Hey COBirders,
No rarities to report today from Clear Spring Ranch, but birds did arrive in a
big way just after dawn. Waves of sparrows could be seen coming over the
fields, and into the brush, (and my nets). I had
125 birds in bags in less than 90 minutes.
The big number was Chipping
Steve Kingswood and I spent a couple hours at Prewitt today. It seems like
the height of fall migration for shorebirds (16 species) with an estimated
150 Stilt Sandpipers and 3 Pectoral Sandpipers. The Piping Plover was on
the dry sand close to the first area you see in the southwest end north
Lots of activity today - even with a brief closing mid-morning for wind, we
banded 77 birds. Like Ira Sander's front yard, we had our first Nashville
Warbler and Green-tailed Towhee today, plus a lovely Ovenbird. Here's the
breakdown of the 77 new:
Western Wood Pewee 1
House Wren 4
COBirders,
Early this morning I made a quick stop at Van's Grove
(https://coloradocountybirding.org/BySite.aspx?SiteID=1092) and along with a
handful of mostly migrants I heard a CAROLINA WREN singing from the northeast.
If you want to look for this bird, there is a two-track that goes along
In addition to the Buff-breasted Sandpiper, there were several other rare birds
sighted at Timnath reservoir this afternoon (Sep 4). A pair of Caspian Terns
rested on the south shoreline, one adult and one juvenile. An over-summering
Greater white-fronted goose was among Canada geese in the
Hi all
One Semipalmated Plover Sunday at Weld CR 74/61 pond
(Galeton/Cornish-area). Sage Thrasher (2) around Weld CR 41/102-area.
Osprey in Nunn(!) at Weld CR 37/94 gravel pit pond. Others: Long-billed
Dowitcher, Baird's Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper and Wilson's Warbler in
various areas.
Date: September 4, 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, September 4 sponsored by Denver
Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for
