[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, April 14, 2019.

Date:  Sunday, April 14, 2019

Compiler: Gregg Goodrich

Phone: (303) 655-9135

E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, April 14, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Observers have been helpful by reporting sightings and updates on CoBirds. Thanks!

 

CAPITAL LETTERS are used for very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee.

(*) indicates new information on this species.

 

Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species include:

Neotropic Cormorant (*Jefferson)

Red-necked Grebe (Arapahoe)

Glaucous-winged Gull (*Kiowa, *Larimer)

Anna's Hummingbird (*Mesa)

Black Phoebe (Jefferson)

Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored) (Boulder, Jefferson)

Sagebrush Sparrow (Jefferson)

White-winged Crossbill (Summit)

For more information on other birds not on the RBA today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to the bottom for "Recent eBird Sightings". 

 

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

—-On April 9 a Red-necked Grebe was reported at Aurora Reservoir by David Suddjian.

BOULDER COUNTY:

—-On April 9 a Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored) was reported at Skunk Canyon Trails by Dave Donnell.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

—-On April 13 a Neotropic Cormorant was reported at Robert A Easten Regional Park First reported by David Suddjian and James McCall on the 12th.

—-On April 11 a Neotropic Cormorant was reported at Belmar Park by Ben Bezuidenhout.

—-On April 10 a Sagebrush Sparrow was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park by Chris Wood.

—-On April 8 a Black Phoebe was reported at Arvada Blunn Reservoir by Lorraine Lanning. First seen on April 7. 

—-On April 7 a Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored) was reported at Reynolds Ranch Count Park by Chris Wood. It was along drainage on Oxen Draw trail, about 200m above Elkhorn Trail cutoff. This subspecies breeds in our mountains, but is rarely seen in migration.

KIOWA COUNTY:

—-On April 13 a Glaucous-winged Gull was reported at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir by Tony Leukering.

LARIMER COUNTY:

—-On April 13 a Glaucous-winged Gull was reported at Horseshoe Reservoir by Andy Bankert.

MESA COUNTY:

—-On April 13 an Anna's Hummingbird was reported in Grand Junction by Carol Ortenzio.

SUMMIT COUNTY:

—-On April 7 a  White-winged Crossbill was reported at Blue River Trail, River Crossing by David Tonnessen.

Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on dfobirds.org

Cherry Cheek SP Wetlands Loop (Arapahoe County)

Sunday, April 14

8:00 AM - Noon

Karen von Saltza (kvonsaltza@yahoo.com , 303 941-4881

Southwestern Metro Area

Wednesday, April 17

7:00 AM - Noon

Dale Pate (dale...@gmail.com, 575-706-4584)

Chico Basin Ranch

Saturday, April 20

6:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Mark Amershek (mamershek@msn.com 303.329.8646)

Mt. Falcon Park

Saturday, April 20

7:00 AM - 12:00 PM

John Breitsch   jbreitsch@hotmail.com or 303-588-0552

Greenwood Gulch and Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve

Sunday, April 21

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Kevin Corwin   KevyGudGuy@aol.com or 720-277-7118 

Good Birding,

Gregg Goodrich

Highlands Ranch, CO

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