compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: September 10, 2011
e-mail: rba@cfo-link
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, September 10, 2011
updated at 5:00 am, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a
Sorry for the late post due to company, etc. We saw 3 Sage Thrashers in
upper White Ranch Open Space on Mon, Sep 5. One of the three was a juv and
one of the others was feeding it. I have seen and photographed them there
on 18 Aug 2009. Few other spp of note in lower Wht Ranch OS or Golden
This morning around 730am or so, I saw a Blackpoll Warbler near the Arkansas
River, in the eastern part of the Osprey Picnic Area in the Rock Canyon Picnic
Area, below Pueblo Reservoir dam. I never saw the bird again. I've been
seeing Eastern Phoebes regularly at this spot, and today there
From Brandon:
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From: Brandon Percival notification+yqwaa...@facebookmail.com
Date: September 10, 2011 2:53:48 PM MDT
To: ABA Area Rare Birds 154019981328...@groups.facebook.com
Subject: [ABA Area Rare Birds] There is currently an adult Long-tailed Jaeger
at...
Glenn Walbek saw the adult Long-tailed Jaeger flying around Cherry Creek
Reservoir this afternoon. I think it was found by someone else earlier.
Hopefully the people who have seen the bird, will give more information.
Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO
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Hi COBirders,
Almost no birds around at sunrise, only a handful banded by 9am, a bunch of
Chipping Sparrows about 11am, then all of a sudden we had 42 banded birds by
closing. Since when do birds get active only after it gets hot?
No banding tomorrow, we'll resume Monday 9/12.
Banded today
~36 species--started out solo hooked up with Bruce and Jonelle
(Evergreen), Don from Cali (moving to Loveland in year) and ran into
Bob and Bob (Spencer). Collectively, ~36 species seen. DOn on way in
reported a Short- or Long-eared Owl flyover on Hwy 14 (his first
assessment was Short-he's
The adult Long-tailed Jaeger, found earlier today by Cheryl Teuton was still at
Cherry Creek Reservoir as of 5:30 pm. This lovely bird is all over the lake
but probably best found from the Lake Loop. It chases gulls, loafs on the
water and is in turn, harassed by gulls. Thanks to Cheryl for
We got our wish for more birds for Barr's Annual Fall Bird Fest. At least
150 people visited our station today, and we had 50 birds to show them - 34
banded today, 1 banded in 2010, and 15 banded previously this season.
Spent some time with Sibley's being sure we had a correct ID on a rare
Greetings All,
First, the positive data
There was a Sprague's Pipit that flushed up calling from a field along the n
(towards ne) side of Union Reservoir. There is field of clover on the north
side, and both grassy and relatively tallish grass fields nearby.
At Cottonwood Marsh, there was
Katrina Stowasser and I refound the Cherry Creek (Araphoe County) Long-tailed
Jaeger at about 7 o'clock this evening (9/10). It was sitting in the Marina
cove fairly close to the spit from the Lake Loop. Poor digiscoped photo were
obtained.
Cole Wild
Loveland
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