Compiler: Allison Hilf Date: May 19, 2018 e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 19 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. Snow Goose (*Kiowa) Redhead (*Cheyenne) Barrow’s Goldeneye (Clear Creek) Hooded Merganser (*Arapahoe, *Boulder, Larimer) Red-necked Grebe (Jackson) Scaled Quail (*Kit Carson) Sandhill Crane (Montezuma) Black-necked Stilt (*Denver) Whimbrel (Costilla) Long-billed Curlew (Larimer) Marbled Godwit (Alamosa, Mesa) White-rumped Sandpiper (*Broomfield, *Douglas, *Weld) Long-billed Dowitcher (*Denver, Montezuma, Weld) Willet (Alamosa, Jackson, Weld) Black Tern (*Larimer) Common Loon (*Arapahoe) Glossy Ibis (Delta, *Kiowa, *Lincoln) Northern Goshawk (El Paso) Lewis’s Woodpecker (Ouray, *Weld) Red-headed Woodpecker (El Paso, Kiowa) Least Flycatcher (Boulder, Cheyenne, Eagle, Weld) Hammond’s Flycatcher (Mesa, Weld) Gray Flycatcher (Boulder, Gunnison, Kit Carson, Montrose) Dusky Flycatcher (*Cheyenne) Cordilleran Flycatcher (*Cheyenne) Black Phoebe (Larimer, Ouray) Eastern Phoebe (*Boulder, *El Paso, Weld) Vermilion Flycatcher (*Adams) Ash-throated Flycatcher (El Paso) Cassin’s Kingbird (*Denver, Douglas) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Alamosa) White-eyed Vireo (Jefferson) Bell’s Vireo (*Cheyenne) Gray Vireo (Ouray) Yellow-throated Vireo (Boulder, Weld) Cassin’s Vireo (*Larimer) Red-eyed Vireo (Cheyenne, Weld) Pinyon Jay (Teller) Red-breasted Nuthatch (*Cheyenne, Kiowa) Eastern Bluebird (*Cheyenne, El Paso) Mountain Bluebird (*Adams) Veery (*Broomfield, Cheyenne, Pueblo) Gray-cheeked Thrush (El Paso) Hermit Thrush (El Paso) Wood Thrush (El Paso) Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso, Weld) American Pipit (Kiowa) Red Crossbill (Kiowa, Pueblo) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Weld) McCown’s Longspur (Larimer) Chipping Sparrow (Logan, Montezuma) Clay-colored Sparrow (La Plata) Lark Sparrow (El Paso) BAIRD’S SPARROW (Larimer) Field Sparrow (*Larimer) White-throated Sparrow (Boulder, Pueblo, Weld) Harris’s Sparrow (Pueblo) Bobolink (Boulder, Pueblo) Baltimore Oriole (*Weld) Worm-eating Warbler (Prowers) Black-and-white Warbler (El Paso) Tennessee Warbler (Larimer) Nashville Warbler (Cheyenne) Virginia’sWarbler (*Cheyenne)I MOURNING WARBLER (Cheyenne, Prowers) Hooded Warbler (Boulder, Cheyenne) American Redstart (Cheyenne, El Paso) Northern Parula (Cheyenne, Prowers) Magnolia Warbler (*Jefferson, *Lincoln) Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Boulder, Jefferson, *Kiowa) Blackpoll Warbler (*Boulder, Jefferson) Black-throated Blue Warbler (*Weld) Yellow-throated Warbler (Cheyenne) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Jefferson) Townsend’s Warbler (Pueblo) GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER (*Cheyenne) Canada Warbler (*Cheyenne) Scarlet Tanager (*Pueblo) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Cheyenne, Rio Grande) Black-headed Grosbeak (*Cheyenne) Indigo Bunting (Cheyenne, Larimer, Montrose) ADAMS COUNTY: ---On May 13 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR First Creek, Dave Blue found a 1st year m Vermilion Flycatcher. Last reported on May 18 by John Breitsch. ---On May 15 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Bluestem Loop Trail, John Breitsch reported Mountain Bluebird. Last reported by Mary Burger on May 18. ALAMOSA COUNTY: ---On May 14 at San Luis Lake near Mosca, John Rawinski reported Marbled Godwit, Willets, and Snowy Egret. ---On May 14 1 mile east of unction of Hwy 17 and Lane 6N, John Rawinski reported juv Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —On May 18 at Centennial Park, Edward Donnan reported Hooded Merganser. —On May 18 at South Platte Park-C470 Area, Bob Bishop reported Common Loon. BOULDER COUNTY: —On May 18 at Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve, Ted Floyd reported Blackpoll Warbler and 2 Hooded Merganser. —On May 18 at Marshall Marsh, David Elwonger reported Eastern Phoebe. —On May 18 at Old Saint Vrain Road, Carl Starace reported Chestnut-sided Warbler. ---On May 15 at Gunbarrel Commons Park, Leslie S reported Gray Flycatcher. ---On May 16 at Teller Farm and Lakes, Chuck Hundertmark reported Eastern Phoebe. BROOMFIELD COUNTY: —On May 18 at Alex &Michael’s Pond, Eric Zorawowicz reported Veery. —On May 18 at the Pond west of Stearns Lake, David Ely reported White-rumped Sandpiper. CHEYENNE COUNTY: ---On May 15 at Mitchek Ranch (Private), Glenn Walbek found and photographed a GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER which is visible from CR 9 about ½ mile south of the Kit Carson/Cheyenne county line. It has been seen by several birders on May 15-18. GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER would be a new state record if accept. It is very rare outside of south Texas. —On May 18 several birders reported the following birds at same location as GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER: Redhead, Dusky Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Bell’s Vireo, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebird, Virginia’s Warbler, Canada Warbler and Black-headed Grosbeak.—On May 17 at Mitchek Ranch several birders reported Mourning Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Canada Warbler, Black-headed Grosbeak, and one report of Yellow-throated Warbler byScott Manwaring. —On May 16 at Mitchek Ranch on CR 9, Joey Keller and several others reported MOURNING WARBLER, Black-throated Blue Warber, Northern Parula, American Redstart, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Veery, Least Flycatcher, Nashville Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Indigo Bunting. CLEAR CREEK COUNTY: —On May 17 at Echo Lake area, Doug Kibbe and Elaine Wagner reported 2 Barrow’s Goldeneye. COSTILLA COUNTY: ---On May 15 at Smith Reservoir south shore, John Rawinski reported Whimbrel. DELTA COUNTY: ---On May 16 at Fruitgrower Reservoir, Betty Fenton reported Glossy Ibis. DENVER COUNTY: —On May 18 at First Creek at DEN OS, John Breitsch reported Cassin’s Kingbird. —On May 18 at Westerly Wetlands, Jake Shorty reported 2 Black-necked Stilt and 8 Long-billed Dowitcher. DOUGLAS COUNTY: —On May 18 at Chatfield SP-upstream of Kingfisher Bridge (East), Cynthia Kristensen reported 3 White-rumped Sandpiper. —On May 17 on Castlewood Canyon Road, Lake Gulch Road to Castlewood Canyon SP, a CFO trip reported Cassin’s Kingbird. EL PASO COUNTY: —On May 18 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Kevin Ash reported Eastern Phoebe. ---On May 17 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Dale Adams reported Northern Goshawk. —On May 18 at Chico Basin Ranch, Alan Ketcham reported Ladder-backed Woodpecker. —On May 15 at Chico Basin Ranch, Brandon Percival reported Gray-cheeked Thrush, Wood Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Curve-billed Thrasher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Black-and-white Warbler, and American Redstart. JACKSON COUNTY: ---On May 15 at Cowdrey Pond, Casey Setash reported Red-necked Grebe. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On May 18 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt near the parking area for Prospect Lake, Eric DeFonso and several others reported Magnolia Warbler. ---On May 13-17 at Belmar Park, multiple birders reported Chestnut-sided Warbler and Blackpoll Warbler. ---On May 15 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Brian Johnson reported White-eyed Vireo on Mt Carbon Trail. On May 16 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Matt Clark and Susan Bonfiglio reported White-eyed Vireo. ---On May 15 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt Kevin DeBoer reported Black-throated Gray Warbler. KIOWA COUNTY: —On May 18 at CRP Woodlot South of Eads, Nick Moore reported Chestnut-sided Warbler. —On May 18 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Charles Hundertmark reported Glossy Ibis. —On May 18 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Nick Moore reported Snow Goose. —On May 15 at CR 57 and CR K, Tony Leukering reported Western Tanager. ---On May 15 at Plainview School, Tony Leukering reported Red Crossbill and Red-breasted Nuthatch. ---On May 15 on CR AA Two juniper row homestead, Tony Leukering reported Red-headed Woodpecker, and Red-breasted Nuthatch. ---On May 16 at CR 78 Wood Lot, Tony Leukering reported Chestnut-sided Warbler and Red-breasted Nuthatch. ---On May 16 at Neenoshe Reservoir Locust Grove, Lindsay Purifoy reported Red-headed Woodpecker. KIT CARSON COUNTY: —On May 18 at NW Cheyenne County Private Ranch, Bill Kaempfer reported Scaled Quail. LA PLATA COUNTY: ---On May 14 at Oxbow Park and Preserve, Susan Allerton and Martin Cuntz reported Clay-colored Sparrow. LARIMER COUNTY: —On May 18 at Welllington State Wildlife Area -Cobb Lake Unit, Andy Bankert reported 3 Black Tern. —On May 18 at Devil’s Backbone, Jim Nachel reported Field Sparrow. —On May 17 at Topminnow Natural Area(East Horsetooth Gravel Pit), Nick Komar reported Hooded Merganser. ---On May 18 at Lee Martinez Park, Rob Sparks reported Cassin’s Vireo. ---On May 15 at Dixon Reservoir, Brad Biggerstaff reported Tennessee Warbler. ---On May 16 at Lake Estes, Scott Rashid reported Black Phoebe. ---On May 16 and 17 at Soapstone Prairie NA, Andrew Bankert reported 2 (4) BAIRD’S SPARROWS and 7 (6) McCown’s Longspurs. ---On May 16 at Devil’s Backbone, Irene Fortune, Christine Sparks, and Nick Komar reported Field Sparrow. ---On May 16 at Kingfisher Point, Nix Farm and Williams NA, Robert Beauchamp reported Long-billed Curlew. LINCOLN COUNTY: —On May 18 at Karval Lake State Wildlife Area, Van Truman reported Glossy Ibis. —On May 18 at Brett Gray Ranch (restricted access) Riley Morris reported Magnolia Warbler. MONTROSE COUNY: ---On May 15 on Old Hwy 90 through Silver Hawk Ranch, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Gray Flycatcher and Indigo Bunting. MONTEZUMA COUNTY: ---On May 15 at Totten Reservoir, Erick Hendrickson reported Sandhill Crane and 4 Long-billed Dowitchers. OURAY COUNTY: ---On May 15 N of heron rookery on hwy 550, Kent Nelson reported Lewis’s Woodpecker. ---On May 15 at Billy Creek Bridge, Kent Nelso reported Black Phoebe and pair of Gray Vireo. PROWERS COUNTY: ----On May 16 at Lamar Community College, Tony Leukering reported Worm-eating Warbler. ---On May 15 at Santa Fe Trail Ranch, Arvind Panjabi reported MOURNING WARBLER. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On May 18 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Scarlet Tanager. —On May 17 at Leon Brights home in Pueblo (city/county), he reports approx 4-7 Red Crosbills continue to visit his yard ---On May 15 at Chico Basin Ranch, Brandon Percival reported Veery, m Bobolink, m Townsend’s Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Harris’s Sparrow. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: ---On May 16 at South Fork, Carole Fleming reported Rose-breasted Grosbeak. TELLER COUNTY: ---On May 15-17 at SKOL ranch, Kristina Etter reported up g to 8 Pinyon Jay. WELD COUNTY: —On May 18 at approx. 60246 CR 17 in Carr, Michael Kiessig reported a Lewis’s Woodpecker. —On May 18 on a Playa at Weld Co. Rds. 77&116, John Malevich reported White-rumped Sandpiper. —On May 17 at Crow Valley CG, John Malevich and reported Baltimore Oriole and Black-throated Blue Warbler. —On May 17 at Crow Valley CG, Nick Komar reported an Eastern Phoebe. ---On May 16 at intersection of CR 96 and CR 69, Lee Ann Brown reported Curve-billed Thrasher. DFO Field Trips: For details please visit the DFO website dfobirds.org Sunday, May 20 6:15 AM – 11:00 AM Second Creek Open Space (Commerce City) Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955 (cell)) Register online or contact leader. Good Birding, Allison Hilf Aurora, CO Sent from my iPhone -- 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]. 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