Date: December 22, 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, December 22, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists.
Rare, out of place and out of season species include:
(*) indicates new information on this species; CAPITAL LETTERS are used for very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee,
Observers have been diligent in reporting sightings on COBirds - thanks! Please check there for updates.
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (*Weld)
Brant (*Weld)
White-winged Scoter (Larimer, Pueblo)
Black Scoter (Arapahoe)
Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, *Weld)
Iceland Gull (*Larimer)
SLATY-BACKED GULL (*Larimer)
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (*Larimer)
Glaucous Gull (*Larimer)
Great Black-backed Gull (*Larimer)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Douglas, La Plata)
GYRFALCON (*Larimer)
Vermillion Flycatcher (Boulder)
Winter Wren (*Jefferson)
Gray Catbird (*Yuma)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*El Paso)
Black Rosy-Finch (*El Paso)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (*El Paso)
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Baca)
Field Sparrow (*El Paso)
Fox Sparrow (Red) (*Yuma)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Jefferson)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (*Yuma)
Palm Warbler (*Arapahoe, *Boulder, Jefferson)
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—On December 20 a (f) Black Scoter continued at South Platte Park--South Platte Reservoir, present since Nov 26.
---On December 15 a Long-tailed Duck lingered at Cherry Creek SP, reported by Kevin DeBoer.
---On December 19 at South Platte Park on a trail on the east side of the river, Polly Reetz reported Palm Warbler.
BACA COUNTY:
---On December 19 at Picture Canyon, Kathy Mihm Dunning reported Rufous-crowned Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On December 15 & 16 a Palm Warbler was reported at Longmont Wastewater Treatment ponds by Luke Pheneger. On December 21 a Palm Warbler was reported by Luke Pheneger at Longmont Wastewater Treatment Ponds.
---On December 18 the male Vermillion Flycatcher was seen again at Walden Ponds, having been here since mid-November.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On December 15 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at the Chatfield SP Campground by Joey Kellner and Chris Wood.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On December 19 through December 21 at Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Jim Merritt reported Field Sparrow.
---On December 21 at Rainbow Gulch Trail, Terence Berger, David and John Marvin reported 300 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 5 Black Rosy-Finch, and 8 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch on shoreline of Rampart Reservoir.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On December 18 Chris Wood & Jessie Barry reported a (first winter) Golden-crowned Sparrow at Bear Creek Lake Park between the boat launch & the dam.
---On December 16 (3) Palm Warblers were reported by Mark Chavez in the Denver West Office Park in front of buildings 15 and 16.
---On December 20 at Bear Creek Greenbelt – S Kipling Pkwy to S Wadsworth, Tom Wilberding reported Winter Wren about .5 mile east of Estes, 300 ft east of beaver dam. On December 21 at Bear Creek Greenbelt, Timothy Burkhardt reported Winter Wren.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
—On December 17 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Animas River--Huck Finn Pond & Hatchery area by Ryan Votta, who first spotted it there on Dec 2, as the second county record.
LARIMER COUNTY:
—On December 14 through 18 an (imm) gray-phase GYRFALCON was seen off and on along W Trilby Rd and from Taft Hill Rd (where parking is not safe) & over the Larimer County Landfill. On the 13th it was reported at the landfill by Nick Komar. If you visit the landfill, be sure to check in at one of the pay windows (or the main office) & park as directed. On December 20 the GYRFALCON was seen on W Trilby on S side of road on brown metal pole between Shields and Taft Hill Rd by Ray and Joan Galbach. On December 21 the GYRFALCON was reported by Sarah Spotten, Sue Riffe, and Tom Hall flying over Trilby Rd close to Hidden Springs Rd and heading SW over the ridge.
---On December 15 a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported by Loch Kilpatrick at Larimer County Landfill (restricted access).
---On December 18 a Great Black-backed Gull was reported at the Larimer County Landfill by Steve Mlodinow. On December 20 a Great Black-backed Gull was reported by Scott Somershoe and Alec Hopping at 2751 – 2889 W Trilby Road. On December 21 at Larimer County Landfill, David Ely, Matt Hofeditz, and Dave Leatherman reported 8 Iceland (Thayer's) Gull, SLATY-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, Glaucous Gull, and imm Great Black-backed Gull.
---On December 17 a White-winged Scoter was reported from Fossil Creek Park by Tim Priehs.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On December 18 a White-winged Scoter was reported at 29th Lane & S Rd (St Charles Mesa Reservoir #2) by Scott Shaum. On December 19 at 29th Lane and South Road, Van Truan and Rebecca Laroche reported White-winged Scoter on Pueblo CBC.
WELD COUNTY:
---On December 12 through 18 the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE continued at Frederick Lake (Milavec Reservoir) & Recreation Area, where it has been among a diverse gaggle of goose species and hybrids. It was first reported by Steve Mlodinow at Idaho Creek Open Space on Dec 11. This would be a first state record if approved by the CBRC. On December 19 at Frederick Lake (Milavec Reservoir) & Recreation Area, the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE and Long-tailed Duck were reported by several birders. On December 20 at Frederick Lake (Milavec Reservoir) & Recreation Area, the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE and Long-tailed Duck were seen again by several birders. On December 21 at Frederick Lake (Milavec Reservoir) & Recreation Area, the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, Long-tailed Duck, and Brant were seen by several birders.
---On December 14 a (Black) Brant was reported by Chris Wood at Frederick aka Firestone Lake (Milavec) Reservoir. Seen on Dec 15.
—On December 11 a Long-tailed Duck was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Frederick (Milavec) Reservoir and continued through December 18.
YUMA COUNTY:
---On December 21 at CR-2 between CR-C and US 385, Joey Kellner and Kathy Mihm Dunning reported 2 Yellow-headed Blackbird on Bonny CBC.
---On December 21 at Bonny SWA, Berm Area, Joey Kellner and Kathy Mihm Dunning reported Fox Sparrow (red) and Gray Catbird on Bonny CBC.
DFO Field Trips...trip details are at the DFO website: DFObirds.org
No DFO trips are scheduled until December 27, but the Christmas Bird Count season is upon us, through Jan 5, 2019.
Saturday (12/22/2018)
Crook
Nunn
Spanish Peaks
Sunday (12/23/2018)
Delta
Saturday (12/29/2018)
Cortez
Douglas County
Great Sand Dunes NP
Greeley
Westcliffe
Monday (12/31/2018)
Barr Lake
Rawhide Energy Station
Tuesday (01/01/2019)
Denver (Urban)
Grand Mesa
Loveland
Friday (01/04/2019)
Air Force Academy
Flagler
Saturday (01/05/2019)
Black Forest
Dotsero
Eagle Valley
Hotchkiss
Lake Isabel
Sterling
To learn more about Christmas Bird Counts, go to https://www.audubon.org/conservation/…/christmas-bird-count/
To sign up for Christmas Bird Counts, contact the compiler soon.
Good birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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