Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 7 October 2014

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: October 7,  2014

email: r...@cfobirds.org

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Tuesday, October 7 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

 

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

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

American Golden-Plover (Bent, Weld)

Snowy Plover (Otero)

Sabine's Gull (Bent, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer)

Mew Gull (Larimer)

Lesser  Black-backed Gull (*Adams, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Bent, Prowers)

Blue-headed Vireo (Bent)

Chestnut-collared Longspur (Otero)

Sprague's Pipit (Yuma)

McCown's Longspur (Weld)

Field Sparrow (Washington)

Sagebrush Sparrow (Pueblo)

ADAMS COUNTY:

--On October 6, Mlodinow reported 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Barr Lake.

BENT COUNTY:

--A Blue-headed Vireo was reported by Duane Nelson at Tempel Grove on October 1.

--A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Percival at John Martin Reservoir on October 4.  

--On October 4, Dowell reported 5 American Golden-Plovers and 4 Sabine's Gulls at John Martin Reservoir.

--On October 4 at Tempel Grove, Percival reported Red-bellied Woodpecker.

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:

--On Ocotober 4, Kellner reported 5 Sabine's Gulls at Chatfield seen from handicapped fisherman's access point.

EL PASO COUNTY:

--On October 5, Farese reported an ad Broad-winged Hawk circling above Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs in the morning and in the evening her reported another one at Sondermann.

LARIMER COUNTY:

--At Timnath Reservoir on September 29, Mlodinow reported 1 juv Mew Gull and 1 juv Sabine's Gull.

--An ad Lesser-Black-backed Gull was reported by Baron at Equalizer Lake on September 30.

--On October 4, Komar reported 2 Sabine's Gulls at Boyd Lake.

--At Horseshoe Lake on October 5, Komar reported 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (3 ad, 1 2nd-cyc).

--On October 5, Lefko reported a Broad-winged Hawk on the Valley Loop Trail in Masonville.

OTERO COUNTY:

--At Lake Cheraw on October 4, Percival reported 3 Snowy Plovers and Chestnut-collared Longspurs flying around.

PROWERS COUNTY:

--On October 4, Percival reported Red-bellied Woodpecker at Lamar Community College Woods.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--On October 2, Margie Joy reported a Sagebrush Sparrow at the south side of Pueblo Reservoir SWA near the end of the dirt hunting/fishing access road.

WASHINGTON COUNTY:

--At Last Chance on October 5, Gillilan reported Field Sparrow and juv Broad-winged Hawk. 

YUMA COUNTY:

--3 Sprague's Pipits were reported by Kaempfer at Pipit Hill near old Bonny Reservoir on September 27.  Go east past old Bonny Dam to Hale and continue north.  Take the track to NW, continuing on the fainter track to right when first is about to turn into someone's driveway.  At top of hill, just before a windmill operated water hole were the pipits.  On October 3, Kellner reported 3 Prague's Pipits at Pipit Hill.  On October 5, Gillilan reported 3 Sprague's Pipits and Tina Jones reported 2 Sprague's Pipits at Pipit Hill.

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, October 11 will be to Longmont Area led by Chuck Hundertmark (chundertmark8 AT gmail.com 303-604-0531)  Maximum participants:  12.  This trip is full

Meet the leader at 0800 at Jim Hamm Natural Area parking lot.  From I-25 take exit 240.  GO west 4 miles on CO 119 to Boulder/Weld County Line Road, then about 2 miles north to park on left at E 17th Ave at Jim Hamm Park. 

Register on line or contact leader to register.  Bring water, snacks, and scopes.  Will be focusing on lakes of the Longmont area.

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, October 12 will be The Big Sit at Chatfield State Park with Joey Kellner vireo1 AT comcast.net or 303-978-1748).  The event is from 0630 to 1900.  

Meeting Place:  Heron Overlook, Chatfield SP.  From Wadsworth Blvd. entrance, go right at the T and continue around the reservoir.   After you cross the South Platte River make a hard left into the large parking lot labeled Heronry Overlook.  At the far right corner, a trail leads down to the Heron Overlook.  State Parks pass required.  Drop by whenever you like.  Pre-registration is not required.  Help Joey find birds.  Bring charis, breakfast, lunch, dinner, picnics, coffee, etc.  Bring binoculars, scopes, field guides, and other essential birding equipment.  

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder