Compiler: Mary Driscoll Date: September 14, 2014 email: r...@cfobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, September 14, 2014 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Mississippi Kite (El Paso) Pacific Loon (Park) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Kiowa) PARASITIC JAEGER (*Larimer) Long-tailed Jaeger (Pueblo) Lesser Black-backed Gull (El Paso) Caspian Tern (Pueblo) ARCTIC TERN (El Paso, Washington/Logan) Red-headed Woodpecker (Morgan) Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (*Jefferson) Eastern Wood-Peewee (Weld) Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (Bent) Least Flycatcher (Conejos) Great-Crested Flycatcher (Bent) Bell's Vireo (El Paso, Bent) BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Boulder, *El Paso) Philadelphia Vireo (Prowers) Black Phoebe (Fremont, Pueblo) VARIED THRUSH (Weld) Sprague's Pipit (Boulder) Pygmy Nuthatch (Larimer) BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (Larimer) PINE WARBLER (*PUEBLO) MOURNING WARBLER (Bent) CANADA WARBLER (Washington) Baltimore Oriole (Bent) Baird's Sparrow (Conejos, El Paso) PAINTED BUNTING (Bent)
BENT COUNTY: --A Bell's Vireo, MOURNING WARBLER, imm. female, PAINTED BUNTING, green type, were reported by Mlodinow at Neenoshe Locust Grove where the scrubby locust, tamarisk and Russian Olives are located on September 8. --A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (immature male) was reported by Nelson near the John Martin State Park Visitor Center. It was in the "triangle" north of the visitor center very close to the "John Martin Reservoir" sign. It liked to perch beneath the canopy of the two juniper trees flanking the sign, often taking foraging sallies out into the mowed weeds, fence lines and lowest branches of trees and utility poles nearby on September 2. --A Great-Crested Flycatcher was reported by Nelson at Temple Grove on September 5. --A Baltimore Oriole was reported by Nelson at Temple Grove on September 5. BOULDER COUNTY: --A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was reported by Mlodinow at Golden Ponds, Longmont, near where the bridge crosses the creek/river, on September 10. --A Sprague's Pipit was reported by Severs at Lagerman Reservoir on September 6. CONEJOS COUNTY: --A probable adult Baird's Sparrow was reported by Beaty on CR 21 between CR Y and CR W.5 about 4 pm on September 1. --A Least Flycatcher was reported by Beaty Other at Pike's Stockade on September 1. EL PASO COUNTY: --Peterson reports an ARCTIC TERN at Big Johnson Reservoir, on September 8, in low light. B. Maynard saw the bird today (9/9) and confirmed it as an ARCTIC TERN. The ARCTIC TERN was seen by Walbek and others from 11am til noon on September 9. B. Maynard reports seeing the ARCTIC TERN at Big Johnson on the opposite side of the reservoir where an island is seasonally located. Scope for viewing desirable. The Lesser Black-backed Gull continues at Big Johnson Reservoir. --Drummond reports a BLUE-HEADED VIREO at the Cassita, at Chico Basin Ranch, fee area, on September 13. --A BAIRD'S SPARROW was found by A. Driscoll on Drennan Road on August 26. Many individuals have since reported up to 4 BAIRD'S SPARROWS near the intersection of Drennan and Hemmingway (this area is east of Colorado Springs). On Sept. 7, Mlodinow reports 3 ad. Baird's Sparrows within 45 mins. before reaching the 90-degree bend in Drennan Road, there was 1 cooperative ad. Baird's Sparrow on Drennan Rd. just east of that 90 degree bend. Note, it would be most appreciated if those of you who have been there to go to your "My eBird" section and then to Locations and change the name to Drennan Road from whatever name you used for species seen near there. This way, data will aggregate that will be quite useful this year and subsequently to document dates, numbers, dwindling and "gone" dates. --A Bell's Vireo was reported by Peterson at Hanson Nature Area (AKA Area 7 of Fountain Creek Regional Park), between the two small ponds that are on the west side of Fountain Creek. JEFFERSON/DOUGLAS COUNTY: --A Lesser Black-Backed Gull (second cycle) was reported by Sheeter hanging out in the parking lot of the North Boat Ramp with some Ringers, but it had flown off before she had left on September 2. --A Ruby-throated Hummingbird was reported by Sanders on September 12, at this home. During the quick looks he had of the bird, he observed a red gorget, but it was a little different than the usual male Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Contact him via email if you want to try to see the bird, visitors are welcome. LARIMER COUNTY: --A PARASITIC JAEGER was reported by Komar at Timnath Reservoir on September 13. Currently the Jaeger is NOT being seen this morning, September 14, from 6:00 AM until 8:45 AM. --A Blackburnian Warbler was reported by Walters along the canal behind his house on September 9, if you are interested in chasing this bird, just email him. --A Blackburnian Warbler (male) was reported by Sparks along the Poudre Bike Trail, about 0.45 miles west of the Poudre Bike Trail and Lee Martinez Park trail intersection. --A Jaeger Species was reported by Lefko just left of Timnath. From south shore park it was due north with throngs of gulls and terns on September 1. Note, this is within the window when Long-tailed is perhaps the expected species. An adult Long-tailed was seen yesterday on Ogallalah Res near Lake McConaughy in western NE on a CFO Convention field trip led by John Vanderpoel. MORGAN COUNTY: --A Red headed Woodpecker was reported by Miller at Jackson Reservoir, along CO-144 about 0.3 miles west of MP 20 (there's a sharp turn and a cluster of speed limit signs) on September 6. --A Buff-breasted Sandpiper was reported by Miller at Jackson Reservoir on September 6. PARK COUNTY: --An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Suddjien at Timberline Campground in Pike NF, off County Road (CR) 58, on the east side of Kenosha Pass on September 3. --A Pacific Loon was reported by Suddjien at Antero Reservoir on September 3. PROWERS COUNTY: --Philadelphia Vireo was reported by Stulp at Lamar Community College on September 6. PUEBLO COUNTY: --A LONG-TAILED JAEGER was reported by Percival at Pueblo Reservoir on September 5. --A Caspian Tern was reported by Roller at Pueblo Reservoir at the island at West Fisherman's Point on September 5. --A PINE WARBLER was reported by Percival on September 13, east of the Osprey Picnic area on the North side of the Arkansas River, below Pueblo Reservoir dam. WASHINGTON COUNTY: --A CANADA WARBLER was reported by Kellner on August 31 in the inlet canal grove and a Canada Warbler in the inlet canal grove (Open Goggle Maps and copy/paste the following into the search box: 40.404031, -103.390887). WELD COUNTY: --A VARIED THRUSH was reported by Wright at Crow Valley Campground in the creek bed that goes north from the Group Area out to the gate leading to the Mourning Dove Trail/Primitive Camping area on September 9. The bird was seen in a elm and down in the willows along this stretch. --1 Eastern Wood-Pewee was reported by Mlodinow at Pawnee National Grassland--Crow Valley Campground on September 5. Heard on September 9 by Leatherman, probably the same individual. DFO Field Trips: September 13-14 Audubon Fall bird Counts. See schedule on page 4 of the current issue of the Lark Bunting, or check with Audubon chapters in your area. Good Birding, Mary Driscoll Denver -- 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/3502DED1-538A-4299-8FB6-7FC77E662BE0%40aol.com. 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