[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, December 18 at 6:30 AM.

Date: December 18, 2018

Compiler: Joe Roller, Denver, jroller9 AT gmail.com

E-mail:  RBA  AT cobirds.org

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, December 18, 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)

Black Scoter (Arapahoe)

Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, *Weld)

GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Larimer)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Douglas, *La Plata)

GYRFALCON (*Larimer)

Palm Warbler (Boulder, Jefferson)

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

—On December 15 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.

BOULDER COUNTY:
---On December 15 & 16 a Palm Warbler was reported at Longmont Wastewater Treatment ponds by Luke Phenager. 

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

---On December 15 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at the Chatfield SP Campground by Joey Kellner and Chris Wood.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

---On December 16 (3) - (three!) Palm Warblers were reported by Mark Chavez in the Denver West Office Park near buildings 15 and 16.

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  - the second county record.

LARIMER COUNTY:

—On December 14 through 17 an (imm) gray-phase GYRFALCON was seen off and on along W Trilby Rd & 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 15 a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported by Loch Kilpatrick at Larimer County Landfill (restricted access).

---On December 17 a White-winged Scoter was reported from Fossil Creek Park by Tim Priehs.

 

WELD COUNTY:

---On December 12 through 17 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 14 a (Black) Brant was reported by Chris Wood at Frederick aka Firestone Lake (Milavec) Reservoir. Seen on Dec 15 too.

—On December 11 a Long-tailed Duck was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Frederick (Milavec) Reservoir and continued through December 17.

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. 

Wednesday (12/19/2018)

Pueblo

Thursday (12/20/2018)

Fountain Creek

Friday (12/21/2018)

Bonny Reservoir

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.

https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=fadfb421e95f4949bde20c29a38228bd

 

Good birding,

Joe Roller, Denver

jroller9 AT gmail.com

303 204-0828

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