Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: May 16, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 16, 2016, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Note / warblers and other migrants on the move. Go out and find more!! Mexican Mallard (Huerfano, Rio Grande) Long-tailed Duck (Alamosa) Chukar (Montezuma) Green Heron (Arapahoe, Huerfano, Lincoln) Glossy Ibis (El Paso, *La Plata, *Morgan, Weld) Broad-winged Hawk (Bent, *Larimer, Prowers) Black Rail (*Pueblo) Snowy Plover (Costilla, *Pueblo) Whimbrel (El Paso, Morgan) Ruddy Turnstone (Weld) Dunlin (Alamosa) Short-billed Dowitcher (*Weld) LAUGHING GULL (Alamosa) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Pueblo, Weld) Caspian Tern (Morgan, Weld) White-winged Dove (Larimer) LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Alamosa) Veery (Bent) Red-headed Woodpecker (Baca, Crowley, El Paso, Otero, *Weld) Acorn Woodpecker (Pueblo) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Prowers, Weld) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Conejos) Least Flycatcher (Bent, *Elbert, *El Paso, *Jefferson, Prowers) Gray Flycatcher (*Jefferson, Otero) Black Phoebe (*Boulder, *Delta) Cassin's Kingbird (Baca, Jefferson, * La Plata, *Larimer) Yellow-throated Vireo (Kit Carson, La Plata) Chihuahuan Raven (El Paso) Purple Martin (Prowers) Bewick's Wren (Otero) Gray-cheeked Thrush (El Paso, Washington, Weld) Varied Thrush (*Larimer) Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso) McCown's Longspur (Weld) Ovenbird (Boulder, Bent,*Elbert, *Jefferson, *Pueblo, Washington) Northern Waterthrush (Adams, Bent, Boulder, *El Paso, *Garfield, *Jefferson, *La Plata, *Larimer, Otero, *Pueblo, *Weld) Blue-winged Warbler (El Paso) Black-and-white Warbler (*Jefferson) Tennessee Warbler (*Boulder, El Paso, Jefferson, *Larimer, Otero) Nashville Warbler (Bent, Jefferson, Pueblo, Weld) MOURNING WARBLER (Washington) Northern Parula (Arapahoe, Cheyenne, *Elbert, Huerfano, *Jefferson, Morgan, Prowers, Pueblo) Magnolia Warbler (*Boulder, Fremont, Jefferson) Bay-breasted Warbler (Larimer) Blackburnian Warbler (*Jefferson) Blackpoll Warbler (*Adams, Boulder, *El Paso, *Jefferson, Pueblo, Weld) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Boulder, Larimer) Palm Warbler (Yuma) Prairie Warbler (*Phillips) Grace’s Warbler (Mesa, Pueblo) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Baca, *Ellbert, Huerfano, Jefferson, Lincoln) Black-throated Green Warbler (Bent) Scarlet Tanager (Larimer) Summer Tanager (*Elbert, Fremont, La Plata, Otero) Painted Bunting (Baca) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Baca) Canyon Towhee (Baca) Black-throated Sparrow (Conejos) Grasshopper Sparrow (Huerfano) Indigo Bunting (Bent, La Plata) Bobolink (*Arapahoe, El Paso, Huerfano, Jefferson, *La Plata) Scott's Oriole (Fremont) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (San Juan) Black Rosy-Finch (San Juan) Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (San Juan) *****For locations you are not familiar with (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site for directions: www.coloradocountybirding.org ADAMS COUNTY: ---On May 15 a f Blackpoll warbler was reported by Susan Rosine at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR. ---A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Eric DeFonso at Camenisch Park in Federal Heights on May 11. ALAMOSA COUNTY: ---On May 14 a Long-tailed Duck, Dunlin, and LAUGHING GULL were reported by Team Sapsucker at San Luis Lakes. ---On May 12 a LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported by Tim Lenz at Alamosa NWR, El Rancho Lane near visitor center. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: ---On May 14 a Bobolink was reported by Ben Sampson at Cherry Creek Sp next to Cottonwood Creek Wetlands. On May 15, Gene Rutherford reported 2 male Bobolink at West Marina Parking Lot at Cherry Creek SP. ---On May 12 a Northern Parula was reported by Jared Del Rosso at Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve in Greenwood Village. On May 14 a Green Heron and Norther Parula were reported by cheri Phillips at Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve. BACA COUNTY: ---On May 14 a Red-headed Woodpecker, Cassin's Kingbird, 2 Canyon Towhees, and a m Painted Bunting were reported by Nick Komar in Picture Canyon. ---On May 11 a Black-throated Gray Warbler, 4 Rufous-crowned Sparrows, 6 Canyon Towhees, and 2 m Painted Buntings were reported by David Dowell in Picture Canyon. BENT COUNTY: ---On May 11 at Tempel Grove, Dave Leatherman reported Northern Waterthrush, Ovenbird, and 2-3 Least Flycatchers. ---On May 10 a m Indigo Bunting and m Nashville Warbler were reported by Brandon Percival at Van's Grove. ---On May 10 a f Black-throated Green Warbler was reported by Brandon Percival at Hasty Campground. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On May 15 an ad m Magnolia Warbler was reported by Peter BUrke on CU East Campus in Boulder. ---On May 15 a Tennessee Warbler was reported by Peter Burke at Eben G Fine Park in Boulder. ---On May 14 2 Northern Waterthrush were reported by Joel Such and Neil Gilbert on Appple Valley Road in Lyons. ---On May 14 a Black Phoebe was reported by Christian Nunes at 75th and Boulder Creek. On May 15 Kathy Mihm Dunning reported Black Phoebe at 75th and Boulder Creek. ---On May 14 a Northern Waterthrush was reporited by Joel Such and Neil GIlbert at Walden Ponds. ---On May 14, a Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Jeff Park at Marshall Mesa. ---On May 14 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Dane Houser and Joel Such and Neil Gilbert at Walden Ponds in Boulder. ---On May 14 a Tennessee Warbler was reported by Chuck Hundertmark at 75th and Boulder Creek. ---On May 14 a Black-throated Blue Warbler was reported by Christain Nunes and Peter Burke at S Mesa Trailhead near bridge over Boulder Creek. ---On May 11 an Ovenbird was reported by Michael Morton on Skunk Canyon Trails in Boulder. On May 13, Michael Morton refound the Ovenbird on Skunk Canyon Trails. On May 14, Mark Minner-Lee reported Ovenbird at Skunk Canyon Trails. CHEYENNE COUNTY: ---On May 14 a Northern Parula was reported by Roger Linfield at Kit Carson. CONEJOS COUNTY: ---On May 10 3 Black-throated Sparrows were reported by Marshall Iliff at Pinon Hills in John James Canyon. ---On May 10 an American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Marshall Iliff on the north side of La Manga Pass. ---On May 10 5 American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Marshall Iliff on Cumbres Pass road at Woodpecker Cove. 2 f were seen, 1 m seed, 2 heard only. COSTILLA COUNTY: ---On May 11 a Snowy Plover was reported by Tim Lenz at Smith Reservoir. CROWLEY COUNTY: ---On May 12 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Andrew Farnsworth on CR 23 south of Sugar City. DELTA COUNTY: ---On May 15 3 Black Phoebes were reported by Bill and Cheryl Day in Gunnison Gorge NCA. ELBERT COUNTY: ---On May 13 a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by David Suddjian at Simla and nearby Big Sandy Creek. ---On May 13 at Horse creek near CR 133, David Suddjian reported Least Flycatcher, Summer Tanager, and Northern Parula. ---On May 13 at Horse Creek near CR 149 David Suddjian reported an Ovenbird. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On May 15 in wooded area of Chico Basin, Team Sapsucker reported 8 Least Flycatchers and f Blackpoll Warbler. ---On May 14 a Bobolink was reported by Bill Kosar on Shumway Road So of intersection with Squirrel Creek Road. ---On May 14 a Tennessee Warbler, Blue-winged warbler and 2nd year male Summer Tanager were reported by Sam Fason at Chico Basin Ranch. On May 14, David Tonnessen, Joy and Leonard Lake reported Curve-billed Thrasher and Blue-winged Warbler at Chico Basin. ---On May 14 a Least Flycatcher was banded by Steve Brown at Cold Spring Ranch. ---On May 12 a Whimbrel was reported by Kyle Hawley at Ramah Reservoir SWA. ---On May 12 a Glossy Ibis was reported by John Drummond and Mel Goff off Squirrel Creek Road. Be careful, there is no place to park along the road and a scope is needed. ---On May 11 at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) Chris Wood reported ad Red-headed Woodpecker, Chihuahuan Raven, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Curve-billed Thrasher. ---On May 11 a Northern Waterthrush was banded by Steve Brown at Clear Spring Ranch. On May 12, the Northern Waterthrush was re-captured by Steve Brown. On May 15 a Northern Waterthrush was banded by Steve Brown at Clear Spring Ranch. ---On May 10 a Glossy Ibis was reported by Richard Bunn, Bill Maynard, and Aaron Driscoll on Kane Road (South of Squirrel Creek Road). FREMONT COUNTY: ---On May 11 ad ad male Summer Tanager was reported by Dale Adams at Brush Hollow Reservoir. ---On May 10 a Scott's Oriole was reported by Rich Miller at Brush Hollow Reservoir east shore. GARFIELD COUNTY: --On May 15 a Northern Waterthrush was reported by Tom McConnell and Dick Filby at Silt Island. HUERFANO COUNTY: ---On May 13 a Mexican intergrade Mallard was reported by Marshall Iliff at CR 315 ponds. ---On May 13 a Bobolink was reported by Marshall Iliff at La Veta, CR 262. ---On May 13 a Grasshopper Sparrow was reported by Chris Wood at Apache City on Hwy 670. ---On May 12 a Green Heron was reported by Polly Wren Neldner at Lathrop SP wetlands trail. ---On May 12 2 Mallard Mexican intergrade were reported by Chris Wood at Lake Maria. On May 13 Chris Wood reported 2 Mexican intergrade Mallands and a Green Heron at Lake Maria. ---On May 10 a Northern Parula and Black-throated Gray Warbler were reported by Chris Wood and Jesse Berry at Silver Spur which is between Walsenburg and Aguilar. On May 11 the Black-throated Gray Warbler was seen again by Marshall Iliff. On May 14, Team Sapsucker reported Black-throated Gray Warbler between Walsenberg and Aguilar. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On May 15 Meredith McBurney banded f Black-and-white Warbler, 2 Least Flycatchers, and Northern Waterthrush at Chatfield Banding Station. ---On May 15 a Gray Flycatcher was reported by Chris Goulart at Bear Creek Lake Park on Big soda Lakes N Trail. ---On May 15, Gwen Moore and Susan Bonfiglio reported Least Flycatcher, Ovenbird, f Blackburnian Warbler and m Blackpoll Warbler. ---On May 15 at Harriman Lake Park, Glenn Walbek reported Gray Flycatcher, Northern Parula, and f Blackpoll Warbler. ---On May 14 an imm f Blackburnian Warbler and 2 Nashville Warblers were reported by JoAnn Hackos at Bear Creek Lake Park. ---On May 14 a Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, and Cassin's Kingbird were reported by Lock Kilpatrick at Harriman Lake Park. On May 14 a f Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Mark Chavez at Harriman Lake Park. ---On May 14 a Gray Flycatcher was reported by Frank Farrell at Harriman Lake Park. ---On May 13 a Northern Parula was reported by Mark Chavez at Harriman Lake Park. ---On May 13 a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Tom Behnfield at Harriman Lake Park and the warbler was refound by Mark Chavez. ---On May 13 a Boblink was reported by Phil Lyon at Harriman Lake Park. ---On May 12 an adult male Magnolia Warbler was reported by Regina King at Harriman Lake Park and seen by several other birders. ---On May 12 5 Least Flycatchers were reported by Glenn Walbek upstream of Kingfisher Bridge at Chatfield SP. ---On May 12 a Least Flycatcher was banded at the Chatfield Banding Station by Meredith McBurney. ---On May 10 a Nothern Waterthrush was reported by David Suddjian at Chatfield SP near Deer Creek inlet. ---On May 10 a Tennessee Warbler was reported by Gerald Baines at Welchester Tree Park. KIT CARSON COUNTY: ---On May 14 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Kathy Mihm Dunning at Flagler Reservoir SWA. LA PLATA COUNTY: ---On May 15 at Pastorius Reservoir, Jason St Pierre reported Glossy Ibis, Cassin's Kingbird, Northen Waterthrush, ad m Bobolink. ---On May 13 a Boblink was reported by Susan Allerton at Pastorius Reservoir. ---On May 12 a f type Summer Tanager was reported by Jason St Pierre on CR 219. ---On May 10, an imm Indigo Bunting was reported by Ryan Votta and Jason St Pierre on Bennett St in Durango —On May 7 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Ryan Votta at Pastorius reservoir this morning. It was feeding in a small tree beside the bridge over the inlet canal before it flew to the cottonwoods along the shoreline to the N of the canal. Ryan re-found the vireo about 20 minutes later on the s side of the canal in the cottonwoods along the road. It fed and moved continuously and was last seen at 12:45 pm in the small bunch of trees to the east of the inlet ditch at the property line. Within minutes a hail/rain/storm storm blew in. Hopefully the cutie sticks around for other birders to enjoy. On May 10 Jason St Pierre reported Yellow-throated Vireo at Pastorius Reservoir. On May 13 Susan Allerton, Heather, and Riley Morris reported Yellow-throated Vireo at Pastorius Reservoir —On May 7 a Northern Waterthrush first reported on May 4 was photographed by Ryan Votta at Pastorius Reservoir. On May 14 a Northern Waterthrush was reported by David Dunford at Pastorius Reservoir. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On May 15, a Broad-winged Hawk and Tennessee Warbler were reported by Walter Wehtje at CSU Environmental Learning Center. ---On May 15 a Broad-winged Hawk and Cassin's Kingbird were reported by David Wade at Riverbend Ponds NA. ---On May 15, 3 Cassin's Kingbirds were reported by Robert Beauchamp at Running Deer and Cottonwood Hollow Natural Area. ---On May 15 a f Varied thrush was reported by Bobbie Tilmant at Southridge Golf Course, 9th Fairway in Fort Collins. ---On May 15 2 Northern Waterthrush were reported by Rob Sparks at McMurray Natural Area. ---On May 12 a White-winged Dove was reported by John Shenot at the feeders at Museum of Discovery in Fort Collins. ---On May 11 an ad male Scarlet Tanager was reported by Kathy Mihm Dunning it tall cottonwoods above bathroom at CSU Environmental Learning Center in Fort Collins. ---On May 10 a Cassin's Kingbird was reported by Brad Biggerstaff at Wellington SWA, Cobb Lake Unit. ---On May 10 a Black-throated Blue Warbler was reported by Sean Walter at CSU PERC and refound by David Wade.On May 11 Sean Walters and Glenn Walbek reported Black-throated Blue Warbler at CSU Plant Environmental Research Center. On May 12 the Black-throated Blue Warbler was refound by David Wade at CSU Plant Environmental Research Center. —On May 8 a Bay-breasted Warbler was reported by Joey Angstman at the Environmental Learning Center in Ft. Collins. On May 10 Eric DeFonso reported ay-breasted Warbler at Enviromental Learning Center. LINCOLN COUNTY: ---On May 14 a Green Heron was reported by Roger Linfield at Doug Kissel Pond in Limon. ---On May 10 a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Hugh Kingery at Hugo SWA. MESA COUNTY: --On May 14 Grace's Warbler was reported by Mike Henwood on Telephone trail. MONTEZUMA COUNTY: ---On May 13 a chuckar was reported by May Goldenberg at Cortez Bird Festival at Mesa Verde NP on side of Knife Edge Trail. MORGAN COUNTY: ---On May 15 a Glossy Ibis was reported by Matt Clark, Gwen Moore, and Susan Bonfiglio near Snider on CO 71 between CR JJ and CR II. ---On May 14 a Whimbrel was reported by Bill Kaempfer at playas along CO 71 at CR JJ, II, and HH. ---On May 14 a Caspian Tern and Northern Parula were reported by Bill Kaempfer at Jackson Lake SP. OTERO COUNTY: ---On May 14 at Rocky Ford SWA Ryan's Pond Mark Peterson reported Red-headed Woodpecker, singing Gray Flycatcher, 4 Bewick's Wrens, 2 Northern Watertrush and Summer Tanager. ---On May 10 a Tennessee Warbler was reported by Brandon Percival at Rocky Ford SWA. PHILLIPPS COUNTY: ---On May 15 a m Prairie Warbler was reported by Roger Linfield in Holyoke. PROWERS COUNTY: ---On May 13 a f Purple Martin was reported by Nick Komar and Forrest Luke at Thurston Reservoir. ---On May 11 at Wiley Cemetery, Dave Leatherman reported 2 Least Flycatchers. ---On May 11 at Lamar Community College Woods, Dave Leatherman reported Broad-winged Hawk and Red-bellied Woodpecker. PUEBLO COUNTY ---On May 14, 4 Black rail were reported by Brandon Percival at marshes on 40th Lane. ---On May 14 a Snowy Plover was reported by Brandon Percival at Huerfano Reservoir. ---On May 14 a 4th year Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Brandon Percival at Pueblo Reservoir South Shore Marina tires. ---On May 14 a singing Ovenbird was reported by Brandon Percival above Beluah. ---On May 14 a Northern Waterthrush was reported by Brandon Percival at Fish Hatchery below Pueblo Reservoir Dam. ---On May 12 a calling Black rail was reported by John Drummond in the NW corner of Rose Pond at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) ---On May 12 a Northern Waterthrush was reported by John Drummon at HQ willows at Chico Basin Ranch. ---On May 12 A Northern Parula, Blackpoll Warbler, Northern Waterthrush were reported by John Drummon at Rose Pond at Chico Basin Ranch. ---On May 10 A Nashville Warbler was reported by David Chartier at HQ pond at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area). —On May 7 an Acorn Woodpecker was also reported by Daniel Maynard near the Environmental Center. On May 10, Tim Lenz reported Acorn Woodpecker and 1 Graces's Warblers at Pueblo Mountain Park. On May 14 Dale Adams reported 2 Acorn Woodpeckers and 1 Grace's Warblers at Pueblo Mountain Park. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: --On May 10 a Mexican Mallard was reported by Marshall Iliff at Monte Vista NWR, Hwy 15 WIldlife Viewing Area. SAN JUAN COUNTY: ---A Flock of Rosy-Finches of all three species was reported by Roger Linfield in central parts of Silverton on May 9. WASHINGTON COUNTY: ---On May 14 at Prewitt Reservoir, Judith Henderson reported Gray-cheeked Thrush, Ovenbird and MOURNING WARBLER. WELD COUNTY: ---On May 15 a Short-billed Dowithcer was reported by Robert Bauchamp at Crom Lake. ---On May 15 a Northern Waterthrush was reported by Mark Miller at Norma's Grove ---On May 14, 2 Ruddy Turnstones were reported by Judith Henderson at Stewart's Pond. ---On May 14 a Caspian Tern was reported by Judith Henderson at Union Reservoir. ---On May 14 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Fawn Simonds at Linn Grove Cemetery in Greeley. ---On May 14 Mc Cown's Longspurs were reported by Bill Kaempfer at intersection of CR 96 and CR 77. ---On May 14 a Gray-cheeked Thrush and Gray Flycatcher were reported by Bill Kaempfer at Norma's Grove. ---On May 11 a Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Union Reservoir. ---On May 11 a Glossy Ibis was reported by Glenn Walbek on Hwy 392 between Lucerne and Briggsdale. ---On May 11 a Glossy Ibis was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Barnesville Pond. ---On May 11 a Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Nashville Warbler were reported by Steve Mlodinow at Crow Valley CG. On May 15 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Mark Miller at Crow Valley CG. ---On May 10 a Red-bellied Woodpecker was reported by Candice Johnson and Mark Obmascik at Crow Valley CG. ---On May 10 a Nashville Warbler was reported by Mark Obmascik at Crow Valley CG. ---On May 10 at Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Rick Reeser on the Poudre Trail (From 35th Ave) in Greeley. Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips The DFO Field Trip for Friday , May 20 will be to Pawnee National Grassland led by Chuck Hundertmark (chundertmark8 AT gmail.com; 303-6-4-0531). This trip is full. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, May 21 will be to Wetlands at Chatfield led by Karen von Slatz (kvonsaltza At yahoo.com; 303-941-4881). Meet at Denver Aududbon Nature Center parking lot. From C-470 drive south on Wadsworth 4.4 miles. Turn Left at Waterton Canyon Road and almost immediately left into Nature Center Parking Lot. Will make a 3.5 miles loo through mixed grasslands, stands of cottonwood and along South Platte River to Banding Station. Dress in layers and prepare for warm weather. Bring plenty of water. Register online or contact leader. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, May 22 will be to Chico Basin Ranch led by Joe Roller (jroller9 At gmail.com; 303-204-0828). This trip is full. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAHtstTe5usWqQ051ofSiy_cDxNTDLuOc97SPvqWLF1QXg1-VcA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
