Joyce Takamine
<jabi...@gmail.com>: Sep 03 04:31AM -0600
Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT
cobirds.org Date: September 3, 2017 This is the Rare
Bird Alert for Sunday, September 3 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. Cackling Goose (*Larimer) Wood Duck
(Costilla) Gunnison Sage-Grouse (Gunnison, *Mesa) Wild Turkey
(*Denver) White-winged Dove (Prowers) Yellow-billed Cuckoo
(Bent) Greater Roadrunner (*El Paso) Black Swift (Alamosa,
*Pueblo) Chimney Swift (Prowers) Sandhill Crane (Costilla, Morgan,
Saguache, Weld) Black-necked Stilt (Alamosa) Snowy Plover
(Alamosa) Semipalmated Plover (Washington) Upland Sandpiper
(Washington, Yuma) Long-billed Curlew (Morgan) Stilt Sandpiper
(Jefferson, Washington) Sandering (Washington) Pectoral Sandpiper
(Washington) Semipalmated Sandpiper (Washington) Solitary
Sandpiper (Alamosa, *Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, *Larimer,
Mesa, *San Miguel, ‘Washington) LONG-TAILED JAEGER (Park) Sabine’s
Gull (Arapahoe) Mew Gull (Larimer) Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Jefferson) Caspian Tern (Larimer, Morgan, Washington) Black Tern
(*Larimer, Morgan, Washington) Common Tern (Alamosa, Larimer,
Washington) Common Loon (Kiowa, Ouray) Cattle Egret
(Washington) Mississippi Kite (Adams, El Paso,
*Prowers) Broad-winged Hawk (Moffat) Lewis’s Woodpecker (La
Plata) Red-headed Woodpecker (*Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Washington,
Yuma) Red-belllied Woodpecker (Yuma) Williamson’s Sapsucker
(*Mesa) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (*El Paso, *Pueblo) American
Three-toed Woodpecker (Gunnison) Northern Flicker
(*Boulder) Merlin (Pueblo, Washington) Least Flycatcher (*El Paso,
*Weld) Gray Flycatcher (*Adams, Alamosa, Montrose) Black Phoebe
(*Jefferson) Eastern Phoebe (Douglas, *Jefferson) Great Crested
Flycatcher (Bent, Washington, Yuma) Blue-headed Vireo
(*Pueblo) Red-eyed Vireo (El Paso, Washington) Chihuahuan Raven
(*El Paso) Purple Martin (*Prowers) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
(Alamosa, Yuma) Curve-billed Thrasher (*El Paso) Red Crossbill (La
Plata, Larimer) Evening Grosbeak (Kiowa, La Plata) Ovenbird
(*Bent) Northern Waterthrush (Mesa) Black-and-white Warbler (Bent,
*Boulder) Nashville Warbler (Mesa) American Redstart (*La
Plata) Blackpoll Warbler (*Adams) Clay-colored Sparrow (*Adams,
*Denver, Eagle, *El Paso, Washington, Yuma) Brewer’s Sparrow (*Adams,
Alamosa, *Denver, *El Paso, Ouray, *Pueblo, Washington) Lark
Bunting (Gunnison, Yuma) Fox Sparrow (San Juan) Dickcissel
(Cheyenne, Morgan, *Pueblo, Yuma) Bobolink (Boulder) Baltimore
Oriole (Bent, Cheyenne, Morgan, Yuma) ADAMS
COUNTY: ---On August 30 at Barr Lake Banding Station, Meredith
McBurney banded a Clay-colored Sparrow. On September 2 at Barr Lake,
Meredith McBurnery reported banding Blackpoll Warbler and
Clay-colored Sparrow. ---On August 31 at Adams County 88th Ave Open
Space, Neil Reinecke reported Mississippi Kite. ---On September 2
at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Rebecca Laroche and her DFO Field Trip
reported Gray Flycatcher, 4 Clay-colored Sparrows, and 8 Brewer’s
Sparrows. ALAMOSA COUNTY: --- 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 September 1 at
Aurora Reservoir, David Suddjian and his DFO Field Trip reported juv
Sabine’s Gull. ---On September 2 at Plains Conservation Center, Karen
Metz reported Red-headed Woodpecker. BENT
COUNTY: ---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 campground, Duane Nelson reported Baltimore
Oriole and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. ---On September 2 at Tempel
Grove, Duane Nelson and Norma Verhoeff reported Ovenbird below the
bench. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On August 30 at Walden/Sawhill
Ponds, Jeff Parks reported 3 Solitary Sandpipers and Yellow-shafted
Flicker. On September 2 at Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Willem van Vliet
reported Solitary Sandpiper. ---On September 2 at Twin Lakes in
Boulder, Wilem van Vliet reported Yellow-shafted Flicker. ---On
September 2 on South Boulder Creek Trail, Joe Luedtke
reported Black-and-white Warbler. CHEYENNE
COUNTY: ---On September 1 on R J between CR 24 and CR 31, Steve
Mlodinow reported 5 Red-headed Woodpeckers, Dickcissel and pair of
Baltimore Orioles. COSTILLA COUNTY: ---On August 28 at
Smith Reservoir, David Dowell reported 2 Wood Ducks and Sandhill
Crane. DENVER COUNTY: ---On August 28 at Bluff Lake,
George Ho reported Wild Turkey. On September 2 at Bluff Lake Nature
Center Jason Bidgood reported Wild Turkey, 2 Clay-colored Sparrows
and Brewer’s Sparrow. DOUGLAS COUNTY: ---On September 1
at Chatfield SP Gazebo Heronry Overlook, Isaiah McCort reported
Solitary Sandpiper and Eastern Phoebe. EL PASO
COUNTY: ---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 September 1 at Fountain Creek
regional Park Nature Center/Cattail Marsh Area, Michael Doseck, David
and Cheryl Hubbard reported 2 Mississippi Kites. ---On August 28 at
Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown reported banding ad Brewer’s Sparrow.
On September 1 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown reported banding ad
Red-eyed Vireo, ad Clay-colored Sparrow, and ad Brewer’s
Sparrow. ---On August 30 at Black Forest Regional Park, Alan Versaw
reported Brewer’s Sparrow. ---On September 2 at Chico Basin Ranch
(fee area), David Tonnessen reported Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 2
Least Flycatchers, 2 Curve-billed Thrashers, 2 Clay-colored Sparrows,
and 5 Brewer’s Sparrows. ---On September 2 on Hanover Road, David
Tonnessen reported Greater Roadrunner, Chihuahuan Raven, Clay-colored
Sparrow, and 6 Brewer’s Sparrows. 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. JEFFERSON
COUNTY: ---On August 29 at Chatfield SP Swim Beach, Diane Roberts and
Cynthia Madsen reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. ---On
September 1 at Chatfield SP, Matt Clark reported
Semipalmated Sandpiper, 4 Solitary Sandpipers, Lesser Black-backed
Gull at Swim Beach, Black Phoebe at Deer Creek NW of Swim Beach,
Eastern Phoebe. On September 2 at Chatfield SP, Thomas Holub reported
Black Phoebe at Swim Beach and Phil Lyon reported Black and Eastern
Phoebe on Perimeter Road. LA PLATA COUNTY: ---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. On September 2 on Animas River trail behind 4
Corners Riversports, Jason St. Pierre reported f-type American
Redstart. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On August 30 at Granview
Cemetery, Dave Leatherman reported Red Crossbill. ---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. On September 2 at Timnath
Reservoir, Nick Komar and Austin Hess reported 6 Cackling Geese,
Solitary Sandpiper, and 5 Black Terns. MESA
COUNTY: ---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. ---On September 2 on Pinyon Mesa, Denise and Mark Vollmar
reported Gunnison Sage-Grouse and Williamson’s
Sapsucker. MOFFAT COUNTY: ---On August 31 at
Loudy-Simpson Park, Forrest Luke reported a dark-phase Broad-winged
Hawk. 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. 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. PROWERS COUNTY: ---On September 2 at
Lamar Community College Woods north end, Dave Leatherman reported
Great Crested Flycatcher, f-type Purple Martin, and a few Mississippi
Kites. PUEBLO COUNTY: ---On August 30 at Lake Beckwith
in Colorado City, Dave Silverman reported 3 Black Swifts. On
September 2 in Colorado City, Dave Silverman and Brandon Percival
reported 3 Black Swifts at Lake Beckwith and Brandon reported
Dickcissel behind TruValue Hardware. ---On September 2 at Chico Basin
Ranch, Rose Pond area, Robb Hinds reported 4 Ladder-backed
Woodpeckers, Blue-headed Vireo, and 5 Brewer’s
Sparrows. SAGUACHE COUNTY: ---On August 28 in town of
Saguache, David Dowell reported 6 Sandhill Cranes circling over the
town. SAN MIGUEL COUNTY: ---On September 2 at Wright’s
Mesa Farm ponds east of Norwood, George Steele reported Solitary
Sandpiper. 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 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. WELD COUNTY: ---On September 2
at Crow Valley CG, Chris Goulart reported
Least Flycatcher. YUMA COUNTY: ---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 August 30 at Lens Farm Shetler Belt, Steve
Mlodinow reported Great Crested Flycatcher. ---On September 1 at
Hale Ponds, Steve Mlodinow reported Upland Sandpiper, 6 Red-headed
Woodpeckers, 3 Red-breasted Woodpeckeers, 3 Least Flycatchers, 9
Clay-colored Sparrows, 2 Brewer’s Blackbirds, 5 Baltimore
Orioles. Denver Field Ornithologists Field
Trips: 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
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