Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: May 25, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 25, 2016, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Note / warblers and other migrants on the move. Go out and find more!! Mallard (Mexican intergrade) (Montezuma) Chuckar (Montezuma) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Montrose) American Bittern (*Archuleta) Least Bittern (Boulder) Green Heron (Arapahoe, Kit Carson, Larimer, Montezuma) Glossy Ibis (La Plata) Broad-winged Hawk (Kit Carson) Snowy Plover (Logan) HUDSONIAN GODWIT (*Bent) White-rumped Sandpiper (*Pueblo, Weld) Caspian Tern (Weld) White-winged Dove (Montrose) LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Montrose) Black Swift (El Paso, Pueblo) VAUX'S SWIFT (Montrose) Black-chinned Hummingbird (*Gilpin) Lewis's Woodpecker (Ouray) Red-headed Woodpecker (*Adams, Arapahoe, El Paso, Kit Carson, Logan, *Morgan, Pueblo, *Washington, *Yuma) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (El Paso) ALDER FLYCATCHER (Kit Carson, Larimer, *Yuma) Least Flycatcher (El Paso, *Jefferson, Kit Carson, Morgan, Pueblo) Gray Flycatcher (Jefferson, Larimer) Black Phoebe (Boulder, Delta, Ouray) Vermilion Flycatcher (Pueblo) Cassin's Kingbird (Archuleta, Boulder, Custer, La Plata) White-eyed Vireo (*Arapahoe) Bell's Vireo (Logan, Weld) Yellow-throated Vireo (Bent) Purple Martin (Montrose) Carolina Wren (Pueblo) Wood Thrush (Adams) Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso) Chestnut-collared Longspur (El Paso, Weld) McCown's Longspur (Weld) Ovenbird (Boulder, Jefferson, Washington) Northern Waterthrush (La Plata, Pueblo, Rio Grande) Golden-winged Warbler (*Larimer) Blue-winged Warbler (Adams) Hooded Warbler (Weld) Northern Parula (Arapahoe, Montezuma, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande) Magnolia Warbler (*Washington) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Bent) Blackpoll Warbler (Jefferson, Kit Carson, Larimer) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Boulder, El Paso, Pueblo) Palm Warbler (Yuma) Yellow-throated Warbler (Pueblo) Grace's Warbler (Mesa) Black-throated Green Warbler (Prowers) Fox Sparrow (*Park) Summer Tanager (Montrose) Northern Cardinal (Logan) Bobolink (Arapahoe, *Elbert, El Paso, Jackson, La Plata, Larimer, *Pueblo) Scott's Oriole (Rio Grande) *****For locations you are not familiar with (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site for directions: www.coloradocountybirding.org ADAMS COUNTY: ---On May 25 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Zach Schiff at Gateway Trail. ---On May 22 a Wood Thrush was reported by Jesse Casias at Barr Lake near the banding station. ---On May 20 a m Blue-winged Warbler was reported by Kent Turner at Middle Hylands Creek Open Space. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: ---On May 24 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Jill Boice in trees on shoreline at Tower Loop of Cherry Creek SP. ---On May 23, a Bobolink was reported by Gene Rutherford on East CR 42 near Deer Trail. ---On May 18 a White-eyed Vireo was reported by Jared Del Rosso on the High Line Canal Trail in deKoevend Park. The Vireo was also seen by Jessi Oberbeck and Dean Shoup. On May 19, Jaredl Del Rosso, Bob Shade, Glenn Walbek, Rebecca Laroche, Time Ryan, Dough Kibbe, and Gwen Moore reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park. On May 20, Jared Del Rosso and Jeff Dawson reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park. On May 21 the White-eyed Vireo was reported by Tom Behnfield and many others at deKoevend Park. On May 22 Jared Del Rosso and Bob Spencer reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park. On May 24, Jared Del Rosso reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park. On May 25, the White-eyed Vireo was reported by Jared Del Rosso and Eric DeFonso at deKoevend Park. ---On May 14 a Green Heron and Northern Parula were reported by Cheri Phillips at Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve. On May 19 Jared Del Rosso reported Green Heron at Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve. ARCHULETA COUNTY: ---On May 25 an American Bittern was reported bgy Ben Bailey at Sambrito SP. This is a county record for Archuleta. Interesting they had a Least Bittern but not American Bittern on the County List. ---On May 21, 18 Cassin's Kingbirds were reported by Steve Mlodinow at Navajo Reservoir, Piedra River upstream. BENT COUNTY: ---On May 25 at Verhoeff Reservoir (Private view only from Hwy 50), Duane Nelson found 2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS which were reported by Janeal Thompson. Remember no trepassing. View only from Hwy. ---On May 24 a Yellow-throated Vireo and singing Chestnut-sided Warbler were reported by Duane Nelson at Van's Grove. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On May 23 a Black Phoebe was reported by Peter Burke at Boulder Reservoir near the model airplane area. ---On May 23 a Black Phoebe was reported by Carl Starace at the Bridge over St Vrain Creek on Hygiene Road. ---On May 22 a Cassin's Kingbird was reported by Holden Maxfield at Skunk Canyon Trails in Boulder. ---On May 20 an Ovenbird was reported by C Brown in Gregory Canyon. ---On May 18 a Black Phoebe was reported by Bob Spencer and Art Reisman at 75th and Boulder Creek. On May 22, a Black Phoebe was reported by Nick Moore and Pablo Quezada at 75th and Boulder Creek. ---On May 18 a Least Bittern was reported by Jeff Parks at Cottonwood Marsh in Boulder. On May 19 Maggie Boswell reported that the Least Bittern was in the same spot early in the morning and in the evening the Least Bittern was reported by Dean Shoup and Bob Spencer. On May 20, Robert Martinez, Thomas Heinrich, Lark Latch, Kris King, and Peter Burke reported Least Bittern at Cottonwood Marsh. On May 21, David Dowell reported Least Bittern at Cottonwood Marsh. CUSTER COUNTY: ---On May 22, a Cassin's Kingbird was reported by RIch Miller in the Wetmore area. ELBERT COUNTY: ---A singing Bobolink was reported by Eric DeFonso at Elbert Rd, 3 miles S of Kiowa. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On May 21 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Dale Adams at Chico Basin Ranch. On May 22 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Tom Behnfield at Chico Basin Ranch. ---On May 19 at Chico Basin Ranch, David Tonessen reported 3 Least Flycatchers, Curve-billed Thrasher and 2 Chestnut-collared Longspurs. ---On May 18 at Chico Basin Ranch, Steve Mlodinow reported Red-headed Woodpecker, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, 3 Least Flycatchers, 2 Curve-billed Thrashers, and Black-throated Blue Warbler. ---On May 18 at Prospect Lake in Memorial Park, Rob Hinds reported a Black Swift. ---GILPIN COUNTY: On May 25, 10 Black-chinned Hummingbirds were reported by Penny Bauer on Upper Apex Road from the cemetery above Central City to Lower Apex Road. This is a county record. JACKSON COUNTY: ---On May 21 a singing male Bobolink was reported by Chuck Hundertmarak at Jackson County Lions Club Wetland. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On May 25 a Least Flycatcher was banded by Meredith McBurney at Chatfield Banding Station. ---On May 22 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported y Gabriel Wiltse at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt. ---On May 22 a Gray Flycather was reported by Jessi Oberbeck and also seen by Michael Kiessig and Bryan Arnold. KIT CARSON COUNTY: ---On May 23 at Flager Reservoir SWA, Glenn Walbek reported ALDER FLYCATCHER. ---On May 18 at Flager Reservoir SWA, Glenn Walbek, Mark Peterson, and David Dowell reported Green Heron, Broad-winged Hawk, Red-headed Woodpecker, ALDER FLYCATCHER, 2 Least Flycatchers, and Blackpoll Warbler. LA PLATA COUNTY: ---On May 21, Riley Morris reported 5 Cassin's Kingbirds on CR 136 BETWEEN CR 141 and CR 128. ---On May18 at Bodo Park Preserve, 2 Cassin's Kingbirds were reported by Jason St. Pierre. ---On May 15 at Pastorius Reservoir, Jason St Pierre reported Glossy Ibis, Cassin's Kingbird, Northen Waterthrush, ad m Bobolink. On May 17 Jason St Pierre reported Northern Waterthrush at Pastorius Reservoir. On May 21 Steve Mlodinow reported 2 Cassin's Kingbirds at Pastorius Reservoir. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On May 26 a Golden-winged Warbler was reported by Tom and Mary France at Lory SP in Bellevue. They were at the timber Trail/Waterfall Trail. The bird was in scrubs N of restroom and W of Parking lot. ---On May 24 a Green Heron was reported by David Wade at North Shield Pond Natural Area. ---On May 20 an ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported by David Wade at Morrey Wildlife Reserve in Loveland. ---On May 20 a Bobolink was reported by David Wade at Reservoir Ridge Natural Area. ---On May 18 a Gray Flycatcher was reported by Georgia Doyle at Salyer, McMurry and Magpie Meander Naturnal Area by Georgia Doyle. ---On May 18 an ad m Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Sean Walters on the CSU Campus on N side of Engineering Parking Lot. LOGAN COUNTY: ---On May 22 a Snowy Plover was reported by David Dowell and Kathy Mihm Dunning ata Red Lion SWA. ---On May 21 a pair of Northern Cardinals was reported by Bill Fink at Area 6 of Tamarack Ranch SWA. MESA COUNTY: ---On May 22 a Grace's Warbler was reported by Angus Wilson on Divide Road. ---On May 22 in Jack's Canyon, Angus Wilson reported 2 Grace's Warblers. MONTEZUMA COUNTY: ---On May 24 sat Mesa Verde NP on Knife Edge Trail, 2 Chukar were repoerted by Jonah Gula. ---On May 24 at Lone Dome Recreational Area, Steve Mlodinow reported Northern Parula. ---On May 23 an ad Green Heron was reported by Steve Mlodinow at A M Puett Reservoir. ---On May 22, a f Mexican integrade Mallard was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Totten Reservoir. MONTROSE COUNTY: ---On May 23 a f LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported by Coen Dexter at Nucla Sewer Lagoons. ---On May 23 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Coen Dexter by a small pond on south side of Apollo Road near Holly Park in Montrose. On May 24 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Jon Horn at Ute/Holly Park in Montrose. On May 26 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Betty Fenton at 2104 S Rio Grande Ave in Montrose. ---On May 23 a Summer Tanager was reported by Coen Dexter at Holly Park in Montrose. ---On May 23 a White-winged Dove was reported by Coen Dexter at feeder at 1st and Mesa in downtown Montrose. ---On May 22 2 Purple Martins and a possible VAUX'S SWIFT were reported by Coen Dexter in the Tabeguache Creek area. MORGAN COUNTY: ---On May 24 at Jackson Reservoir, David Dowell reported 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers and a Least Flycatcher. OURAY COUNTY: ---On May 21 a Black Phoebe was reported by Kent Nelson at bridge at Billy Creek. ---On May 20 a Lewis's Woodpecker was reported by Sue Hirshman and Kent Nelson at top of CR 5. PARK COUNTY: ---On May 24 a Fox Sparrow was reported by David Suddjian at Rocky Mountain Regional Pack String Station near Shawnee. PROWERS COUNTY: ---On May 16 a m Black-throated Green Warbler was reported by Dave Leatherman at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. PUEBLO COUNTY ---On May 24 at Chico Basin Ranch, Bill Maynard reported a Bobolink by the alfalfla field and White-rumped Sandpiper a HQ pond. ---On May 24 at Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canon below Pueblo Reservoir Dam, Brandon Percival reported Black Swift. ---On May 21 at Chico Basin Ranch, Bill Maynard reported a pair of Black-throated Blue Warblers, a singing m Yellow-throated Warbler at Rose Pond, and a singing Northern Waterthrush at HQ Willows. ---On May 20 at Chico Basin Ranch, John Drummond reported an imm f Vermilion Flycatcher at the S end of Alfalfa Field in the morning and Brandon Percival reported a singing m Yellow-throated Warbler at Rose Pond. ---On May 19, Brandon Percival reported singing Carolina Wren and Singing Northern Parula, Red-headed Woodpecker, Least Flycatcher on the Arkansas River trail between Reservoir Drive and the footbridge. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: ---On May 22 Mary Thompson reported a Scott's Oriole coming to her feeder in Monte Vista at the intersection if 1E and 1S. From Montevista, take Hwy 160 east, then take 1E rd south past Colorado Raks and Wildlife. It is okay to stop on the CR and view the feeder. ---On May 18 at Home Lake, John Rawinski reported m Northern Parula. ---On May 18 at Wright Schriver SWA 2 Northern Waterthrush were reported by John Rawinski. WASHINGTON COUNTY: ---On May 25 at Prewitt Reservoir Inlet Canal, Norm Lewis reported 6 Red-headed Woodpeckers and a Magnolia Warbler. ---On May 20 at Prewitt Reservoir, Grant Beaauprez reported 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers. WELD COUNTY: ---On May 23 a Hooded Warbler was reported by Nick Moore at Eaton Cemetery. ---On May 23, a Bell's Vireo was reported by Nick Moore at Crow Valley Campground. ---On May 21, 3 White-rumped Sandpipers were reported by David Dowell at Beebe Draw. ---On May 20 at Crow Valley Campground Brian Johnson reported a Northern Waterthrush and on the auto tour he reported 1 f Chestnut-collared Longspur between stops 6 and 7 and a McCown's Longspur at stop 10. ---On May 20 a Caspian Tern was reported by Gwen Moore at Firestone Gravel Pits. On May 22 a Caspian Tern was reported by Bill Fink at Firestone Gravel Pits. YUMA COUNTY: ---On May 25 at Beecher Island, Dean Shoup reported 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers and an ALDER FLYCATCHER. Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips The DFO Field Trip for Thursday, May 26 will be Sedalia to Cheeseman for Woodpeckers led by Chris Blakeslee & Paul Slingsby (ChrisABla AT aol.com; 303-694-4670). This trip is full. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, May 28 to Central Plains Experimentl Rnage (CPER) near Pawneed Grassland led by Amber Carver (caramb22 AT gmail.com; 310-483-5721). This trip is full. The DFO Field Trip fo Sunday, May 29 will be to Chico Basin Ranch led by Mark Amershek (mamershek AT msn.com; 303-329-8646) This trip is full. 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAHtstTcRBJK-HV3s_3-YP%2B_hfpw12af4GXM-iWKvhe-BRYf13w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
