Date: Thursday, May 2, 2019 Compiler: Joe Roller (jroller9 AT gmail.com)
Phone: (303) 204-0828 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 2, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Observers have been helpful by reporting sightings and updates on COBirds. Thanks! CAPITAL LETTERS are used for very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee. (*) indicates new information on this species. Spring migration is in full swing, with fallouts reported from many sites during the recent cool, rainy weather. Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species include: *KING RAIL* (*Bent) *COMMON GALLINULE* (*Larimer) Ruddy Turnstone (*Larimer) Caspian Tern (Adams, Boulder, Montezuma) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Jefferson) Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Fremont) Glossy Ibis (La Plata) White-eyed Vireo (Boulder, Prowers) Yellow-throated Vireo (Arapahoe) Blue-headed Vireo (Larimer) Golden-crowned Sparrow (*Larimer) *BRONZED COWBIRD *(Pueblo) Worm-eating Warbler (Bent) Scarlet Tanager (*Boulder) For more information on other birds not on the RBA today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to the bottom for “Recent eBird Sightings”. ADAMS COUNTY: —-On April 30 a Caspian Tern was reported from Clear Creek Valley Park; first reported April 29 by Gabriel Wiltse. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —-On April 28 a Red-naped Sapsucker was reported at Cherry Creek SP at 12 mile Parking Area by Mary Burger/DFO Trip. —-On April 27 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported at South Platte Park, feeding in the cottonwoods along the outlet stream from Eaglewatch Area to Redtail Lake. First reported April 26 by Mark Willms. BENT COUNTY: —-On May 1 a KING RAIL (heard only, recorded) was reported from the hotspot, Ft Lyon--Bent CR 16 marshes by Nick Komar. There are only a few previous eBird records. —-On April 28 a Worm-eating Warbler was reported at Melody Temple Grove, west of the bridge, by Luke Pheneger. BOULDER COUNTY: —-On April 30 a White-eyed Vireo was reported along Boulder Creek at the CU East Campus by Mark Miner-Lee. —-On May 1 a Scarlet Tanager was reported from the Confluence neighborhood in Lyons. First reported on April 28 by Joel Such. —-On April 27 a Caspian Tern was reported at Little Gaynor Lake by John Rutenbeck. FREMONT COUNTY: —- On April 30 a Yellow-crowned Night Heron was reported at Sell Lake in Canon City. Take Sell Road east from 9th Street to the pond on the south side, before reaching Canon City Riverwalk. Do not trespass beyond the open gate. First reported April 24 by Derek Huggins. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —-On April 30 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Robert A Easton Regional Park. First reported April 12 by David Suddjian. LA PLATA COUNTY: —-On April 27 a Glossy ibis was reported at Pastorius Reservoir by James Beatty. LARIMER COUNTY: —-On May 1 an adult Ruddy Turnstone was reported by Jim Nachel from Arapahoe Bend Natural Area. —-On May 1 a COMMON GALLINULE was reported from Wellington State Wildlife Area, first seen by John Bruening on April 29. This rarity was at a pond north of Larimer CR 60 in the Schware Unit. (Note that this is not Morris Reservoir, which is on the south side of 60). —-On May 1 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Riverbend Ponds frequenting the rabbit brush and dirt path at NE corner of the most NE pond; first found 4/25 by John Shenot. —-On April 30 an early Blue-headed Vireo was reported from Wellington SWA, (Cobb Lake Unit) by Andy Bankert. There are no previous April records for Colorado. MONTEZUMA COUNTY: —-On April 27 a Caspian Tern was reported at Totten Reservoir and at McPhee Reservoir by James Beatty (possibly same bird). PROWERS COUNTY: —-On April 28 a White-eyed Vireo was reported at Lamar Community College by David Dowell. PUEBLO COUNTY: —-On April 28 a *BRONZED COWBIRD* was seen in Scroggs Canyon, just north of Craver Middle School, about 1/4 mile west of Crow Cut-off Rd, Colorado City, in SW Pueblo County by veteran birder, David Silverman. This would be only the 4th eBird Colorado record, the others seen in 1990, 2013 and 2014. *Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on **dfobirds.org* <http://dfobirds.org/> *Pawnee National Grasslands* Saturday, May 4 5:30 AM - 4:00 PM Karen Drozda & Chris Goulart (drozforte AT aol.com; 303-388-0891) *Roxborough State Park* Saturday, May 4 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Alison Kondler (birdtrills AT gmail.com; 303-904-9140) *First Creek at Rocky Mountain Arsenal * Sunday, May 5 6:30 AM - 11:00 AM Patrick O'Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955) *Southeastern Colorado* Tuesday & Wednesday, May 7 & 8 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM David Suddjian & John Malenich (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) Good birding, Joe Roller, Denver 303 204-0828 jroller9 AT gmail.com -- 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]. 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