[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Banding Report - Chico Basin Ranch, 10/3/19

[Robert Snowden]

We had a little more activity on the penultimate day of the fall season at 
Chico Basin, though once again we had to deal with some suboptimal weather. 
The morning started relatively busy before an steady south breeze slowed 
things down and resulted in early closures for our most productive nets. We 
finished with 22 newly-banded birds and 3 recaptures, but not much variety, 
as only 4 species were caught. As with some recent days, there was pretty 
good thrush and kinglet representation.

Our summary:

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Wilson's Warbler 1
Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided 1
Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon/intergrade 4
Hermit Thrush 9 + 3 recaptures. 

Visitors are welcome at our banding stations. Registration is required for 
groups. For more information and hours of operation, visit 
birdconservancy.org/birdbanding. 

Tomorrow (Friday) will be the final day of the season. We'll be opening 
nets at 7:00 AM and closing at noon, weather permitting. Come visit!

Robert Snowden
Bander, Chico Basin Ranch
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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[cobirds] Green-tailed Towhee & C. Nighthawk - Arapahoe

[Jared Del Rosso]

Two of my favorite birds remained in Centennial, at least through today. A 
Green-tailed Towhee has been in my yard for a week or so. A Common 
Nighthawk, meanwhile, headed south over E. Panama Dr / Streets of 
Southglenn near Arapahoe & University around dusk. It was low and seemed to 
come from somewhere local, rather than further north, but I might be 
misjudging that. This morning, in the same general area as the nighthawk, 
was a lone Turkey Vulture, another of my favorites.

The nighthawk sighting was especially well-timed (for me...can't say for 
the bird). As I casually birded deKoevend Park, I lamented that we so 
rarely know when our final, fall sightings of our favored birds will be. 
Then I recalled, several years ago, a late nighthawk sighting (October 10) 
that I had at the park, and how it was late enough that I knew that it 
would be goodbye for a time. Minutes later, the nighthawk. Late enough, 
once more, that I suspect that's it. I wished the bird well and lost it in 
the lights of traffic.  

- Jared Del Rosso
Centennial, CO


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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Banding Report - Rogers Grove Park, Longmont (Boulder Co.) 10/3/19

[Colin Woolley]

We were rained out on Tuesday so today was our only day of banding at 
Rogers Grove Park this week. It remains fairly quiet here, with just 6 
birds banded for the day, and no recaptures. The Wilson's Warblers seem to 
have moved on, replaced by some Yellow-rumped Warblers (though not in the 
nets yet). Our highlight for the day was a 'Eastern' Downy Woodpecker of 
the *medianus* subspecies, with major white spotting on the wing coverts. 
Here are the totals for the day:

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Orange-crowned Warbler - 3
Hermit Thrush - 1
'Eastern' Downy Woodpecker - 1

Next week will be our final week of banding at Rogers Grove Park. This 
station runs on Tues/Thurs only. We'll be opening nets around 7:10 and 
continuing for 5 hours, weather permitting. Feel free to stop by and visit!

Colin Woolley
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies



*Visitors are welcome at our banding stations. Registration is required for 
groups. For more information and hours of operation, 
visit birdconservancy.org/birdbanding 
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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Banding Report - Barr Lake, 10/3/19

[Meredith McBurney]

Today we got done in by wind (which wasn't even in the weather report).  
 We opened a few nets for 1 1/2 hours, banded 1 House Wren, 1 Hermit 
Thrush, 2 Orange-crowned Warblers and 1 White-crowned  Sparrow, and then 
threw in the towel for the morning.  Looking forward to better weather 
tomorrow.

We are now opening nets at 7:40 and should have birds back at the station 
by 8:20. We are closing nets most days at 11:40. We are open 6 days per 
week, Tuesday-Sunday, through October 13. All of this is weather 
permitting! School groups arrive most weekdays at about 9:30. The best time 
to visit (fewest people, most birds) is before 9:30 weekdays and Sundays. 

Come visit!

Meredith McBurney
Bander, Barr Lake Station 
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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[cobirds] Re: News from Barr Lake Adams Co 10/2

[Adam Vesely]

Just a friendly reminder about shore access at Barr Lake: birders can only 
access the shore *north* of the bird banding station. South of the banding 
station is considered the "Wildlife Refuge" and you must stay on marked 
trails. While they don't seem to enforce this much, I've confirmed with 
several of the Park Rangers and this is also depicted on the park maps. 

Adam Vesely
Thornton, CO

On Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 11:47:41 AM UTC-6, Robert Righter wrote:
>
> Because one can walk out on the sand towards the water's edge, makes it 
> very easy for close viewing of the birds.
>
> Just in the southeast section:
> 3 American Golden-Plovers, (at least one was a Jv.)
> 50+ Killdeer
> 2 Marbled Godwits
> 3 Jv. Sanderlings
> 20 Baird’s Sandpipers
> 3-4 Pectorial Sandpipers
> 1 Least Sandpiper
> 20+ Forster’s Gulls
>
> 1000’s of Barn Swallows and vast numbers of other regularly occurring 
> waterbirds were present
> If there was more time I’d visit Meredith at Conservancy Banding station. 
> It would have been fun to see the Philadelphia Vireo
>
> Lots going on at Barr Lake, Come on out!
>
> Bob Righter
> Denver, CO
>
>
>

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[cobirds] Leucistic Common Bushtit, Boulder County

[Paula Hansley]

CObirders,
This little bird was so cute!  It was in a small flock of common bushtits, 
ruby-crowned kinglets, and blue-gray gnatcatchers. Images are posted on the CFO 
Facebook page. 

