Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: October 13, 2018 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, October 13 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist. Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates new information on this species is new) Greater White-fronted Goose (Arapahoe) Blue-winged Teal (Rio Grande) Cinnamon Teal (*Broomfield) Surf Scoter (*Douglas, *Fremont, *Larimer, *Park, Pueblo*, Weld) White-winged Scoter (*Park) Black Scoter (Weld) Bufflehead (*Adams, *Arapahoe, *Broomfield, *Douglas, Larimer, Mesa, *Park, Routt) Hooded Merganser (Adams, Boulder, *Jefferson, Larimer) Northern Bobwhite (Larimer) Common Nighthawk (*Adams) Common Poorwill (*Boulder) White-throated Swift (*Fremont) Virginia Rail (Larimer, Weld) Sandhill Crane (*Adams, Boulder, Custer, *Larimer, *Park, *Pueblo) American Avocet (Custer, Larimer, *Park, Summit) Semipalmated Plover (Custer) Marbled Godwit (*Arapahoe) Long-billed Curlew (Kiowa) Stilt Sandpiper (Kiowa) Pectoral Sandpiper (*Larimer) Long-billed Dowitcher (Eagle, Kiowa, Larimer) Spotted Sandpiper (*Jefferson) Solitary Sandpiper (*Broomfield) Willet (Summit) Red-necked Phalarope (Larimer, *Park) Sabine’s Gull (Larimer, *Park, *Weld) Bonaparte’s Gull (*Park) Franklin’s Gull (*Arapahoe, *Broomfield, *Weld) Iceland Gull (Larimer, *Park) Great Black-backed Gull (Douglas) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Larimer, Park) Common Tern (Custer) Pacific Loon (Custer) Common Loon (*Adams, *Douglas, Rio Blanco) American Bittern (Larimer) Great Egret (*Weld) Snowy Egret (Adams, La Plata) Cattle Egret (*Larimer) White-faced Ibis (Montrose) Osprey (Summit) HARRIS’S HAWK (*Larimer) Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, *Douglas) Swainson’s Hawk (*Boulder, Broomfield, Kiowa, *Larimer, Routt) Lewis’s Woodpecker (*Jefferson, La Plata, *Las Animas) Williamson’s Sapsucker (*Pueblo)_ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Larimer, *Pueblo) Red-naped Sapsucker (Alamosa, *Jefferson, Larimer) Western Wood-Pewee (Jefferson) Least Flycatcher (Prowers) Hammond’s Flycatcher (Jefferson, *Montrose) Gray Flycatcher (El Paso, *Gunnison) Dusky Flycatcher (Montrose) Cordilleran Flycatcher (Larimer, Montezuma) Black Phoebe (La Plata) Eastern Phoebe (*Douglas, Jefferson, Kiowa, Larimer) Vermilion Flycatcher (*Boulder) TROPICAL KINGBIRD (*Jefferson) Mystery Kingbird (Larimer) Cassin’s Kingbird (Denver, *El Paso, Larimer) Western Kingbird (Jefferson) Eastern Kingbird (Douglas, Larimer) Northern Shrike (*Adams) Gray Vireo (Mesa) Cassin’s Vireo (Boulder) Pinyon Jay (*Montezuma) Steller’s Jay (*Boulder, Clear Creek, *Douglas, *Eagle, *Jefferson, *Larimer, *Montrose, Ouray, Routt) Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (Boulder, El Paso,*Fremont, *Jefferson, *Larimer, Mesa, *Montezuma, *Montrose, Pitkin) Clark’s Nutcracker (Eagle, Ouray) American Crow (Montrose) Juniper Titmouse (*Fremont, *Montezuma, *Montrose) Bushtit (Boulder,*Broomfield, El Paso, *Gunnison, *Jefferson, Larimer, *Las Animas, *Montrose) Rock Wren (*Montrose, Summit) House Wren (*Eagle) Winter Wren (Douglas) Marsh Wren (Arapahoe) Bewick’s Wren (*Fremont, *Montrose, Pueblo) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Boulder, Denver, *Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, *Montrose, Prowers) Golden-crowned Kinglet Denver, San Juan) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (*Adams,* Boulder, *Broomfield, Clear Creek, Custer, *Douglas, *Eagle,* El Paso, *Fremont, *Gunnison, *Jefferson, Kiowa, *Larimer, *Las Animas, Mesa,*Montezuma, Montrose, Pitkin Prowers, *Pueblo, Summit) Eastern Bluebird (*Yuma) Mountain Bluebird (*Broomfield, Denver, *Fremont, *Larimer, *Montrose, Ouray, *Park, Rio Blanco, Routt) Swainson’s Thrush (Denver) Hermit Thrush (*Boulder, *El Paso, *Larimer, *Las Animas, Mesa, Prowers) Gray Catbird (Denver, Routt) Curve-billed Thrasher (*El Paso) Brown Thrasher (Prowers) Sage Thrasher (*Fremont, Park) Northern Mockingbird (Park) American Pipit (*Eagle, Jefferson, *Larimer, *Park, Summit) Red Crossbill (*Park) Lesser Goldfinch (*Park) Chestnut-collared Longspur (*Park) McCown’s Longspur (*Park) Green-tailed Towhee (*Boulder, Clear Creek, *Larimer) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (*Fremont) Canyon Towhee (*Fremont) Chipping Sparrow (El Paso) Clay-colored Sparrow (El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer) Brewer’s Sparrow (Adams, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer) Sagebrush Sparrow (*Gunnison, *Montrose, Ouray) Lark Bunting (*Adams) Savannah Sparrow (Larimer, Lincoln, *Park) Grasshopper Sparrow (Eagle, *Montezuma) Vesper Sparrow (Clear Creek, Kiowa, *Montrose, *Yuma) Lark Sparrow (Eagle) Fox Sparrow (San Juan) Lincoln’s Sparrow (*Adams,* Boulder, Eagle, El Paso, *Fremont, *Gunnison, *Jefferson, Kiowa, Lincoln, *Montrose, Routt) Swamp Sparrow (*Broomfield) White-throated Sparrow (*Douglas, *Gunnison, Kiowa, Mesa) Yellow-headed Blackbird *Jefferson) Northern Waterthrush (*Mesa) Prothonotary Warbler (*Jefferson) Orange-crowned Warbler (Adams, *Boulder, *Broomfield, Denver, *Douglas, Eagle, El Paso,*Fremont,*Gunnison, *Jefferson, *Larimer, Mesa, *Montrose, *Park, Prowers, Weld) Nashville Warbler (*Fremont) MacGillivray’s Warbler (*Boulder) Common Yellowthroat (*Mesa) Hooded Warbler (*Eagle) Northern Parula (Boulder) Magnolia Warbler (Boulder) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Boulder, Mesa) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Clear Creek) Palm Warbler (Boulder, *Jefferson, *Larimer) Black-throated Gray Warbler (El Paso, Montezuma) Townsend’s Warbler (Boulder, *Gunnison, Mesa, Pitkin, *Pueblo) Wilson’s Warbler (*Boulder, *Eagle, Jefferson, Mesa, Park, Pitkin, Prowers) Western Tanager (*Boulder, *Larimer, *Pueblo) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) Indigo Bunting (Kiowa) Painted Bunting (Kiowa) ADAMS COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Diane Roberts, Karen Drozda, and Meg Reck reported 7 Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Common Nighthawk, Common Loon, Snowy Egret, Brewer’s Sparrow, and Orange-crowned Warbler. ---On October 12 at Barr Lake Banding Station, Colin Woolley reported banding 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Lincoln’s Sparrow. ---On October 13 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Lake Ladora, Polly Reetz reported Common Loon. ---On October 13 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Cynthia Madsen and David Hill reported 23 Bufflehead, 50 Sandhill Crane, Common Loon, and Northern Shrike; Dale Pate reported 2 Bufflehead, Common Nighthawk and Lark Bunting. ALAMOSA COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Mosca (35.57, -105.611), Marge Carrico reported Red-naped Sapsucker. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Aurora Reservoir, Meg Reck reported 2 Greater White-fronted Geese and 2 Bufflehead. ---On October 13 at Cherry Creek SP, Matt Newport reported 4 Bufflehead, Marbled Godwit, and 67 Franklin’s Gulls. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Walden Ponds, Jonathan Montgomery reported 2 Hooded Mergansers and Vermilion Flycatcher to the east of the parking lot. ---On October 12 at Ryssby Church and Cemetery, Luke Pheneger, Richard Trinkner, Peter Burke, Nathan Pieplow and Okamoto Keita Sin reported 30 Sandhill Cranes, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Townsend’s Warbler. ---On October 12 at South Saint Vrain Road in Lyons, Jack and Ryan Bushong, Carolyn Beach, and Ron Bolton reported Cassin’s Vireo, 6 Steller’s Jay, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Hermit Thrush, 6 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Magnolia Warbler, Palm Warbler, Townsend’s Warber, and 6 Wilson’s Warbler. On October 13 at South Saint Vrain Road, Steve Frye, Rob Cassady, and Bill Kaempfer reported Steller’s Jay 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 12 Hermit Thrush, Lincoln’s Sparrow, 3 Green-tailed Towhee, Orange-crowned Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler, and Western Tanager. ---On October 12 at Skunk Creek—Broadway to 27th Way, David Dowell reported 5 Orange-crowned Warbler, Northern Parula. ---On October 12 on Bobolink Trail, David Dowell reported Broad-winged Hawk, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Lincoln’s Sparrow. ---On October 13 on Jay Rd W of 63rd St in Boulder, Paula Hansely reported ad light morph Swainson’s Hawk. ---On October 13 at Boulder, Community Garden, Richard Trinkner reported Lincoln’s Sparrow, 3 Orange-crowned Warbler, MacGillvray’s Warbler, and Wilson’s Warbler. ---On October 13 on Eldorado Springs Dr near Hwy 93, Dan Zmolek reported Common Poorwill (flyover). BROOMFIELD COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Broomfield Community Park, Dale Pate reported Swainson’s Hawk. ---On October 13 at Plaster Reservoir, David Ely, Eric Zorawowicz, Matt Hofeditz reported Cinnamon Teal, Bufflehead, 11 Franklin’s Gull, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 4 Mountain Bluebird, and Swamp Sparrow. ---On October 13 at Alexx and Michael’s Pond, David Ely and Matt Hofeditrz reported Solitary Sandpiper, 16 Bushtit, and Orange-crowned Warbler. CUSTER COUNTY: ---On October 12 at DeWeese Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer reported Sandhill Crane, American Avocet, Semipalmated Plover, Common Tern, 2 Pacific Loon, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet. DENVER COUNTY: ---On October 12 at S Platte River and W Evans, Cynthia Madsen and Mary Burger reported Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Orange-crowned Warbler. ---On October 12 at Fairmount Cemetery, Frank and Nancy Hatch reported Swainson’s Thrush. ---On October 12 at Denver Botanic Gardens and Cheesman Park, Chris Wood reported Golden-crowned Kinglet and Gray Catbird. DOUGLAS COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Cherry Creek Trail S end to Walker Road Gravel Pond, Diane Roberts and Christine Alexander reported 6 Bufflehead, Eastern Phoebe, and Winter Wren. On October 13 at Cherry Creek Trail S end to Walker Gravel Pond, Chris Gilbert reported Broad-winged Hawk, Eastern Phoebe, Steller’s Jay, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow. ---On October 13 at Chatfield SP Original Heronry Overlook, Joey Kellner reported Scoter, 6 Bufflehead, Common Loon, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher EAGLE COUNTY: ---On October 12 at 948 Eagle Crest Dr, Eric Culbertson reported Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Clark’s Nutcracker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 American Pipit, Grasshopper Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler. ---On October 13 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Eric Culbertson reported House Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 7 American Pipit, and 2 Wison’s Warbler. ---On October 13 on Hwy 24 in Minturn, Eric Culbertson reported Steller’s Jay, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Warbler, and Wilson’s Warbler. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Brewer’s Sparrow, and 3 Orange-crowned Warbler. ---On October 12 at Smith Creek Ponds, Joy Lake reported 5 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay and Blue-gray Gnatcathcer. ---On October 12 at Red Rock Canyon, Rebecca LaRoche reported 4 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 16 Bushtit, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Clay-colored Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow. ---On October 13 at Chico Basin Ranch, Gary Koehn reported 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Hermit Thrush, and Curve-billed Thrasher. ---On October 13 at Rock Creek Canyon Road, Kevin Ash and Rebecca Laroche reported Cassin’s Kingbird. FREMONT COUNTY: ---On October 13 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Kevin Ash and Rebecca Laroche reported 2 Junipeer Titmouse, 20 Bushtit, 2 Bewick’s Wren, 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 8 Mountain Bluebird, 2 Nashville Warbler, and Orange-crowned Warbler; Jerry DeBoer, and Joel Adams reported 2 Surf Scoter, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 55 Mountain Bluebird, 4 Sage Thrasher, and Canyon Towhee. ---On October 13 at Tunnel Drive area and Water Treatment Ponds, Kevin Ash and Rebecca Laroche reported 4 White-throated Swift, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Rufous-crowned Sparrow. GUNNISON COUNTY: ---On October 13 at Curecanti NRA Pine Creek, Anne Winters and Jason PIetrzak reported Gray Flycatcher, 2 Bushtit, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 4 Lincoln’s Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 3 Sagebrush Sparrow, 2 Orange-crowned Warbler, and Townsend’s Warbler. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On October 12 at South Platte Reservoir SW Bay, David Tonnessen reported Brewer’s Sparrow and Orange-crowned Warbler. On October 13 at South Platte Reservoir SW Bay access road, Irene Rivas and many other birders reported TROPICAL KINGBIRD. ---On October 12 near Clear Creek Canyon Trail at junction of trails under Hwy 58 overpass, Steve Rash, Kevin DeBoer, Timo Mizen, and Norm Erthal reported Palm Warbler. On October 13 on Clear Creek Canyon Trail under Hwy 58 overpass, Michael Lester and many other birders reported Palm Warbler. ---On October 12 at Harriman Lake, Michael Kiessig and Greg Levandoski reported Hammond’s Flycatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 American Pipit, Clay-colored Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, 2 Wilson’s Warbler, and Yellow-headed Blackbird. ---On October 12 at 127655 W 44th Ave, Golden, Kevin DeBoer reported Lewsi’s Woodpecker. ---On October 12 at Main Reservoir in Lakewood, Amy Fredrickson reported Prothonotary Warbler. On October 13 at Main Reservoir in Lakewood, Robert Raker and Chris Wood reported pair of Hooded Merganser, 3 Bushtit, and Prothonotary Warbler. ---On October 13 at Chatfield SP Audubon Nature Center, Hugh Kingery and many other birders reported Lewis’s Woodpecker. ---On October 13 at Bear Creek Lake Park Big Soda, Lakes N Trail, Burke and Joey Angstman reported Spotted Sandpiper and Orange-crowned Warbler. ---On October 13 at Lower White Ranch Park, Robert Raker reported Red-naped Sapsucker, 4 Steller’s Jay, 3 Woodhouse’s Scru b-Jay, 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and 4 Orange-crowned Warbler. KIOWA COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Adam Vesely reported 31 Long-billed Curlew, 125 Stilt Sandpiper, and 25 Long-billed Dowitcher. ---On October 12 at CR 78 “wood lot”, Tony Leukering reported Swainson’s Hawk, Eastern Phoebe, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow, and 13 Vesper Sparrow. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Wellington SWA—Cobb Lake Unit, Jim Nachel reported Northern Bobwhite, American Bittern, 2 Cassin’s Kingbirds, mystery Kingbird, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet. ---On October 12 at Loveland Recreation Trail—Rossum Dr to Wilson, Denise Bretting reported Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Bluebird, Green-tailed Towhee, and Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay. ---On October 12 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Nick Komar reported Surf Scoter, 4 Bufflehead, 2 Hooded Merganser, 2 American Avocet, 4 Pectoral Sandpiper, 18 Long-billed Dowitcher 2 Red-necked Phalarope, Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, and 11 American Pipit. On October 13 at Timnath Reservoir, Rob Sparks reporterd 750 Sandhill Cranes (flyover), 4 Pectoral Sandpiper, and 6 American Pipit. ---On October 13 near Visitor’s Center, Fort Collins, Richard Herrington reported HARRIS’S HAWK. ---On October 13 at Bobcat Ridge NA, Fort Collins Audubon and Fawn Simmonds reported juv Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 7 Steller’s Jay, 6 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 9 Bushtit, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 11 Mountain Bluebird, 5 Hermit Thrush. ---On October 13 at Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal Greenbelt at W Lake St, Nick Komar reported Western Tanager. ---On October 13 at 5330 E CR 32, Nick Komar reported 2 Cattle Egret. ---On October 13 at 1028 – 1078 N CR 23 Bellvue, Matthew Webb reported hovering Swainson’s Hawk, Green-tailed Towhee, and 3 Orange-crowned Warbler. ---On October 13 at Arapahoe Bend NA—Rigden Reserovir (Strauss Cabin Lake), Andy Bankert and Carolyn Olson reported 2 Surf Scoter and HARRIS’S HAWK; Robert Beauchap reported Palm Warbler. ---On October 13 at Horsetooth Reservoir, Nick Komar reported 3 ad Lesser Black-backred Gull and Cattle Egret. LAS ANIMAS COUNTY: ---On October 13 at Lake Dorothy SWA, Tony Godrey reported 3 Lewis’s Woodpecker, 7 Bushtit, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Hermit Thrush. MESA COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Connected Lakes SP, Adam Cupito, Mike Henwood, Kathleen McGinley, Connee Moffatt, and Drew Kelly reported Woodhouses’s Scrub-Jay, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler (recapture), Townsend’s Warbler, and 2 Wilson’s Warbler. On Octobder 13 at Connected Lakes SP, Ryan Claar reported Northern Waterthrush, and Common Yellowhtrroat. MONTEZUMA COUNTY: ---On October 13 at Sand Canyon Trail, Susan Allerton reported 36 Pinyon Jay, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 4 Juniper Titmouse, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Grasshopper Sparrow. MONTROSE COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported Dusky Flycatcher, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Vesper Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Orange-crowned Warbler. ---On October 12 at Cooper’s Ditch, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported Hammond’s Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, 300 American Crows, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 36 Mountain Bluebird, Vesper Sparrow, and Orange-crowned Warbler. ---On October 13 at Rose Garden, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Hammond’s Flycatcher, Steller’s Jay, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 2 Bushtit, Rock Wren, 3 Bewick’s Wren, 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 11 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 15 Mountain Bluebird, 4 Sagebrush Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow, and 3 Orange-crowned Warbler. PARK COUNTY: ---On October 13 at Antero Reservoir, Chris Wood and Steve Mlodinow freported 6 Surf Scoter f-type, 34 Sandhill Cranes, 3 American Avocet, 2 Red-necked Phalarope, juv Sabine’s Gull, ad Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 American Pipit, Red Crossbill (flyover), and Chestnut-collared Longspur (flyover); White-winged Scoter, 8 Bufflehead, 31 Sandhill Crane, 3 American Avocet. ---On October 13 at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Chris Wood and Steve Mlodinow reported 700 Bufflehead, Bonaparte’s Gull, Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mountain Bluebird, 4 American Pipit, Chestnut-collared Longspur, and McCown’s Longspur (flyover). ---On October 13 at Eleven Mile SP, Chris Wood and Steve Mlodinow reported 2 Surf Scoter, 55 Bufflehead, 2 Bonaparte’s Gull, 2 Mountain Bluebird, 2 American Pipit, Chestnut-collared Longspur, and Savannah Sparrow. --On October 13 at CR 59 Hartsel, Chris Wood and Steve Mlodinow Reported Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 7 Mountain Bluebird, and Lesser Goldfinch. ---On October 13 at Comos Willows, Chris Wood and Steve Mlodinow reported Orange-crowned Warbler. OURAY COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Ridgway SP—Mears Bay, Bill Harris and Jon Horn reported Pinyon Jay, Clark’s Nutcracker, 2 Mountain Bluebird, Sagebrush Sparrow. PITKIN COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine Hagen reported Townsend’s Warbler. ---On October 12 at Aspen, Catherine Hagen reported Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Townsend’s Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler. PUEBLO COUNTY: ---On October 13 at Lake Beckwith in Colorado City, Dave Silverman reported 2 f-type Surf Scoters. ---On October 13 at Pueblo City Park, Brandon Percival reported 9 Sandhill Crane, Williamson’s Sapsucker, 2 juv m Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Townsend’s Warbler, Western Tanager. RIO BLANCO COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Rio Blanco SWA, Betty Glass reported Common Loon and Mountain Bluebird. PROWERS COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Lamar Community College, Adam Vesely reported Least Flycatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Brown Thrasher, Orange-crowned Warbler, 3 Wilson’s Warbler, and Northern Cardinal. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Home Lake, Phil Lyon reported 8 Blue-winged Teal. ROUTT COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Lake Catamount, Jerry Hampton reported 10 Bufflehead, juv Swainson’s Hawk, Steller’s Jay, and 12 Mountain Bluebird. SUMMIT COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir, John Faber reported Rock Wren. ---On October 12 at Dillon Reservoir Giberson Bay, M Walt reported 20 American Avocet, Willet, 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 6 American Pipit. WELD COUNTY: ---On October 12 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Surf Scoter, 3 Black Scoter, 2 American Avocet, 3 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 4 Great Egret, and Orange-crowned Warbler. On October 13 at Union Reservoir, Bill Kaempfer reported 1st year Sabine’s Gull, Great Egret, and 2 Franklin’s Gull. YUMA COUNTY: ---On October 13 at Sandy Bluffs State Trust Land and SWA (closed in Summer), Art Hudak and Gwen Moore reported 4 Eastern Blluebird and 6 Vesper Sparrow. DFO Field Trips For more details go to the DFO website Chatfield State Park, The Big Sit Sunday, October 14 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT comcast.net; 303-978-1748) Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop Sunday, October 14 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881) 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]. 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