Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 31 May 2016

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine

e-mail:    RBA AT cobirds.org

Date:  May 31, 2016 

This is the Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, May 31, 2016, sponsored by Denver Field

Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

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

Note / warblers and other migrants on the move.  Go out and find more!!

Chuckar (Montezuma)

Pacific Loon (*El Paso)

NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Montrose)

American Bittern (Archuleta)

Green Heron (Pueblo)

Broad-winged Hawk (Larimer, Phillips)

Snowy Plover (Bent, Otero, Sedgwick)

Piping Plover (Sedgwick)

Upland Sandpiper (Otero)

Whimbrel (Arapahoe)

White-rumped Sandpiper (Otero)

Laughing Gull (Bent, Prowers)

Caspian Tern (Weld)

ARCTIC TERN (Park)

Greater Roadrunner (Jefferson)

LESSER NIGHTHAWK (*Montrose)

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Gilpin)

Red-headed Woodpecker (Adams, Bent, Denver, *El Paso, *Logan, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, Yuma)

Acorn Woodpecker (*La Plata)

ALDER FLYCATCHER (El Paso, Kit Carson, Larimer, Sedgwick, Yuma)

Least Flycatcher (Jefferson, Prowers)

Gray Flycatcher (*La Plata)

Black Phoebe (Boulder, Delta)

Eastern Phoebe (Rio Grande)

Great Crested Flycatcher (*Logan, Yuma)

Cassin's Kingbird (Broomfield, *La Plata, Larimer)

White-eyed Vireo (*Arapahoe, Clear Creek)

Bell's Vireo (Larimer, Logan, Weld)

Yellow-throated Vireo (Bent, La Plata, Weld)

Bewick's Wren (Logan, *LaPlata, *Montezuma, *Otero)

Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso, Pueblo)

McCown's Longspur (*Larimer)

Ovenbird (*Jefferson, Washington)

Northern Waterthrush (*Denver, Pueblo, Washington, Yuma)

Golden-winged Warbler (Kit Carson, Larimer)

Black-and-white Warbler (*Jefferson)

Lucy's Warbler (*Montezuma)

Nashville Warbler (Boulder, Jefferson)

MOURNING WARBLER (Pueblo, Washington)

Hooded Warbler (Weld)

Northern Parula (Logan)

Magnolia Warbler (Pueblo, Washington)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Bent, El Paso)

Blackpoll Warbler (Logan)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Boulder)

Palm Warbler (Yuma)

Black-throated Sparrow (*La Plata, *Montezuma)

Sagebrush Sparrow (*La Plata)

Scarlet Tanager (Delta)

Northern Cardinal (Logan)

Bobolink (Boulder, *El Paso, *Jefferson, Puebo)

Baltimore Oriole (Logan, Yuma)

Phillips)

*****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 May 25 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Zach Schiff at Gateway Trail.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

---On May 28 a Whimbrel was found by Gene Rutherford and reported by Glenn Walbek at swim beach at Cherry Creek SP.

---On May 18 a White-eyed Vireo was reported by Jared Del Rosso on the High Line Canal Trail in deKoevend Park.  The Vireo was also seen by Jessi Oberbeck and Dean Shoup.  On May 19, Jaredl Del Rosso, Bob Shade, Glenn Walbek, Rebecca Laroche, Time Ryan, Dough Kibbe, and Gwen Moore reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park.  On May 20, Jared Del Rosso and Jeff Dawson reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park.  On May 21 the White-eyed Vireo was reported by Tom Behnfield and many others at deKoevend Park.  On May 22 Jared Del Rosso and Bob Spencer reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park.  On May 24, Jared Del Rosso reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park.  On May 25, the White-eyed Vireo was reported by Jared Del Rosso and Eric DeFonso at deKoevend Park.  On May 26, the White-eyed Vireo was reported by Scott Somershoe at deKoevend Park.  On May 27 Jared Del Rosso reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park.  On May 28 Jared Del Rosso and Bob Andrews reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park.  On May 29 Jared Del Rosso and Matt Rodger reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park.  On May 39 Michael and Diana King reported White-eyed Vireo at deKoevend Park.

ARCHULETA COUNTY:

---On May 25 an American Bittern was reported by Ben Bailey at Sambrito SP.   This is a county record for Archuleta.  Interesting

they had a Least Bittern but not American Bittern on the County List.

BENT COUNTY:

---On May 29 at John Martin Reservoir, Ira Sanders reported an ad Laughing Gull and 3 Snowy Plovers.  

---On May 27 an ad m Chestnut-sided Warbler and singing Yellow-throated Vireo and 2-3 Red-headed Woodpeckers were reported by Dave Leatherman at Van's Grove

BOULDER COUNTY:

---On May 28 a Nashville Warbler was reported by Peter Burke on Old St Vrain Road in Lyons east of horse stable.

---On May 26 Bill Fink reported that Bobolinks were back by open space headquarters on Cherryvale south of South Boulder Road.  On May 28, 2 m Bobolinks were reported by Robin Byers and Bob Fiehweg N of trailhead parking area along driveway to open space office on Cherryvale Rd.  Robin reported that you probably would not be able to see the Bobolinks on Cherryvale Road.

---On May 18 a Black Phoebe was reported by Bob Spencer and Art Reisman at 75th and Boulder Creek.  On May 22, a Black Phoebe was reported by Nick Moore and Pablo Quezada at 75th and Boulder Creek.  On May 27 a Black Phoebe was reported by David Ely at 75th and Boulder Creek.

BROOMFIELD COUNTY:

---on May 27 a Cassin's Kingbird was reported by Matt Hofeditz at W 134th Place.

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY:

---On May 25 a White-eyed Vireo was reported by Georgia Doyle at West Chicago Creek CG.  From Idaho Springs take Hwy 103 (road to Mt Evans and then west on W Chicago Creek Road.

DELTA COUNTY:

---On May 25 a Scarlet Tanager was reported by Andrea Robinsong at her feeders in Hotchkiss.  Birders are welcome.  Contact her at arobinsong AT paonia.com for directions and updates.  On May 27 Jason Beason reported m Scarlet Tanager at home of Andrea Robinsong.

DENVER COUNTY:

---On May 30 a Northern Waterthrush was reported by Linda Broeren at Bluff Lake Nature Center.

---On May 27 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by tom Behnfield at Bear Creek Park.

EL PASO COUNTY:

---On May 30, a Bobolink was reported by John Drummond on Shumway Road in Fountain.

---On May 30, 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers were reported by Brandon Percival and several other birders at Chico Basin Ranch.

---On May 29 2 Curve-billed Thrashers and a Chestnut-sided Warbler were reported by Nena and Dean Shoup at Chico Basin Ranch.

---On May 26 a basic plumaged Pacific Loon was reported by Mark Peterson at Big Johnson.  On May 27 Aaron Driscoll, and Kyle and Caleb Hawley reported Pacific Loon at Big Johnson.  On May 28 the Pacific Loon was reported by Mel Goff and several other birders at Big Johnson.  On May 29 a Pacific Loon was reported at Big Johnson by David Chartier, Chris Brobin, John Drummond, and Bill Kaempfer.  On May 30 a Pacific Loon was reported by Tanja Britton at Big Johnson.

---On May 26 Steve Brown banded a 2nd year ALDER FLYCATCHER at Clear Spring Ranch.

GILPIN COUNTY:

---On May 25, 10 Black-chinned Hummingbirds were reported by Penny Bauer on Upper Apex Road from the cemetery above Central City to Lower Apex Road.  This is a county record.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

---On May 30 an Ovenbird and Black-and-white Warbler and Bobolink were reported by Gabriel Wiltse in Waterton Canyon upstream from overhead pipes.

---On May 28, 3 m Bobolinks were reported by David Ross in an unmowed filed SE of Apex Center, Aaron Shipe reported 2 Bobolink at Apex, and Mark Chavez reported 2 Bobolink at Ralston Valley Park.  On May 30 Norm Lewis reported a Bobolink at Apex Park and Chip Clouse reported a pair of Bobolinks at Apex Park.

---On May 27 a Least Flycatcher and Nashville Warbler were reported by Mark Chavez at Bear Creek Lake Park at Soda Lake.

---On May 26 a Greater Roadrunner was reported by Thomas Ryon on tertiary Trail in South Table Mountain Park.

---On May 28 a Least Flycatcher was banded by Meredith McBurney at Chatfield Banding Station.

KIT CARSON COUNTY:

---On May 28 at Flager Reservoir SWA, Brandon Percival reported a singing Golden-winged Warbler below the dam and hear ALDER FLYCATCHER.

LA PLATA COUNTY:

---On May 30, 3 Acorn Woodpeckers were reported by Maikel and Susan Wise at Meadow Road at Rafter J Subdivision.

---On May 30 Heather and Riley Morris reported Gray Flycatcher, 2 Black-throated Sparrows and 5 Sagebrush Sparrows on CR 136 from Rd 128 to Hwy 140.
---On May 30 Heather and Riley Morris reported 3 Cassin's Kingbirds and Bewick's Wren on CR 134 from CR 136 to CR 135.

---On May 29 a Cassin's Kingbird was reported by Susan Allerton at Pastorius Reservoir.

---On May 27, a Cassin's Kingbird was reported by Maikel and Susan Wise on CR 136 from CR 128 to Hwy 140.

---On May 27 a Yellow-throated Vireo was repoerted by Adrian Johnson at Pastorius Reservoir.

---On May 26, 2 Cassin's Kingbirds were reported by Amanda St. Pierre on CR 215 south of Zink's Pond.

LARIMER COUNTY:

---On May 30, 8 McCown's Longspurs were reported by Austin Hess on CR 5 from CR 82 to CR 92.

---On May 29 a Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Dave Leatherman in a backyard east of Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins.

---On May 29 a singing Bell's Vireo was reported by Joe Mammoser about 1/4 mile south of Swim Beach at Boyd Lake SP.

---On May 28 a singing ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported by Cole Wild and Irene Fortune at Boyd Lake SP swim beach spit.

---On May 26, 2 Cassin's Kingbirds were reported by Arvin Panjabi at Horsetooth Mountain Park in Fort Collins.

---On May 26 a Golden-winged Warbler was reported by Tom and Mary France at Lory SP in Bellevue.  They were at the timber Trail/Waterfall Trail.  The bird was in scrubs N of restroom and W of Parking lot.

LOGAN COUNTY:

---On May 30 at Tamarack Ranch SWA, Brian Johnson reported Great Crested Flycatcher and 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers.

---On May 29 at Tamarack Ranch SWA, Austin Hess reported 8 Red-headed Woodpeckers, Great Crested Flycatcher, 2 Bell's Vireo Bewick's Wren, Northern Parula, 2 Northern Cardinals, 3 Baltimore Orioles.

---On May 27 a Blackpoll Warbler was reported by David Dowell in Sterling.

MONTEZUMA COUNTY:

---On May 30 at Yellowjacket Canyon/ G road area, Susan and Maikel Wise reported 4 Lucy's Warblers, 2 Bewick's Wrens, and 2 Black-throated Sparrows.

---On May 24 at Mesa Verde NP on Knife Edge Trail, 2 Chukar were repoerted by Jonah Gula.  On May 26 Susan and Maikel Wise reported 4 Chukar at Mesa Verde NP on Knife Edge Trail.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

---On May 23 a f LESSER NIGHTHAWK was reported by Coen Dexter at Nucla Sewer Lagoons.  On May 27 several f LESSER NIGHTHAWKS were seen at the Nucla Sewer Lagoons by Coen Dexter.  On May 30 Coen Dexter reported that the LESSER NIGHTHAWKS continue to put on a show at the Nucla Sewer Lagoons.

---On May 23 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Coen Dexter by a small pond on south side of Apollo Road near Holly Park in Montrose.  On May 24 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Jon Horn at Ute/Holly Park in Montrose.  On May 26 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Betty Fenton at 2104 S Rio Grande Ave in Montrose.  On May 28 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Gwen Moore and Jane Zongker at Ute Park.  On May 28 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported by Nicola Zwascka at Riverbottom Park in Montrose.

OTERO COUNTY:

---On May 30 in Vogel Canyon Bill Kaempfer reported 2 Bewick's Wrens.

---On May 29 an Upland Sandpiper was reported by Steve Mlodionw at Rocky Ford SWA, Ryan's Ponds.

---On May 29 at Holbrook Reservoir, Bill Kaempfer reported 3 White-rumped Sandpipers and 4 Snowy Plovers.

PARK COUNTY:

---On May 26, 2 ARCTIC TERNS were reported by Steve Mlodinow  on a pond on CR 34, 4.3 Miles from Hwy 285.

PHILLIPS COUNTY:

---On May 28 at Holyoke, David Dowell reported 2 Broad-winged Hawks and a Baltimore Oriole.

PROWERS COUNTY:

---On May 28 at Thurston Reservoir, Kevin Welsh reported ad Laughing Gull and Least Flycatcher.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

---On May 28 a Green Heron was reported by Norm Lewis at Chico Basin Ranch headquarters area.

---On May 26 a MOURNING WARBLER was reported by Van Truen at 19th and Court in Pueblo.  He heard it in low shrubs.

---On May 26 at Chico Basin ranch, Gary Koehn reported 2 Curved-billed Thrashers, Magnolia Warbler, and Bobolink by alfalfa field.

RIO GRANDE COUNTY:

---On May 28 an Eastern Phoebe was reported by John Rawinski at Wright-Schriver SWA near Monte Vista.  This is the first county

record of Eastern Phoebe in Rio Grande County.

SEDGWICK COUNTY:

---On May 28 at Sand Draw SWA, David Dowell reported 5 Red-headed Woodpeckers and ALDER FLYCATCHER.

---On May 27 Joey Kellner reported Snowy and Piping Plover together on the sandy "beach" at the end of the dame at the SE "Corner"

of Jumbo Reservoir.  Joey reported that the place if fulll of campers for the holiday weekend.

WASHINGTON COUNTY:

---On May 29 at Akron Golf Course, Steve Larson and Glenn Walbek reported Red-headed Woodpecker, Northern Waterthrush and MOURNING WARBLER.

---On May 25 at Prewitt Reservoir Inlet Canal, Norm Lewis reported 6 Red-headed Woodpeckers and a Magnolia Warbler.

WELD COUNTY:

---On May 29 at Crow Valley CG, Glenn Walbek and Steve Larson reported red-headed Woodpecker and Yellow-throated Vireo on east side.

---On May 23 a Hooded Warbler was reported by Nick Moore at Eaton Cemetery.

---On May 23, a Bell's Vireo was reported by Nick Moore at Crow Valley Campground.

---On May 20 a Caspian Tern was reported by Gwen Moore at Firestone Gravel Pits.  On May 22 a Caspian Tern was reported by Bill Fink at Firestone Gravel Pits.  On May 28 Cheryl Teuton reported 5 Caspian Terns at Firestone Gravel Pits.  On May 29, 2 Caspian Terns were reported by Glenn Walbek, Steve Larson, and Steve Mlodinow.

YUMA COUNTY:

---On May 29 at Sandy Bluffs State Trust Lands and SWA, David Dowell reported 7 Red-headed Woodpeckers, ALDER FLYCATCHER, 2 Great Crested Flycatchers, Northern Waterthrush, and 2 Baltimore Orioles.

---On May 25 at Beecher Island, Dean Shoup reported 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers and an ALDER FLYCATCHER.

Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trips

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, June 4 will be to Mt Lindo Cemetery and Turkey Creek Park led by Karen Drozda and Mary Geder (drozforte at AOL.com; 303-388-0891)  This trip is full.

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, June 5 will be to Staunton State Park (Jefferson County) led by Sue Summers and Wendy Wibbens (summerssue At hotmail.com; 253-678-3721)  This trip is full.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder