Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 13 October 2018

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org 

 Date:  October 13, 2018 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, October 13 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. 

Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.

Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates new information on this species is new)

Greater White-fronted Goose (*Arapahoe)

Blue-winged Teal (*Rio Grande)

Cinnamon Teal (Mesa)

Surf Scoter (*Larimer, *Weld)

Black Scoter (*Weld)

Bufflehead (*Adams, *Arapahoe,*Douglas, *Larimer, Mesa, *Routt)

Hooded Merganser (*Adams, *Boulder, *Larimer)

Northern Bobwhite (*Larimer)

Common Nighthawk (*Adams)

Virginia Rail (Larimer, Weld)

Sandhill Crane (Arapahoe, *Boulder, *Custer, Jefferson, Larimer)

American Avocet (*Custer, *Larimer, *Summit, *American Avocet)

Semipalmated Plover (*Custer)

Long-billed Curlew (*Kiowa)

Stilt Sandpiper (*Kiowa)

Sanderling (Boulder)

Pectoral Sandpiper (Boulder, La Plata, *Larimer)

Long-billed Dowitcher (*Eagle, *Kiowa, *Larimer)

Spotted Sandpiper (Jefferson, Larimer)

Solitary Sandpiper (Las Animas)

Willet (*Summit)

Red-necked Phalarope (Boulder, *Larimer)

Parasitic Jaeger (Boulder)

Sabine’s Gull (Jefferson, Larimer)

Franklin’s Gull (*Weld)

WESTERN GULL (Arapahoe)

Iceland Gull (*Larimer)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Boulder)

Great Black-backed Gull (Douglas)

Common Tern (*Custer)

Forster’s Tern (Boulder, La Plata)

Red-throated Loon (Adams)

Pacific Loon (*Custer)

Common Loon (*Adams, Jefferson, *Rio Blanco)

Double-crested Cormorant (Teller)

American Bittern (*Larimer)

Great Egret (*Weld)

Snowy Egret (*Adams, La Plata)

Cattle Egret (Douglas, Jefferson)

White-faced Ibis (Garfield, Montrose)

Osprey (Summit)

Broad-winged Hawk (*Boulder, El Paso, Larimer)

Swainson’s Hawk (*Broomfield, *Kiowa, *Routt, Weld)

Lewis’s Woodpecker (Boulder, *Jefferson, La Plata)

Williamson’s Sapsucker (Montezuma, Montrose)

Red-naped Sapsucker (*Alamosa, Boulder, Larimer, Weld)

Western Wood-Pewee (Jefferson)

American Kestrel (Adams)

Peregrine Falcon (Jefferson)

Least Flycatcher (*Prowers)

Hammond’s Flycatcher (*Jefferson, Montezuma, *Montrose)

Gray Flycatcher (El Paso, Mesa)

Dusky Flycatcher (*Montrose)

Cordilleran Flycatcher (Eagle, Larimer, Mesa, Montezuma)

Black Phoebe (La Plata)

Eastern Phoebe (Boulder, *Douglas, Jefferson, *Kiowa, *Larimer)

Vermilion Flycatcher (*Boulder)

TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Jefferson)

Mystery Kingbird (*Larimer)

Cassin’s Kingbird (Denver, *Larimer)

Western Kingbird (Jefferson)

Eastern Kingbird (*Douglas, Larimer)

Gray Vireo (Mesa)

Cassin’s Vireo (*Boulder)

Plumbeous Vireo (Boulder)

Steller’s Jay (*Boulder, Clear Creek, Eagle, *Larimer, *Ouray, *Routt, Teller)

Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (*Boulder, Douglas,*El Paso, Jefferson, La Plata, *Larimer, *Mesa, Montrose, *Pitkin)

Clark’s Nutcracker (*Eagle, *Ouray)

American Crow (*Montrose, Weld)

Juniper Titmouse (La Plata, Montrose)

Bushtit (Boulder, *El Paso, La Plata, Larimer)

Rock Wren (Boulder, Larimer, Montrose, *Summit)

House Wren (Jefferson)

Winter Wren (*Douglas)

Marsh Wren (Arapahoe, Mesa)

Bewick’s Wren (Mesa, Pueblo)

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (*Boulder, *Denver, Douglas, *El Paso, *Jefferson, *Larimer, Mesa, *Prowers)

Golden-crowned Kinglet *Denver, San Juan)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Adams, *Boulder, Clear Creek, *Custer, Douglas, *Eagle, *El Paso, Jefferson, *Kiowa, La Plata, *Larimer, *Mesa, *Montrose, *Pitkin *Prowers, *Summit, Weld)

Mountain Bluebird (Boulder, Denver, Douglas, Larimer, Mesa, *Montrose, *Ouray, Park, *Rio Blanco, *Routt)

Swainson’s Thrush (*Denver)

Hermit Thrush (Adams, *Boulder, Jefferson, *Larimer,* Mesa,*Prowers,  Weld)

Gray Catbird (*Denver, Routt)

Brown Thrasher (Larimer, *Prowers)

Sage Thrasher (Larimer, Park)

Northern Mockingbird (Park)

American Pipit (Boulder, *Eagle, *Jefferson, *Larimer, Montrose, Park, *Summit)

BRAMBLING (Denver)

Green-tailed Towhee (Boulder, Clear Creek, *Larimer, Mesa)

Chipping Sparrow (El Paso)

Clay-colored Sparrow (Boulder, *El Paso, *Jefferson, Larimer)

Brewer’s Sparrow (*Adams, Boulder, *El Paso,* Jefferson, *Larimer, Mesa) 

Sagebrush Sparrow (Montrose, *Ouray)

Savannah Sparrow (Larimer, Lincoln)

Grasshopper Sparrow (*Eagle)

Vesper Sparrow (Boulder, Clear Creek, *Kiowa, Mesa, *Montrose)

Lark Sparrow (Boulder, Eagle)

Fox Sparrow (San Juan) 

Lincoln’s Sparrow (*Boulder, *Eagle, *El Paso, *Jefferson, Kiowa, Larimer, Lincoln, Mesa, *Montrose, Routt)

White-throated Sparrow (*Kiowa, Mesa)

Yellow-headed Blackbird (*Jefferson)

Prothonotary Warbler (*Jefferson)

Orange-crowned Warbler (*Adams, *Boulder, *Denver, Douglas, *Eagle, *El Paso, *Jefferson, Larimer, *Mesa, *Montrose, *Prowers, *Weld)

Nashville Warbler (La Plata, Mesa)

Virginia’s Warbler (Mesa)

MacGillivray’s Warbler (Boulder, Jefferson)

American Redstart (Boulder)

Northern Parula (*Boulder)

Magnolia Warbler (*Boulder)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Boulder, *Mesa)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Clear Creek)

Palm Warbler (*Boulder, *Jefferson, Larimer)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (El Paso, Montezuma)

Townsend’s Warbler (*Boulder, *Mesa, *Pitkin)

Black-throated Green Warbler (Jefferson, Larimer)

Wilson’s Warbler (*Boulder, Douglas, *Jefferson, Larimer,* Mesa, Montezuma, Park, *Pitkin, *Prowers, Weld)

Western Tanager (Boulder, La Plata, Weld)

Northern Cardinal (*Prowers)

Indigo Bunting (Kiowa)

Painted Bunting (Kiowa)

ADAMS COUNTY:

---On October 9 at Barr Lake Banding Station, Meredith McBurney banded American Kestrel, 8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 2 Hermit Thrush.

---On October 11 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal  NWR, Lake Ladora, Bob and Nancy Bierling reported Red-throated Loon.  On October 12 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Diane Roberts, Karen Drozda, and Meg Reck reported 7 Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Common Nighthawk, Common Loon, Snowy Egret, Brewer’s Sparrow, and Orange-crowned Warbler.

ALAMOSA COUNTY:

---On October at Mosca (35.57, -105.611), Marge Carrico reported Red-naped Sapsucker.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

---On October 9 at Aurora Reservoir, Gregg Goodrich reported WESTERN GULL.  On October 10 at Aurora Reservoir, Bill Schreitz and Diane Roberts reported 2000 Sandhill Cranes (Flyover), and WESTERN GULL.  On October 11 at Aurora Reservoir, Ben Sampson and Kevin Kern reported 2 Greater White-fronted Goose, 2 Bufflehead, WESTERN GULL, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Wilson’s Warbler.  On October 12 at Aurora Reservoir, Meg Reck reported 2 Greater White-fronted Geese and 2 Bufflehead.

