[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, August 18

Date:  Sunday, August 18, 2019

E-mail:  RBA AT cobirds.org

Compiler:  Joe Roller, Denver

email: jroller9 AT gmail.com

phone:  303 204-0828

Birders 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 a species.

For more 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 GROUND DOVE (*Weld)

Sanderling (*Boulder)

Red-eyed Vireo (Elbert)

White-winged Crossbill (*Boulder)

BOULDER COUNTY:

—-On August 17 a Sanderling continued at Lagerman Reservoir; first reported there on August 14 by Mark Miner-Lee, among other shorebirds.

—-On August 14 (5) White-winged Crossbills were reported at Caribou Townsite to Bald Mountain, NW of Nederland, 39.9897321,-105.5953932, by Dave Hallock. This nomadic species is thinly distributed in Colorado.

ELBERT COUNTY:

---On August 11 (3) Red-eyed Vireos were reported along W Kiowa Creek Rd by David Tønnessen. That road is SW of the town of Elbert & is a new eBird hotspot.

WELD COUNTY:

—-On August 15 a COMMON GROUND DOVE was reported from the Pawnee National Grasslands (40.7928,-104.5617) by Jeff Gerbracht. This report is under review, as initial details were scant - "tiny, short-tailed dove", and more information has been requested.

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

New Mexico, Southwestern Corner

Sunday, August 18 - Friday, August 23

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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

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

Southwestern Metro Area

Tuesday, August 20

6:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Dale Pate (dalelpate@gmail.com; 575-706-4584)

Prewitt and Jackson Reservoirs

Sunday, August 25

5:30 AM - 7:30 PM

Joey Kellner (vireo1@comcast.net; 303-978-1748

Good birding! 

Joe Roller, Denver

jroller9 AT gmail.com

303 204-0828

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