[cobirds] Boulder county trails closed

[Maureen Blackford]

Today my friend and I encountered several trailhead in Boulder county were 
closed:  Downy Draw, South Mesa Trail, Marshall Trail (just off Hwy 93 and road 
east of Eldorado Canyon hwy), Trailhead on Hwy 93 just south of Hwy 128.
I did an internet search and found trailheads were closed due to muddy 
conditions.   So, if heading out for a hike or birding adventure in southern 
Boulder county tomorrow, you might want to check the status of the trailhead on 
the internet.  
Hopefully an internet search will provide an answer I found on searching on 
'why are trailheads closed in Boulder county'
Maureen BlackfordBoulder County

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[cobirds] Boulder Birding: Yes to Lilian's Meadowlark and CS Warbler

['Steven Mlodinow' via Colorado Birds]

Greetings All


Today I did a half-day poke-about Boulder County. I started at 6:30 or so at 
Gunbarrel Hill. I found the pullout on Lookout Road about 0.7 miles east of 
75th (on south side of road). And there I heard, and recorded, the Lilian's 
Meadowlark (thank you, Christian). It actually flew close enough at one point 
that i was able to get a pretty good look at the head pattern. 


Notably, I am pretty certain that I heard (and saw) another Eastern Meadowlark 
(from my distant hearing, sounded more like the nominate -- Eastern Eastern 
Meadowlark) due south of 79th. That area looks to have public access, so ...


The CS Warbler was cooperatively singing from the along the road at the South 
Mesa Trailhead, a good thing as both South Mesa and Doudy Draw trails were 
closed. The explanation was that there was work on the power lines, which of 
course, are along the road. Particularly at Doudy, I could see no conceivable 
interaction between work being done and folks using the trails or parking lot. 
Alas.


So, by the nature of good fortune, that took me up to Eldorado Canyon SP, a 
place I'd not visited before and much enjoyed. Nothing rare, just a goodly 
number and diversity of birds. 


Good Birding
Steve Mlodinow
Longmont CO

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[cobirds] Moderator's note - prior two posts (Bobolink, Chestnut-sided Warbler) posted late

[David Suddjian]

CoBirders,

The two posts just sent to the list regarding Bobolinks and Chestnut-sided
Warbler were submitted to the list on Monday evening June 18, but were
posted late - just now. These posts pertain to June 18. Sorry for any
inconvenience in the late posting, and my apology to the posters for the
delay.

David Suddjian
CoBirds list moderator
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Re: Bobolinks continue

[Leif S]

Are those way out on the east side of the field, requiring a scope to see?  
I was there with binoculars 2 weeks ago and could see only red-winged 
blackbirds.

On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 6:24:51 PM UTC-6, Bob Fiehweg wrote:
>
> ...along Cherryvale opposite the Boulder OSMP HQ entrance.  At least 2 
> males were showing off this afternoon at 4:15.  Common snipe winnowing 
> overhead.

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[cobirds] Re: Chestnut Sided Warbler present Monday a.m.

[Richard Pautsch]

The Chestnut-sided Warbler was singing from a dead branch at the top of a 
tree near the beginning  of the South Mesa trail Monday morning at 8 a.m.  
Note that the South Mesa parking lot was closed this morning, but you can 
park across the road at Doudy Draw parking lot.

On Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 7:27:33 AM UTC-6, Dan Zmolek wrote:
>
>
> Currently singing in trees, and sometimes from power lines, south east of 
> the lot - near the road.
>
> Dan Zmolek
>
> Boulder Cty
>
>

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Painted Bunting at Chatfield SP 6/18

[Chip Clouse]

There are several people looking as I type this so I would wait to see if
it is refound.

Best,
Chip Clouse
Golden

On Tue, Jun 19, 2018, 5:24 PM Sharon Kay  wrote:

> To anyone. Do these stay in one place long in this area? Is it worth a
> drive from Greeley? Thanks.
>
> On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 2:53:10 PM UTC-6, Chip Clouse wrote:
>>
>> COBirders,
>> I am reporting for my co-worker, Wes Donnell, who found an adult male
>> Painted Bunting in the wooded area NW of the Kingfisher Bridge at Chatfield
>> around 1pm yesterday.  It was reported to eBird but I thought folks might
>> like to hear of it here.
>>
>> Good birding,
>> Chip Clouse
>> Golden (but currently at Front Range Birding Co in Littleton)
>>
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[cobirds] Re: Painted Bunting at Chatfield SP 6/18

[Sharon Kay]

To anyone. Do these stay in one place long in this area? Is it worth a 
drive from Greeley? Thanks.

