[cobirds] Fwd: Colorado Rare Bird Alert, Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 28, 2013 email: rba AT cobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, May 28, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions including county, and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Highlight species include (* indicates new information on this species in this report): Broad-winged Hawk (Kit Carson,Fremont) HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Weld) Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Prowers) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Sedgwick) ALDER FLYCATCHER (Washington) YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Yuma) Great Crested Flycatcher (Pueblo) Willow Flycatcher (El Paso) Cassin's Kingbird (*San Miguel) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Washington) Yellow-throated Vireo (*El Paso, Pueblo, Washington) PHILADELPHIA VIREO (Boulder) GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (El Paso,El Paso/Pueblo,Weld) Veery (Pueblo,Yuma) Golden-winged Warbler (Yuma) Tennessee Warbler (Washington) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Boulder,El Paso) BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (El Paso) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Lincoln) Blackpoll Warbler (*El Paso, Pueblo) Black White Warbler (El Paso, Pueblo) Northern Parula (*El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo) Magnolia Warbler (Bent,Pueblo,Weld) CAPE MAY WARBLER (Pueblo) Summer Tanager (El Paso,Lincoln) Northern Cardinal (Boulder) Painted Bunting (Baca,El Paso) Scott's Oriole (*San Miguel) *BACA COUNTY:* --On May 26, McConnell reports a PAINTED BUNTING at Cottonwood Canyon, just north and east of the camping area. *BENT COUNTY:* --On May 23, DeFonso reports a Magnolia Warbler at Van's Grove. *BOULDER COUNTY:* --On May 25, Heinrich reports a Northern Cardinal, that spent the winter in his neighborhood, visited his feeders this morning, and last evening. --On May 24, Sheeter reports a PHILADELPHIA VIREO at Bear Hollow Park, in Lyons. The bird was just over the bridge. (The park across the street from Black Bear Inn.) --On May 20, Heinrich reports a Black-throated Gray Warbler visited his yard in North Boulder. It was also seen on May 21, it was not seen on May 22. * * *EL PASO COUNTY: * On May 27, Farese reported a singing Yellow-throated Vireo, 3 Blackpoll Warblers (2 m, 1 f) in the Grandfather Cottonwood tree, and 1 Northern Parula near the Gazebo at the S end of Rice's Pond at Fountain Creek Regional Park. --On May 24, Eaton reports a Summer Tanager along the Fountain Creek Regional Trail in Colorado Springs, just north of Circle Drive. --On May 23, Goycoolea saw a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER around 5:00 PM just south of the play area in the willows at the Beidleman Environmental Center/Soderman Park in Colorado Springs. (This was reported to Pals via* email on 5/24) The Warbler was seen on May 25 by B. Maynard, it was foraging for long periods at all heights in most of the trees, coniferous and deciduous, that surround the parking lot, at the same location. It was seen by many birders on May 26, and last seen by Pals at the same location around 7:00 PM. *EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES:* --On May 23, Percival reports a Veery, and a PAINTED BUNTING at the banding station of Chico Basin Ranch, fee area. --On May 22, Percival reports a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, Black-throated Gray Warbler (female), Black and White Warbler (Male), at the banding station/Eagle Grove, at Chico Basin Ranch, (Fee Area) --On May 25, Pervical reports a Great Crested Flycatcher, a Veery, a Blackpoll Warbler, a Black and White Warbler at the Headquarters of Chico Basin Ranch. (Fee) and a CAPE MAY WARBLER at Rose Pond at CBR. --On May 23, Percival reports a Veery, a Yellow-throated Vireo, and a CAPE MAY WARBLER at Rose Pond area of CBR. --On May 22, Percival reports a Magnolia Warbler, CAPE MAY WARBLER, Blackpoll Warbler at Chico Basin Ranch Headquarters area. *FREMONT COUNTY:* --On May 22, Moss reports seeing the Broad-winged Hawk flying about a half mile east of where she saw it on May 19. *LINCOLN COUNTY:* --On May 22, D. Maynard reports a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER in a lone pine tree at the Holiday Inn Express parking lot in Limon. *PHILLIPS COUNTY:* --On May 25, Mlodinow reports a GRAY VIREO at the Holyoke Cemetery. *SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:* On May 27, Dexter reported a Scott's Oriole in a grove of cottonwoods on the Dolores River and a Cassin's Kingbird. *SEDGWICK COUNTY:* --On May 26, Mlodinow reports a singing EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE in the town of Julesburg, in the alley between 4th and 5th street, just north of Maple, near a yard with three dogs. *WASHINGTON COUNTY:* --On May 26, Kellner reports the SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, first seen by Walbek on May 24, was refound west of Last Chance, along Hwy 36 between Washington County road B and B.5 around 6:00 pm. --On May 24, Walbek reports a Yellow-throated Vireo at Last Chance. --On May 23, D. Maynard reports an ALDER FLYCATCHER, and a
