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Interesting Bird Sightings From Colorado Rare Bird Alert
00:00 hours MDT 5/19
Birds are listed in chronological order by Area of Colorado and Birding Location.NOTE : [County] (Initial Reporter:Observer/Last Reporter)YOU MAY SUBMIT INTERESTING BIRD SIGHTINGS: Using Mailform at Bottom of Page
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Adams County
Barr Lake
Red-headed Woodpecker --near banding station (McAdams) first 5/18
Black-and-white Warbler --southwest/Niedrach Tr (Weston) first 5/17
Rose-breasted Grosbeak --north/footbridge (Weston) first 5/17
Plumbeous Vireo --northeast footbridge (Weston) first 5/17
Northern Waterthrush --shoreline/north/footbridge (Weston) first 5/17
McKay Lake
Northern Waterthrush (Zorawowicz) first 5/17
(shoreline just to the east of the fishing pier)
DIA Owl Loop
Burrowing Owl (Stevens) first 3/22
(4; prairie dog town at 3.4 miles/east/Tower & 96th avenue) (Ehlmann) last 5/17
(3; along Buckley Road between 56th and 88th avenue; walk in only) (Kosten) last 4/10
(1; 120 yds/west of Buckley Road, 0.1 miles north old Eagle Watch Bunker) (Kosten) first 3/24
Short-eared Owl (Weston) last 4/11
(before sunrise, east of above prairie dog town)
Downstream of Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area
American Dipper (2 adults) (Canter) (first 11/12) juv; last 5/15
(Latest: just west of Lowell Blvd; also check just east)
Star K Ranch Open Space
Cassin's Vireo (Petrosky) first 5/15
(South end of Nature Walk Loop)
Broomfield County
Plaster Reservoir
Cassin's Kingbird --fence behind high school (Zorawowicz) first 5/17
Douglas County
Castlewood Canyon State Park & Road
Bobolink (Kosten/Goff) (first 5/12) last 5/17
(south of Old Winkler Ranch Entrance)
Near Louviers
Lewis's Woodpecker (2) (Huffstater) first 5/12
Highway 67 & Rampart Range Road
Northern Saw-whet Owl (heard) (Bunker) first 4/12
(150 yards south down Rampart Range Road; ridge running to East)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Stevens) last 2/28
(Latest: 25 yards east by 5 yards north)
Huerfano County
Santa Clara Creek
Hepatic Tanager (Wilberding/Tieg) (first 5/16) last 5/17
Lathrop State Park
Hepatic Tanager (Roller) first 5/17
Rouse Road
Hepatic Tanager (Neldner) first 5/17
El Paso/Pueblo Counties
Chico Basin Ranch (fee area)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Percival/Gobris) (first 5/16) last 5/17
Yellow-throated Vireo (Percival) first 5/16
Veery (4) (Percival) first 5/16
Summer Tanager (male) (Gobris) first 5/16
Gray Flycatcher (Maynard) first 5/16
Dusky Flycatcher (Gobris) first 5/15
Wood Thrush (Gobris) first 5/14
Worm-eating Warbler (S. Brown/Percival) (first 5/10) last 5/14
(Above around banding station; El Paso County)
Tennessee Warbler (Drummond) first 5/14
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male) (Percival) first 5/14
(Above at the Casita)
Baltimore Oriole (Drummond) first 5/16
Northern Waterthrush (Percival) first 5/16
Veery (Percival/Drummond) (first 5/13) last 5/14
(Above around Headquarters, Pueblo County)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Drummond) first 5/16
Red-necked Phalarope (Koehn/Percival) (first 5/8) 1; last 5/13
Willet (2) (Percival) first 5/13
Northern Waterthrush (Percival/Drummond) (first 5/9) last 5/12
(Above Rose Pond; Pueblo Cty)
Weld County
Norma's Grove
Kentucky Warbler (Core) first 5/16
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Dixie Smith) first 5/16
Veery (Dixie Smith) first 5/16
Tennessee Warbler (Dixie Smith) first 5/16
Dusky Flycatcher (Ehlmann) first 5/14
Crow Valley Campground
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female) (Core) first 5/16
Least Flycatcher (Leatherman/Core) (first 5/12) last 5/16
Veery (K. Nelson/Core) first (first 5/10) last 5/16
Ovenbird --northwest corner (M. Miller/Core) (first 5/13) last 5/16
Black-throated Blue Warbler (female) (Cruz) first 5/16
Hooded Warbler (female) (Cruz) first 5/16
(Above; southwest corner)
Snowy Plover (2) (Dixie Smith) first 5/16
Eastern Bluebird (Dixie Smith) first 5/16
Veery (up to 3) (K. Nelson/C. Bell) (first 5/11) 1; last 5/14
Baldridge Lake
Glossy Ibis (Dixie Smith/C. Bell) (first 4/18) last 5/14
Weld County Road 59 Ponds
Short-billed Dowitcher (2) (Mlodinow/Ehlmann) (first 4/26) last 5/14
Red-necked Phalarope (20+) (Ehlmann) (first 5/6) last 5/14
Mountain Plover Loops
Chestnut-collared Longspur
(2) --SE corner/County Road 114 & Highway 85 (Ehlmann/Stevens) (first 3/19) last 5/14
Mountain Plover
(2) --burn area at Highway 14 & CR 51 (Lefko/Leatherman) (first 4/2) last 5/12
(1) --CR 100/0.5 miles/east CR 37 (C. Bell) first 5/7
(1) --Hwy 14 & CR 57 (Dixie Smith) first 5/2
(1) --burn at CR 98 & CR 37 (Lefko) first 4/29
(1) --CR 96, south of gate/1.5 miles/west/CR 77 (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 4/19) last 4/22
(4) --CR 104, burn area past turnoff for auto tour (Bol) first 4/14
(1) --north side/CR 100/0.5 miles/east CR 33 (Lefko) first 4/14
(1) --east side/CR 61, 0.3 miles/north/Hwy 14 (Osterbuhr) first 4/8
(1) --CR 96, 2 miles west of CR 69 (Mlodinow) first 4/5
(1) --northeast corner of CR 100 & CR 37 (Lefko) first 4/2
Burrowing Owl
(1) --0.25 miles east CR 100 & CR 33 (Lefko/Stevens) (first 4/2) last 5/9
(1) --CR 90 & CR 57 (Lotz/Dixie Smith) (first 4/30) last 5/2
(1) --CR 65, north of Hwy 14 (Petrosky) first 4/13
(2) --0.5 miles south CR 100 & CR 33 (Lefko) (first 4/2) last 4/29
(2+) --CR 96/east of Burrowing Owl sign (Mark Miller) first 4/7
El Paso County
Bear Creek Regional Park
Hooded Warbler (Steve Getty) first 5/16
(east of the Bear Creek Visitors Center around the wooden boardwalk area)
Fountain Creek Regional Park
White-eyed Vireo (Pals/Chartier) (first 5/12) last 5/14
(Area 7, a.k.a. Hansen Nature Area)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male) --north/area 3 (Elwonger) first 5/13
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female) --outlet sewage pond (Elwonger) first 5/13
Green Heron (2) (Pals) first 5/12
(Above: Area 7; south end of park, a.k.a. Hansen Nature Area)
Green Heron (2) --Rice's Pond (Percival) last 5/13
Big Johnson Reservoir
Caspian Tern (Bol) first 5/13
Common Loon (2) (Mlodinow/Bols) (first 4/8) 3; last 5/13
Turkey Creek Ranch
Lewis's Woodpecker (Kibbe) 6; last 8/28
Jefferson/Douglas Counties
Apex Trail
Worm-eating Warbler --1/4 mile up trail (Righter) first 5/15
Genesee Mountain Park
Williamson's Sapsucker --top of mountain/park (Stevens/Williams) m,f; last 5/14
Williamson's Sapsucker --group picnic area (Stevens/Williams) (first 3/20) m, f; last 5/14
Welchester Tree Park
Summer Tanager (Ehlmann) first 5/13
Dusky Flycatcher (Ehlmann) first 5/13
Reynolds Park
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Ehlmann) last 5/13
(Oxen Draw Trail, north of Eagle's View & Raven's Roost Trail Intersection)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 4/14) last 5/13
(Raven's Roost Trail, south of Old Service Road)
Dusky Grouse (Ehlmann) first 5/13
(Edge of clearing, top of Eagle's View)
Williamson's Sapsucker (M. Brown) first 3/19
(south/Raven's Roost & Elkhorn Tr)
(Later: 25 feet/north/Raven's Roost Tr/80 yards east/"new" Eagle's View Tr)
Chatfield Reservoir
Hooded Warbler (McBurney) first 5/13
Dusky Flycatcher (McBurney) first 5/13
Least Flycatcher (McBurney) first 5/13
Pine Valley Ranch Park & Pike National Forest See Trail Maps
American Three-toed Woodpecker
(PVR) (female) --Strawberry Jack trail/10-15 yds SE/Buck Gulch trail) (M. Brown) first 5/10
(PVR) (adult male) --Buck Gulch Tr/60 yards south of Pine Lake Loop, 20 yards west of trail) (M. Brown/Stevens) (first 1/30) last 2/27
Northern Pygmy-Owl
(PVR) --intersection of Buck Gulch & Strawberry Jack Trr (Stevens) first 2/27
(PVR) --Narrow Gauge Trr/30 yds/west/2nd bridge (M. Brown) first 1/4
(PNF) --Strawberry Jack Tr/300 yds/southwest/Parkview Tr (M. Brown) first 11/24
(PVR) --spruce tree, north side Pine Lake (M. Brown) first 9/28
American Three-toed Woodpecker History in Colorado
Arapahoe County
Cherry Creek Reservoir
Caspian Tern (Walbek/Washburn) (first 5/7) again 5/17
Tennessee Warbler --cottonwoods/south/12 mile beaver pond (Washburn) first 5/17
Burrowing Owl (Keithler/Crooks) (first 5/9) last 5/16
(south of Peoria & Bellevue)
Black-chinned Hummingbird (male) --east/ranger's office (Kosten/Ehlmann) (first 5/14) last 5/17
Tennessee Warbler --Smoky Hill Group Picnic Area (Petrosky) first 5/14
Boulder County
Old St. Vrain Road
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Guarente) first 5/17
Baseline Reservoir
Common Loon (Webb/Matheus) (first 5/13) last 5/15
Red-throated Loon (Webb/Takamine) (first 5/13) last 5/14
Teller Farms
Bobolink (2+) --east/west stretch along canal (Stiles) first 5/14
Boulder Bobolink Meadow
Bobolink (Ely/Tumasonis) (first 5/9) last 5/14
Near the Anderson Ditch, Boulder
Black-throated Sparrow (Eliot & Wagner) first 5/13
(Marshall Street & University Avenue; GPS 40.010372,-105.290025)
Walden Ponds & Sawhill Ponds
American Bittern --Walden Ponds (Hundertmark) last 5/13
American Bittern --Sawhill Ponds (Van Laanen) first 5/8
Lobo Trail
White-winged Dove (2) (Tumasonis) last 5/12
(Brandywine & Wellington Streets)
Larimer County
Falcon Ridge
Scarlet Tanager (male) (Steve Martin) first 5/16
(Email Steve to arrange a visit: falconridge@cowisp.net)
Lee Martinez Park
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (pair) (Sparks) first 5/15
(near new Fort Collins Science Museum)
Pennock Pass
Flammulated Owl
(0.4 miles from east side closure gate (Ehlmann) first 5/2
(3.8 mile hike to Summit from west side) (2+) (Stevens) first 4/12
Cow Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Stevens) first 4/12
Pueblo County
Swallows Road
Scaled Quail (Harris) last 5/13
Curve-billed Thrasher (Ehlmann/Harris) (first 3/16) last 5/13
Pueblo Reservoir
Red-necked Phalarope (60) (Percival) first 5/12
Lewis's Woodpecker --Rock Canyon (Percival) (first 5/7) last 5/8
Common Loon --sailboard launch area (Percival) first 5/8
Valco Ponds & Rock Canyon
Northern Cardinal (2 males) (Percival) first 5/12
Black Phoebe (Percival) first 5/12
Eastern Phoebe (Percival) first 5/12
Prowers County
Lamar Community College
Northern Cardinal (Harris) last 5/15
Northern Waterthrush (Rawinski/Harris) (first 5/12) last 5/15
Least Flycatcher (Walbek/Harris) (first 5/11) last 5/15
