[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Date:  Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Compiler: Allison Hilf;   ahilf@me.com

Phone: (303) 888-5110

E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org

 

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, April 17, 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:

Tundra Swan (*Mesa)

Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe)

White-throated Swift (Broomfield)

Dunlin (Kiowa)

Pectoral Sandpiper (Kiowa)

GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (*Kiowa, Larimer)

Caspian Tern (Kiowa)

NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Jefferson, Kiowa)

Green Heron (*Weld)

Glossy Ibis (*La Plata)

Sagebrush Sparrow (Jefferson)

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 15 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Cherry Creek SP near the Marina & Dam.  First Reported April 14 by Cynthia Madsen.

BROOMFIELD COUNTY:

—-On April 15 a White-throated Swift was reported at South Arista by Chipper Phillips.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

—-On April 16 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Robert A Easton Regional Park.  First reported on April 12 by David Suddjian.

—-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.

KIOWA COUNTY:

—-On April 15 a Caspian Tern was reported at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir by Mark Peterson.

—-On April 15 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir by Mark Peterson.

—-On April 15 a Pectoral Sandpiper and (5) Dunlin were reported at Lower Queens Reservoir by Mark Peterson.

—-On April 15 a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir.  First reported on April 13 by David Tonnessen. 

LA PLATA:

—-On April 16 a Glossy Ibis was reported at Pastorius Reservoir.  First reported on April 15 by Susan Allerton.

LARIMER COUNTY:

—-On April 14 a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at Horseshoe Reservoir.  First reported on April 13 by  by Andy Bankert.

MESA COUNTY:

—-On April 16 (3) Tundra Swan were reported on the Colorado River, heading south from mm48, by Sue Riffe. 

WELD COUNTY:

—-On April 16 a Green Heron was reported in Ft Collins at CR 13 (~1 mi. S Hinkley Lk) by Sheila Webber.

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

Southwestern Metro Area

Wednesday, April 17

7:00 AM - Noon

Dale Pate (daleplate AT gmail.com; 575-706-4584)

Chico Basin Ranch

Saturday, April 20

6:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Mark Amershek (mamershek AT msn.com; 303-329-8646)

Mt. Falcon Park

Saturday, April 20

7:00 AM - 12:00 PM

John Breitsch   (jbreitsch AT hotmail.com;  303-588-0552)

Greenwood Gulch and Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve

Sunday, April 21

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Kevin Corwin (KevyGudGuy AT aol.com; 720-277-7118)

Good Birding,

Allison Hilf

Aurora, CO

(303) 888-5110

Sent from my iPhone