Date: Sunday, May 10, 2020 Email: RBA AT cobirds.org<http://cobirds.org/>
Compiler: Dave Leatherman, daleatherman@msn.<dot> com _________________________________________ The Colorado Rare Bird Report is an informational service. Because of statewide coronavirus “Stay at Home” and “Safer at Home” orders (depending on where you live), the purpose of this report is to keep homebound readers abreast of rare bird sightings across the state during spring migration. It does NOT endorse or encourage illegal travel to see or "chase" rare birds beyond your own permitted area. We urge readers to respect state and local restrictions on non-critical travel and limits on outdoor activities that include birding. Please do all you can to ensure the safety of others and yourself while birding, including appropriate PPE and distancing. _______________________________________ Birders have been helpful by reporting updates to COBirds. Thanks! CAPITAL LETTERS denote very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee at the CFO website. (*) indicates new information on a species. For more information on birds seen today, go to cobirds.org<http://cobirds.org/> and scroll to the bottom for “Recent eBird Sightings.” _______________________________________ Spring migration notes: Passerine migration is in full swing, with many neotropical species arriving. Any patch of habitat can produce birds, including your own backyard or the park down the street. In the interest of shortening this report somewhat, many exciting birds are not included here. What’s in your yard or near your home? Let us know on COBirds. ________________________________________ Rare birds and some out-of-place or out-of-season birds are listed below. Trumpeter Swan (Las Animas) Long-tailed Duck (*Arapahoe) Common Tern (*Montezuma) MEXICAN WHIP-POOR-WILL (*Fremont) Whimbrel (Delta) Arctic Tern (*Jackson) Reddish Egret (Mesa) Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (*Arapahoe, Denver) Mississippi Kite ((*Arapahoe) Red-tailed Hawk (*Adams) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Jefferson) White-eyed Vireo (*Baca, Bent, *El Paso) Gray Vireo (*Teller) Yellow-throated Vireo (*Boulder, Fremont, *Jefferson, Larimer) Philadelphia Vireo (*Cheyenne, Jefferson) Gray-cheeked Thrush (*Baca, *Bent, Prowers) Varied Thrush (Bent) Bohemian Waxwing (*Boulder) Field Sparrow (*Boulder, Broomfield, El Paso, *Larimer) Sagebrush Sparrow (Denver) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Denver) Canyon Towhee (*Routt, *Teller) Baltimore Oriole (*Boulder) Worm-eating Warbler (*Kiowa) Golden-winged Warbler (*Jefferson) Blue-winged Warbler (Baca, *Fremont, Otero) Black-and-white Warbler (Bent, Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer) Prothonotary Warbler (Chaffee, *Jefferson, LaPlata, Larimer) Tennesee Warbler (Arapahoe, *Baca, *Boulder, Kiowa, *Jefferson, *Larimer) LUCY’S WARBLER (*Mesa) Nashville Warbler (Baca, *Boulder, *Jefferson, *Routt) Mourning Warbler (Bent) Kentucky Warbler (*Chaffee) Hooded Warbler (Chaffee, *Jefferson, Kiowa, *Larimer) Cape May Warbler (Baca, *Bent) Northern Parula (*Arapahoe, *Baca, Bent, *Jefferson, Teller) Yellow-throated Warbler (Broomfield, Jefferson, Pueblo) Magnolia Warbler (*Boulder, Jefferson, *Mesa) Bay-breasted Warbler (*Larimer, Pueblo) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Baca, Bent, Boulder, Pueblo) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Jefferson, *Kiowa, Pueblo) Blackpoll Warbler (Baca, Bent, *Boulder, *Douglas, *Fremont, *Jefferson, Larimer, Weld) Palm Warbler (Arapahoe, Boulder, Custer, Denver, Larimer, Saguache) HERMIT WARBLER (Bent) Black-throated Green Warbler (Jefferson) Prairie Warbler (Larimer) Summer Tanager (Boulder, *Cheyenne, *Douglas, *Fremont, Jefferson, *Kiowa, Fremont, *Larimer) Scarlet Tanager (*Fremont, Rio Grande) Northern Cardinal (*Boulder) Painted Bunting (*Baca) ___________________________________________ ADAMS COUNTY: --On May 9 a rare Krider’s Red-tailed Hawk was reported from Rocky Mountain Arsenal Prairie Trail by Cathy Sheeter. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: --On May 9 a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was reported by Rajkumar Manikandan from Cherry Creek Ecological Park. --On May 8 a Mississippi Kite was seen soaring over Littleton Cemetery by David Suddjian. [The compiler overlooked this report on the day it was reported and apologizes]. --On May 8 a very late Long-tailed Duck was on Quincy Res, first reported by G. Stacks. --On May 6 a Tennessee Warbler was reported from Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve by Mitchell Bailey. --On May 9 a Northern Parula first reported from Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve on May 6 by Joey Negreann was refound. --On May 7 a Mississippi Kite was found by David Suddjian —On May 4 a Palm Warbler continued at Cherry Creek SP (Lake Loop), possibly the same individual found on May 1 just south of there by Mitchell Bailey. BACA COUNTY: --On May 9 a Northern Parula was reported in Cottonwood Canyon near the campground by Joey Kellner. --On May 9 two female type Painted Buntings, first reported from below the dam at Two Buttes Res on May 8 by Joey Kellner, were refound. --On May 9 a White-eyed Vireo first reported by Steve Mlodinow on May 5 below the dam at Two Buttes Reservoir continues. --On May 8 a Blue-winged Warbler was reported from below the dam at Two Buttes Reservoir by Joey Kellner. --On May 8 a Tennessee Warbler was reported by Joey Kellner below the dam at Two Buttes Res. --On May 8 a Gray-cheeked Thrush was reported by Joey Kellner below the dam at Two Buttes Res. --On May 5 a heard-only Cape May Warbler was reported high in the trees by Steve Mlodinow below the dam at Two Buttes Reservoir. --On May 5 two Chestnut-sided Warblers were reported by Steve Mlodinow below the dam at Two Buttes Reservoir. --On May 5 Steve Mlodinow also reports below the dam at Two Buttes Reservoir 5 Northern Waterthrushes, 1 Nashville Warbler, 1 American Redstart, 2 Tennessee Warblers, 1 Blackpoll Warbler, 1 Ovenbird and a russet-backed Swainson’s Thrush. --On May 5 a Gray-cheeked Thrush was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Turk’s Pond SWA. BENT COUNTY: --On May 8 a Mourning Warbler was reported by Glenn Walbek at Tempel Grove. --On May 9 a Cape May Warbler was refound by mob, first reported by Brandon Percival at Tempel Grove on May 6. --On May 9 two Gray-cheeked Thrushes were refound, first reported by the Phenegers at Tempel Grove on May 6. --On May 8 a White-eyed Vireo first reported by the Phenegers on May 6 was refound at Tempel Grove. --On May 8 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported from Tempel Grove by --On May 5 a Hermit Warbler was reported by the Phenegers at Tempel Grove west of the CR35 bridge. Despite much effort, this bird has not been refound. --On May 4 a male Varied Thrush was reported along the north side of the parking/equipment area w of CR35 at Tempel Grove by John Malenich. --On May 4 a Northern Parula was reported by John Malenich at Tempel Grove. --On May 4 a Black-and-white Warbler was reported by John Malenich at Tempel Grove. BOULDER COUNTY: --On May 9 a male Baltimore Oriole was at a private residence along Apple Valley Road, first reported by Sue Riffe on May 8, seen by many. --On May 9 a continuing Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Laura Steadman at Sombrero Marsh in Boulder. --On May 9 a Nashville Warbler continues on Old Saint Vrain Road, first reported by Mark Minner-Lee on May 7. --On May 9 a Tennessee Warbler was found along Boulder Creek on the East Campus of CU by John Vanderpoel. --On May 9 a small flock of Bohemian Waxwings, rare along the Front Range the last few years, was reported by Duwayne Worthington and Andy Angstrom at Thorne Nature Experience. The birds flew off and should be looked for in the area. --On May 9 a