[cobirds] Re: Logan and Sedgwick (Counties) Highlights
There are cobirds posts where it seems the person just wants to hear his/her own voice. However, Steve's posts are at the extreme other end of the spectrum. The sightings have been carefully filtered to keep (report) only those of significance, and location information is always included. We need more posts like this from the birding community, not fewer. As someone who enjoys birding on the northeastern plains, I find his posts very useful and interesting, even if I am a bit humbled by how many good birds he usually manages to find :) Roger Linfield Boulder On Sunday, May 26, 2013 10:45:13 PM UTC-6, Steven Mlodinow wrote: Greetings All David Dowell and I had an excellent day of birding in Logan and Sedgwick Counties. If this post sounds a bit irritated, it is. I don't post to hear my own voice. I can do plenty of that by torturing my friends. If you are frustrated by my posts, just hit yonder delete button. It really is that simple. Good Birding Steve Mlodinow -- 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/b10eaa7f-ba68-49af-b058-d9f0516bb727%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Voice ( a BoCo Orchard Oriole)
Hello, Birders. I'm wandering in a bit late on this one, I realize, but here's an emphatic vote for more, not less, voice in COBirds posts. Nothing is more of a turnoff--to all persons of sense and sensibility--than an unannotated list of birds. Please enlighten us with your insights, perspectives, and opinions; the names of birds are okay, but they're generally of secondary interest. We want your voice to shine through, loud and clear, cherished and appreciated. Here's some perspective: http://blog.aba.org/2011/03/authorial-voice.html Ted Floyd tedfloy...@hotmail.com Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado P.s. An SY male Orchard Oriole, singing his head off earlier this morning, Tuesday, May 28th, was Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, lifebird #222. -- 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/BAY177-W4172C80E48F2BE5A00645EC0970%40phx.gbl?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] New Yard Birds and Other Goodies/Weld
Western Tanager (#114) Hairy Woodpecker ($115) Full yard list: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/notes/My_Yard_Birds Latham Reservoir Marsh (WCR 48 only) - 42 species Burrowing Owl - 1 (as you turn east on to WCR 48 in dog colony on north at first fence line running north) Stilt Sandpiper - 15 Red-necked Phalarope - 20 Forster's Tern Savannah Sparrow A story you won't believe ... I ran into three birding nuns on my Latham journey -- The Nunn guy meets birding nuns -- The nuns were looking for ... wait for it ... Hudsonian Godwit Crom Lake Red-necked Phalarope Whimbrel Nunn Woods (SW corner of Hwy 85/WCR 108) Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Common Nighthawk Western Wood-Pewee Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird Eastern Bluejay Horned Lark Barn Swallow White-breasted Nuthatch House Wren Swainson's Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Vesper Sparrow Western Meadowlark Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole Bullock's Oriole American Goldfinch Greg P (from state of PA) reports: We did find at least 3 of them (Chestnut-collared Longspur) on Weld 45 about a mile south of 122, mixed in with a couple McCowns. This was enormously satisfying. We also were able to find a pair of Mountain plovers today, outside the official Pawnee boundary, on Weld 100 east of Weld 89 just east of a farmhouse that had 6 large gold-colored containers across the street. I didn't think Mountain Plovers were going to be possible for us. Our second lifers today Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m -- 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/341c80cb-5121-4440-b193-f553e83cffae%40be10g2000pbd.googlegroups.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Wandering the NE Colo. plains or a thousand miles for a Little Blue Heron?
Over the long weekend, we logged nearly a thousand miles in pursuit of various reported birds at Chico Basin, Last Chance, Bonny reservoir, Wray, Stalker Lake, Holyoke, Julesburg, Ovid, Sedgwick, Jumbo, Little Jumbo, Red Lion, Sterling, and Pawnee Natl. Grassland. With few exceptions, we were a day late and appeared to have missed migration. The exceptions follow: Washington County (May 26) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher west of Last Chance which, judging from Joey's post, is ranging over a considerable area north of Milepost 131 on Route 36 (about 3 miles west of Last Chance) Yuma County (May 26) Eastern Phoebe under the Rt. 385 bridge west of Bonny Res. Yellow- billed Cuckoo west of the campground on the south side of Bonny Res. Probably 40 to 50 Red-headed Woodpeckers between Bonny and Hale Ponds SWAs (nearly every telephone pole had one!) 4 Bells Vireos in the current patches around Hale Ponds A pair of Great Crested Flycatchers on the state line just east of Hale Ponds Phillips County (May 27) A Diskcissel on CR 29 southwest of Fiddler Peak A Forster's Tern and then a Common Tern appeared briefly at the Lion's fishing pond in Holyoke Sedgwick County (May 27) A Red-eyed Vireo at the corner of Maple and 3rd street in Julesburg (no dogs seen) Two Bell's Vireos in wildlife shelterbelt NW of the intersection of Rt 138 and CR 3 Logan County (May 27) A 1st yr male American Redstart at Little Jumbo (CR 95) A single White-rumped Sandpiper at Red Lion SWA (along with a Red-necked Phalarope and Upland Sandpiper) On the North side of Route 138 between CR 40 and CR 34.5 a flooded field held 102 White-faced Ibis, 6 Upland Sandpipers, and an adult Little Blue Heron. Doug Kibbe Mackenzie Goldthwait Jeff Dawson Litteton, Colorado -- 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/BLU174-W31F367B49C6D3A563982F8B6970%40phx.gbl?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Northern Parula Chestnut-sided Warbler - El Paso County
COBirders, I went down to Fountain Creek Regional Park hoping to re-find the Yellow-throated Vireo reported by Lee Farese yesterday. While there I met Bob Goycoolea who had found a singing male Northern Parula along the irrigation ditch just east of the head gate / waterfall area in the park. We birded together around the grandfather cottonwood tree that is located on the nature center trail loop, but we did not see or hear the Yellow-throated Vireo. Later after we had split ways, Bob called me over to see a male Chestnut-sided Warbler that he had found in the ash tree at the south end of the Nature Center Pond just south and west of the bridge/bench. A bit later, Bill Evans sneaked up behind to also see the Chestnut-sided Warbler. The warbler was at eye level or lower and other times it was near the top of the tree. Sometimes it just perched in one place for several minutes and was hard to find. When it was foraging, it was fairy easy to find and follow. Bill and I then went to look for the N. Parula and was able to re-find it along the irrigation ditch feeding in the willows and New Mexico locusts. It was singing and fairly easy to hear and find. Back near the grandfather cottonwood tree, we heard and then found a male Blackpoll Warbler. There were lots of bird sounds in the park especially around the nature center pond and irrigation ditch leading to the head-gate/waterfall. There were bunches of singing male yellow warblers and calling females (strong chips). A few Common Yellowthroats and at least one lingering female type Yellow-rumped Warbler. In addition we saw one Green Heron and two Snowy Egrets in S Rice's Pond. Also a Lincoln's Sparrow along with the usual suspects found around a wetland/riparian habitat. Good Birding, Ken Pals Colorado Springs -- 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/CABcRwwGh4K5%2Bba82Yrvsx0OePMzYLRvXb_xufe%3D%2BmP4FzCuzmA%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Blackpoll Warbler -- Pueblo County 5/28
I walked around both Pueblo City Park and some parts of Rock Canyon, below Pueblo Reservoir dam this morning (28 May), hoping to find some late migrant warblers and other birds. The only rarity was a singing male Blackpoll Warbler in the east end of the Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon. Sounds like things were better in Fountain Creek R.P. and Colorado Springs in El Paso County, the last couple of days, with two Yellow-throated Vireos (one seen today), Palm, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Northern Parulas also seen today! Good birding, Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO -- 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/1369768275.65800.YahooMailNeo%40web164704.mail.gq1.yahoo.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Re: Voice ( a BoCo Orchard Oriole)
Cobirders, I am categorically opposite Ted’s opinion on use of “voice” and what is of primary or secondary interest. BUT, to stem the inevitable tide of commentary on this topic during peak bird season, I suggest posting an annotated list first to your post and then as verbose as you chose to be in the space below the list. As we all know, Ted is the editor of a major “Birding” magazine (ABA) and waxing loquaciously with sesquipedalian content is what he is all about. You can find some neat postings like that in the CFO and ABA blogs. Good Birding, Steve Stachowiak Highlands Ranch, CO On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 9:14:54 AM UTC-6, Ted Floyd wrote: Hello, Birders. I'm wandering in a bit late on this one, I realize, but here's an emphatic vote for more, not less, voice in COBirds posts. Nothing is more of a turnoff--to all persons of sense and sensibility--than an unannotated list of birds. Please enlighten us with your insights, perspectives, and opinions; the names of birds are okay, but they're generally of secondary interest. We want your voice to shine through, loud and clear, cherished and appreciated. Here's some perspective: http://blog.aba.org/2011/03/authorial-voice.html Ted Floyd tedfl...@hotmail.com javascript: Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado P.s. An SY male Orchard Oriole, singing his head off earlier this morning, Tuesday, May 28th, was Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, lifebird #222. -- 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/601b2007-16a6-48c3-98dd-316bfdd70ad5%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] PAINTED BUNTING Cottonwood Canyon, Baca County continues Monday
Hi all, Denise Landau, Tom and Kay McConnell and I had a great weekend in the Cottonwood Canyon area (where zero cell service, so apologies for lack of postings) The male PAINTED BUNTING that Denise found on Sunday at the informal campsite at the north end of the Cottonwood Canyon continued yesterday, still singing in the same copse of oaks and cedars by the creek. Documentation photos and video obtained Other migrant birds in the area over the weekend included a fem/1yr male AMERICAN REDSTART on Friday, ORCHARD ORIOLES, male SUMMER TANAGER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, a couple of WILSON'S WARBERS, YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS, AUDUBON'S WARBLERS, a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and a flock of (tardy?) CEDAR WAXWINGS. We also heard, but did not see, two or more LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, east of Baca Rd 3. CASSIN'S SPARROWS seem to be in good numbers on the grasslands where vegetation still exists, but many areas are so affected by the drought, and by prairie-dogs, that the habitat is seriously compromised. We did NOT hear a single GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. On the other hand, RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROWS were seemingly numerous in the rimrock areas, as were EASTERN PHOEBES, BULLOCK'S ORIOLES, WESTERN and CASSIN'S KINGBIRDS and BLUE GROSBEAKS near the water. Up to ten or more MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen daily, and we saw mating and nestbuilding activity too. Indeed, we encountered most of the breeding birds of the area, albeit in varying numbers, including a single ROADRUNNER. Despite being Memorial Weekend, there were very few people and only a couple of other birders. We met Eric DeFonso who was doing RMBO survey work, and he told us that on Saturday he had seen a singing BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER at Carrizo Creek picnic area, plus a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, and another YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO in Cottonwood Canyon on Sunday. Amazingly we received approximately 0.5 of rain from thunderstorms on Friday night, but that is the only significant rain so far this year according to the folks on the Everett Ranch. As we left on Monday, we encountered several hundred head of cattle being driven west along Baca County road M into the canyons, as, in the words of the folks moving them, there's no grass left anywhere else in the area. They had brought them 20 miles from the east, ie the Campo area. Tough times for all. Footnote: We picked up (too much) trash at the Cottonwood Canyon informal campsite - which is on private property.. Not sure what the tolerance levels of the owners are to trash, but seeing as access to this site is a privilege not a right, we figured that cleaning up after others was a good move on many levels! I'm off to the High Arctic next week, leading some ship-based birding, so after this week there'll be no more Colorado posts from me for a while. Wishing you all a great summer filled with good birding Dick Filby Carbondale, CO -- 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/BLU0-SMTP109468914EAF164EED0885CB2970%40phx.gbl?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Re: PAINTED BUNTING Cottonwood Canyon, Baca County continues Monday
Thanks to Dick for posting on my behalf. I was out of email and cell contact for several days, but was glad to meet him and his crew in Baca County! I should add that they were most hospitable to me after we birded together, even feeding me Sunday evening after a full week in the field eating just camp food and snacks. I was able to refind the PAINTED BUNTING quite easily mid-day Monday after work and even into the afternoon at Cottonwood Canyon - I managed to get good quality sound recordings to boot. (Is that worth submitting to CFO?) My hunch is that the Bunting will stick around a while. He seemed quite territorial and not-at-all skulky, so if you're thinking of going after him, I think he'll be worth the effort. Not much else to report there other than what Dick already mentioned, although the Yellow-billed Cuckoo re-emerged further up the canyon yesterday evening. As mentioned, I did have a Black-throated Green Warbler at Carrizo Canyon Picnic area in Baca very near Cottonwood Canyon on Saturday but I was not able to relocate him after the first find. Lastly, I will amplify Dick's discussion of the dryness in Baca County. It is frightening to see how dry and dusty the place is getting - I did a number of transects in the Comanche Grasslands over the past 9 days, and to be blunt they look terrible. We did get a rainstorm on Friday night, but it is just the proverbial drop in the bucket. However, my grassland transect today in Las Animas County was much cheerier, as I was able to report a lot more green, growing grass, and where the grassland meets with a juniper ravine those survey points were delightfully birdy. They could probably still use more, but at least it wasn't the dust bowl that so much of Baca and Prowers are resembling. The only birds that seem to be handling it well are Horned Larks and Cassin's Sparrows. On 3 of my transects I had no fewer than 3 and often 4 Cassin'ses at each of my 16 survey points. Love those birds. Eric DeFonso currently in La Junta, CO On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 1:12:34 PM UTC-6, Dick Filby wrote: Hi all, Denise Landau, Tom and Kay McConnell and I had a great weekend in the Cottonwood Canyon area (where zero cell service, so apologies for lack of postings) -- 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/dd8493e6-d7e2-402b-a185-7e5100e8d177%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Rufous Hummingbird in Bent County
Birders, I had an adult male Rufous Hummingbird visiting my feeder in Las Animas (Bent County) this morning. What in the world was this misdirected bird doing here, and in late May at that? There are still a few migrants trickling through, but the demands of my job dictate that I do a lousy job finding them all. I had a singing immature male American Redstart this morning at Van's Grove this morning, and a singing male Northern Parula at Van's Grove on May 26th. Duane Nelson Las Animas, Bent County, CO -- 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/51A54AE8.3090409%40centurytel.net?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] WELD COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS, TODAY
Greetings All David Dowell and I started at Crow Valley Campground today. I'd been wondering where the thrushes had been this spring. There have certainly been plenty of GC Thrushes, and Swainson's Thrushes have not been scarce, but I am thinking of a day where every copse of trees has Swainson's Thrushes. Today was that day. David and I had 150+ Swainson's Thrushes including one of the RUSSET-BACKED race, the status of which is utterly unclear in Colorado; however, this species has high split potential in the future. We also had 3 VEERY. Other highlights at Crow Valley included CORDILLERAN FLYCATCHER, PLUMBEOUS VIREO, AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON POORWILL, and a rather late TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE. Loloff Reservoir was shorebird city, including 50 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. The general vicinity of L Latham (including Loloff, Beebe, etc) had a nice variety of shorebirds, several of which are getting pretty late per eBird. These include Least, Semipalmated, and Western Sandpipers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, multiple Willets, and some small flocks RN Phalaropes. Yesterday, Prewitt Reservoir (Washington Co) was very birdy, but mostly these were migrants/breeders such as Warbling Vireos, Yellow Warblers, etc. Along the inlet canal, 2 RED-EYED VIREOS were the only birds of note. At Akron Golf Course (Washington), a GLOSSY IBIS was the big surprise. Otherwise, Red-eyed Vireo and Veery were the other birds of note. Good Birding Steven Mlodinow Longmont CO -- 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/8D02A1B67AAD23A-1534-2E239%40webmail-d208.sysops.aol.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] RMBO Banding Station Report, Chatfield, 5/28/13
Today's weather was cool and calm and it was a rare weekday without a school group, so we took our time enjoying the total of 33 birds captured (24 new, 2 returns from prior years, 7 recaps from this year). Picked up our 51st (Lesser Goldfinch) and 52nd (Red-shafted Flicker) species for the year. Birds are really showing signs of breeding; in addition to the notes below, we caught several pairs of Yellow Warblers side by side in the net, and in our spare time watched a Broad-tailed Hummingbird build her nest in a tree near the banding station. Breakdown of new birds for the day: Downy Woodpecker 1 (Female with brood patch) Red-shafted Flicker 1 (Female with brood patch) Western Wood-pewee 2 Gray Catbird 7 Yellow Warbler 5 new (including 2 males ready to breed) and 2 returns (1 breeding male from 2012 and 1 female from 2009) Common Yellowthroat 2 Yellow-breasted Chat2 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow1 (Male in breeding condition) Bullock's Oriole 1 Lesser Goldfinch 1 As noted, we are in our last week; final day will be this Sunday, June 2. Meredith McBurney Biologist/Bander Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 303-329-8091 Celebrating 25 Years of Bird and Habitat Conservation -- 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/BLU177-DS4D700AA4AB8DF9DC4D2900%40phx.gbl?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] bobolinks, grasshopper sparrows, savannah sparrows - Boulder County
Cobirds: Just got back from Nebraska (see note below). A short canvas of select spots in Boulder County: The bobolinks are back at the Boulder Open Space headquarters land, off Cherryvale road and adjoining properties to the east. Very observable, singing, and seems like more than last year. Savannah sparrows are back singing in the same locations as above. There is a small colony of grasshopper sparrows on Boulder County Open Space off Marshall Road and 66th - where the Mayhoffer-Singletree bike trail begins. Please be careful where you step, as rattlesnakes frequent this area. Old Saint Vrain Road in Lyons is hot, as well as the lower sections of the Picture Rock Trail. Multitudes of yellow warblers, bullock's orioles, black headed grosebeaks, western tanagers, house wrens, wild turkey, western wood pewee, green tailed towhees, blue gray gnatcatchers, goldfinches, eastern kingbirds, rock wrens, canyon wrens, and many others. If you are going to Chadron State Park in Nebraska, I've compiled an interesting bird list for there. If you'd like a copy I'll send it to you. (email me personally - don't clog Cobirds). It's an interested mix of western and eastern species. FYI; Thanks for the many nice email comments about the snake report. I'm glad to hear that birders are more generalists than I thought. ;) John T (Tumasonis) of Louisville CO -- 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/4ccb1a9f-5dce-4182-86e8-d0ee5c027909%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