Location: on edge of large prairie dog town accessed from County Line Rd. Park 
at Flagg Ranch parking lot between Baseline and South Boulder Roads. Cross Coal 
Creek and follow the trail about 1/8 mile to south, past where oil maintenance 
workers are working and then head west over to the bank of Coal Creek. The 
flock was in a willow tree down in the deeply incised streambed. 

Paula Hansley and Karen Axe
Louisville and Lafayette 

Sent from my iPhone

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[cobirds] News from Barr Lake Adams Co 10/2

[Robert Righter]

Because one can walk out on the sand towards the water's edge, makes it very 
easy for close viewing of the birds.

Just in the southeast section:
3 American Golden-Plovers, (at least one was a Jv.)
50+ Killdeer
2 Marbled Godwits
3 Jv. Sanderlings
20 Baird’s Sandpipers
3-4 Pectorial Sandpipers
1 Least Sandpiper
20+ Forster’s Gulls

1000’s of Barn Swallows and vast numbers of other regularly occurring 
waterbirds were present
If there was more time I’d visit Meredith at Conservancy Banding station. It 
would have been fun to see the Philadelphia Vireo

Lots going on at Barr Lake, Come on out!

Bob Righter
Denver, CO


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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Report for Thursday October 3rd, 2019

[Gregg Goodrich]

Date: Thursday October 3rd, 2019
E-mail:  RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Gregg Goodrich gregggoodr...@gmail.com
 Phone : 303-655-9135

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 and scroll to
the bottom for “Recent eBird Sightings”.

Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species include:

Anna’s Hummingbird (*La Plata)
BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD ( Mesa ) - *(not seen in last 4 days)*
American Golden Plover (Adams, Washington)
Sabine’s Gull (Multiple reports in several counties; see COBirds for
updates)
Little Blue Heron (Logan)
Field Sparrow (*Jefferson)
SPRAGUE's PIPIT (Weld)
Hooded Warbler (*Arapahoe, Larimer)
Magnolia Warbler (Larimer)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Adams)
Palm Warbler (*Jefferson)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Weld)
Summer Tanager (Larimer)

ADAMS COUNTY:
—On October 2 a Chestnut-sided Warbler caught at Banding Station and
refound after release by Megan Miller.
—On October 1 an American Golden Plover was reported at Barr Lake by Robert
Righter .

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—On October 2 a Hooded Warbler was reported at Lee Gulch Trail,
approximately 50 ft from Mineral.  First reported on Sep.20 by Santiago
Taberas.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:
—On October 2 a Field Sparrow was reported at Belmar Park on SE side of
lake. First reported by Kevin DeBoer on the 1st.
—On October 2 a Palm Warbler was reported at Belmar Park on South side of
lake first reported by Kevin DeBoer on the 1st.

La Plata County:
—On October 2 an Anna’s Hummingbird was reported at a Private Residence by
James Beatty.

LARIMER COUNTY:
—On September 30 a Hooded Warbler was reported at a Private Residence by
Caleb Alons.
---On September 28 a Magnolia Warbler was reported at the Arapahoe Bend
Natural Area by Nick Komar .
---On September 28 a Summer Tanager was reported at the Arapahoe Bend
Natural Area by Nick Komar.

LOGAN COUNTY
---On September 28 a Little Blue Heron was reported at Jumbo Reservoir by
Renee Casias .

MESA COUNTY
---On September 28 the sub adult male BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD was reported
at a home in Palisade .  *The bird has not been seen in the last 4 days. It
may be gone.* The bird is being observed not only at the feeders but also
at the honeysuckle flowers below the porch , in the elm and ponderosa pine
and the the juniper near the entrance to the porch.The home owner Gene
Byrne and his wife are welcoming to visitors but have requested that visits
now be restricted to between 3 pm and dusk. The address is 566 36 Road
(East Orchard Mesa ), Palisade . The house is at the end of a long driveway
just across from the fire station . Gene's house is on the right side of
the drive . You can park north of the house and easily walk on to the
deck/porch that is on the west side of the house overlooking the pond .
The porch is in shade until about 3 pm and the majority of the sightings
since Friday have been between 2:30 and 6:30 pm.
This would be the fourth state record , the first in 2002 was also in Mesa
County..

WASHINGTON COUNTY
—On September 30 an American Golden Plover was reported at Prewitt
Reservoir by Tim Smart on the 30th.

WELD COUNTY:
---On September 30 a SPRAGUE's PIPIT was reported by Edward Raynor at the
Central Plains Experimental Range , Pawnee NG .
---On September 29 a Black-throated Green Warbler was reported at Crow
Valley CG /Pawnee NG


Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details at dfobirds.org

Jackson Lake Reservoir
Saturday ,October 5
7:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Paul Slingsby (paslingsby AT comcast.net 720-347-5169 )

Chatfield SP-S.Platte Delta
Sunday , October 6
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Gregg Goodrich ( GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com : 303-388-0891 )

Fairmount Cemetery/High Line Canal (Denver County )
Sunday ,October 6
7:30 AM-- 12: PM
Karen Drozda (drozforte AT aol.com :303-604-0891 )

*Joder Ranch*
Saturday, October 12
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Chuck Hundertmark (Email: chundertmark8 AT gmail.com Phone: 303-604-0531)

*Chatfield State Park, The Big Sit*
Sunday, October 13
6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Joey Kellner (Email: vireo1 AT comcast.net Phone: 303-978-1748)

*Longmont Area Birding*
Sunday, October 13
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Christie Owens (Email: christieowens2 AT icloud.com Phone: 9704817271)

Happy birding!
Gregg Goodrich
Highlands Ranch, CO
gregggoodr...@gmail.com

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