Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: October 21, 2012
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, October 21, 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)
White-winged Scoter (*Boulder)
Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo)
Dunlin (*Boulder)
Thayer's Gull (*Huerfano)
White-winged Dove (Boulder, El Paso)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Kit Carson)
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Fremont)
Black Phoebe (Fremont)
Eastern Phoebe (Adams, Bent)
Carolina Wren (Bent, Prowers)
Winter Wren (Bent, Kit Carson)
SEDGE WREN (Pueblo)
Wood Thrush (Kit Carson)
VARIED THRUSH (*Washington)
Magnolia Warbler (Fremont)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Bent, Kit Carson)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Pueblo)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Larimer, Pueblo)
Black-and-white Warbler (Fremont)
LE CONTE'S SPARROW (*Pueblo)
NELSON'S SPARROW (*Pueblo)
Fox Sparrow (*Pueblo)
Field Sparrow (Montrose)
Swamp Sparrow (Kit Carson, Pueblo, Washington)
White-throated Sparrow (Adams, Baca, Bent, Kit Carson, *Larimer, Morgan, Prowers, Pueblo)
Harris's Sparrow (Boulder, Boulder/Broomfield, El Paso, Kit Carson, Morgan, Prowers, Pueblo)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (*Boulder, Jefferson)
Northern Cardinal (Holyoke)
Rusty Blackbird (*Larimer)
Adams County:
--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Breitsch at Barr Lake on October 14.
--At 88th and Colorado (S Platte parking lot) Breitsch reported a White-throated Sparrow in the SE part of the parking lot on October 16.
Baca County:
--At Two Buttes on October 17, Gillilan reported White-throated Sparrow.
Bent County:
--At Tempel Grove on October 14, Mlodinow reported a Winter Wren.
--At Tempel Grove on October 16, Gillilan reported White-throated Sparrow, Carolina Wren, and imm f Black-throated Blue Warbler.
Boulder County:
--A GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was found by Severs at the windbreak of Teller Farms Parking Lot on October 9. Kaempfer and Gent refound the sparrow on October 20.
--A White-winged Dove was reported by Bell on the power line 3.5 miles N of Boulder off US 36 at S end of 34th Court to the west with Eurasian Collared Doves.
--An imm Harris's Sparrow was reported by Wilberding on the Cradleboard Trail (Rock Creek Trail) on October 19.
--A Dunlin was found by Mlodinow at Panama Reservoir on October 20.
--A f White-winged Scoter was reported by Mlodinow at Boulder Reservoir on October 20. NOTE: The Boulder Marathon will be held at
Boulder Reservoir on October 21.
Boulder/Broomfield Counties:
--At Stearns Lake, Zorawowicz reported a Harris's Sparrow on October 16.
El Paso County:
--Pals reported that a White-winged Dove has been in the Pleasant Valley Neighborhood, just south of Rock Ledge Ranch/Garden of the Gods this week (October 19).
El Paso/Pueblo Counties:
--At Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) on October 16, Bill Maynard reported Harris's Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow on the El Paso side and Rose-breasted Grosbeak at HQ and SEDGE WREN at Upper Twin Pond.
--At Chico Basin Ranch on October 17, Drummond reported a juv LE CONTE'S SPARROW at Upper Twin Pond in wet sedge meadow below the dam wall. On October 18, Percival relocated the LE CONTE'S SPARROW at Upper Twin Pond.
--At Chico Basin Ranch on October 19, Hinds reported a NELSON'S SPARROW and Swamp Sparrow at Upper Twin Pond and imm Harris's Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow at HQ.
--At Chico Basin Ranch on October 20, Percival reported that both the LE CONTE'S SPARROW and NELSON'S SPARROW were seen by many happy birders at Upper Twin Pond.
--At Chico Basin Ranch HQ on October 20, Gent reported White-throated Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow and Fox Sparrow.
Fremont County:
--A Black-and-white Warbler and Magnolia Warbler were reported by Rich Miller on the Canon City Riverwalk on October 14.
--An imm YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Moss at Veteran's Park in Canon City on October 15.
--A Black Phoebe was reported by Moss on the Bluff Trail in Canon City on October 15.
--An ad m YELLOW-BELLLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Moss at the Abbey in Canon City on October 16.
Huerfano County:
--An imm Thayer's Gull was reported by Neldner at Lathrop SP on October 20.
Jefferson County:
--An ad GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Henwood at Red Rocks Trading Post on October 18.
Kit Carson County:
--At Flager SWA on October 14, Mlodinow reported Wood Thrush S of reservoir; 2 f Black-throated Blue Warblers, Winter Wren, and below the dam 8 White-throated Sparrows and 2 Harris's Sparrows.
--At Flager SWA on October 16, Gillilan reported 1st winter Harris's Sparrow, 2 White-throated Sparrows and Red-bellied Woodpecker.
Larimer County:
--A 1st fall f Black-throated Green Warbler was reported by Leatherman at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins on October 18.
--A Rusty Blackbird and White-throated Sparrow were reported by Shenot on the Fort Collins Audubon field trip to Riverbend Ponds/Sharp Point Drive on October 20. The Rusty Blackbird was by the first pond on Sharp Point Drive and the White-throated Sparrow was at the far end of Big Pond (Riverbend Ponds).
Montrose County:
--A Field Sparrow was reported by Dexter SE of Nucla along 29 Rd S of CC Rd near where Calamity Creek crosses 29 Rd on October 18.
Morgan County:
--At Andrick Ponds SWA on CR 2 on October 14, Tina Jones reported an imm Harris's Sparrow.
Prowers County:
--A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Mlodinow at Lamar Community College Woods on October 14.
--At Lamar Community College Woods on October 17, Gillilan reported a pair of Carolina Wrens.
Pueblo County:
--At Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon on October 14, Percival reported Black-throated Green Warbler and Yellow-throated Warbler.
--Percival reported that the Yellow-throated Warbler continues at the far eastern part of the Osprey Picnic Area on October 15. Around 11 am it was seen taking a bath in the Arkansas River.
--Off the Sailboard Lauch Area at Pueblo Reservoir on October 17, Percival reported a Red-necked Grebe with hundreds of large grebes.
Washington County:
--A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Tina Jones at Last Chance on October 18.
--A VARIED THRUSH was reported by Chris Owens on the DFO Field Trip to Jackson and Prewitt on October 20. It was 1/4 mile E of the headgate of the inlet canal on the SW side of Prewitt.
THE DFO Field Trip for Sunday, October 21st will be to Barr Lake SP - North Side led by Chuck Hundertmark (303-604-0531). Meet the leader at the parking lot at the south end of Lark Bunting Lane at 0800. Note: This is NOT the ususal Barr Lake SP meeting place. From Bromley Lane/E 152nd Ave, exit of I-76, drive east on E 152 Ave, across the railroad tracks and take an immediate right onto Lark Bunting Lane. State Parks pass or admission fee required. Will bird area around RMBO's headquarters and the fields and ditches below the dam. Bring water, snacks, and binoculars. Scopes optional. Half day trip. Call or e-mail leader if you plan to attend chundertmark8@gmail.com.
The monthly meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, October 22 at the Planetarium of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Use the main doors on the north side of the building. Doors open at 7 pm and meeting begins at 7:30 pm. Doors will be closed once the meeting begins. Joey Kellner, Glenn Walbek and Norm Erthal will discuss "Other Creatures Seen While Birding".
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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