Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: April 18, 2017
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, April 18 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 using the new AOU checklist and the order of families has changed.
Mute Swan (*Weld)
Trumpeter Swan (*Archuleta, *Routt)
Long-tailed Duck (Weld)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Clear Creek, Eagle)
Northern Bobwhite (El Paso)
Greater Sage-Grouse (Jackson)
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Clear Creek/Summit)
Dusky Grouse (El Paso, Larimer, Routt)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Weld)
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Yuma)
Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo)
Greater Roadrunner (Baca)
Mountain Plover (*Weld)
Long-billed Curlew (Boulder, Broomfield, La Plata)
Pectoral Sandpiper (*Boulder)
Short-billed Dowitcher (*Boulder)
Glossy Ibis (Otero, Weld)
Broad-winged Hawk (Jefferson, Prowers)
Acorn Woodpecker (Pueblo)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Yuma)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Pueblo)
CRESTED CARACARA (Weld)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Baca, El Paso)
Black Phoebe (*Boulder, Fremont, Montrose)
Eastern Phoebe (*Adams, Baca, *Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Fremont, Jefferson)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (*Adams)
White-eyed Vireo (Yuma)
Gray Vireo (*Mesa)
Chihuahuan Raven (Baca, El Paso, Cheyenne)
Carolina Wren (Baca, *Pueblo)
Bohemian Waxwing (Jackson)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Baca, El Paso)
Sprague's Pipit (Yuma)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Clear Creek)
Lapland Longspur (Weld)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Weld)
McCown's Longspur (*Weld)
Lucy's Warbler (Montezuma)
Nashville Warbler (*Pueblo)
Palm Warbler (Baca)
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Baca)
Brewer's Sparrow (Gunnison)
Savannah Sparrow (Lincoln)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Yuma)
Fox Sparrow (Clear Creek, Eagle, *Jackson, Summit)
Summer Tanager (Baca)
Northern Cardinal (Prowers, Yuma)
EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Yuma)
Rusty Blackbird (Gunnison)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On April 17 at Rocky Mountain Aresenal NWR, Diane Roberts and Tim Ryan reported Eastern Phoebe.
---On April 17 at Barr Lake SP on Neidrach Nature Trail, F. Wamboldt reported Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.
ARCHULETA COUNTY:
---On April 17 at Lake Forest, Charles Martinez reported Trumpeter Swan.
BACA COUNTY:
---On April 15 at Cottonwood Canyon, Joey Kellner reported Greater Roadrunner, Carolina Wren, and Rufous-crowned Sparrow, and Ladder-backed Woodpecker.
---On April 15 on CR 5, Joey Kellner reported Greater Roadrunner, 3 Eastern Phoebe and Rufous-crowned Sparrow.
---On April 15 at Picture Canyon, Joey Kellner reported 2 Greater Roadrunner and 2 Chihuahuan Ravens.
---On April 15 at Sand Canyon, Joey Kellner reported Curve-billed Thrasher.
---On April 16 at Two Buttes SWA, Mike McCloy reported 2 Eastern Phoebe, Chihuahuan Raven, molting m Summer Tanager. On April 16 at Two Buttes SWA below dam, Joey Kellner reported Eastern Phoebe, Palm Warbler, and molting male Summer Tanager.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On April 12 SW of Hygiene along Crane Hollow Rod at Bridge that crosses creek between Hygiene and St Vrain Road, John Turenbeck reported 2 Black Phoebe. On April 13 on Hygiene Rd at Crane Hollow Dr, David Waltman reported Eastern Phoebe. On April 14 on Hygiene Rd at Crane Hollow Dr, David Dowell and David Waltman reported 1 Black Phoebe and 1 Eastern Phoebe. On April 15 at Crane Hollow Road ponds, Mike Hensely and Todd Deininger reported Black Phoebe, and Todd also reported Eastern Phoebe. On April 15 at Crane Hollow Rd, Peter Burke reported 2 Eastern Phoebe. On April 16 at Crane Hollow Rd ponds, Luke Pheneger reported 2 Eastern Phoebes. On April 16 at Crane Hollow Rd ponds, Mike Hensley reported Black Phoebe and Eastern Phoebe.
---On April 15 at St. Vrain River Crossing at 63rd St, Peter Burke reported 2 Eastern Phoebes. On Aoruk 17, Christian Nunes reported Eastern Phoebe at St Vrain River Crossing at 63rd St.
---On April 15 at Macintosh Lake in Longmont, Peter Burke reported 9 Long-billed Curlews for a short
while at NW end.
---On April 16 at Boulder Creek and 75th St, Renee Casias reported Black Phoebe and Eastern Phoebe. On April 17, Jeff Parks reported Eastern and Black Phoebe at Boulder Creek and 75th St.
---On April 17 at Lagerman Reservoir, Luke Phenger reported 2 Pectoral Sandpipers and Short-billed Dowitcher
BROOMFIELD COUNTY:
---On April 15 at Great Western Reservoir, Todd Deininger and Matt Clark reported Long-billed Curlew.
CHEYENNE COUNTY:
---On April 13 on US 385 where the road goes east-west, Joan Baker reported fly over Chihuahuan Raven.
CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT COUNTIES:
---On April 15 on west side of Loveland Pass, Kevin DeBoer reported White-tailed Ptarmigan.
---On April 15 on Chicago Lakes Trail, Ben Lagasse reported 3 Barrow's Goldeneyes (1m, 2f), 3 Fox Sparrows (Slate-colored), and 1 Brown-capped Rosy-Finches.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On April 14 at Plum Creek Delta at Chatfield SP, Loch Kilpatrick reported Eastern Phoebe. On April 15 at Chatfield SP upstem of Kingfisher Bridge, Thomas Holub and Dale Pate reported Eastern Phoebe. On April 17, Thomas Holub reported Eastern Phoebe at Chatfield SP.
EAGLE COUNTY:
--- On April 13 at Spring Park Reservoir, Dick Filby reported 74 Barrow's Goldeneyes.
---On April 14 at Edwards Sewer Plant, JoAnn Riggle reported Fox Sparrow.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On April 12 at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) wooded areas, Ben Barkley and Graham Montgomery reported Eastern Phoebe. On April 15 at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area)John Bruder reported Eastern Phoebe near banding station.
---On April 14 at Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs, David Chartier reported f Dusky Grouse on path going north along creek just before second bridge.
--On April 14 on Hanover Road just east of DeGroot Rd, Laura Steadman and Melissa Mezger reported Curve-billed Thrasher. On April 15 on Hanover Road between Hammer Road and DeGroot Road, Kiki Widjaja reported Ladder-backed Woodpecker and 3 Curved-billed Thrashers.
---On April 15 at Hanover Fire Station, John Bruder reported Curve-billed Thrasher.
---On April 15 on S Peyton Hwy south of Hanover Road, Kiki Widjaja reported 3 Curve-billed Thrashers.
---On April 15 at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area), Kiki Widjaja reported 4 Northern Bobwhite, 3 Chihuahuan Ravens and 2 Curve-billed Thrashers.
---On April 15 at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) wooded area, Kiki Widjaja reported pair of Ladder-backed Woodpeckers.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On April 14 at Brush Hollow reservoir, Joe LaFleur reported Eastern Phoebe.
---On April 15 at Florence River Park, SeEtta Moss reported Eastern Phoebe.
---On April 15 on utility ware above train bridge at entrance to Holcim Wetlands, SeEtta Moss reported Black Phoebe. Note: Holcim Wetlands is closed.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On April 12 at Mt Crested Butte, Gavin Bieber reported Rusty Blackbird. This would be a new county
Record if accepted.
---On April 13 on Ohio Creek near Gunnison, Kathy Brodhead reported 3 Brewer's Sparrows.
JACKSON COUNTY:
---On April 15 near Walden, Bez Bezuidenhoot reported 45 Greater Sage-Grouse.
---On April 12 at State Forest SP on CR 40, Michael O'Brien reported 75 Bohemian Waxwings.
---On April 12 at The Cabins near Gould, Michael O'Brien reported 20 Bohemian Waxwings.
---On April 17 at Colorado State Forest Moose Visitor Center, Gavin Bieber reported Slate-colored Fox Sparrow.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--- On April 13 at Chatfield SP upstream from Kingfisher Birdge, Mark Chavez, Gwen Moore, and Matt Clark reported 2 Eastern Phoebe.
---On April 12 on Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, Kevin DeBoer reported Eastern Phoebe at bridge west of I-70.
On April 13 at Wheat Riege Greenbelt at bridge on cycling trail about ½ mile west of I-70, Bob Shade reported Eastern Phoebe.
---On April 16 at Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch, Mike Fernandez reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On April 15 at Pastorius Reservoir, Amy Dobbins and Kristi Dranginis reported Long-billed Curlew.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On April 12 at Horsetooth Mountain Park in Fort Collins, Arvind Panjabi reported Dusky Grouse.
MESA COUNTY:
---On April 17 at Gateway Cottonwoods, Brenda Wright reported Gray Vireo.