Baca County
Two Buttes Reservoir
Northern Waterthrush (Rawinski/Harris) (first 5/11) last 5/15
Baltimore Oriole --nearby yuccas (Mlodinow) first 5/13
Walsh Sewage Ponds
Red-necked Phalarope (Mlodinow) first 5/12
Burchfield Wildlife Area
White-eyed Vireo (Mlodinow/Harris) (first 5/12) last 5/14
Northern Parula (Kaempfer/Harris) (first 5/5) last 5/14
Blackpoll Warbler (Mlodinow/Harris) (first 5/12) last 5/14
Northern Waterthrush (Kaempfer/Harris) (first 5/5) last 5/14
Barn Owl (Harris) last 5/14
Turk's Pond
Philadelphia Vireo (Harris) first 5/14
Cassin's Vireo (Harris) first 5/14
Cottonwood Canyon
Painted Bunting (male) --mile/east/camping area (Harris) first 5/14
Gray Vireo (Ehlmann/Harris) (first 5/4) last 5/14
Eastern Phoebe --draw/south/camping area (Harris) last 5/14
Rufous-crowned Sparrow --1.4 miles/east/camping area (Harris) last 5/14
Lewis's Woodpecker --1.4 miles/east/camping area (Harris) last 5/14
Red-headed Woodpecker (2) --same area at LEWO (Stevens/Harris) (first 5/8) last 5/14
Eastern Towhee (Mlodinow) first 5/12
Western Screech-Owl --camping area (Ehlmann) last 5/4
Bent County
Fort Lyons Wildlife Easement Marsh
Black Rail (Peterson/Harris) (first 3/31) 2+; last 5/13
John Martin Reservoir
Rose-breasted Grosbeak --Campgrounds (female) (Rawinski/Harris) (first 5/12) last 5/13
American Redstart (female) --Hasty Campgrounds (Rawinski) first 5/12
Tempel Grove
Eastern Towhee (Mlodinow) first 5/13
Northern Parula (Nelson/Mlodinow) (first 5/7) last 5/13
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Walbek/Mlodinow) first 5/13
Ovenbird (Mlodinow) first 5/13
Northern Waterthrush (Nelson/Mlodinow) (first 5/7) last 5/13
Kiowa County
Neenoshe Reservoir
Hooded Warbler (Mlodinow) first 5/13
Northern Parula (Mlodinow) first 5/13
(Above: Locust Grove)
Kiowa/Bent Counties
Blue Lake
Surf Scoter (Rawinski) first 5/12
Otero County
Lake Cheraw
Piping Plover (Stevens) first 5/7
Snowy Plover (2) (Peterson/Stevens) (first 3/31) last 5/7
Red-necked Phalarope (Stevens) first 5/7
Willet (Stevens) first 5/7
Phillips County
Holyoke Sewage Ponds
Lesser Nighthawk (Stevens:Ehlmann) first 5/18
Holyoke City Park
Black-throated Green Warbler (Stevens) first 5/18
Tennessee Warbler (Stevens) first 5/18
Blackpoll Warbler (Stevens) first 5/18
Haxtun City Park
Blackpoll Warbler (Stevens) first 5/18
Plumbeous Vireo (Stevens) first 5/18
Yuma County
Yuma County Road 45
Greater Prairie-Chicken (16+) --see directions (Stevens/Ehlmann) 6+; last 5/18
Bonny Reservoir Wildlife Area & Hale Ponds
Northern Cardinal (male) (Stevens) last 5/15
Baltimore Oriole (T. Jones/Stevens) (first 5/12) last 5/15
Veery (T. Jones) first 5/12
(Around old Wagon Wheel Cgs/Visitor's Center)
Whimbrel (2) (Stevens) first 5/15
Marbled Godwit (4) (T. Jones/Stevens) (first 5/12) last 5/15
Long-billed Curlew (T. Jones/Stevens) (first 5/12) last 5/15
Olive-sided Flycatcher --south/above (T. Jones) first 5/12
(Above, around remaining water)
Great Crested Flycatcher (T. Jones/Stevens) (first 5/12) 2; last 5/15
Eastern Bluebird (T. Jones/Stevens) (first 5/12) last 5/15
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Stevens) last 5/15
(Above, old Foster's Grove Campgrounds; camping not allowed any longer)
Red-bellied Woodpecker --Wagon Wheel Cgs (Mason) last 4/26
Eastern Screech-Owl (2+) (Stevens) last 5/15
(Hwy 285 to Foster's Grove)
Northern Waterthrush (Stevens) first 5/15
Red-bellied Woodpecker (3+) --Hale Ponds (Stevens) last 5/15
