This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, October 8, 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 changed. Tundra Swan (*El Paso) Surf Scoter (Las Animas) Red-necked Grebe (Boulder) Sandhill Cranes moved through Colorado in numbers on October 5 & 6, reported from Larimer, Weld, Boulder, Adams, Denver, Arapahoe, El Paso, & Pueblo Co. Black-bellied Plover (Boulder, Washington) American Golden-Plover (Adams, *Kiowa, *Washington) Red Knot (*Kiowa) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Washington) Red-necked Phalarope (*Dolores) Red Phalarope (Boulder, Jefferson) JAEGER, species to be determined (Adams) PARASITIC JAEGER (Las Animas) Sabine’s Gull (*Arapahoe) Caspian Tern (Washington) Pacific Loon (Moffat) Common Loon (*Douglas) Broad-winged Hawks are migrating, with 38 individuals reported from 13 counties during the past 8 days. TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Montrose) Cassin's Kingbird widespread in Colorado in recent weeks, eg, (Douglas, El Paso) Pygmy Nuthatch (Morgan) Eastern Bluebird (El Paso) Wood Thrush (*Lincoln) Purple Finch (El Paso) Tennessee Warbler (*El Paso) Nashville Warbler (Adams, *Arapahoe, La Plata, Pueblo)) CONNECTICUT WARBLER (Lincoln) Palm Warbler (*Arapahoe) Lark Sparrow (Clear Creek) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Arapahoe) Summer Tanager (El Paso) *ADAMS COUNTY:* —On September 24 Susan Rosine reported an American Golden-Plover on the Neidrach Nature Trail at Barr Lake SP, seen again on September 26 by Mautitz. ---On October 3 Norm Lewis and Brian Johnson reported 2 American Golden-Plovers at Barr Lake SP. ---On October 3 Norm Lewis reported a distant JAEGER near the nature center, at Barr Lake SP, species to be determined. ---On October 4 Meredith McBurney banded a Nashville Warbler at Barr Lake SP. ---On October 5 John Breitsch reported a Broad-winged Hawk at a new hotspot, “First Creek at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR”. *ARAPAHOE COUNTY:* ---On October 2 & 3 Jared del Russo reported a Golden-crowned Sparrow at his home in Centennial. ---On October 3 & 5 John Breitsch reported a Cassin’s Kingbird at First Creek at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR. ---On October 7 Cheri Phillips reported a Nashville Warbler at her home. ---On October 7 Jonelle Balais and Bruce Cyganowski reported a Sabine’s Gull at Cherry Creek SP. ---On October 7 Art Hudak reported a Palm Warbler (Western) from Centennial Park. *BOULDER COUNTY*: --On September 27 David Dowell reported a Red-necked Grebe & a Black-bellied Plover at Terry Lake. Both continued through October 3. ---On October 1 Nunes reported an immature Red Phalarope at Lagerman Reservoir, also seen by Bill Kaempfer & Aaron Yappert and on October 3 by Mark Minner-lee. ---On October 6 Bill Kaempfer reported a Broad-winged Hawk at Green Mountain Cemetery. *CLEAR CREEK COUNTY:* ---On October 3 Roger Linfield reported a Lark Sparrow in the Empire Town Park. *DOLORES COUNTY:* ---On October 7 Erik Hendrickson reported 2 Red-necked Phalaropes at Glade Lake. This is only the third eBird record for the county. *DOUGLAS COUNTY:* ---On October 5 Bart Deferme reported a Palm Warbler near Castlewood Canyon SP, at the corner of Willow Lake Dr. and Castlewood Canyon Rd. ---On October 5 Bea Weaver reported a Broad-winged Hawk at Castlewood Canyon SP. ---On October 6 & 7 Tim Ryan reported a Common Loon at Rueter-Hess Reservoir (restricted access). *EL PASO COUNTY:* ---On October 2 Jim Merritt reported a Summer Tanager at Ramah Reservoir SWA. It was seen again on October 3 by MaryLynne Ketcham & Alan Ketcham. ---On October 4 Alan Versaw reported a Purple Finch in his yard. ---On October 4 Richard Bunn reported a Cassin’s Kingbird at Finch Rd, reached by going south from Hanover Rd, just east of Peyton Hwy. ---On October 7 Steve Brown reported a Tundra Swan at Clear Spring Ranch. ---On October 7 Kiki Widjaja reported a Tennessee Warbler from just north of Chico Basin Ranch, on the S Peyton Hwy, just south of Loop Rd. *JEFFERSON COUNTY:* ---On October 4 Loarraine Lanning reported that the Red Phalarope, present for about 10 days, continues at Chatfield SP--S Platte River Delta. —On September 30 Crystal Wilson reported a Black Phoebe at the Deer Creek Inlet at Chatfield SP; it was seen again on October 4 by Lorraine Lanning. *KIOWA COUNTY:* ---On October 7 Steve Mlodinow reported a Red Knot at Lower Queens Reservoir. *LA PLATA COUNTY:* ---On October 3 Susan Allerton reported a Nashville Warbler from Pastorius Reservoir. *LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:* ---On October 5 Glenn Walbek reported that on October 2 he saw a PARASITIC JAEGER and 18 Surf Scoters in middle of nowhere in the Commanche NG. *LINCOLN COUNTY:* ---On October 4 Mark Peterson reported a CONNECTICUT WARBLER and a Wood Thrush on private property “in the middle-of-nowhere.” ---On October 7 Loch Kilpatrick reported a Wood Thrush from a private ranch. *MOFFAT COUNTY:* ---On October 5 Jan Leonard & Forrest Luke reported a Pacific Loon at Big Bottom, southwest of Craig. It was seen again on October 6 by Jan & by Vic Zerbi. *MONTROSE COUNTY: * ---On October 2 Coen and Brenda found and photographed a TROPICAL KINGBIRD. The bird was seen again On October 3. It likes the area a mile and a half west of Nucla, just south of the intersection of CC road and 2700 road. This is one half mile south of the Sewer Ponds. They did not find it on October 4. *PUEBLO COUNTY:* ---On October 6 Mark Yaeger reported a Nashville Warbler at Valco Ponds SWA. *WASHINGTON COUNTY:* —On September 23 Ben Lagasse reported a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Prewitt Reservoir. From 1-3 have been seen there daily through October 1 by various observers. Tim Smart and David Dowell reported it on October 2. Tim Smart saw two there on October 6. ---On October 2 Steve Kingswood reported a Black-bellied and an American Golden-Plover at Prewitt Reservoir. ---On October 2 Tim Smart and David Dowell reported a Caspian Tern at Prewitt Reservoir. ---On October 7 Tim Smart reported a Broad-winged Hawk from the Last Chance Rest Area. *WELD COUNTY:* ---On October 6 David Leatherman had a variety of expected migrants including Eastern Phoebe, Cassin’s Kingbird, White-throated Sparrow and 900+ Sandhill Cranes. *Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips: * *TODAY!* *Chatfield State Park, The Big Sit*! *10/8/2017 6:45 AM - 6:45 PM* *Leader: Joey Kellner **[email protected]* <[email protected]>* or **303-978-1748 <(303)%20978-1748>* *Trail Difficulty: *Easiest trip of the year! *Directions* >From the Wadsworth Blvd entrance, go past the pay station to the stop sign, turn right at this 'T' and continue around the reservoir. Cross the S Platte River and continue up the hill. Turn left at the sign for the park headquarters and make a hard left into the large parking lot labeled Heronry Overlook. At the far right corner, a trail leads down to the Heron Overlook. State Parks pass or day pass required. *About the Sit* The Big Sit, an international birding event, has exacting, loose, and frivolous standards. Big Sitters count all the birds they see or hear from within a circle with a 17-foot diameter. Count sitters may send out scouts and beaters to find other birds and identify them as long as a Sitter sees them from within the circle. All around the world on this date, people will Sit Big. Come and join Joey Kellner and other recruits any time from (before) dawn to (after) dusk. Stay for an hour, a morning, or all day. Drop by whenever you like. Joey maintains an hourly chart of the birds that Sitters see from the circle. In the past few years he has tallied 55-65 species, including some real rarities! Bring chairs, breakfast, lunch, dinner, picnics, coffee, etc. Bring binoculars, scopes, and field guides. *This is a public event and there * *is no need to register.* *TODAY!* *Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop (Arapahoe County)* *10/8/2017 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM* *Leaders: Karen von Saltza **[email protected]* <[email protected]>* or **303-941-4881 <(303)%20941-4881>** and* *Bill Wuerthele **[email protected]* <[email protected]>* or **303-333-2519 <(303)%20333-2519>* *Trail Difficulty: *Easy *Directions* Meet 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. *About the Trip* 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. Bring water and snacks; lunch is optional. Beginning birders are welcome. *Register online or contact leader.* *12 people have registered for this trip. There is no maximum.* *For more information on the field trips go to* dfobirds.org. Good birding! Joe Roller Denver, CO [email protected] -- 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/CAJpZcUCyjJXXEo64DmRCxkaSfMrGPFtEB2rC9Pkk2pNwUg83QA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
