Date: May 22, 2011
e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750
compiler: Joyce Takamine
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, May 22, 2011 updated at
5:00 AM, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain
Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you
This morning, just after 7 am, there was a Least Flycatcher at the
Broomfield Nature Area (otherwise known as Alexx and Michael's Pond). It was
singing (chbek chbek chbek) on the west side of the pond. It was nice to hear
some vocalization so that I didn't have to write down unknown empid.
A few additional birds of note to add to the great list of Chico Basin birds
already posted for the last several days (24 hours and almost 100 species):
Banding station--
Red-headed Woodpecker (Fri PM)
Black-and-White Warbler (Fri PM)
Scaled Quail (Sat AM)
Headquarters (Fri PM/Sat AM)--
At the Pueblo Reservoir this weekend--
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Bullock's Orioles, including a female aggressively
collecting nesting material from a dead tree.
Scaled Quail
Canyon Towhee
Clouds of swallows (tree, cliff, violet-green)
Great Horned Owl
Western Wood Pewee
Say's Phoebes
House
Kadosa Halasi I had a great day at Last Chance!
Swainson's Hawk (2) west of Last Chance
No Feruginous Hawks at nest south of Last Chance
Western Kingbird (many)
Say's Phoebe (1 @ Last Chance, 1 south of town)
Empidonax sp (1) south of Last Chance, probably Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Greetings All,
Pulling out migrants around Grand Junction today was like trying to find hen's
teeth.
The long-staying Black-chinned Sparrow(s) in Colorado Nat'l Monument, Devil's
Kitchen Trail were seen roughly between 2 and 4 pm (and perhaps at other times
today). Basically, the bird(s) were
Thanks to Steve for this information. I guess this Wood-Pewee probably can't
be identified for sure, since it didn't call. Hopefully Colorado birders don't
identify a Wood-Pewee as an Eastern Wood-Pewee if they find a silent spring
Wood-Pewee with a orange lower mandible, that also has a
Hi all,
The Indigo Bunting has been singing loudly from one of my cottonwood trees
all weekend. I was hoping to hear the Lazuli Bunting for comparison, but
evidently it has left. The Indigo's song is noticeably sweeter and less
buzzy than the Lazuli's. I have also heard the distinct Indigo
I just saw an e-bird report from Mesa County of a Black-tailed Gnatcatcher on
May 20th. Is this real, this species is NOT on the Colorado State List? Are
there photos? Or did someone enter the wrong species again to e-bird.
Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO
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A nice, fairly typical day for May 22 or so..a good mix (18 species) of
year-round residents, summer residents, and birds just passing through. Total
of 40 new birds:
Downy Woodpecker 1
Dusky Flycatcher 4
Black-capped Chickadee 1
House Wren 1
Swainson's Thrush 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American
Spent a wonderful day watching the Bobolinks...we think there were around 12
total (that we could see). This evening we saw our first female. What a
glorious song they have! Were able to show these wonderful birds to 4 other
local birders.
Photos can be seen at the following link: Huerfano
Hi Everyone--
On my way back from KS and OK, I stopped at a few migrant traps. Late on
5/21, I stopped at the Holly Rest Area. A male Black-and-white Warbler was
in the olive where the entrance road splits. Sunday morning 5/22, I went to
Lamar Community College. A roost of about 20 Turkey
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