Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date July 27, 2013
email: rba AT cobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, July 27, 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 (* indicates new information on this species in this report):
Mexican Duck (Weld)
WHITE IBIS (*Alamosa)
GLOSSY IBIS (Weld)
American Golden-Plover (Washington)
Snowy Plover (Washington)
Ruddy Turnstone (Morgan)
LAUGHING GULL (Washington)
Caspian Tern (Arapahoe)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder)CAVE SWALLOW (Washington)
Purple Martin (Mesa)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Washington)
SEDGE WREN (Gunnison)
Fox Sparrow (Gilpin, San Juan)
Indigo Bunting (Jefferson, Larimer)
ALAMOSA COUNTY:
--A WHITE IBIS was reported by Brian Harmon about a mile north of the golf course on North River Road in Alamosa at 10:30 am on July 26. Later it was seen about two miles from this location. His phone number is 719-927-1584.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
--2 Caspian Terns were reported by Walbek on the South Shore at Cherry Creek SP on July 20.
BOULDER COUNTY:
--On July 15, around 11:00 am, Wait reported an American Three-toed Woodpecker, while walking up the 4th of July trail towards Arapahoe Pass. The bird was on the north side of the path.
GILPIN COUNTY:
--A Fox Sparrow was reported by Kaempfer about 0.5 mile east of Tolland on the road to East Portal that heads west out of Rollinsville on July 22.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
--A singing SEDGE WREN was reported by Zerbi at McCabe Wetlands west of Gunnison on July 18.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--A male Indigo Bunting was reported by Henwood along the Cottonwood Trail at Bear Creek Lake Park on July 20.
LARIMER COUNTY:
--An Indigo Bunting was reported by Sparks on the Poudre Bike Trail on July 19.
MESA COUNTY:
--6 Purple Martins were reported by Robinsong on Buzzard Divide where the road crosses W Muddy Creek on July 21.
MORGAN COUNTY:
--A Ruddy Turnstone was reported by Dowell at the SWA on the north side of Jackson Reservoir on July 21.
SAN JUAN COUNTY:
--4 Slate-Colored Fox Sparrows were reported by Dexter at Lime Creek Road and Silverton on July 17.
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
--On July 14 at Prewitt Reservoir, Dowell reported a Laughing Gull, (2nd y,worn, not unlike the Big Johnson Bird) a Snowy Plover, ad., and an American Golden-Plover, (apparent first alternate plumage) on the south end of the reservoir in the mud.
--Dowell reported a Great Crested Flycatcher on July 14 at Prewitt Reservoir, the bird was along the inlet channel.
--On July 17, Mlodinow reported an immature CAVE SWALLOW feeding along the south shore of Prewitt Reservoir. This would be
a new state record if accepted. Take the first entrance into Prewitt. The road ends in a T. Go left, take second right, which winds to edge of resevoir. Walk to water's edge, and then work area between water's edge and inlet channel. You can cross the fragmented inlet channel and chase swallows on the far side. They seem to sit on drier mud and feed over entire area.
WELD COUNTY:
--A GLOSSY IBIS and Mexican Duck were reported by Mlodinow at Loloff on July 17.
DFO FIELD TRIPS
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, July 27 will be to Castlewood Canyon State Park(Douglas) led by Mary Cay Burger (303-771-3431). Meet the leader at 0700 at old entrance on CO 86, which is .5 mile west of Franktown. Turn south on Castlewood Canyon Road and go two miles south to park entrance, which requires a parks pass or day pass. Half-day birding, so lunch is optional. Bring water. There are some steep trails.
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, July 28 will be to the Lyons area at 6000 ft (Boulder) led by Raymond Davis (303-323-5332). Meet at 0830 at the Park-n-Ride 1/2 block south of downtown Lyons on 4th St. It's the middle of summer and there aren't any good birds around. That might be true, but we will try to find something to look at. Be prepared to sort through three species of hummingbirds, as well as the usual nesting birds. Will probably walk about two miles of flat ground, drive another 15 miles, and end up on the deck of Davis's house for your own lunch, looking at feeder and bird houses. Trip should be wheelchair accessible.
Good Birding,
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