Magnolia Warbler was found by Bryan Guarante at Garden Acres Park. --On May 9 Boulder Creek at the CU East Campus continued hosting a Yellow-throated Vireo, first reported on May 8 by Christian Nunes. A Black-and-white Warbler was also here. --On May 9 a Northern Cardinal continues at the Linden and 21st Street stakeout location. --On May 8 a Field Sparrow was reported at Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve by Art Reisman. --On May 5 a Palm Warbler was reported from Lagerman Ag Preserve by Emil Yappert. --On May 5 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported at TwinLakes in n Boulder by Nathan Pieplow. —On May 4 a Palm Warbler found at Hecla Lake on May 3 by Andy Angstrom continued. BROOMFIELD COUNTY: --On May 6 a Field Sparrow was reported in the Big Dry Creek and Willow Run Open Space in Broomfield by Jason Cole. --On May 6 a Black-and-white Warbler was reported at Miramonte Pond in Broomfield by David Ely and Matt Hofeditz. --On May 4 a Summer Tanager was reported from Interlocken Business Park by Chipper Phillips. CHAFFEE COUNTY: --On May 9 a Kentucky Warbler was refound at Sands Lake SWA, first reported by Jeff Guy on May 8. --On May 6 a Prothonotary Warbler was reported from Sands Lake SWA by Tyler Wilson. --On May 6 a Summer Tanager was reported from Sands Lake SWA. --On May 5 a Hooded Warbler was reported from Sands Lake SWA by Tyler Wilson. CHEYENNE COUNTY: --On May 8 a Philadelphia Vireo was reported from Mitchek Ranch (pvt, bird from the road), site of Golden-crowned Warbler fame, by Donna Stumpp. --On May 8 a Summer Tanager was reported from Mitchek Ranch by Donna Stumpp. CUSTER COUNTY: --On May 8 a Palm Warbler was reported at DeWeese Res by Joel Adams. DELTA COUNTY: --On May 7 a Whimbrel was reported from Fruit Growers Res by Martha Springer. DENVER COUNTY: --On May 8 a Palm Warbler pumped its tail in the Overland Park area hotspot, found by Steve Rash. --On May 8 a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron first reported by John Breitsch at First Creek At Green Valley Ranch (Dunkirk and 53rd) on May 6, continues. --On May 5 a Sagebrush Sparrow was reported at Westerly Creek Park by Jason Bidgood. —On May 4 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Sand Creek (Havana St to Westerly Creek). First reported on April 19 by Jake Shorty. There are no previous eBird records for Denver County. DOUGLAS COUNTY: --On May 9 a Blackpoll Warbler was at Historic Cheese Ranch Park in Highlands Ranch, first reported by Gregg Goodrich. --On May 8 two Summer Tanagers were reported at Historic Cheese Ranch Park in Highlands Ranch (39.5504, -104.9204) by Diane Roberts. EL PASO COUNTY: --On May 9 a White-eyed Vireo was at Adams Open Space in Fountain, first reported May 8 by Tyler Stuart. --On May 6 a Field Sparrow was banded at Clear Springs Ranch by Steven Brown. Note: Chico Basin Ranch is closed to the public, except for dues-paying members of the birding, hunting and fishing clubs. At the request of CBR, posts about birds seen there have been removed from the CO RBA. FREMONT COUNTY: --On May 9 a MEXICAN WHIP-POOR-WILL was reheard on the Oak Creek Grade Road (a continuation of 6th Street in Canon City, which going south out of town becomes 143 Road and is later called Oak Creek Grade), about 6 miles south of Canon City, first heard on May 6 by Jerry DeBoar Since there will probably be much interest in this bird, birders are asked to refrain from tape playing. --On May 9 a female type Summer Tanager was reported at the Blue Heron Ponds hotspot along SR115 s of US50 (e of Florence), found by Jerry DeBoer on May 5. --On May 9 a Blue-winged Warbler between Sell Lake and Raynolds on the Canon City Riverwalk, found by Jerry DeBoar. --On May 9 a Blackpoll Warbler was along the Canon City Riverwalk between Sell Lake and Raynolds, found by Mark Peterson. --On May 9 a Summer Tanager was along the Canon City Riverwalk between Sell Lake and Raynolds, found by Jerry DeBoar. --On May 9 a male Scarlet Tanager was along the Canon City Riverwalk between Sell Lake and Raynolds, found by Mark Peterson. --On May 9 a male Scarlet Tanager was photographed at a feeder in Lincoln Park (pvt residence) by SeEtta Moss on May 9. --On May 7 a Yellow-throated Vireo was found along the Canon City Riverwalk between Sell Lake and Raynolds by Jerry DeBoar. JACKSON COUNTY: --On May 9 an Arctic Tern was reported from Walden Res by Steve Mlodinow. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --On May 9 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Pablo Quesada from the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt. --On May 9 a Tennessee Warbler was reported by Pablo Quesada from the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt. --On May 9 a Northern Parula was at Fort Logan Cemetery, reported by Doug Kibbe. --On May 9 a Prothonotary Warbler put Tucker Gulch in Golden even more prominently on the map, found by Michael Lester. --On May 9 a Hooded Warbler was reported at Tucker Gulch and seen by many, first found by Bill Eley. --On May 9 a Golden-winged Warbler was refound by many at Tucker Gulch, first found by Terrance Wells on May 7. --On May 9 a Nashville Warbler was refound at Tucker Gulch by mob. --On May 7 a Magnolia Warbler was reported from Tucker Gulch by Timo Mitzen. --On May 7 a Blackpoll Warbler was seen at Tucker Gulch. —A male Black-throated Blue Warbler first reported by Michael Lester on May 2 at Tucker Gulch in Golden (stakeout hotspot) was most recently seen May 5. Also reported from this site on May 6 were a Summer Tanager and a Palm Warbler. --On May 5 a Yellow-throated Warbler was found at Main Res by Rob Raker, seen by the mob on May 6. NOTE: Red Rocks Park is closed indefinitely because of the COVID-19 outbreak. KIOWA COUNTY: --On May 9 a Black-throated Blue Warbler was at Upper Queens Res (west end of CR C), first found by Brandon Percival on May 7. --On May 9 a Worm-eating Warbler was refound by mob, first reported by Brandon Percival at Upper Queens Res. A Summer Tanager, Short-eared Owl and Curve-billed Thrasher were also at this location. --On May 4 a Hooded Warbler was reported from Upper Queens Res by John Malenich. LA PLATA COUNTY: --On May 6 a Prothonotary Warbler first reported May 4 from Pastorius Res by David Dunford was reported as continuing. --On May 5 a Northern Waterthrush was reported from Pastorius Res by David Dunford. LAS ANIMAS COUNTY: --On May 7 a Trumpeter Swan was reported at Pinon Lake Res by John Vanderpoel. LARIMER COUNTY: --On May 9 a Field Sparrow was at Mariana Buttes NA in Loveland by Christine Sparks. --On May 9 a Bay-breasted Warbler was refound at Morey Wildlife Reserve near the bridge off Cedar Valley Rd in Loveland, first found May 5 by Nick Komar. --On May 9 a Tennessee Warbler was reported along CR5 between Rd 82 and Rd 92 by Nick Komar and Caleb Alons. --On May 9 a Hooded Warbler was reported along CR5 between Rd 82 and Rd 92 by Nick Komar and Caleb Alons. --On May 9 a Summer Tanager was found in the northwest corner of the Environmental Learning Center, first reported by Rob Sparks. --On May 8 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Ann Colpitts at Morey Wildlife Reserve in Loveland. --On May 8 Joe Kipper reported a Tennessee Warbler from Lee Martinez Park in Ft Collins. --On May 8 Patricia Cohen found a Palm Warbler at Arapaho Bend NA in Fort Collins. --On May 7 a Field Sparrow was at Greyrock Commons in nw Fort Collins by Doug Schwarz. --On May 6 a Piping Plover was reported flying from n side to the nw side of Cobb Lake (pvt, view from 56Rd) by Josh Bruening. --On May 8 a Prothonotary Warbler continues Prospect Ponds NA , first found by Joshua Keller at the diversion dam on May 5. --On May 4 a Tennessee Warbler was reported from Prospect Ponds NA by EJ Raynor. --On May 4 multiple Blackpoll Warblers were found in both Loveland (Lon Hagler Res by Christine Sparks) and