Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: May 28, 2017
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, May 28 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species)
NOTE: The RBA is now using the new AOU checklist and the order of families has changes.
Mute Swan (Weld)
Chukar (*Garfield)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (El Paso, Logan)
White-winged Dove (*Bent)
Chimney Swift (El Paso, Kit Carson, Logan, Sedgwick,*Weld, Yuma)
Black Rail (Pueblo)
Snowy Plover (Crowley, Weld)
Semipalmated Plover (Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa, Weld)
Stilt Sandpiper (El Paso, *Weld)
Sanderling (*Bent, Douglas, Kit Carson, Logan, *Weld)
White-rumped Sandpiper (Douglas, *El Paso, *Pueblo, *Weld)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Crowley, Weld)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Crowley, *El Paso, La Plata, Saguache, *Weld)
Green Heron (Boulder, Arapahoe)
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Yuma)
Glossy Ibis (San Juan)
Mississippi Kite (El Paso, Phillips, Pueblo)
Broad-winged Hawk (El Paso, Jefferson, Weld, Yuma)
Laughing Gull (Weld)
Caspian Tern (*Bent, Weld)
ARCTIC TERN (*Weld)
Red-throated Loon (Sedgwick)
Red-headed Woodpecker (El Paso, *Kit Carson, Logan, *Pueblo, Sedgwick, Weld, Yuma)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Weld)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Jefferson, Larimer, Pueblo)
ALDER FLYCATCHER (El Paso, *Pueblo)
Least Flycatcher (Boulder, Eagle, *Jefferson, Phillips, *Pueblo, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld)
Gray Flycatcher (Boulder, Denver, El Paso, Jefferson, Weld)
Eastern Phoebe (Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Logan, Yuma)
Cassin's Kingbird (Arapahoe, Douglas, *El Paso)
White-eyed Vireo (Alamosa, Logan)
Bell's Vireo (El Paso)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Adams)
Purple Martin (Gunnison)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Weld, Yuma)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Larimer)
Lapland Longspur (Jackson, Weld)
McCown's Longspur (*Bent, *Larimer, Weld)
Ovenbird (Jefferson, Logan, Phillips)
Worm-eating Warbler (Denver)
Northern Waterthrush (*Arapahoe, Chaffee, *El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Mineral, *Pueblo, Washington)
Golden-winged Warbler (Jefferson)
Black-and-white Warbler (*Jefferson)
Nashville Warbler (*Jefferson)
Hooded Warbler (Boulder, Douglas)
Northern Parula (El Paso, Phillips, Yuma)
Magnolia Warbler (*Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, *Pueblo,*Weld)
Bay-breasted Warbler (*Kit Carson)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Phillips)
Blackpoll Warbler (*Jefferson)
Yellow-throated Warbler (*Pueblo)
Grace's Warbler (*El Paso, *Mesa)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Jefferson, Mesa)
Canyon Towhee (El Paso)
BAIRD'S SPARROW (*Larimer)
Summer Tanager (La Plata)
Northern Cardinal (Yuma)
Dickcissel (Logan)
Bobolink (Denver, Rio Blanco)
Baltimore Oriole (El Paso, Logan, Sedgwick, Weld, Yuma)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On May 22 at Barr Lake SP, Brian Johnson reported Yellow-throated Vireo.
ALAMOSA COUNTY:
---On May 24 at Alamosa Golf Course, Jahn Rawinski reported White-eyed Vireo.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
--- On May 23 at Cherry Creek SP Cottonwood Creek Wetlands, Ben Sampson reported Green Heron. On May 27 at Cherry Creek SP, Eric Zawatski reported Northern Waterthrush.
---On May 23, David Suddjian and DFO field trip reported Cassin's Kingbirds at Richmil Open Space, CR 38 at East Bijou Creek, CR 42
BENT COUNTY:
---On May 26 at Hasty Campground, Ira Sanders reported White-winged Dove.
---On May 27 at John Martin Reservoir, Ira Sanders reported 2 Sanderling, Caspian Tern, and f McCown's Longspur.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On May 23 at Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported Green Heron and Bewick's Wren.
---On May 23 at COMET office, Bryan Guarente reported Gray Flycatcher.
---On May 23 on CU East Campus, Mark Minner-Lee reported f Hooded Warbler.
---On May 24 at Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve, Ted Floyd reported Least Flycatcher. On May 26 at Greenlee Preserve, Ted Floyd reported Gray Flycatcher.
---On May 27 on Old S St Vrain Road in Lyons, Carl Starace and Steve Frye reported m Magnolia Warbler.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On May 23 at TwinLake/Clear Creek Open Space, Mele Avery reported Bobolink.
---On May 23 at Bear Creek Park, Doug Kibbe reported Gray Flycatcher.
---On May 26 at Bluff Lake Nature Center, Chris Rurik reported Worm-eating Warbler on N side of lake.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On May 23 at Roxborough Open Space, Bea Weaver reported Hooded Warbler.
---On May 23 at Parker Regional Park/Salisbury Equestrian Park, Chris Gilbert reported Cassin's Kingbird. On May 25 at Parker Regional Park/Salisbury Equestrian Park, Tim Ryan reported Cassin's Kingbird.
---ON May 25 in Parker at North Water Treatment Facility, Diane Roberts and Mary Burger reported 2 White-rumped Sandpipers.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On May 23 at Gypsum Ponds, JoAnn Riggle reported Least Flycatcher.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On May 22, Steve Brown Banded 2 ALDER FLYCATCHES at Clear Spring Ranch. On May 25 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded Northern Waterthrush. On May 26 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded Northern Waterthrush; David Elwonger reported Bell's Vireo. On May 27 at Clear
---On May 20 at Chico Basin, Jeannie Mitchell and John Drummond reported Blackpoll Warbler. On May 21 at Chico Basin Ranch, Bob Spencer reported Red-headed Woodpecker and Canyon Towhee.
---On May 22 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, Kyle Hawley, David Tonnessen, and John Drummond reported 2 Semipalmated Plover, 1 Stilt Sandpiper, 4 White-rumped Sandpipers, and Red-headed Woodpecker. On May 25 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, Caleb and Kyle Hawley reported Semipalmated Plover and Red-headed Woodpecker. On May 27 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, Steve Getty reported 6 White-rumped Sandpipers, 12 Semipalmated Sandpipers, and Cassin's Kingbird.
---On May 22 at Cheyenne Mountain SP, Linda Hodges and several other birders reported Grace's Warbler. On May 23 at Cheyenne Mountain SP, Grace's Warbler was reported by David Tonnessen, Caleb and Kyle Hawley. On May 24 at Cheyenne Mountain SP, Dale and Joel Adams reported Gray Flycatcher and Grace's Warbler. On May 26 at Cheyenne Mountain SP, Aaron Driscoll reported Grace's Warbler. On May 27 at Cheyenne Mountain SP, Gary Koehn reported Grace's Warbler.
---On May 22 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Linda Hodges and many other birders reported Yellow-billed Cuckoo. On May 23 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Yellow-billed Cuckoo was reported by Tim Leppek, Caleb and Kyle Hawley, Richard Bunn, and Chris Brobin. On May 24 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Dale and Joel Adams and David tonnessen reported Yellow-billed Cuckoo.
---On May 23 at Adams Open Space in Fountain, Chris Gilbert reported Broad-winged Hawk, 2 Mississippi Kites, and Ovenbird.
---On May 24 at Big Johnson, Chris Brobin reported Mississippi Kit and Red-headed Woodpecker.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On May 27 on CR 201, Dean Shoup reported 2 Chukar.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On May 26 at west end of CR 265, Dean Shoup reported 2 pairs of Purple Martin looking like they were going to nest.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--- On May 24 at Chatfield Banding Station Meredith McBurney banded Northern Waterthrush.
---On May 22 at Waterton Canyon from Waterton Road to overhead pipes, David Suddjian reported Gray Flaycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, and Black-throated Gray Warbler.
---On May 22 at S Deer Creek Canyon Rd, 2.2 m from Deer Creek Road, David Suddjian reported Williamson's Sapsucker.
---On May 22 at Belmar Park, Kim Mauritz reported Gray Flycatcher.
---On May 23 at St Anthony Hospital McIntyre Gulch, Scott Somershoe reported Gray Flycatcher.
---On May 24 at Chatfield SP, upstream of Kingfisher Bridge, David Suddjian his DFO field trip reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks, 13 Least Flycatchers, and 2 Eastern Phoebe.
---On May 26 on High Grade Road in Deer Creek Canyon, David Suddjian and his DFO Field Trip reported Ovenbird.
---On May 27 at Hayden Green Mountain Park, Larry Versaw reported 4 Least Flycatchers, Black-and-white Warbler, and Nashville Warbler.
---On May 27 at Belmar Park, Catherine Boisseau reported pair of Blackpoll Warblers.
KIT CARSON COUNTY:
--- On May 27 at Flagler Reservoir SWA, Dale and Joel Adams reported Red-headed Woodpecker and f Bay-breasted Warbler.
---On May 23 at Burlington Water Treatment Plant, Eric Hough reported Sanderling and 60 Chimney Swifts.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On May 24 at Lory SP vied from along Lodgepole Dr, Nick Komar reported Curve-billed Thrasher. Lory SP is close to Blue Spruce Drive.
---On May 22 on Spring Creek Trail just east of Spring Canyon Park, Brad Biggerstaff reported Northern Waterthrush.
---On May 24 at North Shields Pond Natural Area, Tim Priehs and Doug Swartz reported Gray Flycatcher.
---On May 26 on CR 92 at Bio Solids Facility Gate, David Wade reported 2 McCown's Longspur.
---On May 26 on CR 6 between Buckeye and Carr, Nick Komar, David Wade, and Austin Hess reported 2 Curve-billed Thrashers.
---On May 27 at Soapstone Prairie, Nick Moore reported 5 BAIRD'S SPARROWS and 7 McCown's Longspurs.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On May 23 at Jumbo Reservoir, Cole Wolf reported 3 Sanderling, Chimney Swift, and Ovenbird. On May 24 at Jumbo Reservoir, Gwen Moore and Sue Riffe reported Red-headed Woodpecker and 2 Baltimore Orioles.
---On May 24 at Tamarack Ranch SWA, Gwen Moore and Sue Riffe reported Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 3 Great Crested Flycatchers, White-eyed Vireo, Baltimore Oriole and 3 Dickcissel.
MESA COUNTY:
---On May 25 On Telephone trail area, Peter Blank reported Grace's Warbler.
---On May 27 in Carson Hole Area, Rodene Harwood and Ronda Woodward reported 2 Grace's Warblers.
MINERAL COUNTY:
---On May 23 at Creed sewage ponds, Roger Linfield reported Northern Waterthrush.
PHILLIPS COUNTY:
---On May 26 at Holyoke Cemetery, Norm Erthal et al reported Least Flycatcher, Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Mississippi Kite.
---On May 26 at Lion['s Club Fishin' Hole, Norm Erthal et al reported Northern Parula.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On May 22, Van Truan and Brandon Percival reported Yellow-throated Warbler at Mineral Palace Park. On May 24 at Mineral Palace Park, Jan Allbriht, Richard Bunn and Bill Maynard reported Yellow-throated Warbler and nesting Mississippi Kites; Jeff Dawson reported Yellow-throated Warbler. On May 25, Van Truan and Eric DeFonso reported Yellow-throated Warbler at Mineral Palace Park. On May 26 at Mineral Palace Park, Van Truan reported Yellow-throated Warbler. On May 27 at Mineral Palace Park, Tom Behnfield reported 2 Yellow-throated Warblers.; Van Truan reported one Yellow-throated Warbler.
---On May 27 at Chico Basin Ranch, Dale and Joel Adams reported ALDER FLYCATCHER at headquarters, White-rumped Sandpiper, Red-headed Woodpecker, Least Flycatcher, 3 Northern Waterthrush, and Magnolia Warbler at Rose Pond.
---On May 26 at Nepesta Road Marsh, Brad Steger and Mark Peterson reported 2 Black Rail.
SAGUACHE COUNTY:
---On May 25 at Russell Lakes SWA, John W. Cobb reported Semipalmated Plover.
SAN JUAN COUNTY:
---On May 22 at Silverton sewage ponds, Roger Linfield reported Glossy Ibis.
SEDGWICK COUNTY:
---On May 23 at Sand Draw SWA, Cole Wolf reported 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers and Least Flycatcher.
---On May 24 in town of Ovid, Sue Riffe and Gwen Moore reported 6 Chimney Swifts.
---On May 24 at DePoorter Lake, Gwen Moore and Sue Riffe repored 2 Chimney Swifts and Baltimore Oriole.
---On May 26 at Jumbo Reservoir, Norm Erthal et al reported basic plumaged Red-thoated Loon.
WELD COUNTY:
--- On May 23 at Stewart's Pond, Steve Mlodinow reported Mute Swan, 2 White-rumped Sandpipers, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Semipalmated Sandpiper. On May 24 at Steart's Pond, Norm Lewis reported Mute Swan.
---On May 20 at Crow Valley CG, Nick Moore reported 4 Least Flycatchers, Chestnut-sided Warbler and Blackpoll Warbler; Thomas Holub reported Magnolia Warbler; Jason Gregg reported Magnolia and Chestnut-sided Warbler; and Judith Henderson reported 2 Least Flycatchers and Gray-cheeked Thrush. On May 21 at Crow Valley CG, Art Hudak and Mark Chavez reported Red-headed Woodpecker, 2 Least Flycatchers, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Blackpoll Warbler; and Gwen Moore reported Gray Flycatcher. On May 21 at Crow Valley CG, Dean Shoup et al reported 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 2 Least Flycatchers, Gray-cheeked Thrush, and Blackpoll Warbler. On May 22 at Crow Valley CG, Frank Farrel and Bill Eley reported Gray Flycatcher and Chestnut-sided Warbler. On May 26 at Crow Valley CG, Bob Shade reported Chimney Swift. On May 27 at Crow Valley CG, Amy Davis reported Magnolia Warbler.
--- On May 22 at Union Reservoir north shore, Thomas Heinrich and Todd Deininger reported 2 Snowy Plovers, 7 Sanderlings, and 2 Caspian Terns. On May 23 at Union Reservoir, Sue Riffe reported 2 White-rumped Sandpipers and 2 Caspian Terns; Randy Siebert reported Semipalmated Sandpiper, 2 Sandering, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and 2 Caspian Terns; Steve Mlodinow reported Snowy Plover, 43 Sandlering, 2 Caspian Terns, and Baltimore Oriole. On May 24 at Union Reservoir, Jared Kidder reported Caspian Tern. On May 27 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported ARCTIC TERN, Stilt Sandpiper, Sanderling, 17 White-rumped Sandpipers, and 6 Semipalmated Sandpipers.
---On May 23 at Pawnee NG Murphis Pasture area and auto tour stops 2 and 3, JoAnn Hackos reported 2 McCown's Longspurs.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On May 22 at Stalker Pond, Steve Mlodinow reported Broad-winged Hawk, 20 Chimney Swifts, 4 Northern Cardinals, and 5
Baltimore Orioles.
---On May 22 at windbreak at CR 51/US 385, Steve Mlodinow reported 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Northern Parula and Baltimore Oriole.
Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips:
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, May 28 will be to Beaver Brooke Trail led by Paul Slingsby (paslingsby AT Comcast.net; 303-422-3728)
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, May 28 will be to Marjorie Perry Nature Reserve led by Pratyaydipta Rudra and Sreemala Das Majumder (pratyayr AT gmail.com; 919-699-4043)
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, May 28 will be to Pinecliffe/Rollinsville/Moffat Tunnel East Portal led by Gregg Goodrich (GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303-655-9135)
The DFO Field Trip for Monday, May 29 will be to Barr Lake SP led by Chuck Hundertmark (chundertmark8 AT gmail.com; 303-604-0531)
For more information on the field trips go to dfobirds.org.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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