Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Email: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Dave Leatherman, daleatherman@msn.<dot> com
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The Colorado Rare Bird Report is an informational service.
Because of statewide coronavirus "Stay at Home" and "Safer at Home" orders (depending on where you live), the purpose of this report is to keep homebound readers abreast of rare bird sightings across the state during spring migration. It does NOT endorse or encourage illegal travel to see or "chase" rare birds beyond your own permitted area.
We urge readers to respect state and local restrictions on non-critical travel and limits on outdoor activities that include birding. Please do all you can to ensure the safety of others and yourself while birding, including appropriate PPE and distancing.
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Birders have been helpful by reporting updates to COBirds. Thanks!
CAPITAL LETTERS denote very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee at the CFO website.
(*) indicates new information on a species.
For more information on birds seen today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to the bottom for "Recent eBird Sightings."
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Spring migration notes:
Passerine migration is in full swing, with many neotropical species arriving. Any patch of habitat can produce birds. Birds like Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Broad-winged Hawk, American Redstart, flocks of Spizella sparrows, empid flycatchers and many other wonderful species not included here are out there to be enjoyed.
What's in your yard or near your home? Let us know on COBirds.
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Rare birds and some out-of-place or out-of-season birds are listed below.
Sanderling (
Neotropic Cormorant (
Glossy Ibis (
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (
Yellow-throated Vireo (Jefferson, *Larimer, *
Blue-headed Vireo (Larimer)
Bewick's Wren (Jefferson)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Delta)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (
Black-and-white Warbler (
Prothonotary Warbler (*LaPlata)
Tennesee Warbler (Douglas, Kiowa *Larimer)
LUCY'S WARBLER (*
Hooded Warbler (
Northern Parula (
Yellow-throated Warbler (
Bay-breasted Warbler (
Chestnut-sided Warbler (
Black-throated Blue Warbler (*
Blackpoll Warbler (
Palm Warbler (*Arapahoe, *
Black-throated Green Warbler (
Prairie Warbler (*Larimer)
Summer Tanager (
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—On April 30 a Hooded Warbler was reported at
—On May 4 a Northern Waterthrush continues at Cherry Creek SP (
—On May 4 a Palm Warbler continued at Cherry Creek SP (
—On May 4 a Palm Warbler found at
—On May 3 a Palm Warbler was reported from near the CU Campus (Confluence Ponds & Skunk Creek) by Leslie S.
—On May 2 a Summer Tanager was reported from Pella Crossing by Bryan Guarente.
—On May 1 a Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported from
Luke Pheneger.
—On May 1 a Palm Warbler was reported at Carolyn Holmberg Preserve by Chipper Phillips.
—On May 1 a Northern Parula was reported at
—On April 30 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at the
—On April 29 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported at Jim Hamm Nature Area by Jay Hutchins.
—On May 3 a Palm Warbler was reported from the pond west of
—On April 29 a Yellow-throated Warbler was reported at the
--On May 4 a Summer Tanager was reported from
—On April 30 a Grasshopper Sparrow was reported in
—On April 30 a Palm Warbler was reported at Westerly Creek (
—On May 4 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Sand Creek (
—On April 29 a Nashville Warbler was reported at Bear Creek Greenbelt by Jeff Dawson.
—On May 3 a Tennessee Warbler was reported at Chatfield SP (upsteam of
—On May 2 a Black-throated Green Warbler was reported from Adams Open Space by Chris Gilbert.
—On May 1 a Neotropic Cormorant was reported from Big Johnson Reservoir by David Tønnessen.
Note: Chico Basin Ranch is closed to the public, except for dues-paying members of the birding, hunting and fishing clubs.
—On April 29 a Sanderling was reported at Blue Heron Ponds by Jerry DeBoer. First reported by Jerry on April 28.
—On May 4 a male Black-throated Blue Warbler continues in Golden, first reported by Michael Lester on May 2 in the vicinity of the
—On May 2 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported from
—On May 2 a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported from
—On May 2 a Philadelphia Vireo was reported from
—On May 2 a Nashville Warbler was reported at
—On May 1 a Bewick's Wren, the 3rd ebird county record, was reported at
—On May 2 a Black-and-white Warbler was reported at
—On April 29 a Black-throated Green Warbler was reported at
NOTE:
—On May 3 a CANADA WARBLER was reported from Upper Queens Reservoir by David Dowell.
—On May 2 a Tennessee Warbler was reported from Upper Queens Reservoir by David Dowell.
--On May 4 a Prothonotary Warbler was reported from Pastorius Res by David Dunford.
--On May 4 a Tennessee Warbler was reported from Prospect Ponds NA by EJ Raynor.
--On May 4 multiple Blackpoll Warblers were found in both
--On May 4 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported from Wellington SWA by Brendan Beers.
--On May 4 a Prairie Warbler was heard by Matthew Webb, while he was birding in the Poudre Ponds NA, singing across the
--On May 4 a Yellow-throated Vireo was found by Jay Breidt along the
—On May 4 a Hooded Warbler first reported from just east of Hamilton Reservoir (40.84861, -105.00980) by Matthew DeSaix was seen by the mob. The nickname for this small wetland is "The Oasis". The legality of access to this area needs clerification.
—On April 30 a Black-and-white Warbler was at
--On May 4 a Black-and-white Warbler was reported from Prospect Ponds NA by Matt Webb.
—On April 30 a Kentucky Warbler was reported at Lon Hagler Reservoir SWA by Christopher Murray.
—On April 29 a Blue-headed Vireo was reported at Dixon Reservoir by Josh Bruening.
—On May 4 a LUCY'S WARBLER at the hotspot "Gateway Cottonwoods" west of Gateway (town), first found here on April 26 by Kathleen McGinley, continues and may be nesting.
—On May 3 a male Bay-breasted Warbler was reported from the Arkansas River Trail, east of
—On April 30 a Yellow-throated Warbler was reported at
--On May 4 a Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported from near the Chico Basin Ranch HQ by Kip Miller.
Note: Chico Basin Ranch is closed to the public, except for dues-paying members of the birding, hunting and fishing clubs.
--On May 3 a Glossy Ibis was reported from CR 57 & Hwy 6 pond by Nick Moore.
— On May 3 a Neotropic Cormorant was reported at
--On May 4 a
Crow Valley Campground is closed to all human activity (per Forest Service District Office).
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PLEASE NOTE: Because of COVID-19 pandemic precautions, Denver Field Ornithologists has suspended all field trips scheduled for May and June. Other birding clubs have also canceled activities, and the annual Colorado Field Ornithologists convention, set for
Please share interesting and/or unusual birds and behavior observations on COBirds.
Dave Leatherman, Fort Collins
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