[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 3 May 2014

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 3, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 3, 2014, sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the

[cobirds] Painted Redstart

Singing by bathroom of group campground Steve Mlodinow 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] A bit more around Weld County

April 30: Glossy Ibis west of Bebee Draw with flock of ten WF Ibis. Sorry for late report, wasn't sure it was worth reporting. May 2: White-throated Sparrow at Pearson Park located just west of Ft. Lupton off of Hwy. 52... Nice looking habitat in this park, but generally has produced few

[cobirds] Painted Redstart present

At 10:35 saturday. NW corner. Bryan Guarente -- Bryan Guarente Instructional Designer/Meteorologist UCAR/The COMET Program Boulder, 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

[cobirds] Painted Redstart

Cobirders, I just want to mention for those that may be newer birders in the state that this is an extremely rare bird for the state. To have one stick in such an accessible location for this length of time is unprecedented for Colorado. There is no good excuse to not hop in the car and go

[cobirds] Chico - Pueblo County - White-eyed Vireo

Today I stopped by Chico Basin Ranch (not on my way to Lamar). At Rose pond (Pueblo County) I wasn't able to find the Palm Warbler but found the much more common Virginia's Warbler. The water is still high so there isn't much shorebird habitat. There were 2 Marbled Godwit and a Willet in a flooded

[cobirds] HARRIS'S SPARROW still 3rd May (Carbondale, Garfield)

Hi all, Our HARRIS'S SPARROW continues today, Saturday Good birding all Dick Filby Carbondale __._,_.___ http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97476590/grpId=14966237/grpspId=1705065787/msgI d=8855/stime=1399052860

[cobirds] PARKed by the shore...

I spent yesterday (May 2) in Park County again. I have limited time right now, so I’ll just report some of the interesting waterbirds seen from the Park County shore lines, and hope to fill out the report later with notes on some other species in another post. All the big Park reservoirs are now

[cobirds] Painted Redstart still present

Still being seen in NW corner of campground as of 3:45 pm. Very cooperative bird. Also saw a Solitary Sandpiper in the SE part of picnic area. Jeff Birek Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds

[cobirds] Walker Pit menu, Friday Saturday - Douglas

Walker Pit, west of Franktown a quarter mile, yesterday had Marbled Godwits, Long-billed dowitchers, and American Avocets. This afternoon, Saturday, none of them had stayed -- but 4 Whimbrels arrived. The Pit has its usual complement of ducks - many Gadwalls plus others. Hugh Kingery

[cobirds] Around Weld County

Greetings All Seemingly everywhere had a goody today 1- Crow Valley Campground: the famed Painted Redstart, a female Townsend's Warbler, 2 Solitary Sands 2- Norma's Grove: 1 GC Kinglet 3- Private residence near Greeley: Harris's Sparrow 4- Windsor Lake: breeding plumaged RN Grebe 5- Union

[cobirds] Crow Valley Campground, Pawnee NG; Weld Co., May 3

In addition to the Painted Redstart, below are birds of note that I found today. All waterbirds were seen in/near the stream. Thank you, Cathy Sheeter, for finding and reporting the Redstart. And thank you to other birders who helped locate the Redstart today. Can. Goose, 1 pair Mallard, 4

[cobirds] New Boulder County shorebird hotspot

Hello, Birders. In between birthday parties and soccer games (how all my Saturdays are, these days) this Saturday, May 3, I explored along N. 109th Street in Erie, eastern Boulder County. Just south of the Boulder Creek crossing, there's a new wetland created by the September 2013 floods. And

[cobirds] Crow Valley. 5/3

Hi everyone, There was a good crowd this morning 5/3 at Crow Valley Campground. I wore waders for the occasion. I saw the Painted Redstart at the west end of the campground. A Pine Warbler was in the cedar in the southwest corner (waders required). Other birds of interest included a Red-naped

[cobirds] Painted Redstart, 5/4, and a few other belated odds and ends

Hi all, I just thought I'd chime in and add that Tayler Brooks and I saw the Painted Redstart this morning on a quick trip to Crow Valley Campground. It was hanging out in the northwestern corner the entire time, and singing actively. I got a lengthy recording of it, which can be heard here:

[cobirds] SE Colorado 5/3

My birding group of Chris Knight, Kara Carragher, and I had a fun birding day in Prowers, Bent, and Kiowa Counties in SE Colorado today. Here are our highlights: Lamar High School: Cassin's Sparrows singing Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 Lamar Community College: Yellow-throated Warbler - 1 singing

[cobirds] BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER - BACA COUNTY

Lisa Edwards, Maggie Boswell, Kathy Mihm-Dunning and I found an adult Blackburnian Warbler which was seen 1.5 miles south of Baca County Road MM on Road 45 at stream crossing.  STAY ON ROAD! Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Wild Turkey, Boulder County

Diana, Paula Hansley, Sharon Jewell, and I found a Wild Turkey on Cherryvale Rd., just across from the southwest corner of Baseline Reservoir, Boulder County, at 7:30 am. Michael King Boulder Location below. Latitude: N39° 59' 28.8 Longitude: W105° 12' 45.7 Altitude: 5321'

[cobirds] Boulder County + birds on 5/3

I help John Vanderpoel with a Boulder County Audubon Society tour of eastern Boulder County and nearby spots today. We had a great day with a total of 115 species for our efforts (over 11 hours). We started at Walden Ponds where the many birds were mainly confined to the domain of usual

[cobirds] Spring Park reservoir - Eagle Cty

Hi all Popped up to Spring Park reservoir above El Jebel this evening (Saturday). It's pretty much full to the brim, so very hard from the road to spot if there were any shorebirds there. I didn't see any .. Highlights 1 Common Loon - basic plumage 10 Western Grebes 1 Clarke's Grebe