cobirds colorado rare bird: June 2013

Sunday 30 June 2013

[cobirds] Recording/sonogram of Dickcissel from Canon City and comparison with one in Prowers County

I have also uploaded a recording I made of the Dickcissel I found in Canon City last week with a sonogram from Xeno-canto.org. I have wanted to get a recording of one of the Dickcissels that come to Canon City to breed as it has been my experience that they tend to sing a song that is different from the Dickcissels I have heard singing in far eastern Colorado. This is the first time I have uploaded a recording to Xeno-canto and getting my recording converted to the correct format, etc took a little time. I have borrowed a recording that cobirder/recorder/vocalization specialist Nathan Pieplow did ( Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 ) of a Dickcissel in Prowers County to show the difference in the song of the Canon City Dickcissel. I have uploaded both of these to my Birds and Nature blog .

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
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[cobirds] TRICOLORED HERON at Holcim Wetlands east of Florence--Yes

The TRICOLORED HERON was at Holcim Wetlands this morning and it was foraging on the west side where I found it on 6-14-13 (as it seems very unlikely this is a different bird). Since I was going to Pueblo I stopped at Holcim to check on the bird. I ran into Lynne Miller who had just seen the heron. By the time I got to the west side of the wetlands it was 10:30 and it took a bit for me to find the bird as it was a few hundred feet from shore foraging mostly behind a large clump of cattails. I spotted it moving behind the cattails and it did come out into mostly full view briefly a few times but I got good views of it foraging with only a few cattails making photos more difficult. I did get a photo that I have uploaded to my Birds and Nature blog. But if you go looking for it and don't see it right away be sure to wait in case it is obscured by the cattails. Though Lynne said she saw a Green Heron, I did not see one today.

Note for anyone coming to Holcim from Pueblo, CR120 (the road the wetlands are located on) has the new bridge over the Arkansas River open so you no longer have to drive to H115 and drive back in.

On my way back from Pueblo late around 5 pm I drove by Holcim Wetlands. Since it was lightening I stayed in my car and scoped the wetlands from a high spot in the parking lot area. I was surprised to spot the TRICOLORED HERON foraging clearly but just barely in my view. It was still on the west side of the wetlands and appeared close to where it had been foraging earlier.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
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[cobirds] Saturday Manitou Lake Sandwich Tern

Hi cobirders. My son Bob took my Forester and me to Manitou Lake .
Left 9Am and arrived at Manitou Lake 10:30AM . Fee Area at the
picnic area. With my National pass $3.

Sandwich Tern found at 10:45AM in middle of Lake on stubby tree
limb. Saw it there and flying around the lake and back to its
favorite perch the tree stubs. There for
2 hours had picnic lunch and headed to Big Johnson Reservoir sw of
the Springs to find and see the Pacific Loon. Thousands of birds
there but needed to get back home.

Great day. Nice to get a state bird and also a life bird as I had not
seen one on the Gulf coast. My first state bird in over 2 years.

Bob Spencer NE of Golden

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[cobirds] Teller Tern and Big Johnson (El Paso) Follow-up

John Vanderpoel and I were lucky enough to spot the Manitou Lake Sandwich Tern as we drove up from Woodland Park in the early afternoon. As we were watching it forage successfully over the small pond west of CO 67, we almost saw the bird’s demise as it dropped a small food item it had just caught right in front of a big pick-up that was barreling down the highway. Fortunately, discretion by the tern was the better part of valor!

We then went down to Big Johnson Reservoir near Security where we found the birds posted by Mark Peterson the other day—Pacific Loon, Laughing Gull and (one) Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Bill Kaempfer

Boulder

[cobirds] Colorado City, Pueblo Co. 6/30

Van Truan and I were looking around Colorado City, in southern Pueblo County this morning. While looking at some butterflies and dragonflies, etc., we saw a singing male Indigo Bunting at the Diversion Gate in Colorado City, and two Peregrine Falcons there as well. Last night, in the Wet Mountains, we saw a Common Poorwill, and saw lots of moths, which Van attacked to his lights and white sheets.

I also wanted to publicly congratulate Roger and Brenda Linfield, on finding the first for Colorado Sandwich Tern and Jeff Jones for re-finding it. Another crazy tern for Colorado: the Sooty Tern, three Royals Terns, and now a Sandwich Tern have all made it to Colorado! I'm guessing Elegant and Gull-billed Tern ought to be coming one of these years too.

Good birding,

Brandon Percival

Pueblo West, CO

[cobirds] Mexican Duck - Glenmere Park, Greeley (Weld Co.)

In addition to the long staying snow goose (which appears to be missing the primaries on both wings) at Glenmere Park in Greeley this afternoon , was also a male Mexican Duck. It took flight while we were observing it, but I suspect it will be back. It was hanging at the west end of the island before flying out. Lots of nesting Black-Crown Night Herons, Snowy Egrets and a few Cattle Egrets in the trees on the island too.

Cathy Sheeter
Ft. Lupton

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[cobirds] Sandwich Tern

Good views. 1:00 Sunday, 6/30

Lea Ann Brown

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Re: [cobirds] Tern ps

Sandwich Tern present at 1:00 Sunday

Thanks for the morning update Larry

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> There at 10;30 am today
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[cobirds] Sandwich Tern Teller

The tern is still at Manitou Lake
as of 11:15. Mostly he/she remains on display in the middle of lake. Flew off to the south for awhile but came back in abt 10 min. Nice bird.
Mary Geder
Lakewood

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[cobirds] More Sandwich Tern photos (Teller County)

I posted a series of photos if this vagrant from yesterday morning at: http://www.pbase.com/quetzal/sate2013.

Did anyone figure out where it slept last night?

Nick Komar

Fort Collins, CO

[cobirds] Tern ps

There at 10;30 am today
Larry Modesitt

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[cobirds] Sandwich tern happy in Teller

The tern seems content to show off at Manitou Lake. As I was 1,000 miles away when Roger found it, I thought it would join the "One day late--again!" list. I'm glad they stock that lake!
Larry Modesitt
Greenwood Village

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[cobirds] Lewis's Woodpeckers - Garfield county - 29 June

Saw two (a pair?) on the Colorado River, about 2 miles west
(downstream) of the New Castle put-in, flying back and forth across the
river. Not common in Garfield county (or anywhere else?) I don't
think. I had 2 at my house further west in the county (between Rifle
and Rulison) about 5 years ago, but not since ...

just in case anyone is working on their Garfield list :) -- it's hard
to be more precise on location, but the float from New Castle to Silt
was nice (if not really all that birdy), so that's probably your best
bet ... but the river road wasn't that far off, so one could perhaps
try that too.

jake

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[cobirds] Carpenter Ranch, Routt County, June 29th

Hello, Birders.

Twelve of us had a fine time at the Carpenter Ranch [PRIVATE], Routt County, yesterday, Saturday, June 29th. No rarities to speak of for us, but we pretty much cleaned up on all the expected specialty species of the ranch, finding:

5 Sandhill Cranes

a minimum of 11 Willow Flycatcher (an outstanding, perhaps unprecedented, breeding-season count for Colorado)

2 Veeries

5 Swainson's Thrushes

8 Gray Catbirds

3 Fox Sparrows

5 Bobolinks

Some other items of note:

a male Red-naped Sapsucker with extreme red on the head; we wondered if this bird had some Red-breasted Sapsucker ancestry

an unseen "Rufous-sided" Towhee with a funky, somewhat Eastern-ish song

Lots of Common Mergansers, including one hen with 14 chicks

Orange-crowned Warblers and Green-tailed Towhees singing on the dry hillsides

beautiful Cedar Waxwings everywhere

Thanks to the Carpenter Ranch and the Yampa River Birding Club for a great outing!

Ted Floyd

tedfloyd57@hotmail.com

Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, June 30, 2013

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: June 30, 2013

email: rba AT cobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Suday, June 30, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions including county, and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name.

