Colorado Rare Bird Report 19 May 2018
Allison Hilf
Compiler: Allison Hilf
Date: May 19, 2018
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 19 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.
Snow Goose (*Kiowa)
Redhead (*Cheyenne)
Barrow’s Goldeneye (Clear Creek)
Hooded Merganser (*Arapahoe, *Boulder, Larimer)
Red-necked Grebe (Jackson)
Scaled Quail (*Kit Carson)
Sandhill Crane (Montezuma)
Black-necked Stilt (*Denver)
Whimbrel (Costilla)
Long-billed Curlew (Larimer)
Marbled Godwit (Alamosa, Mesa)
White-rumped Sandpiper (*Broomfield, *Douglas, *Weld)
Long-billed Dowitcher (*Denver, Montezuma, Weld)
Willet (Alamosa, Jackson, Weld)
Black Tern (*Larimer)
Common Loon (*Arapahoe)
Glossy Ibis (Delta, *Kiowa, *Lincoln)
Northern Goshawk (El Paso)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Ouray, *Weld)
Red-headed Woodpecker (El Paso, Kiowa)
Least Flycatcher (Boulder, Cheyenne, Eagle, Weld)
Hammond’s Flycatcher (Mesa, Weld)
Gray Flycatcher (Boulder, Gunnison, Kit Carson, Montrose)
Dusky Flycatcher (*Cheyenne)
Cordilleran Flycatcher (*Cheyenne)
Black Phoebe (Larimer, Ouray)
Eastern Phoebe (*Boulder, *El Paso, Weld)
Vermilion Flycatcher (*Adams)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (El Paso)
Cassin’s Kingbird (*Denver, Douglas)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Alamosa)
White-eyed Vireo (Jefferson)
Bell’s Vireo (*Cheyenne)
Gray Vireo (Ouray)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Boulder, Weld)
Cassin’s Vireo (*Larimer)
Red-eyed Vireo (Cheyenne, Weld)
Pinyon Jay (Teller)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (*Cheyenne, Kiowa)
Eastern Bluebird (*Cheyenne, El Paso)
Mountain Bluebird (*Adams)
Veery (*Broomfield, Cheyenne, Pueblo)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (El Paso)
Hermit Thrush (El Paso)
Wood Thrush (El Paso)
Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso, Weld)
American Pipit (Kiowa)
Red Crossbill (Kiowa, Pueblo)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Weld)
McCown’s Longspur (Larimer)
Chipping Sparrow (Logan, Montezuma)
Clay-colored Sparrow (La Plata)
Lark Sparrow (El Paso)
BAIRD’S SPARROW (Larimer)
Field Sparrow (*Larimer)
White-throated Sparrow (Boulder, Pueblo, Weld)
Harris’s Sparrow (Pueblo)
Bobolink (Boulder, Pueblo)
Baltimore Oriole (*Weld)
Worm-eating Warbler (Prowers)
Black-and-white Warbler (El Paso)
Tennessee Warbler (Larimer)
Nashville Warbler (Cheyenne)
Virginia’sWarbler (*Cheyenne)I
MOURNING WARBLER (Cheyenne, Prowers)
Hooded Warbler (Boulder, Cheyenne)
American Redstart (Cheyenne, El Paso)
Northern Parula (Cheyenne, Prowers)
Magnolia Warbler (*Jefferson, *Lincoln)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Boulder, Jefferson, *Kiowa)
Blackpoll Warbler (*Boulder, Jefferson)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (*Weld)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Cheyenne)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Jefferson)
Townsend’s Warbler (Pueblo)
GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER (*Cheyenne)
Canada Warbler (*Cheyenne)
Scarlet Tanager (*Pueblo)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Cheyenne, Rio Grande)
Black-headed Grosbeak (*Cheyenne)
Indigo Bunting (Cheyenne, Larimer, Montrose)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On May 13 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR First Creek, Dave Blue found a 1st year m Vermilion Flycatcher. Last reported on May 18 by John Breitsch.
---On May 15 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Bluestem Loop Trail, John Breitsch reported Mountain Bluebird. Last reported by Mary Burger on May 18.
ALAMOSA COUNTY:
---On May 14 at San Luis Lake near Mosca, John Rawinski reported Marbled Godwit, Willets, and Snowy Egret.
---On May 14 1 mile east of unction of Hwy 17 and Lane 6N, John Rawinski reported juv Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—On May 18 at Centennial Park, Edward Donnan reported Hooded Merganser.
—On May 18 at South Platte Park-C470 Area, Bob Bishop reported Common Loon.
BOULDER COUNTY:
—On May 18 at Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve, Ted Floyd reported Blackpoll Warbler and 2 Hooded Merganser.
—On May 18 at Marshall Marsh, David Elwonger reported Eastern Phoebe.
—On May 18 at Old Saint Vrain Road, Carl Starace reported Chestnut-sided Warbler.
---On May 15 at Gunbarrel Commons Park, Leslie S reported Gray Flycatcher.
---On May 16 at Teller Farm and Lakes, Chuck Hundertmark reported Eastern Phoebe.
BROOMFIELD COUNTY:
—On May 18 at Alex &Michael’s Pond, Eric Zorawowicz reported Veery.
—On May 18 at the Pond west of Stearns Lake, David Ely reported White-rumped Sandpiper.
CHEYENNE COUNTY:
---On May 15 at Mitchek Ranch (Private), Glenn Walbek found and photographed a GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER which is visible from CR 9 about ½ mile south of the Kit Carson/Cheyenne county line. It has been seen by several birders on May 15-18. GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER would be a new state record if accept. It is very rare outside of south Texas.
—On May 18 several birders reported the following birds at same location as GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER: Redhead, Dusky Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Bell’s Vireo, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebird, Virginia’s Warbler, Canada Warbler and Black-headed Grosbeak.—On May 17 at Mitchek Ranch several birders reported Mourning Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Canada Warbler, Black-headed Grosbeak, and one report of Yellow-throated Warbler byScott Manwaring.
—On May 16 at Mitchek Ranch on CR 9, Joey Keller and several others reported MOURNING WARBLER, Black-throated Blue Warber, Northern Parula, American Redstart, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Veery, Least Flycatcher, Nashville Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Indigo Bunting.
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY:
—On May 17 at Echo Lake area, Doug Kibbe and Elaine Wagner reported 2 Barrow’s Goldeneye.
COSTILLA COUNTY:
---On May 15 at Smith Reservoir south shore, John Rawinski reported Whimbrel.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On May 16 at Fruitgrower Reservoir, Betty Fenton reported Glossy Ibis.
DENVER COUNTY:
—On May 18 at First Creek at DEN OS, John Breitsch reported Cassin’s Kingbird.
—On May 18 at Westerly Wetlands, Jake Shorty reported 2 Black-necked Stilt and 8 Long-billed Dowitcher.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
—On May 18 at Chatfield SP-upstream of Kingfisher Bridge (East), Cynthia Kristensen reported 3 White-rumped Sandpiper.
—On May 17 on Castlewood Canyon Road, Lake Gulch Road to Castlewood Canyon SP, a CFO trip reported Cassin’s Kingbird.
EL PASO COUNTY:
—On May 18 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Kevin Ash reported Eastern Phoebe.
---On May 17 at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake, Dale Adams reported Northern Goshawk.
—On May 18 at Chico Basin Ranch, Alan Ketcham reported Ladder-backed Woodpecker.
—On May 15 at Chico Basin Ranch, Brandon Percival reported Gray-cheeked Thrush, Wood Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Curve-billed Thrasher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Black-and-white Warbler, and American Redstart.
JACKSON COUNTY:
---On May 15 at Cowdrey Pond, Casey Setash reported Red-necked Grebe.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
—On May 18 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt near the parking area for Prospect Lake, Eric DeFonso and several others reported Magnolia Warbler.
---On May 13-17 at Belmar Park, multiple birders reported Chestnut-sided Warbler and Blackpoll Warbler.
---On May 15 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Brian Johnson reported White-eyed Vireo on Mt Carbon Trail. On May 16 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Matt Clark and Susan Bonfiglio reported White-eyed Vireo.
---On May 15 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt Kevin DeBoer reported Black-throated Gray Warbler.
KIOWA COUNTY:
—On May 18 at CRP Woodlot South of Eads, Nick Moore reported Chestnut-sided Warbler.
—On May 18 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Charles Hundertmark reported Glossy Ibis.
—On May 18 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Nick Moore reported Snow Goose.
—On May 15 at CR 57 and CR K, Tony Leukering reported Western Tanager.
---On May 15 at Plainview School, Tony Leukering reported Red Crossbill and Red-breasted Nuthatch.
---On May 15 on CR AA Two juniper row homestead, Tony Leukering reported Red-headed Woodpecker, and Red-breasted Nuthatch.
---On May 16 at CR 78 Wood Lot, Tony Leukering reported Chestnut-sided Warbler and Red-breasted Nuthatch.
---On May 16 at Neenoshe Reservoir Locust Grove, Lindsay Purifoy reported Red-headed Woodpecker.
KIT CARSON COUNTY:
—On May 18 at NW Cheyenne County Private Ranch, Bill Kaempfer reported Scaled Quail.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On May 14 at Oxbow Park and Preserve, Susan Allerton and Martin Cuntz reported Clay-colored Sparrow.
LARIMER COUNTY:
—On May 18 at Welllington State Wildlife Area -Cobb Lake Unit, Andy Bankert reported 3 Black Tern.
—On May 18 at Devil’s Backbone, Jim Nachel reported Field Sparrow.
—On May 17 at Topminnow Natural Area(East Horsetooth Gravel Pit), Nick Komar reported Hooded Merganser.
---On May 18 at Lee Martinez Park, Rob Sparks reported Cassin’s Vireo.
---On May 15 at Dixon Reservoir, Brad Biggerstaff reported Tennessee Warbler.
---On May 16 at Lake Estes, Scott Rashid reported Black Phoebe.
---On May 16 and 17 at Soapstone Prairie NA, Andrew Bankert reported 2 (4) BAIRD’S SPARROWS and 7 (6) McCown’s Longspurs.
---On May 16 at Devil’s Backbone, Irene Fortune, Christine Sparks, and Nick Komar reported Field Sparrow.
---On May 16 at Kingfisher Point, Nix Farm and Williams NA, Robert Beauchamp reported Long-billed Curlew.
LINCOLN COUNTY:
—On May 18 at Karval Lake State Wildlife Area, Van Truman reported Glossy Ibis.
—On May 18 at Brett Gray Ranch (restricted access) Riley Morris reported Magnolia Warbler.
MONTROSE COUNY:
---On May 15 on Old Hwy 90 through Silver Hawk Ranch, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Gray Flycatcher and Indigo Bunting.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
---On May 15 at Totten Reservoir, Erick Hendrickson reported Sandhill Crane and 4 Long-billed Dowitchers.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On May 15 N of heron rookery on hwy 550, Kent Nelson reported Lewis’s Woodpecker.
---On May 15 at Billy Creek Bridge, Kent Nelso reported Black Phoebe and pair of Gray Vireo.
PROWERS COUNTY:
----On May 16 at Lamar Community College, Tony Leukering reported Worm-eating Warbler.
---On May 15 at Santa Fe Trail Ranch, Arvind Panjabi reported MOURNING WARBLER.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
—On May 18 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Scarlet Tanager.
—On May 17 at Leon Brights home in Pueblo (city/county), he reports approx 4-7 Red Crosbills continue to visit his yard
---On May 15 at Chico Basin Ranch, Brandon Percival reported Veery, m Bobolink, m Townsend’s Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Harris’s Sparrow.
RIO GRANDE COUNTY:
---On May 16 at South Fork, Carole Fleming reported Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
TELLER COUNTY:
---On May 15-17 at SKOL ranch, Kristina Etter reported up g to 8 Pinyon Jay.
WELD COUNTY:
—On May 18 at approx. 60246 CR 17 in Carr, Michael Kiessig reported a Lewis’s Woodpecker.
—On May 18 on a Playa at Weld Co. Rds. 77&116, John Malevich reported White-rumped Sandpiper.
—On May 17 at Crow Valley CG, John Malevich and reported Baltimore Oriole and Black-throated Blue Warbler.
—On May 17 at Crow Valley CG, Nick Komar reported an Eastern Phoebe.
---On May 16 at intersection of CR 96 and CR 69, Lee Ann Brown reported Curve-billed Thrasher.
DFO Field Trips:
For details please visit the DFO website dfobirds.org
Sunday, May 20 6:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Second Creek Open Space (Commerce City)
Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955 (cell))
Register online or contact leader.
Good Birding,
Allison Hilf
Aurora, CO