[cobirds] morning grounding, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Adams Co., Sept. 10

[Ted Floyd]

Hey, all.

When Adrianna Nelson and Hannah Floyd and I started iNatting this gloomy
Saturday morning, Sept. 10, 2022, at the Havana Ponds Parking Lot at Rocky
Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Adams Co., it was 8° Celsius
with a cold drizzle, and I confess that I muttered to myself, "*Why are we
doing this again?*" A couple minutes later, as we were walking south toward
the ponds, the answer was evident: The fields were full of *Say phoebes,*
the skies aflutter with swallows, and the trail directly ahead swarming
with sparrows.

Our first two hours out there were dazzling, the next four solidly good.

Best of all were the sparrows. Migrants included 1 late *grasshopper,* 30+
*chipping* (almost all juveniles), 2 *clay-colored,* 10+ *Brewer,* 12
*lark,* 75+ *vesper,* and 20+ *savannah.* Also 10+ *lark **buntings* still
hanging on.

Warblers were so-so, highlighted by 1 *Townsend.* Cardinalids included
a *lazuli
bunting* and a couple of *western tanagers.*

Shorebirds were poor, all things considered, but an *upland sandpiper*
overflying Lake Ladora was magnus.

Nice falcon show, including a *merlin* and 2 *peregrine falcons.*

Miscellany: 1 *woody* and 2 *hoodies,* a lost *common nighthawk,* 2 *soras,*
2 *burrowing owls,* 1 *gray flycatcher,* 1 *blue-gray gnatsnatcher,* at
least *5 rock wrens,* 1 *marsh wren,* 1 *gray catbird,* and 1 *sage
thrasher.*

We somehow missed Canada goose, and wound up with 89 species during our
time at The Arsenal.

The insects--and insect photography--were outrageous. See Hannah's content
at Facebook's "Arthropods Colorado & Wyoming" group.

Ted Floyd
Lafayette, Boulder Co.

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Re: [cobirds] SULPHUR-bellied FLYCATCHER, Chico basin 9/10

[Peter Burke]

Thanks Duane,
I think there should be a new category for rare birds in Colorado — 1st
state record except that Duane already saw it like 20 years ago :)

I found this bird while leading a trip for Bird Conservency of the Rockies.
The good news is that everyone in our group was able to get on the bird
after it flushed from the Russian Olives, but then it flew out of sight.

I hope others are able to relocate it this afternoon or tomorrow. How long
did your bird stick around for?

Peter



On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 3:20 PM DUANE NELSON 
wrote:

> Great find, and within the expected window of Sulphur-bellied Flycatchers
> showing up out of range in North America.
>
> I found the first state record of Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher at Adobe
> Creek Reservoir (Bent County) on September 18th, 2002. It was the first
> record for the interior of the continent, although there had been records
> during the same window of time in Louisiana and New England. Here is a
> picture I took on September 18, 2002, of the Colorado Bird. This was a bird
> I didn't expect to be seen again in Colorado. Many Colorado birders of an
> earlier generation got to see this bird.
>
> [image: No photo description available.]
>
> Duane Nelson
> Las Animas, Bent County, CO
>
> --
> *From: *"Peter Burke" 
> *To: *"cobirds" 
> *Sent: *Saturday, September 10, 2022 10:17:04 AM
> *Subject: *[cobirds] SULPHUR-bellied FLYCATCHER, Chico basin 9/10
>
> A Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher was seen well and photographed in a field
> behind the banding station and the Casita.
>
> !!!
> --
>
> Best,
>
> Peter Burke
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[cobirds] Bird Consrvancy of the Rockies- Ridgway SP Banding Station

[Megan Miller]

Hello All,

Today concludes our first week of bird banding at Ridgway State Park in
Ridgway, Colorado. A slow week with 53 newly banded birds of 17 species.
Somehow every school group got to see at least one bird. We did have a nice
array of species including Ouray County's first *Orchard Oriole. *

Downy Woodpecker-1
Red-naped Sapsucker-1
Black-capped Chickadee-3 (including a recap from 2021)
Gray Catbird-6
American Robin-4
Bushtit-1
Virginia's Warbler-5
MacGilivray's Warbler-2
Wilson's Warbler-11
Yellow Warbler-2
Orange-crowned Warbler-3
House Wren-1
Western Tanager-4
Green-tailed Towhee-5
Common Yellowthroat-1
Song Sparrow-2
Lincoln's Sparrow-1
Orchard Oriole -1

Sightings outside of the banding station include daily flyovers of Pinyon
Jay and Evening Grosbeak, Woodhouse's and Steller's Jay are feeding on the
Gambel's Oak at the station, and every few days a Golden Eagle does a
flyby.

Happy birding,
Megan Miller
Ouray County

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Re: [cobirds] SULPHUR-bellied FLYCATCHER, Chico basin 9/10

['DUANE NELSON' via Colorado Birds]

Great find, and within the expected window of Sulphur-bellied Flycatchers 
showing up out of range in North America. 

I found the first state record of Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher at Adobe Creek 
Reservoir (Bent County) on September 18th, 2002. It was the first record for 
the interior of the continent, although there had been records during the same 
window of time in Louisiana and New England. Here is a picture I took on 
September 18, 2002, of the Colorado Bird. This was a bird I didn't expect to be 
seen again in Colorado. Many Colorado birders of an earlier generation got to 
see this bird. 


Duane Nelson 
Las Animas, Bent County, CO 


From: "Peter Burke"  
To: "cobirds"  
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2022 10:17:04 AM 
Subject: [cobirds] SULPHUR-bellied FLYCATCHER, Chico basin 9/10 

A Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher was seen well and photographed in a field behind 
the banding station and the Casita. 

!!! 
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Best, 

Peter Burke 


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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies- Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station-9/10/22

[Chicobander]

Misty cool morning produced a few birds at the banding station for the BCR 
group visiting the Ranch today. Ten bird species captured with another 
Cassin's Vireo and a Townsend's Warbler bring the highlights.

*39 New Birds*
Wilson's Warbler - 28
Yellow Warbler -1
Townsend's Warbler -1
Western Wood-Pewee -3
Hammond's Flycatcher -1
Cassin's Vireo -1
Lincoln's Sparrow -1
Gray Catbird -2
Brown Thrasher -1

*4 Recaptures*
Hermit Thrush -1
Brown Thrasher -1
Wilson's Warbler -2

The banding station is closed tomorrow. Nets will be open on Monday morning.
Enjoy the Day!

Julie Shieldcastle, Bander
Chico Basin Ranch
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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[cobirds] Buff-breasted Sandpiper- Lagerman Res, Boulder County

[Christian Nunes]

Peter Gent picked up on a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at Lagerman. It’s on the west 
end with a slew of other migrants, including Black-bellied Plover, Sanderling, 
Black Terns, Pectoral Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalarope, etc., etc.

Christian Nunes,
Longmont, Boulder County. 

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[cobirds] Red Shouldered Hawk Yuma

[Luke Pheneger]

Will Anderson and I just had a RSHA just East of Fosters Grove at Bonny Res.


LP WA
Boulder

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[cobirds] Great DFO bird trips on the calendar now

[David Suddjian]

Hi CoBirders,

Fall migration is unfolding and DFO has a fine free field trip lineup
developing this fall going to all sorts of hotspots. New trips are added
regularly. Take a look here at our September and October offerings, many of
which have openings:
https://dfobirds.org/FieldTrips/UpcomingTrips.aspx

I wish to highlight a few:
* Two far ranging trips are just next week include *North Park* on Sept 14
and *Southeastern CO* on Sept 16. Both have a couple openings.

* Laura Steaman is leading to *Lagerman** Res* in Boulder Co on Sept 18.

* Long time CO birder and leader Norm Lewis is leading to *Northeast CO* on
Sept 21 targeting areas in Weld and Morgan counties.

Looking for an *evening outing*? We have two at *Chatfield SP* on Sept 15
and Sept 23. This can be a great time of day in the park during this
season, and we will look for Sabine's Gull, maybe a jaeger and who knows
what?

Father ahead, a DFO overnight trip to *western Colorado* on Oct 16-18 will
target Mesa and Delta counties.

Davd Suddjian
DFO Field Trip Committee Chair
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] SULPHUR-bellied FLYCATCHER, Chico basin 9/10

[Peter Burke]

A Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher was seen well and photographed in a field
behind the banding station and the Casita.

!!!
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Best,

Peter Burke

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[cobirds] Short-billed dowitchers, Clement park, JeffCo

[Scott Somershoe]

There’s 2 short billed at clement park, Littleton, JeffCo now.  Usually around 
the south side of the park where there’s decent mud flats. A stilt sandpiper 
from yesterday is still here. 

Scott Somershoe 
Littleton 

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