Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: April 20, 2018 e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 20 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 changed. Snow Goose (Arapahoe) Ross’s Goose (Kiowa) Greater White-fronted Goose (Arapahoe, *Jefferson, Larimer, Rio Grande) Mallard (Mexican intergrade) (Adams) Greater Scaup (*Jackson, Montrose) Barrow’s Goldeneye (Summit) Red-breasted Mergaser (Kiowa, Moffat, Montrose) CALIFORNIA QUAIL (Moffat) Chukar (Douglas) Dusky Grouse (*Montrose) Sharp-tailed Grouse (*Weld) Horned Grebe (*Ouray) Greater Roadrunner (Kiowa) Chimney Swift (*El Paso) VAUX’S SWIFT (*Pueblo) Red-necked Grebe (Boulder) Clark’s Grebe (Summit) Common Poorwill (*Denver) White-throated Swift (Pueblo) ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD (Larimer) Broad-tailed Hummingbird (El Paso) Virginia Rail (Chaffee) Sora (*Delta) Sandhill Crane (Kiowa, Larimer) Black-necked Stilt (*Montrose, *Weld) Snowy Plover (Kiowa) Semipalmated Plover (La Plata) Mountain Plover (El Paso, Kiowa, *Weld) Whimbrel (*Weld) Long-billed Curlew (*Denver, *La Plata) Marbled Godwit (Montezuma) Baird’s Sandpiper (Kiowa,*Weld) Least Sandpiper (Kiowa, La Plata, *Weld) Western Sandpiper (La Plata, Mesa, Montrose) Spotted Sandpiper (Montrose, *Weld) Solitary Sandpiper (*Jefferson) Willet (*Garfield) Greater Yellowlegs (Summit) Iceland Gull (Kiowa) Caspian Tern (*Pueblo) Red-throated Loon (Kiowa) American White Pelican (Douglas) Great Egret (Kiowa) Snowy Egret (Kit Carson, La Plata) White-faced Ibis (*Arapahoe, Kiowa, *Lake, *Montrose, *Weld) Turkey Vulture (Douglas) Northern Goshawk (Larimer) Broad-winged Hawk (*Montrose) Rough-legged Hawk (*Denver, Logan, *Weld) Ferruginous Hawk (Mesa) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (El Paso) Dusky Flycatcher (Denver, *Montrose) Black Phoebe (Conejos) Eastern Phoebe (Boulder, El Paso, Jefferson) Ash-throated Flycatcher (*Gunnison) Great Crested Flycatcher (Jefferson) Western Kingbird (Montrose) Gray Vireo (*Mesa) Violet-green Swallow (Jefferson, Weld) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Moffat) Bank Swallow (Chaffee) Cliff Swallow (Moffat) Rock Wren (Weld) House Wren (La Plata) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Weld) Gray Catbird (El Paso) Curve-billed Thrasher (*El Paso, Kiowa, Weld) Northern Mockingbird (Boulder, Broomfield, El Paso) Bohemian Waxwing (Clear Creek) American Pipit (Kiowa) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (San Miguel) Black Rosy-Finch (San Miguel) Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (San Miguel, *Summit) Red Crossbill (Denver) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Kit Carson, Weld) McCown’s Longspur (*Weld) American Tree Sparrow (Boulder, Larimer, Logan) Chipping Sparrow (Logan, *Montezuma) Vesper Sparrow (Kiowa, *Weld) Lark Sparrow (El Paso, *Weld) Sagebrush Sparrow (Boulder) Lark Bunting (El Paso) Savannah Sparrow (Kiowa, Logan) Fox Sparrow (Boulder, Jackson, San Miguel) Lincoln’s Sparrow (Kiowa, Logan) Harris’s Sparrow (*Denver, El Paso) Brown-headed Cowbird (Kiowa, Yuma) Orange-crowned Warbler (*Jefferson, * Pueblo, *Summit) LUCY’S WARBLER (*El Paso) Common Yellowthroat (Chaffee) Northern Parula (Kit Carson) Wilson’s Warbler (*Pueblo) ADAMS COUNTY: ---On April 18 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Chuck Aid and Michael Kiessig reported Mallard (Mexican intergrade). ARAPAHOE COUNTY: ---On April 17 at Exposition Park, G Stacks reported Greater White-fronted Geese. ---On April 19 at Cherry Creek SP, Diane Roberts reported 16 White-faced Ibis from Pelican Point; Bob Righter reported 25 White-faced Ibis on west side of wetlands preserve near observation kiosk. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On April 16 at Boulder Creek and 75th St, Holden Maxfield reported Eastern Phobe. ---On April 15 in 7400 block of N 49th St, Longmont, Maikel Wise reported 3 Eastern Phoebe. ---On April 18 on Skunk Canyon Trails, David Dowell reported Fox (Slate-colored) Sparrow. ---On April 18 at Valmont Overlook Legion Park, R Knapp reported Red-necked Grebe. ---On April 18 at Stearns Lake, Ted Floyd reported Northern Mockingbird. CHAFFEE COUNTY: ---On April 15 on CR 210 S of Hwy 50, Caleb Frome reported 2 Bank Swallows. ---On April 15 at Buena Vista Ice Pond (view from road), Christian Hagenlocher reported Common Yellowthroat. CLEAR CREEK COUNTY: ---On April 15 at Mount Evans Chicago Creek Road area, Ben Lagasa reported 36 Bohemian Waxwings. CONEJOS COUNTY: ---On April 15, in Rio Grande Gorge S of Lobatos bridge, John Rawinski reported Black Phoebe. DELTA COUNTY: ---On April 19 at Sweitzer Lake, Doug Gochfeld and Field Guides Grouse Tour reported Sora. DENVER COUNTY: ---On April 19 at First Creek at DEN OS, John Breitsch reported Harris’s Sparrow. ---On April 16, Pratyayadipta Rudra reported a big flock of Red Crossbills in Denver and Sveemala Das Majumder reported 63 Red Crossbills in the 4600 block of Paris Street. ---On April 16 at Westerly Creek Park, Rebecca Laroche reported Dusky Flycatcher. ---On April 19 at Denver Botanic Gardens and Cheeseman Park, Rebecca Laroch reported Common Poorwill. ---On April 19 at DIA northeast, Doug Kibbe reported Rough-legged Hawk. ---On April 19 at Marston Reservoir west end Doug Kibbe reported Long-billed Curlew. DOUGLAS COUNTY: ---On April 18 at 12564 South Beaver Creek Way, Loch Kilpatrick reported Chukar. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On April 14 at Sinton Ponds OS, David Tonnessen and Jim Merritt reported LUCY’S WARBLER. On April 16, Gregg Goodrich and many other birders reported LUCY’S WARBLER at Sinton Pond OS; Bonnie Morgan reported Lark Sparrow. On April 17 at Sinton Ponds OS, Rebecca Laroche, Richard Bunn, and Dan Stringer reported LUCY’S WARBLER. On April 19 at Sinton Ponds OS, Steve Getty, John Drummond, and Alan Ketcham reported LUCY’S WARBLER. ---On April 16 at Hanover Fire Station, Monday Birders reported 2 Curve-billed Thrashers. ---On April 16 at Chico Basin Ranch, Monday Birders reported 3 Curve-billed Thrashers, Ladder-backed Woodpeckers, and Lark Bunting. ---On April 17 at Fountain Creek Regional Park Nature Center/Cattail Marsh, Alan Ketcham reported Gray Catbird. ---On April 17 at Bear Creek Canyon Park, David Tonnessen reported Eastern Phoebe in section 3 parking lot. ---On April 19 at Hanover Fire Station, Joachim Bertrands reported 3 Curve-billed Thrasher. ---On April 19 at Red Rock Canyon OS, David Tonnessen reported Chimney Swift. GARFIELD COUNTY: ---On April 19 at Harvey Gap SP and Grass Valley Reservoir, Sondra Lee Walling reported 2 Willet. GUNNISON COUNTY: ---On April 18 on CR 32C, Charles Campbell reported Ash-throated Flycatcher. JACKSON COUNTY: ---On April 19 at Walden Reservoir, Chuck Hundertmark reported pair of Greater Scaup. ---On April 18 at Colorado State Forest Moose Visitor Center, Chuck Hundertmark reported Fox Sparrow. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On April 16 at Deer Creek near South Valley Park southern parking lot, David Suddjian reported Eastern Phoebe. ---On April 18 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt West Lake, Gwen Moore reported Great Crested Flycatcher. ---On April 19 at Main Reservoir in Lakewood, Myron Gerhard reported 3 Orange-crowned Warblers; Max Miller reported Orange-crowned Warbler. ---On April 19 at Belmar Park, Norm Lewis reported Greater White-fronted Goose. ---On April 19 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Matt Clark and Susan Bonfiglio reported Solitary Sandpiper. KIOWA COUNTY: ---On April 15 at Adobe Creek Reservoir (Blue Lake), Steve Mlodinow reported Red-breasted Merganser, 2 American Pipits, Vesper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Brown-headed Cowbird. ---On April 15 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Ross’s Geese, Red-throated Loon, Great Egret, 85 Sandhill Cranes, 3 Snowy Plovers, Semipalmated Plover, Mountain Plover, 8 Baird’s Sandpiper, 23 Least Sandpiper, Iceland Gull, Greater Roadrunner, Curve-billed Thrasher, and 10 Brown-headed Cowbirds. ---On April 15 at Upper Queens/Neeskah, Steve Mlodinow reported 4 American Pipits, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Red-breasted Merganser, White-faced Ibis, 65 Sandhill Cranes, 101 Baird’s Sandpiper, 2 Least Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 3 Burrowing Owls, Brown-headed Cowbird. KIT CARSON COUNTY: ---On April 16, Glenn Walbek reported Chestnut-collared Longspur and Northern Parula. ---On April 16 at Flagler Reservoir SWA, Christopher Burney reported Snowy Egret. LAKE COUNTY: ---On April 19 at Forebay Reservoir above Twin Lakes, Sally Waterhouse reported 16 White-faced Ibis circling above but never landing. LA PLATA COUNTY: ---On April 17 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton and Ryan Votta reported Semipalmated Plover, Snowy Egret, 11 Least Sandpipers, and 3 Western Sandpipers. On April 18 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Semipalmated Plover, 9 Least Sandpipers, and 3 Western Sandpipers. On April 19 at Pastorius Reservoir, Amy Dobbins reported 2 Long-billed Curlew. ---On April 16 on Animas River Trail – Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery area, Ryan Votta reported House Wren. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On April 12 at 1721 Cottonwood Pt Dr in Fort Collins, Rachel Hopper reported a f ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD coming to her feeders. Many birders were able to see this bird thanks to Rachel. On April 15 Rachel Hopper reported that the ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD continues to visit her feeders and many birders got to see the bird. On April 16, Rachel Hopper reported seeing the ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD around 6:48 am but she has not seen the hummer since about 8:30 am. ---On April 15 at Warren Lake in Fort Collins, Bob Righter reported 30 Greater White-fronted Geese flying south. ---On April 16 at Running Deer and Cottonwood Hollow NA, Ken Duncan reported 16 Sandhill Cranes. ---On April 16 at North Shield Pond NA, Brad Biggerstaff reported American Tree Sparrow. LOGAN COUNTY: ---On April 15 at Jumbo Reservoir, Diane Roberts reported Rough-legged Hawk, 2 American Tree Sparrows, 2 Savannah Sparrows, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Chipping Sparrow. MESA COUNTY ---On April 17 at 891-937 M 8/10 Rd, Jeff Lemons and Nicole Koeltzow reported Ferruginous Hawk. ---On April 18 at Colorado National Monument Devil’s Kitchen Trail, Mike Henwood reported 2 Gray Vireo. MOFFAT COUNTY: ---On April 9 Dinosaur National Monument Canyon Area Visitor Center, Kenny Frisch photographed a CALIFORNIA QUAIL a first time in Colorado. On April 15 at Dinosuar National Monument Canyon Area Visitor Center, Tim Smart and Dean Shoup reported CALIFORNIA QUAIL. ---On April 17 at Good Spring Creek Lake, Andreas Winnem reported Red-breasted Merganser. MONTEZUMA COUNTY: ---On April 16 at Totten Reservoir, Eric Hendrickson reported Marbled Godwit. MONTROSE COUNTY: ---On April 15 at Otter Pond, Betty Fenton reported Red-breasted Merganser. On April 12 at Otter Pond, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Red-breasted Merganser. On April 18 at Otter Pond, Doug Gochfeld reported Red-breasted Merganser. ---On April 16 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Spotted Sandpiper. ---On April 18 at Nucla Sewer Lagoons, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Western Kingbird and Western Sandpiper. On