Eastern Screech-Owl (Stevens) last 5/15
(north and east of eastern Hale Ponds)
Logan/Sedgwick Counties
Jumbo Reservoir
American Golden-Plover --south side (Stevens) first 5/17
Black-bellied Plover --west side (Stevens) first 5/17
Eastern Screech-Owl (heard, north side) (Stevens) last 5/17
Possible Least Bittern --below road (Narravo) first 4/30
Pony Express Wildlife Area
Baltimore Oriole (Stevens) first 5/17
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Stevens) first 5/17
Dickcissel --field south of Wildlife Area (Stevens) first 5/17
Julesburg Wildlife Area
Northern Cardinal (Stevens) first 5/17
White-throated Sparrow (Stevens) first 5/17
Bobolink --field to south (Stevens) first 5/17
Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area
Black-throated Green Warbler --Tamarack Pond area (Stevens) first 5/16
Nashville Warbler --Tamarack Pond area (Stevens) first 5/16
Yellow-billed Cuckoo --Tamarack Pond area (Stevens) first 5/16
Bell's Vireo (Stevens) first 5/16
Baltimore Oriole --6-7 West (Narravo/Stevens) (first 5/1) last 5/16
Field Sparrow --6-7 West (Stevens) last 5/16
Northern Cardinal (up to 7)
Latest: west/Tamarack Pond (Stevens) (first 2/22) last 5/16
Red-bellied Woodpecker --east & west sections (Stevens) last 5/16
Eastern Screech-Owl --east sections (Stevens) last 5/16
Red Lion Wildlife Area
Upland Sandpiper --east/Hwy 138 & CR 95 (Stevens) first 5/16
Summer Tanager --Little Jumbo windbreak (Stevens) first 5/16
Red-bellied Woodpecker --Hwy 138 windbreak (Stevens) first 5/16
Duck Creek Wildlife Area
Bell's Vireo (Stevens) first 5/16
Eastern Bluebird (Stevens) first 5/16
Sedgwick Bar Wildlife Area
Upland Sandpiper (Stevens) first 5/16
Black-and-white Warbler (Stevens) first 5/16
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Stevens) first 5/16
Highway 138, west of Crook
Burrowing Owl (4) (Kellner) first 4/1
Kit Carson County
Fairview Cemetery, Burlington
Cape May Warbler (Stevens) first 5/15
Burlington (Near 8th Street & Rose Avenue)
Summer Tanager (Stevens) first 5/15
Logan County
Overland Park
Baltimore Oriole (Ehlmann) first 5/14
Green Heron (Ehlmann) first 5/14
Washington County
Last Chance Rest Stop
Baltimore Oriole (Sanders) first 5/13
Ovenbird (Sanders) first 5/13
Morgan County
Jackson Reservoir
Eastern Screech-Owl --western Campgrounds (Stevens/Petrosky) last 5/1
Brush Wildlife Area
Red-bellied Woodpecker --northern border (Petrosky) last 5/1
Logan/Washington Counties County
Prewitt Reservoir
Eastern Screech-Owl --west/camping area (Ehlmann) last 11/23
Eastern Screech-Owl --inlet area (Stevens) last 11/13
Delta County
Fruitgrower's Reservoir
Red-necked Phalarope (12) (Horn) first 5/17
American Bittern (Arnold/Horn) (first 4/21) last 5/17
Willet (Arnold) last 5/15
Lewis's Woodpecker --see directions (Harris) 2; last 5/12
Escalante Wildlife Area
Black Phoebe (Ehlmann) (first 3/15) last 4/20
(downstream of Pinnacle Rock)
Black Phoebe (Harris) first 3/27
(near Captain Smith's Cabin)
Chukar (4) (Forsythe/R. King) (first 4/19) last 4/24
(6.3 miles/west/Gunnison River Bridge)
Chukar (Ehlmann) first 3/15
(between old goat farm and first cattle guard to west)
Highway 50 (Mile Marker 61 to 62.2; north of Delta)
Burrowing Owl (Garrison/Arnold) (first 4/17) last 4/21
(100 yds east of Hwy, 200 yds south)
Eagle County
Spring Park Reservoir
Least Tern (Filby) first 5/16
Marbled Godwit (Filby) first 5/16
Edwards
Bobolink (2 male) (Kyle Carstensen) first 5/15
(Around County building next to Eagle River Waste Water Treatment Plant)
Basalt Mountain
Flammulated Owl (heard) (Filby) first 4/30
Dusky Grouse (Filby) last 4/30
Alamosa County
San Luis Lakes State Park
Black-bellied Plover (6) (Rawinski) first 5/15
Marbled Godwit Marbled Godwit (125-150) Cici Lee first 4/30
Willet 20+ (Lee) first 4/30
Blanca Wetlands
Black-bellied Plover (6) (Rawinski) first 5/15
Red-necked Phalarope (Rawinski) first 5/15
Bobolink (Rawinski) first 5/15
Costilla County
Smith Reservoir
Black-bellied Plover (Rawinski) first 5/15
Ouray County
Lake Lenore
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male) (Hirshman) first 5/14
Uravan
Black Phoebe (Jon Horn) first 4/15
(San Miguel River, between Uravan & Dolores River)
Black Phoebe (3) --around bridge (Dexter) first 3/14
Mesa County
Highline Lake State Park
Black-bellied Plover --Mack Mesa Lake (Arnold) first 5/14
Colorado National Monument
Black-chinned Sparrow (Arnold/Harris) (first 4/9) last 5/12
Gray Vireo (Arnold/Harris) (first 4/23) last 5/12
(Devil's Kitchen; Both around creek at bottom of trail)
Pinyon Jay (20+) --Campgrounds (Harris) last 5/12
Grand Junction (24th & Mesa Avenue)
White-winged Dove (Korte) first last 5/12
Uncompahgre Plateau
Flammulated Owl --Jack's Canyon (Arnold) first 5/11
Redlands Parkway North Pond
Semipalmated Plover (Arnold) first 5/11
Red-necked Phalarope (2) (Bradley/Arnold) (first 5/10) last 5/11
Cameo
Black-throated Sparrow (Stevens) last 5/5
Chukar (Stevens) last 5/5
(follow trail over hill at 2nd pipe gate)
Grand Mesa
Boreal Owl (Ehlmann) last 5/3
(Latest: search pullovers from Spruce Grove CG to 2.0 miles south)
Boreal Owl --behind Grand Mesa Lodge (Leo Miller/Meyers) (first 4/30) last 5/1
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Leo Miller/Meyers) (first 4/30) last 5/1
(Highway 65, mile marker 27)
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Ehlmann/Stevens) last 3/25
(Powderhorn Ski Area)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (6) --Powderhorn Ski Area (Stigen) first 10/2
(Spruce Woods along little trail over to the vista between lift one and two)
County Road 4 (at 7.6 miles North of CR S)
Sage Sparrow (Stevens/Seacrist) (first 3/26) last 4/8
Gunnison County
Waunita Hot Springs Lek
Gunnison Sage-Grouse (Ehlmann/Harris) (first 3/16) last 5/13
(Numbers are down this year. Visit in morning and early as they leave soon after civil twilight)
Monarch Pass Rest Stop
American Three-toed Woodpecker (pair) (Stevens/Harris) (first 4/28) last 5/13
Montrose County
Nucla Sewer Ponds
Red-necked Phalarope (10+) (Dexter) first 5/13
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Dusky Grouse (Ehlmann/Harris) (first 3/15) last 5/12
(4+; side of south rim drive between Campgrounds and Visitor's Center)
(west entrance & east of first speed limit sign from west end)
Clear Creek County
Guanella Pass
White-tailed Ptarmigan (2) (Stevens) last 5/12
(50 yards south of the top of hill to southeast of parking area)
(Pass open from both directions; Grant & Georgetown; paved by way of Georgetown)
Guanella Pass Campgrounds
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Stevens) (first 5/10) last 5/12
Dusky Grouse (Stevens) first 5/10
Mt. Evans Road
NOTE: Road is closed for the season at Echo Lake (over 14 miles to Summit)
Park County
Kenosha Pass & Twin Cone Peaks Trail
Flammulated Owl --east of Twin Cone Trailhead (Stevens) first 5/12
