[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 15

Compiler: Dick Schottler

Date: Report for Wednesday, May 15, 2013, updated at 8:45 P.M.

email: rba AT cfobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

sponsored by the 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 and often accurate information on this

species in this report)

Glossy Ibis (Jefferson, *Weld) 

Broad-winged Hawk (El Paso)

Black-bellied Plover (Weld)
Piping Plover (*Phillips)

Whimbrel (Weld)

Gray Flycatcher (Jefferson)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Washington)

Yellow-throated Vireo (Bent, Prowers)

Cassin's Vireo (Adams, Bent, Boulder, Jefferson, Prowers)

Philadelphia Vireo (Baca)

Veery (El Paso/Pueblo, *Weld)

GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Baca, El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo, Weld)

Ovenbird (Baca, *El Paso/Pueblo)
Worm-eating Warbler (Prowers)

Northern Waterthrush (Baca, El Paso, *El Paso/Pueblo, Jefferson, Larimer, Washington, Weld)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (*El Paso/Pueblo)

Blackpoll Warbler (Baca, Bent, El Paso, * Jefferson)

Black-and-White Warbler (Baca, Bent, Washington)

Tennessee Warbler (Adams, Baca, Jefferson, Larimer)

Nashville Warbler (Baca, Bent, *El Paso/Pueblo, Prowers) 

Virginia's Warbler (Baca)

CAPE MAY WARBLER (Baca)

Northern Parula (Baca, El Paso, * El Paso/Pueblo)

BLACKBURNIAN (Bent, La Plata)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Baca)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Baca)
Townsend's Warbler (*El Paso/Pueblo)

BLACK-THROATED GREEN (Baca, Boulder)

Palm Warbler (Baca, Bent, *El Paso/Pueblo, Jefferson, Larimer, Weld)

White-throated Sparrow (Douglas/Jefferson)

Summer Tanager (Baca, El Paso, Prowers)

Northern Cardinal (*Jefferson)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Baca, Bent, Prowers, *Weld)
Bobolink (Boulder, Denver)

ADAMS COUNTY: 

On May13, Breitsch reports a Tennessee Warbler and Cassin's Vireo seen at Barr Lake S.P..

 

BACA COUNTY:

On May 11, Walbek reports these birds from Two Buttes, seen May 10 and 11:

Cape May Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Ovenbird

Black-and-White Warbler

American Redstart

McGillivray's Warbler

Virginia's Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

Palm Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Philadelphia Vireo

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Summer Tanager

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

BENT COUNTY:

--On May 10, Mlodinow reports these birds from Bent County:

Blackburnian Warbler at Karney SWA north of John Martin Reservoir along Fort Lyons Canal,

Black-and-white Warbler at Van's Grove,

Western Palm Warbler at John Martin Reservoir,

Black-and-white Warbler at Hasty Lake Campground,

Blackpoll Warbler in the town of McClave,

Yellow-throated Vireo along Bent County Road 34 about 1/2 mile north of CO 196,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Bent County Roads 35 and PP,

Gray-cheeked Thrush, 2 Nashville Warblers, a Cassin's Vireo, Dusky Flycatcher, and 2 Common Poorwill at Melody Tempel Grove.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--On May 10, Chuck Hundertmark and Ted Floyd saw a Cassin's Vireo along Boulder Creek, upstream a ways from the 75th Street Bridge.

--On May 12, Nunes reports a a singing male BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER in the Ponderosa Pines at the corner of Tandra & East Moorhead Circle. From Table Mesa, turn south on Tantra, & go down the street until you reach the forced right hand turn onto E Moorhead. The pine trees are on your right.
--On May15, Minner-Lee reports several Bobolinks seen in the vicinity of the Open Space & Mt. Parks Cherryvale admin. bldg.

DENVER COUNTY:

--On May 11, Henwood reports a Bobolink in the SW corner of Marston Reservoir.

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:

-On May 11, Kellner reported a White-throated Sparrow on the Chatfield spring count.

--EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES:

--On May 10, Brown reports thrushes of four species, Swainson's, Hermit, and first of season Veery and Gray-cheeked Thrush at Chico Basin Ranch (CBR).  (fee area and worth it).
--On May 15, Percival reports the following warblers at CBR: Ovenbird, No. Waterthrush, Chestnut-sided, Nashville, No. Parula, Townsend's, and western Palm among others. Also seen were a White-throated Sparrow and Bobolink.

--EL PASO COUNTY:

--On May 11, Pals reports these goodies among myriad species seen on the Spring Count at Fountain Creek Park: Braod-winged Hawk, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Blackpoll Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Summer Tanager.

--On May 12, Kosar reports a Northern Parula at Fountain Creek.

 

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

--On May 11, the Gray Flycatcher reported by Chavez on May 8, continues in Belmar Park, near the pond near the parking lot.

--On May 10, Schottler discovered several birds in the Wheat Ridge Green Belt - a singing male Northern Cardinal at the Tree Bridge Trail, which is roughly 100 yards WSW of the footbridge over

  Clear Creek and near the wooden board walk. Also a Palm Warbler and a Northern Waterthrush about 100 yards east of the footbridge over Clear Creek. Seen again on May 13 by Baker.

--On May 11, Henwood reports these birds at Bear Creek Lake Park: adult male Blackpoll Warbler at the Boat Launch area, Eastern Phoebe near Soda Lakes,

  Cassin's Vireo and Hammond Flycatcher in the Bear Creek Greenbelt along Bear Creek east of the Stone House.

--On May 13, Henwood reports a Glossy Ibis at Bear Creek Lake Park, near Pelican Point.
--On May 14, Hackos reports a Blackpoll Warbler at Belmar Park, Lakewood.

LA PLATA COUNTY:

On May 13, Beatty reports a Blackburnian Warbler in Durango, first found by Morris on May 6 and still being seen near the Durango Public Library.

LARIMER COUNTY:

--On May 10, Birek reports a Northern Waterthrush banded at the Museum of Discovery in Fort Collins. A Solitary Sandpiper was nearby.

--On May 11, Walters reports a Tennessee Warbler in Loveland, along the Big Thompson River Walk, just east of the dam on the Wilson Avenue end of the trail. 

--On May 12, Matthews reports an "Eastern" Palm Warbler at Lake Estes.

PHILLIPS COUNTY:
--On May 15, Linfield reports a Piping Plover on a small pool between CR 41 and the Holyoke airport.

 

PROWERS COUNTY:

--On May 11, Komar reports:  2 Summer Tanagers,  Yellow-Throated Vireo, and Cassin's Vireo, from LCCW.

--On May 13, Komar reports these birds from Lamar: Nashville Warbler at the cemetery south of LCCW and Worm-eating Warbler at the High School grove.

WASHINGTON COUNTY:

--On May 10 Komar saw a Northern Waterthrush and a Black-and-white Warbler at Last Chance Oasis.

--On May 10 Tammy and Ira Sanders discovered a Scissor tailed Flycatcher west of highway marker 133 on highway 36.  This is 3 miles west of Last Chance rest area.

 

WELD COUNTY:

--On May 8, Mlodinow reports a Black-bellied Plover and 2 Whimbrels at Union Reservoir. The Whimbrels were seen again by Erthal and Schottler on May 13, with 6 Black-bellied Plovers.

--On May 11, Roller reports a "Western" Palm Warbler and a Northern Waterthrush from Crow Valley Campground.

--On May 11, 3 Black-bellied Plovers were seen at Lower Latham.

--On May 11, several observers saw up to three Gray-cheeked Thrushes at Crow Valley Campground.

--On May 14, Chavez reported a Veery and No. Waterthrush at Norma's Grove.
--On May 15, Leatherman reports 2 Glossy Ibis seen with White-faced Ibis at Crom Lake (CR 31 1/2 mi s. of CR 90).

DFO FIELD TRIPS:

for the weekend of May 18, 19,

Please consult the DFO website: http://dfobirders.org/wordpress/denver-field-ornithologists/field-trips-and-counts/scheduled-field-trips/may-2013-field-trips/ , for information on the field trips and the leaders to call.

Good Birding,

Dick Schottler

Unincorporated Jefferson County