Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 13, 2012 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Birds Alert for Sunday, May 13, 2012, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star Key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions, including county and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Highlight species include: (*denotes that there is new information on this species in this report) Surf Scoter (*Bent) Green Heron (Boulder. *El Paso) American Golden-Plover (Mesa) Short-billed Dowitcher (*Weld) Caspian Tern (Arapahoe, Boulder, *Pueblo) White-winged Dove (*Boulder, *El Paso, *Mesa) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder) Black Phoebe (Dolores) Eastern Phoebe (Bent, *Pueblo) Great Crested Flycatcher (Prowers, *Yuma) White-eyed Vireo (*Baca, *El Paso) Yellow-throated Vireo (*Baca) PHILADELPHIA VIREO (*Baca, Prowers) Purple Martin (Mesa) GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (El Paso, Weld) WOOD THRUSH (*Pueblo, Weld) Tennessee Warbler (*Baca, Bent, *Weld) Nashville Warbler (Boulder, Prowers) Chestnut-sided Warbler (*El Paso, *Kiowa) Northern Parula (*Baca, Bent, El Paso, *Pueblo) Magnolia Warbler (Larimer) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Bent) Black-throated Gray Warbler (*Boulder) BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (*Boulder) PINE WARBLER (*Weld) BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (*Baca) Blackpoll Warbler (*Baca, El Paso, *Weld) Black-and-white Warbler (Huerfano) Worm-eating Warbler (El Paso) Ovenbird (*El Paso) Northern Waterthrush (*Baca, Bent, *El Paso, Larimer, *Pueblo, *Weld) Hooded Warbler (Bent, El Paso, Larimer) Summer Tanager (Arapahoe, Bent, Boulder, *El Paso, Kiowa, *Pueblo) EASTERN TOWHEE (*Baca) Northern Cardinal (Prowers, *Pueblo, *Yuma) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Boulder, El Paso, Jefferson, Pueblo) Indigo Bunting (*Baca, *Bent, El Paso, Pueblo, *Yuma) PAINTED BUNTING (*Baca) Please note, detailed directions to most of the following locations can be found on the Colorado County Birding Website: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/index.php<http://www.coloradocountybrding.com/index.php> Arapahoe County: --A Caspian Tern was reported by Walbek on the SE shore at Cherry Creek Reservoir on May 7. --A 1-st Spring Summer Tanager was reported by Bierling in Elm Trees E of the last whale tail picnic table by the west side beach and boat ramp at Cherry Creek SP on May 8. Baca County: --At Two Buttes on May 11, Walbek reported a singing PHILADELPHIA VIREO and White-eyed Vireo. On May 11, at Two Buttes, Rawinski reported m PAINTED BUNTING and Northern Waterthrush. On May 12 at Two Buttes, Mlodinow reported Tennessee Warbler. --At Cottonwood Canyon on May 12, Mlodinow reported singing EASTERN TOWHEE and singing Indigo Bunting. --At Burchfield SWA on May 12, Mlodinow reported White-eyed Vireo, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, Yellow-throated Vireo, Northern Parula, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, Blackpoll Warbler, and Northern Waterthrush. Bent County: --At Tempel Grove on May 6, Kaempfer reported 1 f Hooded Warbler, 1 singing Northern Parula, and an Eastern Phoebe. On May 7, Duane Nelson reported 1 singing Northern Parula and 1 singing Northern Waterthrush at Tempel Grove. On May 7, Moss reported f Hooded Warbler and 1st year Summer Tanager and Eastern Phoebes were continuing nest building under the bridge at Tempel Grove. On May 11 at Tempel Grove, Walbek reported Black-throated Blue Warber, Northern Parula, and Northern Waterthrush and Gillilan reported f Summer Tanager and Indigo Bunting. --A molting m Summer Tanager was reported by Duane Nelson at Van's Grove on May 7. --At "The Willows" on the south side of John Martin Reservoir on May 7, Duane Nelson reported 1 m Tennessee Warbler and 1 f Northern Parula. He reported that the mosquitoes were terrible. The site is 1 mile E of CR 14.5 on CR FF.5. --At Hasty CG on May 12, Rawinksi reported f Indigo Bunting. --At Blue Lake on May 12, Rawinksi reported m Surf Scoter. Boulder County: --At Walden/Sawhill ponds, Nunes reported that a Green Heron has returned on May 6. Plage reported that the Boulder Bird Club First Sunday at Walden Ponds had at least 2 Green Herons on May 6. On May 9, Ely reported 2 Green Herons at Walden/Sawhill Ponds. --A Caspian Tern was found by Gent at Baseline Reservoir on May 7. --An ad f Summer Tanager and and pair of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were reported by Moore on CU East Campus along Boulder Creek on May 8. --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Ely on the Green Mountain West Ridge Trail on Flagstaff Mountain on May 9. --A Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Moore on CU East Campus on May 10. On May 12, Gent found a m BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER on the S side of the creek and N of the running track and refound the Black-throated Gray Warbler. --A Rose-breasted Grosbeak and singing Nashville Warbler were reported by Mlodinow on Apple Valley Road in Lyons on May 10. --2 White-winged Doves were reported by Tumasonis in Gunbarrel at Brandywine and Wellington and Plage had 2 White-winged Doves on the Twin Lakes Trail startng north from Spine. Dolores County: --A pair of Black Phoebes was reported by Dunmire near the boat ramp at Bradfield Bridge CG on May 10. --A Black Phoebe was reported by Dunmire on the banks of the Dolores River .5 mile below Cabin Canyon CG on May 10. El Paso County: --On May 12 on the Fountain Creek Spring Count Pals reported: In Area 2 1m Summer Tanager and 1 Ovenbird; In Area 3 (Rice's Pond) 2 Green Herons; in Area 5 White-winged Dove; in Area 6 Chestnut-sided Warbler; in Area 7 Green Heron, 1 Northern Waterthrush, and 2 White-eyed Vireos. Elwonger banded a White-eyed Vireo in Area 7W on May 12. On May 12, Hinds reported a White-eyed Vireo at Hansen Nature Center. El Paso/Pueblo Counties: Chico Basin Ranch which is a fee area. --On May 8, Koehn reported an Indigo Bunting and 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks from HQ (Pueblo). --On May 8, Brown reported that a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and m Indigo Bunting were banded and m Hooded Warbler and m Rose-breasted Grosbeak were seen around the banding station. --On May 9, Percival reported singing Blackpoll Warbler and singing Northern Parula near the banding station and a Northern Waterthrush at Rose Pond. --On May 9, Brown reported that 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (2m, 1f) were banded. --On May 10, Brown reported that a Worm-eating Warbler was banded. --On May 12, Drummond reported that the Worm-eating Warbler was recaptured at the banding station and the Boulder Bird Club had a Northern Watertrush at Rose Pond and Tim Smart found a WOOD THRUSH at HQ pond. Huerfano County: --A Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Nelder around Martin Lake in Lathrop SP on May 9. Jefferson County: --A Rose-breasted Grosbeak was banded by McBurney at the Chatfield Banding Station on May 10. Kiowa County: --At Neenoshe Locust Grove on May 11, Walbek reported a Summer Tanager. On May 12 at Neenoshe, Rawinski reported Chestnut-sided Warbler. Larimer County: --A singing Northern Waterthrush was reported by DeFonso at Dixon Reservoir in Fort Collins on May 7. --In Estes Park Wright found a m Hooded Warbler on the N side of the Big Thompson River below the dam and Matthews flushed a male Magnolia Warbler on the N side of the river on May 8. Mesa County: --3 Purple Martins were reported by Arnold on 10 Road west of Grand Junction on May 8. --A basic plumaged American Golden-Plover was reported by Arnold at Highline SP on May 8. --A White-winged Dove was reported by Korte at 24th and Mesa Ave in Grand Junction on May 12. Prowers County: --On May 11 at Lamar Community College Woods (LCCW) Walbek reported Northern Cardinals. --On May 11 at Willow Park/LCCW Gillilan reported Great Crested Flycatcher (north end), PHILADELPHIA VIREO, probable Nashville Warbler and a pair of Northern Cardinals (south end). Pueblo County: --At Pueblo City Park, Percival reported a singing m Northern Parula on May 12. --At Valco Ponds on May 12, Percival reported 1 Caspian Tern flying around the fish hatchery ponds, 2 singing Northern Cardinals, 1 Eastern Phoebe, and 1 singing m (all red) Summer Tanager. Weld County: --A Northern Waterthrush, WOOD THRUSH, and possible GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH were reported by Kent Nelson at Crow Valley CG on May 10. On May 12, 1 f Tennessee Warbler and a m Blackpoll Warbler were reported by Walbek at Crow Valley CG. --A PALM WARBLER was reported by Walbek at Norma's Grove on May 12. --On May 12, Walbek reported a Short-billed Dowitcher somewhere in Weld County. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported in an irrigation ditch along Bebe Draw on May 12. Yuma County: --At Bonny SWA near the old Visitor Center Tina Jones reported 1 m Indigo Bunting and 1 m Cardinal on May 12. At Foster's Grove CG Tina Jones reported 1 Great Crested Flycatcher on May 12. Help with the Spring Counts Sunday, May 13 Barr Lake Periphery: Leader: Dick Anderson (303-757-4582). Meet at 0730 on access road to entrance station at Barr Lake SP. This trip does not involve much walking. Rocky Mountain Arsenal: Leader Urling Kingery (303-814-2723). Space limited; contact Leader to register. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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