BOULDER COUNTY:

---On October 9 at Walden Ponds, Matthew Wistrand, Bill Kaempfer, Phil Lyon, and Eva Matthews Lark reported 310 Sandhill Crane (Flyover), 4 Pectoral Sandpiper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Clay-colored Sparrow, and 4 Lincoln’s Sparrow.  On October 11 at Walden Ponds, Peter Burke and David Dowell reported Vermilion Flycatcher 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Clay-colored Sparrow, and 3 Brewer’s Sparrow.  On October 12 at Walden Ponds, Jonathan Montgomery reported 2 Hooded Mergansers and Vermilion Flycatcher to the east of parking lot.

---On October 9 at Lagerman Reservoir, Raymond Sperger and others reported Parasitic Jaeger and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull.  On October 10 at Lagerman Reservoir, Boulder Bird Club, Logan  Parr, and Luke Phenger reported 2 Red-necked Phlarope, Parasitic Jaeger, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and Forster’s Tern.  On October 11 at Lagerman Reservoir, James McCall reported Sanderling and 4 Mountain Bluebird.

--- On October 9 at Rabbit Mountain, Raymond Sperger reported 3 Clay-colored Sparrow and 2 Brewer’s Sparrow.

---On October 9 at Mesa Reservoir, Christian Nunes reported 803 Sandhill Cranes (flyover), 2 Rock Wren, 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Vesper Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.

---On October 9 on Mayhoffer Singletree Trail in Superior, Peter Ruprecht reported 2 Cassin’s Vireo, 58 Mouuntain Bluebird, 2 Clay-colored Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee, and Rock Wren.

---On October 9 on Coyote Run OS in Louisville, Ryan Bushong reported 65 Sandhill Cranes (flyover), Lewis’s Woodpecker and Hermit Thrush.

---On October 9 at Ryssby Church and Cemetery on N 63rd, David Dowell reported 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Redstart, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Townsend’s Warbler.  On October 10 at Ryssby Church and Cemetery, David Dowell reported Chestnut-sided Warbler.  On October 11 at Ryssby Church and Cemetery, John Vanderpoel and Peter Gent reported Chestnut-sided Warberl, Townsend’s Warbler, and Orange-crowned Warbler.  On Octobedr 12 at Ryssby Church and Cemetery, Luke Pheneger, Rickhard Trinkner, Peter Burke, Nathan Pieplow and Okamoto Keita Sin reported 30 Sandhill Cranes, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Townsend’s Warbler.

---On October 10 at Golden Ponds Park and NA, David Dowell reported Eastern Phoebe and Magnolia Warbler.

---On October 10 at Centennial Trail – Dimmit Dr to Old Tale Rd, Bill Kaempfer reported Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Western Tanager.

---On October 10 at Prince Lake # 2, Ted Floyd reported 3 Pectoral Sandpipers.

---On October 11 at Rabbit Mountain, Nathan Piplow and Okamota Kieta Sin reported Green-tailed Towhee.

---On October 11 at S Saint Vrain Road in Lyons, Nathan Pieplow and Carl Bendorf reported Broad-winged Hawk, Red-naped Sapsucker, 2 Lewis’s Woodpeckers, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 44 Hermit Thrush, Palm Warbler (Western), MacGillivray’s Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, 2 Wilson’s Warbler, Woodhouse’s  Scrub-Jay, and 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow.  On October 12 at South Saint Vrain Road in Lyons, Jack and Ryan Bushong, Carolyn Beach, and Ron Bolton reported Cassin’s Vireo, 6 Steller’s Jay, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Hermit Thrush, 6 Lincoln’s Sparrow, Magnolia Warbler, Palm Warbler, Townsend’s Warber, and 6 Wilson’s Warbler.

---On October 11 at Skunk Creek –Broadway to 27th St., David Dowell reported 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 6 Orange-crowned Warbler, Northern Parula, and Wilson’s Warbler.  On October 12 at Skunk Creek—Broadway to 27th Way, David Dowell reported 5 Orange-crowned Warbler, Northern Parula.

---On October 11 at 1821 18th Ave, Bryan Guarente reported Plumbeous Vireo. 

---On October 11 at Boulder Reservoir Complex, Christian Nunes reported 35 Mountain Bluebird, 2 American Pipit, 4 Vesper Sparrow.

---On October 12 on Bobolink Trail, David Dowell reported Broad-winged Hawk, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.

BROOMFIELD COUNTY:

---On Octobder 12 at Broomfield Community Park, Dale Pate reported Swainson’s Hawk.

CUSTER COUNTY:

---On October 12 at DeWeese Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer reported Sandhill Crane, American Avocet, Semipalmated Plover, Common Tern, 2 Pacific Loon, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

DENVER COUNTY:

---On October 11 a block or 2 north of Denver Country Club, someone reported to Denver Audubon a BRAMBLING has been visiting their back yard.  They do not want visitors so that is the reason for the vague location.

---On October 12 at S  Platte River and W Evans, Cynthia Madsen and Mary Burger reported Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Orange-crowned Warbler.

---On October 12 at Fairmount Cemetery, Frank and Nancy Hatch reported Swainson’s Thrush.

---On October 12 at Denver Botanic Gardens and Cheesman Park, Chris Wood reported Golden-crowned Kinglet and Gray Catbird.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

---On October 9 at Bayou Gulch, Mark Edwards reported Cattle Egret.

---On October 11 at Cherry Creek Trail S from Walker Road, Hugh Kingery reported 3 Cattle Egret.  On October 11 on Cherry Creek Trail South end to Walker Road Gravel  pond, Tim Ryan reported Eastern Phoebe, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Winter Wren, 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Mountain Bluebird, 3 Orange-crowned Warbler, and Wilson’s Warbler.

---On October 12 at Cherry Creek Trail S end to Walker Road Gravel Pond, Diane Robderts and Christine Alexander reported 6 Bufflehead, Eastern Phoebe, and Winter Wren.

EAGLE COUNTY:

--- On October 9 at Sylvan Lake SP, Park Staff reported 7 Cordilleran Flycatcher, Steller’s Jay, and Lincoln’s Sparrow.

---On October 12 at 948 Eagle Crest Dr, Eric Culbertson reported Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Clark’s Nutcracker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 American Pipit, Grasshopper Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler.

EL PASO COUNTY:

---On October 11 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Tanja Britton reported Broad-winged Hawk, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 2 Orange-crowned Warbler.

---On October 12 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Brewer’s Sparrow, and 3 Orange-crowned Warbler.

---On October 12 at Smith Creek Ponds, Joy Lake reported 5 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay and Blue-gray Gnatcathcer.

---On October 12 at Red Rock Canyon, Rebecca LaRoche reported 4 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 16 Bushtit, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Clay-colored Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow.

GARFIELD COUNTY:

---On October 9 at Ponds near Rifle Garfield Airport, Dale and Karen Lumley reported White-faced Ibis.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

---On October 9 at W Entrance road of S Platte Reservoir, Tony Leukering, Bill Kaempfer, John Vanderpoel, and Elaine Wagner reported TROPICAL KINGBIRD.  On October at W Entrance Road of S Platte Reservoir, David Suddjian and Matt Crooks reported TROPICAL KINGBIRD; Doug Kibbe and Mackenzie Goldthwait reported Peregrine Falcon.  On Octoeber 12 at South Platte Reservoir SW Bay, David Tonnessen reported Brewer’s Sparrow and Orange-crowned Warbler.

---On October 9 at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp, Mark Chavez reported 2 Sabine’s Gull and Common Loon.  On October 10 at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp, Matthew Wistrand reported 2 Sabine’s Gull, Common Loon, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Clay-colored Sparrow, and Brewer’s Sparrow.

---On October 10 east of where Tucker Gulch Trail meets Clear Creek Canyon Trail, Golden, Lindsay Purifoy and Timo Mitzen reported 360 Sandhill Cranes (Flyover), Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Clay-colored Sparrow, and 2 Palm Warbler.  On October 12 near Clear Creek Canyon Trail at junction of trails under Hwy 58 overpass, Steve Rash, Kevin DeBoer, Timo Mizen, and Norm Erthal reported Palm Warbler.

---On October  11 at Lower White Ranch Park, Timo Mizen reported 41 Sandhill Cranes, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, House Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Wilson’s Warbler.

---On October 11 at Bear Creek Lake Park, Mark Chavez reported 42 Sandhill Crane, 2 Spotted Sandpiper, Cattle Egret, 9 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow, 7 Orange-crowned Warbler, MacGillvray’s Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler.

---On October 12 at Harriman Lake, Michael Kiessig and Greg Levandoski reported Hammond’s Flycatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatchewr, 2 American Pipit, Clay-colored Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, 2 Wilson’s Warbler, and Yellow-headed Blackbird.

---On October 12 at 127655 W 44th Ave, Golden, Kevin DeBoer reported Lewsi’s Woodpecker.

---On October 12 at Main Reservoir in Lakewood, Amy Fredrickson reported Prothonotary Warbler.

KIOWA COUNTY:

---On October 12 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Adam Vesely reported 31 Long-billed Curlew, 125 Stilt Sandpiper, and 25 Long-billed Dowitcher.

---On October 12 at CR 78 “wood lot”, Tony Leukering reported Swainson’s Hawk, Eastern Phoebe, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow, and 13 Vesper Sparrow.

LA PLATA COUNTY:

---On October 9 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton and David Dunford reported Forster’s Tern, Bushtit, Juniper Titmouse, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Western Tanager.

LARIMER COUNTY:

---On October 10 at Wellington SWA, Andy Bankert reported Northern Bobwhite, 300 Sandhill Cranes, Common Loon, 2 Cassin’s Kingbird, mystery Yellow-bellied Kingbird, Rock Wren, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 5 Mountain Bluebird, 3 Hermit Thrush, 2 Sage Thrasher, and 2 American Pipit.  On October 12 at Wellington SWA—Cobb Lake Unit, Jim Nachel reported Northern Bobwhite, American Bittern, 2 Cassin’s Kingbirds, mystery Kingbird, and Rubh-crowned Kinglet.

---On October 9 at North Shields Pond NA, Doug Swartz reported Red-naped Sapsucker, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, and 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow.

---On October 11 at Greyrock Commons, Doug Swartz reported Ruby-crowned Kinglet , Hermit Thrush, and Brown Thrasher.

---On October 11 at Arapahoe Bend NA RIgden Reservoir (Strauss Cabin Lake) Jay Breidt reported Spotted Sandpiper and Sage Thrasher.

---On October 11 at Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal Greenbelt at W Lake St, Nick Komar and Andy Bankert reported juv Broad-winged Hawk, Bushtit, 18 American Pipit, 2 Orange-crowned Warbler, 2 Wilson’s Warbler, and Black-throated Green Warbler.

---On October 11 at Dixon Reservoir, Nick Komar reported 2 Bufflehead, Rock Wren, 7 Lincoln’s Sparrow, 3 Orange-crowned Warbler, and Palm Warbler.

---On October 12 at Rocky Mountain NP Upper Beaver Meadows Rd, Timothy White and Steller’s Jay, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Brewer’s Sparrow.

---On October 12 at Loveland Recreation Trail—Rossum Dr to Wilson, Denise Bretting reported Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Bluebird, Green-tailed Towhee, and Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay.

---On October 12 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy Bankert and Nick Komar reported Surf Scoter, 4 Bufflehead, 2 Hooded Merganser, 2 American Avocet, 4 Pectoral Sandpiper, 18 Long-billed Dowitcher 2 Red-necked Phalarope, Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, and 11 American Pipit.

MESA COUNTY:

---On October 9 at Connected Lakes SP, Adam Cupito reported Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Nashville Warbler (recapture), Chestnut-sided Warbler (recapture), and 2 Townsend’s Warbler (banded).  On October 10 at Connected Lakes SP, Adam Cupito reported Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Bewick’s Wren, 9 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Virginia’s Warbler (recapture), Chestnut-sided Warbler (recapture), 3 Wilson’s Warbler (banded).  On October 12 at Connected Lakes SP, Adam Cupito, Mike Henwood, Kathleen McGinley, Connee Moffatt, and Drew Kelly reported Woodhouses’s Scrub-Jay, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler (recapture), Townsend’s Warbler, and 2 Wilson’s Warbler.

---On October 9 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Drew Kelly reported Cordilleran Flycatcher, 3 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Marsh Wren, Bewick’s Wren, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, and Brewer’s Sparrow.

---On October 9 at Grand Junction WA, Mike Henwood reported Gray Flycatcher, 4 Marsh Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Hermit Thrush, 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow.  On October 10 at Grand Junction WA, Cory Atwood, Katey Buster, and Adam Cupito reported Gray Flycatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 Marsh Wren, 3 Lincoln’s Sparrows, and Townsend’s Warbler.

---On October 11 at Highline Lake SP, Carol Ortenzio and David Price reported Bewick’s Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 3 Mountain Bluebird, White-throated Sparrow, 2 Vesper Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler.

---On October 11 at Redland’s Parkway Ponds, Mike Henwood reported Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Green-tailed Towhee, 2 Orange-crowned Sparrow, 2 Wilson’s Sparrow.

---On October 11 at Connected Lakes SP, Mike Henwood reported 6 Cinnamon Teal.

MONTEZUMA COUNTY:

---On October 9 at (37.4590, -108.5262) in Dolores, Carol Bylsma reported juv Williamson’s Sapsucker and Hammond’s Flycatcher.

---On October 11 at Denny Lake Park, Jim Beatty reported Wilson’s Warbler.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

---On October 10 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Williamson’s Sapsucker, 2 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, Rock Wren, 8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 6 Mountain Bluebird, and Vesper Sparrow.  On October 12 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported Dusky Flycatcher, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Vesper Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Orange-crowned Warbler.

---On October 9 at Cooper’s Ditch, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported White-faced Ibis, 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 47 Mountain Bluebird, American Pipit, and 3 Lincoln’s Sparrow.  On October 12 at Cooper’s Ditch, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported Hammond’s Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, 300 American Crows, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 36 Mountain Bluebird, Vesper Sparrow, and Orange-crowned Warbler.

---On October 11 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported 3 Orange-crowned Warbler.

---On October 10 at Dillon Reservoir, Frisco Marina, John Faber reported Osprey, Red-naped Sapsucker, 2 American Pipit, 4 Brewer’s Blackbird, and Common Grackle.

---On October 10 at Arapaho NF Breckenridge (39.5118, -106.0502) John Faber reported Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Common Yellowthroat.

---On October 10 at Arapaho NF Breckenridge (39.4730, -106.0323) John Faber reported Steller’s Jay and Hermit Thrush.

OURAY COUNTY:

---On October 12 at Ridgway SP—Mears Bay, Bill Harris and Jon Horn reported Pinyon Jay, Clark’s Nutcracker, 2 Mountain Bluebird, Sagebrush Sparrow.

PITKIN COUNTY:

---On October 12 at Midland Park in Aspen, Catherine Hagen reported Townsend’s Warbler. 

---On October 12 at Aspen, Catherine Hagen reported Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Townsend’s Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler.

RIO BLANCO COUNTY:

---On October 12 at Rio Blanco SWA, Betty Glass reported Common Loon and Mountain Bluebird.

PROWERS COUNTY:

---On October 12 at Lamar Community College, Adam Vesely reported Least Flycatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Brown Thrasher, Orange-crowned Warbler, 3 Wilson’s Warbler, and Northern Cardinal.

RIO GRANDE COUNTY:

---On October 12 at Home Lake, Phil Lyon reported 8 Blue-winged Teal.

ROUTT COUNTY:

---On October 12 at Lake Catamount, Jerry Hampton reported 10 Bufflehead, juv Swainson’s Hawk, Steller’s Jay, and 12 Mountain Bluebird.

SUMMIT COUNTY:

---On October 12 at Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir, John Faber reported Rock Wren.

---On October 12 at Dillon Reservoir Giberson Bay, M Walt reported 20 American Avocet, Willet, 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 6 American Pipit.

TELLER COUNTY:

---On October 8 at Crystola ponds, Jan Allbright and Richard Bunn reported Double-crested Cormorant and Steller’s Jay.

WELD COUNTY:

---On October 11 at Crow Valley Campground, Dave Leatherman reported juv Swainson’s Hawk, ad m Red-naped Sapsucker, 7 American Crow, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Hermit Thrush, Wilson’s Warbler, and Western Tanager.

---On October 12 at Union Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Surf Scoter, 3 Black Scoter, 2 American Avocet, 3 Bonaparte’s Gull, Franklin’s Gull, 4 Great Egret, and Orange-crowned Warbler.

DFO Field Trips 

For more details go to the DFO website

Chatfield State Recreation Center

Saturday, October 13

6:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Jared Del Rosso (jared.delrosso AT gmail.com; 617-275-6252)

Chatfield State Park, The Big Sit

Sunday, October 14

6:30 AM – 6:30 PM

Joey Kellner (vireo1 AT comcast.net; 303-978-1748)

Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop

Sunday, October 14

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881)

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder