Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Compiler: Allison Hilf (ahilf AT me.com) Phone: (303) 888-5110 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 8, 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. Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species include: LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Bent) COMMON GALLINULE (Larimer) Piping Plover (*Adams) Red-throated Loon (Larimer) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Jefferson) Tricolored Heron (Washington) Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Fremont) Vermilion Flycatcher (Baca) Yellow-throated Vireo (Prowers) Wood Thrush (El Paso) Sagebrush Sparrow (*Boulder) Golden-crowned Sparrow (*Larimer) Prothonotary Warbler (Kiowa) Mourning Warbler (Weld) Blackpoll Warbler (*Chaffee, *Jefferson, Kiowa, *Weld) Black-throated Green Warbler (Crowley) PAINTED REDSTART (Kiowa) Scarlet Tanager (Rio Grande) ADAMS COUNTY: —-On May 7 a Piping Plover was reported at Clear Creek Valley Park, just south of the Tennyson parking lot by Gabriel Wiltse. BACA COUNTY: —-On May 5 a (f) Vermilion Flycatcher was reported east of Campo, along Baca CR J near CR 31, by Alicia Arnold. BENT COUNTY: —-On May 6 a LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported from Van's Grove (Bent CR JJ, east of Ft Lyon), Found on May 3 by Duane Nelson. BOULDER COUNTY: —-On May 7 a Sagebrush Sparrow was reported along S. 66th St near Marshall Mesa (Mayhoffer Trailhead, roadside— a couple dozen yards uphill from the marsh). First reported on May 6 by by Aidan Coohill. CHAFFEE COUNTY: —-On May 7 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported at SandsLake State Wildlife Area by Jack Harlan. EL PASO COUNTY: —-On May 5 a Wood Thrush was reported from Chico Basin Ranch—El Pas (fee area) by Kevin DeBoer. FREMONT COUNTY: —- On May 4 a Yellow-crowned Night Heron continued 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 on April 24 by Derek Huggins. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —-On May 7 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - Prospect Park & Lake. First reported on May 5 by Mark Chavez. —-On May 6 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Robert A Easton Regional Park. First reported on April 12 by David Suddjian. KIOWA COUNTY: —-On May 6 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported at Road 40/Kiowa Creek by Kathy Mihm-Dunning. —-On May 5 a (m) Prothonotary Warbler was reported just south of Eads where Kiowa Creek crosses under County Road 40 by Brandon Percival. —-On May 4 a PAINTED REDSTART was reported at the Kiowa Co Courthouse in Eads. First reported on May 2 by Joey Kellner and Norm Erthal. LARIMER COUNTY: —-On May 7 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Riverbend Ponds SWA frequenting the rabbit brush and dirt path at NE corner of the most NE pond; first found 4/25 by Lori Zabel. —-On May 6 a Red-throated Loon was reported from Cobb Lake. (This private reservoir on CR 56 is viewable only from the road or the SWA parking lot). First reported on May 4 by David Wade. —-On May 5 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). PROWERS COUNTY: —-On May 6 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported at Lamar Community College by James McCall. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: —-On May 5 a Scarlet Tanager was reported at Home Lake SWA, east of Monte Vista by John Rawinski. WASHINGTON COUNTY: —-On May 5 a Tricolored Heron was reported from the inlet canal of Prewitt Reservoir by Robert Beauchamp. WELD COUNTY: —-On May 7 a (f)Blackpoll Warbler was reported at Crow Valley Campground by Rachel Hopper. Also noted were 2 Eastern Bluebirds. —-On May 6 a Mourning Warbler was reported at Pawnee NG/Crow Valley Campground by Lynn Thompson. Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on dfobirds.org Boulder County Thursday, May 9 7 AM -noon John Malenich (john.malenich AT comcast.net; (303) 359-9456) SPRING COUNT: Cherry Creek SP Friday, May 10 6:30 AM - 2:00 PM Cynthia Madsen (cmadsen08 AT gmail.com; (303) 909-6930) SPRING COUNT: Audubon Nature Center Saturday, May 11 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM Karen Drozda (drozforte AT aol.com; 303-388-0891) SPRING COUNT: Lower Bear Creek Saturday, May 11 6:30 AM - 12:30 PM Mark Amershek (mamershek AT msn.com; 303-329-8646) SPRING COUNT: Barr Lake State Park Saturday, May 11 6:30 AM - 2:00 PM David Hill (d_d_hill AT comcast.net; 303-870-4316) SPRING COUNT: Chatfield State Park Saturday, May 11 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT comcast.net; 303-978-1748) SPRING COUNT: Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Sunday, May 12 6:15 AM - 5:00 PM David Hill (d_d_hill AT comcast.net; 303-870-4316) SPRING COUNT: Castlewood Canyon State Park (Douglas County) Sunday, May 12 6:30 AM - 12:30 PM Karen Drozda (drozforte AT aol.com; 303-388-0891) SPRING COUNT: Barr Lake Periphery Sunday, May 12 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM Gregg Goodrich (GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303-655-9135) Good birding, Allison Hilf, Aurora, CO (303) 888-5110 ahilf AT me.com Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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