[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 21 July 2014
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: July 20, 2014 email: r...@cfobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, July 20 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). YELLOWCROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Yuma) Chukar (Delta) Red-necked Grebe (Jackson) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Sedgwick) Caspian Tern (*Denver) ACORN WOODPECKER (*Pueblo) Bell's Vireo (Yuma) Black Phoebe (Boulder, Delta, *Fremont, Montrose) Eastern Phoebe (Yuma) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Baca, *Fremont) Purple Martin (Delta) Carolina Wren (Prowers) PACIFIC WREN (*Ouray) Black-throated Sparrow (*Pueblo) Northern Cardinal (Prowers, Yuma) Indigo Bunting (*Jefferson) BACA COUNTY: --Janeal Thompson reported a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at a private residence on July 2. She kindly provided her email address ( prairiestarflo...@gmail.com) so you can contact her and seek permission to visit. Leatherman reported on July 14 that the Baca county Scissor-tailed Flycatcher continues. Contact Janeal Thompson to make arrangements to see the bird. BOULDER COUNTY: --On June 30 Starace noted that a Black Phoebe (with an Eastern Phoebe) continued at the 75th St. crossing of Boulder Creek. A Black Phoebe has been hanging out along the creek since the spring. On July 12, Dowell reported Black Phoebe at 75th St and Boulder Creek. DELTA COUNTY: --Chukars were reported by Garrison at Pleasure Park in Hotchkiss on July 14. They seem to be hanging out near the parking lot. --On July 18, Garrison reported nesting Purple Martins on CSR 265 in NE Delta County. DELTA/MONTROSE COUNTIES: --Farese reported 14 Black Phoebe on the Gunnison River from Chukar Trail near Olathe to Pleasure Park near Hotchkiss on July 17. DENVER COUNTY: --2 Caspian Terns were reported by Edwards flying over Ferril Lake in Denver City Park on July 19. FREMONT COUNTY: --Miller reported a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on July 8 on CO 67, It was seen flying alongside the highway. It was seen 0.75 miles north of the Custer County line. On July 13, Miller reported seeing the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the same spot. On July 14, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported by Walbek, Percival and Schultz. On July 16, Drummond reported Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at 0730 but not at 1030. On July 19, Hinds reported the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the same spot. On July 20, Edwards reported that 2 Scissor-tailed Flycathers were seen and that they appear to be nesting in the dead tree. --At least 2 Black Phoebes were reported by Dunning at Florence River Park on July 20. JACKSON COUNTY: --On July 11 Hundertmark reported that the pair of Red-necked Grebes continues incubating egg(s) on Lake John. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --Singing Indigo Buntings were reported by Henwood east of Morrison on Soda Lakes Road on July 20. OURAY COUNTY: --A PACIFIC WREN was reported by Lovitch on the Bear Creek Tail in Telluride on July 13 and refound by Dexter on July 14. On July 18, Dexter reported that the PACIFIC WREN continues at the same location but may not sing consistently after 1000. Directions: The location is .6 miles up Bear creek Trail from the bridge over San Miguel River at S end of Pine St. It appears to be nest building. PROWERS COUNTY: --On July 17, Moss reported hearing a Carolina Wren at the S end of Lamar Community College Woods (LCCW) and a pair of Northern Cardinals. PUEBLO COUNTY: --Knight reported 3 Black-throated Sparrows on July 5 near Pueblo West. Percival reported them again on July 8. The sparrows were found by parking at Liberty Point in Pueblo West at the end of Purcell Blvd. The rest involves a hike that isn't for those who are out of shape. Take the trail off to the right before the flag pole and memorial. Proceed to the bottom of the cliff keeping to your right. You will pass a cement well just before merging with a now unused dirt road which heads WNW to a distant pass in the cliff. The first arroyo with slab rocks is where the sparrows were. On July 12, Lilly reported Black-throated Sparrows at Pueblo West and on July 14, Joy reported Black-throated Sparrows at Pueblo West and an easier walk from south end of South Greenbrier Drive. South Greenbrier Drive is reached b driving south on Purcell from Hwy 50 for about 2.5 miles to East Linden Ave. Turn west on Linden, and then south on Greenbrier. On July 16, Drummond reported ad male and juvenile Black-throated Sparrows in Pueblo East area, using easier hiking point of South Greenbrier Drive. On July 20, Edwards reported Black-throated Sparrows continue at Liberty Point in Pueblo West. --An ACORN WOODPECKER family was reported by Percival at the dead Ponderosa Tree in the parking lot at Horseshoe Lodge at Pueblo Mountain Park on July 10. On July 12, Bohannon reported ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park. On July 20, Dunning reported that the pair of ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park were busy feeding young. --On
[cobirds] Mississippi kites, Pueblo County
