Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: September 18, 2013
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday September 18, 2013 sponsored
by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
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Highlight species include (* indicates new information on this species in this report):
TRICOLORED HERON (Bent)
Green Heron (Fremont)
LAUGHING GULL (Pueblo)
Sabine's Gull (Crowley, Moffat)
Caspian Tern (Custer)
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Prowers)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (*Prowers, Yuma)
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Yuma)
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Bent, Kit Carson, Prowers, Yuma)
Black Phoebe (Fremont, La Plata, Mesa, Pueblo)
Eastern Phoebe (*Bent, El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Yuma)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Adams, El Paso, Kit Carson, Prowers, Yuma)
BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Bent, Kit Carson, *Prowers, Washington, Yuma)
Blue-winged Warbler (Fremont)
Golden-winged Warbler (Adams)
Tennessee Warbler (Bent, El Paso, *Prowers)
Nashville Warbler (Adams, Moffat, *Ouray, *Prowers, *Washington, Yuma)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Prowers, *Washington)
Magnolia Warbler (Jefferson)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Prowers)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Denver)
Blackpoll Warbler (Boulder)
Black-and-white Warbler (*Bent, El Paso, *Prowers, Yuma)
Prothonotary Warbler (Jefferson)
Ovenbird (*Bent, *El Paso, Yuma)
Northern Waterthrush (*El Paso, Moffat, Prowers, *Washington)
MOURNING WARBLER (Kit Carson, Yuma)
CANADA WARBLER (Prowers)
Summer Tanager (Prowers)
SCARLET TANAGER (Prowers)
Field Sparrow (El Paso)
Northern Cardinal (*Prowers, Yuma)
Indigo Bunting (Yuma)
PAINTED BUNTING (Pueblo)
ADAMS COUNTY:
--A Great Crested Flycatcher and Golden-winged Warbler and 2 Nashville Warblers were banded by McBurney at the RMBO Barr Banding Station on September 14.
--A Nashville Warbler and Great Crested Flycatcher were reported by Breitsch at Barr Lake on September 14.
--2 Nashville Warblers were reported by Breitsch at Barr Lake in brush along the canal between the banding station and the Pioneer Trail on September 16.
BENT COUNTY:
--A TRICOLORED HERON was reported by Duane Nelson at John Martin Reservoir at the west end visible from Clayton Point on September 12. The TRICOLORED HERON was at the west end of John Martin Reservoir again on September 14 as reported by Nelson.
--A juv YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was reported by Duane Nelson at Van's Grove on September 14.
--A BLUE-HEADED VIREO, Black-and-white Warbler, and Tennessee Warbler were reported by Dowell at Tempel Grove on September 15.
--At Tempel Grove on September 17, Leatherman reported Ovenbird and Eastern Phoebe.
BOULDER COUNTY:
--A 1st year Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Mark Miller at Twin Lakes in Gunbarrel on September 13.
--A Blackpoll Warbler was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette on September 14.
CROWLEY COUNTY:
--A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Kibbe at the cattle feedlot on CR G between two lakes on September 15.
CUSTER COUNTY:
--A Caspian Tern was reported by Dowell and Rauch at Lake DeWeese on September 14.
DENVER COUNTY:
--A Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Rurik SW of Ferrill Lake in Denver City Park on September 14.
EL PASO COUNTY:
--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Farese at Fountain Creek RP south of the Grandfather Cottonwood on September 14.
--A Field Sparrow was reported by Peterson at Ramah SWA on September 14.
EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES: Chico Basin Ranch is a fee area.
--A Tennessee Warbler and Ovenbird were reported by Brown at the Chico Basin banding station on September 14. Seen but not banded was a Black-and-white Warbler on September 14.
--An imm f PAINTED BUNTING was reported by Farese at Rose Pond on the Pueblo side of Chico Basin Ranch on September 15. The bird was at the west end low in Russian Olives.
--Brown reported that a Great Crested Flycatcher was banded at Chico Basin Ranch on September 16.
--Brown reported that a Northern Waterthrush and Ovenbird were banded at Chico Basin Ranch on September 17.
FREMONT COUNTY:
--3 Green Herons were reported by Moss at Holcim Wetlands and a Black Phoebe was nearby on September 13.
Moss reported the Holcim Wetlands suffered extensive flood damage.
--A Blue-winged Warbler was reported by Moss on the Canyon City Riverwalk east of the old sewer tanks near Sell's Lake Trail on September 14. Moss also reported Eastern Phoebe on the other side of the river on September 14.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--A Prothonotary Warbler was found by Goldthwait at Main Reservoir in Lakewood on September 10. Main Reservoir is in the NW corner of Florida and Kipling. Park in the only lot and walk west until you enter a wet woodland. The warbler was with a mixed flock in the woodland. The Pronothonotary Warbler was reported by Sanders at Main Reservoir on September 14.
