Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: April 30, 2013
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, April 30, 2013 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
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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)
EURASIAN WIGEON (Mesa)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Eagle)
Green Heron (Fremont)
Glossy Ibis (Archuleta, Boulder, Kit Carson, Prowers)
Broad-winged Hawk (Arapahoe, *Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, Fremont, *Jefferson, Kit Carson, *Larimer, Las Animas, Prowers)
American Golden Plover (Weld)
Snowy Plover (Otero)
HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Prowers)
MEW GULL (*Weld)
Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, *Weld)
ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Weld)
Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe)
Caspian Tern (Arapahoe, Jackson)
White-winged Dove (Denver)
ARIZONA WOODPECKER (Las Animas)
Black Phoebe (Fremont)
Eastern Phoebe (Baca, Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, Fremont, Jefferson, *Morgan)
Winter Wren (Las Animas)
Carolina Wren (Fremont, *Prowers)
Northern Waterthrush (Archuleta)
Blue-winged Warbler (Prowers)
Black-and-white Warbler (Pueblo)
Nashville Warbler (*El Paso)
Northern Parula (*Prowers)
EASTERN TOWHEE (Baca)
BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (Mesa)
Black-throated Sparrow (Fremont)
Fox Sparrow (Jefferson)
Swamp Sparrow (Baca)
White-throated Sparrow (*Clear Creek, *Prowers)
Harris's Sparrow (El Paso, *Morgan, Prowers)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson)
Northern Cardinal (*Boulder, *Morgan, Otero, *Prowers)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (*Prowers)
Indigo Bunting (*Prowers)
Rosy-Finches (Teller)
Common Redpoll (Jackson, *Larimer)
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Strecher at Cherry Creek SP flying by the West Side Picnic Area on April 24. On April 25,
Filby reported a Broad-winged Hawk in a tree near the Prairie Loop at Cherry Creek SP.
--On April 24, Filby reported the following at Cherry Creek SP: 3 Thayer's Gulls, 1 Glaucous Gull, and 1 ICELAND GULL.
--On April 26 at Cherry Creek SP, Teuton reported 3 Caspian Terns on the spit closest to the Marina.
ARCHULETA COUNTY:
--A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Beatty on a small lake along CR 600 opposite Jack's Pasture Road on April 28
--A Glossy Ibis was reported by Beatty at Navajo Lake on the mudflats of Piedra Arm south of Windsurf Beach area on April 28.
BACA COUNTY:
--A f EASTERN TOWHEE was reported by Komar in Cottonwood Canyon on April 26.
--At Two Buttes on April 26, Leatherman reported Eastern Phoebe and Swamp Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Kaempfer at 75th St bridge over Boulder Creek on April 27.
--A Glossy Ibis was reported by Kingswood at Cottonwood Marsh on April 24.
--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Hansley near 75th St and Boulder Creek on April 25.
--A singing Northern Cardinal was reported by Morton on Norton St in South Boulder on April 29. The bird flew around the neighborhood and sang from tree tops.
--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Piombino where N 61st changes into N 63rd and crosses St Vrain Creek on April 29.
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY:
--A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Modesitt coming to feeders at 294 Mountain Ave in Empire on April 29.
DENVER COUNTY:
--A White-winged Dove was reported by Hudak coming to his feeders In Bear Valley on April 27 and 28. Birders are welcome to try to see the dove. Both days the bird came in around the 10 am hour in the company of 2 Eurasian Collared Doves. They come to a hanging platform feeder. The address is 3070 S. Hobart Way which is W of Sheridan off of Dartmouth Ave. The backyard can be enetered via the gate on the right hand side of the garage. There are no pets. Please stay on the patio or the benches on the right side of the yard.
DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:
--On April 27, Kellner reported 2 Eastern Phoebes and 2 Broad-winged Hawks at Chatfield SP. One phoebe was at the foot bridge over Plum Creek and the other was at Kingfisher Bridge. Both birds were singing. One hawk was at Plum Creek and the other by the Platte River.
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EAGLE COUNTY:
--10+ Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Filby at Spring Park Reservoir on April 26. On April 28, Filby reported a pair of displaying Barrow's Goldeneyes at Spring Park Reservoir.
EL PASO COUNTY:
--A Harris's Sparrow was reported by Dan Maynard at Fountain Creek Regional Park on April 27.
--A Nashville Warbler was reported by Goff at Fountain Creek Nature Center on April 29.
FREMONT COUNTY:
--On April 24, Moss reported Green Heron and Carolina Wren at Sell's Lake.
--On April 27, Percival reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks along the Bluff Trail portion of Canon City Riverwalk east of Sells Pond Parking Lot; 3 Eastern Phoebes between Raynols Ave and Sells Ave on the Riverwalk; and a Black Phoebe at the MacKenzie Ave Parking Lot and a Broad-winged Hawk W of Mackenzie Ave Parking Lot.
--2 Black-throated Sparrows were reported by Percival along Hwy 115 east of Florence on April 27.
JACKSON COUNTY:
--At a feeder in Walden, Komar reported 30 Common Redpolls on April 24.
--A Caspian Tern was reported by Komar at Walden Reservoir on April 24. The Caspian Tern was seen again by Hundertmark on April 26.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at the Red Rocks Trading Post, first reported
by Henwood on October 26, was seen again on April 24 by Henwood.
--On April 24, Henwood reported that the "Slate-colored" Fox Sparrow was seen at Red Rocks Trading Post.
--On April 24, Rouch reported 8 Broad-winged Hawks over Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch. On April 25, Valieres reported 7 Broad-winged Hawks over Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch. On April 26, Hill reported 3 Broad-winged Hawks over the hawk watch. On April 27, Wuerthele reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks over Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch. On April 28, Joyce Commercon reported 5 Broad-winged Hawks over the Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch.
--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by McBurney migrating over the Chatfield Banding Station on April 28.
--At Bear Creek Lake Park on April 24, Henwood reported a singing Eastern Phoebe and a Broad-winged Hawk at Pelican Point on the Turkey Creek side. On April 25, Henwood refound the Broad-winged Hawk on the trail from Pelican Point towards Turkey Creek.
KIT CARSON COUNTY:
--A Glossy Ibis was reported by Mlodinow at Flager SWA on April 24.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
--On April 26, Komar reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks (1 light morph, 1 dark morph) in Cottonwood Canyon
--On April 26, Komar reported a possible ARIZONA WOODPECKER in Cottonwood Canyon. It was seen in a side canyon opposite the south campsite area. On April 27, Duane Nelson and Dave Leatherman searched for the ARIZONA WOODPECKER but did
NOT find it but they did find a Winter Wren 100 yards upstream from the road into the same canyon.
LARIMER COUNTY:
--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Sparks W of College Ave and the Poudre Bike Trail intersection in Fort Collins on April 29.
--On April 29, Sparks reported 2 Common Redpolls still visiting feeder behind the Discovery Musuem in Fort Collins.
MESA COUNTY:
--A BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW was reported by Bradley in Colorado National Monument on the No Thoroughfare/Devil's Kitchen Trail on April 25.
--An EURASIAN WIGEON was reported by Leon Thurmon on a pond E of 29 Road on the Riverfront Bike Trail in Grand Junction on April 27.
MORGAN COUNTY:
--2 singing Northern Cardinal were reported by Mlodinow near Fort Morgan at Narrows Dam Site on April 28.
--At Jackson SP on April 28, Mlodinow reported Eastern Phoebe and Harris's Sparrow.
OTERO COUNTY:
--A singing Northern Cardinal was reported by Dan Maynard at Rocky Ford SWA on April 27.
--Snowy Plovers were reported by Dan Maynard at Lake Cheraw on April 27.
PROWERS COUNTY:
--An imm dark morph Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Duane Nelson at Lamar Community College Woods (LCCW) on April 23. On April 23 and 26, Leatherman reported a light morph Broad-winged Hawk at LCCW.
--On April 24, Leatherman reported 3 Northern Cardinals at LCCW.
--On April 22 and 26 Leatherman reported Carolina Wren at LCCW.
--At LCCW on April 28, Dan Maynard reported M Blue-winged Warbler, Carolina Wren, Northern Cardinal Harris's Sparrow, Broad-winged Hawk.
--At LCCW on April 29, Leatherman reported Northern Parula, Carolina Wren, pr of Northern Cardinals, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, White-throated Sparrow, and ad light morph Broad-winged Hawk.
--A Hudsonian Godwit was reported by David Chartier in a Flooded Field W of 7 Rd leading into Thurston Reservoir on April 27.
--A Glossy Ibis was reported by Dan Maynard at Thruston Reservoir on April 27.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
--A M Black-and-white Warbler was found by the DFO field trip to Pueblo led by Paul Slingsby in Pueblo City Park on April 28.
TELLER COUNTY:
--All 3 species of Rosy-Finches were reported by Dan Maynard at a feeder in Divide on April 27.
WELD COUNTY:
--On the south side of Lower Latham at CR 48 W of CR 49, Kellner reported a near breeding plumaged American Golden Plover on the S side of the road on April 26.
--At Windsor Reservoir on April 28, Mlodinow reported 1-st cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2-nd cyc Thayer's Gull.
--On April 28 at Woods Lake, Mlodinow reported 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull.
--A 1st yr MEW GULL was reported by Mlodinow in the NW corner of Union Reservoir on April 29.
The DFO field trip for Saturday, May 4 will be to Rigli Ranch led by Joe Rigli (970-768-7121). Meet the leader at the ranch by 0830. From Hudson, go east on CO 52 until it turns north. Don't turn north, but continue east on Morgan County road F to CR 14, then turn north for approximately one mile to first house on left by boxcars. Bring lunch and extra water.
The DFO field trip for Sunday, May 5 will be to Denver City Park for a photo and behavior trip led by Chuck Hundertmark (303-604-0521). Meet the leader at 0700 at the parking strip SW 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 closest to Ferril Lake. We will photograph and observe nesting behavior of Double-crested Cormorants, Black-crowned Night Herons, and Snowy Egrets at Ferril and Duck Lakes. For SLR's a 300mm lens or better is recommended. Will walk the park for migrants and early nesters. Bring water, snacks, binoculars, camera with optional tripod and scopes. Half Day trip. Limit of 10 participants. Call or email leader if you plan to attend. Email is chundertmark AT gmail.com
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
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