Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date:August 25, 2009
e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at
5 pm sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory.
Highlight species include (*Denotes
Hello, Birders.
There was a strong nocturnal passage of landbirds over Greenlee Preserve,
Boulder County, earlier today, Tuesday, April 25th. I heard flight calls at
250+ per hour. During 20 minutes of listening, starting at 4:45, I was able to
scribble down the following:
1 Upland
Hi all:
I have posted the answer to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz
(www.cfo-link.org).? In case you're interested, I also counted 140 Baltimore
Orioles, 75 American Redstarts and a smattering of Yellow Warblers and
Bobolinks going over my house this morning.
Enjoy,
Tony Leukering
To all,
I visited Cherry Creek for a little while this morning while the traffic was
still calm. Here is what I found:
2 Pectoral Sandpipers- Jet Ski Launch
many Bairds and least pipers- jet ski launch and wetland adjacent to Model
Airplane Field
1 Stilt Sandpiper- wetland adjacent to Model
Thanks Ted for posting about the Upland Sandpiper. Foxy and I heard the call
yesterday flying over Pratt Park in Longmont on our early morning run. I can
hear the chips of other birds flying over, but the UPSA was very distinct. It
appeared to be heading southwest.
Todd Deininger
All morning numerous hummingbirds have been coming to my feeders and plants,
such as Hyssop, Agastasche(?), butterfly bushes, etc. They also love to
perch in the large catalpa tree i my front yard where they preen and chip to
each other. All that I have been able to see are female/immature
Dear Cobirders,
I headed out to the Ponderosa Pine forests of Boulder County this
morning (8/25) to try and track down a Townsend's Warbler. First stop
was Bald Mountain Open Space, where we quickly realized that the bird-
of-the-day was going to be Western Bluebird. These guys
This afternoon at Manitou Lake (Teller County, fee) there were dozens and
dozens of warblers (Yellow, Yellow-rumped and Wilson's) at the dam spillway.
Could not pick out an Orange-crowned however. All collecting flying gnats
and ants. A great study while standing on top of the dam walkway. Imms
Late this afternoon, I saw what I think is an immature Cassin's vireo. Not
being positive, I surfed the net (a lot) and found a picture of an immature
Cassin's Vireo; it looked like the bird I saw
I had 4-5 views of this bird and just as I was leaving because of lightning and
beginning rain, I
