Date: Sunday, June 9, 2019 Compiler: Gregg Goodrich greggg...@gmail.com Phone: 303-655-9135 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, June 9, 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 at the CFO website. (*) indicates new information on this species. For information on birds seen today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to the bottom for “Recent eBird Sightings”. Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species include: COMMON GALLINULE (*Larimer) Red-headed Woodpecker (*Jefferson) Winter Wren (*Boulder) Black-and-white Warbler (Chaffee, Douglas) Prothonotary Warbler (Routt) Nashville Warbler (Larimer) Blackburnian Warbler (Larimer) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Boulder, Pitkin) Yellow-throated Warbler (*Pueblo) Scarlet Tanager (El Paso) BOULDER COUNTY: —-On June 8 a Winter Wren at Rocky Mt. National Park - Ouzel Falls singing at (40.1968464, -105.5888372) reported by Joshua Smith. —-On June 6 a Chestnut-sided Warbler at Garden Acres Park - Longmont reported by Luke Pheneger. —-On June 6 a Chestnut-sided Warbler at private home in Boulder reported by Brian Guarente. CHAFFEE COUNTY: —-On June 4 a Black-and-white Warbler was reported at Lower Sand Creek by Greg Mihalik. DOUGLAS COUNTY: —-On June 5 a Black-and-white Warbler reported at Castlewood Canyon Rd by Cynthia Kristensen. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —-On June 8 a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers were reported in the Coal Creek Open Space. First reported by JoAnn Hackos on June 5. They are about 2 miles in on the Plainview Road on a dead snag. Though not super rare on the front range, nice to have a potential nesting pair with in easy access to the Denver area —-On June 6 a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers were reported at Stony Pass Rd at Wigwam Creek near Deckers. They have been seen in this area for about 7 years now. LARIMER COUNTY: —On June 8 the Common Gallinule continues at Wellington SWA—Schware Unit. Present for over a month now, it was first seen by Josh Bruening on April 29 at the pond north of Larimer CR 60. Drive about 1/4 mile east of Morris Reservoir, at the pond on the east end of hedgerows, on the north side of the road. Usually is in the water around and under the tree that is surrounded by water in the NW corner of the lake. Will stay hidden for extended periods of time. —On June 4 Blackburnian Warbler was reported at Horsetooth Reservoir (2831-3199 Centennial Dr.) by Nolan Bunting. PITKIN COUNTY: —-On June 3 a Chestnut-sided Warbler reported by Anders Weiss at private home. PUEBLO COUNTY: —-On June 8 a long-staying Yellow-throated Warbler was reported at Roselawn Cemetery in Blende, near the west entrance off Aspen Street. Seen near the yellow shed south of Main entrance and also seen on east side of cemetery. Are there two? First reported on May 11 by Evan Carlson. ROUTT COUNTY: —-On June 5 the Prothonotary Warbler with droopy left wing continues along the Yampa River on the flotsam behind the Botanic Garden and the Osprey nest reported by Dave and Ann Jones on May 22. *Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on **dfobirds.org <http://dfobirds.org/>* *Rocky Mountain National Park (Larimer)* Tuesday, June 11 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Mark Amershek (Amershek at msn.com or 303-329-8646) *Pine Valley Ranch* Saturday, June 15 6:30 AM - 11:30 AM John Breitsch (jbreitsch at hotmail.com or 303-588-0552) *First Creek at Denver Open Space* Sunday, June 16 6:30 AM - 11:00 AM Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk at gmail.com or 303-885-6955) Good birding, Gregg Goodrich, Denver 303-655-9135 gregggoodrich 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAG23Totgx3cx-BTnPDRKEo9PfKRC31fezutGX3CLbt7DjNujWA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