On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 2:53:10 PM UTC-6, Chip Clouse wrote:
>
> COBirders,
> I am reporting for my co-worker, Wes Donnell, who found an adult male 
> Painted Bunting in the wooded area NW of the Kingfisher Bridge at Chatfield 
> around 1pm yesterday.  It was reported to eBird but I thought folks might 
> like to hear of it here.
>
> Good birding,
> Chip Clouse
> Golden (but currently at Front Range Birding Co in Littleton)
>

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[cobirds] Morgan Playas

[William H Kaempfer]

I remember flying into DIA three years ago and noticing from the air several 
large playas somewhere between Prewitt Reservoir and Jackson Reservoir.  I 
decided to do some exploring and in Mid-August 2015 I was able to track the 
spots down overland.  It wasn't very difficult, really, in fact I think I had 
seen one of them once before while driving down CO 71 toward Brush.  The three 
large playas (and a few smaller ones) had lots of water, but sufficient 
shoreline to host large numbers of shorebirds and waterfowl.  One nice feature 
is that Morgan County roads ran right next to these playas, in fact right 
through one of them.  The three spots are at CO 71 and MCR JJ, MCR 26 and JJ, 
and MCR 23 and HH.

Over the next couple of years, the water gradually dried up and became more 
saline. Bird lists dropped from total species lists in the 30s to 20s, teens to 
single digits.  But there were still some surprises-how about the Snowy Plovers 
with chicks that Kathy Mihm Dunning and David Dowell have photo documentation 
for?  Right now the three playas have eBird hot spot lists of 106, 103 and 85 
species, of which shorebirds account for 19, 20 and 20 species.

So why all this field ornithology history right now?  Well, two reasons.  Have 
you tracked the weather in the past week?  Last night's storm dropped a band of 
4 to 6 inches or rain basically right over these playas.  While I wouldn't urge 
anyone to race out there right now-the roads are probably impassable at the 
present, my guess is that the playas have been nicely refreshed with the recent 
rains.  Second, while it is technically not summer yet, southbound shorebird 
migration is actually starting.  So plan a trip to Morgan County this summer 
and bring your scope for some shorebird study.

Bill Kaempfer
Boulder

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[cobirds] No. Cardinal in Melody Park area

[Bob Fiehweg]

Oops.  The Cardinal was between Broadway and 16th, not 26th.  Sorry.

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[cobirds] No. Cardinal in Melody Park area

[Bob Fiehweg]

The Northern (Boulder) Cardinal is east of Broadway this morning.  He was 
singing along Kalmia Ave between Broadway and 26th at 9:50.  

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[cobirds] Fox Sparrows, Park/Summit Counties

[Paula Hansley]

CObirders,

Yesterday at 5:04 AM, while starting my USGS breeding bird route on the
road at the top of Boreas Pass , I heard at least two Fox sparrows singing
with the pre-dawn chorus that included white-crowned and  Lincoln’s
sparrows, robins, and mtn. bluebirds. I had two more singing fox sparrows
along the road between the top of the Pass and Como. I have previously
never heard more than one on this route.

Paula Hansley
Louisville

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[cobirds] Wildlife Areas [Weld/Larimer]

['The "Nunn Guy"' via Colorado Birds]

Hi all

Nakagawa State Wildlife Area

   - Blue Grosbeak - 1
   - Brown Thrasher - 1
   
Frank State Wildlife Area

   - Bushtit - 1

Wellington State Wildlife Area (Larimer CR 64 btw parking lot area and Weld 
County border)

   - Dickcissel - 1 singing in distance on north side of road
   - Cassin's Sparrow - multiple singing both sides of road
   - Grasshopper Sparrow - multiple singing both sides of road
   - Lazuli Bunting - 1
   
Yard

   - Northern Mockingbird almost a daily visitor now
   
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://coloradobirder.club/

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 19 June 2018

[Joyce Takamine]

Date:June 19, 2018
Compiler:   Joyce Takamine
e-mail:  RBA AT cobirds.org

This is the Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, June 19 sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species)

