Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020 Email: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Patrick O’Driscoll, patodrisk AT gmail.com Phone: 303-885-6955 _____________________________________________ The Colorado Rare Bird report is an informational service. Because of statewide coronavirus “Safer at Home” orders, this report is meant to keep homebound readers abreast of rare bird sightings across the state during spring migration. *It does NOT endorse and is NOT meant to encourage the pursuit of rare birds beyond your local area.* We urge readers to respect state and local restrictions on non-critical travel. *As potentially asymptomatic outside visitors, unethical urban/suburban “chase” birders who travel to more remote locales risk exposing isolated Colorado populations to the virus.* To ensure the safety of yourself and others while birding, do the right thing. Please practice physical distancing, wear face masks and follow all other Covid-19 precautions. _______________________________________ 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.” _______________________________________ *Spring migration notes* How long will Colorado’s widespread warblerfest continue? More than 25 of the rarer kinds have made appearances across the state, in addition to our summer regulars. Certain warblers, tanagers, vireos, grosbeaks and thrushes we would all be proud to find or see seem to be everywhere. The shorebirds are also moving through, but more quickly – from sandpipers, dowitchers, phalaropes, Whimbrels and a Ruddy Turnstone to godwits, yellowlegs, Glossy Ibis and other leggier waders. Bring on the flycatchers! Note: In an attempt to limit an already-overlong daily report, we are omitting these recently listed species from the daily report: *White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Palm Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Northern Parula,* and* Summer Tanager.* Please continue, however, to report these birds and other finds on COBIRDS. ________________________________________ Rare birds and some out-of-place or out-of-season birds include: Snow Goose (Hinsdale) Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe) MEXICAN WHIP-POOR-WILL (*Fremont) Ruddy Turnstone (Kiowa) Red-necked Phalarope (Dolores) Red Phalarope (Mesa) Least Tern (Kiowa, *Mesa) Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Arapahoe) Glossy Ibis (Boulder, Larimer) BLACK VULTURE (Fremont) Mississippi Kite (Baca, *El Paso) Broad-winged Hawk (Jefferson) Red-headed Woodpecker (*Douglas, Huerfano) Vermilion Flycatcher (Otero) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Jefferson, Otero) Philadelphia Vireo (*Larimer) Gray-cheeked Thrush (Bent, El Paso, Weld, *Yuma) Field Sparrow (Adams, *Douglas, Jefferson, *Larimer) White-throated Sparrow (*Garfield) Swamp Sparrow (*Archuleta) Baltimore Oriole (Boulder, El Paso, *Jefferson, Larimer) Northern Waterthrush (Mesa, Saguache) Golden-winged Warbler (Boulder, El Paso, *Jefferson,*Larimer) Blue-winged Warbler (Arapahoe, *El Paso, Fremont) Prothonotary Warbler (Broomfield, Jefferson) LUCY’S WARBLER (Mesa, *Montezuma) Connecticut Warbler (Bent) Mourning Warbler (*Jefferson) Kentucky Warbler (Chaffee, Prowers) Hooded Warbler (Chaffee, *Cheyenne, *Fremont, Kiowa, Pueblo, Saguache) Cape May Warbler (Fremont) Blackburnian Warbler (*Denver, *Larimer) Black-throated Blue Warbler (*Cheyenne) Pine Warbler (Jefferson) Yellow-throated Warbler (Broomfield, Jefferson, Pueblo) Magnolia Warbler (Boulder, *Cheyenne, *Elbert, Larimer) Bay-breasted Warbler (Larimer, Pueblo) Grace’s Warbler (Las Animas, Ouray) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Broomfield, *Jefferson, Kiowa, Pitkin) Hepatic Tanager (*Custer) Scarlet Tanager (Boulder, Fremont) Northern Cardinal (Boulder) Blue Grosbeak (Larimer) Painted Bunting (Otero) *___________________________________________* *ADAMS COUNTY:* —On May 11 a Field Sparrow was reported at Barr Lake by Daniel Maynard. *ARAPAHOE COUNTY:* —On May 14 the continuing, very late Long-tailed Duck was reported by Quincy Reservoir. First reported by G Stacks. —On May 13 a Blue-winged Warbler was reported at Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park by Dave Hill and Cynthia Madsen. —On May 12 a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was reported at Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park. First reported May 9 by Rajkumar Manikandan. *ARCHULETA COUNTY:* —On May 15 a Swamp Sparrow was reported at Navajo SP, Ignacio by James Beatty. *BACA COUNTY:* —On May 11 four Mississippi Kites were reported in Cottonwood Canyon by Bez Bezuidenhout. *BENT COUNTY:* —On May 13 a Connecticut Warbler was reported at Melody Tempel Grove by Jesse Casias and Christine Oblak. —On May 13 a Gray-cheeked Thrush was re-found at Melody Tempel Grove. It is one of two first reported May 6 by the Phenegers. *BOULDER COUNTY:* —On May 14 a Northern Cardinal was found on Meadow Avenue, Boulder by Alex Cruz Jr. The location is less than 1 mile from the Linden Avenue/ 21st Street location where a continuing Northern Cardinal was last seen May 9. —On May 13 a Magnolia Warbler was reported at Sawhill Ponds. First reported May 12 by several birders. A Magnolia Warbler also was reported May 12 at Eldorado Canyon SP by John Bryan. —On May 13 a Baltimore Oriole was reported on Bear Creek Path, East Boulder by Deborah Bowman. Another was reported May 9 at a private residence on Apple Valley Road. —On May 12 a Golden-winged Warbler was reported at Walden Ponds by Cara Stiles. —On May 12 a Northern Cardinal was reported along Goat Trail, Boulder by Thomas Heinrich. —On May 12 a male Scarlet Tanager was reported “coming to a private residence” in the Marshall Mesa area of Boulder County (homeowner declines to reveal location). —On May 11 a Glossy Ibis was reported at Pella Crossing Open Space by Richard Klassen. *BROOMFIELD COUNTY:* —On May 14 a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported at Alexx & Michaels Pond by Chipper Phillips, David Ely and Norman Erthal. —On May 13 a Prothonotary Warbler was reported at Brainard Drive Pond by Chipper Phillips. *CHAFFEE COUNTY:* —On May 12 a Kentucky Warbler was reported at Sands Lake SWA. First reported May 8 by Jeff Guy. —On May 11 a Hooded Warbler was re-found on the Arkansas River north and west of Sands Lake by Sally Waterhouse and Cole Sites. First reported May 5 at Sands Lake SWA by Tyler Wilson. *CHEYENNE COUNTY:* —On May 15 a Black-throated Blue Warbler and a Hooded Warbler were reported on Cheyenne CR-CC at CR-16 creek crossing by David Dowell. —On May 15 a Magnolia Warbler was reported by David Dowell at Mitchek Ranch (private, view only from road), site of famous spring 2018 Golden-crowned Warbler stakeout. *CUSTER COUNTY:* —On May 15 a male Hepatic Tanager was reported on Greenwood Road (Custer CR 389) by Nathan Pieplow. *DENVER COUNTY:* —On May 15 a Blackburnian Warbler was re-found at First Creek at Green Valley Ranch by John Breitsch and seen by numerous birders. First reported May 14 by Joe Chen. A Blackburnian also was reported May 13 on Sanderson Gulch Trail near Ruby Hill Park. *DOLORES COUNTY:* —On May 13 two Red-necked Phalaropes were reported at Glade Lake 20 miles NE of Cahone by Glenn Dunmire. *DOUGLAS COUNTY:* —On May 15 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported at a private residence off Inspiration Drive, Parker by Marie Garon. —On May 14 a Field Sparrow was reported on North Rampart Range Road by Janet Peters. *ELBERT COUNTY:* —On May 15, a Magnolia Warbler was reported at a roadside oxbow west of Agate by Nathan Pieplow. *EL PASO COUNTY:* —On May 15 a Blue-winged Warbler was reported at Clear Spring Ranch. First reported May 10 by Tyler Stewart. —On May 15 two Mississippi Kites were reported over Adams Open Space. Another was reported May 12 at Clear Spring Ranch. —On May 14 a Gray-cheeked Thrush was reported at Bear Creek Park East by Tyler Stewart. —On May 14 a Golden-winged Warbler was reported at Clear Spring Ranch. First reported May 13 by Alan Ketcham. —On May 13 a Baltimore Oriole was reported at private birdfeeders near Cherokee Ridge Golf Course by Sharon Milito. Another was reported May 12 at a private residence on Saddle Blanket Lane north of Peyton by Leslie Hill. *—County note: Chico Basin Ranch is closed to the public*, except to dues-paying members of the birding, hunting and fishing clubs. Posts about birds seen there are being omitted from this report at the ranch’s request. *FREMONT COUNTY:* —On May 15 a MEXICAN WHIP-POOR-WILL was re-heard on near the East Bear Trailhead on Oak Creek Grade 6 miles south of Cañon City (continuation of 4 th Street south of town, becoming 143 Road and Oak Creek Grade) (38.305, -105.255). First heard May 6 by Jerry DeBoer. *Because of high interest in this bird, PLEASE refrain from playing birdsong recordings.* —On May 15, a Hooded Warbler was reported on the Cañon City Riverwalk (Sell Lake to Raynolds Avenue) by Jerry DeBoer. —On May 13 a male Scarlet Tanager was reported on the Cañon City Riverwalk (Sell Lake to Raynolds Avenue). First reported May 9 by Mark Peterson. —On May 12 a Blue-winged Warbler was reported on the Ca ñon City River Walk (Sell Lake to Raynolds Avenue) by several birders. First reported May 9 by Jerry DeBoer. —On May 12 a Cape May Warbler was reported on the Cañon City Riverwalk (Sell Lake to Raynolds Avenue) by Brandon Percival. —On May 11 a BLACK VULTURE was reported high above the Arkansas Riverwalk Trail, Cañon City by SeEtta Moss. *GARFIELD COUNTY:* —On May 15 a White-throated Sparrow was reported in the Great Divide Survey Area (private property, no trespassing) by Josh Lefever. *HINSDALE COUNTY:* —On May 12 five Snow Geese were reported at Williams Creek Reservoir (27 miles NW of Pagosa Springs) by Dorothy George. *HUERFANO COUNTY:* —On May 13 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported along CR 340 SW of Walsenburg by David Tønnessen. *JEFFERSON COUNTY:* —On May 15 a Mourning Warbler was reported on the Clear Creek Trail (Golden to I-70) by James McCall and Mark Chavez. —On May 15 a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported at Tucker Gulch. First reported May 13. Another was reported May 14 Chatfield SP (upstream of Kingfisher Bridge). —On May 15 two Baltimore Orioles were reported at Harriman Lake Park, Littleton by Jill Orsatti. —On May 15 a Golden-winged Warbler was re-found at Tucker Gulch, Golden. First reported May 7 by Terrance Wells. —On May 14 a Pine Warbler was reported at Tucker Gulch, Golden. First reported May 13 by Barbara Baring. —On May 13 a Broad-winged Hawk was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park by Anne Craig. —On May 13 a Prothonotary Warbler was re-found at Tucker Gulch, Golden. First reported May 9 by Michael Lester. —On May 12 a Field Sparrow was reported at Clement Park/Johnson Reservoir by Scott Somershoe. *NOTE: Red Rocks Park is closed* indefinitely because of the Covid-19 outbreak. *KIOWA COUNTY:* —On May 14 a Ruddy Turnstone was reported at Upper Queens (Neeskah) Reservoir by Steven Mlodinow. —On May 14 a Hooded Warbler was reported at Upper Queens (Neeskah) Reservoir. First reported May 10 by David Dowell. —On May 14 a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported at Upper Queens (Neeskah) Reservoir by Steven Mlodinow. —On May 14 a Least Tern was reported at Negronda Reservoir by Steven Mlodinow. *LARIMER COUNTY*: —On May 15 a Philadelphia Vireo was reported at Prospect Ponds Natural Area, Fort Collins by Jim Nachel. —On May 15 a Field Sparrow was reported at Lake Estes, Estes Park. First reported May 14 by Marc Hemmes. A Field Sparrow also was reported May 14 at Watson Lake and Bellevue Watson Fish Hatchery. —On May 15 a Golden-winged Warbler and a female Blackburnian Warbler were reported at Watson Lake, Bellvue. First seen May 14. —On May 14 a Bay-breasted Warbler was reported at Lee Martinez Park, Fort Collins by Joshua Smith. —On May 13 a Blue Grosbeak was reported on Big Thompson River Trail west of Loveland by Denise Bretting. —On May 12 ten Glossy Ibis were reported at Running Deer & Cottonwood Hollow NAs by Ken Duncan, who first reported them May 11. —On May 11 a Baltimore Oriole was reported at Reservoir Ridge NA by Rob Sparks. —On May 11 a Magnolia Warbler was reported at Boyd Lake by Nick Komar. Another Magnolia Warbler was reported May 10 at Seven Lakes Park, Loveland. *LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:* —On May 13 a Grace’s Warbler was reported on CR 47.7, Trinidad by David Tønnessen. *MESA COUNTY: * —On May 15 a Least Tern was reported at James M Robb Colorado River SP, Pear Park. First reported May 14 by Carol Ortenzio. A Least Tern also was reported May 11 on the Colorado River Trail in Grand Junction. —On May 14 a Northern Waterthrush was reported at James M. Robb Colorado River SP, Pear Park by Ryan Claar. —On May 13 two LUCY’S WARBLERS were re-found at Gateway Cottonwoods west of Gateway along the Dolores River. First reported April 26 by Kathleen McGinley. *Because these birds are nest-building, PLEASE refrain from playing birdsong recordings.* —On May 12 a Red Phalarope was reported at Connected Lakes SP/Blue Heron section, Grand Junction by Mike Henwood. *MONTEZUMA COUNTY:* —On May 15 five LUCY’S WARBLERS were reported in Canyons of the Ancients NM in the Yellowjacket Canon/G Road area west of Cortez by Susan Allerton. *OTERO COUNTY:* —On May 11 a Painted Bunting, a Vermilion Flycatcher and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher were reported on Higbee Valley Road (Otero CR 804) by Christine Alexander, Renee Casias and Ben Sampson. *OURAY COUNTY:* —On May 12 six Grace’s Warblers were reported on Sims Mesa Trail 15 by Steve Dike, Jon Horn and Bill Harris. *PITKIN COUNTY:* —On May 14, eight Black-throated Gray Warblers were reported on Red Rim Road by John Anderson. Another was reported on May 11 at Wheatley Open Space. *PROWERS COUNTY:* —On May 11 a Kentucky Warbler was reported in a farm yard south of Lamar by Jane Stulp. *PUEBLO COUNTY:* —On May 14 a Yellow-throated warbler was re-found at Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo. First reported May 7 by Evan Carlson. —On May 13 a Hooded Warbler was reported at Runyon Lake, Pueblo by Evan Carlson. *—County note: Chico Basin Ranch is closed to the public*, except to dues-paying members of the birding, hunting and fishing clubs. Posts about birds seen there are being omitted from this report at the ranch’s request. *SAGUACHE COUNTY:* —On May 14 a Northern Waterthrush was reported in the San Luis Valley 12 miles south of Saguache by Immanuel Thompson. —On May 13 a Hooded Warbler was reported on the Lower Spanish Creek Trail, Crestone by Bayard and John Cobb. *WELD COUNTY:* —On May 13 two Gray-cheeked Thrushes were reported at Norma’s Grove in Pawnee NG by Robin Jasper. *—County note: Crow Valley Campground is closed *to all human activity (per USFS district office). *YUMA COUNTY:* —On May 15 a Gray-cheeked Thrush was reported at Hale Ponds by David Dowell. ____________________________________ *PLEASE NOTE:* Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Denver Field Ornithologists and other CO birding clubs have suspended all field trips scheduled for May and June, including the annual Colorado Field Ornithologists convention in Pueblo (reset for May 2021). 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