Date:Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Email: RBA@cobirds.org
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."
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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.
—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.
—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 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.
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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.
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