Hello cobirders,
New reports from Tuesday:
Douglas (Black Vulture)
Boulder (Little Blue Heron, Cassin's Sparrow, Bobolink)
Adams (Burrowing Owl)
Weld (Glossy Ibis)
Jefferson (Williamson's Sapsucker)
Larimer (White-tailed Ptarmigan)
FRONT RANGE NORTHERN COLORADO
Douglas County
Yesterday, many birders relocated the BLACK VULTURE (Walbek, 7/2) over the
northwest corner of Castlewood Canyon State Park. On 7/6, Stevens found a male
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK in the front yard of the first house on the south side of
Willow Drive, west of Castlewood Canyon Road (probably: same bird as Cheryl
Teuton reported a male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK near the Homestead parking lot.
Stevens relocated BOBOLINK (Stevens 5/18) at the Winkler Ranch south of
Castlewood Canyon State Park. Steven saw a Dickcissel in the field just north
of the Ranch's entrance. Stevens also found a CASSIN'S SPARROW while he walked
along Highway 83 at 1.5 miles south of Lake Gulch Road (south of east entrance
to Castlewood Canyon State Park). On 6/29, Stevens & Danka relocated AMERICAN
THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS (Ehlmann, 6/22) along the Cheesman Canyon Trail from Hwy
126 to the Reservoir.
Boulder County
Yesterday, Stevens relocated the LITTLE BLUE HERON (Zilly, 7/1) west of the pond
just south of Boulder Creek and along White Rocks Trail. Stevens relocated
CASSIN'S SPARROWS (Floyd, 7/5) along 55th avenue south of Rabbit Mountain.
Ehlmann relocated a Cassin's Sparrow (Komar, 7/5) at 75th Street and CR 4.
Ehlmann relocated a BOBOLINK (Stevens, 6/10) at Pella Crossing Park. Stevens
relocated BOBOLINK (Kaempfer, 5/10) at the Boulder Bobolink Meadow along
Baseline Road.
On 7/6, Christian Nunes relocated the OVENBIRD (Nunes, 6/22) and reported an
adult and juvenile Eastern Bluebird (Spring Brook Loop) in Eldorado Mountain
Open Space. On 7/5, Danka relocated CASSIN'S SPARROWS (Kaempfer, 7/1) in the
Open Space South of Lefthand Canyon Reservoir. On 7/5, David Waltman relocated
2+ GREEN HERON at Walden Ponds.
On 7/3, Stevens and Danka heard 2 NORTHERN PYGMY-OWLS near the southeast side of
Gross Reservoir. On 7/3, Teuton relocated the KENTUCKY WARBLER (Andes, 6/5) and
HOODED WARBLER (Kaplan, 5/18) at Gregory Canyon. John Tumasonis relocated the
male SCARLET TANAGER (Mihm Dunning, 5/27). On 7/3, Teuton relocated the HOODED
WARBLER (Nunes, 6/22) at Eldorado Mountain Open Space. Tumasonis relocated
BOBOLINK (Nunes, 6/10) at the Boulder Open Space along Cherryvale Road at S.
Boulder Road. Ted Floyd relocated an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER near
Brainard Lake (fee area).
Adams County
Yesterday, Kosten relocated BURROWING OWLS (Stevens, 3/24) along the DIA Owl
Loop. Ehlmann counted 9+ BURROWING OWLS along the east side of Rocky Mountain
Arsenal (Buckley road).
Weld County
Yesterday, Ehlmann relocated a GLOSSY IBIS (Wild, 7/4) along CR 48, Lower Latham
Reservoir. On 6/22, Keirn relocated AMERICAN BITTERN at Lower Latham Reservoir
(CR 48).
Denver County
On 7/3, Cheryl Teuton relocated 2 COMMON LOON (Jones, 6/3) at Marston Reservoir.
Jefferson County
Yesterday, Fothergill relocated WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKERS (Finch, 4/13) at Genesee
Mountain Park. On 7/3, Teuton relocated an INDIGO BUNTING at Bear Creek
Regional Park. Terry Michaels reported 1 or 2 OVENBIRDS at Roxborough State
Park (above meadow up Carpenter Peak Trail). On 6/28, Stevens reported AMERICAN
THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS and a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL in Pike National Forest (see
CoBus website for directions).
On 6/26, Chris Sherry found an OVENBIRD at Fountain Valley Overlook, Roxborough
State Park. On 6/23, Sherry found 2 OVENBIRDS up High Grade Road (see website
for directions). Sherry found an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER at the picnic
area across from the old school on Pleasant Park Road (up High Grade Road). On
6/22, Merlynn Brown relocated a WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER at Reynolds Park. On
6/16, Merlynn Brown reported an adult male AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER 90
yards southwest of the decaying bridge along the Skipper Trail in Pike National
Forest.
Larimer County
Yesterday, Dixie Smith relocated WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN 0.5 miles north of the
Medicine Bow pullover trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. On 7/2, Dixie
Smith found an INDIGO BUNTING at Boxelder Creek along CR 15. On 6/27, Chris
Feeney relocated 3 FLAMMULATED OWL on Pennock Pass. On 6/25, Danka relocated an
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Stevens, 6/11) on the east side of Chambers
Lake.
Arapahoe County
On 6/30, Kosten relocated 3 BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD (Stevens, 5/18) behind the
ranger's office at Cherry Creek State Park. On 6/27, Jim Nelson relocated a
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD (Latona, 5/11) around the Carson Nature Center at
South Platte Park. On 6/26, Stevens relocated 2 BURROWING OWLS (defrowe) along
Jewell Avenue between the Great Plains Park and E470.
Clear Creek
On 6/27, Matt Resone relocated WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN at Guanella Pass. Resone
relocated BROWN-CAPPED ROSY FINCHES at the northwest corner of Summit Lake, Mt
Evans. Phil Tizzard reported a WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN at mile 12, Mt Evans. On
6/26, Sherry saw a WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN (Sherry, 6/22) at the first switchback
up from Summit Lake, Mt Evans, see directions. On 6/7, Terry Michaels relocated
WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN (Stevens, 6/5) at the eastern side of the Mt. Evans
Parking Lot. On 6/26, Tizzard relocated a WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN up the western
trail at Loveland Pass.
Huerfano County
On 6/26, Beverly Jensen relocated a WHITE-WINGED DOVE in La Veta. On 6/21,
Polly Neldner reported a BURROWING OWL along the Valley Road Cutoff to La Veta.
Elbert County
On 6/25, Stevens reported DICKCISSEL along Elbert Road at 4.1 miles south of
Highway 86. Stevens also reported one (1) Bobolink.
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
Lincoln County
On 6/24, Stevens and Danka saw a SHORT-EARED OWL at the southwest corner of
Karval Reservoir Wildlife Area.
Cheyenne County
On 5/6, Green relocated BURROWING OWLS (Stevens, 4/18) at mile marker 164 of Hwy
385 (a few miles south of Kit Carson County).
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO
Morgan County
On 6/23, Stevens and Danka relocated RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS and an EASTERN
SCREECH-OWL (Stevens, 1/22) at Brush Wildlife Area.
Sedgwick County
On 6/22, Stevens reported At Sedgwick Bar Wildlife Area, a GREAT CRESTED
FLYCATCHER and 2 EASTERN BLUEBIRD; At Pony Express Wildlife Area, RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER; At Julesburg Wayside Rest Stop, BALTIMORE ORIOLE and CHIMNEY SWIFT;
At DePoorter Lake, a FIELD SPARROW. On 6/21, Stevens relocated 2 Yellow-billed
Cuckoo (Danka, 6/16) at Julesburg Wildlife Area. Stevens found a male NORTHERN
CARDINAL at the southwest corner of Ovid.
Logan/Sedgwick Counties
On 6/20, Stevens found a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO at the northern woods at Jumbo
Reservoir. On 6/14, Danka relocated a Barn Owl at the eastern campgrounds at
Jumbo Reservoir.
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN COLORADO
Teller County
On 7/4, Steve Campbell reported a WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER at Mueller State Park
(see CoBus website for directions).
Delta County
On 7/4, Dan Garrison reported a WILLET at Overland Reservoir. On 6/11, Weston
relocated BLACK PHOEBE & CHUKAR at Escalante Canyon. On 5/26, Andrea Robinsong
reported from Fruitgrower's Reservoir: 2 American Bittern & LEWIS'S WOODPECKER
below/west of Fruitgrower's Reservoir.
Montrose County
On 7/3, Annie Baker relocated the YELLOW-THROATED VIREO (Boyle, 6/10) at Devil's
Point, Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park. On 6/28, Missy Siders reported a
DUSKY GROUSE along the Ouray Loop (sites 13 & 14) at Silver Jack Campground. On
6/19, Coen Dexter relocated 2 LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Dexter, 5/31) at the Nucla Sewer
Ponds.
Summit County
On 7/3, Stevens & Danka reported at Spruce Creek Trail: NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL,
FLAMMULATED OWL, BOREAL OWL. On 7/2, Roger Danka reported from the A.M. Bailey
Bird Sanctuary: AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER, WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN and
NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL. On 7/1, Stevens reported 2 BOREAL OWL (1 seen, 1 heard) at
the upper end of Saint Johns Trail. Stevens reported a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL 1/2
mile up the Hunkidori Trail. On 6/30, Stevens found heard 2 NORTHERN PYGMY-OWLS
3/4 mile up the Argentine Pass trail.
Fremont County
On 7/5, Granny Fran reported many PINYON JAYS at Brush Hollow Wildlife Area. On
7/3, Moss relocated an EASTERN PHOEBE (Green, 5/3) at the eastern end of the
Arkansas Riverwalk in Canon City. On 7/2, Moss reported a BLACK PHOEBE at
Pathfinder Regional Park. Moss reported 4 BLACK PHOEBE at Florence River Park.
Lake County
On 7/2, Dick Filby reported an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER at mile marker 53
of Independence Pass. Filby found a WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN on the hillside 1/2
mile north of the Independence Pass summit.
La Plata County
On 7/1, Jerry Petrosky relocated ACORN WOODPECKER at Wildcat Canyon.
Montezuma County
On 6/30, Weston relocated LUCY'S WARBLERS and reported a SUMMER TANAGER at
Yellow Jacket Canyon.
Ouray County
On 6/26, Petrosky relocated BLACK SWIFT (Weston, 6/4) at Box Canyon.
Gunnison County
On 6/25, Weston relocated DUSKY GROUSE along the south rim drive at Black Canyon
of Gunnison National Park. On 6/24, Petrosky reported GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE at
CR 38 & CR 38A. Petrosky reported 2 LEAST FLYCATCHERS and relocated a Veery
(Bradley, 6/15) at the Neversink Trail west of Gunnison. On 6/23, Petrosky
reported an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER at the View Campgrounds at Taylor
Park Reservoir.
Chaffee County
On 6/23, Petrosky relocated LEWIS'S WOODPECKER at Brookdale Avenue & N. Pleasant
Avenue in Buena Vista.
Jackson County
On 6/17, Stevens and all relocated BOREAL OWLS on Cameron Pass. See CoBus
website for directions. Stevens relocated BROWN-CAPPED ROSY FINCHES (Stevens,
6/11) at the Colorado State Forest Visitor's Center feeders.
Mesa County
On 6/10, Weston relocated FLAMMULATED OWL (Robinsong, 5/9) on the Uncompahgre
Plateau. On 6/8, Gary Weston relocated SCOTT'S ORIOLES (Carpenter 5/9) at
Brewster's Ridge and north of Rabbit Valley (Carpenter, 5/9). On 6/1, GRACE'S
WARBLERS were found near Carson's Hole. On 5/11, Leo Miller ran into 8+ CHUKAR
at Coal Canyon (Cameo). On 5/10, Carpenter found 2 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS and 7
BOREAL OWLS on the Grand Mesa (see CoBus website for directions).
Good birding!
Directions to birding spots on CoBus website:
http://home.att.net/~birdertoo
Sue Ehlmann, CoBus & RMORC Project Director
Brighton, CO
Contact CoBus/Report Interesting Birds: 303-324-7994
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