Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: September 1, 2017
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Friday, September 1 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.
Trumpeter Swan (Routt)
Wood Duck (Costilla)
Bufflehead (Jackson, Larimer)
Greater Sage-Grouse (Jackson)
Gunnison Sage-Grouse (Gunnison)
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Yuma)
Wild Turkey (Denver)
White-winged Dove (Prowers)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Bent)
Black Swift (Alamosa, Pueblo)
Chimney Swift (Boulder, Prowers)
Black Rail (Bent)
Sandhill Crane (Costilla, Montezuma, *Morgan, Saguache, Weld)
Black-necked Stilt (Alamosa, Mesa)
Snowy Plover (Alamosa)
Semipalmated Plover (El Paso, *Washington)
Upland Sandpiper (Washington)
Long-billed Curlew (Morgan)
Stilt Sandpiper (El Paso, Grand, Larimer, Otero, *Washington)
Sandering (*Washington)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Jackson)
Pectoral Sandpiper (El Paso, Otero, *Washington)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (El Paso, Grand, Otero, *Washington)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Jackson)
Solitary Sandpiper (Alamosa, Boulder, El Paso, Jefferson, Mesa, Moffat, Washington)
LONG-TAILED JAEGER (*Park)
Mew Gull (*Larimer)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson)
Caspian Tern (*Larimer, Morgan, *Washington)
Black Tern (Adams, Morgan, *Washington)
Common Tern (Alamosa, Larimer, *Washington)
Common Loon (Kiowa, Ouray)
Cattle Egret (*Washington)
Mississippi Kite (*Adams, El Paso)
Lewis's Woodpecker (Chaffee, La Plata, Summit)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Adams, Phillips, *Washington)
Williamson's Sapsucker (La Plata, Mesa)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Grand, Gunnison)
Northern Flicker (Boulder)
Merlin (Chaffee, Pueblo, *Washington)
Least Flycatcher (Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, El Paso, Jefferson)
Gray Flycatcher (Alamosa, Mesa, Montrose)
Eastern Phoebe (Denver, Jefferson)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Bent, Prowers, *Washington, Yuma)
Cassin's Kingbird (El Paso, La Plata)
Philadelphia Vireo (Adams)
Red-eyed Vireo (La Plata, Washington)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Alamosa,Yuma)
Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso)
Red Crossbill (La Plata, Larimer)
Evening Grosbeak (Kiowa, La Plata, Moffat, Summit)
McCown's Longspur (Jackson)
Northern Waterthrush (Adams, Jackson, Mesa, Washington)
Black-and-white Warbler (Bent)
Nashville Warbler (Adams, Mesa)
Northern Parula (La Plata)
Magnolia Warbler (Phillips)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Jackson)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Adams, Denver, Eagle, El Paso, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, *Washington, Yuma)
Brewer's Sparrow (Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Denver, El Paso, Jackson, Mesa, Ouray, *Washington)
Lark Bunting (Denver, *Gunnison, Jackson, Yuma)
Fox Sparrow (Jackson, San Juan)
Dickcissel (Morgan, Yuma)
Bobolink (Boulder)
Baltimore Oriole (Bent, Morgan, Yuma)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On August 30 at Barr Lake Banding Station, Meredith McBurney banded a Clay-colored Sparrow.
---On Augut 27 at Barr Lake SP, Luke and Tray Pheneger and Susan Wise reported, Black Tern, juv Red-headed Woodpecker, 4 Least Flycatchers, Philadelphia Vireo (also reported by Karen Drozda), 2 Northern Waterthrush, Nashville Warbler, Brewer's Sparrow.
---On August 31 at Adams County 88th Ave Open Space, Neil Reinecke reported Mississippi Kite.
ALAMOSA COUNTY:
---On August 25 at Blanca Wetlands, John Rawinski reported Snowy Plover best seen at Watchable Wildlife area, pond 46 and other shorebirds at North Mallard area, Pond 14. On August 26 at Blanca Wetland, Ed Huestis reported Snowy Plover. On August 28 at Blanca Wetlands NWR, David Dowell reported 16 Black-necked Stilts, 4 Snowy Plovers at watchable wildlife, and 7 Brewer's Sparrows.
---On August 26 at San Luis Lakes SP, Steve Mlodinow reported Solitary Sandpiper and Common Tern.
---On August 30 at Zapata Falls, Greg Levandoski reported 16 Black Swifts, Gray Flycatcher, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.
---On August 30 at Zapata Campground Loop, Greg Levandoski reported 5 Gray Flycatchers, 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers.
ARAPHAOE COUNTY:
---On August 27 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen reported Lesser Black-backed Gull and Brewer's Sparrow.
BENT COUNTY:
---On August 26 at Fort Lyon CR 16 marshes, Joey Angstman reported hearinging Black Rail and Yellow-billed Cuckoo.
---On August 30 at Van's Grove, Duane Nelson reported Black-and-white Warbler, Great Crested Flycatcher, and Yellow-billed Cuckoo.
---On August 30 at Clayton Grove (north side of John Martin Reservoir), Duane Nelson reported Yellow-billed Cuckoo.
---On August 30 at Hasty campgroup, Duane Nelson reported Baltimore Oriole and Yellow-billed Cuckoo.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On August 26 at Golden Ponds Park and Nature Area, Luke Pheneger reported Solitary Sandpiper, 2 Chimney Swift, and Least Sandpiper.
---On August 30 at Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Jeff Parks reported 3 Solitary Sandpipers and Yellow-shafted Flicker.
BROOMFIELD COUNTY:
---On August 26 at Plaster Reservoir, Matt Hofeditz reported Least Flycatcher.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On August 26 at Buena Vista City Parks, Steve Mlodinow reported 12 Lewis's Woodpecker and Merlin.
COSTILLA COUNTY:
---On August 28 at Smith Reservoir, David Dowell reported 2 Wood Ducks and Sandhill Crane.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On August 27 at First Creek at DEN, John Breitsch reported 2 Brewer's Sparrows and Gregg Goodrich and Anna Troth reported 2 Clay-colored Sparrows.
---On August 26 at Westerly Creek Park, Jason Bidgood reported Eastern Phoebe.
---On August 27 at Denver City Park, Patrick O'Driscoll reported Lark Bunting on shore of Ferril Lake.
---On August 28 at Bluff Lake, George Ho reported Wild Turkey.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On August 26 at Chatfield SP, Joey Kellner et al reported Lesser Black-backed Gull.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On August 26 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Gloria Nikolai reported 3 Mississippi Kites. On August 28 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Tanja Britton reported 2 Mississippi Kites. On August 30 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Jim Merritt reported Mississippi kit in Nature center/Cattail Marsh Area and Cathy Bondy reported 2 Mississippi Kites in Willow Spring Road area.
---On August 27 at Chico Basin Ranch wooded area, Christine Alexander reported Ladder-backed Woodpecker and Least Flycatcher.
---On August 26 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, John Drummond reported Semipalmated Plover, 7 Stilt Sandpipers, 3 Pectoral Sandpipers, 4 Semipalmated Sandpipers, Cassin's Kingbird, Clay-colored Sparrow, 6 Brewer's Sparrows. On August 27 at Ramah Reservoir SWA, David Tonnessen reported 11 Stilt Sandpipers, 4 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3 Semipalmated Sandpipers, Solitary Sandpiper, 26 Clay-colored Sparrows, and 4 Brewer's Sparrows.
---On August 27 on Hanover Road, W of DeGroot Rd, Chrstine Alexander reported Curve-billed Thrasher.
---On August 28 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown reported banding ad Brewer's Sparrow.
---On August 30 at Black Forest Regional Park, Alan Versaw reported Brewer's Sparrow.
GRAND COUNTY:
---On August 27 at Shadowcliff retreat Center near Grand Lake, Jay VanderGaast reported American Three-toed Woodpecker and Clay-colored Sparrow.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On August 28 on Hwy 38 south of Gunnison, Jesse Huth reported Gunnison Sage-Grouse and Lark Bunting.
---On August 31 on Contour Trails, Marcel Such reported f Lark Bunting.
JACKSON COUNTY:
---August 27 at Arapaho NWR Auto Loop, Steve Mlodinow reported Bufflehead, 15 Greater Sage-Grouse, Stilt Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, McCown's Longspur, 5 Lark Buntings. On August 28 at Arapaho NWR, Jean Olson reported Lark Bunting.
---On August 27 in Rand (town), Steve Mlodinow reported Northern Waterthrush, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Clay-colored Sparrow, and Fox (slate-colored) Sparrow.
---On August 27 at MacFarlane Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported 25 Bufflehead, 4 Brewer's Sparrows, and Lark Bunting.
---On August 27 at 18 Island Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported 2 Stilt Sandpipers flyover Buff-breasted Sandpiper (this would be a new county record if accepted), Short-billed Dowitcher, and Brewer's Sparrow.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On August 26 at Chatfield SP South Platte River Delta, Rebecca Jackson reported Solitary Sandpiper, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Least Flycatcher, and juv Eastern Phoebe.
---On August 29 at Chatfield SP Swim Beach, Diane Roberts and Cynthia Madsen reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On August 26 on Animas River trail behind Home Depot in Durango, Heather and Riley Morris reported 2 Williamson's Sapsucker and hatch year Northern Parula. On August 26 on Animas River Trail across from Mercury Payments, Jason St. Pierre reported Cassin's Kingbird. On August 27 on Animas River trail Huck Finn Pond and Hatcher area, Heather and Riley Morris and Ryan Volt reported Red-eyed Vireo. On August 28 on Animas River Trail Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan Votta reported 5 Lewis's Woodpeckers, 10 Evening Grosbeaks, and 2 Red Crossbills.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On August 26 at CR 70 ponds near CR 13, John Shenot and Nick Komar reported Bufflehead and 2 Stilt Sandpipers.
---On August 26 at Grandview Cemetery, Dave Leatherman reported 23 Red Crossbills – mostly juv and Clay-colored Sparrow. On August 27 at Grandview Cemetery, Dave Leatherman reported Clay-colored Sparrow. On August 30 at Granview Cemetery, Dave Leatherman reported Red Crossbill.
---On August 26 at Kechter Pit wetland, Nick Komar reported Caspian Tern.
---On August 26 at Topminnow Nautral Area (East Horsetooth Gravel Pit), Nick Komar reported Bufflehead.
---On August 29 at Boyd Lake SP, David Wade and Nick Komar reported Common Tern. On August 31 at Boyd Lake SP, Nick Komar reported ad moulting Mew Gull on Swim Beach.
---On August 31 at Timnath Reservoir, Joe Mammoser reported Caspian Tern on North Shore.
MESA COUNTY:
---On August 26 on Canal Road in DeBeque, Nan Perkinds reported Gray Flycatcher and Brewer's Sparrow.
---On August 27 at Redlands Parkway Ponds, Glenn Pearson reported Black-necked Stilt.
---On August 27 at Castro Reservoir, Edward Lewis reported Williamson's Sapsucker.
---On August 28 on Uncompahgre Plateau, Denise and Mark Vollmar reported 2 Solitary Sandpipers and 4 Brewer's Sparrows.
---On August 29 at Horsethief Canyon SWA near Fruita on the River Trail, Mike Henwood reported Northern Waterthrush and Nashville Warbler.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On August 26 at Freeman Reservoir and Campground, Jan Leonard reported Solitary Sandpiper and 2 Evening Grosbeaks.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On August 26 at 275 Spruce in Mancos, Kristi Dranginis reported 3 Sandhill Cranes see from road in field.
MORGAN COUNTY:
---On August 28 at Jackson Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Long-billed Curlew, 3 Caspian Terns,
10 Black Terns, Dickcissel, and Baltimore Oriole.
---On August 31 on CO 144 S of Orchard, Loch Kilpatrick reported Sandhill Crane standing in river.
OTERO COUNTY:
---On August 27 on ponds along CR G east of Ordway, Mark Miller reported Semipalmated Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, and 4 Stilt Sandpipers.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On August 28 at Ridgeway Reservoir and SP, Gary Koehn reported 2 Brewer's Sparrows.
PARK COUNTY:
---On August 31 at Antero Reservoir, Kathy Mihm Dunning reported imm light-phase LONG-TAILED JAEGER.
PHILLIPS COUNTY:
---On August 26 at Haxtun City Park, Bill Kaempfer reported Red-headed Woodpecker and Magnolia Warbler.
PROWERS COUNTY:
---On August 26 at Lamar Community College Wood, Mark Miller reported Great Crested Flycatcher.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On August 30 at Lake Beckwith in Colorado City, Dave Silverman reported 3 Black Swifts.
ROUTT COUNTY:
---On August 27 at Stagecoach Reservoir, Tresa Moulton reported Trumpeter Swan.
SAGUACHE COUNTY:
---On August 28 in town of Saguache, David Dowell reported 6 Sandhill Cranes circling over the town.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
---On August 27 at Green Mountain Reservoir Heeney Road, Phil Lyon reported Lewis's Woodpecker and 5 Evening Grosbeaks.
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
---On August 29 at Prewitt Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Semipalmated Plover, 3 Upland Sandpipers, 435 Stilt Sandpipers, 15 Pectoral Sandpipers, 8 Solitary Sandpipers, Great Crested Flycatcher, and Red-eyed Vireo.
---On August 27 at Last Chance, Mark Miller reported Northern Waterthrush.
---On August 31 at Prewitt Reservoir, Loch Kilpatrick reported 6 Cattle Egret, 5 Semipalmated Plovers, 88 Stilt Sandpipers, 4 Sanderling, 3 Pectoral Sandpipers, 35 Semipalmated Sandpipers, Caspian Tern, 10 Black Terns, Common Tern, Red-headed Woodpecker, Merlin (Prairie), Great Crested Flycatcher, 3 Clay-colored Sparrows and 6 Brewer's Sparrows.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On August 26 on CR FF near CR 422, Bill Kaempfer reported 4 Greater Prairie-Chickens crossing the road.
---On August 30 at abandoned homestead on CR Y, Steve Mlodinow reported Blue-gray Gnatcather, 18 Clay-colored Sparrows, Lark Bunting, 3 Dickcissel, 2 Baltimore Oriole.
---On Augst 30 at Lens Farm Shetler Belt, Steve Mlodinow reported Great Crested Flycatcher.
Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips:
The DFO Field Trip for Wednesday, August 30 will be to Reynolds Park and Pine Valley Ranch led by Mark Amershedk (mamershek AT msn.com; 303-329-8646)
The DFO Field Trip for Friday, September 1 will be to Aurora reservoir and Prairie Roads led by David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, September 2 will be to Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR led by Rebecca Laroche (RebeccaLLaroche AT gmail.com; 626-3318-4435) This trip is full.
The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, September 3 will be to Buffalo Peaks Ranch led by Chris Rurik (chrisrurik AT gmail.com; 253-225-7104) This trip is full.
The DFO Field Trip for Monday, September 4 will be a Denver County Big Day led by Chris Rurik (chrisrurik AT gmail.com; 253-225-7104) This trip is full
For more information on the field trips go to dfobirds.org.
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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