Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 6 October 2016

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine

e-mail:    RBA AT cobirds.org

Date:  October 6, 2016 

This is the Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, October 6 sponsored by Denver Field

Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

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

NOTE:  The RBA is using the new AOU checklist and the order of the famillies has changed

Trumpeter Swan (*Archuleta, Garfield, *Mesa)

Mallard (Mexican) (Jackson)

Barrow's Goldeneye (Clear Creek)

Chukar (Montezuma)

Sharp-tailed Grouse (Logan)

Red-necked Grebe (Douglas)

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Bent)

Jaeger spec (Douglas/Jefferson)

Parasitic Jaeger (Arapahoe)

LITTLE GULL (*Bent/Kiowa)

Sabine's Gull (Arapahoe, Bent/Kiowa, Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Jackson, Kiowa, Larimer, Morgan, Pueblo, Weld)

Laughing Gull (Morgan)

WESTERN GULL (Washington)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, Larimer, Morgan, Washington)

Caspian Tern (Denver, Douglas, Larimer, Morgan)

NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Montrose)

TRICOLORED HERON (Jackson)

Green Heron  (Larimer)

Mississippi Kite (Adams)

Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, El Paso, Kit Carson, Larimer, Montrose, Morgan, Weld, Yuma)

Red-headed Woodpecker (El Paso, Morgan, Yuma)

Acorn Woodpecker (La Plata)

Williamson's Sapsucker (Bent,Custer, El Paso, Larimer, Mesa, *Teller)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Weld)

Least Flycatcher (Arapahoe)

Black Phoebe (Mesa)

Great Crested Flycatcher (Lincoln)

Cassin's Kingbird (El Paso, Jefferson, Lincoln, Morgan)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (

Larimer)

White-eyed Vireo (El Paso)

Bell's Vireo (El Paso)

Blue-headed Vireo (Adams, Kit Carson, Morgan)

Philadelphia Vireo (Adams, Kit Carson)

Chihuahuan Raven (Kiowa)

Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso)

Sprague's Pipit (Yuma)

Lapland Longspur (*Weld)

Chestnut-collared Longspur (Kit Carson, *Lincoln, Morgan, *Weld, Yuma)

McCown's Longspur (*Lincoln,, *Weld)

Ovenbird (Bent)

Tennessee Warbler (El Paso, Weld, Yuma)

Nashville Warbler (Adams, El Paso, Larimer, Montrose, Weld, Yuma)

Magnolia Warbler (El Paso, Bent, Larimer)

Blackpoll Warbler (Larimer)

Palm Warbler (Jefferson, Morgan, *Washington)

Field Sparrow (*Boulder, Douglas, *Washington)

Sagebrush Sparrow (Costilla)

Northern Cardinal (Morgan)

Bobolink (Larimer)

Great-tailed Grackle (Adams, Custer)

*****For locations you are not familiar with (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site for directions:  www.coloradocountybirding.org

ADAMS COUNTY:

---On October 1 at Barr Lake Meredith McBurney banded a Philadelphia Vireo which was seen by Ira Sanders, Megan Miller, and Kurt Hansen.

---On September 30 at Barr Lake, Meredith McBurney banded and Susan Rosine photographed a Magnolia Warbler.

---On September 29 at Barr Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported Lesser Black-backed Gull and 150 Great-tailed Grackles.

---On September 22 at Barr Lake, Meredith McBurney reported banding Blue-headed Vireo and Nashville Warbler.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

---On September 26 at Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve, Christ Rurik reported Least Flycatcher.

---On September 19, Parasitic Jaeger was reported by Gene Rutherford, Charles Lawrence, Du Wayne Worthington and Mark Minner-Lee at Cherry Creek Reservoir and Gene Rutherford reported 4 Sabine's Gulls.  On September 20, Parasitic Jaeger was reported by Wayne Wathen, Gregg Goodrich,  Anna Troth, Kay Rasmussen, and Chris Goulart at Cherry Creek SP.  On September 21, Parasitic Jaeger was reported by Doug Kibbe at Cherry Creek Reservoir.  On September 22, Aaron Tucker reported Parasitic Jaeger and Sabine's Gull at Cherry Creek SP.

ARCHULETA COUNTY:

---On October 5, Kay Hawklee reported a Trumpeter Swan at Pinon Lake Reservoir.

BENT COUNTY:

---On October 1 an Ovenbird ws reported by David Dowell at Melody Tempel Grove.

---On September 26 an imm f RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was reported at Duane Nelson coming to his feeder in Las Animas.  If you would like to try for the bird, please contact Duane at dnelson1 AT centurytel.net.  Jill White Smith was able to get photos of the RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD perched on September 26.

---On September 24 by the shelter house at entry to Corps HQ below the dam at John Martin Reservoir, Duane Nelson reported a m Williamson's Sapsucker.  This is a new county record if accepted.

BENT/KIOWA COUNTIES:

---On October 4, Duane Nelson reported a juv LITTLE GULL at Adobe Creek Reservoir on the North part of the lake.  Duane

also reported multiple Sabine's Gulls.

BOULDER COUNTY:

---On October 5, Paula Hansley reported a Field Sparrow in her front yard in Louisville.  If you would like to try for the bird, call Paula at 303-264-1714.

---On October 3, 3 juv Sabine's Gulls were reported by Thomas Heinrich near the dam at Boulder Reservoir.

---On October 1, 2 Broad-winged Hawks was reported by Peter Burke at Flagstaff Amphitheater.

---On October 1 a Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Candice Johnson near Foothills and Diagonal highways intersection.

---On September 24 a Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Steve Frye at Eben Fine Park in Boulder.

---On September 23 a Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Golden Ponds Park and Nature Area in Longmont.

---On September 23 a juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Thomas Heinrich and Mark Minner-Lee at Baseline Reservoir in Boulder.  On September 24 2 juv Sabine's Gulls were reported by Mark Miller and Peter Burke at Baseline Reservoir.  On September 25, Jeff Parks, Bruce Snyder and Sue Riffe reported Sabine's Gulls at Baseline Reservoir.

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY:

---On October 2 a f Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Temujin Shubodai at Echo Lake.

COSTILLA COUNTY:

---On September 28, 3 Sagebrush Sparrows were reported by Bob Friedrichs near the state line between Colorado and New Mexico and W of CR 8.

CUSTER COUNTY:

---On September 24 and 25 at DeWeese Reservoir, Cathy Sheeter reported Williamson's Sapsucker and Great-tailed Grackles.

DENVER COUNTY:

---On September 23 2 Caspian Terns were reported by Lock Kilpatrick at Marston Reservoir.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

---On October 1, a Field Sparrow was reported by Thomas Holub at Plum Creek Delta at Chatfield SP>

---On September 24 at the Marina Sandpit at Chatfield SP, Scott Somershoe reported Sabine's Gull.  On September 25, Doug Kibbe reported juv Sabine's Gull at Marina Sandpit at Chatfield SP.

---On September 23 a Red-necked Grebe was reported by Micahel Kiessig at the original Heronry Overlook at Chatfield SP.

---On September 20, 2 Caspian Terns were reported by Micahel Kiessig and David Suddjian at Chatfield SP.

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:

---On October 4, a jaeger was reported by David Suddjian at Chatfield SP.

EL PASO COUNTY:

---On October 1, a juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Brandon Percival and Bill Maynard at Big Johnson.

---On Septmeber 29 at Chico Basin Ranch, Steve Mlodinow reported Broad-winged Hawk.

---On September 26 at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area), Laura-Marie Koitsch reported that the White-eyed Vireo was recaptured.

---On September 25 at Chico Basin Ranch, Laura-Marie Koitsch reported banding a female Broad-winged Hawk that was banded back in 2002.

---On September 24 at Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs, David Tonnessen reported ad Tennessee Warbler.

---On September 24 at Colorado Springs Xeriscape Gardens and Utilities, David Tonnessen reported Broad-winged Hawk and ad m Williamson's Sapsucker.  On October 3, an ad m Williamson's Sapsucker was reported by David Tonnessen at Colorado Springs Xeriscape Gardens and Utilities.

---On September 23 at Big Johnson, Mark Peterson and Glenn Walbek reported Nashville Warbler.

---On September 21 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jeanie Mitchell reported 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, White-eyed Vireo, and Curve-billed Thrasher.  On September 22 at Chico Basin Ranch, Norm Lewis reported White-eyed Vireo.

---On September 20, a White-eyed Vireo was banded by Laura-Marie Koitsch and seen by Tanja Britton at Chico Basin Ranch.

GARFIELD COUNTY:

---On October 3, a Trumpeter Swan was reported by David Rymal on I-70 west of Rifle.  

JACKSON COUNTY:

---ON September 25, Steve Mlodinow reported ad TRICOLORED HERON, juv Sabine's Gull, ad male Mexican Duck at Walden Reservoir.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

---On September 22 at Robert A Easton Regional Park, Aaron Shipe reported a Palm Warbler.  On September 24, Tom and Debbie Behnfield, Art Hudak, and Scott Somershoe reported Western Palm Warbler at Robert A Easton Regional Park.  On September 25, Ryan Bushong reported Palm Warbler and Aaron Shipe reported Cassin's Kingbird at Robert A Easton Regional Park.

KIOWA COUNTY:

---On October 4 at Adobe Creek Reservoir, Jane Stulp and Janeal Thompson reported 2 Sabine's Gulls.

---On October 1 at Adobe Creek Reservoir, David Dowell reported 5 juv Sabine's Gulls and Chihuahuan Ravens

---On October 1 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservor, David Dowel reported juv Sabine's Gull and 11 Chihuahuan Ravens.

KIT CARSON COUNTY:

---On October 2 at Flagler Park, Art Hudak, Mark Chavez and Tom Behnfield reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks.

---On September 28, a Philadelphia Vireo was reported by Glenn Walbek and Tyler Stuart at Flagler Park.

---On September 22 a Broad-winged Hawk and 2 Chestnut-collared Longspurs were reported by Glenn Walbek On CR 59 N of CR T.

---On September 20 a Philadelphia Vireo was reported by Glenn Walbek on CR 57 south of CR M.  On September 21 Glenn Walbek reported Philadelphia Vireo on CR 57 south of CR R.

LA PLATA COUNTY:

---On September 23, 4 Acorn Woodpeckers were reported by Lee and Linda Farrell at Rafter J Subdivision.  On September 27, 6 Acorn Woodpeckers were reported by Kathy Donaldson on Meadow Road in Rafter J Subdivision.  On September 29, 2 Acorn Woodpeckers were reported by Jason St. Pierre on Meadow Road in Rafter J Subdivision.

LARIMER COUNTY:

---On October 3, a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported by David Wade on US 287 about 1/2 north of Ted's Place and Brandon Nooner, Sean Walters, and Austin Hess reported the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher about 3/4 mile north on a fence across from the lumber yard.  Later on October 3, Nick Komar reported that the m Scissor-tailed was hunker down in a scrub across from the lumber yard because of the high winds.  On October 4, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported by Joe Mammoser near the lumber yard and was seen by several other birders.  Elizabeth Gibbons reported 3 Scissor-tailed Flycatchers on October 4.

---On October 2, a Williamson's Sapsucker was reported by Nick Komar at the entrance station to Rocky Mountain NP.

---On October 1, a Magnolia Warbler was reported by Nick Komar at Arapahoe Bend NA.

---On September 30, Joe Mammoser and Andy Bankert reported ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at Timnath Reservoir.

---On September 26 at Boyd Lake SP, David Wade and Austin Hess reported Sabine's Gull.

---On September 23 at Boyd Lake SP, Nick and Oliver Komar reported Lesser Black-backed Gull.

---On September 23 at Horseshoe reservoir, Nick and Oliver Komar reported Lesser Black-backed Gull.

---On September 23 at Spring Canyon Community Park in Fort Colllins, Brad Biggerstaff reported Blackpoll Warbler.

---On September 23 at Lake Estes near the sandspit by the bridge, Scott Rashid reported 1-st year Sabine's Gull.

---On September 22 at North Shields Pond NA, David Wade reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks and Green Heron.

---On September 20 a Nashville Warbler was reported by Fawn Simonds at Reservoir Ridge NA.

---On September 20 a Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by David Wade at Horseshoe Reservoir.

LINCOLN COUNTY:

---On October 5 on the playa south of Arriba on CR 63, Steve Mlodinow reported 1000 Chestnut-collared Longspurs, 50 McCown's Longspurs.

MESA COUNTY:

---ON October 5 on old Hwy  6 in De Beque Canyon, JoAnn Riggle reported a Trumpeter Swan.

---On September 26 at Grand Junction Wildlife Area, Mike Henwood reported a Black Phoebe.

MONTEZUMA COUNTY:

---On September 25 at Mesa Verde NP Montezuma Valley Overlook, Ricky Taylor reported 14 Chukar.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

---On October 4, Coen Dexter reported a hatch year Broad-winged Hawk circling over Nucla.

---On September 26 at Nucla Lagoons, Coen Dexter reported a Nashville Warbler.

---On September 24 at Baldridge and Ute Parks, Jon Horm reported NEOTROPIC CORMORANT.  On October 2, Jackson Trappett reported NEOTROPIC CORMORANT at Baldridge and Ute Parks.

MORGAN COUNTY:

---On September 23, 2 Caspian Terns were reported by Joey Kellner and Norm Erthal at Jackson Lake SP.

---On September 13 a Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by David Dowell at Jackson Reservoir.  On September 15 at Jackson Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30 Chestnut-collared Longspurs, and 2 Northern Cardinals.  On September 22 a Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cassin's Kingbirds, and a Blue-headed Vireo were reported by David Dowell at Jackson Reservoir.  On September 27 at Jackson Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Laughing Gull, 2 Sabine's Gull, Broad-winged Hawk and Western Palm Warbler.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

---On September 23 at Lake Beckwith in Colorado City, Dave Silverman reported Sabine's Gull.

---On September 22, Brandon Percival reported juv Sabine's Gull below Pueblo Reservoir Dam.

TELLER COUNTY:

---On October 3, a male Williamson's Sapsucker was reported by Gary Smith at Florissant Fossil Beds NM.  

WASHINGTON COUNTY:

---On October 5 at Last Chance Rest Area, Steve Mlodinow reported Chestnut-collared Longspur, 2 Western Palm Warblers and a Field Sparrow.

---On September 23 at Prewitt Reservoir, Joey Kellner and Norm Erthal reported WESTERN GULL and Lesser Black-backed Gull.   On September 26, Dave Leatherman reported WESTERN GULL at Prewitt Reservoir.

WELD COUNTY:

---On October 5 at Lower Latham Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Sabine's Gull.

---On October 5 at Briggsdale, Liza Antony reported 1 Lapland Longspur and 3 Mc Cown's Longspurs.

---On September 30, Steve Mlodinow reported a Nashville Warbler at Eaton Cemetery.

---On September 29 at Union Reservoir, Loch Kilpatrick reported Sabine's Gull.

---On September 28, Dan Stringer reported m Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Tennessee Warbler at Crow Valley CG.

---On September 26, Dave Leatherman reported Ovenbird at Crow Valley Campground.

---On September 25, a Lapland Longpsur was reported by Gary Lefko on CR 33 between CR 100 and CR 98.

---On September 25, Bradley Hacker reported a Cassin's Kingbird at Crow Valley CG.

---On September 21 at Crow Valley CG, Dave Leatherman reported 4 Broad-winged Hawks and Tennessee Warbler.

YUMA COUNTY:

---On September 28 at Pipit Hill in Hale Area, Glenn Walbek reported Sprague's Pipit and 5 Chestnut-collared Longspurs.

---On September 24 at Sandy Bluffs State Trust lands and SWA, David Dowell reported Broad-winged Hawk, Red-headed Woodpecker, and Nashville Warbler.

Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips: 

The DFO Field Trip for Tuesday, October 4 will be to Chatfield SP led by David Suddjian.  This trip is full

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, October 8 will on Catamount Trail (Green Mountain Trail to Catamount Reservoir) led by Chris Gilbert (chrisgee9 AT gmail.com; 804-213-1508).  Trail Difficulty is strenuous.   

   Directions:   To carpool, meet at King Soopers at 100 Founders Parkway (just east of I-25 in Castle Rock, CO.  Will meet and carpool to Green Mountain Falls, CO. (about an hour drivefrom meeting spot).  The hike will be a 6-miles round trip hike with some elevation gain via switchbacks at the start.  We shoud see typical mountain birds; waterfalls and great scenery.  Bring snacks, plenty of water, a sack lunch;  Be weather savvy and ready.  Will eat lunch at the reservoir.  Binoculars are a must.  Cameras are encouraged.  Scopes are welcome (You will have to carry it 6 miles if your bring it).  Register online or contact leader.

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, October 8 will be to Genesee Park led by Sue Summers and Wendy Wibbens.  This trip is full.

The DFO event for Sunday, October 9 will be The Big Sit at Chatfield State Park from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM.  Edmund Holub is

in charge (edmund.holub AT gmail.com; 303-979-2194).  From Wadswort Blvd Entrance, go past the pay station to the stop sign,  turn right at this "T" and continue around the reservoir.  Cross the S Platte River and continue up the hill.   Turn left at the sign for the park headquarters and make a hard left into the large parking lot label Heronry Overlook.  At the far right corner, a trail leads down to the Heron Overlook.  State Parks pass or day pass required.  Stay for an hour, morning, or all day.  Drop by whenever you like.  Bring binoculars, scopes, and field guides.  

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, October 9 will be the Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop led by Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881)  Meet at Prairie Loop lot in Cherry Creek SP.  From either park entrance, follow Lake View Rd to Prairie Loop that is located at the south rim of the reservoir.  State Parks pass or day pass required.  

   This is a hlaf day of walking that passes through most of the important habitats found in the park over a distance of about 3 miles.  trails could be slippery or muddy, so dress accordingly.  Bring water and snacks; lunch is optional  Register online or contact leadler.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder