Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: July 2, 2017
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, July 2 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.
Mallard (Mexican) (Logan)
Barrow’s Goldeneye (*Chaffee)
Northern Bobwhite (Baca)
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Larimer)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Baca, Logan)
Greater Roadrunner (Baca)
Black Swift (Boulder)
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Logan)
Black Rail (Pueblo)
Upland Sandpiper (Logan)
Long-billed Curlew (Weld)
Solitary Sandpiper (*Douglas)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Weld)
Common Loon (Jackson, Ouray)
YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Dolores)
WHITE IBIS (*Adams)
Mississippi Kite (*El Paso)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Dolores)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Adams, Jefferson, Logan)
ACORN WOODPECKER (Gunnison)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan)
Williamson’s Sapsucker (Boulder, Delta, Jefferson, Larimer, Pitkin,
Pueblo, *Teller)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Gunnison)
Least Flycatcher (*Mesa)
Black Phoebe (*Boulder, Ouray)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Logan)
Cassin’s Kingbird (Baca)
Bell’s Vireo (Pueblo)
Chihuahuan Raven (Baca)
Purple Martin (Delta, *Huerfano)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Baca, El Paso)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Weld)
McCown’s Longspur (*Larimer, Weld)
Northern Waterthrush (Jackson)
Canyon Towhee (*Baca)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Baca)
Field Sparrow (Logan)
BAIRD’S SPARROW (*Larimer)
Fox Sparrow (Boulder, Jackson, Larimer, San Juan)
Summer Tanager (Montezuma)
Northern Cardinal (Logan)
Painted Bunting (*Baca)
Dickcissel (Alamosa/Conejos, *Boulder, Chaffee, *Conejos, *Douglas, *El
Paso, Huerfano, *Larimer, Logan, *Rio Grande)
Bobolink (Huerfano, *Larimer)
Orchard Oriole (*Broomfield)
Balitmore Oriole (Logan)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---A WHITE IBIS was reported by Zachary Schiff on June 18 at Lowell Ponds
(North side of I-76). On June 25, the WHITE IBIS was reported by Ira
Sanders, Hillary White, and John Malenich at Lowell Ponds (Clear Creek
Valley Park). On June 28 Carl Lundblad reported that the WHITE IBIS
continues at Lowell Ponds (Clear Creek Valley Park) on the SE pond. On
June 29 Eric Zawatski and Meg Reck reported WHITE IBIS at Lowell Ponds
(Clear Creek Valley Park). On June 30, Glenn Walbek reported WHITE IBIS at
Lowell Ponds (Clear Creek Valley Park). On July 1 at Lowell Ponds (Clear
Creek Valley Park), Joey Kellner, Tim Smart, and Ben Sampson reported WHITE
IBIS.
ALAMOSA/CONEJOS COUNTIES:
---On June 28, Jan Rawinski reported 14 Dickcissels on CC Road.
BACA COUNTY:
---On June 24 at Picture Canyon, Wayne Heideman reported 2 Northern
Bobwhite, 5 Chichuahuan Raven, Curve-billed Thrasher, and 2 Painted
Bunting. On June 29 at Picture Canyon, Glenn Walbek reported Northern
Bobwhite, 2 Greater Roadrunners, 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 3 Canyon Towhee, 2
Painted Bunting.
---On June 26 at Comanche NG (Baca County Section), JoAnn Hackos reported
Greater Roadrunner, 2 Cassin’s Kingbirds, 7 Chihuahuan Ravens, and
Clay-colored Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On June 25, 3 Dickcissels were reported by Bob Spencer on 111th St (dirt
rd) that wragps around Prince Lake 2 then intersects to north with Isabelle.
---On June 25, a Black Phoebe was reported by Megan Jones and Mike
Patterson at 75th St and Boulder Creek. On June 27 at Boulder Creek and
75th St, Chris Thomas reported Black Phoebe.
---On June 28, from Caribou townsite to Blad Mountain, Dave Hallock
reported 6 Fox Sparrows in Willow Carr.
---On June 29 at Crane Hollow Road and Ponds, Carl Starace reported Black
Phoebe at creek bridge closest to Hygiene Road and Dickcissel.
---On June 30 on road to Wild Basin, Peter Gent reported Williamson
Sapsucker.
---On June 30 at Ouzel Falls in Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain NP, Peter Gent
reported Black Swift on nest in usual spot.