I am currently at the intersection of Route and Garfield in Pueblo and there are seven Mississippi kites here. They are up in the trees surrounding the intersection. Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado Sent from my iPhone -- 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/910077DD-D855-43CE-A714-3A6260E51D01%40aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] N Cardinal/Indigo Bunting/Boulder
The Northern Cardinal was calling part way up Hawthorn Gulch this morning. This is the same location he has been seen in the past (trail head at west end of Hawthorn). He has also been seen occasionally in Sanitas Valley this summer. An Indigo Bunting male has been singing in the morning in the vicinity of Maxwell House on the east side of Sanitas (west end of Maxwell, follow the driveway up behind the smoke stack, parking for employees only after 8 a.m.). Maggie Boswell Boulder -- 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/0E4B7B7C-53BF-4E51-A160-64C1A6238F56%40qwest.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] #500 for Colorado
Hello, Birders. Arizona birder Kurt Radamaker sent me an interesting email. With his permission I am forwarding along his message to COBirds. Ted Floyd, Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado == Hi Ted, I was reading COBIRDS and saw the discussion on Colorado's 500th species for a state landlocked without an international border. Just for kicks I did a database comparison of all landlocked states that border Colorado for birds recorded in those states that have not been recorded in Colorado. I can't say my database of state lists is one hundred percent accurate, but most of the species I checked manually were correct. E.g. I thought no way has Wyoming had a Streaked Shearwater, but it does, a specimen from June 2006! Feel free to share this list, if you are so inclined. I think you are over due for a Heermann's Gull! Kurt Radamaker Cave Creek, AZ Abert's Towhee,UTAH Allen's Hummingbird,KANSAS American Flamingo,KANSAS Bachman's Sparrow,KANSAS Bachman's Sparrow,OKLAHOMA Baikal Teal,OKLAHOMA Barnacle Goose,OKLAHOMA Black-backed Woodpecker,WYOMING Black-capped Vireo,KANSAS Black-capped Vireo,NEBRASKA Black-capped Vireo,OKLAHOMA Black-crested Titmouse,OKLAHOMA Black-tailed Gnatcatcher,UTAH Brown-headed Nuthatch,KANSAS Brown-headed Nuthatch,OKLAHOMA Cactus Wren,UTAH California Quail,UTAH Carolina Chickadee,KANSAS Carolina Chickadee,OKLAHOMA Carolina Parakeet,NEBRASKA Carolina Parakeet,OKLAHOMA Chuck-will's-widow,KANSAS Chuck-will's-widow,NEBRASKA Chuck-will's-widow,OKLAHOMA Clapper Rail,NEBRASKA Common Crane,KANSAS Common Crane,NEBRASKA Common Eider,KANSAS Common Eider,NEBRASKA Crissal Thrasher,UTAH Elf Owl,UTAH Emperor Goose,NEBRASKA Fish Crow,KANSAS Fish Crow,NEBRASKA Fish Crow,OKLAHOMA Fork-tailed Flycatcher,KANSAS Gilded Flicker,UTAH Golden-fronted Woodpecker,OKLAHOMA Gray Hawk,UTAH Gray Hawk,OKLAHOMA Gray Partridge,UTAH Gray Partridge,NEBRASKA Gray Partridge,WYOMING Great Frigatebird,OKLAHOMA Great Gray Owl,UTAH Great Gray Owl,NEBRASKA Great Gray Owl,WYOMING Gull-billed Tern,KANSAS Heermann's Gull,UTAH Heermann's Gull,WYOMING Heermann's Gull,OKLAHOMA Jabiru,OKLAHOMA King Eider,KANSAS King Eider,NEBRASKA Le Conte's Thrasher,UTAH Least Grebe,OKLAHOMA Lesser Frigatebird,WYOMING Mexican Jay,KANSAS Monk Parakeet,OKLAHOMA Mute Swan,WYOMING Mute Swan,OKLAHOMA Northern Gannet,OKLAHOMA Northern Hawk Owl,NEBRASKA Northern Hawk Owl,WYOMING Northern Wheatear,KANSAS Pacific Golden-Plover,UTAH Passenger Pigeon,NEBRASKA Passenger Pigeon,WYOMING Passenger Pigeon,OKLAHOMA Pileated Woodpecker,KANSAS Pileated Woodpecker,NEBRASKA Pileated Woodpecker,WYOMING Pileated Woodpecker,OKLAHOMA Purple Sandpiper,UTAH Purple Sandpiper,OKLAHOMA Red-breasted Sapsucker,UTAH Red-cockaded Woodpecker,OKLAHOMA Ringed Kingfisher,OKLAHOMA Ruddy Ground-Dove,UTAH Rufous-backed Robin,UTAH Shiny Cowbird,OKLAHOMA Spotted Redshank,KANSAS Streaked Shearwater,WYOMING Taiga Bean-Goose,NEBRASKA Tufted Titmouse,KANSAS Tufted Titmouse,NEBRASKA Tufted Titmouse,OKLAHOMA Vaux's Swift,UTAH Verdin,UTAH Verdin,OKLAHOMA Wandering Tattler,UTAH White-headed Woodpecker,WYOMING White-tailed Kite,UTAH White-tailed Kite,KANSAS White-tailed Kite,NEBRASKA White-tailed Kite,WYOMING White-tailed Kite,OKLAHOMA Whooper Swan,WYOMING Wilson's Plover,KANSAS Wilson's Plover,OKLAHOMA Yellow Grosbeak,WYOMING Yellow-footed Gull,UTAH -- 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/6a07e082-6d82-44cf-b5b0-f1bca4450ff4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] M kites cont, Pueblo
When talking about the Mississippi kites, I realized that I could add more to the post. I friend of mine lives 3 blocks from this site and, in addition to the kites that are here, he has kites nesting across the street from his house. In addition, at the Routt and Garfield intersection , the kites can often be seen bathing in the water that collects at the street corner. Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado. Sent from my iPhone -- 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/92FCABFD-13FB-452B-9FA8-EA653C77FB74%40aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Sad news in the passing of long-time Colorado birder, Warren Finch
