Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: August 13, 2017
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, August 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.
Bufflehead (*Larimer)
Chimney Swift (*El Paso)
Sandhill Crane (Gunnison)
Black-necked Stilt (*El Paso)
Semipalmated Plover (El Paso)
Stilt Sandpiper (*El Paso)
Pectoral Sandpiper (El Paso)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (El Paso)
Solitary Sandpiper (El Paso, Kiowa, *Mesa, Rio Blanco)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe)
Black Tern (Adams, El Paso)
Common Tern (Adams)
Common Loon (Ouray)
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Prowers)
Mississippi Kite (*El Paso)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Adams)
Acorn Woodpecker (La Plata)
Williamson’s Sapsucker (Pueblo)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Gunnison)
Least Flycatcher (Larimer)
Gray Flycatcher (Mesa)
Pinyon Jay (El Paso)
Purple Martin (*Mesa)
Curve-billed Thrasher (*El Paso)
Northern Waterthrush (*El Paso)
Brewer’s Sparrow (Jackson, Rio Blanco)
Lark Bunting (Gilpin, Jackson, Mesa)
Fox Sparrow (Gilpin, San Juan)
Summer Tanager (Baca, Montezuma)
Indigo Bunting (Weld)
Dickcissel (Boulder, *El Paso)
Bobolink (Boulder)
Scott’s Oriole (Mesa)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On August 10 at Barr Lake SP, David Dowell reported Black Tern and
Common Tern.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On August 10 at Aurora Reservoir, David Dowell reported imm Lesser
Black-backed Gull.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On August 8 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, David Tonnessen reported
Semipalmated Plover, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, 10 Black
Terns, and Dickcissel. On August 9 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, 6 Semipalmated
Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Stilt Sandpipers, Solitary Sandpiper, 4
Black Terns. On August 12 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, Cynthia Madsen, David
Hill, and Diane Roberts reported 4 Stilt Sandpipers.
---On August 7 at Venetucci Farm, Sharon Milito reported Mississippi Kite.
---On August 9 in town of Fountain, Tanja Britton reported Mississippi Kite.
---On August 10 at Bear Creek Park West, David Tonnessen reported 22
flyover Pinyon Jay.
---On August 11 and 12 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded Northern
Waterthrush.
---On August 12 at Adams Open Space in Fountain, David Tonnessen reported 5
Mississippi Kites.
---On August 12 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, David Tonnessen reported
Mississippi Kite and Northern Waterthrush.
---On August 12 at Big Johnson, David Tonnessen reported Black-necked Stilt
and 2 Dickcissel.
---On August 12 at Wainwright Drive in Colorado Springs, Mark Peterson
reported Mississippi Kite and 10 Chimney Swifts.
---On August 12 at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area), John Drummond reported 2
Curve-billed Thrashers.
GILPIN COUNTY:
---On August 8 on Tolland Road CR 16, Brian Johnson reported pair of Lark
Buntings and Fox Sparrow.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On August 10 going over Kebler Pass near Anthracite Creek, Tom McConnell
reported 2 Sandhill Carnes west of Erickson Ranch CG.
JACKSON COUNTY:
---On August 9 at Arapaho NWR Auto Loop, Tyler McClain reported 8 Brewer’s
Sparrows and pair of Lark Buntings.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On August 9 on Meadow Road in Rafter J Subdivision , Gloria Nikolai
reported 3 Acorn Woodpeckers.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On August 11 in Rocky Mountain NP on Cub Lake and Trail, Brian Genge
reported 4 Least Flycatchers.
---On August 12 at Topminnow NA (East Horsetooth Gravel Pit), Brandon
Nooner reported f-type Bufflehead.
MESA COUNTY:
---On August 7 on 10 ½ Road in Loma, Steve Patterson reported f-type Lark
Bunting across road from Unitah Fishing area where fence angles away from
road.
---On August 8 at Brewster’s Ridge/Bar X Wash, Nic Korte reported Gray
Flycatcher and juv Scott’s Oriole.
---On August 10 at Grand Junction WA, Mike Henwood reported Solitary
Sandpiper. On August 12 at Grand Junction WA, Eileen Cunningham reported
2 Solitary Sandpipers.
---On August 12 at 8300 Ft above Collbran , Nic Korte reported flock of
Purple Martins.
PROWERS COUNTY:
---On August 10 Bryant Will found a juv SWALLOW-TAILED KITE in Lamar which
was refound by Janeal Thompson, Tammy Gonzales, Jane Stulp, and Duane
Nelson near Oak and 14th.
RIO BLANCO COUNTY:
---On August 8 at Jensen SWA, Steve Patterson reported 2 Solitary
Sandpipers and Brewer’s Sparrow.
WELD COUNTY:
---On August 8 on Poudre River Trail, Kodak SWA, Ryan Graves reported a
pair of Indigo Bunting.
Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips:
The DFO Filed Trip for Sunday August 13 will be to Cherry Creek SP Wetlands
Loop led by Karen von Saltza & Bill Wherthele (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com;
303-941-4881). Directions: 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 over a distance of about 3 miles. Trails could
be slippery or muddy, so dress accordingly. Bring water and snacks; lunch
is optional. Register online or contact leader.
For more information on the field trips go to dfobirds.org.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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