Fort Collins (Arapahoe Bend NA by Brian Tarbox, Prospect Ponds NA by Matthew Webb and Josh Bruening, Environmental Learning Center by Brian Tarbox) --On May 4 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported from Wellington SWA by Brendan Beers. --On May 4 a Prairie Warbler in an off-limits portion of Cottonwood Hollow NA was heard from across the river to the west in Prospect Ponds NA by Matthew Webb. --On May 5 a Yellow-throated Vireo first found on May 4 by Jay Breidt along the Poudre River at Poudre Ponds NA in Fort Collins, was reported as continuing. Not reported May 6. —On May 4 a Hooded Warbler first reported from just east of Hamilton Reservoir (40.84861, -105.00980) by Matthew DeSaix was seen by the mob. The nickname for this small wetland is “The Oasis”. The legality of access to this area needs clerification. --On May 4 a Black-and-white Warbler was reported from Prospect Ponds NA by Matt Webb MESA COUNTY: --On May 9 a Magnolia Warbler was reported at Horsethief Canyon SWA near the kiosk by Carol Ortenzio. --On May 5 a white morph Reddish Egret was nicely discerned among other white wader species at the Redlands Parkway Ponds w of Grand Jct. by Carol Ortenzio. —On May 9 a LUCY’S WARBLER at the hotspot “Gateway Cottonwoods” west of Gateway (town), first found here on April 26 by Kathleen McGinley, continues and may be nesting. BIRDERS ARE ASKED NOT TO PLAY TAPES. MONTEZUMA COUNTY: --On May 9 a Common Tern was reported in the west end of McPhee Res by Glen Dunmire. OTERO COUNTY: --On May 7 the Phenegers report a Vermilion Flycatcher, Blue-winged Warbler and Summer Tanager from Higbee Valley Road south of LaJunta. PROWERS COUNTY: --On May 8 a Gray-cheeked Thrush was reported from the Lamar Community College Woods by the Phenegers. PUEBLO COUNTY: --On May 7 a Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported from RoselawnCemetery in Pueblo by Evan Carlson. --On May 7 a Yellow-throated Warbler was reported from RoselawnCemetery in Pueblo by Evan Carlson. --On May 7 a Black-throated Blue Warbler was reported from the Rock Creek area below the Pueblo Res Dam on the north side of the Ark. River by Chris Knight. Note: Chico Basin Ranch is closed to the public, except for dues-paying members of the birding, hunting and fishing clubs. At the request of CBR, birds seen there have been removed from the CO RBA. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: --On May 7 John Rawinski found a male Scarlet Tanager at Home Lake SWA. ROUTT COUNTY: --On May 9 a pioneering Canyon Towhee was photographed at the Yampa River Preserve by Noah Brinkman. This has to be one of the northernmost records of this species in CO. --On May 9 a Nashville Warbler was at Yampa River Preserve by Noah Brinkman. SAGUACHE COUNTY: --On May 8 a Palm Warbler was reported by John W. Cobb at Russell Lakes SWA. TELLER COUNTY: --On May 9 a Gray Vireo was reported among many Plumbeous Vireos on the Shelf Road by Scott Schaum. --On May 9 Scott Schaum reports a Canyon Towhee on the Shelf Road at Keyhole Rock. --On May 7 a Northern Parula was reported from Manitou Lake by Scott Schaum. WELD COUNTY: --On May 7 Gene Rutherford reports a Blackpoll Warbler at Norma’s Grove. --On May 4 a Northern Waterthrush was reported from Norma’s Grove by Ryan Graves. Crow Valley Campground is closed to all human activity (per USFS District Office). ____________________________________ PLEASE NOTE: Because of COVID-19 pandemic precautions, Denver Field Ornithologists has suspended all field trips scheduled for May and June. Other birding clubs have also canceled activities, and the annual Colorado Field Ornithologists convention, set for Pueblo in May, has been reset for May, 2021. Please share interesting and/or unusual birds and behavior observations on COBirds. Dave Leatherman, Fort Collins -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR0601MB3763C52DDE063E4FAC4B799FC1A00%40CY4PR0601MB3763.namprd06.prod.outlook.com.
