Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: May 29, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, May 29, 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) Pacific Loon (*El Paso) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Montrose) American Bittern (Archuleta) Green Heron (Larimer, Montezuma, *Pueblo) Broad-winged Hawk (*Phillips) Snowy Plover (Logan, Sedgwick) Piping Plover (Sedgwick) Whimbrel (*Arapahoe) White-rumped Sandpiper (Pueblo) Laughing Gull (*Prowers) Caspian Tern (*Weld) ARCTIC TERN (Park) White-winged Dove (Montrose) Greater Roadrunner (Jefferson) LESSER NIGHTHAWK (*Montrose) Black Swift (Pueblo) VAUX'S SWIFT (Montrose) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Gilpin) Red-headed Woodpecker (Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Denver, El Paso, Logan, Morgan, *Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma) ALDER FLYCATCHER (El Paso, *Kit Carson, *Larimer, *Sedgwick, Yuma) Least Flycatcher (*Jefferson, Morgan, *Prowers) Gray Flycatcher (Jefferson) Black Phoebe (Boulder, Delta) Eastern Phoebe (*Rio Grande) Cassin's Kingbird (Boulder, Broomfield, Custer, La Plata, Larimer) White-eyed Vireo (*Arapahoe, Clear Creek) Bell's Vireo (Logan, Weld) Yellow-throated Vireo (Bent, La Plata) Purple Martin (Montrose) Wood Thrush (Adams) Curve-billed Thrasher (Pueblo) Ovenbird (Jefferson, Washington) Northern Waterthrush (Pueblo) Golden-winged Warbler (*Kit Carson, Larimer) Nashville Warbler (*Boulder, Jefferson) MOURNING WARBLER (Pueblo) Hooded Warbler (Weld) Northern Parula (Montezuma) Magnolia Warbler (Pueblo, Washington) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Bent) Blackpoll Warbler (Jefferson, Logan) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Boulder) Palm Warbler (Yuma) Grace's Warbler (Mesa) Fox Sparrow (Park) Summer Tanager (Montrose) Scarlet Tanager (Delta) Bobolink (Arapahoe, *Boulder, Elbert, El Paso, *Jefferson, Pueblo) Baltimore Oriole (*Phillips) *****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. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: ---On May 28 a Whimbrel was found by Gene Rutherford and reported by Glenn Walbek at swim beach at Cherry Creek SP. ---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 26, the White-eyed Vireo was reported by Scott Somershoe at deKoevend Park. On May 27 Jared Del Rosso reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park. On May 28 Jared Del Rosso and Bob Andrews reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park. ARCHULETA COUNTY: ---On May 25 an American Bittern was reported by 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. BENT COUNTY: ---On May 27 an ad m Chestnut-sided Warbler and singing Yellow-throated Vireo and 203 Red-headed Woodpeckers were reported by Dave Leatherman at Van's Grove ---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 28 a Nashville Warbler was reported by Peter Burke on Old St Vrain Road in Lyons east of horse stable. ---On May 26 Bill Fink reported that Bobolinks were back by open space headquarters on Cherryvale south of South Boulder Road. On May 28, 2 m Bobolinks were reported by Robin Byers and Bob Fiehweg N of trailhead parking area along driveway to open space office on South Boulder Road. Robin reported that you probably would not be able to see the Bobolinks on South Boulder Road. ---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 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 27 a Black Phoebe was reported by David Ely at 75th and Boulder Creek. BROOMFIELD COUNTY: ---on May 27 a Cassin's Kingbird was reported by Matt Hofeditz at W 134th Place. CLEAR CREEK COUNTY: ---On May 25 a White-eyed Vireo was reported by Georgia Doyle at West Chicago Creek CG. From Idaho Springs take Hwy 103 (road to Mt Evans and then west on W Chicago Creek Road. CUSTER COUNTY: ---On May 22, a Cassin's Kingbird was reported by Rich Miller in the Wetmore area. DELTA COUNTY: ---On May 25 a Scarlet Tanager was reported by Andrea Robinsong at her feeders in Hotchkiss. Birders are welcome. Contact her at arobinsong AT paonia.com for directions and updates. On May 27 Jason Beason reported m Scarlet Tanager at home of Andrea Robinsong. DENVER COUNTY: ---On May 27 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by tom Behnfield at Bear Creek Park. ELBERT COUNTY: ---A singing Bobolink was reported by Eric DeFonso at Elbert Rd, 3 miles S of Kiowa. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On May 26 a basic plumaged Pacific Loon was reported by Mark Peterson at Big Johnson. On May 27 Aaron Driscoll, and Kyle and Caleb Hawley reported Pacific Loon at Big Johnson. On May 28 the Pacific Loon was rpeorted by Mel Goff and several other birders at Big Johnson. ---On May 26 Steve Brown banded a 2nd year ALDER FLYCATCHER at Clear Spring Ranch. ---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. 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. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On May 28, 3 m Bobolinks were reported by David Ross in an unmowed filed SE of Apex Center, Aaron Shipe reported 2 Bobolink at Apex, and Mark Chavez reported 2 Bobolink at Ralston Valley Park. ---On May 27 a Least Flycatcher and Nashville Warbler were reported by Mark Chavez at Bear Creek Lake Park at Soda Lake. ---On May 26 a Greater Roadrunner was reported by Thomas Ryon on tertiary Trail in South Table Mountain Park. ---On May 28 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 Flycatcher was reported by Jessi Oberbeck and also seen by Michael Kiessig and Bryan Arnold. KIT CARSON COUNTY: ---On May 28 at Flager Reservoir SWA, Brandon Percival reported a singing Golden-winged Warbler below the dam and hear ALDER FLYCATCHER. ---On May 23 at Flager Reservoir SWA, Glenn Walbek reported ALDER FLYCATCHER. LA PLATA COUNTY: ---On May 27, a Cassin's Kingbird was reported by Maikel and Susan Wise on CR 136 from CR 128 to Hwy 140. ---On May 27 a Yellow-throated Vireo was repoerted by Adrian Johnson at Pastorius Reservoir. ---On May 26, 2 Cassin's Kingbirds were reported by Amanda St. Pierre on CR 215 south of Zink's Pond. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On May 28 a singing ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported by Cole Wild and Irene Fortune at Boyd Lake SP swim beach spit. ---On May 26, 2 Cassin's Kingbirds were reported by Arvin Panjabi at Horsetooth Mountain Park in Fort Collins. ---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. LOGAN COUNTY: ---On May 27 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported by David Dowell in Sterling. ---On May 22 a Snowy Plover was reported by David Dowell and Kathy Mihm Dunning at Red Lion 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 at Mesa Verde NP on Knife Edge Trail, 2 Chukar were repoerted by Jonah Gula. On May 26 Sisan and Maikel Wise reported 4 Chukar at Mesa Verde NP on Knife Edge Trail. ---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 27 several f LESSER NIGHTHAWKS were seen at the Nucla Sewer Lagoons by Coen Dexter. ---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 28 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Gwen Moore and Jane Zongker at Ute Park. On May 28 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Nicola Zwascka at Riverbottom Park 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. PARK COUNTY: ---On May 26, 2 ARCTIC TERNS were reported by Steve Mlodinow on a pond on CR 34, 4.3 Miles from Hwy 285. ---On May 24 a Fox Sparrow was reported by David Suddjian at Rocky Mountain Regional Pack String Station near Shawnee. PHILLIPS COUNTY: ---On May 28 at Holyoke, David Dowell reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks and a Baltimore Oriole. PROWERS COUNTY: ---On May 28 at Thurston Reservoir, Kevin Welsh reported ad Laughing Gull and Least Flycatcher. PUEBLO COUNTY: ---On May 28 a Green Heron was reported by Norm Lewis at Chico Basin Ranch headquarters area. ---On May 26 a MOURNING WARBLER was reported by Van Truen at 19th and Court in Pueblo. He heard it in low shrubs. ---On May 26 at Chico Basin ranch, Gary Koehn reported 2 Curved-billed Thrashers, Magnolia Warbler, and Bobolink by alfalfa field. ---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. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: ---On May 28 an Eastern Phoebe was reported by John Rawinski at Wright-Schriver SWA near Monte Vista. This is the first county record of Eastern Phoebe in Rio Grande County. SEDGWICK COUNTY: ---On May 28 at Sand Draw SWA, David Dowell reported 5 Red-headed Woodpeckers and ALDER FLYCATCHER. ---On May 27 Joey Kellner reported Snowy and Piping Plover together on the sandy "beach" at the end of the dame at the SE "Corner" of Jumbo Reservoir. Joey reported that the place if fulll of campers for the holiday weekend. WASHINGTON COUNTY: ---On May 25 at Prewitt Reservoir Inlet Canal, Norm Lewis reported 6 Red-headed Woodpeckers and a Magnolia Warbler. 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 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. On May 28 Cheryl Teuton reported 5 Caspian Terns 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 [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/CAHtstTc2PRqgY4OuBpZPJsXteYheuhrOtWBeUKAJoX7CX2_RyQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
