Colorado Rare Bird Alert, June 2, 2013

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date:       June 2, 2013

email:      rba AT cobirds.org

phone:     303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, June 2, 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):

Little Blue Heron (Logan)

Green Heron (El Paso)

Glossy Ibis (Washington)

Least Tern (Mesa)

LESSER NIGHTHAWK (*Montrose)

EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Sedgwick)

Eastern Phoebe (Baca, Yuma)

Great Crested Flycatcher (Yuma)

Cassin's Kingbird (Baca, San Miguel)

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Washington)

Yellow-throated Vireo (El Paso, *Larimer)

Purple Martin (Montrose)

Ovenbird (Boulder)

GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (*El Paso/Pueblo)

Northern Parula (Bent, 

Boulder, El Paso)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Boulder, El Paso)

BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (El Paso)

Blackpoll Warbler (El Paso)

Palm Warbler (El Paso)

Black & White Warbler (El Paso)

Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Baca)

Painted Bunting (Baca)

Scott's Oriole (San Miguel)

 

BACA COUNTY:

--On May 26, McConnell reported a Painted Bunting at Cottonwood Canyon, just north and east of the camping area.   On May 28, Filby reported that the Painted Bunting continues in Cottonwood Canyon at the informal campsite at north end of Cottonwood Canyon.  Filby also reported on May 28 at Cottonwood Canyon,  m Summer Tanager, Rufous-crowned Sparrows in rimrock areas, Eastern Phoebes and Cassin's Kingbirds.

BENT COUNTY:

--A singing M Northern Parula was reported by Duane Nelson at Van's Grove on May 26.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--A f Northern Parula was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in Lafayette on May 30.  On May 31, Vanderpoel reported a singing subad m Northern Parula by Waneka Lake near the for in trail close to 2 dead Cottonwood Trees.

--On May 29, 4 Ovenbirds were heard by Morton singing on the Skunk Creek Trail on Boulder Open Space.

--A f Chestnut-sided Warbler was found by Burke on the CU East Campus in Boulder on May 29.

EL PASO COUNTY:

--On May 28,  Bill Maynard reported a western Palm Warbler on the lake side of the recreation building at Memorial Park in Downtown Colorado Springs feeding in short bushes next to a wall.

--On May 27, Farese reported a singing Yellow-throated Vireo, 3 Blackpoll Warblers (2 m, 1 f) in the "Grandfather Cottonwood" tree,

and 1 Northern Parula near the Gazebo at the S end of Rice's Pond at Fountain Creek Regional Park.  On May 28, Bill Maynard

reported the Yellow-throated Vireo by the irrigation ditch with the wood bridge and 2 male Blackpoll Warblers in the "Grandfather Cottonwood" tree.  At a spot between Duckwood Parking Area and Hanson NP Maynard reported a singing Indigo  Bunting on May 28.  On May 28, Pals reported a Northern Parula by the irrigation ditch east of headgate/waterfall area at Fountain Creek RP,

a Chestnut-sided Warbler in an Ash tree at the south end of the Nature Center Pond, and a Green Heron in South Rice's Pond.

--On May 23, Goycoolea saw a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER around 5:00 PM just south of the play area in the willows at the Beidleman Environmental Center/Soderman Park in Colorado Springs. (This was reported to Pals via* email on 5/24) The Warbler was seen on May 25 by B. Maynard, it was foraging for long periods at all heights in most of the trees, coniferous and deciduous, that surround the parking lot, at the same location. It was seen by many birders on May 26, and last seen by Pals at the same location around 7:00 PM.

EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES:

--On June 1, at Chico Basin Ranch Percival reported a singing m GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER in tall Elm Trees at the banding station.

LARIMER COUNTY:

--A Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Leatherman on the S edge of Grandview Cemetery, next to City Park Golf Course on May 31.  On June 1, Summers found the Yellow-throated Vireo in the SE corner of Grandview Cemetery singing quite a bit.

--On June 1, Sparks repored an Indigo Bunting at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins.

LOGAN COUNTY:

--On May 27, Kibbe reported an ad Little Blue Heron on the north side of US 138 between CR 40 and CR 34.5 in a flooded field. 

MESA COUNTY:

--A Least Tern was found by Lee Stigen at Blue Heron Pond in Grand Junction on May 29.   On May 31, Stigen reported that the Least Tern continues at the first pond up river from Junior Service League Parking Area near Redlands and Riverside Parkways.

MONTROSE COUNTY:

--On May 28, Dexter reported LESSER NIGHTHAWKS in Nucla.  Dexter reported LESSER NIGHTHAWKS at Nucla Sewer

Ponds on May 29 and a pair of Purple Martins on the power lines.  On May 31, Dexter reported one f LESSER NIGHTHAWK at the Nucla Sewer Ponds.

PHILLIPS COUNTY: 

--On May 25, Mlodinow reports a GRAY VIREO at the Holyoke Cemetery.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--On May 28, Percival reported a singing male Blackpoll Warbler at the east end of Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon.

SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:

On May 27, Dexter reported a Scott's Oriole in a grove of cottonwoods on the Dolores River and a Cassin's Kingbird.

SEDGWICK COUNTY:

--On May 26, Mlodinow reports a singing EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE in the town of Julesburg, in the alley between 4th and 5th street, just north of Maple, near a yard with three dogs.

WASHINGTON COUNTY:

--On May 26, Kellner reports the SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, first seen by Walbek on May 24, was refound west of Last Chance, along Hwy 36 between Washington County road B and B.5 around 6:00 pm.  On May 26, Kibbe reported the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher west of Last Chance north of  milepost 131 on Hwy 36 (about 3 miles west of Last Chance

--On May 27, Mlodinow reported a Glossy Ibis at the Akron Golf Course.

  

WELD COUNTY:

--On May 28, Mlodinow reported 3 Veery at Crow Valley Campground.

YUMA COUNTY:

--On May 26, Kibbe reported an Eastern Phoebe under the US 385 bridge west of Bonny Reservoir.

--On May 26, Kibbe reported a pair of Great Crested Flycatcher on the state line just east of Hale Ponds.

 

DFO FIELD TRIPS

The DFO field trip for Sunday, June 2 will be to Palmer Lake area led by John Drummond.  jxdr...@aol.com  John will select a

trail based on conditions.  Meet at 0700 at the Monument Park-n-Ride, exit 161 off of I-25.  The Park-n-Ride is on the EAST side of I-25 off Woodmoor Dr.  Will car pool to one of trailheads.  Expect to hike up to 2 miles uphill for half day. Bring water, hat sunscreen, snack.  Please preregister for the trip at jxdr...@aol.com  Maximum of 12 participants due to narrow trails and busy Sunday traffic.

 

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder