Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: May 13, 2017
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 13 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) NOTE: The RBA is now using the new AOU checklist and the order of families has changes. Mute Swan (Weld) Mallard (Mexican) (*Weld) Barrow’s Goldeneye (Chaffee, Clear Creek) Dusky Grouse (Dolores, Larimer) Common Poorwill (Denver, Jefferson) Chimney Swift (*El Paso, Weld) Sandhill Crane (*Boulder) Black-bellied Plover ( *Kiowa, Larimer, Weld) Snowy Plover (*Alamosa, Crowley, Kiowa, *Weld) Semipalmated Plover (Crowley, Kiowa, La Plata, Larimer, Weld) Piping Plover (Larimer, Weld) Mountain Plover (*Lincoln) Whimbrel (Larimer, Weld) Long-billed Curlew (Larimer, Weld) Stilt Sandpiper (*Kiowa) Sanderling (Douglas, Park) White-rumped Sandpiper (*Kiowa) Pectoral Sandpiper (Crowley) Semipalmated Sandpiper (Crowley,Jefferson, *Kiowa, La Plata, Weld) Short-billed Dowitcher (Boulder) Solitary Sandpiper ( Jefferson) Green Heron (Jefferson) Glossy Ibis ( Weld) Mississippi Kite (*El Paso) Broad-winged Hawk (Bent, Prowers, Weld) Laughing Gull (Weld) Red-throated Loon (*Denver) Red-headed Woodpecker (*Logan) Red-bellied Woodpecker (*Kit Carson, Weld) Williamson’s Sapsucker (Larimer, Pueblo) American three-toed Woodpecker (Gunnison) Merlin (Jefferson) Least Flycatcher (Bent, Jefferson, *Kit Carson, Weld) Gray Flycatcher (Boulder, Chaffee, Jefferson, Kit Carson, Mesa, Weld) Black Phoebe (*Boulder, Ouray, Pueblo) Eastern Phoebe (Arapahoe, *Boulder, Douglas, Jefferson, Kit Carson, Weld) Cassin’s Kingbird (*Adams, *El Paso, Larimer) White-eyed Vireo (*Elbert, *Jefferson) Gray Vireo (*Montezuma) Yellow-throated Vireo (Weld) Philadelphia Vireo (Bent) Chihuahuan Raven (Pueblo) Purple Martin (Routt) Wood Thrush (Bent) Curve-billed Thrasher (Bent) Lapland Longspur (Jackson, Weld) Chestnut-collared Longspur (*Lincoln, Weld) Ovenbird ( Bent) Northern Waterthrush (Boulder, Denver, El Paso, Jefferson, Rio Grande, Weld) Black-and-white Warbler (Alamosa, Boulder,Jefferson, Weld) Lucy’s Warbler (*Montezuma) Blackpoll Warbler (Denver, Weld) Hooded Warbler (El Paso) Northern Parula (*Bent, Moffat, Weld) Bay-breasted Warbler (Weld) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Jefferson) Blackpoll Warbler (Denver) Prairie Warbler (*Kit Carson) Palm Warbler (*Logan) Yellow-throated Warbler (*Pueblo) Grace’s Warbler (Pueblo) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Boulder, Chaffee, Denver) Brewer’s Sparrow (Timberline) (Larimer) Summer Tanager (Boulder, Kit Carson, *Montezuma) Scarlet Tanager (Bent) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) Painted Bunting (*Cheyenne) Baltimore Oriole (*El Paso) ADAMS COUNTY: ---On May 12 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Rebecca Laroche reported Cassin’s Kingbird. ALAMOSA COUNTY: ---On May 9 at woodlot at State Street Bridge in Alamosa, John Rawinski reported Black-and-white Warbler. ---On May 12 at San Luis Lake, John Rawinski reported Snowy Plover. BENT COUNTY: ---On May 6 at Lake Hasty, Joey Kellner et al reported Philadelphia Vireo and Curve-billed thrasher; Dale and Joel Adams and Brandon Percival and Kara Carragher reported Philadelphia Vireo. ---On May 8 at Tempel Grove, Janeal Thompson reported Broad-winged Hawk, Least Flycatcher, and Wood Thrush. On May 9 at Tempel Grove, Dan Stringer reported 3 Ovenbirds. On May 10 at Tempel Grove, Janeal Thompson reported Wood Thrush and David Dowell reported Broad-winged Hawk, Least Flycatcher, and f Scarlet Tanager. ---On May 12 at Van’s Grove, Duane Nelson reported singing m Northern Parula. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On May 7 at Boulder Creek and 75th Emil Yappert reported Black Phoebe. On May 9 at Boulder Creek and 75th St., Bob & Anne-Marie Taylor reported Black and Eastern Phoebe. ---On May 5 at Lagerman Reservoir, Emil Yappert reported Sandhill Crane. ---On May 7 in Louisville E of Cleo Mudrock Park near Hitchinson St, Jack Bushong reported Gray Flycatcher. ---On May 7 in Superior near Safeway in Rock Creek Village, Sandra Reigel reported Summer Tanager. ---On May 7 on Hygiene RD at Crane Hollow Dr, David Waltman reported Eastern Phoebe. ---On May 9 on Bobolink trail in Boulder, Bill Kaempfer reported Northern Waterthrush. ---On May 9 at Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette, Ted Floyd reported Black-throated Gray Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, and Gray Flycatcher. On May 10 at Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve, Ted Floyd reported Gray Flycatcher and Northern Waterthrush ---On May 9 at Golden Ponds Park and Nature Area, David Dowell reported singing eastern Phoebe at Hover St. bridge. ---On May 10 at Walden Ponds, Peter Burke reported Sandhill Crane and 2 Short-billed Dowitchers. ---On May 11 at St Vrain River and 63rd St, Sue Riffe reported Black and Eastern Phoebe. On May 12 at St Vrain River and 63rd St, Adrian Azar reported 2 Eastern Phoebe. ---On May 23 S of Hygiene Road, Steve Frye reported 3 Sandhill Cranes. CHAFFEE COUNTY: ---On May 9 on Arkansas River near CR 194, Chuck Hundertmark reported 3 singing Gray Flycatchers and 12 singing Black-throated Gray Warblers. ---On May 9 at Sands Lake SWA, Pullen Watkins reported Barrow’s Goldeneye. On May 10 at Sands Lake SWA, Jack Harlan reported Barrow’s Goldeneye. CHEYENNE COUNTY: ---On May 12 at Kit Carson (town), Bill Kaempfer and Peter Burke reported f Painted Bunting easts of school. CLEAR CREEK COUNTY: ---On May 11 at Echo Lake, Arthur Steinberger reported 4 Barrow’s Goldeneyes. DENVER COUNTY: ---On May 8 at Denver Botanic Gardens, Chris Rurik and Rebecca Laroche reported Blackpoll Warbler, f Black-throated Gray Warbler, and Common Poorwill. On May 9 at Denver Botanic Gardens, Rebecca Laroche reported Black-throated Gray Warbler. On May 10 at Denver Botanic Gardens, Jeff Dawson reported Northern Waterthrush and Black-throated Gray Warbler. ---On May 12 at Marston Reservoir Complex west end, Doug Kibbe reported basic plumaged Red-throated Loon. DOLORES COUNTY: ---On May 10 on FS Road 716 on Black Mesa above Crystal Creek Corrals, Dennison Garrison reported Dusky Grouse. ELBERT COUNTY: ---On May 12 on E Bijou Creek at CR 162 just W of CR 153, David Suddjian reported White-eyed Vireo. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On May 6 and May 9 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded a Northern Waterthrush. On May 10 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded a 2nd year m Hooded Warbler. ---On May 9 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, David Tonnessen reported Mississippi Kite and 4 Chimney Swift. ---On May 9 at Adams Open Space in Fountain, David Tonnessen reported 2 Mississippi Kites. On May 11, Gary Koehn reported Mississippi Kite. On May 12 at Adams Open Space in Fountain, John Drummond reported 2 Mississippi Kites and 6 Chimney Swifts and Aaron Driscoll reported 3 Mississippi Kites. ---On May 10 in Fountain near Iowa & Vine, Daniel Fleming reported Mississippi Kite. ---On May 11 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Bill Maynard and Brandon Percival reported ad m Baltimore Oriole. On May 12 at Fountain Creek Nature Center, John Bruder and Aaron Driscoll reported Baltimore Oriole. ---On May 12 at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area), John Drummond reported Cassin’s Kingbird. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On May 7 at Van Bibber Park, Edmond Holroyd reported Gray Flycatcher. ---On May 7 at Chatfield Banding Station, Meredith McBurney reported banding Northern Waterthrush. On May 8 at Chatfield Banding Station, Meredith McBurney reported banding a young Chestnut-sided Warbler. On May 10 at Chatfield Banding Station, Meredith McBurney reported banding Least Flycatcher and Black-and-white Warbler. On May 12 at Chatfield Banding Station, Meredith McBurney reported Banding White-eyed Vireo. ---On May 9 at Chatfield SP upsteam of Kingfisher Bridge, David Suddjian and DFO Field trip reported Merlin and 6 Least Flycatchers. ---On May 9 on Clear Creek Trail west of I-70, Lorraine Lanning reported pair of Eastern Phoebe. ---On May 9 at