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Tuesday, 31 December 2019

[cobirds] Brant Arbor Lake - Jefferson

Brant few in at 4:45 pm thanks to Mitchell spotting it we saw him

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[cobirds] Platte River Recovery Project?

Hi all

Just passing this info along ... just now Greeley Trib reporter reached out to me about it. First I have heard of it, thought I would share with larger group. If you are interested in sharing your opinion or concerns with reporter let me know.

https://platteriverprogram.org/

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/

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Re: [cobirds] Gyr not seen 12/31 a.m.

I heard from another birder that it was seen on west Trilby Rd (west of Taft Hill Rd) briefly Saturday afternoon at 2 pm and Sunday afternoon at 3:15 pm. If anyone sees it on Jan 1 please photograph it to document it for the Loveland CBC.

Nick Komar

Fort Collins CO
On Dec 31, 2019, at 1:49 PM, Donna Stumpp <donna.stumpp@gmail.com> wrote:

For those tracking patterns, the Gyr was not observed Tuesday morning 12/31 between 7:30-9:45am along Tribly Road west of Taft.

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Re: [cobirds] Say's Phoebe - Arapahoe County

A Say's Phoebe was on a no parking sign at the condo complex next to mine. It flew and landed on the rooftop of my complex briefly.

Ken Wat

Aurora

On Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 3:23 PM Lea A Brown <lannisam@gmail.com> wrote:

Of Interest:

Say's Phoebe
2:00
Dad Clark Trail
Highlands Ranch 80126
Douglas County

Lea Ann Brown
Highlands Ranch

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[cobirds] Gyr not seen 12/31 a.m.

For those tracking patterns, the Gyr was not observed Tuesday morning 12/31 between 7:30-9:45am along Tribly Road west of Taft.

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[cobirds] YB Sapsuckers at Grandview

Both Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers were seen in the upper part of the forked pine 100 feet east of the grey portapotty. 11 am 12/31.

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[cobirds] Re: Northern Shrike, Boulder County

Paula, my backyard in Broomfield is part of the anecdotal evidence to which Peter refers. We've had a Northern Shrike hunting around the Lac Amora Open Space for the last few weeks, and I got some really cool photos of it with a male House Finch in its bill. I posted one of the pictures on my Instagram feed for Broomfield Widlife: https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vEZczjfeA/

I also have photos of that same shrike chasing a Blue Jay, and eating a cricket!

Chris Petrizzo

Broomfield

On Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 4:20:40 PM UTC-7, redsta...@gmail.com wrote:

Wow! I just walked outside and instantly heard the screams of a small bird in one of my spruce trees. I walked up to the tree expecting to see one of my Cooper's Hawks, but a Northern Shrike burst out of the tree clutching a House Finch within inches of my face! I could still hear the poor finch screaming 1 1/2 blocks away.

Paula Hansley
Louisville

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Email: RBA@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:

BRANT (*Jefferson)

White-winged Scoter (*Douglas/Jefferson)

Long-tailed Duck continues to be seen in multiple counties. You can search with eBird's "Explorer" menu in your preferred county for any recent sightings.

Red-necked Grebe (Douglas/Jefferson)

Dunlin (*Mesa)

Iceland Gull ("Kumlien's")(*Pueblo)

Great Black-backed Gull (*Pueblo)

Pacific Loon (Arapahoe, Douglas/Jefferson)

YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Arapahoe)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Boulder, *Larimer)

GYRFALCON (Larimer)

PACIFIC WREN (Fremont, Jefferson)

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*Douglas)

Black Rosy-Finch (w/mixed Rosy-Finch flock) (Fremont)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa)

Rusty Blackbird (Garfield, *Jefferson)

Wilson's Warbler (Mesa)

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

—On Dec 29 a YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Aurora Reservoir by Steve Mlodinow. This might be the same bird first reported Nov 8 at Cherry Creek SP, then at Aurora Reservoir in early Dec.

—On Dec 26 a Pacific Loon was reported at Aurora Reservoir by Cynthia Kristensen.

BOULDER COUNTY:

—On Dec 27 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported In pines along Old Tale Road south of Arapahoe, about halfway to McSorley Lane. First reported on Dec 15 by Nathan Pieplow.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:

—On Dec 30 Nine Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches were reported at Roxborough SP - South Rim Trail by Carl Lundblad.

DOUGLAS /JEFFERSON COUNTIES (CHATFIELD SP RESERVOIR):

—On Dec 30 a White-winged Scoter was reported at Chatfield SP Marina Sandspit; preciously seen from the N Boat Ramp and Handicapped Fisherman's Platform. First reported on Nov 29 by Joey Keller.

—On Dec 29 a Pacific Loon was reported at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp area; previously reported from the Handicapped Fisherman's Platform. First reported on Dec 8 by Joey Kellner.

—On Dec 26 a Red-necked Grebe was reported at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp area; previously seen from the Handicapped Fisherman's Platform. First reported on Dec 21 by Al Guarente.

FREMONT COUNTY:

—On Dec 27 thirty-six Black Rosy-Finches were reported at Royal Gorge Park-Nature Center by Joel Adams. Also observed in the same flock were two Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches and a Brown-capped Rosy-Finch.

—On Dec 26 a PACIFIC WREN was reported at the Canyon City Riverwalk -Sell Lake to Raynolds Ave. First reported on Dec 21 by Brandon Percival..

GARFIELD COUNTY:

—On Dec 28 four Rusty Blackbirds were reported in Carbondale at Delany Nature Park, in the ditches with running water. First reported Dec 21 by Jason Gregg.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

—On Dec 30 a BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor. First reported by Amy Cervene on Dec 20.

—On Dec 29 a PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood. It was observed along Bear Creek WSW of Whitetail Picnic area, where trail from parking lot meets creek. First reported by Chris Wood on Dec 22. This is a first County Record for this species. Note, this location requires a fee via Daily or Annual Pass (Not covered by State Park Pass).

—On Dec 29 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park. First reported Dec 23 by Robert Raker.

LARIMER COUNTY:

—On Dec 30 two Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers were reported in Fort Collins at Grandview Cemetery. One is a young male and has been reported south of the Trolley House several times in different trees. Last reported by Dave Leatherman "in a medium-sized deciduous tree due south of the Trolley House out on City Park Nine golf course. This tree has a white tag on the north side about 7 feet up that identifies it as a tree I've never heard of called "Pacific Sunset Maple". This is a hybrid between Acer platanoides (Norway maple, a widely planted native of Europe) and A. truncatum (Shantung maple, native to northern China). The tag also says it is the horticultural variety called "Warrenred".

The Trolley House is the westernmost building on the south side of Mountain Avenue just east of the cemetery entrance. There is an east-west row of 10 or so Scots Pines that runs from the sw corner of the building w toward the golf course. It seems the bird spends a lot of time in those pines and retreats out into deciduous trees on the golf course (between the Trolley House and the softball fields to the south). This young male was first reported by Dave Leatherman on Dec 23.

The other Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is an adult that favors Austrian pines just east of the gray portapotty midway along the southern cemetery boundary road and often retreats to the big cottonwood just east of the pines. This adult male is probably the same bird reported by Fawn Simmons on FC CBC, Dec 14 and seen periodically in the cemetery since mid November.

—On Dec 26 a Gyrfalcon was observed near the Larimer County Landfill in SW Fort Collins. First reported by Robert Beauchamp on Nov 3. This is the same location a Gyrfalcon spent much of last winter. Please post updates to COBirds.

MESA COUNTY:

—On Dec 30 a Dunlin was reported at Horsethief Canyon State Wildlife Area on the shoreline of a gravel bar on the Colorado River. First reported Dec 28 by Douglas Diekman.

—On Dec 29 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area. First reported on Dec 28 by Mike Henwood.

—On Dec 27 a Wilson's Warbler was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area, in willows along the Colorado River, by Mike Henwood.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

—On Dec 30 a juvenile "kumlien's" Iceland Gull was reported at Pueblo Reservoir on the Sandspit at the boat ramp at South Shore Marina by Brandon Percival. Although it's no longer recognized as its own species by the AOU, and has been combined with Thayer's Gull, it is rare in CO.

