenal
NWR led by Candice Johnson (candice.johnson AT childrenscolorado.org;
303-329-8131) This trip is full.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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