[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 26 August 2016

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine

e-mail:    RBA AT cobirds.org

Date:  August 26, 2016 

This is the Rare Bird Alert for Friday, August 26, sponsored by Denver Field

Ornithologists an

d the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species)

NOTE:  The RBA is using the new AOU checklist and the order of the famillies has changed

Mallard (Mexican) (Larimer)

Barrow's Goldeneye (Clear Creek)

Gunnison Sage-Grouse (Gunnison)

White-tailed Ptarmigan (Eagle)

Dusky Grouse (Boulder)

Sharp-tailed Grouse (Logan)

Greater Roadrunner (Baca, Denver, Otero)

Black Swift (Boulder)

Snowy Plover (Alamosa)

Mew Gull (Larimer)

WESTERN GULL (Alamosa, Washington)

Thayer's Gull (Washington)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Alamosa, Weld)

Caspian Tern (Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer)

Pacific Loon (El Paso)

NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Montrose)

Little Blue Heron (Boulder)

Green Heron (Huerfano, Larimer, Mesa, Washington)

Mississipi Kite (Adams)

Broad-winged Hawk (Adams)

Lewis's Woodpecker (Boulder)

Red-headed Woodpecker (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, El Paso, Pueblo, Washington, Yuma)

Red Bellied Woodpecker (Logan, Yuma)

Williamson's Sapsucker (Mesa, Pueblo)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder, Eagle, Larimer, Mesa, Park)

ALDER FLYCATCHER (Weld, Yuma)

Least Flycatcher (*Adams, Washington, Weld, Yuma)

Gray Flycatcher (Arapahoe, Denver, El Paso, Gunnison, Kit Carson, *Larimer,  Pitkin)

Black Phoebe (Pueblo)

Great Crested Flycatcher (Lincoln, Yuma)

Cassin's Kingbird (Boulder, Lincoln)

Chihuahuan Raven (Otero)

Pacific Wren (Boulder)

Carolina Wren (Washington)

Sage Thrasher (Clear Creek)

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Clear Creek)

McCown's Longspur (Lincoln, Weld)

Ovenbird (*Adams, Arapahoe, *Larimer)

Northern Waterthrush (*Adams, El Paso, Larimer, Pueblo, Washington)

Tennessee Warbler (*Adams, Yuma)

Nashville Warbler (*Adams, Jefferson)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Larimer)

Pine Warbler (Prowers)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (*Larimer, Pitkin)

Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Otero)

Northern Cardinal (Kit Carson, Prowers, Yuma)

Baltimore Oriole (Yuma)

*****For locations you are not familiar with (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site for directions:  www.coloradocountybirding.org

ADAMS COUNTY:

---On August 25, at Barr Lake SP Steve Mlodinow reported Least Flycatcher, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Tennessee Warbler, and Nashville Warbler.

---On August 25, Rebecca Laroche reported Ovenbird at Rod and Gun Club Trail.

---On August 24, staff at Rocky Mt Arsenal NWR reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks and Least Flycatcher.

---On August 22, a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Loch Kilpatrick on E 96th Ave east of DIA.

---On August 22, a Mississippi Kit was reported by Loch Kilpatrick east of Bennett on Old Victory Road.

ALAMOSA COUNTY:

---On August 23, David Dowel  reported 3 Snowy Plovers, WESTERN GULL, and Lesser Black-backed Gull at Blanca Wetlands.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

---On August 22, a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Ivan Mota near Byers on Hwy 40.

---On August 20, Glenn Walbek reported Gray Flycatcher and 3 Ovenbirds at Cherry Creek SP.

---On August 14, Gene Rutherford reported Red-headed Woodpecker on CO 36 west of Byers.

BACA COUNTY:

---On August 14, 2 Greater Roadrunners were reported by Chris Goulart on CR 8.

BOULDER COUNTY:

---On August 22, a juv Little Blue Heron was reported by Carl Starace at Walden Ponds in Boulder.

---OnAugust 17, a Cassin's Kingbird was reported by Christian Nunes on South Campus of University of Colorado.

---On August 7 at Heil Valley Ranch, Carl Starace reported 3 Lewis's Woodpeckers and 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers.  On August 18, a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Jeff Parks at Heil Valley Ranch.

---On August 6 in Shadow Canyon, Andy Cowell reported m American Three-toed Woodpecker in the lower part of the canyon and a Dusky Grouse at the top of the canyon.

