Wednesday, 28 August 2019

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Date:  Wednesday,  August 28, 2019

E-mail:  RBA AT cobirds.org

Compiler:  Allison Hilf; ahilf@me.com

Phone:  303.888.5110


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:


PIPING PLOVER (Douglas)

Long-billed Curlew (Broomfield)

Marbled Godwit (Boulder, Saguache)

Pectoral Sandpiper (Rio Grande)

Red Phalarope (*Jackson)

Ash-throated Flycatcher (*Morgan)

White-winged Crossbill (*Douglas)

Eastern Kingbird (*Clear Creek)

Clay-colored Sparrow (*Teller)

BAIRD'S SPARROW (Logan)

Bobolink (*Jackson)

Northern Waterthrush (*Clear Creek)

Magnolia Warbler (Archuleta)


ARCHULETA COUNTY:

—On August 24 (4) Magnolia Warblers were reported at Pagosa Springs 45 Eagle's Loft Dr (37.2611,-107.0801). Reported by Bill Smyth.


BOULDER COUNTY:

--On August 25 (3) Marbled Godwits were reported at Lagerman Reservoir; first reported there on August 21 by David Smith.


BROOMFIELD COUNTY:

—On August 26 a Long-billed Curlew was reported at Great Western Reservoir by Norm Erthal.


CLEAR CREEK:

—On August 27 an Eastern Kingbird was reported at Bard Creek Ponds (PRIVATE, must view from roads).  Reported by David Suddjian.

— On August 27 a Northern Waterthrush was reported at Bard Creek Ponds (PRIVATE, must view from roads).  Reported by Dale Pate.


DOUGLAS COUNTY:

—On August 27 a White-winged Crosbill was reported at Rampart Range Lodgepole Pine Forest; near El Paso County by David Tønnessen. 

—On August 26 a Piping Plover was reported at the Plum Creek Delta of Chatfield State Park; other shorebirds in area include Semipalmated Sandpiper.  First reported on August 24 by Joey Kellner.


JACKSON COUNTY:

—On August 27 a Red Phalarope was reported at Cowdrey Reservoir by Nathan Pieplow.  This is a first county e-bird record for this species.

—On August 27 (4) Bobolink were reported in Walden by a steam that crosses CR12 W (40.735,-106.42).  Reported by Nathan Pie-plow


LOGAN COUNTY:

—On August 24 (3) Baird's Sparrows were reported SE of Crook, CO (40.8417,-102.6901) by Bill Kaempfer.


MORGAN COUNTY:

—On August 26 an Ash-throated Flycatcher was reported at the playa by Morgan CT JJ & Hwy 71 by Chuck Aid.  This is a first county e-bird record for this species.


RIO GRANDE COUNTY:

—On August 23 (2) Pectoral Sandpipers were reported at Road 1S pond (37.5603180, -106.0442160) NE of Monte Vista NWR.  Reported by David Dowell. 


SAGUACHE COUNTY:

—On August 26 a Marbled Godwit was reported at Russel Lakes SWA by Stephen Noseworthy.


TELLER COUNTY:

—On August 27 a Clay-colored Sparrow was reported at Manitou Lake by David Tønnessen.



Upcoming DFO Fielder d Trips...trip details at dfobirds.org


Ken Caryl Valley Area

Thursday, August 29

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

David Suddjian (dsuddjian@gmail.com; 831-713-8659)


Sandstone Ranch (Guided Access) (Field Trip Leaders only this initial trip)

Friday, August 30

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Gregg Goodrich & Harriet Stratton (GreggGoodrich@gmail.com; 303-655-9135)


Pawnee National Grasslands (Weld County)

Saturday, August 31

6:15 AM - 4:00 PM

Amber Carver (caramb22@gmail.com; 310-483-5721)


First Creek at RM Arsenal

Sunday, September 1

6:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Patrick O'Driscoll (patodrisk@gmail.com; 303-885-6955)


Ken Caryl Valley Area

Monday, September 2

6:30 AM - 10:30 AM

David Suddjian (dsuddjian@gmail.com; 831-713-8659)


Southeastern Colorado

Tuesday, September 3

4:30 AM - 8:00 PM

David Suddjian (dsuddjian@gmail.com; 831-713-8659)


Ouzel Falls, Rocky Mt. Natl. Park

Wednesday, September 4

6:00 AM - 3:00 PM

John Malenich (john.malenich@comcast.net; 303-359-9456)



FALL COUNTS are coming up! Save the dates and pick a place to join groups of eager birders on one of these time-honored birding trips. There'll be seven trips in all during the peak of fall migration, September 13 through 15. 

Sign up now at the DFO website: https://dfobirds.org/FieldTrips/UpcomingTrips.aspx


Details will appear on the Colorado RBA as the dates draw near.


Good birding! 


Allison Hilf

Aurora, CO

ahilf@me.com

303.888.5110


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