Williamson's Sapsucker --mile/south/gate (Stevens) first 5/12
Dusky Grouse (1) --northwest of gate (Stevens) first 5/12
(East side of Highway at Kenosha Pass)
Routt County
80 Route Leks
Sharp-tailed Grouse --Dunn State Trust Land entrance (Stevens/Harris) (first 3/6) 12+; last 5/11
Greater Sage-Grouse --north/2nd cattle guard (Stevens/Harris) (first 3/6) last 5/11
Dusky Grouse (Stevens/Harris) (first 3/7) last 5/11
(2nd cattle guard & pair 80 yards to south)
20 Road Sharp-tailed Grouse Leks
Sharp-tailed Grouse (1) (Stevens) (first 3/1) 9+; last 4/7
Moffat County
Oxbow Wildlife Area
Sage Sparrow (Ehlmann/Harris) (first 4/17) last 5/11
Sage Thrasher (Ehlmann/Harris) (first 5/3) last 5/11
Timberlake Lek
Greater Sage-Grouse (4+) (Stevens) first 3/5
Dolores County
Bradfield Bridge Boat Ramp
Black Phoebe (2) (Dinmire) first 5/10
Black Phoebe (Dinsmire) first 5/10
(1/2 mile below Cabin Canyon Campground)
Jackson County & Larimer County
Greater Sage-Grouse Lek
Greater Sage-Grouse (2) (Stevens/Harris) (first 2/29) 37 males, last 5/10
(Jackson County Road 26 Leks)
Colorado State Forest
White-throated Sparrow (Dodson/Harris) (first 2/1) last 5/10
Cameron Pass Area
Boreal Owl
(2/12, 3/4, 5/2: just west and east of summit (Ehlmann) last 5/2
(9/27, 4/15, 4/22: east of summit; 1 at Joe Wright Reservoir parking lot (R. King) 4/22
(10/20; 10/3; 9/27 Ruby Jewell Road; Stevens) last 10/20
(10/19; south of Crags Campgrounds; Stevens) last 10/19
(7/22: heard/Kelly Lake)
(Contact Stevens at birdertoo (at) hotmail.com or 303-324-7994)
(Richard Stevens has been conducting an owl study in the area since 2006)
(We are trying to spread out searches as to not visit same spot each trip)
County Road 21
Burrowing Owl (Nuissl) first 4/22
East of Gould
American Three-toed Woodpecker (male) (Bribitzer-Stull/Heylen) (first 3/16) 2; last 4/4
(first pullout signed "Slow Vehicle Pullout", driving East from Gould)
Delaney Butte Lakes Lek
Greater Sage-Grouse (7) --see directions (Bribitzer-Stull/Vandegehuchte) (first 3/16) 18; last 4/1
Ranger Lakes Campground
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Petrosky/Stevens) (first 1/17) last 1/31
Chaffee County
Monarch Pass Ski Area
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Stevens) first 4/28
Buena Vista Area
Lewis's Woodpecker (2) (Skrentny/Ehlmann) (first 6/22) last 10/22
(Latest: Best area to search: south/Brookdale Avenue & east/N. Pleasant Avenue Area)
(Also check: Big Bend Recreation Area) (Kibbe) first 10/16
(Also check: County Road 163) (Kibbe) first 10/16
Northern Saw-whet Owl --north/Buena Vista Overlook (Ehlmann) last 10/22
Pinyon Jay (20+) --between Buena Vista overlook & Ruby Mountain (Ehlmann) last 10/22
Archuleta County
Navajo Reservoir
Black Phoebe (pair) --Watchable Wildlife Area bridge (Morris) first 4/21
Fremont County
Holcim Marsh
Least Bittern (heard only) (Mlodinow) first 4/8
Western Screech-Owl --back end woods (Mlodinow) first 4/8
Florence River Park
Black Phoebe (Moss/Mlodinow) (first 2/20) reported 4/8
Eastern Phoebe (Mlodinow) first 4/8
Highway 119 & County Road 138
Harris's Sparrow (Mlodinow) first 4/8
La Plata County
Wildcat Canyon
Acorn Woodpecker (Arnold) last 2/29
Grand County
Rabbit Ears Pass
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 11/6) last 1/30
(Road to maintenance shed)
White-winged Crossbill (2) (Stevens) first 11/6
(Road to maintenance shed, flew north)
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