Colorado Rare Bird Alert, June 5, 2013

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date:       June 5, 2013

email:      rba AT cobirds.org

phone:     303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, June 5, 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):

Pacific Loon (El Paso)

Green Heron (El Paso)

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (*Phillips)

Snowy Plover (Kiowa/Bent)

Piping Plover (Kiowa/Bent)

HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Kiowa/Bent)

Least Tern (Mesa)

Caspian Tern (Routt)

LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Montrose)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder)

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Phillips)

Great-crested Flycatcher (Sedgwick)

Cassin's Kingbird (Boulder, El Paso)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (*Morgan)

Yellow-throated Vireo (Larimer)

PHILADELPHIA VIREO (Phillips)

Chihuahuan Raven (El Paso)

Purple Martin (Montrose)

GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Phillips)

Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso/Pueblo)

Ovenbird (Boulder, Douglas)

GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (El Paso/Pueblo)

Northern Parula (Boulder)

Black & White Warbler (El Paso)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Boulder)

Indigo Bunting (Boulder, La Plata, Sedgwick)

Scott's Oriole (*Jefferson)

 

BOULDER COUNTY:

--At Boulder Mountain Park on June 2, Tumasonis reported American Three-toed Woodpecker at Bear Peak fireburn area, Ovenbirds where Bear Creek intersects the Mesa Trail, and Indigo Bunting about 1 mile into Bear Creek Canyon Trail.

--On June 2, a Rose-breasted Grosbeak was seen by First Sunday Birders of Boulder Bird Club, led by Norfleet at Sawhill Ponds in Boulder.

--On June 2, Floyd reported a Cassin's Kingbird at GunBarrel Hill in Boulder.

--A f Northern Parula was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette on May 30.  On May 31, Vanderpoel reported a singing subad m Northern Parula by Waneka Lake near the  trail close to 2 dead Cottonwood Trees.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

--At Castlewood Canyon SP on June 2, Kingery reported 2 singing Ovenbirds.

EL PASO COUNTY:

--On June 3 at Turkey Creek Ranch, Goff report 1 Cassin's Kingbird and 2 Chihuahuhan Ravens.

--On June 2, Hinds reported a Pacific Loon at  Big Jonson near the dirt parking area.  On June 3, Pals reported the Pacific Loon near the dam.

--On June 2, Farese reported a Green Heron at Fountain Creek Regional Park.

EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES:

--On June 1, at Chico Basin Ranch Percival reported a singing m GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER in tall Elm Trees at the banding station.  On June 2, Teuton reported that the GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was singing and actively feeding in Elm Trees by the banding station.

--On June 3 at Chico Basin Ranch, Pals reported a Curve-billed Thrasher at Rose Pond.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

--A possible Scott's Oriole was reported by Murphy along a riparian area on the Clear Creek Bike Path W of Harlan on June 2.

KIOWA/BENT COUNTIES:

--At Adobe Creek Reservoir on June 3, Duane Nelson reported Piping and Snowy Plover and f HUDSONIAN GODWIT.

LA PLATA COUNTY:

On June 2, Morris reported a m Indigo Bunting on CR 105 about halfway between Hwy 160 and Red Mesa.

LARIMER COUNTY:

--A Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Leatherman on the S edge of Grandview Cemetery, next to City Park Golf Course on May 31.  On June 1, Summers found the Yellow-throated Vireo in the SE corner of Grandview Cemetery singing quite a bit.

--On June 1, Sparks reported an Indigo Bunting at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins.

MESA COUNTY:

--A Least Tern was found by Lee Stigen at Blue Heron Pond in Grand Junction on May 29.   On May 31, Stigen reported that the Least Tern continues at the first pond up river from Junior Service League Parking Area near Redlands and Riverside Parkways.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

--On May 28, Dexter reported LESSER NIGHTHAWKS in Nucla.  Dexter reported LESSER NIGHTHAWKS at Nucla Sewer

Ponds on May 29 and a pair of Purple Martins on the power lines.  On May 31, Dexter reported one f LESSER NIGHTHAWK at the Nucla Sewer Ponds.

MORGAN COUNTY:

--A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported by Luger SW of Jackson Reservoir on CR 2 with Western Kingbirds on June 4.

PHILLIPS COUNTY:

--On June 2, Wild reported a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON in the bed of Frenchman's Creek just below the Lion's Fishing Hole in Holyoke and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH in the bed of Frenchman's Creek near the east end of Akron Street in Holyoke.  THE YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen by Tomky on June 3.

--On June 2, Dowell reported a PHILADELPHIA VIREO in a park on the NE side of Haxtun.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--On June 2, Pericval reported a singing male Ovenbird at Rock Canyon.

ROUTT COUNTY:

--On June 2, Luke reported 5 Caspian Terns at Steamboat Lake.

SEDGWICK COUNTY:

--On June 2 at Sedgwick Bar SWA, Dowell reported 3 Great-crested Flycatchers and an Indigo Bunting.

 

DFO FIELD TRIPS

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, June 8 will be to the Pine/Bailey Areas (Jefferson County) led by Chris Blakeslee

 (303-694-4670).  Meet the leader on the east side of the RTD Park-n-Ride lot at S Wadsworth Blvd and Hampden (Hwy 285) at 6:30.  This lot is on the south side of Hampden and the west side of Wadsworth.  Alternative:  meet the group at 0700 at Mountain View RTD Park-n- Ride lot adjacent to Hwy 285 in Conifer (1.2 miles past the Kennedy Gulch/Foxton Road turoff on the west side of highway -- approx 2 1/4 miles past the Aspen Park/Conifer Safeway).  Bring lunch and water for a fun filled day chasing mountain birds from Pine Valley Ranch to Wellington Lake and ending with the Bailey Heron Rookery.  All day trip; bring clothing for changeable mountain weather.

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, June 9 will be to Red Rocks Park (Jefferson County) led by Tom Bush.  Meet the leader at Red Rocks Trading Post at 0730 for a half day of foothills birding.  Bring lunch, water and scopes, if desired.  This will be a half day trip.  Will end up watching the Trading Post feeders over lunch.

 

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder