[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for September 20, 2015

Compiler:  Ira Sanders
Date: September 20, 2015
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, September 20, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
 
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).
 
RED SHOULDERED HAWK (Logan)

American Golden-Plover (Larimer)

Red Phalarope (Douglas*)

Parasitic Jaeger (Pueblo*)

Sabine's Gull (Douglas*, El Paso*, Park*, Pueblo)

Laughing Gull (Pueblo)
Acorn Woodpecker (Jefferson)
Gray Flycatcher  (Larimer)
Eastern Phoebe (Weld)

Eastern-wood Pewee (Weld)

Worm-eating Warbler (Douglas)

Painted Bunting (Ouray*)

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

--On September 12, a Worm-eating Warbler was found by Kellner upstream from the Kingfisher Bridge (auto bridge) over the Platte River inside Chatfield SP on the east side of the river. It was  about 1/2 mile up the river. Follow the dirt trail past where the handicapped fisherman's concrete path ends.  The grove of trees is just before you "pop out" and get up on the "high point" above the river.  GPS: 39.516233, -105.077990.

--An adult Sabine's Gull is reported by Tom Behnfield at Chatfield State Park east of the marina spit on Sept 17.  The immature Sabine's Gull reported by Kibbe on Sept 18 was seen again on Sept 19 from the Marina Spit.

--A Red Phalarope is reported by Doug Kibbe at Chatfield State Park north of the marina spit on Sept 18.  It was seen again on Sept 19 from the spit.

ELPASO COUNTY:

--Goff reports a Sabine's Gull at Big Johnson Reservoir on Sept 18.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

--An ACORN WOODPECKER was reported by Peggy Corpenny coming to her feeders in Indian Hills on September 2. On September 3, Frank and Linda Farrel, Mark Chavez, Tom Behnfield, Gwen Moore and Dean Shoup reported ACORN WOODPECKER in Indian Hills.  If you would like to try for the bird, please contact Peggy at 720-983-6490 or heartbowpress. AT gmail.com.

LARIMER COUNTY:

--3 non-breeding plumaged American Golden-Plovers were seen by Komar at Timnath Reservoir in the northwest corner along the shoreline on September 12.

--A Gray Flycatcher was seen by Sparks at McMurry Natural Area, in Fort Collins, on September 9.

 
LOGAN COUNTY:
--On August 30 at Northern Sterling Reservoir SP, Kamepfer reported a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK.  The RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was re-found by Dunning on September 4, at the previous location, and was re-found by Dowell on September 7, (footbridge over dry inlet canal) at the previous location.

OURAY COUNTY:

--Bill Day posted photos of a female Painted Bunting at the Ridgeway banding station on the West Slope Birding Network (WSBN) Yahoo page on Sept 18.

PARK COUNTY:

--Suddjian reports 2 juv Sabine's Gulls at 11 Mile Reservoir on Sept 18.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--A Sabine's Gull is reported by Gary Koehn at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) on Sept 15 at the headquarters lake.

--Percival reports a juvenile Parasitic Jaeger and a non-adult Laughing Gull at the east side of Pueblo Reservoir on Sept 18.  Neither were seen on Sept 19.

 

WELD COUNTY:
--Leatherman reported seeing an Eastern Wood-Pewee and Eastern Phoebe at Crow Valley CG on September 9.  

​Good Birding

Ira Sanders

Golden, CO​

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