Warren's son, Larry Finch, just phoned me to report his father's passing today. Warren was a grand man in Colorado birding and will be missed by literally hundreds of birders. Born on October 27, 1924, in a small town in South Dakota, Warren became a world-renowned uranium geologist, working for the United States Geologic Survey and finally retiring as Emeritus Scientist. His work took him to scores of countries and the list of his scientific publications was long. One fond memory I have of Warren is that when he retired from the USGS and cleaned out his office, he asked whether his hand-drawn map of all the earth's uranium deposits should stay with the Survey. He was told, No, take that map home if you want to. A few months later, Warren got a call from his sheepish successor asking if he would please return the map. As it turned out, all of that detailed information could be found in no other place! Warren loved birds and birded throughout the world, but he especially loved the birds of Colorado. For decades he was active in the Denver Field Ornithologists, where he served as President of the and Historian and received the prestigious Ptarmigan Award. In 2009 he was honored by the Colorado Field Ornithologists with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Warren is survived by his wife, Mary, and their children. A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Jude's Catholic Church, located at Florida and Garrison, at 1 PM on Monday, July 28. An obituary is expected to appear in Sunday's Denver Post. Farewell, old friend, Warren Finch. Joe Roller, Denver -- 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/CAJpZcUBKK6fmZ5__F7vLS_ZbU1O_xcaRymfVgmvvdG4O1aajYw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Sad news in the passing of long-time Colorado birder, Warren Finch
Have you ever met someone who you are sure has seen way, WAY more birds than you? God bless you Warren Finch. Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, 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/576A5DE0A52244DC8FD3B9121E1DB1F3%40gwalbekPC. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: [cobirds] Sad news in the passing of long-time Colorado birder, Warren Finch
Cobirders, Thank you to Joe Roller for the post regarding the passing of Warren Finch. I first met Warren back in the 80’s at a DFO meeting. This was back in the day before cellphones, email and the internet when the DFO was still the grand dame of the Colorado birding community. Many birders would flock to the monthly meeting at the museum and it struck me how Warren always stood out as a true gentleman amongst the uncultured listers flitting about room. I have fond memories of chance meetings with him at the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt back when the birding Gods made the tree bridge the center of the birding universe for a period of time. Warren was the DFO historian for many years and there was not a better person for the position. He recognized a level of importance in a bird club that began in 1935 and sponsored weekly field trips that continue to this day. His March 7, 2012 post to Cobirds references his published articles on the history of DFO and the need for similar treatise of the CFO. Anyone that reads or posts to Cobirds or the CFO Facebook pages or Twitter account owes it to themselves to go back and dip into Warren’s history of birding in the State. I will truly miss the sense of calm that Warren exuded and the aplomb with which he navigated the universe. Peaceful birding indeed, Steve Stachowiak Highlands Ranch, 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/01cfa568%24778f3710%2466ada530%24%40q.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatchers south of Florence and their behavior
I was able to get out to look for the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher found by Rich Miller south of Florence this morning. I drove past a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in the same dead tree previously described a couple of times, pulling over when safe to take a couple of photos. After reading that Mike Gaylord observed a second bird yesterday raising thoughts that they might be nesting I drove into a pull-off over a hundred feet south of the target tree and watched. After about 10 minutes the second bird flew into the tree. I continued observing birds for over an hour as it remained overcast and did not heat up too fast. I have uploaded several good photos of the bird(s) to my Birds and Nature blog http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/along with my observations about their behavior in protecting that area, etc. Since it is possible this rare species is nesting here it is important to not disturb them with recordings. They do flush when cars stop nearby and cameras click--that happened to me and I observed it occur when one of two cars with birders parked across the street from the tree for several minutes while taking photos. Neither the other birders nor myself got out of our cars. So please be judicious about stopping your car near the tree or one of the birds. You can also observe the birds without disturbance either from the pull-off on the east side of the highway about a hundred feet south of the tree that has a good view of the tree or from a private drive-way (do stay outside the fence) a similar distance north but on the west side of the highway. Be aware that this highway often has a lot of traffic and with a 65 mph speed limit and the hill just south of the tree it makes for a risky location. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.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/CAAUvckp87M_o%2BEOPay3P0FvJBK7QSFEJF5zhFPy60YG2fMaBbg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
