Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 23 August 2014

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine

Date: August 23, 2014

email: r...@cfobirds.org

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Saturday, August 23 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

 

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

 

Mississippi Kite (El Paso)   

Snowy Plover (Alamosa) 

Mountain Plover (Park)

LITTLE GULL (Arapahoe)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Logan, *Sedgwick)

Band-tailed Pigeon (Park)

Caspian Tern (Morgan)

White-winged Dove (Weld)

Greater Roadrunner (Pueblo)

WHIP-POOR-WILL (La Plata)

Black Swift (*Montrose)

White-throated Swift (*Larimer)

ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Larimer, Mesa)

Gray Flycatcher (*Fremont)

Black Phoebe (Fremont, Pueblo)

Eastern Phoebe (Pueblo)

Cassin's Kingbird (Pueblo)

Great Crested Flycatcher (Washington)

Bell's Vireo (Logan)

Common Raven (Boulder *Larimer, *Montezuma)

Purple Martin (Mesa)

Pygmy Nuthatch (Boulder, *Larimer)

Western Bluebird (Boulder)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (Grand)

Northern Waterthrush (Larimer, Pueblo)

Fox Sparrow (Mesa)

Lesser Goldfinch (Boulder, *Larimer, *Montezuma)

ALAMOSA COUNTY:

--A Snowy Plover was reported by Rawinski at Blanca Wetlands, east of Alamosa on August 11.  The best place for shorebirds was Pond #114 just N of "t" in Road.  Go either N or S.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

--A juvenile plumaged LITTLE GULL was reported by Walbek at Cherry Creek SP in the middle of the lake on August 14, August 15, August 17 and August 19.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--On August 16 on the Bird Walk led by Steve Frye at Betasso Preserve they reported 40 Pygmy Nuthatches, 4 Lesser Goldfinches, 1 Common Raven and 10 Western Bluebirds.

EL PASO COUNTY:

--A Mississippi Kite was reported by Goff at Adams Open space in Fountain on August 21.

FREMONT COUNTY:

--Gray Flycatchers were reported by Moss at Red Canyon Park 10 miles N of Canon City on August 16.  There was a family of four plus an additional 3 Gray Flycatchers.  On August 20, Moss found two Gray Flycatcher families at Red Canyon Park.  On August 23, Moss refound Gray Flycatcher family plus 2 other Gray Flycatchers.

GRAND COUNTY:

--On August 13, Remsen reported 18 Black-throated Gray Warblers and 4 Black-chinned Hummingbirds on CR 117 above Radium.

LA PLATA COUNTY:

--A WHIP-POOR-WILL was found by Larson and Remsen S of Durango on Hwy 140 near the state line on August 16.

LARIMER COUNTY:

--A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Biggerstaff at Dixon Reservoir low in bushes just S of the inlet stream on the S side of the dam on August 14.

--On August 22 at Lory SP, Komar reported American Three-toed Woodpecker, White-throated Swift, 6 Common Raven, 6 Pygmy Nuthatch, and 6 Lesser Goldfinch.

LOGAN  COUNTY:

--A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Mlodinow at Jumbo on August 16.

--4+ Bell's Vireos were reported by Kaempfer in hedgerows at Little Jumbo on August 16.

MESA COUNTY:

--On August 11, Cooper reported migrating Purple Martins and Common Nighthawks at Fruita Reservoir #2.

--On August 10, Korte reported 10 Purple Martins on Brush Creek Road where it enters Aspens.  Some of th 

martins were recently fledged.

--On August 18, Stigen reported 3 American Three-toed Woodpeckers on Grand Mesa on the Crag Crest trail.

MONTEZUMA COUNTY:

--On August 18 at Lone Dome Recreational Area, Remsen reported Common Raven and Lesser Goldfinch.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

--7-8 Black Swifts were reported by Dexter in Nucla flying low over a farm pond on August 22.

MORGAN COUNTY:

--3 Caspian Terns were reported by Dowell at Jackson Lake SP on the NE side of the lake on August 11.

On August 15, Mlodinow reported a Caspian Tern at Jackson Lake on the NE side.   At the campground side, Mlodinow reported a Northern Waterthrush on August 15.

PARK COUNTY:

--2 Mountain Plovers were reported by Suddjian at James Mark Jones SWA off CR 15 on August 19.

--2 Band-tailed Pigeons were reported by Suddjian near Bailey on August 19.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--On August 16, Percival reported the following at Valco Ponds/Rock Canyon:  Northern Waterthrush, 1 Black Phoebe, and 5 Eastern Phoebe, 2 Cassin's Kingbirds

--On August 16, Moss reported 4 ACORN WOODPECKERS in pines at Pueblo Mountain Park.

--A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Moss on Siloam Road in West Pueblo County on August 16.

--A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Percival at Pueblo Reservoir W of North Picnic Road on August 21.

SEDGWICK COUNTY:

--A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Walbek at Jumbo Reservoir on August 22.

WASHINGTON COUNTY:

--2 Great Crested Flycatchers were reported by Mlodinow at the inlet Channel at Prewitt on August 20.

WELD COUNY:

--A White-winged Dove was reported by Mlodinow at Crow Valley on August 13.

DFO Field Trips:

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, August 23 will be to Chatfield SP led by Bob Shade (303-975-2476).   

Call Leader if going.

Meet inside west entrance of park off S> Wadsworth, 1.5 miles south of C-470.  State Parks Pass required. This will be a half-day trip so lunch will be optional but bring water and a snack.

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, August 24 will be to Walden Ponds in Boulder led by Chuck Hundertmark  (chundertmark AT gmail.com or 303-604-0531) .  Call or email if going.

Meet leader at Cottonwood Marsh parking lat a 0800.  Half-day trip.  Easy walking 2 to 3 miles.  If time allow, will also cehck Teller Lake #5 and White Rocks Trail.  

The next monthly meeting of Denver Field Ornithologists will be on Monday, August 25 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Ricketson Auditorium at 7:30 pm.  Bob Shade will give a program on Birds of Japan.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder