cobirds colorado rare bird: January 2020

Friday 31 January 2020

[cobirds] Long-tailed Duck at John Martin Reservoir

Birders,

With ice nearly out at John Martin Reservoir (Bent County), we are
entering a shoulder season. Wintering birds are thinning out and spring
migrants are yet to arrive. This afternoon, I observed a Long-tailed
Duck within three feet of the ice line in the southeast part of the
reservoir near the dam. Best viewing is from the south pullout of the
dam. I offer this information mostly to help people drawn to Lamar for
the Snow Goose Festival.

Duane Nelson

Las Animas, Bent County, CO

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[cobirds] Wheeler guide solves Boulder Co. buteo mystery

On Tuesday while trying to re-find previously reported Pinon Jays on Boulder CR 71N near Lyons, I spotted an interesting looking raptor perched on a Ponderosa Pine. a fortuitous pull-off allowed me to park and glass the bird which had a streaked underside and an interesting face pattern. As I reached for my camera, however, the bird flew and perched behind my truck.

With camera in hand, I was able to slip out of the truck and get a couple of photos before the bird flew.

Scrutinizing the photos at home, I was puzzled by the bird's appearance. The white above the eye did not form a superciliary I had hoped for to confirm a Northern Goshawk. The white marks on the back did not form the scapular V of a Red-tailed Hawk, nor did the head appear to fit the usual Red-tail pattern.

After consulting the usual Sibley and National Geo field guides, I pulled Brian Wheeler's recent Birds of Prey of the West: A Field Guide from the shelf. Following Brian's advice to focus on the head, I finally landed on juvenile or immature Harlan's Hawk. The bird was unlike any Harlan's I have seen in Colorado, but Harlan's, like other Red-tails, is a very variable taxa. Though Wheeler's field guide can be intimidating, this is the second time I have found a puzzling plumage in his field guide that is not illustrated in other guides.

Chuck Hundertmark

Lafayette, CO

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday , Jan 31 , 2020

Date:Friday, January 31, 2020

Email: RBA@cobirds.org

Compiler: John Drummond jxdrummo@aol.com

703-629-1151

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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:

BRANT (Jefferson)

Trumpeter Swan (Mesa)

White-winged Scoter (Douglas )

Dunlin (Pueblo)

Mew Gull (Pueblo)

Glaucous Gull (Kiowa , *Larimer)

SLATY-BACKED GULL ( * Larimer )

Glaucous-winged Gull ( * Larimer )

Great Black-backed Gull (Boulder,*Larimer, Pueblo)

Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) ,

Pacific Loon (Jefferson, Douglas)

YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Jefferson)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer)

GYRFALCON (Larimer)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (* Mesa )

Pacific Wren ( Jefferson )

Rusty Blackbird ( Douglas,)

Palm Warbler (Pueblo)

Western Tanager (Pueblo)

BOULDER COUNTY:

—On Jan 25 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported at Macintosh Lake; first reported there by David Waltman on the 18th.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

On Jan 29 (2) Rusty Blackbirds were reported from the Plum Creek Delta . First reported by Amanda Spears on Jan 26 .

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:

——On Jan 29 a (juv) YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Chatfield SP—in both counties; first reported by Gregg Goodrich.

—On Jan 24 the Pacific Loon reported from JeffCo, by Tom H, was also seen in DougCo.

—On Jan 22 the White-winged Scoter reported from the Jefferson side of Chatfield SP was also seen on the Douglas County side.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

---On Jan 29 the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported by David Bailey at Bear Creek Lake Park in the previous location.

—On Jan 28 a BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor; first reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene.

KIOWA COUNTY

-- On Jan 29 a Glaucous Gull was reported from Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir by Richard Bunn .

LARIMER COUNTY:

--- On Jan 30 probable first cycle SLATY_BACKED and GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLS were reported from Warren Lake, first reported by by Nick Komar and others on Jan 29 .These ID's are out for review and confirmation. Attracted by the fish kill at this lake . Warren Lake is private view from roads .

—On Jan 30 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported from Warren Lake. First reported by by Nick Komar on Jan 26. View from Breakwater Rd.

—On Jan 30 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake, first reported on Jan 29 by m.obs.

—On Jan 17 a GYRFALCON was seen near the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins. Not reported since then, but it may still be around. First reported Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. Please post updates to COBirds.

MESA COUNTY:

---On Jan 30 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area , first reported by Bob Clarke on Jan 28 . .