---On June 24 a singing stub-tailed wren (Winter/Pacific) was reported by Steve Mlodinow in Wild Basin of Rocky Mt NP just N of bridge that leads away from Calypso Cascade towards Ouzel Falls.  On June 28, a Pacific Wren was reported by Bill Rowe just below Calypso Cascades in Wild Basin of Rocky Mt NP.  On July 4, Kathy Mihm Dunning reported Pacific Wren at Calypso Cascades in Wild Basin of Rocky Mt NP.  On July 9 at Wild Basin in Rocky Mt NP, David Dowell reported Pacific Wren, Black Swift on nest, 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers.  On July 16, at Wild Basin, Ouzel Falls in Rocky Mountain NP, Nick Moore reported Pacific Wren.  On July 19 Tim Mitzen reported Pacific Wren near Calypso Cascades in Wild Basin of Rocky Mt NP.  On July 23 Chris Gilbert reported Pacific Wren at Ouzel Falls in Wild Basin of Rocky Mt NP.  On July 20, Todd Deininger reported Pacific Wren at Calypso Cascades in Wild Basin of Rocky Mt NP.  On July 24 Christian Nunes reported 2 Black Swifts and 4 Pacific Wrens at Wild Basin of Rocky Mt NP.  On July 29, Sue Riffe reported Pacific Wren, 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers and 7 Black Swifts at Wild Basin of Rocky Mt NP.   On August 10, Peter Gent reported a juvenile Black Swift on nest under the overhand west of Ouzel Falls in Wild Basin of Rocky Mt NP.

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY:

---On August 24 at Mount Evans, Sean Fitzgerald reported Sage Thrasher and 16 Brown-capped Rosy-Finches.

---On August 16, 4 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Nick Varvel at Echo Lake.

DENVER COUNTY:

---On August 24 a Gray Flycatcher was reported by Loch Kilpatrikc at Box Elder Creek at E 104th Ave.

---On August 20 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Doug Kibbe and Jeff Dawson at Box Elder Creek at E 104th.

---On August 17 a Greater Roadrunner was reported by Nate Wojcik at the NW corner of Speer and Auraria.  On August 18, a Greater Roadrunner was reported by Gabriel Wiltse N of Auraria Parkway in a large empty field SW of Pepsi Center.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

---On August 20 a Caspian Tern was reported by Glenn Walbek at the Marina Sandpit at Chatfield SP.

EAGLE COUNTY:

---On August 12, 3 White-tailed Ptarmigan (1 ad, 2 young) were reported by Scott Dieni on Deming Mt at about 12,000 ft, NE of summit.

---An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Bob Righter on Cross Creek Trail about 4 miles south of Minturn on July 28.

EL PASO COUNTY:

---On August 21, a Pacific Loon was reported by david Tonnessen, Joy and Leonard Lake at Big Johnson.

---On August 17, a Northern Waterthrush was reported by Alan Versaw at Ice Lake at the Air Force Acacdemy.

---On August 11 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown reported that he banded a Northern Waterthrush.  On August 13, Steve Brown banded a second Northern Waterthrush.  On August 17, Steve Brown banded 2 more Northern Waterthrush.  On August 21, Steve Brown reported that he banded another hatch year Northern Waterthrush.  On August 22, Monday Birders reported Gray Flycatcher and Northern Waterthrush at Clear Spring Ranch and Steve Brown reported banding another Northern Waterthrush.  On August 24, Steve Brown reported banding 3 more Northern Waterthrush.

---On August 11 at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area), Diane Morton reported a Gray Flycatcher.  On August 17, Dan Stringer reported  a Red-headed Woodpecker at Chico Basin Ranch.

GUNNISON COUNTY:

---On August 16 a Gray Flycatcher was reported by Bob Spencer on Spainero Mesa Road.

---On  August 12, 4 Gunnison Sage-Grouse were reported by Gary Koehn on Rd 26 (Sapinero Mesa Road).  One bird was about 1/4 mile off Rd 26 on Rd 3014c and 3 were on Rd 26 at Mile 6.

HUERFANO COUNTY:

---On August 10, Polly Wren Neldner reported a juv Green Heron at a small pond W of Horseshoe Lake in Lathrop SP.

KIT CARSON COUNTY:

---On August 15, a Gray Flycatcher and Northern Cardinal were reported by Glenn Walbek at Kit Carson County Carousel near

Burlington.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

---On August 24, a Caspian Tern was reported by Doug Kibbe at Chatfield Swim Beach.

---On August 24, at Belmar Park, Chris Wood reported Gray Flycatcher and Nashville Warbler.

LARIMER COUNTY:

---On August 26 at North Shields Natural Area, David Wade reported Chestnut-sided Warbler and Gray Flycatcher.

---On August 25 at La Porte CR 54G, David Wade reported Ovenbird.

---On August 24, at Wellington SWA Cobb Lake Unit, Andy Bankert reported Gray Flycatcher and Black-throated Gray Warbler.  On August 25, Andy Bankert reported Black-throated Gray Warbler at Wellington SWA Cobb Lake Unit.

---On August 21, 2 Green Herons (ad, imm) were reported by Richard Herrington at Running Deer Natural Area.

---On August 21 Scott Rashid reported 2 Black-throated Gray Warblers at Lake Estes.

---On August 29 a Northern Waterthrush was banded by Scott Rashid at YMCA at Estes Park.

---On August 19, a Mallard (Mexican) was reported by Nick Komar, David Wade, and Walter Wehtje at Horseshoe Reservoir.  On August 23, 2 Mallards (Mexican) were reported by Andy Bankert and Nick Komar at Horseshoe Reservoir.

---On August 15 an American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Richard Han in the West Alluvial Fan Area of Rocky Mountain National Park.

---On August 14, 1-2 Caspian Terns were reported by Renee Casias, Christine and RIchard Sparks and many other birders at Timnath Reservoir.

---On August 11, Nick Komar reported a 3-rd cycle Mew Gull at Boyd Lake.  On August 16, Nick Komar and David Wade reported a Mew Gull at Boyd Lake.  On August 17, Nick Komar reported a 3rd-cyc Mew Gull at Boyd Lake.

MESA COUNTY:

---On August 18, a young Green Heron was reported by Leon Stigen on Blue Heron Pond on the Blue Heron Trail.

---On August 17 an American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Nic Korte in the Fruita Reservoir # 1.

---On August 8, Mike Henwood reported a Green Heron at Redlands Parkway Ponds.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

---On August 9 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Maureen Briggs at Chipeta Lake SWA.

---On August 7 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Sandy Beranich at Baldridge and Ute Parks.  On August 18, Sandy Beranich reported NEOTROPIC CORMORANT at Baldridge and Ute Parks.

OTERO COUNTY:

---On August 13, Stan Oswald reported 2 Greater Roadrunners, Chihuahuan Raven, and 2 Rufous-crowned Sparrows in Vogel Canyon.

PARK COUNTY:

---On August 11 an American Three-Toed Woodpecker was reported by Gene and Polly Reetz on Limber Grove Trail off of Four Mile Road in the Mosquito Range.

PITKIN COUNTY:

---On August 24 in Basalt, Alessandro Molina reported 2 Gray Flycatchers and 3 Black-throated Gray Warblers.

PROWERS COUNTY:

---On August 16, Dave Leatherman reported a ratty looking Pine Warbler at Fairmount Cemetery on Memorial Drive in Lamar.

---On August 16, a Northern Cardinal was reported by Dave Leatherman at Lamar Community College Woods.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

---On August 24, Brandon Percival reported imm m Williamson's Sapsucker, Northern Waterthrush, and 2 Black Phoebe at Valco Ponds.

---On August 17, Dan Stringer reported a Red-headed Woodpecker at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area).

WASHINGTON COUNTY:

---On August 18, Steve Mlodinow reported WESTERN GULL, 9 Red-headed Woodpeckers, Least Flycatcher, and Baltimore Oriole at Prewitt Reservoir.  On August 21,  Bill Schmoker and Chris Wood reported Green Heron, WESTERN GULL, 9 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 4 Least Flycatchers and Northern Waterthrush at Prewitt Reservoir.

WELD COUNTY:

---On August 24 at CrowValley CG, Steve Mlodinow reported Least Flycatcher and Nashville Warbler.

---On August 15 a Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Woods Lake.

---On August 14 an ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported by Steve Mlodinow at St Varin SP on the path along the N side of Mallard Pond.

YUMA COUNTY:

---On August 21 at Stalker Lake in Wray, Steve Mlodinow reported 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Great Crested Flycatcher, 7 Northern Cardinals, and 2 Baltimore Orioles.

---On August 21 at the windbreak at CR 51 and US 385, Steve Mlodinow reported 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, ALDER FLYCATCHER, Least Flycatcher, Tennessee Warbler, and 2 Baltimore Orioles.

Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips:

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, August 27 will be to Jackson Lake Reservoir led by Bob Shade (wrshade3 AT gmail.com; 303-975-2476).  Meet at 9799 at Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 6060 N Broadway.  Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right to carpool.  State parks pass or day pass required.  

   This is an all-day trip that will include Morgan County playas looking for shorebirds and fall migrant passerines.  Bring lunch, plenty of water, bug spray, and sunscreen.  Scopes will be helpful.  Will combine into no more than 5 cars.  Register online or contact leader.  

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, August 28 will be to Prewitt and Jackson Reservoirs led by Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT comcast.net; 303-978-1748)  Meet at 0530 at Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 5050 N Bro

\adway to carpool.  Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right.  State Parks Pass and JumboRes/Prewitt Res access Permit required.

    This is an all-day trip so bring snacks, lunch, plenty of water, sunscreen, long pants, and bug spray.  Register on line or contact leader.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder

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