Colorado Rare Bird Alert, June 3, 2013

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date:       June 3, 2013

email:      rba AT cobirds.org

phone:     303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, June 3, 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):

Pacific Loon (*El Paso)

Green Heron (*El Paso)

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (*Phillips)

Glossy Ibis (Washington)

Least Tern (Mesa)

Caspian Tern (*Routt)

LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Montrose)

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (*Phillips)

Eastern Phoebe (Baca)

Cassin's Kingbird (Baca, *Boulder)

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Washington)

Yellow-throated Vireo (El Paso, Larimer)'

PHILADELPHIA VIREO (*Phillips)

Purple Martin (Montrose)

GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (*Phillips)

Ovenbird (Boulder, *Ovenbird)

GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (*El Paso/Pueblo)

Northern Parula (Boulder, El Paso)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Boulder, El Paso)

Blackpoll Warbler (El Paso)

Palm Warbler (El Paso)

Black & White Warbler (El Paso)

Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Baca)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (*Boulder)

Indigo Bunting (*La Plata)

Painted Bunting (Baca)

 

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.

BOULDER COUNTY:

--On June 2, a Rose-breasted Grosbeak was seen by First Sunday Birders of Boulder Bird Club, led by Norfleet at Sawhill Ponds in Boulder.

--On June 2, Floyd reported a Cassin's Kingbird at GunBarrel Hill in Boulder.

--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  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 June 2, Hinds reported a Pacific Loon at  Big Jonson near the dirt parking area.

--On June 2, Farese reported a Green Heron at Fountain Creek Regional Park.

--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.

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.  On June 2, Teuton reported that the GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was singing and actively feeding in Elm Trees by the banding station.

LA PLATA COUNTY:

On June 2, Morris reported a m Indigo Bunting on CR 105 abaout halfway between Hwy 160 and Red Mesa.

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 reported an Indigo Bunting at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins.

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 June 2, Wild reported a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON in the bed of Frenchman's Creek just below the Lion's Fishing Hole in Holyoke and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH in the bed of Frenchman's Creek near the east end of Akron Street in Holyoke.

--One June 2, Dowell reported a PHILADELPHIA VIREO in a park on the NE side of Haxtun.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

--On June 2, Pericval reported a singing male Ovenbird at Rock Canyon.

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

ROUTT COUNTY:

--On June 2, Luke reported 5 Caspian Terns at Steamboat Lake.

WASHINGTON COUNTY:

--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..

 

DFO FIELD TRIPS

The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, June 8 will be to the Pine/Bailey Areas (Jefferson County) led by Chris Blakeslee

 (303-694-4670).  Meet the leader on the east side of the RTD Park-n-Ride lot at S Wadsworth Blvd and Hampden (Hwy 285) at 6:30.  This lot is on the south side of Hampden and the west side of Wadsworth.  Alternative:  meet the group at 0700 at Mountain View RTD Park-n- Ride lot adjacent to Hwy 285 in Conifer (1.2 miles past the Kennedy Gulch/Foxton Road turoff on the west side of highway -- approx 2 1/4 miles past the Aspen Park/Conifer Safeway).  Bring lunch and water for a fun filled day chasing mountain birds from Pine Valley Ranch to Wellington Lake and ending with the Bailey Heron Rookery.  All day trip; bring clothing for changeable mountain weather.

The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, June 9 will be to Red Rocks Park (Jefferson County) led by Tom Bush.  Meet the leader at Red Rocks Trading Post at 0730 for a half day of foothills birding.  Bring lunch, water and scopes, if desired.  This will be a half day trip.  Will end up watching the Trading Post feeders over lunch.

 

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine

Boulder