Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 24 April 2014

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: April 24, 2014

email: rba AT cfobirds.org

phone: 303-659-8750

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, April 24, 2014, 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).

Barrow's Goldeneye (Eagle, Moffat, Park, Routt)

Chukar (*Mesa)

Green Heron (*Larimer, Pueblo)

GLOSSY IBIS (Boulder, Weld)

Broad-winged Hawk (Douglas, El Paso,  *Larimer, Prowers, Pueblo)

MEW GULL (Larimer)

Thayer's Gull (Larimer, Park)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larimer, Park)

White-winged Dove (Pueblo)

Greater Roadrunner (El Paso)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Chaffee/Gunnison)

Black Phoebe (Mesa, Teller)

Eastern Phoebe (Douglas/Jefferson, Fremont, Pueblo)

BLUE-HEADED VIREO (Pueblo)

Carolina Wren (Pueblo)

Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso)

Northern Parula (El Paso)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (Bent, Larimer, Montrose)

YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Bent, Kiowa)

Black-and-white Warbler (Bent, El Paso)

Hooded Warbler (El Paso)

Black-throated Sparrow (El Paso)

Fox Sparrow (Eagle)

Swamp Sparrow (Douglas/Jefferson)

White-throated Sparrow (Logan)

Harris's Sparrow (*Garfield, Yuma)

Indigo Bunting (Pueblo)

Rusty Blackbird (Douglas/Jefferson,  Teller)

BENT COUNTY:

--On April 19 at Tempel Grove Duane Nelson reported YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, Black-throated Gray Warbler, and Black-and-white Warbler.

BOULDER COUNTY:     

--A GLOSSY IBIS was reported by Gent at a pond on the west side of 109th St just N of Jasper Road on April 19. On April 20, Waltman reported GLOSSY IBIS at 109th and Jasper.

CHAFFEE/GUNNISON COUNTIES:

--2 - 3 American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Komar at Monarch Pass Summit east of Gunnison on April 23.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Suddjian flying over the parking area for Sharptail Ridge Open Space on April 21.

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:

--At Chatfield SP on April 21, Suddjian reported a pair of Rusty Blackbirds and a Swamp Sparrow along Plum Creek near the Picnic Area and an Eastern Phoebe along the S Platte River upstream from Kingfisher Bridge.

EAGLE COUNTY:

--A few Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Filby at Spring Park Reservoir on April 21.

El PASO COUNTY:

--A Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Percival at Bell Grove at Chico Basin Ranch on April 19.

--A Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Drummond by the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch on April 21.

--A m Hooded Warbler was reported by Percival at Chico Basin Ranch between the banding station and Bell Grove on April 20.

--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Percival by the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch on April 20.

--A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Percival on Hanover Road on April 20.

--A Northern Parula was reported by Tyler Stuart along the creek on the south side of Sinton Pond in Colorado Springs on April 15.  On April 18, Maynard reported Northern Parula at Sinton Pond..

--On April 22 at Hanover Fire Station, a Black-throated Sparrow was reported by Goff.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--On April 18, Percival reported 2 Eastern Phoebes on the Canon City Riverwalk between Raynolds and Sell.  

GARFIELD COUNTY:

--Filby reported on April 23 that his yard Harris's Sparrow in Carbondale is still present.  If you would like to try to see the bird email him at dickfilby AT hotmail.com.

GILPIN COUNTY:

--2 Fox Sparrows were reported by Kaemfper on the road to Moffat Tunnel one on either side of Tolland on April 19.

KIOWA COUNTY:

--A singing male YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was reported by Cooper at Sand Creek Massacre NHS Visitor Center on April 21.

 

LARIMER COUNTY:

--4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were reported by Komar at Horseshoe Lake in NE Loveland on April 12.

Best viewing spot is at the east end of Engelman Place off of Monroe.   On April 18, Komar reported 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 ad, 1 pale 3-rd cyc) and a 1-st cyc MEW GULL at Horseshoe Lake in Loveland.

--A Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Biggerstaff at Pine Ridge Natural Area/ Dixon Reservoir on April 17.

On April 18, Wade and Johnson reported the Black-throated Gray Warbler At Dixon.

--A 2nd-cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Baron at Equalizer Lake in Loveland on April 19.

--At Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins on April 23, Sparks reported a light adult Broad-winged Hawk flying over the Poudre River and a Green Heron 50 ft N of the bike trail and parking lot intersection.  

MESA COUNTY:

--A pair of Black Phoebes was discovered by Stigen on April 15 on the Audubon Trail in Grand Junction and on April 22

Henwood reports that they are nest building at what he is calling '"Phoebe Rock".

--A Chukar was reported by Komar at the Collbran exit of I-70 on a cliff over looking a pullout on April 22.

MOFFAT COUNTY:

--7 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Moore on the Yampa River in Craig on April 19.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

--3 Black-throated Gray Warblers were reported by Dexter at Pinyon Canopy Tower on April 18.  This is about where old

Hwy 90 crosses the San Miguel River about 9 miles east of Nucla.

PARK COUNTY:

--At 11 mile Reservoir on April 18, Mlodinow reported 3 Barrow's Goldeneyes (2m, 1f), 1-st cyc Thayer's Gull, and 1-st cyc Lesser Black-backed Gull.

PROWERS COUNTY:

--3 ad Broad-winged Hawks were reported by Severs flying over Lamar Community College on April 20.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Percival in Rock Canyon at Osprey Picnic Area on April 21.

--A probable BLUE-HEADED VIREO was photographed by Mitchell at Chico Basin Ranch Headquarters on April 18.

--A Green Heron was reported by Percival on an island on the W side of Pueblo City Park on April 19.

--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Percival flying over the Valco Ponds Parking Lot in Pueblo on April 19.

--A Carolina Wren was found by Silverman in the western part of Green Horn Meadows Park in Colorado City on April 19.

--A singing male Indigo Bunting was reported by Percival at the Frisbee Golf Course at Pueblo City Park on April 22.

--2 Green Herons were reported by Percival at the pond at Pueblo City Park on April 22.

ROUTT COUNTY:

--At Lake Catamount on April 19, Moore report 30 - 40 Barrow's Goldeneyes.

TELLER COUNTY:

--A Black Phoebe was reported by Hinds at Manitou Lake on April 19.  The Black Phoebe was seen again on April 19 by Jones

at Manitou Lake along with a Rusty Blackbird.

WELD COUNTY:

--A GLOSSY IBIS was reported by Mlodinow at a pond at the intersection of CO 119 and CR 7 on April 21.

YUMA COUNTY:

--A pair of Harris's Sparrow was reported by Matheus at Stalker Pond in Wray on April 21.

DFO Field Trips:

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, April 26 will be to South Platte Park led by Dick Anderson(303-757-4582, cell 303-875-4696). 

Meet at 0800 in the parking area off C-470.  Take C-470 west from Santa Fe to South Plate Canyon Road, turn sharp right onto Viable Road leading to parking area.  Part at the lot at the end of the road near the river.  Finish around 1100.  Bring water, binoculars, a scope if you have one, and dress for variable weather.

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, April 27 will be to the Pueblo Area led by Paul Slingsby(303-422-3728).  This Trip is

full. 

 

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder