Hello cobirders,

New reports from Wednesday:
Douglas (Black Vulture)
Arapahoe (Cassin's Sparrow, Black-chinned Hummingbird)
Boulder (Little Blue Heron)
Washington (Dickcissel)

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).

Boulder County
Yesterday, Terry Michaels relocated the LITTLE BLUE HERON (Zilly, 7/1) west of
the pond just south of Boulder Creek and along White Rocks Trail. On 7/7,
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).

Arapahoe County
Yesterday, Stevens relocated 3 BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD (Stevens, 5/18) behind
the ranger's office at Cherry Creek State Park. On 6/26, Stevens relocated 2
BURROWING OWLS (defrowe) along Jewell Avenue between the Great Plains Park and
E470.

Adams County
On 7/7, 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
On 7/7, 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).

Jefferson County
On 7/7, Fothergill relocated WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKERS (Finch, 4/13) at Genesee
Mountain Park. On 7/3, 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
On 7/7, Dixie Smith relocated WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN 0.5 miles north of the
Medicine Bow pullover trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. 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.

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.

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
Washington County
Yesterday, Charles Hundertmark reported 11 DICKCISSEL along CR 41 between
Highway 34 and CR T.

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.

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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