This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, June 13.
*NOTE: The next RBA update will be on Monday, June 17*, due to a lack of volunteer compilers. If you want to join the team of RBA compilers, please email me at [email protected] . Thank you. Observers have been helpful by reporting sightings and updates on COBirds. Thanks. CAPITAL LETTERS denote 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) Caspian Tern (Morgan) Red-headed Woodpecker (Jefferson) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Logan, Pueblo) Winter Wren (Boulder) Baltimore Oriole (*Denver) Prothonotary Warbler (*Routt) Nashville Warbler (Larimer) Northern Parula (*Las Animas) Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Arapahoe, *Boulder) Yellow-throated Warbler (Pueblo) ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —-On June 12 a (f) Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported south of Byers, where Arapahoe CR 42 (Knudtson Rd) crosses a small tributary of Rattlesnake Creek, just east of CR 181, by David Suddjian. BOULDER COUNTY: —-On June 12 a singing male Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported from Bluebell Canyon, 80 yds up McClintock Trail from the stone bridge. First reported on June 11 by Peter Gent. —-On June 8 a singing Winter Wren at Rocky Mt. National Park—Ouzel Falls (40.1968464, -105.5888372) was reported by Joshua Smith. DENVER COUNTY: —-On June 12 a Baltimore Oriole was reported from First Creek at DEN Open Space by Eric Dinkel. There are no previous eBird records of this species elsewhere in Denver County, but this is the third year in a row one has graced this spot. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —-On June 11 a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers were reported in the Coal Creek Open Space, about 2 miles in on the Plainview Rd. First reported by JoAnn Hackos on June 5. LARIMER COUNTY: —On June 11 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 it is in the NW corner of the lake, near a drowned tree. LAS ANIMAS COUNTY: —-On June 12 a singing Northern Parula was reported from Trinidad by Tim Crisler. Try the northwest quadrangle of the intersection of Main and Maple Streets. LOGAN COUNTY: —-On June 10 an EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE was heard and reported at Tamarack SWA by Pablo Quezada & Gabriel Wiltse. MORGAN COUNTY: —-On June 11 (2) Caspian Terns were reported at Brush Prairie Ponds SWA (Pond #1) by Chuck Hundertmark. PUEBLO COUNTY: —-On June 11 a singing EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE was reported from the Arkansas River Trail, halfway between Pueblo Nature Center & Pueblo Blvd; first seen by Evan Carlson on June 10. —-On June 8 a long-staying Yellow-throated Warbler was reported at Roselawn Cemetery in Blende, near the west entrance off Aspen Street. Look near the yellow shed south of the main entrance and also on east side. First reported on May 11 by Evan Carlson. Updates appreciated. ROUTT COUNTY: —-On June 12 a Prothonotary Warbler 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/> *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) *Boulder County* Friday, June 21 6:00 AM - 11:00 AM John Malenich (john.malenich at comcast.net or 303-359-9456) Good birding! Joe Roller, Denver 303 204-0828 Jroller9…@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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUBiip%3DsNNvVB_C3Hj%3D%2BrVjV4C2fy7NUij3sgSc28XRAyA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
