Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: September 27, 2015
This is the Rare Bird Alert, Sunday, September 27 sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).
Green Heron (Park)
Red Phalarope (Douglas, Jefferson, Park)
Parasitic Jaeger (Pueblo)
Sabine's Gull (Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Park, Pueblo)
Laughing Gull (Pueblo)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (El Paso)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Weld)
Eastern Phoebe (*Douglas, *Jefferson, *Weld)
Great Crested Flycatcher (*Jefferson)
Philadelphia Vireo (Denver)
SEDGE WREN (*Kiowa)
McCown's Longspur (*Lincoln)
Eastern Towhee (Weld)
Painted Bunting (Ouray)
DENVER COUNTY:
--Del Rosso and Urik reported a Philadelphia Vireo on the western edge of Denver Botanic Gardens on Septembedr 23. It was near the Japanese Gardens.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
--An adult Sabine's Gull was reported by Tom Behnfield at Chatfield SP east of the marina spit on September 17. The imm Sabine's Gull reported by Kibbe on September 18 was seen again on September 19 from the Marina Spit.
--A Red Phalarope was reported by Doug Kibbe at Chafield Sp north of the marina pit on September 18. It was seen again on September 19 from the spit. There were multiple reports of this bird on the DFO website on September 20.
--2 Eastern Phoebes were reported by Ben Sampson and Joey Kellner upstream of Kingfisher Bridge at Chatfield SP on September 26.
--2 Eastern Phoebes were reported by Joey Kellner downstream of Kingfisher Bridge at Chatfield SP on September 26.
EL PASO COUNTY:
--Goff reported a Sabine's Gull at Big Johnson Reservoir on September 18.
--Peterson Reported a Red-bellied Woodpecker at Ramah SWA on September 23.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--The imm Sabine's Gull and Red Phalarope were seen again at Chatfield SP on the Jeffco side of the seem from the swim beach on September 21 by Somershoe. The Sabine's Gull continued on September 23.
--A Great Crested Flycatcher was reported by Gerald Baines at Bear Creek Greenbelt from S. Kipling Pkwy to S. Wadsworth Blvd on September 25.
--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Ben Sampson at Chatfield Swim Beach on September 26.
KIOWA COUNTY:
--A SEDGE WREN was reported by Bill Kaempfer at Sand Creek National Historic Site .25 miles east of entrance gate where CR 2 crosses Big Sandy Creek on September 26.
LINCOLN COUNTY:
--A McCown's Longspur was reported by Dale Adams on CR 41 on September 26.
OURAY COUNTY:
--Bill Day post photos of a female Painted Bunting at the Ridgeway banding station on September 18.
PARK COUNTY:
--Suddjian reported 2 juv Sabine's Gulls and Eleven Mile Reservoir on September 18 and on September 22 her reported an ad Sabine's Gull in Alternate plumage there.
--Blakeslee reported a Green Heron at Bailey on Septmeber 24. Directions: At the bottom of Crow Hill ()hwy 285) turn left or east on CR 68 or the Wellington Lake Road. there is a Bailey Propane, a restaurant, and a couple of businesses and then the sewage plant. Just past the sewage plant along cr 68 is a shall little pond with willows and cattails on the far side. The heron was fishing in this pond.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
--A Sabine's Gull was reported by Gary Koehn at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) on September 15 at headquarters lake.
--Percival reported a juv Parasitic Jaeger and a non-ad Laughing Gull at the east side of Pueblo Reservoir on September 18. Neither were see on September 19.
WELD COUNTY:
--Mlodinow reported an Eastern Otwhee at Crown Valley CG on Septmeber 21.
--An Eastern Phoebe and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker were reported by Sue Riffe at Crow Valley CG on September 26.
DFO FIELD TRIPS:
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, September 26 will be to Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR led by Candice Johnson (candice.johnson AT childrenscolorado.org; 303-329-8131). This trip is full.
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, September 27 will be to South Valley Park led by Jill Boice (Jill At booksandcats.net; 303-864-7580).
Meet at 0830 at 90 S. Valley Road, Littleton, CO. Directions: From the denver Metro area, travel south on C-470 and exist westbound on Ken Caryl Avewnue. Go about 0.3 mile west, lake a left turn onto South Valley Road to the park's north parking area.
South Valley is a small park SW of the Metro area and is nestled between red stone hogback formations and will be attractive in fall colors. The north parking area has restrooms. Will makea modest 2 miles loop through mixed habitats. Register online or contact leader to register.
The next monthly meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, September 28 at the Ricketson Auditorium at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in City Park at 7:30 pm. Park on the north side of the museum and enter the north side security/employee entrance and tell the guard that you are there for the DFO meeting. Ted Floyd will talk about "Birding in the Posthuman Age".
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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