Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 25, 2013

[Mary Driscoll]

Compiler: Mary Driscoll
Date: Report for Saturday, May 25, 2013  

email: rba AT cobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Report for Saturday, May 25, 2013  sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions including county, and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name.

Highlight species include (* indicates new information on this species in this report):

Green Heron (Lincoln)

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (Prowers)

Broad-winged Hawk (Kit Carson,Fremont)
Least Tern (Bent)

White-winged Dove (El Paso,El Paso/Pueblo)

HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Weld)

Common Poorwill (Jefferson)

ACORN WOODPECKER (La Plata)

Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Prowers)

ALDER FLYCATCHER (Kit Carson,Washington)

Great Crested Flycatcher (Yuma)
Willow Flycatcher (El Paso)

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (*Washington)

White-eyed Vireo (Kit Carson)

Yellow-throated Vireo (Montezuma,Pueblo,*Washington)

Cassin's Vireo (Jefferson)

PHILADELPHIA VIREO (*Boulder)

GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (El Paso,El Paso/Pueblo,Yuma)
Veery (Boulder,Lincoln,Pueblo,Weld,Yuma)

Blue-winged Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo)

Golden-winged Warbler (Yuma)
Tennessee Warbler (Kit Carson,Washington)
Nashville Warbler (Lincoln,Prowers,Yuma) 

Kentucky Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo)

MOURNING WARBLER (Lincoln)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Lincoln)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (Boulder,El Paso,Lincoln,Weld)

BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (Bent,*El Paso)

YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Lincoln)

Palm Warbler (Lincoln)

Hooded Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo) 
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (Bent)

Blackpoll Warbler (Jefferson,Pueblo)

Black & White Warbler (El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo)
Northern Parula (El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo)

Magnolia Warbler (Bent,Pueblo,Yuma) 

CAPE MAY WARBLER (Pueblo,Yuma)

PAINTED REDSTART (Montezuma)
Hepatic Tanager (El Paso/Pueblo)

Summer Tanager (*El Paso,Larimer,Lincoln,Yuma)

White-throated Sparrow (Lincoln)
PAINTED BUNTING (El Paso,Yuma)

 

BENT COUNTY:

--On May 23, DeFonso reports a Magnolia Warbler at Van's Grove.

--On May 20, Nelson reports a Least Tern at John Martin Reservoir.

--On May 20, Nelson reports a male BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER at Van's Grove.

--On May 16, Nelson reports a female BAY-BREASTED WARBLER at Van's Grove.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--On May 24, Sheeter reports a PHILADELPHIA VIREO at Bear Hollow Park, in Lyons. The bird was just over the bridge.

--On May 20, Heinrich reports a Black-throated Gray Warbler visited his yard in North Boulder. It was also seen on May 21, it was not seen on May 22.

--On May 21, Vanderpoel reports a Veery (Western race) at Golden Ponds south of the creek along the concrete bike path, south of the spillway. 

 

EL PASO COUNTY:

--On May 24, Eaton reports a Summer Tanager along the Fountain Creek Regional Trail in Colorado Springs, just north of Circle Drive. 

--On May 23, Goycoolea saw a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER around 5:00 PM just south of the play area in the willows at the Beidleman Environmental Center/Soderman Park in Colorado Springs. (This was reported to Pals via* email on 5/24)

--On May 23, Percival reports a  Veery, and a PAINTED BUNTING at the banding station of Chico Basin Ranch, fee area.

--On May 22, Percival reports a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, Black-throated Gray Warbler (female), Black and White Warbler (Male), at the banding station/Eagle Grove, at Chico Basin Ranch, (Fee Area)

--On May 21, Ogilvie reports 2-4 White-winged Doves visiting her feeders almost daily in NE Colorado Springs.

--On May 21, Pals reports a Magnolia Warbler along Bear Creek between 21st St. and 8th St. at Bear Creek Regional Park was seen by Vernon.

 

EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES:

--On May 20, Percival reports seeing a singing White-winged Dove at the Headquarters, Chico Basin Ranch, fee area.

--On May 19, Hinds reported the following birds seen at CBR: Hooded Warbler and Black-and-white Warbler at the banding station and Kentucky Warbler and Hepatic Tanager in the HQ area.
--On May 16, Walbek reports a Blue-winged Warbler seen near the banding station at CBR.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--On May 22, Moss reports seeing the Broad-winged Hawk flying about a half mile east of where she saw it on May 19.

 
JEFFERSON COUNTY:

--On May 19, Chavez reported the following seen at Belmar Historic Park, Lakewood: Cassin's Vireo and Common Poorwill (rare here).

--On May 19, Hudak reports seeing a Blackpoll Warbler at Main Reservoir, which is in Lakewood. 

  

KIT CARSON COUNTY:

--On May 19, Percival reports an adult Broad-winged Hawk, and a Northern Waterthrush at Straton; an ALDER FLYCATCHER at Siebert, White-eyed Vireo at Burlington,

an adult Tennessee Warbler at Burlington Cemetery.

LA PLATA COUNTY:

--On May 21, R. Taylor reports an ACORN WOODPECKER west of Durango. Directions are posted on cobirds.

 

LARIMER COUNTY: 

--On May 21, Meyer reports a Black-throated Gray Warbler, and an Indigo Bunting in a Peachleaf Willow Tree in Brooks Canyon at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, which is closed to the public.

--On May 20, Edwards, in northwest Fort Collins, reports a first spring male Summer Tanager around their suet feeder for several hrs., it is still coming to her feeder on May 21. 

 

LINCOLN COUNTY:

--On May 22, D. Maynard reports a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER in a lone pine tree at the Holiday Inn Express parking lot in Limon.

--On May 18, Percival reports a MOURNING WARBLER (male), Black-throated Blue Warbler (male), Black-throated Gray Warbler, (female), Palm Warbler (western), Nashville Warbler, American Redstart, a Summer Tanager, 2 Veery, a White-throated Sparrow, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and a Green Heron at a private ranch.

MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
--On May 18, Komar reported the following sightings from CFO Convention field trips: On May 17, a PAINTED REDSTART was seen briefly north of Mancos. It was not relocated later. On May 18 a Yellow-throated Vireo was found in Yellow Jacket Canyon.

PROWERS COUNTY:

--On May 21, De Fonso reported a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK at the Lamar CC woods.
--On May 19, De Fonso reported a Nashville Warbler in the Lamar CC woods.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--On May 23, Percival reports a Veery, a Yellow-throated Vireo, and a CAPE MAY WARBLER at Rose Pond area of CBR. 

--On May 22, Percival reports a Magnolia Warbler, CAPE MAY WARBLER, Blackpoll Warbler at Chico Basin Ranch Headquarters area. 

  

 WASHINGTON COUNTY:

--On May 24, Walbek reports a Yellow-throated Vireo at Last Chance.

--On May 24, Walbek reports a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER seen at 6:00 PM, at mile marker 131 on HWY 36, about 3 miles west of Last Chance.

--On May 23, D. Maynard reports an ALDER FLYCATCHER,  and a Yellow-throated Vireo at Last Chance.

  

WELD COUNTY:

--On May 22, Schottler reports a HUDSONIAN GODWIT at Beebe Draw, on Weld CR 42, between RD's 45 and 47.

--On May 21, Dowell reports the Black-throated Gray Warbler continues at Crow Valley Campground, it was in a Juniper Tree, in the southwest part of the birding area. Dowell also saw a Veery along the dry creek bed in the southeast part of the campground. 

YUMA COUNTY:

--On May 21, Walbek reports a CAPE MAY WARBLER (female) near the southern most pond at Hale Ponds SWA.

--On May 20, Dowell reports seeing a Nashville Warbler in the lakeside trees near the parking area at Stalker Lake, which is near Wray. 

--On May 20, Walbek reports a Gray-cheeked Thrush, Nashville Warbler, Summer Tanager, PAINTED BUNTING (female) feeding with the buntings and

American Goldfinches, at Wagon Wheel Campground at Bonny SWA.

--On May 19, Percival reported 2 Great Crested Flycatchers, and a singing Ovenbird at Hale.

--On May 18, Mlodinow reported a Golden-winged Warbler at Stalker Lake SWA (just west of Wray).

--On May 18, Kistler reported a Magnolia Warbler seen at the Yuma cemetery.

DFO FIELD TRIPS:

--The DFO field trip for Saturday, May 25 is to Rocky Mountain Arsenal. The leader is David Rhoades (303-424-8633). Space is limited - you must call David to reserve a space and to get directions.
--A second field trip for Saturday, May 25 is "Creative Ways to Learn Bird Sounds" led by Alison Kondler (303-973-3959). The meeting place is at Roxborough State Park Visitor Center at 0730. Space is very limited - participants must pre-register during office hours. State Parks Pass or day fee required.

--The field trip for Monday, May 27 is to the Pawnee Grasslands. The leader is Chris Owens (home: 303-772-6048; cell: 970-481-7271). Meet leader at 0530 at the RTD Park-N-Ride on the southwest corner of I-25 and highway 66 (exit 243). Please call Chris if you plan to go.
--(Note: that there is no field trip scheduled for Sunday, May 26.) 

Please consult the DFO website: http://dfobirders.org/wordpress/denver-field-ornithologists/field-trips-and-counts/scheduled-field-trips/may-2013-field-trips/ , for information on the field trips and the leaders to call.

Good Birding,

Mary Driscoll

Unincorporated Arapahoe County