July 1, late AM , 3-4 miles west of Monte Vista (Rio Grande County) on
Lariat Road - one Swallow-tailed Flycatcher over dry hay field. Virginia
Simmons, Del Norte
On Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 4:30:40 AM UTC-6, Joyce Takamine wrote:
>
> Compiler: Joyce Takamine
> e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
> Date:July 2, 2017
>
> This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, July 2 sponsored by Denver Field
> Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
>
> Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species)
> NOTE: The RBA is now using the new AOU checklist and the order of
> families has changes.
>
> Mallard (Mexican) (Logan)
> Barrow’s Goldeneye (*Chaffee)
> Northern Bobwhite (Baca)
> White-tailed Ptarmigan (Larimer)
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Baca, Logan)
> Greater Roadrunner (Baca)
> Black Swift (Boulder)
> RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Logan)
> Black Rail (Pueblo)
> Upland Sandpiper (Logan)
> Long-billed Curlew (Weld)
> Solitary Sandpiper (*Douglas)
> Lesser Black-backed Gull (Weld)
> Common Loon (Jackson, Ouray)
> YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Dolores)
> WHITE IBIS (*Adams)
> Mississippi Kite (*El Paso)
> Lewis’s Woodpecker (Dolores)
> Red-headed Woodpecker (Adams, Jefferson, Logan)
> ACORN WOODPECKER (Gunnison)
> Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan)
> Williamson’s Sapsucker (Boulder, Delta, Jefferson, Larimer, Pitkin,
> Pueblo, *Teller)
> American Three-toed Woodpecker (Gunnison)
> Least Flycatcher (*Mesa)
> Black Phoebe (*Boulder, Ouray)
> Great Crested Flycatcher (Logan)
> Cassin’s Kingbird (Baca)
> Bell’s Vireo (Pueblo)
> Chihuahuan Raven (Baca)
> Purple Martin (Delta, *Huerfano)
> Curve-billed Thrasher (Baca, El Paso)
> Chestnut-collared Longspur (Weld)
> McCown’s Longspur (*Larimer, Weld)
> Northern Waterthrush (Jackson)
> Canyon Towhee (*Baca)
> Clay-colored Sparrow (Baca)
> Field Sparrow (Logan)
> BAIRD’S SPARROW (*Larimer)
> Fox Sparrow (Boulder, Jackson, Larimer, San Juan)
> Summer Tanager (Montezuma)
> Northern Cardinal (Logan)
> Painted Bunting (*Baca)
> Dickcissel (Alamosa/Conejos, *Boulder, Chaffee, *Conejos, *Douglas, *El
> Paso, Huerfano, *Larimer, Logan, *Rio Grande)
> Bobolink (Huerfano, *Larimer)
> Orchard Oriole (*Broomfield)
> Balitmore Oriole (Logan)
>
> ADAMS COUNTY:
> ---A WHITE IBIS was reported by Zachary Schiff on June 18 at Lowell Ponds
> (North side of I-76). On June 25, the WHITE IBIS was reported by Ira
> Sanders, Hillary White, and John Malenich at Lowell Ponds (Clear Creek
> Valley Park). On June 28 Carl Lundblad reported that the WHITE IBIS
> continues at Lowell Ponds (Clear Creek Valley Park) on the SE pond. On
> June 29 Eric Zawatski and Meg Reck reported WHITE IBIS at Lowell Ponds
> (Clear Creek Valley Park). On June 30, Glenn Walbek reported WHITE IBIS at
> Lowell Ponds (Clear Creek Valley Park). On July 1 at Lowell Ponds (Clear
> Creek Valley Park), Joey Kellner, Tim Smart, and Ben Sampson reported WHITE
> IBIS.
>
> ALAMOSA/CONEJOS COUNTIES:
> ---On June 28, Jan Rawinski reported 14 Dickcissels on CC Road.
>
> BACA COUNTY:
> ---On June 24 at Picture Canyon, Wayne Heideman reported 2 Northern
> Bobwhite, 5 Chichuahuan Raven, Curve-billed Thrasher, and 2 Painted
> Bunting. On June 29 at Picture Canyon, Glenn Walbek reported Northern
> Bobwhite, 2 Greater Roadrunners, 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 3 Canyon Towhee, 2
> Painted Bunting.
> ---On June 26 at Comanche NG (Baca County Section), JoAnn Hackos reported
> Greater Roadrunner, 2 Cassin’s Kingbirds, 7 Chihuahuan Ravens, and
> Clay-colored Sparrow.
>
> BOULDER COUNTY:
> ---On June 25, 3 Dickcissels were reported by Bob Spencer on 111th St
> (dirt rd) that wragps around Prince Lake 2 then intersects to north with
> Isabelle.
> ---On June 25, a Black Phoebe was reported by Megan Jones and Mike
> Patterson at 75th St and Boulder Creek. On June 27 at Boulder Creek and
> 75th St, Chris Thomas reported Black Phoebe.
> ---On June 28, from Caribou townsite to Blad Mountain, Dave Hallock
> reported 6 Fox Sparrows in Willow Carr.
> ---On June 29 at Crane Hollow Road and Ponds, Carl Starace reported Black
> Phoebe at creek bridge closest to Hygiene Road and Dickcissel.
> ---On June 30 on road to Wild Basin, Peter Gent reported Williamson
> Sapsucker.
> ---On June 30 at Ouzel Falls in Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain NP, Peter Gent
> reported Black Swift on nest in usual spot.
>
> BROOMFIELD COUNTY:
> ---On July 1 at 2850 Big Dry Creek Dr, Eric Zorawowicz reported ad m
> Orchard Oriole. This would be a new county record if accepted.
>
> CHAFFEE COUNTY:
> ---On June 25 on CR 175 near intersection with RR tracks, Jeff Guy
> reported a pair of mating Dickcissels.
> ---On June 27 at Sands Lake SWA, Daryl Bernard reported Barrow’s
> Goldeneye. On June 30 at Sands Lake SWA, Patricia Henschen reported
> Barrow’s Goldeneye. On July 1 at Sands Lake SWA, Nick Komar and Sharon
> Forsyth reported 3 Barrow’s Goldeneyes (1 subadult male on shore of island,
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