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

Pacific Loon (El Paso)

TRICOLORED HERON (Bent, *Fremont)

Green Heron (*Fremont)

LAUGHING GULL (El Paso, *Crowley)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (El Paso)

SANDWICH TERN (*Teller)

White-winged Dove (Alamosa, Archuleta, Bent)

LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Kiowa, Montrose)

ACORN WOODPECKER (*Pueblo)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder)

Least Flycatcher (Grand)

Black Phoebe (Archuleta, *Fremont)

Eastern Phoebe (Bent)

Great Crested Flycatcher (*Weld)

Black-throated Sparrow (Delta)

Fox Sparrow (Boulder)

White-winged Crossbill (*Boulder)

ALAMOSA COUNTY:

--2 White-winged Doves were reported by Pike at Zapata Ranch near Mosca on June 27.

ARCHULETA COUNTY:

--A White-winged Dove was reported by Allerton at Navajo Lake SP on June 25. It was singing from a conifer next to the picnic pavilion at SP headquarters.

--On June 25, Allerton reported nesting Black Phoebes at the Watchable Wildlife Area on CO 151 near Arboles.

BENT COUNTY:

--An ad TRICOLORED HERON was reported by Peterson at Lake Hasty near Osprey Platform on June 22.

--At Temple Grove on June 22, Mlodinow reported White-winged Dove and Eastern Phoebe by the bridge.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--White-winged Crossbills were reported by Hansley on the Arapaho Glacier Rim Trail in Indian Peaks Wilderness on June 25. They were high in Douglas Fir Trees. They were about 3/4 mile to 1 mile up the trail. The trailhead is at Rainbow Lakes campground parking area. The Rainbow lakes road heads west 6.2 miles north of Nederland from Hwy 119. On June 27, Dowell reported White-winged Crossbills and a pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers on the Arapaho Glacier Trail.

--On June 26, Boswell reported singing Fox Sparrows and 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers at Brainard Lake.

--On June 29, Morton reported singing Ovenbirds in Skunk Canyon.

CROWLEY COUNTY:

--On June 29, Dowell reported a 1st summer Laughing Gull at Lake Henry.

DELTA COUNTY:

--On June 19, Wing reported a pair of Black-throated Sparrows in Escalante Canyon S of US 50 about 1.5 miles in.

EL PASO COUNTY:

--A non-breeding ad LAUGHING GULL was reported by Peterson on June 28 in the SE corner of Big Johnson.

--On June 28, Peterson reported that the Pacific Loon continues at Big Johnson.

--On June 28, Peterson reported two Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Big Johnson.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--On June 23, Moss reported a pair of Black Phoebe nesting under the MacKenzie Ave Bridge in Canon City. On June 29, Moss reported Black Phoebes near the MacKenzie parking area of the Canon City Riverwalk.

--On June 29, Rich Miller reported that the ad TRICOLORED HERON was back at Holcim wetlands on the west shore and

two Green Herons were also present at Holcim.

GRAND COUNTY:

--A singing Least Flycatcher was reported by Linfield SE of Kremmling on June 22. From junction of US 40 and CR 39, go south on CR 39 down a hill, cross a large, wet meadow, in the deciduous woods on the left past a house.

KIOWA COUTY:

--A m LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported by Mlodinow at Abode Creek Reservoir (Blue Lake) on CR A on June 22.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

--On June 23 and 24, Dexter reported a LESSER NIGHTHAWK show in Nucla. There are between 300 - 500 nighthawks

flying around low over ponds and hayfields that have just been cut. The nighthawks pass over the road, West 5th Ave very low and several LESSER NIGHTHAWKS can be seen among the Common Nighthawks.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--On June 29, the Boulder Audubon Field trip organized by Piombino to Pueblo Mountain Park saw at least 3 ACORN WOODPECKERS (2m, 1 f).

TELLER COUNTY:

--On June 27 Linfield reported a breeding plumaged SANDWICH TERN at Manitou Lake. This would be a new state record if accepted. On June 28, Jeff Jones reported that the SANDWICH TERN returned to Manitou Lake. Manitou Lake is north of Woodland Park on Hwy 67. Approximately 6.5 miles north of Hwy 24. On June 29, Komar and many other birders saw the

SANDWICH TERN at or near Manitou Lake.

WELD COUNTY:

--A vocal Great Crested Flycatcher was reported by Mlodinow at Sandstone Ranch near the visitor center.

DFO FIELD TRIPS:

No trips are scheduled for Saturday July 6 or Sunday, July 7 due to large number of weekday trips this month.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

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[cobirds] Red-eyed Vireo on Canon City Riverwal

There was a Red-eyed Vireo singing near the MacKenzie parking area for Canon City Riverwalk this morning. I had been told by different birders that there was one singing in this area about a week ago nut this the first I have heard this year in this area.

There have also been Black Phoebes, Lazuli Buntings and at least one hybrid Lazuli x Indigo Bunting in this section of our Riverwalk for more than a week.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City

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Saturday 29 June 2013

[cobirds] Laughing Gull at Lake Henry (Crowley County)

I stopped at several lakes from Lincoln to Otero Counties today. The most interesting find was a LAUGHING GULL at Lake Henry in Crowley County. My read is that it's a first summer gull. It was near the ring-billed gulls, Franklin's gulls, and avocets on the west shore.

Lake Henry and Lake Meredith are both being drained and are already quite low. Fish kill is occurring on a particularly massive scale at Lake Meredith. It's not a pretty sight out there. Nevertheless, both lakes are attracting large numbers of gulls and shorebirds (and, in the case of Meredith, fish eaters such as pelicans and cormorants). Before these lakes dry up completely, I assume they will continue to have huge numbers of birds.

The appearance of yellowlegs (both kinds), willets, marbled godwits, etc., at these lakes indicates that the "fall" shorebird migration is steadily ramping up.

David Dowell

Longmont, Colorado

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[cobirds] From around Longmont, Boulder/Weld

Greetings All

So, I did not do much birding today, and what I did was local, and though I missed out on yonder Sandwich Tern, there is a big smile on my face.

Also, in the wee bit of birding I did do, I found the following

2 CACKLING GEESE remain at Golden Ponds, with 1 LESSER CANADA, which WAS NOT present in late May.

And Sandstone Ranch, in the trees around the visitor center, was a very vocal GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER. There was likely a second one down by the creek, but it could've been the same bird having moved 1/4 mile or so.

Also, along the creek below and to the south of the visitor center there was a male AMERICAN REDSTART singing away.

Good Birding

Steven Mlodinow

Longmont CO

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[cobirds] Tern,Teller County

Sandwich Tern seen by myself and Gwen Moore on snag in lake at 4:45 pm.Tina Jones,Littleton,Co.Jefferson County.

[cobirds] Fwd: Sandwich Tern Photos

Sorry correction web link is http://www.pbase.com/jxdrummo/coloradobirds_2013 .

John Drummond

Monument

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From: John D <jxdrummo@aol.com>
To: cobirds <cobirds@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2013 9:25 pm
Subject: Sandwich Tern Photos

CO birders :

Some more photos of todays SATE at Manitou Lake can be seen on this link.

http://www.pbse.com/jxdrummo/coloradobirds_2013 .

Thanks Roger , Jeff and Mark to get the word out so promptly.

John Drummond

Monument .

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[cobirds] Tricolored Heron, Holcim Wetlands

This morning there was an adult Tricolored Heron standing on the west shore at Holcim Wetlands. I assume it was the same one that was here last week. There were also two Green Herons here.

Rich Miller

Canon City

[cobirds] Sandwich tern at lake 3:30 pm

Joyce and Connie Takamine, Sandy Arnesen, Topiltzin Martinez and I are looking at the tern in the middle of Manitou Lake great views. -Elena Klaver

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Elena Holly Klaver
Ometeotl

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[cobirds] Rufous Hummer Custer 6-28

Saw my first of the summer Rufous Hummingbird in the Wet Mts. In Custer County yesterday.

Brandon K. Percival -- Pueblo West, CO -- Sent from my phone.

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[cobirds] National Geographic Magazine - Last Song

  For those who haven't seen the July issue of Natl Geo... An extremely disheartening but informative article by the novelist/birder Jonathan Franzen about the demise of Eurasian/African migratory birds. http://bit.ly/1ba7y5U

Marty Wolf

NW CO Spgs
  

By Jonathan Franzen
Photographs by David Guttenfelder

From glue-covered sticks in Egypt hang two lives, and one question: Can we stop the slaughter of songbirds migrating across the Mediterranean?

In a bird market in the Mediterranean tourist town of Marsa Matruh, Egypt, I was inspecting cages crowded with wild turtledoves and quail when one of the birdsellers saw the disapproval in my face and called out sarcastically, in Arabic: "You Americans feel bad about the birds, but you don't feel bad about dropping bombs on someone's homeland."  

  I could have answered that it's possible to feel bad about both birds and bombs, that two wrongs don't make a right. But it seemed to me that the birdseller was saying something true about the problem of nature conservation in a world of human conflict, something not so easily refuted. He kissed his fingers to suggest how good the birds tasted, and I kept frowning at the cages.  

  To a visitor from North America, where bird hunting is well regulated and only naughty farm boys shoot songbirds, the situation in the Mediterranean is appalling: Every year, from one end of it to the other, hundreds of millions of songbirds and larger migrants are killed for food, profit, sport, and general amusement. The killing is substantially indiscriminate, with heavy impact on species already battered by destruction or fragmentation of their breeding habitat. Mediterraneans shoot cranes, storks, and large raptors for which governments to the north have multimillion-euro conservation projects. All across Europe bird populations are in steep decline, and the slaughter in the Mediterranean is one of the causes.  

  Read the full story online.  

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[cobirds] Re: White-winged Crossbills, Boulder Co.

I headed out this morning seeking out the crossbills, and only found two remnant males a mile or so up the trail. One seemed to be having some issues with a nearby Clark's Nutcracker!

I stuck on the trail thanks to David's hint though, and found a White-tailed Ptarmigan, some American Pipits, and a single female Horned Lark up in the tundra. Toss in the woodpeckers and rosy-finches and it makes for a great day in the field!

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[cobirds] Sandwich Tern- yes teller co

The sandwich tern is currently sitting in the middle of manitou lake. There are several boats getting close, but he doesn't seem to mind.

Jessi Oberbeck
Westminster, co

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[cobirds] Boulder County - Ovenbirds

Back during peak migration I mentioned a few Ovenbirds back in Skunk Canyon. I had to head to the east coast for a few weeks and got back up there this morning. Two of the three "territories" that were filled with singing back in May were still vocally active between 8-8:30 a.m. this morning. It's a banner year for Mexican Hats on the trail and also saw/heard Yellow-breasted chats, Black-headed grosbeaks, House Wrens, Plumbeous Vireo, Lazuli Buntings and un'IDd Warblers.

Michael Morton

Boulder

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Re: [cobirds] Sandwich Tern present

Favorite fishing spot is beaver pond at intersection of Hwy 67 and Painted Rocks Rd. Good photos here. Also avoids $6 fee at the lake. Fastest route from Denver is through Colorado Springs and Woodland Park. Shortest distance route is via Rt. 285.

Nick Komar
Currently in Teller County

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> Currently perched at Manitou Lake. Arrived from south.
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[cobirds] Sandwich Tern present

Currently perched at Manitou Lake. Arrived from south.

Nick Komar
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, June 29, 2013

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: June 29, 2013

email: rba AT cobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, June 29, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions including county, and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name.

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

Pacific Loon (*El Paso)

TRICOLORED HERON (Bent)

LAUGHING GULL (*El Paso)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (*El Paso)

SANDWICH TERN (*Teller)

White-winged Dove (Alamosa, Archuleta, Bent)

LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Kiowa, Montrose)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder)

Least Flycatcher (Grand)

Black Phoebe (Archuleta, Fremont)

Eastern Phoebe (Bent)

Black-throated Sparrow (Delta)

Fox Sparrow (Boulder)

White-winged Crossbill (*Boulder)

ALAMOSA COUNTY:

--2 White-winged Doves were reported by Pike at Zapata Ranch near Mosca on June 27.

ARCHULETA COUNTY:

--A White-winged Dove was reported by Allerton at Navajo Lake SP on June 25. It was singing from a conifer next to the picnic pavilion at SP headquarters.

--On June 25, Allerton reported nesting Black Phoebes at the Watchable Wildlife Area on CO 151 near Arboles.

BENT COUNTY:

--An ad TRICOLORED HERON was reported by Peterson at Lake Hasty near Osprey Platform on June 22.