--A Magnolia Warbler was reported by Kingery east of the banding station at Chatfield on the Waterton Fall Count on September 14.
KIT CARSON COUNTY:
--A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and Great Crested Flycatcher were reported by Kibbe below the dam at Flager SWA on September 14. In trees along the lakeshore, Kibbe reported 4 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS and a MOURNING WARBLER at Flager SWA on September 14. A juv YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was reported by Walbek at Flager SWA on September 15.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
--A Black Phoebe was reported by Morris at the Durango Fish Hatchery on September 14 and 15.
MESA COUNTY:
--A Black Phoebe was reported by Watson by a pond in Horsethief Canyon west of Fruita on September 14.
--MOFFAT COUNTY:
--A Northern Waterthrush and 2 Nashville Warblers were reported by Luke at Loudy-Simpon Park on September 13.
--A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Luke at the CMS ponds in Craig on September 14.
OURAY COUNTY:
--A Nashville Warbler was banded by Rowse at Ridgway SP Banding Station on September 17.
PROWERS COUNTY:
--At Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Leatherman reported 3 Great Crested Flycatchers on September 13.
--On September 13, Leatherman reported the following at LCCW: non-breeding m SCARLET TANAGER, imm f Chestnut-sided Warbler, Nashville Warbler, f Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, 3+ Northern Cardinal
--On September 15, Leatherman reported the following at LCCW: BLUE-HEADED VIREO (north end), 2 Nashville Warblers, Tennessee Warbler, f Summer Tanager, 2 Northern Cardinals, and f RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD.
--On September 15 at LCCW Dowell reported: 4 Nashville Warblers, Tennessee Warbler, 2 Northern Waterthrush, 4 Northern Cardinals, 2 Great Crested Flycatchers, 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers.
--On September 16 at LCCW Leatherman reported: 1 f CANADA WARBLER, 2+ BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, Northern Waterthrush, 1 f Black-throated Blue Warbler, 2+ Nashville Warblers, 2f Black-and-white Warblers, probable YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, and heard Northern Cardinal and Red-bellied Woodpecker.
--On September 17 at LCCW, Leatherman reported: 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 6 Nashville Warblers, 1 f Black-and-white Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, and heard Northern Cardinal and Red-bellied Woodpecker.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
--A basic plumaged LAUGHING GULL was reported by Percival at the Sailboard Launching Area of Pueblo Reservoir on September 14.
--2 Eastern Phoebes were reported by Percival between the Fish Hatchery Ponds and Valco Ponds parking lot on September 14.
--2 Black Phoebes were reported by Percival on the Rock Canyon Side of the river in Osprey Picnic Area at Pueblo Reservoir on September 16.
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
--A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was reported by Kibbe at Last Chance on September 14.
--A Northern Waterthrush and Chestnut-sided Warbler were reported by Breitsch at Last Chance and a Nashville Warbler was reported by Shaw at Last Chance on September 17.
YUMA COUNTY:
--At Wray City Park on September 14, Dan Maynard reported Black-and-white Warbler.
--At Stalker Pond on September 14, Dan Maynard reported Red-bellied Woodpecker, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, 2 Great Crested Flycatchers, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 2 Nashville Warblers, 2 Northern Cardinals and Indigo Bunting.
--3 Eastern Phoebes were reported by Dan Maynard at the Fish Hatchery on September 14.
--At Sandsage SWA on September 14, Dan Maynard reported EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE and Nashville Warbler.
--At Hale Hedgerows (below Bonny) on September 14, Dan Maynard reported Great Crested Flycatcher, imm MOURNING WARBLER, and Nashville Warbler.
--At Hale Corner, Dan Maynard reported on September 14 Red-bellied Woodpecker, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, 2 Great Crested Flycatchers, Nashville Warbler, 3 Ovenbirds, and 2 MOURNING WARBLERS (1 ad m, 1 imm)
DFO Field Trips:
The DFO Field Trip for Thursday, September 19 to Rocky Mountain National Park has been CANCELLED.
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, September 21 to Rocky Mountain Arsenal has been CANCELLED but there
is another one scheduled for October. Contact Dave Rhoades (303-424-8633) to sign up for the October
Field Trip.
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, September 21 to Barr Lake State Park will be led by Ira and Tammy Sanders (303-278-7172). Meet at 0700 at the Stone House at the end of Lark Bunting Lane. Bird until noon. Lunch optional. This will be easy walking on established trails. State Parks Pass required.
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, September 22 to Lair o' the Bear has been CANCELLED.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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