Deer Creek at Buckhorn Road, David Suddjian reported Eastern Phoebe. ---On May 9 at Dakota Formation hogback, David Suddjian reported 4 Common Poorwill were heard and Also from pakring lot of Hildebrand Ranch Park. ---On May 11 at Main Reservoir in Lakewood, Mark Chavez reported Semipalmated Sandpiper. KIOWA COUNTY: ---On May 7 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported Snowy Plover, 23 White-rumped Sandpipers and 2 Semipalmated Sandpipers. On May 7 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Austin Hess and Renee Casias reported Whimbrel, 6 Long-billed Curlew, 30 Stilt Sandpipers, 20 White-rumped Sandpipers, and 6 Semipalmated Sandpipers. On May 8 at Neenoseh Reservoir, Janeal Thompson reported Stilt Sandpiper. On May 12 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Mike McCloy reported 120 Stilt Sandpipers and 4 White-rumped Sandpipers. On May 12 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Peter Burke, Bill Kaempfer, and John Vanderpoel reported 3 Black-bellied Plovers, 8 Stilt Sandpipers, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper. KIT CARSON COUNTY: ---On May 7 at Flagler Reservoir SWA, Joey Kellner et al reported Gray Flycatchers, 2 Eastern Phoebe, f Prairie Warbler, and molting m Summer Tanager. On May 8 at Flagler Reservoir SWA, Austin Hess and Renee Casias reported Prairie Warbler and Summer Tanager. On May 12 at Flagler Reservoir SWA, John Vanderpoel, Peter Burke, and Bill Kaempfer reported Red-bellied Woodpecker, Least Flycatcher, and Prairie Warbler. LA PLATA COUNTY: ---On May 7 at Pastorius Reservoir, Jim Beatty reported Semipalmated Plover. LARIMER COUNTY: --- On May 9 at Boyd Lake, Walter Wehtje and Nick Komar reported ad m Piping Plover, Long-billed Curlew, and 2 Cassin’s Kingbirds. On May 10 at Boyd Lake, Nick Komar and many others reported Piping Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Black-bellied Plover, and Cassin’s Kingbird. On May 11 at Boyd Lake, Josh Bruening and several other birders reported Piping Plover, 2 Black-bellied Plovers, 2 Whimbrel, and Cassin’s Kingbird. ---On May 9 at Horsetooth Mountain Park, Arvind Panjabi reported Dusky Grouse. ---On May 7 at Roosevelt NF Dadd Gulch Trail area, David Wade and Nick Komar reported Dusky Grouse and Williamson’s Sapsucker. ---On May 10 on CR 5 from CR 82 to CR 92, Nick Komar and Georgia Doyle reported Timberline Brewer’s Sparrow. LINCOLN COUNTY: ---On CR 3F between CR 39 and CR 41, Peter Burke reported Mountain Plover and 2 Chestnut-collared Longspurs. LOGAN COUNTY: ---On May 12 at Tamarack Ranch SWA, Mark Obmascik reported Red-headed Woodpecker and Palm Warbler. MESA COUNTY: ---On May 7 at 2 Rd Burrowing Owl area, Nic Korte reported Gray Flycatcher. MOFFAT COUNTY: ---On May 10 on Loudy Simpson Nature Trail, Jan Leonard reported Northern Parula. MONTEZUMA COUNTY: ---On May 12 in Canyons of Ancients National Monument, Bea Weaver reported Gray Vireo, Luncy’s Warbler, and m Summer Tanager. PARK COUNTY: ---On May 7 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, David Dowell reported 6 Sanderling. OURAY COUNTY: ---On May 10 on CR 2 and Billy Creek Bridge, Betty Fenton reported Black Phoebe. PROWERS COUNTY: ---On May 7 at Lamar Community College, Brandon Percival reported Broad-winged Hawk and 2 Northern Cardinals. On May 8 at Lamar Community College, Janeal Thompson reported Broad-winged Hawk and 3 m Northern Cardinals. PUEBLO COUNTY: On May 7, Chris Goulart, Rob Hinds, and Van Truan reported Yellow-throated Warbler at Mineral Palace Park. On May 8, Adam Vesely reported Yellow-throated Warbler at Mineral Palace Park. On May 12, Van Truan reported that the Yellow-throated Warbler continues at Mineral Palace Park. ---On May 7 at Pueblo Mountain Park, Chris Goulart reported Chihuahuan Raven and 4 Grace’s Warblers. ---On May 10 at Runyon Lake, Jo Ann Andrews reported Black Phoebe. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: ---On May 9 at Wright-Shriver SWA near Monte Vista, John Rawinski reported 2 Northern Waterthrush. ROUTT COUNTY: ---On May 9 at Emerald Backside (Cow Creek), Katie Weeks and Tresa Moulton reported 2 Purple Martins. WELD COUNTY: --- On May 11, Mark Obmascik reported Mute Swan at Stewart’s Pond. --- On May 7 at Wetland on CR 46, Christine Alexander reorted Mute Swan and 2 Whimbrel. On May 9 at Wetland on CR 46, Mike DeVries reported Mute Swan. ---On May 7 at Crow Valley CG Gene Rutherford reported Gray Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, and f Blackpoll Warbler; Ryan Grave, Norm Lewis, Jay Hutchins reported Red-bellied Woodpecker; Ryan Grave reported Black-and-white Warbler; Adam Vesely reported Yellow-throated Vireo and Northern Parula. On May 9 at Crow Valley, Mike De Vries and Chris Goulart reported Gray Flycatcher. On May 11 at Crow Valley, Randy Vernon reported m Bay-breasted Warbler which was seen by several other birders; Gene Rutherford reported Least Flycatcher; Austin Hess and Adam Vesely reported Broad-winged Hawk and Chimney Swift. ---On May 7 at Norma’s Grove, Dave Leatherman reported Black-and-white Warbler. On May 7 at Norma’s Grove, Mark Chavez reported Northern Waterthrush and Black-and-white Warbler. ---On May 6 at CR 59 pond, Ryan Graves reported Glossy Ibis and Semipalmated Sandpiper. ---On May 7 on CR 46 near CR 37, Christine Alexander reported Mute Swan and 2 Whimbrel. ---On May 7 on CR 114 between CR 45 and CR 49, Dave Leatherman reported Chestnut-collared Longspur on greened up burned areas. ---On May 9 at Sandstone Ranch Park, Carl Starace reported Eastern Phoebe. ---On May 10 at Union Reservoir, Sue Riffe reported Piping Plover and Semipalmated Plover on North Shore, several other birders saw the plovers and Luke Pheneger also reported Semipalmated Sandpipers. On May 11 at Union Reservoir, Sue Riffe and John Vanderpoel reported Piping Plover and Semipalmated Plover; Jack and Ryan Bushong reported Snowy Plover; Luke Pheneger reported Black-bellied Plover, Snowy Plover, 1 Semipalmated Plovers and Piping Plover. On May 12 at Union Reservoir, Brian Guarente and Steve Mlodinow reported Snowy Plover. Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips: The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, May 13 will be to Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat/Sawhill led by Chuck Hundertmark (chundertmark8 AT gmail.cm; 303-604-0531). This trip is full The DFO Field Trip for Saturday , May 13 and Sunday, May 14 will be Las Animas County in Migration led by Chris Rurik (Chrisrurik At gmail.com; 253-225-7104). This is a two day trip. Will spend Saturday night in Trinidad. Will coordinate carpools from Denver. Register online or contact leader. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, May 14 will be to Mt Lindo Cemetery and Turkey Creek Park led by Karen Drozda (drozforte at AOL.com; 303-388-0891). This trip is full. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, May 14 will be to Parker Regional Park led by Kerrie Lagon & Patti Galli (Kerriegonebirding AT outlookcom; 720-891-8771) Directions: From Main St intersection in Parker, go south on Parker Rd (CO 93) for 1.2 miles. Turn right on Indianpipe Ln and right into McCabe Meadows parking lot in Salisbury Park (Parker regional Park). Meet at 0800. Will bird along the Cherry Creek trail. Bring binoculars, snack, water, sunscreen. Register online or contact leader. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday , May 14 will be Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop led by Karen von Saltz (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881). Meet at 0800 at the Prairie Loop lot in cherry Creek Sp. From either park entrance, follow Lake View Rd to the Prairie Loop that is located at the south rim of the reservoir. State Parks pass or day pass required. This is a half day of walking that passes through most of the important habitats found in the park overs a distance of about 3 miles. Trails could be slippery or muddy, so dress accordingly. Bring water and snacks; lunch is optional. 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/CAHtstTdHP0jGsXoiir1wJELosycQkekNCtr9LPz6naHx08y8mg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