--At Temple Grove on June 22, Mlodinow reported White-winged Dove and Eastern Phoebe by the bridge.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--On June 26, Boswell reported singing Fox Sparrows and 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers at Brainard Lake.

DELTA COUNTY:

--On June 19, Wing reported a pair of Black-throated Sparrows in Escalante Canyon S of US 50 about 1.5 miles in.

EL PASO COUNTY:

--A non-breeding ad LAUGHING GULL was reported by Peterson on June 28 in the SE corner of Big Johnson.

--On June 28, Peterson reported that the Pacific Loon continues at Big Johnson.

--On June 28, Peterson reported two Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Big Johnson.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--On June 23, Moss reported a pair of Black Phoebe nesting under the MacKenzie Ave Bridge in Canon City.

GRAND COUNTY:

KIOWA COUTY:

--A m LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported by Mlodinow at Abode Creek Reservoir (Blue Lake) on CR A on June 22.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

--On June 23 and 24, Dexter reported a LESSER NIGHTHAWK show in Nucla. There are between 300 - 500 nighthawks

flying around low over ponds and hayfields that have just been cut. The nighthawks pass over the road, West 5th Ave very low and several LESSER NIGHTHAWKS can be seen among the Common Nighthawks.

TELLER COUNTY:

DFO FIELD TRIPS:

The DFO field trip for Saturday, June 29 will be to Mt Evans and Summit Lake led by Lynn Willcockson (303-757-7000). This trip will traverse several elevations. Will check out summer mountain birds at Fillius Park, Echo Lake, and Summit Lake. Please preregister with leader. Limit 10 people. Meet the leader at 0800 at Fillius Park, Go west on I-70 to exit 252. Exit onto Evergreen Parkway (CO 74). Go 2 miles on CO 74 to first traffic light and turn right into Fillius Park. Park at the shelter house. Bring lunch, water, hat, sunscreen for a day in the mountains.

Sunday, June 30

No trip scheduled.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

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Friday 28 June 2013

RE: [cobirds] RFI: Birding SW Colorado

Hi everyone,

In my first post I thoughtlessly copied & pasted my target list (which I had made for my own use using 4-letter codes as shorthand) into the email without thinking to write out the names of the birds. Here they are in “English” – sorry if they were confusing or offending to anyone!

Northern Goshawk

Virginia Rail

Western Screech-Owl

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Long-eared Owl

Sage Thrasher

Sage Sparrow

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Evening Grosbeak

Thanks again!

Caleb Frome

TX Century Club Member

Dallas, TX

From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caleb Frome
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 11:48 AM
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Subject: [cobirds] RFI: Birding SW Colorado

Hi all,

I'm going to be on vacation in SW Colorado this summer (July 7-13) in Montezuma County. I've been to the area before but I'd like to explore it some more. I'm planning to go to Yellowjacket Canyon, Totten Reservoir (very productive last year), and in general around the city of Mancos - are there any other locations that are definitely worth a visit?

Also, a few target birds I'm interested in are NOGO, VIRA (I do know of one spot), WESO, NOPO, LEOW, SATH, SASP, BCRF, and EVGR. Any info on where to find these would be great.

Please respond privately. Thanks and good birding!

Caleb Frome

TX Century Club Member

Dallas, TX

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[cobirds] Sandwich Tern Photos

CO birders :

Some more photos of todays SATE at Manitou Lake can be seen on this link.

http://www.pbse.com/jxdrummo/coloradobirds_2013 .

Thanks Roger , Jeff and Mark to get the word out so promptly.

John Drummond

Monument .

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Re: [cobirds] Sandwich night

Almost forgot to thank Lisa, for keeping me focused, like she always does!

Glenn Walbek

Castle Rock, CO

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From: Glenn and Laurie

To: COBIRDS

Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 7:40 PM

Subject: [cobirds] Sandwich night

Folks,

I have posted some pics of Colorado's first Sandwich Tern on the link below. The SATE was fairly cooperative at Manitou Lake this afternoon, flying and feeding on both sides of Hwy 67. The tern will roost on the snags in the middle of the tiny lake, then fly and feed in the smaller estuaries to the south. A big 'Thank You' go to Roger and Brenda, Jeff and Mark... AWESOME!

