[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 31 May 2014
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 301, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 31 sponsored by the 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 (* indicates new information on this species in this report). LEAST BITTERN (El Paso/Pueblo) Green Heron (Huerfano, *Pueblo) WHITE IBIS (Washington) GLOSSY IBIS (El Paso/Pueblo) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Pueblo) Least Tern (Montrose) LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Montrose) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Larimer, San Juan) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (*Weld) ALDER FLYCATCHER (Logan) Black Phoebe (Mesa) Eastern Phoebe (*Pueblo) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Bent) White-eyed Vireo (Weld) Yellow-throated Vireo (Lincoln) PHILADELPHIA VIREO (*Boulder) Blue-winged Warbler (Jefferson) Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Washington) Magnolia Warbler (Jefferson, Kit Carson) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Larimer) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Logan) Blackpoll Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo, Larimer) Worm-eating Warbler (Jefferson) Ovenbird (El Paso/Pueblo, Larimer) Northern Waterthrush (Arapahoe, Fremont, Weld) KENTUCKY WARBLER (Logan) Hooded Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo) EASTERN TOWHEE (Logan) Black-throated Sparrow (Garfield/Mesa) Fox Sparrow (San Juan) BENT COUNTY: --A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported by Duane Nelson S of Las Animas on May 25. It was 1/2 mile S of mm 3 on Hwy 101. BOULDER COUNTY: --A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was reported by Burke in Gregory Canyon in Boulder on May 28. EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES: --At Chico Basin Ranch on May 26, Percival reported on the Pueblo Side LEAST BITTERN at Rose Pond, GLOSSY IBIS at HQ Pond, m Blackpoll Warbler and f Hooded Warbler at HQ willows and on the EL Paso side Ovenbird. HUERFANO COUNTY: --A Green Heron was reported by Neldner at Lathrop SP at small wildlife ponds behind Horseshoe Lake on May 27. GARFIELD/MESA COUNTIES --On May 29, Zerbi reported Black-throated Sparrow and Sagebrush Sparrow on CO 139 by the Garfield/Mesa County line. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --A Blue-winged Warbler was reported by Jones at Welchester Tree Grant Park on May 22. On May 23, Shade reported that the Blue-winged Warbler continued at Welchester and it was seen by many other birders. On May 24, Willis reported that the Blue-winged Warbler continues at Welchester. On May 25, Schmidt reported the Blue-winged Warbler at Welchester Tree Park in mid-afternoon. On May 26, Edwards reported that the Blue-winged Warbler was singing at Welchester and the birds was seen my many birders on May 26. On May 27, Roller reported that the Blue-winged Warbler continues at Welchester Tree Park. On May 28, Brower reported that the Blue-winged Warbler continues at Welchester Tree Park. --A Worm-eating Warbler was reported by Kibbe at Belmar Park on May 27. --An ad m Magnolia Warbler was banded by McBurney at Chatfield Banding Station on May 28. KIT CARSON COUNTY: --A f Magnolia Warbler was reported by Kaempfer at Flager SWA upstream from the reservoir on May 26. LARIMER COUNTY: --3 American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Komar in the burn area of Rist Canyon on May 26. --3 singing Ovenbirds were reported by Komar in upper Rist Canyon on May 26. LINCOLN COUNTY: --A Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Floyd where Horse Creek crosses CR M off Hwy 81 near mile marker 60 on May 25. LOGAN COUNTY: --An EASTERN TOWHEE and ALDER FLYCATCHER were reported by Mlodinow at Area 11 of Tamarack Ranch on May 25. --On May 25 at Tamarack Ranch, Area 11, Walbek reported YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and KENTUCKY WARBLER. MESA COUNTY: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Stigen at Audubon Trail in Grand Junction by Phoebe Rock on May 26. MONTROSE COUNTY: --A LESSER NIGHTHAWK and Least Tern were reported by Dexter 1 mile west of Nucla on a farm pond on May 26. The LESSER NIGHTHAWK was seen again the evening of May 28 by the farm pond. On May 29 De Fonso reported that the LESSER NIGHTHAWK was seen again by ag ponds along 5th Ave W of town. PUEBLO COUNTY: --A 1-st cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Percival at Pueblo Reservoir on May 30. --2 Green Herons were reported by Percival at Pueblo City Park on May 30. --A Eastern Phoebe was reported by Percival at Valco Ponds W of parking lot on May 30. SAN JUAN COUNTY: --In the Silverton area on Upper Lime Creek Morris reported a singing Fox Sparrow on May 26. --On CR 2, Morris reported 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers on May 26. WASHINGTON COUNTY: --A WHITE IBIS was reported by Walbek at the Akron Golf Course on May 25. --A Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Kellner at Last Chance Rest Stop on May 30. WELD COUNTY: --On May 26 at Crow Valley, Baron reported White-eyed Vireo.
