Thursday, 11 July 2019

[cobirds] Re: Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, July 11, 2019

LARIMER COUNTY Ash-throated Flycatcher appears to be a possible BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER! Will update if further information is available.

Dean Shoup
Aurora, CO

Current RBA compiler

On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 6:16:21 AM UTC-6, Dean Shoup wrote:

Date: Thursday, July 11, 2019

Compiler: Dean Shoup   deshoup723… @gmail.com     

Phone: (720) 272-9042

E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org

 

Observers have been helpful by reporting updates to COBirds. Thanks.

 

CAPITAL LETTERS denote very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee at the CFO website.

 

(*) indicates new information on this species.

For information on birds seen today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to the bottom for "Recent eBird Sightings".

 

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

 

COMMON GALLINULE (*Larimer)

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (*Alamosa)

Ash-throated Flycatcher (*Adams) (*Larimer)

Plumbeous Vireo (Denver)

YELLOW-GREEN VIREO (Baca)

Carolina Wren (Baca)

Baltimore Oriole (Adams)

LUCY'S WARBLER (Mesa)

Northern Parula (El Paso)

Dickcissel (Montrose)

 

ADAMS COUNTY:

—-On July 10 an Ash-throated Flycatcher was reported at Rocky Mountain Arsenal at the Ladora Loop Trail by Orien Richmond. This is a first summer record at the Arsenal and only the third record overall (year-round, all years) at this location. (eBird data).

—-On July 7 a (m) Baltimore Oriole was reported at Metzger Farm Open Space; first reported by Lauren Burke on June 17. It was paired with a female Bullock's Oriole. Please view from a distance.

 

ALAMOSA COUNTY:

—-On July 10 a first-year YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was reported at Blanca Wetlands by Lisa Rawinski. Currently, the wetlands are closed but will be open to birders on July 16th. The bird was seen in the wetlands just to the NW of the parking lot at North Mallard. This appears to be a first San Luis Valley record.

 

BACA COUNTY:

—-On July 6 a singing Carolina Wren was reported along CR-J, west of CR-8, close to the Wait Ranch, by Kathy Mihm Dunning. 

—-On June 25 a YELLOW-GREEN VIREO was observed at Two Buttes SWA by Mark Peterson, and ID'd as such on July 1, after critical review of photos. The bird has not been found since. If accepted by the Colorado Bird Records Committee, this would be the first state record.

 

DENVER COUNTY:

—-On July 9 a Plumbeous Vireo was reported at High Line Canal Trail – S Valencia – Dayton by Frank and Nancy Hatch. This is a first county record for summer. Only a handful of records exist in Denver county year-round.

 

 EL PASO:

—-On July 9 a Northern Parula was reported at Fountain Creek—S Circle Dr to S Academy Blvd by Richard Bunn and Jim Merritt. First reported by Richard Bunn on June 26.

 

LARIMER COUNTY:

—-On July 10 an Ash-throated Flycatcher was reported at Reservoir Ridge Natural Area by Fawn Simonds.

—-On July 10 a COMMON GALLINULE was reported at Wellington SWA -Schware Unit by Matt Newport. That has been its haunt since first reported on April 29 by Josh Bruening.

 

MESA COUNTY:

—-On July 5 a single LUCY'S WARBLER was reported at Gateway Cottonwoods by Kathellen McGinley and David Price. First reported as two at the same location on July 1 by Denise and Mark Vollmer.

 

MONTROSE COUNTY

—-On July 9 a Dickcissel was reported at Nucla-WTP by Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter. First reported by the same observers on July 1. This appears to be a first county record (eBird data).

 

 

 

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Ken Caryl Valley Area 
Friday, July 12   7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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Staunton State Park (Jefferson County) 
Saturday, July 13   6:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Chris Gilbert   chrisgee9... @gmail.com or 804-214-1508

 

Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop (Arapahoe County) 
Sunday, July 14    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Karen von Saltza   kvonsaltza... @yahoo.com or 303-941-4881

 

Park County Explorations 
Monday, July 15  - Tuesday, July 16     4:30 AM - 3:00 PM
David Suddjian   dsuddjian... @gmail.com or 831-713-8659

 

Banner Lakes SWA (Weld County) 
Tuesday, July 16    7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Mark Amershek   mamershek... @msn.com or 303-329-8646

 

 

 

Good birding! 

Dean Shoup 

deshoup723… @gmail.com  

(720) 272-9042

       

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