cobirds colorado rare bird: September 2012

Sunday, 30 September 2012

[cobirds] Phillips and Yuma County Sunday

Greetings -

After reading all of the tantalizing posts coming from Phillips and
Yuma Counties lately, Dick Schottler, Steve Larson, Allison Kondler,
Paul Differding, Joey Kellner and I headed out that way at an unseemly
early hour this morning to see what we could find.

Our first real stop was the Holyoke Cemetery where we met up with
Steve Mlodinow and Christie who had arrived there a bit ahead of us.
The place was crawling with birds. The best being:
Singing Pine Warbler found first by Steve M.
Nashville Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Meadowlark - seen and then IDed by call
White-throated Sparrow

The six of us moved on to the City Park which wasn't as lively, but
still quite productive with:
Nashville Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Purple Finch - seen and heard calling

The final productive stop in Holyoke was the Courthouse with:
Red-eyed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo (surprise surprise!)

We next headed south to Wray where we birded Stalker Ponds SWA and the
adjacent Wray State Fish Hatchery.

The only notable bird at Stalker was a White-throated Sparrow, however
we got a consolation prize with a baby Western Hog-nosed Snake :-)

The Wray State Fish Hatchery proved more birdy with highlights being:
Blue-headed Vireo (singing)
Red-eyed Vireo
Magnolia Warbler
Eastern Phoebe

Our final stop was the location formally known as Bonny State Park.
It was getting late and the weather was intermittently nice and
stormy. We only birded the former Wagon Wheel Campground on the south
side and turned up a few good birds:
Nashville Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Plumbeous Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Black-capped Chickadee
Common Nighthawk

I am certain I have missed some critical highlight, but it has been a
long day and it is time to catch up on some sleep.

A fantastic day out.

Good birding,

Kathy Mihm Dunning
Denver

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[cobirds] Eastern Plains Saturday 9/29/12

COBirders,

Sorry for the late post.  Yesterday, Lisa Edwards and I did some birding on the Eastern Plains and had the following highlights:

Kit Carson county:

Flager SWA (bird numbers way down from my trip there last Sunday):
1 Broad-winged Hawk (adult)
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Palm Warbler
1 Yellow-breasted Chat (in the same exact spot as last Sunday)
2 Field Sparrows
3 Swamp Sparrows
1 White-throated Sparrow

Over the town of Stratton there was an dark adult Broad-winged Hawk.

In the park that is on the north side of Burlington, we had FIVE NASHVILLE WARBLERs in one tree!

Yuma county:

Wagon Wheel campground at Bonny SWA
1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO
1 Nashville Warbler

 
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Mark Peterson
Colorado Springs

[cobirds] RMBO--Grand Junction Banding Wk.1

The first week of banding in Grand Junction went very well. The nets are in new locations this year, and it is making a big difference. We have the nets set up in mature Skunkbrush/Rabbitbrush, and we are catching lots of White-crowned Sparrows. As a scientist, this makes me happy, because catching more individuals from the same species means that we'll have better data for that species. Here is a summary for the week. We caught a total of 79 new individuals from 12 species. We also caught 3 individuals that were originally banded last year (2 Black-capped Chickadees and 1 Bushtit).

White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's): 26

White-crowned Sparrow (unknown): 13

White-crowned Sparrow (Mountain): 9

Wilson's Warbler: 10

American Robin: 9

Spotted Towhee: 4

Orange-crowned Warbler: 3

Bewick's Wren: 1

Black-capped Chickadee: 1

Bushtit: 1

Song Sparrow: 1

Oregon Dark-eyed Junco: 1

Don't forget that the public day is this Saturday. I'll be banding from about 6:30-11:30, so please stop by and check out my sparrows!

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Amber Carver

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

caramb22@gmail.com

(310)483-5721

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[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding Station Report, 9/30/12

Slowest day of the season – only 7 new birds. We were rewarded with a rarity – a Palm Warbler (Western). There have been 4 captured at Barr prior to this one (2005, 2001, 1996, 1993). Here’s today’s very short list:

House Wren 1

Orange-crowned Warbler 1

Western Palm Warbler 1

Wilson’s Warbler 2

Song Sparrow 1

Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 1

Just a reminder – we are CLOSED TOMORROW (10/1) because our school group is coming in the late afternoon. We have just 2 weeks of banding left, and both weeks we will be closed on Thursday (10/4 and 10/11). Final day of banding this fall is Sunday 10/14.

Meredith McBurney

Biologist/Bander

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

303-329-8091

[cobirds] Palm Warblers at Belmar Historic Part, Lakewood, Jefferson Co. noon

Two very cooperative Palm Warblers were found in the pines near the southwest corner of the lake at Belmar Historic Park today at noon.

Doug Kibbe

Littleton

Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 04:59:21 -0600
Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, Saturday, September 29, 2012
From: jabirujt@gmail.com
To: jabirujt@gmail.com; cobirds@googlegroups.com

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: September 29, 2012

email: rba AT cfobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, September 29, 2012, sponsored by 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: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report)

REDDISH EGRET (Bent)

Green Heron (Mesa)

Broad-winged Hawk (*Boulder, Larimer)

American Golden-Plover (Boulder, Morgan)

Sabine's Gull (Boulder, Morgan)

ARCTIC TERN (Douglas/Jefferson)

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Bent)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Kit Carson)

Black Phoebe (Fremont)

Eastern Phoebe (Fremont, Pueblo)

White-eyed Vireo (El Paso)

BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Kit Carson, *Pueblo, *Washington)

PHILADELPHIA VIREO (El Paso, *Washington)

Carolina Wren (Kit Carson)

Winter Wren (*Washington)

SEDGE WREN (Kit Carson)

Wood Thrush (El Paso)

Tennessee Warbler (Kit Carson, Pueblo)

Nashville Warbler (Kit Carson, Washington)

Northern Parula (El Paso)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Morgan, Sedgwick)

Magnolia Warbler (El Paso)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (El Paso)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (Mesa)

Blackburnian Warbler (Fremont)

YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (*Pueblo)

Pine Warbler (*Jefferson, Phillips, Yuma)

Palm Warbler (*Jefferson, Kit Carson, Larimer, Pueblo, *Washington, Weld)

BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (Adams)

Blackpoll Warbler (El Paso, Jefferson, Pueblo)

Ovenbird (El Paso, Kit Carson, Mesa)

MOURNING WARBLER (Larimer)

Hooded Warbler (Washington)

Scarlet Tanager (El Paso)

EASTERN TOWHEE (Kit Carson)

Field Sparrow (Boulder)

Fox Sparrow (Larimer)

Swamp Sparrow (Washington)

White-throated Sparrow (Kit Carson, *Washington)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (*El Paso, Larimer)

Adams County:

--McBurney reported a Tennesssee Warbler and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER were banded at the Barr Lake Banding station on September 24.

Bent County:

--An imm m RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was reported by Duane Nelson coming to his feeder in Las Animas on September 25. Contact Duane at dnelson1 AT centurytel.net if you want to try to see the bird.

--A sub-ad dark morph REDDISH EGRET was reported by Duane Nelson at Lake Hasty below the dam at John Martin on September 25.

Boulder County:

--A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Gent on the S shore of Sixmile Reservoir in Boulder on September 15. Waltman reported juv Sabine's Gull at Sixmile Reservoir on September 24.

--A good number of Broad-winged Hawks were reported by Severs migrating in SW Longmont on September 23.

--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Guarente flying over Longmont on September 28.

--A Field Sparrow was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette on September 24.

--A probable American Golden-Plover was reported by Floyd at Panama Reservoir on September 25.

Douglas/Jefferson Counties:

--A probable ARCTIC TERN was reported by Walbek at Chatfield SP on September 25. Walbek reported that the ARCTIC TERN continued at Chatfield far from shore on September 26.

El Paso County:

--A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and 1-2 Northern Parulas were reported by Pals at Fountain Creek Regional Park on September 24.

El Paso/Pueblo Counties:

--Hinds reported White-eyed Vireo and Wood Thrush at the Banding Station at Chico Basin on September 23.

--A hatch yr Ovenbird and 2 ad f Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were reported by Brown at the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch on September 24.

--At Chico Basin Ranch, Brown reported that a hatch year Magnolia Warbler was banded and Bill Maynard reported a hatch year Scarlet Tanager on September 25.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 26, Brown reported at the banding station: 2 hatch year m Black-throated Blue Warblers, hatch year f Scarlet Tanager, and f Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 27, Brown reported that a hatch year PHILDELPHIA VIREO and hatch year Blackpoll Warbler were banded.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 28, Brown reported that an ad f Rose-breasted Grosbeak was banded.

Fremont County:

--A f Blackburnian Warbler, Black and Eastern Phoebe were reported by Kosar at Florence River Park on September 23.

--Eastern and Black Phoebe were reported by Moss at Florence River Park on September 27.

Jefferson County:

--A Palm Warbler and 2 Blackpoll Warblers were reported by Chavez at Belmar Historic Park in Lakewood on September 23. On September 24, Sanders reported 2 Palm Warblers at Belmar. On September 25, Chavez reported 2 Palm Warblers at Belmar. On September 26, Kibbe reported 1 Palm Warbler at Belmar. On September 27, Roller reported a "western" Palm Warbler at Belmar.

--A Pine Warbler was reported by Henwood at Belmar on September 28. Hudak reported Palm and Pine Warbler at Belmar on September 28.

Kit Carson County:

--At Flager SWA on September 23, Mark Peterson reported: Red-bellied Woodpecker, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler, 2 "western" Palm Warblers, Ovenbird, EASTERN TOWHEE, and 2 White-throated Sparrows.

--A Carolina Wren and SEDGE WREN were reported by Mlodinow in the Flager area on September 27.

Larimer County:

--Leatherman reported 14 Broad-winged Hawks migrating over Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Collins on September 23.

--A Palm warbler was reported by Meyer at Coyote Ridge Natural Area SW of Fort Collins on September 24.

--On the trail between Taft and Wilson in Loveland on September 26, Coley reported Fox Sparrow.

--In Loveland by the Big Thompson River and Wilson Cropper reported a hatch year MOURNING WARBLER and 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks on September 27.

--A Green Heron was reported by Stigen on the new section of Colorado River Trail to Walter Walker SWA on September 24.

--An Ovenbird has been visiting the yard of Larry Arnold in Grand Junction since September 22 and continued on September 27.

Contact Larry at 970-263-0115 or larnold47@bresnan.net for latest update on the bird.

--A Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Larry Arnold visiting his yard on September 25.

Morgan County:.

--8 American Golden-Plovers, juv Sabine's Gull, and Chestnut-sided Warbler were reported by the Audubon Society of Greater Denver field trip led by Kibbe to Jackson SP on September 23.

Pueblo County:

--A "western" Palm Warbler was reported by Percival near the Snakeskin Picnic Area at Lake Pueblo SP on the S side of the river on September 23.

--At the Osprey Picnic area, Percival reported on September 23, Tennessee Warbler, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, Blackpoll Warbler, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and 2 Eastern Phoebes.

--At Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon on September 28, Percival reported YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and BLUE-HEADED VIREO.

Washington County:

--At Last Chance on September 23, Kellner reported Nashville Warbler and Swamp Sparrow.

--At Last Chance on September 27, Breitsch reported Hooded Warbler and 2 White-throated Sparrows.

--At Last Chance on September 27, Mlodinow reported Winter Wren, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS.

--At Last Chance on September 28,Huffstater reported BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, Winter Wren, Palm Warbler, and 2 White-throated Sparrows.

Weld County:

--2 Palm Warblers were reported by Severs at Union Reservoir (fee) at the S end of the reservoir on September 25.

The DFO field trip for Saturday, September 29, will be to Chatfield State Park led by Ed Holub (303-979-2194). Meet the leader at 0730 at the Swim Beach parking lot for a half day of birding. Lunch optional; a scope might be helpful.

The DFO field trip for Sunday, September 30 will be to Eastern Plains for Migrants led by Norm Erthal (303-917-2596). Meet the leader at 0630 at the Division of Wildlife office, 60th and Broadway to form carpools and head out for a full day of birding on the eastern plains including Crow Valley. Bring lunch, water, and snacks, and be prepared to pay for gas if you are a passenger. Please notify the leader if you plan to participate.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

[cobirds] Black-throated Blue Warbler---Denver West / Jeffco

Today, I decided to try Denver West Business Park. I usually visit this place later in the fall when the Yellow-rumped Warblers flock up and sometimes have something good mixed in. I ran into a pretty good mixed flock near the small statue park. This area is adjacent to the neighborhood to the east that has great shrubbery, a small stream, trees, and cover. I had a fast moving large flock that included Bushtits, Orange-crowned Warblers, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Black-capped Chickadees, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Downy Woodpecker, and a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER. The bird was 15 feet up in a cottonwood and disappeared with the rest of the flock toward the neighborhood that borders the park. I made the mistake of going for a photo instead of following the bird. I ran into several flocks that contained many Yellow-rumps but the flock with the Black-throated Blue didn't have any. I had a Hairy Woodpecker and only one Wilson's Warbler.

Mark Chavez
Lakewood-Green Mtn
http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/

[cobirds] CBR - Rose Pond - Magnolia Warbler

Today there was an immature Magnolia Warbler at Chico Basin Ranch - Rose Pond.

Photo here:

http://www.pbase.com/robbphoto/inbox

Robb Hinds

Colorado Springs

Re: [cobirds] Blackpoll Warbler at Belmar Historic Park in Lakewood , Jefferson County

One Palm Warbler was also seen on the north side of Koontze Lake yesterday.

Mark Chavez
Lakewood-Green Mtn
http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/

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From: Douglas Kibbe <dpkibbe@msn.com>
To: Joyce Takamine <jabirujt@gmail.com>, cobirds@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:58:35 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: [cobirds] Blackpoll Warbler at Belmar Historic Park in Lakewood , Jefferson County

A single Blackpoll Warbler was present Saturday afternoon among the numerous Yellow-rumped Warblers at Belmar Park in the cottonwoods on the southwest corner of the lake.

Doug Kibbe

Littleton

Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:14:35 -0600
Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, Sunday, September 30, 2012
From: jabirujt@gmail.com
To: jabirujt@gmail.com; cobirds@googlegroups.com

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: September 30, 2012

email: rba AT cfobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, September 30, 2012, sponsored by 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: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report)

Red-necked Grebe (*Boulder)

REDDISH EGRET (Bent)

Green Heron (Mesa)

Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, Larimer)

American Golden-Plover (Boulder, Morgan)

Sabine's Gull (Boulder, Morgan)

ARCTIC TERN (Douglas/Jefferson)

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Bent)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Kit Carson)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Mesa)

Black Phoebe (Fremont, *Pueblo)

Eastern Phoebe (Fremont, *Pueblo)

White-eyed Vireo (El Paso)

BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Kit Carson, Pueblo, *Washington)

PHILADELPHIA VIREO (El Paso, *Pueblo, Washington)

Carolina Wren (Kit Carson)

Winter Wren (*Washington)

SEDGE WREN (Kit Carson)

Wood Thrush (*El Paso)

Tennessee Warbler (Kit Carson, Pueblo)

Nashville Warbler (Kit Carson, Washington)

Northern Parula (El Paso)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Morgan, Sedgwick)

Magnolia Warbler (El Paso)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (*El Paso)

Blackburnian Warbler (Fremont)

YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Pueblo)

Pine Warbler (Jefferson, Phillips, Yuma)

Palm Warbler (Jefferson, Kit Carson, Larimer, Pueblo, Washington, Weld)

BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (Adams)

Blackpoll Warbler (El Paso, Jefferson, Pueblo)

Ovenbird (El Paso, Kit Carson)

MOURNING WARBLER (Larimer)

Hooded Warbler (Washington)

Scarlet Tanager (El Paso)

EASTERN TOWHEE (Kit Carson)

Field Sparrow (Boulder)

Fox Sparrow (Larimer)

Swamp Sparrow (Washington)

White-throated Sparrow (*Boulder, Kit Carson, Washington)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (El Paso, Larimer)

Adams County:

--McBurney reported a Tennesssee Warbler and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER were banded at the Barr Lake Banding station on September 24.

Bent County:

--An imm m RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was reported by Duane Nelson coming to his feeder in Las Animas on September 25. Contact Duane at dnelson1 AT centurytel.net if you want to try to see the bird.

--A sub-ad dark morph REDDISH EGRET was reported by Duane Nelson at Lake Hasty below the dam at John Martin on September 25.

Boulder County:

--A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Gent on the S shore of Sixmile Reservoir in Boulder on September 15. Waltman reported juv Sabine's Gull at Sixmile Reservoir on September 24.

--A good number of Broad-winged Hawks were reported by Severs migrating in SW Longmont on September 23.

--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Guarente flying over Longmont on September 28.

--A Field Sparrow was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette on September 24.

--A probable American Golden-Plover was reported by Floyd at Panama Reservoir on September 25.

--A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Floyd in the SE corner of Greenlee Preserve on September 29.

--A red-necked Grebe was reported by Floyd at Lagerman Reservoir on September 29.

Douglas/Jefferson Counties:

--A probable ARCTIC TERN was reported by Walbek at Chatfield SP on September 25. Walbek reported that the ARCTIC TERN continued at Chatfield far from shore on September 26.

El Paso County:

--A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and 1-2 Northern Parulas were reported by Pals at Fountain Creek Regional Park on September 24.

El Paso/Pueblo Counties:

--Hinds reported White-eyed Vireo and Wood Thrush at the Banding Station at Chico Basin on September 23.

--A hatch yr Ovenbird and 2 ad f Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were reported by Brown at the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch on September 24.

--At Chico Basin Ranch, Brown reported that a hatch year Magnolia Warbler was banded and Bill Maynard reported a hatch year Scarlet Tanager on September 25.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 26, Brown reported at the banding station: 2 hatch year m Black-throated Blue Warblers, hatch year f Scarlet Tanager, and f Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 27, Brown reported that a hatch year PHILDELPHIA VIREO and hatch year Blackpoll Warbler were banded.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 28, Brown reported that an ad f Rose-breasted Grosbeak was banded.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 29, Brown reported that a Wood Thrush and Black-throated Blue Warbler that were

banded earlier were recaptured.

Fremont County:

--A f Blackburnian Warbler, Black and Eastern Phoebe were reported by Kosar at Florence River Park on September 23.

--Eastern and Black Phoebe were reported by Moss at Florence River Park on September 27.

Jefferson County:

--A Pine Warbler was reported by Henwood at Belmar on September 28. Hudak reported Palm and Pine Warbler at Belmar on September 28.

Kit Carson County:

--A Carolina Wren and SEDGE WREN were reported by Mlodinow in the Flager area on September 27.

Larimer County:

--Leatherman reported 14 Broad-winged Hawks migrating over Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Collins on September 23.

--A Palm warbler was reported by Meyer at Coyote Ridge Natural Area SW of Fort Collins on September 24.

--On the trail between Taft and Wilson in Loveland on September 26, Coley reported Fox Sparrow.

--In Loveland by the Big Thompson River and Wilson Cropper reported a hatch year MOURNING WARBLER and 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks on September 27.

Mesa County:

--A Green Heron was reported by Stigen on the new section of Colorado River Trail to Walter Walker SWA on September 24.

--American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Trappet on Grand Mesa on Septmeber 29.

Morgan County:.

--8 American Golden-Plovers, juv Sabine's Gull, and Chestnut-sided Warbler were reported by the Audubon Society of Greater Denver field trip led by Kibbe to Jackson SP on September 23.

Pueblo County:

--A "western" Palm Warbler was reported by Percival near the Snakeskin Picnic Area at Lake Pueblo SP on the S side of the river on September 23.

--At the Osprey Picnic area, Percival reported on September 23, Tennessee Warbler, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, Blackpoll Warbler, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and 2 Eastern Phoebes.

--At Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon on September 28, Percival reported YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and BLUE-HEADED VIREO.

--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Percival W of Valco Ponds parking lot and 2 Black Phoebes were reported by Percival E of Valco Ponds parking lot on September 29.

--2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were reported by Percival W of Pueblo Nature Center on September 29.

Washington County:

--At Last Chance on September 23, Kellner reported Nashville Warbler and Swamp Sparrow.

--At Last Chance on September 27, Breitsch reported Hooded Warbler and 2 White-throated Sparrows.

--At Last Chance on September 27, Mlodinow reported Winter Wren, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS.

--At Last Chance on September 28,Huffstater reported BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, Winter Wren, Palm Warbler, and 2 White-throated Sparrows.

--At Last Chance on September 29, Tina Jones reported BLUE-HEADED VIREO and Winter Wren.

Weld County:

--2 Palm Warblers were reported by Severs at Union Reservoir (fee) at the S end of the reservoir on September 25.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

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[cobirds] Blackpoll Warbler at Belmar Historic Park in Lakewood , Jefferson County

A single Blackpoll Warbler was present Saturday afternoon among the numerous Yellow-rumped Warblers at Belmar Park in the cottonwoods on the southwest corner of the lake.

Doug Kibbe
Littleton

Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:14:35 -0600
Subject: [cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, Sunday, September 30, 2012
From: jabirujt@gmail.com
To: jabirujt@gmail.com; cobirds@googlegroups.com

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: September 30, 2012

email: rba AT cfobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report)

Red-necked Grebe (*Boulder)

REDDISH EGRET (Bent)

Green Heron (Mesa)

Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, Larimer)

American Golden-Plover (Boulder, Morgan)

Sabine's Gull (Boulder, Morgan)

ARCTIC TERN (Douglas/Jefferson)

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Bent)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Kit Carson)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Mesa)

Black Phoebe (Fremont, *Pueblo)

Eastern Phoebe (Fremont, *Pueblo)

White-eyed Vireo (El Paso)

BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Kit Carson, Pueblo, *Washington)

PHILADELPHIA VIREO (El Paso, *Pueblo, Washington)

Carolina Wren (Kit Carson)

Winter Wren (*Washington)

SEDGE WREN (Kit Carson)

Wood Thrush (*El Paso)

Tennessee Warbler (Kit Carson, Pueblo)

Nashville Warbler (Kit Carson, Washington)

Northern Parula (El Paso)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Morgan, Sedgwick)

Magnolia Warbler (El Paso)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (*El Paso)

Blackburnian Warbler (Fremont)

YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Pueblo)

Pine Warbler (Jefferson, Phillips, Yuma)

Palm Warbler (Jefferson, Kit Carson, Larimer, Pueblo, Washington, Weld)

BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (Adams)

Blackpoll Warbler (El Paso, Jefferson, Pueblo)

Ovenbird (El Paso, Kit Carson)

MOURNING WARBLER (Larimer)

Hooded Warbler (Washington)

Scarlet Tanager (El Paso)

EASTERN TOWHEE (Kit Carson)

Field Sparrow (Boulder)

Fox Sparrow (Larimer)

Swamp Sparrow (Washington)

White-throated Sparrow (*Boulder, Kit Carson, Washington)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (El Paso, Larimer)

Adams County:

--McBurney reported a Tennesssee Warbler and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER were banded at the Barr Lake Banding station on September 24.

Bent County:

--An imm m RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was reported by Duane Nelson coming to his feeder in Las Animas on September 25. Contact Duane at dnelson1 AT centurytel.net if you want to try to see the bird.

--A sub-ad dark morph REDDISH EGRET was reported by Duane Nelson at Lake Hasty below the dam at John Martin on September 25.

Boulder County:

--A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Gent on the S shore of Sixmile Reservoir in Boulder on September 15. Waltman reported juv Sabine's Gull at Sixmile Reservoir on September 24.

--A good number of Broad-winged Hawks were reported by Severs migrating in SW Longmont on September 23.

--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Guarente flying over Longmont on September 28.

--A Field Sparrow was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette on September 24.

--A probable American Golden-Plover was reported by Floyd at Panama Reservoir on September 25.

--A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Floyd in the SE corner of Greenlee Preserve on September 29.

--A red-necked Grebe was reported by Floyd at Lagerman Reservoir on September 29.

Douglas/Jefferson Counties:

--A probable ARCTIC TERN was reported by Walbek at Chatfield SP on September 25. Walbek reported that the ARCTIC TERN continued at Chatfield far from shore on September 26.

El Paso County:

--A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and 1-2 Northern Parulas were reported by Pals at Fountain Creek Regional Park on September 24.

El Paso/Pueblo Counties:

--Hinds reported White-eyed Vireo and Wood Thrush at the Banding Station at Chico Basin on September 23.

--A hatch yr Ovenbird and 2 ad f Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were reported by Brown at the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch on September 24.

--At Chico Basin Ranch, Brown reported that a hatch year Magnolia Warbler was banded and Bill Maynard reported a hatch year Scarlet Tanager on September 25.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 26, Brown reported at the banding station: 2 hatch year m Black-throated Blue Warblers, hatch year f Scarlet Tanager, and f Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 27, Brown reported that a hatch year PHILDELPHIA VIREO and hatch year Blackpoll Warbler were banded.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 28, Brown reported that an ad f Rose-breasted Grosbeak was banded.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 29, Brown reported that a Wood Thrush and Black-throated Blue Warbler that were

banded earlier were recaptured.

Fremont County:

--A f Blackburnian Warbler, Black and Eastern Phoebe were reported by Kosar at Florence River Park on September 23.

--Eastern and Black Phoebe were reported by Moss at Florence River Park on September 27.

Jefferson County:

--A Pine Warbler was reported by Henwood at Belmar on September 28. Hudak reported Palm and Pine Warbler at Belmar on September 28.

Kit Carson County:

--A Carolina Wren and SEDGE WREN were reported by Mlodinow in the Flager area on September 27.

Larimer County:

--Leatherman reported 14 Broad-winged Hawks migrating over Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Collins on September 23.

--A Palm warbler was reported by Meyer at Coyote Ridge Natural Area SW of Fort Collins on September 24.

--On the trail between Taft and Wilson in Loveland on September 26, Coley reported Fox Sparrow.

--In Loveland by the Big Thompson River and Wilson Cropper reported a hatch year MOURNING WARBLER and 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks on September 27.

Mesa County:

--A Green Heron was reported by Stigen on the new section of Colorado River Trail to Walter Walker SWA on September 24.

--American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Trappet on Grand Mesa on Septmeber 29.

Morgan County:.

--8 American Golden-Plovers, juv Sabine's Gull, and Chestnut-sided Warbler were reported by the Audubon Society of Greater Denver field trip led by Kibbe to Jackson SP on September 23.

Pueblo County:

--A "western" Palm Warbler was reported by Percival near the Snakeskin Picnic Area at Lake Pueblo SP on the S side of the river on September 23.

--At the Osprey Picnic area, Percival reported on September 23, Tennessee Warbler, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, Blackpoll Warbler, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and 2 Eastern Phoebes.

--At Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon on September 28, Percival reported YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and BLUE-HEADED VIREO.

--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Percival W of Valco Ponds parking lot and 2 Black Phoebes were reported by Percival E of Valco Ponds parking lot on September 29.

--2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were reported by Percival W of Pueblo Nature Center on September 29.

Washington County:

--At Last Chance on September 23, Kellner reported Nashville Warbler and Swamp Sparrow.

--At Last Chance on September 27, Breitsch reported Hooded Warbler and 2 White-throated Sparrows.

--At Last Chance on September 27, Mlodinow reported Winter Wren, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS.

--At Last Chance on September 28,Huffstater reported BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, Winter Wren, Palm Warbler, and 2 White-throated Sparrows.

--At Last Chance on September 29, Tina Jones reported BLUE-HEADED VIREO and Winter Wren.

Weld County:

--2 Palm Warblers were reported by Severs at Union Reservoir (fee) at the S end of the reservoir on September 25.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

[cobirds] RMBO Banding at Chico Basin Ranch, El Paso Co.

After a more encouraging start to the week, things tapered off to a mere 11 birds banded on Saturday at Chico Basin Ranch. A Wood Thrush banded on Sept. 20^th, as well as one of the Black-throated Blue Warblers banded on Wednesday were recaptured on Saturday. We banded our sixth Rose-breasted Grosbeak of the season on Friday. Total for the season is 776 birds of 55 species. Last day of banding for the season will be Saturday, Oct. 6^th.

Thursday, Sept. 27 Total: 14

Philadelphia Vireo – 1

Townsend's Solitaire - 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 2

Hermit Thrush - 2

Orange-crowned Warbler – 2

Blackpoll Warbler – 1

Wilson's Warbler – 3

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow – 1

Lincoln's Sparrow – 1

Friday, Sept. 28 Total: 19

Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1

Red-eyed Vireo – 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 2

Hermit Thrush - 5

Orange-crowned Warbler – 2

Common Yellowthroat - 1

Wilson's Warbler – 2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak – 1

Mountain White-crowned Sparrow - 1

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow – 1

Oregon Junco - 2

Saturday, Sept. 29 Total: 11

Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 1

Orange-crowned Warbler – 1

Wilson's Warbler -5

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow – 1

Oregon Junco - 2

Nancy Gobris - Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

Steve Brown - Volunteer Banding Assistant

[cobirds] Green Heron Fountain Creek Nature Center, El Paso County

I saw a Green Heron yesterday morning at Fountain Creek Nature Center. It was in a small tree just east of Rice's Pond.

Gary Koehn
Colorado Springs.

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, Sunday, September 30, 2012

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: September 30, 2012

email: rba AT cfobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report)

Red-necked Grebe (*Boulder)

REDDISH EGRET (Bent)

Green Heron (Mesa)

Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, Larimer)

American Golden-Plover (Boulder, Morgan)

Sabine's Gull (Boulder, Morgan)

ARCTIC TERN (Douglas/Jefferson)

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Bent)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Kit Carson)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Mesa)

Black Phoebe (Fremont, *Pueblo)

Eastern Phoebe (Fremont, *Pueblo)

White-eyed Vireo (El Paso)

BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Kit Carson, Pueblo, *Washington)

PHILADELPHIA VIREO (El Paso, *Pueblo, Washington)

Carolina Wren (Kit Carson)

Winter Wren (*Washington)

SEDGE WREN (Kit Carson)

Wood Thrush (*El Paso)

Tennessee Warbler (Kit Carson, Pueblo)

Nashville Warbler (Kit Carson, Washington)

Northern Parula (El Paso)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Morgan, Sedgwick)

Magnolia Warbler (El Paso)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (*El Paso)

Blackburnian Warbler (Fremont)

YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Pueblo)

Pine Warbler (Jefferson, Phillips, Yuma)

Palm Warbler (Jefferson, Kit Carson, Larimer, Pueblo, Washington, Weld)

BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (Adams)

Blackpoll Warbler (El Paso, Jefferson, Pueblo)

Ovenbird (El Paso, Kit Carson)

MOURNING WARBLER (Larimer)

Hooded Warbler (Washington)

Scarlet Tanager (El Paso)

EASTERN TOWHEE (Kit Carson)

Field Sparrow (Boulder)

Fox Sparrow (Larimer)

Swamp Sparrow (Washington)

White-throated Sparrow (*Boulder, Kit Carson, Washington)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (El Paso, Larimer)

Adams County:

--McBurney reported a Tennesssee Warbler and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER were banded at the Barr Lake Banding station on September 24.

Bent County:

--An imm m RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was reported by Duane Nelson coming to his feeder in Las Animas on September 25. Contact Duane at dnelson1 AT centurytel.net if you want to try to see the bird.

--A sub-ad dark morph REDDISH EGRET was reported by Duane Nelson at Lake Hasty below the dam at John Martin on September 25.

Boulder County:

--A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Gent on the S shore of Sixmile Reservoir in Boulder on September 15. Waltman reported juv Sabine's Gull at Sixmile Reservoir on September 24.

--A good number of Broad-winged Hawks were reported by Severs migrating in SW Longmont on September 23.

--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Guarente flying over Longmont on September 28.

--A Field Sparrow was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette on September 24.

--A probable American Golden-Plover was reported by Floyd at Panama Reservoir on September 25.

--A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Floyd in the SE corner of Greenlee Preserve on September 29.

--A red-necked Grebe was reported by Floyd at Lagerman Reservoir on September 29.

Douglas/Jefferson Counties:

--A probable ARCTIC TERN was reported by Walbek at Chatfield SP on September 25. Walbek reported that the ARCTIC TERN continued at Chatfield far from shore on September 26.

El Paso County:

--A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and 1-2 Northern Parulas were reported by Pals at Fountain Creek Regional Park on September 24.

El Paso/Pueblo Counties:

--Hinds reported White-eyed Vireo and Wood Thrush at the Banding Station at Chico Basin on September 23.

--A hatch yr Ovenbird and 2 ad f Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were reported by Brown at the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch on September 24.

--At Chico Basin Ranch, Brown reported that a hatch year Magnolia Warbler was banded and Bill Maynard reported a hatch year Scarlet Tanager on September 25.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 26, Brown reported at the banding station: 2 hatch year m Black-throated Blue Warblers, hatch year f Scarlet Tanager, and f Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 27, Brown reported that a hatch year PHILDELPHIA VIREO and hatch year Blackpoll Warbler were banded.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 28, Brown reported that an ad f Rose-breasted Grosbeak was banded.

--At Chico Basin Ranch on September 29, Brown reported that a Wood Thrush and Black-throated Blue Warbler that were

banded earlier were recaptured.

Fremont County:

--A f Blackburnian Warbler, Black and Eastern Phoebe were reported by Kosar at Florence River Park on September 23.

--Eastern and Black Phoebe were reported by Moss at Florence River Park on September 27.

Jefferson County:

--A Pine Warbler was reported by Henwood at Belmar on September 28. Hudak reported Palm and Pine Warbler at Belmar on September 28.

Kit Carson County:

--A Carolina Wren and SEDGE WREN were reported by Mlodinow in the Flager area on September 27.

Larimer County:

--Leatherman reported 14 Broad-winged Hawks migrating over Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Collins on September 23.

--A Palm warbler was reported by Meyer at Coyote Ridge Natural Area SW of Fort Collins on September 24.

--On the trail between Taft and Wilson in Loveland on September 26, Coley reported Fox Sparrow.

--In Loveland by the Big Thompson River and Wilson Cropper reported a hatch year MOURNING WARBLER and 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks on September 27.

Mesa County:

--A Green Heron was reported by Stigen on the new section of Colorado River Trail to Walter Walker SWA on September 24.

--American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Trappet on Grand Mesa on Septmeber 29.

Morgan County:.

--8 American Golden-Plovers, juv Sabine's Gull, and Chestnut-sided Warbler were reported by the Audubon Society of Greater Denver field trip led by Kibbe to Jackson SP on September 23.

Pueblo County:

--A "western" Palm Warbler was reported by Percival near the Snakeskin Picnic Area at Lake Pueblo SP on the S side of the river on September 23.

--At the Osprey Picnic area, Percival reported on September 23, Tennessee Warbler, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, Blackpoll Warbler, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and 2 Eastern Phoebes.

--At Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon on September 28, Percival reported YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and BLUE-HEADED VIREO.

--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Percival W of Valco Ponds parking lot and 2 Black Phoebes were reported by Percival E of Valco Ponds parking lot on September 29.

--2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were reported by Percival W of Pueblo Nature Center on September 29.

Washington County:

--At Last Chance on September 23, Kellner reported Nashville Warbler and Swamp Sparrow.

--At Last Chance on September 27, Breitsch reported Hooded Warbler and 2 White-throated Sparrows.

--At Last Chance on September 27, Mlodinow reported Winter Wren, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS.

--At Last Chance on September 28,Huffstater reported BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, Winter Wren, Palm Warbler, and 2 White-throated Sparrows.

--At Last Chance on September 29, Tina Jones reported BLUE-HEADED VIREO and Winter Wren.

Weld County:

--2 Palm Warblers were reported by Severs at Union Reservoir (fee) at the S end of the reservoir on September 25.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

Saturday, 29 September 2012

[cobirds] Last Chance, less birds, Washington Co.

Hi all,

Got to Last Chance late this afternoon and the good birds from yesterday were not there this late afternoon. Flight conditions must have been fairly good last night for migrants and I think alot took advantage of the weather conditions. Driving home at night did not have good conditions. See below.

The WINTER WREN was there, along with the Sora. I could not get a good look of the Winter Wren although it was about three feet hidden infront of me. So, I could not tell which subspecies the bird was. It did not call either. The Sora was a young bird[not an adult]. I have seen the past 3 falls in a row, 3 different looking Soras at Last Chance. They know a good place to stop. Pondweed, which is high in protein is floating all ontop of the tiny pond. The Sora was feeding on the pondweed, plus along the sides of the water. I did not see the Philadelphia Vireo, but got a so, so, look at the Blue-headed Vireo [the sun was going down].
I also did not see the Palm Warbler or a Townsend's Warbler. The Clay-colored Sparrow, Lincoln's, and some White-crowned, and 2 White-throated Sparrows were still there. Alot of Wilson's Warblers were everywhere, along with Yellow-rumped Warblers. Every bird seen yesterday by Mark and Kirk were still around but in much, much, less numbers. I also did not see the Marsh Wren.
*The only new bird for Last Chance[compared to yesterday's list] which I saw today, was a Yellow-breasted Chat.

While I looked down into the many new, 12 inch high, Russian Thistle plants, I saw gobs of flys. They had brownish/ orange eyes and black bodies. There were 100's of them
climbing up and down the thistles. This year, is this where the many flys hang out, that also end up in the Last Chance parking lot, portable bathrooms? There were so many that I wondered if there had been a recent hatch. The Warblers were not feeding on these adult flys.

All and all a nice visit, until driving back in the dark, I hit a deer in my brand new second hand Jeep. This was the first time I had driven the jeep, but I guess it is the jeep's last chance for a while since it looks pretty much totaled in the front left area. Fender is buckeled outwards and head lights do not work, etc. As if the deer damage was not enough, then I heard a pebble hit my windshield. Is this jeep jinxed ?

I sorry for forgetting the name of the lady from Colorado Springs, who was watching birds also.

Happy Birding!
Tina Jones
Littleton, Jefferson County, CO

[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding Station Report, 9/29/12

Looks like I’m the last of the 3 Front Range banding stations to report today, and I can describe Barr as “more of the same”. Nice day, relatively few birds. We also had LOTS of visitors, who enjoyed the variety of species that we had among our 23 new captures:

Swainson’s Thrush 1

Hermit Thrush 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 1 (Mixed in with the flock of Audubon’s….see next entry)

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon 7

Wilson’s Warbler 1

Green-tailed Towhee 1

Song Sparrow 2

Lincoln’s Sparrow 1

Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow 1

Dark-eyed Junco, Slate-colored 1

Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 1

Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided 1

Dark-eyed Junco, Unidentified 1 (Very young)

House Sparrow 3

Again, here is our schedule for the balance of the season: Closed Mon (10/1) because we have a late afternoon group; then closed Thurs (10/4) and Thurs (10/11). Otherwise open daily, weather permitting, through Sun 10/14.

Meredith McBurney

Biologist/Bander

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

303-329-8091