April 19 at Nucla Sewer Lagoons, Brenda Wright, Kathy Mihm Dunning, and Coen Dexter reported White-faced Ibis and Black-necked Stilt. ---On April 19 at Black Canyon of Gunnison NP –South Rim Campground, Dough Gochfeld and Field Guides Grouse Tour reported 3 Dusky Grouse, 2 Broad-winged Hawks, and Dusky Flycatcher. OURAY COUNTY: ---On April 19 at Ridgway Reservoir and SP, Jon Horn and Susan Chandler-Reed reported Horned Grebe. PUEBLO COUNTY: ---On April 19 at Pueblo Reservoir over Arakansas River in west part of Osprey Picnic Area, Brandon Percival reported VAUX’S Swift, Caspian Tern, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Wilson’s Warbler. SAN MIGUEL COUNTY: ---On April 18 at Mountain Village, Doug Gochfeld and Field Guides Grouse tour reported Fox (Slate-colored) Sparrow, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Hepburn’s), 2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 2 Black Rosy-Finch, 48 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch. SUMMIT COUNTY: ---On April 16 at ponds near Hwy 9 & CR 1870, Jack and Ryan Bushong reported Greater Yellowlegs. ---On April 16 at Angler Lakes, Jack and Ryan Bushong reported m Barrow’s Goldeneye. ---On April 17 at pond on Fly Line Drive in Silverthorne, Lyle Hamilton reported Clark’s Grebe. ---On April 19 at Arapahoe NF on Montezuma Rd, Pat Lueders reported 3 Chipping Sparrow. ---On April 19 at Wildernest, Lyle Hamilton reported Orange-crowned Warbler. ---On April 19 at Wildernest, Sue Riffe reported 48 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch. WELD COUNTY: ---On April 16 on CR 106 W of CR 83, John W Cobb reported Rough-legged Hawk. ---On April 16 at Pawnee NG, Dave Leatherman reported 4 Sharp-tailed Grouse, 5 Rough-legged Hawks, Vespers Sparrows, 2 Mountain Plover, 10 Chestnut-collared Longspurs; at Crow Valley CG, Rock Wren and f Golden-crowned Kinglet. For details see his post on CoBirds. ---On April 17 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Curve-billed Thrasher. ---On April 17 at Murphy Reservoir, SK Burroughs reported Lark Sparrow. ---On April 18 in Briggsdale area (40.705, -104.199), Joachim Bertrands reported 150 Chestnut-collared Longspur. ---On April 18 at Pawnee NG, CR 111 and CR 132, Nicole Koeltzow and Jeff Lemons reported 2 Sharp-tailed Grouse. ---On April 19 on CR 111 1.2 mile N of CR 128, Dan Stringer and Tom Whitten reported 2 Sharp-tailed Grouse. ---On April 19 on CR 100 1.5 miles W of Hwy 390, Dan Stringer and Tom Whitten reported Mountain Plover. ---On April 19 on dirt road heading to Briggsdale, Dan Stringer and Tom Whitten reported McCown’s Longspurs, Lark Sparrow, 3 Vesper Sparrows, and 5 Rough-legged Hawks ---On April 19 at Loloff, Dan Stringer and Tom Whitten reported White-faced Ibis, 4 Black-necked Stilts, 4 Baird’s Sandpipers, 5 Least Sandpipers, and Spotted Sandpiper. ---On April 19 at Lower Latham, Dan Stringer and Tom Whitten reported Black-necked Stilt. ---On April 19 on large pond on west side of road opposite Behrens Reservoir, Dan Stringer and Tom Whitten reported 2 Whimbrel, 10 Black-necked Stilt, and 4 White-faced Ibis. DFO Field Trips: The DFO Field Trip for Saturday , April 21 will be to McCabe Meadows Trailhead led by Wendy Wibbens & Sue Summers (wibbwj AT aol.com; 303-330-1175) This trip is FULL. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, April 22 will be to First Creek at RM Arsenal led by Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955(cell)). This trip is FULL. The DFO Field Trip for Monday, April 23 will be to Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek SP led by David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659). 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/CAHtstTfkZv%2B%2BUFWhrD4FSx7uJxozdLKk-ARv8ENQeCVctdXO0g%40mail.gmail.com. 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