This is the Colorado Rare Birds Alert for Friday, April 20, 2012, sponsored by 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: (*denotes that there is new information on this species in this report)
MEXICAN DUCK (Weld)
RED-THROATED LOON (*Denver)
Pacific Loon (Bent)
GLOSSY IBIS (La Plata, Moffat)
Piping Plover (Bent)
Broad-winged Hawk (*Boulder, *Jefferson)
LAUGHING GULL (Pueblo)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larimer)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Bent)
White-winged Dove (Boulder, Mesa)
Greater Roadrunner (Montezuma)
Black Phoebe (*Montrose)
Eastern Phoebe (Bent, Douglas/Jefferson)
White-eyed Vireo (Bent)
Bewick's Wren (Boulder)
Northern Parula (Bent)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (*Montrose, Pueblo)
Black-and-white Warbler (Boulder)
BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (*Mesa)
Black-throated Sparrow (Araphoe)
Fox Sparrow (Jefferson)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Boulder, Jefferson)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Teller)
Black Rosy-Finch (Teller)
Please note, detailed directions to most of the following locations can be found on the Colorado County Birding Website:
Arapahoe County:
--A Black-throated Sparrow was reported by Stratton on Lakeview St near Ketring Lake in Littleton on April 13.
Bent County:
--At Tempel Grove on April 18, Duane Nelson reported a singing male Northern Parula and a vocal White-eyed Vireo. Nelson
also reported that a pair of Eastern Phoebes is nesting under the bridge at Tempel Grove.
-At John Martin on April 18, Nelson reported a breeding plumaged Pacific Loon, a 2-nd winter GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL on the north side, and 6 Piping Plovers have returned in areas protected by closures.
Boulder County:
--A singing Bewick's Wren was reported by Mlodinow at the far west end of Apple Valley Road in Lyons on April 12. Take the second (left) turn onto Apple Valley Road. The Bewick's Wren was re-found by Waltman on April 13.
--A Bewick's Wren interrupted the CFO Board Meeting at the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks at 66 S Cherryvale Rd on April 14.
--The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW continues at the Teller Farm North Parking Lot as reported by Tumasonis on April 15.
--A calling dark-morph Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Floyd at Walden Ponds on April 15.
--A singing Black-and-White Warbler was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve on April 17 and was refound by Hansley on April 18.
--At Golden Ponds in Longmont on April 19, Mlodinow reported a Northern Parula at the eastern edge of the eastern pond and a Broad-winged Hawk circling above.
Denver County:
--A RED-THROATED LOON was reported by Kibbe at Marston Reservoir on April 18. It was visible from S Wadsworth extension on the western side of the reservoir. On April 19 Roller refound the RED-THROATED LOON seen from south side.
Douglas/Jefferson Counties:
--On April 16, Kibbe reported that both pairs of Eastern Phoebes at Chatfield continued and appeared to have build nests.
One pair is at Plum Creek at Phoebe Bridge and the other pair is at Kingfisher Bridge.
Jefferson County:
--The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Red Rocks Trading Post feeders continued to be seen through April 15, as reported by Henwood.
--A Slate-colored Fox Sparrow was reported by Henwood at Red Rocks Trading Post feeders on April 14. The Fox Sparrow was seen again by Pasquariello on April 15.
--A Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Slingsby at the Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch on April 17. On April 18, Hyypio reported 5 Broad-winged Hawks at the Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch. On April 19, Rouch reported 1 Broad-winged Hawk at the Hawk Watch.
La Plata County;
--A GLOSSY IBIS was reported by Allerton at Pastorius Reservoir on April 15.
Mesa County:
--A singing BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW was reported by Arnold in Devils Kitchen in Colorado National Monument on April 9. Arnold refound the BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW on April 12 with possibly a second bird. On April 14, Dodson refound BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW and possibly a second bird. Larry and Missy Arnold refound BLACK-CHINNED SPARROWS on April 19.
Missy saw two BLACK-CHINNED SPARROWS.
Moffat County:
--A GLOSSY IBIS was reported by Dodson at a pond just east of Loudy-Simpson Park in Craig on April 15.
Montrose County:
--A Black Phoebe was reported by Horn along the San Miguel River between Uravan and the confluence of the Dolores River on April 15. On April 16, Dexter reported a dozen Black Phoebes along the San Miguel between Uravan and Nucla.
--On April 19 NW of Nucla, Dexter reported a new nest site for Black Phoebe and a singing Black-throated Gray Warbler.
Montezuma County:
--A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Meyer in the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument which is west of Cortez on April 16. The bird was 3.57 miles in from the Sand Canyon Trailhead on Rock Creek.
Pueblo County:
--An ad LAUGHING GULL was reported by Percival flying over N Picnic Road at Pueblo Reservoir on April 14.
--A singing Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by Percival at Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon below Pueblo Reservoir Dam on April 16.
Teller County:
--About 25 Black Rosy-Finches, and 5-10 each of Gray-crowned and Brown-capped Rosy-Finches were reported by Bankert at a feeder on Lawrence Ave in Victor on April 12.
Weld County:
--A MEXICAN DUCK was reported by Mlodinow on a newly created pond in St Vrain St Park which is on the east side of CR 7 and north of CO 119 on April 12.
Upcoming DFO Field Trips:
The DFO field trip for Saturday, April 21 will be to the Pueblo Area led by Paul Slingsby (303-422-3728 or paslingsby AT comcast.net. Please register with the leader. Meet the leader at 0600 at the southeast corner of the Great Indoors parking lot. Will carpool from there. Great Indoors is just north of the Yosemite exit from C470. Or, from Denver by I-25 use exit 195, and go west on County Line Road to Yosemite. Take Yosemite south to The Great Indoors, which will be on the right (west). Will visit Pueblo City Park, Olive Marsh, Nature Center of Pueblo, Valco Ponds and Lake Pueblo SP as time permits. Migration should be well under way plus there may be owls or quail. Expect to walk 3 or more miles on easy trails. Telescope and 2-way radios will be useful. Bring a sack lunch. We will try to be back at The Great Indoors by about 6 pm.
The DFO field trip for Sunday, April 22 will be to Rocky Mountain Arsenal led by David Rhoades (303-424-8633). Will bird from 0800 - 1300, expecting to see grassland birds, ducks, raptors, possible early migrants, likely swallows and possible burrowing owls. Space is limited by the size of the passenger van that we will use. Meet at the parking lot of the Visitor Center. Call David to reserve a space and to get directions. Lunch option (BYO).
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
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