Colorado Rare Bird Alert, June 28, 2013

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date:       June 28, 2013

email:      rba AT cobirds.org

phone:     303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 28, 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):

TRICOLORED HERON (Bent)

SANDWICH TERN (*Teller)

White-winged Dove (*Alamosa, Archuleta, Bent)

LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Kiowa, Montrose)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Boulder)

Least Flycatcher (Grand)

Black Phoebe (Archuleta, Fremont)

Eastern Phoebe (Bent)

Black-throated Sparrow (Delta)

Fox Sparrow (Boulder)

White-winged Crossbill (*Boulder)

ALAMOSA COUNTY:

--2 White-winged Doves were reported by Pike at Zapata Ranch near Mosca on June 27.

ARCHULETA COUNTY:

--A White-winged Dove was reported by Allerton at Navajo Lake SP on June 25.  It was singing from a conifer next to the picnic pavilion at SP headquarters.

--On June 25, Allerton reported nesting Black Phoebes at the Watchable Wildlife Area on CO 151 near Arboles.

BENT COUNTY:

--An ad TRICOLORED HERON was reported by Peterson at Lake Hasty near Osprey Platform on June 22.

--At Temple Grove on June 22, Mlodinow reported White-winged Dove and Eastern Phoebe by the bridge.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--White-winged Crossbills were reported by Hansley on the Arapaho Glacier Rim Trail in Indian Peaks Wilderness on June 25.  They were high in Douglas Fir Trees.  They were about 3/4 mile to 1 mile up the trail.  The trailhead is at Rainbow Lakes campground parking area.  The Rainbow lakes road heads west 6.2 miles north of Nederland from Hwy 119.  On June 27, Dowell reported White-winged Crossbills and a pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers on the Arapaho Glacier Trail.

--On June 26, Boswell reported singing Fox Sparrows and 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers at Brainard Lake.

DELTA COUNTY:

--On June 19, Wing reported a pair of Black-throated Sparrows in Escalante Canyon S of US 50 about 1.5 miles in.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--On June 23, Moss reported a pair of Black Phoebe nesting under the MacKenzie Ave Bridge in Canon City.

GRAND COUNTY:

--A singing Least Flycatcher was reported by Linfield SE of Kremmling on June 22.  From junction of US 40 and CR 39, go south on CR 39 down a hill, cross a large, wet meadow, in the deciduous woods on the left past a house. 

KIOWA COUTY:

--A m LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported by Mlodinow at Abode Creek Reservoir (Blue Lake) on CR A on June 22.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

--On June 23 and 24, Dexter reported a LESSER NIGHTHAWK show in Nucla.  There are between 300 - 500 nighthawks

flying around low over ponds and hayfields that have just been cut. The nighthawks pass over the road, West 5th Ave very low and several LESSER NIGHTHAWKS can be seen among the Common Nighthawks.

TELLER COUNTY:

--On June 27 Linfield reported a breeding plumaged SANDWICH TERN at Manitou Lake.  SANDWICH TERN would be a new

state record if accepted.

 

DFO FIELD TRIPS:

The DFO field trip for Saturday, June 29 will be to Mt Evans and Summit Lake led by Lynn Willcockson (303-757-7000).  This trip will traverse several elevations.  Will check out summer mountain birds at Fillius Park, Echo Lake, and Summit Lake.  Please preregister with leader. Limit 10 people.  Meet the leader at 0800 at Fillius Park,  Go west on I-70 to exit 252.  Exit onto Evergreen Parkway  (CO 74).  Go 2 miles on CO 74 to first traffic light and turn right into Fillius Park.  Park at the shelter house.  Bring lunch, water, hat, sunscreen for a day in the mountains.

Sunday, June 30

No trip scheduled.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder