Prothonotary Warbler Fort Collins

Jeff Birek

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Apr 9, 2016, 2:48:11 PM4/9/16

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I just got a look at a Prothonotary Warbler in Lee Martinez Park. Just north of the Poudre river trail. Northwest of the Museum of Discovery. Just west of the trail bridge that is just west of the junction with another trail running on the west side of the museum. The bird is on the first pond west of this bridge. Incidentally I saw it on the west side of the pond.

Good luck!

Jeff Birek & Jennifer Blakesley

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

Fort Collins, CO

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Rob Sparks

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Apr 9, 2016, 3:54:11 PM4/9/16

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I rode my bike down to Lee Martinez Park to see if I could re-find the Prothonotary Warber and found it right away. I had great looks and it was on the western edge in the mid and lower parts of the Russian Olive trees that border the wetland. I have attempted to create a google map with the placemark of where the warbler was seen.

http://tinyurl.com/glham8v

Good Birding!

Rob Sparks

Old Town

Fort Collins

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Jeff Birek

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Apr 9, 2016, 3:59:43 PM4/9/16

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Bird was seen again at 1:45. Same spot.

Brandon K. Percival

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Apr 9, 2016, 4:05:17 PM4/9/16

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This is likely the earliest spring migrant Prothonotary Warbler ever in Colorado! I don't know of any until mid-April or later on. Great find! Eastern Warbler season has begun!!

Brandon Percival

Pueblo West, CO

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Jeff Birek

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Apr 9, 2016, 4:41:27 PM4/9/16

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The warbler is still being seen. Currently by the CSU Field Ornithologists.

Jeff Birek

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Apr 9, 2016, 5:23:17 PM4/9/16

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Joe Mammoser got this great photo about an hour after I found the bird. Thanks for sharing, Joe!

Joe Roller

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Apr 9, 2016, 5:33:28 PM4/9/16

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According to e Bird data, the previous early record for a Golden Swamp Warbler* was April 16, 2011.

Interestingly 4 birders saw it then in Holly and another person reported a Prothonotary Warbler on that same date,

April 16, 2011 from Campo.

I suspect that the observations were of one individual bird in Holly, seen by outof-state "chicken tickers," that and the Campo dude was sleep deprived and

entered the wrong location, forgetting that he had left Campo early that morning.

This warbler is a bird from my childhood on the Mississippi sloughs. It's name is derived, just like our Cardinal, from the color of the vestments worn

by a Catholic official, the First Notary, or Prothro-Notary, who wore a golden hood.

Joe Roller

Please file this with all my other notes, in your "More Than I Really Wanted to Know" file.

* Nickname given by Pete Dunne.

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I agree with what Brandon said. This is a crazy and early spring.
Way to go, Jeff.
joe roller

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The warbler is still being seen. Currently by the CSU Field Ornithologists.

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David Wade

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Apr 9, 2016, 7:12:11 PM4/9/16

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The Prothonotary Warbler was still present as of 4pm. It seemed to favor the west and south ends of the small pond where Jeff Birek first found it. I tried to post a photo earlier but I don't think it went through, I apologize if I end up double posting.

David Wade
Ft Collins, CO

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Jeff Birek

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Apr 9, 2016, 7:34:40 PM4/9/16

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Bird was still seen around 5 pm

Jeff Birek

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Apr 9, 2016, 7:54:52 PM4/9/16

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I'm glad so many people got to see this cooperative bird! Hope it sticks around for another day or so for the folks who haven't seen it :)

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Thank you Joe Roller for posting more than I really wanted to know. It's hard to know what I want to know until I know it... (And I may actually retain this little nugget even if I never see one.)
Kathie Moses
West Douglas County

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Thank you Joe Roller for posting more than I really wanted to know. It's hard to know what I want to know until I know it... (And I may actually retain this little nugget even if I never see one.)
Kathie Moses
West Douglas County

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Seth Gallagher

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Apr 10, 2016, 9:34:20 AM4/10/16

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0730 4/10 Prothonotary Warbler still present on pond west of the trail bridge westside in Russian Olives...great bird!!!

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