[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, May 3, 2013

Compiler: Ira Sanders

Date: May 3, 2013

email: rba AT cfobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 3, 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

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)

 

EURASIAN WIGEON (Mesa) 

Barrow's Goldeneye (Eagle)

Red-necked Grebe (Weld*)

Glossy Ibis (Archuleta, Boulder*, Prowers, Weld*)

Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, Douglas/Jefferson, Fremont, Huerfano, Jefferson, Kit Carson, Larimer, Pueblo*, Prowers)

Snowy Plover (Otero)

HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Prowers)

Dunlin (Boulder*)

MEW GULL (Weld)

Thayer's Gull (Weld)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Weld)

Caspian Tern (Larimer)

White-winged Dove (Denver)

Black Phoebe (Boulder*, Fremont)

Eastern Phoebe (Douglas/Jefferson, Fremont, Morgan)

Purple Martin (Arapahoe*)

White-eyed Vireo (Prowers)

Carolina Wren (Prowers)

Common Redpoll (Boulder*)

Blue-winged Warbler (Prowers)

Black-and-white Warbler (Prowers, Pueblo)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (Boulder*)

Nashville Warbler (El Paso, Prowers, Pueblo)

Northern Parula (Prowers)

Hooded Warbler (Bent*)

Northern Waterthrush (Archuleta)

Summer Tanager (Bent*, Pueblo*)

Black-throated Sparrow (Fremont)

Fox Sparrow (Jefferson*)

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 (Boulder*, Larimer)

 

Arapahoe County:

-- 2 Purple Martins were reported near the west end of Cherry Creek SP on May 1. 

 

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.

 

BENT COUNTY:

--Leatherman reports a Summer Tanager and Hooded Warbler at the Melody Tempel Grove on May 2.

 

BOULDER COUNTY:

--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.

--A Glossy Ibis was reported by Tumasonis at Walden Ponds on April 30.

--David Waltman reports on May 1, 2013 that he had 2 Common Redpoll at his house, 8464 West Fork Road, Boulder, Colorado.  There are no previous May records in Colorado in Bob and Bob or on eBird.

--Piombino reports a Common Redpoll at her feeders on May 1 on St. Vrain Rd West of Hygiene.

--A Black Phoebe was reported by Deininger on May 1 at Boulder Creek and HWY 52.

--2 Dunlin were report by Dowell on May 1 at McIntosh Lake in Longmont.  They were seen again on May 2.

--A Glossy Ibis is reported by Such on May 1 at Boulder Res.

-- a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Guarente at Garden Acres Park in Longmont on May 2.

 

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 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 entered 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:

--On April 30, Filby reported 6+ Barrow's Goldeneye 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 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 Raynolds 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.

 

HUEFANO COUNTY:

--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Neldner on Rouse Road on April 30.

 

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Red Rocks Trading Post, first reported by Henwood on October 26, was seen again on May 2 by Henwood.

--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.

--On May 2, Henwood reported that the Slate-colored Fox Sparrow continues at the Red Rocks Trading Post.

 

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 Museum in Fort Collins.

--A Caspian Tern was reported by Hess at Kechter Ponds in S Fort Collins from April 23 to April 30.  Kechter Ponds is off of Strauss Cabin Rd.  A scope is needed to see the tern.

 

MESA COUNTY:

--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:

--At Lamar Community College Woods (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.

--At LCCW on April 30, Leatherman reported Nashville Warbler (1 M "eastern"), White-eyed Vireo, and 2 young M Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.

--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 Thurston Reservoir on April 27.

--At Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar on April 30, Leatherman reported F Black-and-white Warbler and F Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

 

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.

--A Nashville Warbler was reported by Drummond at Chico Basin Ranch Headquarters (fee area) on April 30.

--A Summer Tanager and Broad-winged Hawk were reported by Percival at Pueblo City Park on May 1.

--A Summer Tanager was reported by Percival and Truan at Mineral Palace Park on May 2.

 

 

TELLER COUNTY:

--All 3 species of Rosy-Finches were reported by Dan Maynard at a feeder in Divide on April 27.

 

WELD COUNTY:

--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.

--On May 1, Mlodinow reports a Short-billed Dowitcher at WCR 59 Ponds, 2 Red-necked Grebes and a GLOSSY IBIS still at Firestone Gravel Pits

 

 

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,

Ira Sanders

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