PUEBLO COUNTY:

—On Jan 26 a Palm Warbler was reported west of the Valco Ponds parking lot. First reported by Mark Yaeger on Jan 18.

—On Jan 26 (3) Mew Gulls were reported from Pueblo Reservoir-South Shore Marina by David Dowell.

—On Jan 28 a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir; first reported by Brandon Percival on Nov 28, 2019.

—On Jan 24 (2) Dunlin were reported at Pueblo Reservoir—South Marina; first reported Dec 19 by Evan Carlson.

—On Jan 28 the Great Black-backed Gull known as "Murray" was reported at Pueblo Reservoir's South Marina. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident of Lake Pueblo SP.

—On Jan 22 a Western Tanager was reported at Pueblo West Gravel Pit by Amanda Spears, first reported in the area by Brandon Percival on Jan 2.

_______________________________________________

Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org)

Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek SP

Monday, February 3

7:00 AM - Noon

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

South Platte River Trail at 88th Avenue

Saturday, February 8

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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

Cherry Creek SP Wetlands (Arapahoe County )

Sunday , Feb 9

9:00 AM -- 1:00 PM

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

Good birding,

John Drummond Colorado Springs

703-629-115

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Thursday 30 January 2020

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday , Jan 30 ,2020

Date:Thursday, January 30, 2020

Email: RBA@cobirds.org

Compiler: John Drummond jxdrummo@aol.com

703-629-1151

—————————————————

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:

BRANT (Jefferson)

Trumpeter Swan (Mesa)

White-winged Scoter (Douglas )

Dunlin (Pueblo)

Mew Gull (Pueblo)

Glaucous Gull (*Kiowa , *Larimer)

SLATY-BACKED GULL ( * Larimer )

Glaucous-winged Gull ( * Larimer )

Great Black-backed Gull (Boulder,*Larimer, *Pueblo)

Red-throated Loon ( *Pueblo) ,

Pacific Loon (Jefferson, Douglas)

YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Jefferson)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer)

GYRFALCON (Larimer)

Golden-crowned Sparrow ( Mesa )

Pacific Wren ( * Jefferson )

Rusty Blackbird ( *Douglas, El Paso)

Palm Warbler (Pueblo)

Western Tanager (Pueblo)

BOULDER COUNTY:

—On Jan 25 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported at Macintosh Lake; first reported there by David Waltman on the 18th.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

On Jan 29 (2) Rusty Blackbirds were reported from the Plum Creek Delta . First reported by Amanda Spears on Jan 26 .

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:

——On Jan 29 a (juv) YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Chatfield SP—in both counties; first reported by Gregg Goodrich.

—On Jan 24 the Pacific Loon reported from JeffCo, by Tom H, was also seen in DougCo.

—On Jan 22 the White-winged Scoter reported from the Jefferson side of Chatfield SP was also seen on the Douglas County side.

EL PASO:

—On Jan 22 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Birdsall Rd by Glenn Walbek.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

---On Jan 29 the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported by David Bailey at Bear Creek Lake Park in the previous location.

—On Jan 28 a BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor; first reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene.

KIOWA COUNTY

-- On Jan 29 a Glaucous Gull was reported from Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir by Richard Bunn .

LARIMER COUNTY:

--- On Jan29 possible first cycle SLATY_BACKED and GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLS were reported from Warren Lake by Nick Komar and others .These ID's are out for review and confirmation. Attracted by the fish kill at this lake . Warren Lake is private view from roads .

—On Jan 29 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported from Warren Lake. First reported by by Nick Komar on Jan 26. View from Breakwater Rd.

—On Jan 29 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake by m.obs.

MESA COUNTY:

---On Jan 28 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area by Bob Clarke .

PUEBLO COUNTY:

—On Jan 26 a Palm Warbler was reported west of the Valco Ponds parking lot. First reported by Mark Yaeger on Jan 18.

—On Jan 26 (3) Mew Gulls were reported from Pueblo Reservoir-South Shore Marina by David Dowell.

—On Jan 28 a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir; first reported by Brandon Percival on Nov 28, 2019.

—On Jan 24 (2) Dunlin were reported at Pueblo Reservoir—South Marina; first reported Dec 19 by Evan Carlson.

—On Jan 28 the Great Black-backed Gull known as "Murray" was reported at Pueblo Reservoir's South Marina. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident of Lake Pueblo SP.

—On Jan 22 a Western Tanager was reported at Pueblo West Gravel Pit by Amanda Spears, first reported in the area by Brandon Percival on Jan 2.

_______________________________________________

Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org)

Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek SP

Monday, February 3

7:00 AM - Noon

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

South Platte River Trail at 88th Avenue

Saturday, February 8

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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

Cherry Creek SP Wetlands (Arapahoe County )

Sunday , Feb 9

9:00 AM -- 1:00 PM

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

Good birding,

John Drummond Colorado Springs

703-629-1151.

Wednesday 29 January 2020

[cobirds] Warren Lake gulls (Larimer)

Warren Lake is currently a gull hotspot, due to large fish population with a large flock of common mergansers and common Goldeneye bringing fish to the surface. Furthermore, there seems to be many dead fish frozen in the ice sheet at the west end. The smorgasbord is attracting 500-600 gulls present throughout the day. The area is private. However birders are welcome at the lake. Just use common sense. Stay off residential properties.

Gull numbers are as follows:
Ring-billed Gull - 500 (99% adult)
Herring Gull - 20 (40% adult)
Iceland (Thayer's) Gull - 10-15 (10% adult)
Lesser Black-backed Gull- 6-10 (40% adult)
Glaucous Gull -1 immature
Great Black-backed Gull-1 immature
Mystery gulls-10 or so.

The mystery gulls are mostly immature gulls that are
somewhat atypical. Most of these are probably Herring Gull hybrids such as "Nelson's" Gull (with Glaucous) and "Cook Inlet" Gull (with Glaucous-winged). Today there were two first-Year large gulls that resembled Glaucous-winged and one that resembled Slaty-backed. Better photos are needed to confirm these.

Nick Komar
Fort Collins CO

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[cobirds] Friends of the PNG Field Trip: "Big 4" Birding/Weld

Hi all

Visiting Weld County's "Big 4" ... Frederick Recreation Area, Windsor Lake, Windsor Reservoir and Woods Lake on Saturday 2/22/20. Details here:

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/event/830/friends-of-the-png-field-trip-big-4-birding

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/ | Other Events

[cobirds] 2swans- Union Res.- Weld

There are two swans sitting on ice at the edge of a small area of open water at Union Res. One is clearly a young bird, but they're too far for me to ID.

Sent from my iPhone

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday , January 29 ,2020

Date:Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Email: RBA@cobirds.org

Compiler: John Drummond jxdrummo@aol.com

703-629-1151

—————————————————

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:

BRANT (*Jefferson)

Trumpeter Swan (Mesa)

White-winged Scoter (Douglas )

Dunlin (Pueblo)

Mew Gull (Pueblo)

Glaucous Gull (Larimer)

Great Black-backed Gull (Boulder,*Larimer, *Pueblo)

Red-throated Loon (Pueblo)

Pacific Loon (Jefferson, Douglas)

YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Jefferson)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer)

GYRFALCON (Larimer)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (* Mesa )

Rusty Blackbird (Douglas, El Paso)

Palm Warbler (Pueblo)

Western Tanager (Pueblo)

BOULDER COUNTY:

—On Jan 25 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported at Macintosh Lake; first reported there by David Waltman on the 18th.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

On Jan 27 (2) Rusty Blackbirds were reported from the Plum Creek Delta . First reported by Amanda Spears on Jan 26 .

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:

——On Jan 28 a (juv) YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Chatfield SP—in both counties; first reported by Gregg Goodrich.

—On Jan 24 the Pacific Loon reported from JeffCo, by Tom H, was also seen in DougCo.

—On Jan 22 the White-winged Scoter reported from the Jefferson side of Chatfield SP was also seen on the Douglas County side.

EL PASO:

—On Jan 22 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Birdsall Rd by Glenn Walbek.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

—On Jan 28 a BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor; first reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene.

LARIMER COUNTY:

—On Jan 28 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported from Warren Lake. First reported by by Nick Komar on Jan 26. View from Breakwater Rd.

—On Jan 25 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake by m.obs.

—On Jan 20 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. Two males (adult and immature) were reported Jan 7. The adult was first reported in mid-Nov and the immature on Dec. 23 by Dave Leatherman. New location for adult as of Jan 15: (Section 8 just south of the boundary road dividing Section 8 from Section G, about 60 yards w of ditch). Immature is often in a Linden just north of the flag cluster at the entrance.

MESA COUNTY:

—On Jan 22 a Trumpeter Swan was reported from Horsethief Canyon SWA by David Price.

—On Jan 22 (2) Trumpeter Swans were reported at Highline Lake State Park; first reported by Brian Tarbox on the 18th.

---On Jan 28 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area by Bob Clarke .

PUEBLO COUNTY:

—On Jan 26 a Palm Warbler was reported west of the Valco Ponds parking lot. First reported by Mark Yaeger on Jan 18.

—On Jan 26 (3) Mew Gulls were reported from Pueblo Reservoir-South Shore Marina by David Dowell.

—On Jan 25 a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir; first reported by Brandon Percival on Nov 28, 2019.

—On Jan 24 (2) Dunlin were reported at Pueblo Reservoir—South Marina; first reported Dec 19 by Evan Carlson.

—On Jan 28 the Great Black-backed Gull known as "Murray" was reported at Pueblo Reservoir's South Marina. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident of Lake Pueblo SP.

—On Jan 22 a Western Tanager was reported at Pueblo West Gravel Pit by Amanda Spears, first reported in the area by Brandon Percival on Jan 2.

_______________________________________________

Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org)

Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek SP

Monday, February 3

7:00 AM - Noon

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

South Platte River Trail at 88th Avenue

Saturday, February 8

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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

Good birding,

John Drummond Colorado Springs

703-629-1151.

Tuesday 28 January 2020

[cobirds] Northern Shrike - Jeffco - Golden

Birders

A Northern Shrike just now put in an appearance in my front yard. It likes the Serviceberry in the front yard near the feeders. I saw it for a few minutes but with the sun down, it may have gone to roost for the night.

Ira Sanders

Golden, CO

"My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives."

[cobirds] Re: Van Truan 405 Pueblo County list

Congratulations, Van Truan. Thanks for helping all of us birders. Jan Justice-Waddington

On Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 11:22:12 AM UTC-7, Robert Righter wrote:

Hi:

That's an amazing, county record for Colorado, an inland state, rivaling some of those west coast county records.

Cheers,

Bob Righter
Denver CO

On Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 11:22:12 AM UTC-7, Robert Righter wrote:

Hi:

That's an amazing, county record for Colorado, an inland state, rivaling some of those west coast county records.

Cheers,

Bob Righter
Denver CO

[cobirds] Colrado Rare Bird Report for Tuesday , January 28 2020

Date:Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Email: RBA@cobirds.org

Compiler: John Drummond jxdrummo@aol.com

703-629-1151

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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:

BRANT (Jefferson)

Trumpeter Swan (Mesa)

White-winged Scoter (Douglas )

Dunlin (Pueblo)

Mew Gull (Pueblo)

Glaucous Gull (Larimer)

Great Black-backed Gull (Boulder,Larimer, *Pueblo)

Red-throated Loon (Pueblo)

Pacific Loon (Jefferson, Douglas)

YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Jefferson)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer)

GYRFALCON (Larimer)

Rusty Blackbird (*Douglas, El Paso)

Palm Warbler (Pueblo)

Western Tanager (Pueblo)

BOULDER COUNTY:

—On Jan 25 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported at Macintosh Lake; first reported there by David Waltman on the 18th.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

On Jan 27 (2) Rusty Blackbirds were reported from the Plum Creek Delta . First reported by Amanda Spears on Jan 26 .

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:

——On Jan 27 a (juv) YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Chatfield SP—in both counties; first reported by Gregg Goodrich.

—On Jan 24 the Pacific Loon reported from JeffCo, by Tom H, was also seen in DougCo.

—On Jan 22 the White-winged Scoter reported from the Jefferson side of Chatfield SP was also seen on the Douglas County side.

EL PASO:

—On Jan 22 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Birdsall Rd by Glenn Walbek.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

—On Jan 26 a BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor; first reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene.

LARIMER COUNTY:

—On Jan 26 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported from Warren Lake by Nick Komar. View from Breakwater Rd.

—On Jan 25 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake by m.obs.

MESA COUNTY:

—On Jan 22 a Trumpeter Swan was reported from Horsethief Canyon SWA by David Price.

—On Jan 22 (2) Trumpeter Swans were reported at Highline Lake State Park; first reported by Brian Tarbox on the 18th.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

—On Jan 26 a Palm Warbler was reported west of the Valco Ponds parking lot. First reported by Mark Yaeger on Jan 18.

—On Jan 26 (3) Mew Gulls were reported from Pueblo Reservoir-South Shore Marina by David Dowell.

—On Jan 25 a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir; first reported by Brandon Percival on Nov 28, 2019.

—On Jan 24 (2) Dunlin were reported at Pueblo Reservoir—South Marina; first reported Dec 19 by Evan Carlson.

—On Jan 27 the Great Black-backed Gull known as "Murray" was reported at Pueblo Reservoir's South Marina. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident of Lake Pueblo SP.

—On Jan 22 a Western Tanager was reported at Pueblo West Gravel Pit by Amanda Spears, first reported in the area by Brandon Percival on Jan 2.

_______________________________________________

Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org)

South Platte Park

Tuesday, January 28

2:30 PM - 5:45 PM

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

Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek SP

Monday, February 3

7:00 AM - Noon

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

South Platte River Trail at 88th Avenue

Saturday, February 8

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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

Good birding,

John Drummond Colorado Springs

703-629-1151.

Monday 27 January 2020

[cobirds] Upcoming Friends of the PNG Field Trip with CSUFO/Weld

Hi all

Our annual Raptor Alley field trip, Feb 8th Sat, with Colorado State University's Field Ornithology club for you to consider ... details here:

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/event/796/friends-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland-field-trip-with-csufo

Thanks!

Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, January 27, 2020

Date: Monday, January 27, 2020

Email: RBA@cobirds.org

Compiler: Joe Roller. jroller9@gmail.com

303 204-0828

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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:

BRANT (*Jefferson)

Trumpeter Swan (Mesa)

White-winged Scoter (Douglas, Jefferson)

Dunlin (Pueblo)

Mew Gull (*Pueblo)

Glaucous Gull (Larimer)

Great Black-backed Gull (Boulder, *Larimer, *Pueblo)

Red-throated Loon (Pueblo)

Pacific Loon (Jefferson, Douglas)

YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Arapahoe, *Jefferson)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer)

GYRFALCON (Larimer)

Rusty Blackbird (*Douglas, El Paso)

Common Yellowthroat (Pueblo)

Palm Warbler (*Pueblo)

Western Tanager (Pueblo)

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

—On Jan 19 a YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Aurora Reservoir; first reported Dec 29 by Steve Mlodinow. There is a $10 entrance fee.

BOULDER COUNTY:

—On Jan 25 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported at Macintosh Lake; first reported there by David Waltman on the 18th.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

On Jan 26 (2) Rusty Blackbirds were reported from the Plum Creek Delta by Amanda Spears.

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:

——On Jan 26 a (juv) YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Chatfield SP—in both counties; first reported by Gregg Goodrich.

—On Jan 24 the Pacific Loon reported from JeffCo, by Tom H, was also seen in DougCo.

—On Jan 22 the White-winged Scoter reported from the Jefferson side of Chatfield SP was also seen on the Douglas County side.

EL PASO:

—On Jan 22 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Birdsall Rd by Glenn Walbek.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

—On Jan 26 a BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor; first reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene.

—On Jan 21 a White-winged Scoter was reported from Chatfield—N Boat Ramp by James McCall. Present off and on this winter.

LARIMER COUNTY:

—On Jan 26 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported from Warren Lake by Nick Komar. View from Breakwater Rd.

—On Jan 25 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake by m.obs.

MESA COUNTY:

—On Jan 22 a Trumpeter Swan was reported from Horsethief Canyon SWA by David Price.

—On Jan 22 (2) Trumpeter Swans were reported at Highline Lake State Park; first reported by Brian Tarbox on the 18th.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

—On Jan 26 a Palm Warbler was reported west of the Valco Ponds parking lot. First reported by Mark Yaeger on Jan 18.

—On Jan 26 (3) Mew Gulls were reported from Pueblo Reservoir-South Shore Marina by David Dowell.

—On Jan 25 a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir; first reported by Brandon Percival on Nov 28, 2019.

—On Jan 24 (2) Dunlin were reported at Pueblo Reservoir—South Marina; first reported Dec 19 by Evan Carlson.

—On Jan 26 the Great Black-backed Gull known as "Murray" was reported at Pueblo Reservoir's South Marina. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident of Lake Pueblo SP.

—On Jan 22 a Western Tanager was reported at Pueblo West Gravel Pit by Amanda Spears, who first reported it at Valco Ponds on Jan 21.

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Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org)

South Platte Park

Monday, January 27

7:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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

South Platte Park

Tuesday, January 28

2:30 PM - 5:45 PM

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

Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek SP

Monday, February 3

7:00 AM - Noon

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

South Platte River Trail at 88th Avenue

Saturday, February 8

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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

Good birding,

Joe Roller, Denver

jroller9@gmail.com

303 204-0828