Colorado Rare Bird Alert, August 23, 2013

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date:  August 23, 2013

email: rba AT cobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, August 23, 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):

Barrow's Goldeneye (Clear Creek) 

REDDISH EGRET (*Bent)

WHITE IBIS (Alamosa)

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (Morgan)

Short-billed Dowitcher (Morgan)

MEW GULL (Larimer)

White-winged Dove (Pueblo)

Black Phoebe (*Montrose, Pueblo)

Eastern Phoebe (*Fremont, Pueblo)

Great Crested Flycatcher (Boulder, Morgan, Pueblo, Washington)

Bell's Vireo (Logan)

Purple Martin (Mesa)

Nashville Warbler (Adams, La Plata)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (Garfield, La Plata)

Northern Waterthrush (*Boulder, Moffat, Pueblo)

Indigo Bunting (Jefferson)

ADAMS COUNTY:

--2 Nashville Warblers were reported by Sheeter at Barr Lake in the ditch on the boat ramp side of the park on August 13.

ALAMOSA COUNTY: 

--The WHITE IBIS is still in the area.  On August 17, Beauchaine, refuge manager of Alamosa NWR reported seeing the WHITE IBIS in a closed area of the refuge flying around with White-faced Ibis.

BENT COUNTY:

--A sub-adult white-morph REDDISH EGRET was reported by Duane Nelson at Lake Hasty below the dam at John Martin Reservoir on August 20.  It was partial the the shallow water on either side of the isthmus that divides the north and south halves of the lake.  The REDDISH EGRET was seen on August 21 by numerous birders at Lake Hasty as reported by Duane Nelson.  Nelson reported on August  22 that the REDDISH EGRET flew from Lake Hasty To a private ranch with a lake.  If the egret is not at Lake Hasty Duane Nelson maybe able to help you see the bird.  

BOULDER COUNTY:

--A Great Crested Flycatcher was reported by Knight at the footbridge at Golden Ponds in Longmont on August 19.

--A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Floyd on the north shore of Waneka Lake on August 22.

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY:

--A f Barrow's Goldeneye with ducklings was reported by Righter on the north side of Echo Lake on August 14.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--2 Eastern Phoebes were reported by Moss at Florence River Park on August 21.

GARFIELD COUNTY:

--Bunches of Black-throated Gray Warblers were reported by Dahl at Rifle Gap Reservoir on August 13.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

--An Indigo Bunting family (m, 4 young) was reported by Henwood at Bear Creek Lake Park on August 19.  The family was along Bear Creek just below the Soda Lakes Road across the street from the Conoco Station at C470 and Morrison Road.

LA PLATA COUNTY:

--A Black-throated Gray Warbler and Nashville Warbler were reported by Morris at the Durango Hatchery on August 17.

LARIMER COUNTY: 

--A possible 2nd year MEW GULL was reported by Komar in the northwest lagoon of Lake Loveland on August 14.

LOGAN COUNTY:

--Calling Bell's Vireos were reported by Kaempfer at Red Lion below the "Little Jumbo" dam on August 17.  On August 21, Lewis reported 3 Bell's Vireos at "Little Jumbo".

MOFFAT COUNTY:

--A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Luke at Loudy-Simpson Park in Craig on August 20.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

--A Black Phoebe was reported by Horn near Uravan on V19 Road on August 21.  V19 turns off of Hwy 141 where the Hwy crosses the San Miguel River.  V19  crosses Tabeguache Creek on a small bridge and the phobe was sitting on an old piece of fence just upstream.

MORGAN COUNTY:

--A couple of Great Crested Flycatchers were reported by Dowell in the campground groves at Jackson SP on August 21.

--A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and Short-billed Dowitcher were reported by Dowell along the NW shore at Jackson.  Best viewing was from the north end SWA.  

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Drummond at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) at HQ Willows on August 17.

--A Great Crested Flycatcher was reported by Drummond at Chico Basin Ranch in Russian Olives along Rose Pond on August 17.

--A White-winged Dove was reported by Rawinski on August 17 near Lowes on Pueblo Blvd in Pueblo.

--At Valco Ponds on August 18, Hurtado reported Northern Waterthrush along the creek near the parking lot, 2 Black Phoebe, 1 Eastern Phoebe.

WASHINGTON COUNTY:

--A Great Crested Flycatcher was reported by Kaempfer at the inlet channel at Prewitt on August 16.

   

DFO FIELD TRIPS:

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, August 24 will be to Barr Lake SP led by Ira and Tammy Sanders (303-278-7172).  Meet the leaders at 0700 at the Nature Center at Barr Lake.  State Parks pass or day pass required.  Will end by noon so lunch is optional.  For those who bring lunch, will eat on benches close to the bridge close to the Nature Center.  There may be lingering breeding birds as well as early migrants, particularly shorebirds.

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, August 25 will be to Northeastern Colorado, Prewitt and Jackson Reservoirs led by Joey Kellner (303-978-1748).  Meet the leader at 0530 at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 6060 North Broadway.  Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right.  Habitat Stamp for State Wildlife Areas and State Parks Pass required.  This is an all day trip so bring lunch and plenty of water and bug spray.  Call the leader if going.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine