Date: June 17, 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, June 17 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 changed.
Greater Scaup (Park)
Common Goldeneye (Garfield)
Hooded Merganser (Arapahoe, *Boulder, Larimer)
Red-breasted Merganser (Park)
Clark's Grebe (Denver)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (*Logan, Washington)
Greater Roadrunner (Las Animas)
Black Swift (Montezuma, Pueblo)
Chimney Swift (Jefferson, Montezuma)
Black Rail (*Weld)
Sandhill Crane (*Larimer)
Black-necked Stilt (*Mesa)
Long-billed Curlew (Larimer)
Marbled Godwit (*Logan)
White-rumped Sandpiper (*Logan)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Las Animas, Weld)
Willet (Alamosa, Jackson, Weld)
Caspian Tern (Boulder, Park)
Pacific Loon (Gunnison)
Common Loon (Park)
Little Blue Heron (*Boulder, Larimer)
TRICOLORED HERON (*Boulder)
Cattle Egret (Jefferson)
Green Heron (*Larimer)
White-faced Ibis (Larimer, *Logan)
Mississippi Kite (El Paso, Kiowa)
Lewis's Woodpecker (Delta, *Jefferson, Larimer)
Red-headed Woodpecker (*Jefferson, *Logan)
Acorn Woodpecker (La Plata)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (*Logan)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Jefferson)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Jefferson)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Las Animas)
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) (Larimer)
Peregrine Falcon (Denver)
Least Flycatcher (Boulder)
Hammond's Flycatcher (Weld)
Gray Flycatcher (*Gunnison)
Cordilleran Flycatcher (Arapahoe, Boulder)
Black Phoebe (*Ouray)
Eastern Phoebe (*Boulder, *Logan)
Great Crested Flycatcher (*Logan)
Cassin's Kingbird (La Plata, Washington, Weld)
Bushtit (*Adams)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (*Arapahoe)
Bell's Vireo (*Logan)
Gray Vireo (Las Animas)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Weld)
Red-eyed Vireo (Boulder, Larimer, Weld)
Gray Jay (Jefferson)
Chihuahuan Raven (Boulder)
Eastern Bluebird (El Paso, Larimer)
Brown Thrasher (Boulder)
Red Crossbill (Jefferson)
Lesser Goldfinch (*Boulder, *Jefferson, *Larimer)
EASTERN TOWHEE (*Logan)
Cassin's Sparrow (*Boulder)
Chipping Sparrow (Arapahoe)
Field Sparrow (Larimer, *Logan, Weld)
Lark Sparrow (El Paso, Park)
Black-throated Sparrow (Montezuma)
Lark Sparrow (El Paso, Park)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Boulder, *Jefferson)
White-throated Sparrow (Weld)
Bobolink (Arapahoe, Boulder)
EASTERN MEADOWLARK (*Boulder)
Orchard Oriole (Broomfield)
Baltimore Oriole (*Logan)
Ovenbird (*Larimer)
Lucy's Warbler (Montezuma)
American Redstart (Boulder, Kiowa)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Boulder, Jefferson)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Weld)
Yellow-throated Warbler (*Pueblo)
Grace's Warbler (Jefferson)
Hepatic Tanager (Las Animas)
Summer Tanager (Montezuma)
Northern Cardinal (*Logan)
Indigo Bunting (*Boulder, *Larimer)
Dickcissel (Boulder, *Douglas, *Jefferson, *Logan, Washington)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On June 16 at East Lake Shore Park, Adam Veseley reported Bushtit.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On June 11 at High Line Canal Trail – S University Blvd to E Orchard Rd, Cynthia Madsen reported Cordilleran Flycatcher. On June 13 at High Line Canal Trail—S University Blvd to E Orchard Rd, Cynthia Madsen reported Cordilleran Flycatcher and 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch. On June 14 at High Line Canal Trail – S University Blvd to E Orchard Rd, Cynthia Madsen reported Cordilleran Flycatcher. On June 15 at High Line Canal Trail – S University Blvd, to E Orchard Rd, Cynthia Madsen and Rosanne Juergens reported Cordilleran Flycatcher; Madsen also reported Red-breasted Nuthatch.
---On June 13 at St Mary's Catholic Church in Littleton, David Suddjian reported Red-breasted Nuthatch. On June 15 at St Mary's Catholic Church, David Suddjian reported Chipping Sparrow and Red-breasted Nuthatch.
---On June 10 at Littleton Cemetery, David Suddjian reported Red-breasted Nuthatch. On June 15 at Littleton Cemetery, David Suddjian reported 2 Chipping Sparrows and Red-breasted Nuthatch. On June 16 at Littleton Cemetery, David Suddjian reported Red-breasted Nuthatch.
---On June 10 at Cherry Creek SP – Cottonwood Creek wetlands, Megan Miller reported Bobolink.
---On June 12 at Centennial Park, Crystal Wilson reported m Hooded Merganser.
---On June 15 at Ashbaugh Park, David Suddjian reported Cordilleran Flycatcher and Chipping Sparrow.
---On June 15 at Lee Gulch Trail – Prince to Windermere (east half), David Suddjian reported Cordilleran Flycatcher and 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On June 10 at Boulder Creek at 75th St, Tom and Debbie Behnfield reported Eastern Phoebe. On June 16 at Boulder Creek at 75th St, Sue Riffe and Bez Bezuidenhout reported 2 Eastern Phoebe near White Barn.
---On June 13 at Crane Hollow Road and ponds, Ted Floyd reported Eastern Phoebe. On June 15 at Crane Hollow Road, Sue Riffe reported Brown Thrasher and Dickcissel.
---On June 9 at Walden Ponds/Cottonwood Marsh, Brian and Kimberly Tavernia spotted a TRICOLORED HERON about 0700 which was seen by many birders; around 1100 James McCall reported both TRICOLORED HERON and Little Blue Heron at Cottonwood and many birders got to see both birds sometime in the same field of view. Chuck Hundertmark reported both herons were gone by 1930. The TRICOLORED HERON is an adult in breeding plumage. On June 10 at Walden Ponds/Cottonwood Marsh, Joel Such reported that the ad TRICOLORED HERON and ad Little Blue Heron were present and an imm Little Blue Heron was also present. Many birders got to see the birds. Late in the day, the TRICOLORED HERON appeared to be injured. Those present thought it had an encounter with a Snapping Turtle. The TRICOLORED HERON recovered. On June 11 at Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Charlie Chase, Joe Roller, and Rebecca Laroche reported 2 Little Blue Heron (1ad, 1 imm) and Caspian Tern. The Little Blue Herons were seen by many birders. On June 12 at Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Steve Mlodinow reported TRICOLORED HERON, imm Little Blue Heron and Least Flycatcher. The ad Little Blue did show up later in the day. Many birders enjoyed seeing the herons. On June 13 Nathan Pieplow, Joe Roller, Christian Nunes and Boulder Bird Club reported TRICOLORED HERON and 2 Little Blue Herons. On March 14 at Walden/Sawhill Ponds Susan Rosine, Emil Yappett, Barbara Baring, Ted Floyd, Scott Somershoe, and Alan Bell reported TRICOLORED HERON and 2 Little Blue Herons. On June 15 at Walden Ponds/Cottonwood Marsh, Paula Hansley and several other birders reported TRICOLORED HERON and 2 Little Blue Herons. On June 16 at Walden Ponds/Cottonwood Marsh, Lorrain Lanning and Ron Podhajsky and many other birders reported TRICOLORED HERON and 2 Little Blue Herons.
---On June 10 on Cherryvale Road (east side) across from Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks office, Bob Fiehweg reported several male Boblinks. Beware of poison ivy along the roadside.
---On June 11 at Lagerman Reservoir, John Vanderpoel reported 2 Chichuahuan Ravens.
---On June 12 near 4th and Pearl in Boulder, Richard Pautsch reported singing Cordilleran Flycatcher.
---On June 12 on Marshall Marsh Trail, Richard Pautsch reported pair of Red-eyed Vireos in Cottonwoods before first bridge.
---On June 13 at Gunbarrel Hill OSMP, Christian Nunes reported 31 Grasshopper Sparrows and EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Lilian's). On June 16 on 8203 – 8407 Lookout Road, Christian Nunes reported Cassin's Sparrow and EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Lilian's).
---On June 13 at S Mesa Trailhead, Bill Kaempfer reported singing American Redstart.
---On June 16 at Hecla Lake, Bob Muckle reported m Hooded Merganser.
---On June 16 at South Mesa Trail Parking Lot, Dan Zmolek and Leslie S reported m Chestnut-sided Warbler, pair of Indigo Bunting and 4 Lesser Goldfinch; John Rutenbeck, Cole Sage, and Bill Kaempfer also reported Chestnut-sided Warbler.
---On June 16 at Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve, Ted Floyd reported m Hooded Merganser.
BROOMFIELD COUNTY:
---On June 13 at Big Dry Creek OS, Matt Hofeditz and Ron Bolton reported m Orchard Oriole. On June 15 at Big Dry Creek OS, Eric Zorawowicz reported m Orchard Oriole.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On June 12 at Battle Park area at gas well in an aspen, Dennis Garrison reported Lewis's Woodpecker.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On June 13 at Denver City Park, Brian Johnson reported Clark's Grebe.
----On June 14 at 1598 18th St, Megan Miller reported 2 Peregrine Falcons circling tall brown building west of Xcel energy perching on ledge near top floor.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On June 16 at Chatfield SP – Highline Canal Trail near Roxborough Rd, David Suddjian and his DFO Field Trip reported Dickcissel.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On June 10 at Adams Open Space, Tanja Britton reported 3 Mississippi Kites.
---On June 10 at E Missouri Ave in Fountain, Meg reck reported Mississippi Kite.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On June 15 at ponds near Rifle Garfield Airport (View from road), JoAnn Riggle reported Common Goldeneye.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On June 12 at Blue Mesa in a little bay along Hwy 50 where E Elk Creek runs into Blue Mesa, Eric Wood reported Pacific Loon.
---On June 16 at The Gate Campground, Joe Gyekis reported Gray Flycatcher.
---On June 16 at Red Bridge Campground, Joe Gyekis reported 2 Gray Flycatcher.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On June 10 on Stony Pass Rd at Wigwam Creek, Mark Chavez and Frank Farrell reported 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 5 Lewis's Woodpeckers, Williamson's Sapsucker and 3 Red-naped Sapsuckers. On June 16 on Stony Pass Rd at Wigwam Creek, Christine Alexander and Ginny Bergstrom reported 6 Lewis's Woodpeckers, Red-headed Woodpecker and Lesser Goldfinch.
---On June 13 at Staunton SP, Frank Farrell reported Gray Jay.
---On June 15 at Plainview Road, Eric DeFonso reported Grasshopper Sparrow and Dickcissel. On June 16 at Coal Creek Open Space (Plainview Road), Joe Roller, Tim Smart, Norm Lewis. Bez Bezuidenhout, Steven Snyder and Bill Kaempfer reported Dickcissel and Grasshopper Sparrow.
---On June 15 at 20950 S. Buffalo Creek Rd in Pine, Lane Quinn reported Grace's Warbler and Red Crossbill.
---On June 15 at Majestic View Park, Barbara Baring reported Cattle Egret.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On June 10 at Meadow Road Rafter J subdivision, Pablo Quezada reported 3 Acorn Woodpeckers.
---On June 14 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported 2 Cassin's Kingbirds.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On June 11 at Bobcat Ridge NA, Andy Bankert reported 2 Lewis's Woodpeckers and 2 Eastern Bluebird. On June 14 at Bobcat Ridge NA, Nick Komar and David Wade m Eastern Bluebird, Red-eyed Vireo.
---On June 11 at Prospect Ponds NA, Jay Breidt reported Little Blue Heron and Green Heron.
---On June 11 at Running Deer & Cottonwood Hollow NA, Jay Breidt and Nick Komar reported 24 White-faced Ibis.
---On June 11 at Meadowbrook NA, Christine Sparks reported 4 Hooded Mergansers (1f, 3 juv).
---On June 11 at Maple & Fishback in Fort Collins, David Wade reported m Downy Woodpecker (Eastern).
---On June 11 at Fossil Creek Reservoir and Regional Open Space, Andy Bankert and Caroline Olson reported Green Heron and 3 White-faced Ibis.
---On June 16 at CSU Environmental Learning Center, Caroline Olson reported Ovenbird, Indigo Bunting and Lesser Goldfinch.
---On June 16 at Prospect NA, Bez Bezuidenhout reported 3 Green Heron.
---On June 16 at Laramie River Ranch (view from road), Nick Komar reported 2 Sandhill Cranes.
---On June 16 on Laramie River Road near Wyoming border, Nick Komar reported 2 Sandhill Cranes.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On June 10 in Johnson Canyon, Steve Mlodinow reported 3 Greater Roadrunners, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 5 Gray Vireo and Hepatic Tanager.
LOGAN COUNTY:
---On June 16 at Tamarack ranch SWA, Steve Mlodinow reported 11 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 18 Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2 Eastern Phoebe, 9 Great Crested Flycatcher, 4 Bell's Vireo, 9 Field Sparrow, 1 m EASTERN TOWHEE, 2 Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, 34 Dickcissel, 7 Baltimore Oriole.
---On June 16 at Red Lion SWA, Steve Mlodinow reported 15 Marbled Godwit, White-rumped Sandpiper, Red-headed Woodpecker, 4 White-faced Ibis.
MESA COUNTY:
---On June 16 at Highline Lake SP, Drew Kelly reported 2 Black-necked Stilts at Mack Mesa Pond.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On June 11 at Bauer Reservoir, Palo Quezada reported 20 Black Swifts and 1 Chimney Swift.
---On June 11 at 11201 Road G near Cortez, Pablo Quezada reported f Summer Tanager flew over road.
---On June 11 at Yellowjacket Canyon G Road, Pablo Quezada reported Summer Tanager, Lucy's Warbler, and 2 Black-throated Sparrows.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On June 16 at Billy Creek SWA, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Black Phoebe.
PARK COUNTY:
---On June 11 at Antero Reservoir, David Tonnessen reported m Greater Scaup, f Red-breasted Merganser, and Caspian Tern. On June 12 at Antero Reservoir, Gary Koehn reported Common Loon.
---On June 11 at CR 53, Marcel Such reported Lark Sparrow.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On June 12 at Mineral Palace Park, the DFO Field Trip led by David Suddjian confirmed breeding of Yellow-throated Warbler. They saw the male singing and the female carrying food. On June 16 at Mineral Palace Park, Van Truan reported Yellow-throated Warbler.
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
---On June 14 on B Road N of US 36, Doug Kibbe and Jeff Dawson reported Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Cassin's Kingbird, and 3 Dickcissel.
WELD COUNTY:
---On June 2 at Lower Latham Reservoir Marsh on S side of CR 48 western end just east of out-of-service Gas Facility, Doug Faulkner reported calling Black Rail. On June 11 at Lower Latham, Knut Hansen reported Black Rail. On June 12 at Lower Latham, Steve Mlodinow reported Black Rail. On June 16 at Lower Latham Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported 2 Black Rail.
---On June 10 at CR 59, Gavin Aquila reported Cassin's Kingbird.
DFO Field Trips
First Creek at Denver Open Space
Sunday, June 17
6:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Patrick O'Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955 (Cel))
Good Birding
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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