---On April 17 at Colorado National Monument, Jeff Buecking reported Gray Vireo.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On April 14 in Yellowjacket Canyon, Susan Allerton reported 6 Lucy's Warblers.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On April 14 on a farm pond W of Nucla Coen Dexter reported Black Phoebe.
OTERO COUNTY:
---On April 13 at Lake Cheraw, Gavin Bieber reported Glossy Ibis.
PROWERS COUNTY:
---On April 12 in Lamar, Jane Stulp reported Broad-winged Hawk.
---On April 14 at Lamar Community College woods, Jane Stulp, Janeal Thompson, and Joey Kellner reported 2 Northern Cardinals.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On April 15 at Pueblo Mountain Park, Debbie and Tom Behnfield reported Acorn Woodpecker.
---On April 12 at North Shore Marina of Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported bleeding plumaged Red-necked Grebe. On April 15 at North Shore Marina of Pueblo Reservoir, Tom and Debbie Behnfield reported Red-necked Grebe.
---On April 17 in east part of Osprey Picnic area in Rock Canyon below Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported Nashville Warbler.
---On April 17 on Arkansas River Trail east of Pueblo Blvd, Monday Birders et al reported Carolina Wren.
ROUTT COUNTY:
---On April 15 on CR 80 N of Yampa River, Kathy Seymour reported 2 f Dusky Grouse at 2nd cattle guard.
---On April 17 at Stagecoach Reservoir, Tresa Moulton reported Trumpeter Swan.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On April 14 at Blue River bridge at CR 1870, Jeff Guy reported Slate-colored Fox Sparrow.
WELD COUNTY:
---On April 12 on Poudre River Trail from N 59th Ave to N 35th Ave, Ryan Graves reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks.
---On April 12 on CR 138 between CR 111 and Cr 113, Casey Weissburg reported 2 Sharp-tailed Grouse
---On April 12 on Cr 135 east of Cr 99, Casey Weissburg reported Sharp-tailed Grouse.
---On April 15 on Poudre River Trail, Sheep Draw east of N 71st Ave NW of Greeley, Shawn Mason reported CRESTED CARACARA.
---On April 15 on Stewart's Pond, Cheri Phillips, Austin Hess et al reported Mute Swan. On April 16, Renee Casias reported Mute Swan at Stewart's Pond. On April 17, Frank Farrel and Rececca Grieser reported Mute Swan at Stewart's Pond.
---On April 16 on CR 134 east of CR 111 Mackenzie Goldthwait et al reported 15 Sharp-tailed Grouse and
Chestnut-collared Longspur.
---On April 16 on CR 111 S of CR 134, Edie Israel et al reported 3 Sharp-tailed Grouse.
---On April 16 at Pawnee Buttes, Gavin Beber reported 10 sharp-tailed Grouse N of CR 136 and 12 Chestnut-collared Longspurs.
---On April 16 at pond on CR 46 and CR41, Renee Casias reported Glossy Ibis.
---On April 15 at Pawnee NG, Gary Lefko reported 4 Mountain Plover W of Hwy 390 and CR 100 intersection and 6+ McCown's Longspurs on CR 96.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On April 13 at Wray Fish Hatchery, Timo Mitzen reported White-eyed Vireo and Northern Cardinal.
---On April 13 on CR V between CR 57 and CR 59, Dan Maynard reported 3 singing Grasshopper Sparrows.
---On April 14 at Hale Ponds, Sue Riffe reported 4 Greater Prairie-Chicken, Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1 Northern Cardinals and EASTERN MEADOWLARK.
---On April 14 at Pipit Hill in Hale area, Sue Riffe reported Sprague's Pipit.
Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips
The DFO Field Trip for Friday, April 21 will be to Denver City Park led by Chuck Hundertmark (chundertmark8 AT gmail.com; 303-604-0531) Meet at 0730 at parking strip SE of 22nd Ave just north of Ferril Lake. From Colorado Blvd, turn west onto 22nd Ave and go past the Museum of Nature and Science. Turn left just before the zoo at the sign to the Pavilion Bandstand. Park on the left at the end of the parking area closet to Ferril Lake.
Will focus on photography of the heronry and cormorant colony and documenting nesting status as part of DFO's colonial Waterbird Nesting Project. Bring spotting scope and camera if you have them.
Don't forget water, snacks and sunscreen. Register online or contact leader.
There is a 3 day trip to Cheyenne Bottom & Quivira NWR 4/22, Great Bend, KS led by Mary Cay Burger (mcburger3 AT juno.com; 720-940-8394) This trip is full.
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, April 23 will be to Bluff Lake Nature Center led by Pratyaydipta Rudra and Sreemala Das Majumder (pratyayr AT gmail.com; 919-699-4043). This trip is full.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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