NOTE:  The RBA is now using the new AOU checklist and the order of families
has changed.
Common Goldeneye (Garfield)
Hooded Merganser (*Boulder, Larimer)
Clark’s Grebe (Denver)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Logan, Washington)
Black Swift (Pueblo)
Chimney Swift (Jefferson)
Rufous Hummingbird (Jefferson)
Black Rail (Weld)
Sandhill Crane (Larimer)
Black-necked Stilt (Mesa)
Long-billed Curlew (Larimer)
Marbled Godwit (Logan)
White-rumped Sandpiper (Logan)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Las Animas, Weld)
Willet (Alamosa, Jackson, Weld)
Caspian Tern (Boulder)
Pacific Loon (Gunnison)
Common Loon (Delta, *Las Animas, Park)
Little Blue Heron (*Boulder)
TRICOLORED HERON (*Boulder)
Cattle Egret (Jefferson, *Pueblo)
Green Heron (Larimer)
White-faced Ibis (Logan)
Mississippi Kite (*El Paso, Kiowa)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Arapahoe)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Delta, Jefferson)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Jefferson, Logan)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Logan)
Peregrine Falcon (*Denver)
Willow Flycatcher (Jefferson)
Least Flycatcher (Boulder, Denver)
Hammond’s Flycatcher (Weld)
Gray Flycatcher (Gunnison)
Cordilleran Flycatcher (Arapahoe)
Black Phoebe (Ouray)
Eastern Phoebe (*Boulder, Logan)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Logan)
Cassin’s Kingbird (La Plata, Washington)
Bushtit (Adams)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Arapahoe)
Brown Creeper (Adams)
Bell’s Vireo (Logan)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Weld)
Red-eyed Vireo (Boulder, Larimer, Weld)
Gray Jay (Jefferson)
Eastern Bluebird (El Paso, Larimer)
Curve-billed Thrasher (*El Paso)
Brown Thrasher (Boulder)
Red Crossbill (Jefferson)
Lesser Goldfinch (Boulder, Jefferson, Larimer)
EASTERN TOWHEE (Logan)
Cassin’s Sparrow (Boulder)
Chipping Sparrow (Arapahoe)
Brewer’s Sparrow (Denver)
Field Sparrow (Larimer, Logan, Weld)
Lark Sparrow (El Paso)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Boulder, *Jefferson)
BAIRD’S SPARROW (*Jefferson)
White-throated Sparrow (Weld)
Bobolink (*Boulder, Mesa)
EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Boulder)
Orchard Oriole (Broomfield)
Baltimore Oriole (Logan)
Ovenbird (Larimer)
American Redstart (Boulder, Kiowa)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Boulder, Jefferson)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Weld)
Yellow-throated Warbler (*Pueblo)
Grace’s Warbler (Jefferson)
Northern Cardinal (Logan)
Indigo Bunting (Boulder, Larimer)
Dickcissel (*Boulder, Chaffee, Douglas, *Fremont, *Jefferson, *Larimer,
Logan, Washington)

ADAMS COUNTY:
---On June 16 at East Lake Shore Park, Adam Veseley reported Bushtit.
---On June 17 at Barr Lake SP Neidrach Nature Trail, Bethany and Brook
Nelson reported Brown Creeper.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On June 14 at High Line Canal Trail – S University Blvd to E Orchard Rd,
Cynthia Madsen reported Cordilleran Flycatcher.  On June 15 at High Line
Canal Trail – S University Blvd, to E Orchard Rd, Cynthia Madsen and
Rosanne Juergens reported Cordilleran Flycatcher; Madsen also reported
Red-breasted Nuthatch.  On June 18 on High Line Canal Trail – S University
Blvd to E Orchard Rd, Cynthia Madsen reported Cordilleran Flycatcher.
---On June 13 at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Littleton, David Suddjian
reported Red-breasted Nuthatch.  On June 15 at St Mary’s Catholic Church,
David Suddjian reported Chipping Sparrow and Red-breasted Nuthatch.
---On June 15 at Littleton Cemetery, David Suddjian reported 2 Chipping
Sparrows and Red-breasted Nuthatch.  On June 16 at Littleton Cemetery,
David Suddjian reported Red-breasted Nuthatch.On June 17 at Littleton
Cemetery, David Suddjian reported 4 Chipping Sparrows.
---On June 15 at Ashbaugh Park, David Suddjian reported Cordilleran
Flycatcher and Chipping Sparrow.
---On June 15 at Lee Gulch Trail – Prince to Windermere (east half), David
Suddjian reported Cordilleran Flycatcher and 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch.
---On June 17 on Big Dry Creek Trail – S Colorado Blvd to S University
Blvd, Mary O’Connor reported Cordilleran Flycatcher.
---On June 17 at Tollgate Creek Trail from Iliff, Cathy Sheeter reported
Sharp-shinned Hawk.

BOULDER COUNTY:
---On June 16 at Boulder Creek at 75th St, Sue Riffe and Bez Bezuidenhout
reported 2 Eastern Phoebe near White Barn.  On June 18 at Boulder Creek at
75th St bridge, Peter Gent and Bob Andrews reported Eastern Phoebes who are
nesting at the white barn.
---On June 13 at Crane Hollow Road and ponds, Ted Floyd reported Eastern
Phoebe.  On June 15 at Crane Hollow Road, Sue Riffe reported Brown Thrasher
and Dickcissel.  On June 18 at 63rd St Bridge over St. Vrain, Peter Gent
and Bob Andrews reported 3 Singing Dickcissels on west side of Crane Hollow
Road.
---On June 9 at Walden Ponds/Cottonwood Marsh, Brian and Kimberly Tavernia
spotted a TRICOLORED HERON about 0700 which was seen by many birders;
around 1100 James McCall reported both TRICOLORED HERON and Little Blue
Heron at Cottonwood and many