Anyone who has been here for more than a couple of years knows that June is not boring. Consider: Tropical Parula, White-eared Hummingbird, Hooded Oriole, Western Gull, Great Kiskadee, Royal Tern, Sandwich Tern, Bronzed Cowbird, Swallow-tailed Kite, Zone-tailed Hawk, etc...

Glenn Walbek

Castle Rock, CO

http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/2013_birds

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[cobirds] Sandwich night

Folks,

I have posted some pics of Colorado's first Sandwich Tern on the link below. The SATE was fairly cooperative at Manitou Lake this afternoon, flying and feeding on both sides of Hwy 67. The tern will roost on the snags in the middle of the tiny lake, then fly and feed in the smaller estuaries to the south. A big 'Thank You' go to Roger and Brenda, Jeff and Mark... AWESOME!

Anyone who has been here for more than a couple of years knows that June is not boring. Consider: Tropical Parula, White-eared Hummingbird, Hooded Oriole, Western Gull, Great Kiskadee, Royal Tern, Sandwich Tern, Bronzed Cowbird, Swallow-tailed Kite, Zone-tailed Hawk, etc...

Glenn Walbek

Castle Rock, CO

http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/2013_birds

[cobirds] Photos of Sandwich Tern at Manitou Lake

Brian Grundy took these photos of the Sandwich Tern at Manitou Lake on Thursday: http:/thelinfields.com/birding/pics

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RE: [cobirds] SANDWICH TERN back at Manitou Lake

Confirmed sandwich tern. Looking at it right now through scope. Sitting on stick in middle of Lake for past 20 minutes.

John Rouse is taking pics.

Jeff J Jones
719.205.5650

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Date: 06/28/2013 2:20 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: CoBirds <cobirds@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [cobirds] SANDWICH TERN back at Manitou Lake

COBirders,

Jeff Jones is reporting that the tern is currently at Manitou Lake just north of Woodland Park on highway 67.  It is approximately 6.5 miles north of highway 24 on highway 67.

 
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[cobirds] SANDWICH TERN back at Manitou Lake

COBirders,

Jeff Jones is reporting that the tern is currently at Manitou Lake just north of Woodland Park on highway 67.  It is approximately 6.5 miles north of highway 24 on highway 67.

 
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Mark   Peterson
Colorado Springs

[cobirds] RFI: Birding SW Colorado

Hi all,

Also, a few target birds I'm interested in are NOGO, VIRA (I do know of one spot), WESO, NOPO, LEOW, SATH, SASP, BCRF, and EVGR. Any info on where to find these would be great.

Please respond privately. Thanks and good birding!

Caleb Frome

TX Century Club Member

Dallas, TX

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[cobirds] Sandwich Tern Search Update

Cobirders,

An update to the search, Cherry Creek and Standly Lake have been checked with no sign of the Sandwich Tern. I have heard an interpid birder is on his way to the Park County reservoirs. Time is running out for those that had hoped for a breakfast sandwich....

Good Birding,

Steve Stachowiak

Highlands Ranch, CO

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[cobirds] El Paso county --- LAUGHING GULL

COBirders,

Early this morning I checked Big Johnson reservoir and had a non-breeding adult (I think it is an adult) LAUGHING GULL in the southeast corner of the reservoir.  It was feeding in the mud most of the time and occasionally being chased by AMERICAN AVOCETs.  Other notable species were the continuing PACIFIC LOON, three youngster BALD EAGLEs and one adult, and two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLs.  This is the first   time I have seen the two Lesser Black-backed Gulls at the same time.

 
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Mark Peterson
Colorado Springs

[cobirds] Re: RFI: technique for seeing Black Swifts at Zapata Falls

Jeff

Best of luck. We are intererested to know how it goes.

Rick Taylor, COS, El Paso County

On Thursday, June 27, 2013 10:32:18 AM UTC-6, Jeff - Teller County wrote:

Trying for Black Swifts at Zapata Falls in San Luis Valley next week. Delayed lifer for me and a birding friend visiting next week.

Hoping that others can reply to me privately (jjo...@jonestc.com) with the basic plan to see black swifts at this location. I have been to the falls in the daytime before, so I am familiar with the layout. Just looking for how to go about maximizing my opportunity for sightings. Things such as; do I just sit at the top of the falls pre-sunrise or post-sunset and await the birds to come diving in? Can you view nest sites from within the chasm?

Please reply privately unless you think your response has value to the rest of the group.

Thanks.

Jeff J Jones

(jjones@jonestc.com)

Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands

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[cobirds] Sandwich Tern Search

Cobirders,

This search has begun this morning for the Sandwich Tern. Manitou Lake, Big Johnson, Chatfield, S Platte Res and McLellen have been checked with no sign of the bird.

Walbek is purportedly taking his leisure but on his way to Cherry Creek. Percival is out of town so it would be nice if someone could check Pueblo Res (no small task) and the mountain reservoirs in S Park.

Terns are strong fliers but it is likely still around somewhere. Let's leave no tern unstoned on this great find by Roger.

Good Birding,
Steve Stachowiak
Highlands Ranch, CO

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RE: [cobirds] Sandwich Tern in Teller County

Thanks for the post Roger!

A check last night around 7:30pm and a look this morning from 6:30a-7:00p did not produce a tern at Manitou Lake. Perhaps one of the surrounding reservoirs in the area will tern something up. :)

Jeff J Jones

(jjones@jonestc.com)

Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands

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Subject: [cobirds] Sandwich Tern in Teller County

Roger Linfield

Boulder

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, June 28, 2013

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: June 28, 2013

email: rba AT cobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 28, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions including county, and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name.

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

TRICOLORED HERON (Bent)

SANDWICH TERN (*Teller)

White-winged Dove (*Alamosa, Archuleta, Bent)

LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Kiowa, Montrose)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Boulder)

Least Flycatcher (Grand)

Black Phoebe (Archuleta, Fremont)

Eastern Phoebe (Bent)

Black-throated Sparrow (Delta)

Fox Sparrow (Boulder)

White-winged Crossbill (*Boulder)

ALAMOSA COUNTY:

--2 White-winged Doves were reported by Pike at Zapata Ranch near Mosca on June 27.

ARCHULETA COUNTY:

--A White-winged Dove was reported by Allerton at Navajo Lake SP on June 25. It was singing from a conifer next to the picnic pavilion at SP headquarters.

--On June 25, Allerton reported nesting Black Phoebes at the Watchable Wildlife Area on CO 151 near Arboles.

BENT COUNTY:

--An ad TRICOLORED HERON was reported by Peterson at Lake Hasty near Osprey Platform on June 22.

--At Temple Grove on June 22, Mlodinow reported White-winged Dove and Eastern Phoebe by the bridge.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--On June 26, Boswell reported singing Fox Sparrows and 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers at Brainard Lake.

DELTA COUNTY:

--On June 19, Wing reported a pair of Black-throated Sparrows in Escalante Canyon S of US 50 about 1.5 miles in.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--On June 23, Moss reported a pair of Black Phoebe nesting under the MacKenzie Ave Bridge in Canon City.

GRAND COUNTY:

KIOWA COUTY:

--A m LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported by Mlodinow at Abode Creek Reservoir (Blue Lake) on CR A on June 22.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

--On June 23 and 24, Dexter reported a LESSER NIGHTHAWK show in Nucla. There are between 300 - 500 nighthawks

flying around low over ponds and hayfields that have just been cut. The nighthawks pass over the road, West 5th Ave very low and several LESSER NIGHTHAWKS can be seen among the Common Nighthawks.

TELLER COUNTY:

--On June 27 Linfield reported a breeding plumaged SANDWICH TERN at Manitou Lake. SANDWICH TERN would be a new

state record if accepted.

DFO FIELD TRIPS:

Sunday, June 30

No trip scheduled.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

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Thursday 27 June 2013

[cobirds] Sandwich Tern in Teller County

At 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, Brenda and I found a breeding plumage Sandwich Tern at Manitou Lake in Teller County. Initially, it was perched on a small snag in the middle of the lake, but we later observed it in flight. Photos were taken by a third person who is not on cobirds. As soon as we receive his photos, we will put them onto a website and post the url to cobirds.

Roger Linfield
Boulder

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