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Yuma and Washington counties, May 24th & 25th
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Hello, Birders.
David Gillilan and William Burnidge and I made a too-short trip out to the Fox Ranch, Yuma County, and back (via Last Chance, Washington County, of course), these past two days, Thursday-Friday, May 24th-25th.
Most of the time, David and I were enslaved by William way out in the lonely dune grass of the Fox Ranch. Low diversity there, but who's complaining about Greater Prairie-Chickens and Upland Sandpipers at every turn. With the low clouds and chilly temps, the songs of those birds were evocative. Grasshopper Sparrows occurred in grasshopper-like plagues; we found multiples along most of our Friday-afternoon survey transects, and we found multiples at all Friday morning-survey transects. Numerous Cassin's Sparrows, too.... more »
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Northern Waterthrush, Catbird, Brewer's Sp., & more Lake Estes, Larimer Co. 5/25
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Having a nice visit to the Estes Park area in Larimer County. This cold, gray morning at Lake Estes, along with many local and visiting birders, primarily in the bird sanctuary area, we enjoyed a Northern Waterthrush (pointed out by local birders who reported one has been seen periodically for the last three or four weeks), a Gray Catbird, a Brewer's Sparrow, a Prairie Falcon, a number of Lincoln's Sparrows, Yellow, Wilson's, Orange-crowned, and MacGillivray's Warblers, American Redstart, and Common Yellowthroat.... more »
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Hepatic Tanager microhabitat
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Thanks to Duane Nelson for sharing this fascinating observation:
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Duane's observation sure helps put in context something Chip Clouse and I witnessed almost 4 years ago. Right down to the tall junipers on the north-facing canyon walls. (Chip, man, I think it's okay at last to tick Hepatic Tanager for that particular birding trip!) Anyhow:... more »
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Larimer County
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This morning (6am) while conducting a survey in Loveland I had a singing
Rose-breasted Grosbeak atop a large cottonwood. The location was along the
Big Thompson River trail between Taft and Wilson. UTMs in NAD 83, zone 13:
491434, 4471754.
Cheers,
Jora Fogg
Monitoring Biologist
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory... more »
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Yellow-throated Warbler-Karval Cafe, May 24
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Hello all,
Sorry this report is a day late, it got gummed up in the intertubes somehow. In any event, here it is:
I got a text from Andy Bankert at 8:42 yesterday morning saying that he had just seen a Yellow-throated Warbler outside the cafe in Karval, CO (Lincoln County).
Andy is in Karval working on Mountain Plovers and is without internet service.... more »
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Birding extreme Southern Colorado
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Hi all, Kathy Mimm-Dunning, Glenn Walbek, Loch Kilpatrick & I did a tour of Southern & Southeastern Colorado on Thursday, May 24. A highlight was Hepatic Tanager on County Road 310 near Walsenburg, Huerfano Co, where we began our day. It was initially a bit skulky, but eventually perching up and singing, giving excellent views for all. This is, of course, was one of the birds found at the recent CFO convention. Other birds of note along the same road included a male Indigo Bunting seen well by all, a fairly cooperative Gray Flycatcher, and great looks at Ash-throated Flycatchers & Cassin's Kingbirds. Great birdy road! Most of us saw a Ladder-backed Woodpecker (poorly seen by me), which was missed by one who didn't believe in its existence. We also had an identifiable Chihuahuan Raven, a millennium species for me--not that I seriously have been pursuing that list. From there, we headed toward Aguilar, Las Animas, Co, then took a series of back roads back up into Huerfano Co. We had wonderful looks at one of at least three Grace's Warblers. Again, I believe these were found at the CFO convention. I'm afraid I lost more than a little popularity with at least some of my companions when I said it was nice, but not as attractive a species as Yellow-throated Warbler. This caused the first comment (of more to come) about my walking back home! Other birds of interest included great looks at Plumbeous Vireos (a definitely under-rated bird!), Black-headed Grosbeaks, Mountain & Western Bluebirds, and much better looks than before at Gray Flycatchers. We returned to Las Animas County and headed east, then north. We initially passed through some grassland with lots of Lark Buntings, a species I never tire of seeing. I always think Colorado showed exquisite taste in picking it for a state bird, even if it doesn't spend the whole year in the state. I'm sorry to have to report my companions, while not actually disparaging them, showed less enthusiasm. We had several more identifiable Chihuahuan Ravens, both here and later. Eventually we got into some nice canyon habitat and found a couple of Juniper Titmice (state bird for me) and three more Ladder-backed Woodpeckers, the final one seen by all. For those interested in a more complete species list, Glenn has posted all these to eBird. (Minus the first Ladder-backed Woodpecker.) We returned to the Denver metro area via Otero & Pueblo Counties. A few more personal highlights (definitely not all shared by my companions) included adding Eurasian Collared-Dove to at least 3 new Colorado county lists: Pueblo, Las Animas & Huerfano (I think this is where Kathy told Glenn he had weird friends); great looks at Mississippi Kites in La Junta (Otero), thanks to Glenn's efforts in response to my expressed desire to see this species in Colorado; a White-winged Dove in Rocky Ford (Otero). It looks as though I added 13 species to my Colorado list--this is probably better than I've done in a single day since 1999 on my first birding visit to your great state. Already looking forward to the next one. To my surprise, especially after the oft-repeated "you're walking home" comments, my companions expressed willingness to take me out again, on another visit, at the end of the day. I'd like to thank them for their response to my often quirky comments and their hospitality for taking me along. Awesome day! Cheers, Rob ParsonsWinnipeg, MBCANADAparso...@mymts.netbut temporarily in Arapahoe County for a few more hours... more »
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Franktown - Douglas County
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Jeremy Winick points out a mis-direction to the Walker Pit. Walker Pit: go WEST from traffic light in Franktown, turn right (north) on Walker Road and park at the bend. Hugh Kingery Hugh Kingery Franktown, CO
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Boulder County-Gunbarrel Hill Lark Buntings, Red-headed Woodpecker, etc.
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Good morning, While doing grassland bird transects on the west side of Gunbarrel Hill this morning, I found 48 LARK BUNTINGS (inc. 1 singing/skylarking male), 1 adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (briefly on fence posts on north side of Heatherwood), 22 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, 2 ROCK WRENS, 1 BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS. Access the East Boulder Trail via Cambridge Dr. in the Heatherwood neighborhood.... more »
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Franktown, Douglas County
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A couple ofobservations from our Castle Rock North block (really Franktown).
May 23-24: 1-2 Willets at Walker Pit. Also seen Apr. 25-27.
May 22: Least Flycatcher singing on Mitchell Gulch, a tributaryof Cherry Creek (on private property). First time I’ve encountered this speciesin this area. Steve Stachowiak has seen them a couple of times at Louviers(Plum Creek, upstream from Chatfield SP).... more »
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Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 25, 2012
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Compiler: Joyce Takamine
...email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 25, 2012, sponsored
by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If
you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the... more »
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