BROOMFIELD COUNTY:
---On July 1 at 2850 Big Dry Creek Dr, Eric Zorawowicz reported ad m
Orchard Oriole. This would be a new county record if accepted.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On June 25 on CR 175 near intersection with RR tracks, Jeff Guy reported
a pair of mating Dickcissels.
---On June 27 at Sands Lake SWA, Daryl Bernard reported Barrow’s
Goldeneye. On June 30 at Sands Lake SWA, Patricia Henschen reported
Barrow’s Goldeneye. On July 1 at Sands Lake SWA, Nick Komar and Sharon
Forsyth reported 3 Barrow’s Goldeneyes (1 subadult male on shore of island,
2 f sleeping on water).
CONEJOS COUNTY:
---On June 30 on Hwy 15 about 1.75 miles west of US 285, Dave Hawksworth
reported 5 singing Dickcissels.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On June 28 in Hubbark Park N of Paonia, Dennis Garrison reported pair of
Williamson’s Sapsuckers nesting in broke Spruce Snag and several Purple
Martin nest trees.
DOLORES COUNTY:
---On June 25 an imm YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported by Jim Beatty at
Groundhog Reservoir in the NW section.
---On June 28 at Groundhog Reservoir, Andy Boyce reported Lewis’s
Woodpeckers.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On June 30 at Greenland Open Space, Gloria Nikolai reported Dickcissell.
---On July 1 at Parker Regional Park (aka Salisbury Equestrian Park),
Christine Alexander reported Solitary Sandpiper.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On June 24 at Adams Open Space in Fountain, Tanja Britton reported 2
Mississippi Kites. On June 27 at
Adams Open Space in Fountain, Alan Versaw reported 2 Mississippi Kites.
---On June 26 at Bear Creek Park East, Jim Nelson reported 5 singing m
Dickcissels. On June 29, Linda Hodges reported 4 singing Dickcissels south
of community garden at Bear Creek Park.
---On June 27 at Birdsall Rd, Alan Versaw reported 2 Curve-billed Thrashers.
---On July 1 at 23 Otowi Driver, Colorado Springs, Brandon Nooner reported
a pair of nesting Mississippi Kites.
GRAND COUNTY:
---On June 29 in Rocky Mt NP on Colorado River Trail, Andy Keister reported
2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On June 26 Paul Ode reported a pair of ACORN WOODPECKERS on CR 27
(38.2004, -107.-591) south of Rudloph Hill. This would be a new county
record if accepted.
HUERFANO COUNTY:
---On June 25, Polly Wren Neldner reported 76 – 100 Dickcissels on CR 360,
350, 340, and 341 and
9 Bobolinks on CR 358 & 360.
---On June 30 about 15 miles west of Aguilar, Jim and Irene Thompson
reported a pair of Purple Martins going in and out of a nest hole.
JACKSON COUNTY:
---On June 25 at Aspen Campground, Chuck Hundertmark reported Fox Sparrow.
---On June 25 at Michigan River Wetlands near CR 30, Chuck Hundertmark
reported Fox Sparrow.
---On June 26 at Lake John Annex, Chuck Hundertmark reported first summer
Common Loon.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On June 30 at Stony Pass at Wigwam Creek, Frank Farrell reported 2
Red-headed Woodpeckers.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On June 20, Andy Bankert, Jacob Drucker, and Jason Gregg reported Upland
Sandpiper, 30 McCown’s Longspurs (N of Pronghorn/Plover intersection) and 4
BAIRD’S SPARROWS (S of Pronghorn/Plover intersection). They were looking
for evidence of nesting of BAIRD’S SPARROWS and found none. On June 24 at
Soapstone Prairie NA David Dowell, Kara Carragher, and Lisa Edwards
reported 3 BAIRD’S SPARROWS and 17 McCown’s Longspurs. On June 26 at
Soapstone Prairie, Plover Trail, Greg Rand and Walter Wehtje reported 3
BAIRD’S SPARROWS. ON June 29 at Soapstone Prairie NA, Eric Zawatski
reported 2 McCown’s Longspurs and BAIRD’S SPARROW.
---On June 26 on Unnamed Road S of Soapstone Prairie Greg Rand and Walter
Wehtje reported 8 McCown’s Longspurs.
---On June 27 2 singing Dickcissels were reported by Libby Edwards at
Reservoir Ridge near the parking lot in first part of trail from Overland
Drive.
---On June 28 w White-tailed Ptarmigan was reported by Jane Baryames and
Boulder Bird Club at trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain NP.
---On June 29, along fence of Reservoir Ridge Trail from Overland Drive,
Libby Edwards reported 7 Bobolinks and a pair of Dickcissels. On June 30
at reservoir Ridge NA along the first mile, Dave Leatherman reported 3-4
Bobolinks and 5+ Dickcissels.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On June 28 at Tamarack Ranch SWA 385 Road, Loch Kilpatrick reported
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, m RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, 3 Red-headed
Woodpeckers, 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Great Crested Flycatcher, 2 Field
Sparrows, 2 Northern Cardinals, 2 Dickcissels, Baltimore Oriole.
---On June 28 at Red Lion SWA, Loch Kilpatrick reported Mallard (Mexican)
amd 2 Upland Sandpipers.
MESA COUNTY:
---On June 20 in Collbran Job Corp Area, PE Road, Mike Henwood reported
Least Flycatcher. On June 24 in Collbran, PE Road, Rodene Harwood and
Ronda Woodward reported Least Flycatcher. On July 2 in Collbran, PE Road,
Deb Stegall, Rodene Harwood, and Ronda Woodward reported Least Flycatcher.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On June 25 at bridge over Uncompahgre River at Billy Creek SWA, Kent
Nelson reported 3 Black Phoebes.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On June 24 a pair of Williamson’s Sapsuckers was reported by Art Dahl At
Ruedi Reservoir, Chapman Dam campground.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On June 15 a Black Rail was reported by Bill Kaempfer at Nepesta Road
Marsh. On June 23 a Black Rail was reported by SeEtta Moss at Nepesta Road.
---On June 27 a singing Bell’s Vireo was reported by Brandon Percival in
Olives at 3rd Valco Pond.
RIO GRANDE COUNTY:
---On June 30 a singing Dickcissell was reported by Dave Hawksworth behind
Monte Electric on W side of US 285 about mile N of US 160.
TELLER COUNTY:
---On July 1 at Florissant Fossil Beds NM, Deborah Barnes and Tanja Britton
reported 3 Williamson’s Sapsuckers.
WELD COUNTY:
---On June 20 at Windsor Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported 4 Lesser
Black-backed Gulls. On June 23 at Windsor Lake, Jean Olson reported Lesser
Black-backed Gull. On June 24 at Windsor Lake, Nick Komar reported 3 imm
Lesser Black-backed Gulls. On June 25, Gary Lefko reported 2 imm Lesser
Black-backed Gulls at Windsor Lake. On June 26, Dennis Trujillo reported 3
Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Windsor Lake.
---On June 25 at Pawnee NG; Gary Lefko reported 6 Long-billed Curlews at CR
69 .5 mi N of Swainson’s Hawk interpretive sign; McCown’s Longspurs were
along CR 104 with 2 Chestnut-collared Longspurs.
Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, July 1 will be to Golden Gate Canyon SP
led by Paula Hansley (plhansley AT gmail.com; 720-890-2628) Directions:
From Denver take Hwy 93 to west side of Golden, just north of Golden, at
traffic light, go West on Hwy 46 (Golden Gate Canyon Road). Immediately,
turn left into parking lot on the side of road.
Will carpool to Visitor’s Center at 0730 and explore the area by the
lake. Then will head up to Bootleg Bottom and hike parts of the Coyote and
Elk trails to visit ponderosa pine, aspen, and riparian habitats. Bring
lunch or snacks, water and extra jacket. Register online or contact leader.
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, July 2will be to Mt Lindo Cemetery and
Turkey Creek Park leg by Karen Drozda (drozforte AT AOL.com; 303-388-0891).
Directions: Meet At 0715 at Home Depot at 4277 S Eldridge St,
Morrison. If driving south on C-470, take the Quincy Ave exit, turn right
on Quincy Ave, then take Left on West Tufts Ave, If traveling north on
C-470, you will turn right onto W Quincy after the exit, then take left on
West Tufts Ave. Home Depot sign can be seen from highway.
Will leave the Home Depot parking lot at 0730. Restrooms are
available inside Home Depot. Will first travel to Turkey Creek Park. Will
spend about 90 in this location by the creek. Then will travel to Mount
Lindo Memorial Park. Gates for this park open at 0900. Bring the usual
water, snacks, appropriate clothing for variable weather, and bug spring.
Register online or cotact leader.
For more information on the field trips go to dfobirds.org.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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