[cobirds] Identify 500 birds with new Birdsnap app
Cobirders, Technology gets more more useful--or scary? I don't have an iPhone, but those who do, have a free opportunity to see how good or bad this latest iteration may be... Take a picture of your bird sighting with your phone and get an ID! Getting the pic with an iPhone may be the hardest part, tho I guess some do that thru a scope... Will we be flooded with false IDs? Or will this end all ID-debates? They're working on incorporating vocalizations into a future version--and talking about incorporating the whole app into smart-binocs. Who needs a brain? http://earthsky.org/earth/identify-500-birds-with-new-birdsnap-app?utm_source=EarthSky+Newsutm_campaign=859a669f59-EarthSky_Newsutm_medium=emailutm_term=0_c643945d79-859a669f59-393692797 Marty Wolf, NW CO Spgs -- 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/C07A029B-A183-417F-9B58-39A9826578E6%40aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Summer Tanager, Rio Grande County
Summer Tanager was seen twice at my home in Del Norte on May 30. Virginia Simmons, Del Norte -- 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/365899776.164295.1401554080751.JavaMail.root%40md21.quartz.synacor.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Black and Eastern Phoebes, Boulder Co.
All, I stopped at the 75th Street bridge over Boulder Creek at 9:15 this morning. The first bird I saw on the west side of the bridge was a Black Phoebe, and the second was an Eastern Phoebe, both searching for insects just above the creek. Subsequently, I went to the Hwy 287 bridge and the 109th Street pond and did not see a Black Phoebe there. So, perhaps it is the same bird seen previously in the latter area that has moved a couple of miles upstream. Cheers, Peter Gent. -- 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/1b09b097a25d9788eb4672c7d2197b58.squirrel%40webmail.cgd.ucar.edu. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Identify 500 birds with new Birdsnap app
I gave this a try today on my iPhone with much excitement! Being a birder, a photographer and a computer scientist, this app is a pretty good amalgamation of the things I most interested in! I had some scope shots of a female House Finch and a male Black-headed Grosbeak on my feeder that were fairly clear and large in the frame. Every single shot of the house finch resulted in an ID of either Mourning Dove or Eurasian-collared Dove. The Black-headed Grosbeak was IDed as a Henslow's Sparrow. Those were the only two I had to try so I'll have to give it more of a chance as I get more scope shots, but so far it's batting a big fat 0. Cool idea though - I hope it does better on my next tests, and they improve its algorithms as well! Jackson Trappett Grand Junction On Saturday, May 31, 2014 9:20:18 AM UTC-6, Marty wrote: Cobirders, Technology gets more more useful--or scary? I don't have an iPhone, but those who do, have a free opportunity to see how good or bad this latest iteration may be... Take a picture of your bird sighting with your phone and get an ID! Getting the pic with an iPhone may be the hardest part, tho I guess some do that thru a scope... Will we be flooded with false IDs? Or will this end all ID-debates? They're working on incorporating vocalizations into a future version--and talking about incorporating the whole app into smart-binocs. Who needs a brain? http://earthsky.org/earth/identify-500-birds-with-new-birdsnap-app?utm_source=EarthSky+Newsutm_campaign=859a669f59-EarthSky_Newsutm_medium=emailutm_term=0_c643945d79-859a669f59-393692797 Marty Wolf, NW CO Spgs -- 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/8a3b595b-e9be-4c5e-b367-b29d5106c5dd%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Local Volunteers need for Grassland Bird Study (Fort Collins/Wellington area)
GRASSLAND BIRD RESEARCH: LOCAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED (Ft Collins/Wellington) Seeking volunteers to assist with a graduate research project examining nest survival of the McCown’s Longspur and other ground nesting grassland birds on native rangeland in the shortgrass prairie ecoregion of northeastern Colorado, at the Central Plains Experimental Range north of Nunn, Colorado. Job requirements: Must be in good physical condition and endure extensive walking through grassland in search of ground-nests, in hot, dry conditions. Time-period: Starting in late-May, needed anytime through late June, can work any days within a Mon-Friday week, at least 2 days a week preferred. Compensation: •Excellent opportunity to hone skills in nest-search and grassland bird identification •Chance to see Mountain Plover, Burrowing Owl, Golden Eagle and many other grassland species •Possible college credit or class/seminar project opportunities depending on college programs •Resume building for career enhancement Free camping on site a possibility with access to showers/stove daily. Contact Angela Dwyer with Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory at 970-482-1707 x 17 or angela.dw...@rmbo.org to learn more! -- 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/cd3ef020-4469-4452-818f-b3345aaf69b3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Bobolinks (Douglas)
This morning I saw four Bobolinks on Castlewood Canyon Rd 2 miles East of Lake Gulch Rd. This is right before the entrance gate to Winkler Ranch, on the south side of the road in the alfalfa fields. Some longtime birders know of this location, I'm posting for those new to the area or new to birding. Dan Stringer, West of Larkspur -- 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/325c18dc-d9c2-4111-9904-788769f87331%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Subject: Acorn Woodpeckers reported from Rye, Colorado
dllalibe...@yahoo.com Subject: Acorn Woodpeckers reported from Rye, Colorado Hi all, A friend of mine, Diana, who lives in the area of Rye, CO, recently reported an Acorn Woodpecker on her Facebook page. This species is a first for her. She took some nice photographs of the bird at her birdfeeders. I have not lived in Colorado for about ten years now – I don’t keep up with CO birds like I did before this time. Should I advise her to submit a Rare Bird Committee report? Thanks for any help regarding this matter. Happy birding! David Laliberte Clearwater, FL -- 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/1a49b0bd-faea-4d85-97e9-24bf7c6a3845%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Manitou Lake, Teller County - 58 species!!!
I beat my Big Day Record of 56 species by 2 at Manitou Lake today with the help of 4 Empidonax (Cordilleran, Hammonds, Dusky, Willow); all calling in appropriate habitat. Dave Elwonger birded with me this morning and helped me out and then I went back after the rains this afternoon. My previous record of 56 in a day at Manitou Lake Park (Fee area) was done twice on the same day on May 18th, 2010 and 2014! Today I got 58 species. Complete list below my signature. Highlights were: * Willow Flycatcher; seen both in morning giving fitz-bew song and in afternoon calling. Only seen by me two other times here in 26 years. * Hammond's Flycatcher; a recent new-comer to the big pines below the dam on the west side of the creek. First sighting of one by me here was last year. Today there were a few singing. * MacGillivray's Warbler * Lazuli Bunting Not bad for a little mountain lake. Missed on so many common birds that I could have easily gotten over 60. No chickadees (mtn and black-capped), nuthatches (pygmy and white-breasted), mourning dove, woodpeckers, coot, pied-billed grebe, etc. Still a great day. Jeff J Jones ( mailto:jjo...@jonestc.com jjo...@jonestc.com) Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands FIRST SIGHTINGS: World: 0, Location: 0, Annual: 7, World Annual: 4 Species: 58 - Subspecies: 0 - Forms: 58 Total Records: 58 Canada Goose Branta canadensis MallardAnas platyrhynchos Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Common Merganser Mergus merganser Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Sora Porzana carolina Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata California GullLarus californicus Eurasian Collared-Dove [a] Streptopelia decaocto Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalis Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Willow Flycatcher [a*] Empidonax traillii Hammond's Flycatcher [a*] Empidonax hammondii Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri Cordilleran Flycatcher [a] Empidonax occidentalis Plumbeous VireoVireo plumbeus Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Raven Corvus corax Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica House Wren Troglodytes aedon Blue-gray Gnatcatcher [a*] Polioptila caerulea Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana American Robin Turdus migratorius Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Lazuli Bunting [a*]Passerina amoena Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater American Goldfinch [a] Spinus tristis
[cobirds] Northeast Colorado May 31 (Logan, Phillips, Washington)
Visiting Tamarack Ranch SWA in Logan County this time of year is a Colorado birding highlight, and many of us have visited recently. Tim Smart and I started the day there, finding a soggy version of Tamarack this time. Roads were sloppy, and walking to the river would have involved wading in ankle- to knee-deep water at least three times. Nevertheless, the birding was enjoyable. The most memorable birds on the east side were a GREEN HERON at the fishing pond (area 13) and singing male CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER somewhere between areas 13 and 12. The surprise on the west side was 3 LESSER GOLDFINCHES (area 2). Expected local specialties were at Tamarack this morning, including Bell's Vireos (areas 1 and 2 on the west side), Northern Cardinals, 3 types of Orioles, Field Sparrows, lots of Red-bellied and Red-headed Woodpeckers, and a Great Crested Flycatcher. We were unable to find any Cuckoos. Other birds this morning included a singing Willow Flycatcher, two Yellow-breasted Chats, lots of Blue Grosbeaks, hybrid Towhees, and a good candidate (can't be sure) for male Eastern Towhee. Near Hwy 138 between Crook and Jumbo/Red Lion (Logan County), we found an UPLAND SANDPIPER perched on a fence post. At Red Lion SWA itself, the highlights were a GOLDEN EAGLE and several BLACK TERNS. At Holyoke Cemetery (Phillips County), we found a singing immature AMERICAN REDSTART, a Baltimore x Bullock's Oriole (probably the one reported recently by Kellner and Lawrence), and nearby singing Dickcissels (also previously reported). At the nearby Fishin' Hole, the most interesting find was an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. Before heading home, we stopped by Prewitt Reservoir and birded below the dam (Washington County side). We found it to be eerily quiet. This area can really be hit or miss. David Dowell Longmont, CO -- 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/08b5a89e-513f-4354-a72c-a56540ff235f%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Ken Caryl Valley open space - more Ovenbirds; Jefferson Co
Following up on Mike's recent post I covered some trails in the Foothills Open Space of Ken Caryl Valley (no public access to this open space), south of Mike's area of coverage, and including the area where I reported Ovenbirds a week ago. I tallied 24 OVENBIRDS while surveying along the Lost Canyon Trail, and parts of the Shaffer Trail and Upper Massey Draw Loop Trail. 22 were singing on apparent territories, but one was carrying nest material in an aspen grove beside Massey Creek, and another was closely positioned with one of the singing birds, as if paired. A singing male INDIGO BUNTING was along Shaffer Trail near the top of Lost Canyon Trail. David Suddjian Littleton, CO -- 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/CAGj6RopFdDG-CWjvN8HHiSzrAOYxwASYCvDXR13M8dwQm2v6tQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