—A Great Black-backed Gull that has spent the last umpteen winters at Lake Pueblo (nicknamed "Murray") is here again. See COBirds for most recent sighting (Dec. 30)

It's Christmas Bird Count time across Colorado, between Dec 14 & Jan 5.

Please help out and sign up for one or more of these CBCs!

For a clickable map of Colorado's counts with registration/location details, go to https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=ac275eeb01434cedb1c5dcd0fd3fc7b4

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

Denver City Park (Denver County)

Sunday, January 5

7:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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

Southwestern Metro Area
Tuesday, January 7
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian@gmail.com; 831-713-8659)

Good birding,

Allison Hilf, Aurora

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Phone: 303.888.5110

Monday, 30 December 2019

[cobirds] Grandview Cemetery on 30December2019

First off, the two Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers sought by many of late continue in the Grandview Cemetery area.

I first heard (pecking), then saw, the young male this morning about 11:30am in a medium-sized deciduous tree due south of the Trolley House out on City Park Nine golf course. This tree has a white tag on the north side about 7 feet up that identifies it as a tree I've never heard of called "Pacific Sunset Maple". This is a hybrid between Acer platanoides (Norway maple, a widely planted native of Europe) and A. truncatum (Shantung maple, native to northern China). The tag also says it is the horticultural variety called "Warrenred". I got a few photos of the sapsucker from a distance before the activity of Fox Squirrels chased the bird off and I could never find it again. The squirrels are after sap oozing from natural cracks in the bark and twigs, and from sap wells made this morning by the sapsucker. [There is some very interesting literature, mostly by famous ecologist Paul Ehrlich and students, about all the creatures that poach sap made available by sapsuckers (making sapsuckers a "keystone species"). This work was done at Gothic, CO using motion detection cameras and direct observation. Among the visitors were butterflies and bobcats, and Ehrlich's camp made the suggestion that spring hummingbird migration might well be timed to follow right behind sapsucker movements to allow the hummingbirds to plug into sapsucker-provided fuel stations at a time of year when plant blooms and other food sources are scarce.] The photo below shows a couple features that prove beyond a doubt there are two sapsuckers operating in the periphery of the cemetery. The black lower throat is not solid on this bird, nor is the red on the crown and the chin. I checked good photos provided by Joshua Smith (December 27 eBird checklist) and Adrian Lakin (today's eBird checklist) of the bird operating about midway along the south edge of the cemetery and out onto the golf course, which show solid red crown and chin, and solid black lower throat. Case closed.

Also below, see a Fox Squirrel lapping dilute maple syrup from a natural branch crack in the Pacific Sunset Maple shortly after the sapsucker disappeared.

My guess is both the young male sapsucker and the squirrels will be back in the Pacific Sunset Maple at some point tomorrow, which is supposed to be in the mid-40s for a high and there should be good sap rise from all the recent snow.

The adult male sapsucker favors Austrian pines just east of the gray portapotty midway along the southern cemetery boundary road and often retreats to the big cottonwood just east of the pines.

Dave Leatherman

Fort Collins

[cobirds] There is an all white juvenile Iceland Gull (not Thayer's) at South Shore Marina at Pueblo Reservoir.

Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] 8 Greater White-Fronted Geese on Timnath neighboorhood lake

The lake is located on Twin Bridge Road and is near Bethke Elementary School. There is a trail around the lake, and there is parking available on the shoulder of the road. The lake is small enough that you could probably see everything from the car.

They were sensitive to human presence, but they still cooperated for some great photos (Macaulay assets)

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/196074031

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/196074061

https://ebird.org/checklist/S62780554

Happy birding!

~Caleb A

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[cobirds] Gyr not observed - am 12/30 - Larimer

No luck this morning on Trilby. Did see a Ferriginous Hawk and a nice light-morph Rough-legged Hawk.

Also, note to the other birder who's was there early, and left for work - you left your coffee mug on the fence, near the base of pole 16.

Good Birding,

Dan Zmolek

Gunbarrel

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[cobirds] Goose hybrid at Belmar Park, Jefferson?

Hi everyone,

I was out at Belmar Park yesterday afternoon when I spotted this goose among a group of Cackling Geese. These are the best shots I could get: unfortunately he never lifted his head while I was present. You can still make out black on his crown, the white cheek bordered by a little black, and the stark white neck speckled in spots by more black. My best guess is this might be a Cackling x Ross's or Cackling x Snow hybrid, but I wonder if anyone else has any other/better ideas?

Thanks!

Max Miller, Denver

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, December 30, 2019

Date: Monday, December 30, 2019

Email: RBA@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:

BRANT (*Jefferson)

White-winged Scoter (Douglas/Jefferson)

Long-tailed Duck continues to be seen in multiple counties. You can search with eBird's "Explorer" menu in your preferred county for any recent sightings.

Red-necked Grebe (Douglas/Jefferson)

Dunlin (*Mesa)

Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo)

Pacific Loon (Arapahoe, *Douglas/Jefferson)

YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Arapahoe)

SNOWY OWL (Logan)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Boulder, Larimer)

GYRFALCON (Larimer)

PACIFIC WREN (Fremont, *Jefferson)

Black Rosy-Finch (w/mixed Rosy-Finch flock) (Fremont)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (*Mesa)

Rusty Blackbird (Garfield)

Wilson's Warbler (Mesa)

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

—On Dec 29 a YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Aurora Reservoir by Steve Mlodinow. This might be the same bird first reported Nov 8 at Cherry Creek SP, then at Aurora Reservoir in early Dec.

—On Dec 26 a Pacific Loon was reported at Aurora Reservoir by Cynthia Kristensen.

BOULDER COUNTY:

—On Dec 27 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported In pines along Old Tale Road south of Arapahoe, about halfway to McSorley Lane. First reported on Dec 15 by Nathan Pieplow.

DOUGLAS /JEFFERSON COUNTIES (CHATFIELD SP RESERVOIR):

—On Dec 29 a Pacific Loon was reported at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp area; previously reported from the Handicapped Fisherman's Platform. First reported on Dec 8 by Joey Kellner.

—On Dec 27 a White-winged Scoter was reported at Chatfield SP Marina Sandspit; preciously seen from the N Boat Ramp and Handicapped Fisherman's Platform. First reported on Nov 29 by Joey Keller.

—On Dec 26 a Red-necked Grebe was reported at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp area; previously seen from the Handicapped Fisherman's Platform. First reported on Dec 21 by Al Guarente.

FREMONT COUNTY:

—On Dec 26 a PACIFIC WREN was reported at the Canyon City Riverwalk -Sell Lake to Raynolds Ave. First reported on Dec 21 by Brandon Percival..

GARFIELD COUNTY:

—On Dec 28 four Rusty Blackbirds were reported in Carbondale at Delany Nature Park, in the ditches with running water. First reported Dec 21 by Jason Gregg.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

—On Dec 29 a BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor. First reported by Amy Cervene on Dec 20.

LARIMER COUNTY:

—On Dec 27 two Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers were reported in Fort Collins at Grandview Cemetery by Dave Leatherman. One appears to be a young male and was last observed in an ash just south of the Trolley House. The Trolley House is the westernmost building on the south side of Mountain Avenue just east of the cemetery entrance. There is an east-west row of 10 or so Scots Pines that runs from the sw corner of the building w toward the golf course. It seems the bird spends a lot of time in those pines and retreats out into deciduous trees on the golf course (between the Trolley House and the softball fields to the south). Today the bird flew out of the pines into the ash, where it stayed motionless in one spot in the upper crown just soaking up the sun. This bird was first reported by Dave Leatherman on Dec 23.

The other Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was a male observed midway along the south edge of the cemetery in an elm. It was seen by Joshua Smith at approx. the same time Dave Leatherman saw the other one, hence we are now confident there are currently 2 different Yellow-bellied Sapsucker's at Grandview Cemetery. This male bird is probably the same adult male reported by Fawn Simmons on FC CBC, Dec 14 and seen periodically in the cemetery since mid November.

LOGAN COUNTY:

—On Dec 23 a SNOWY OWL was reported at North Sterling State Park by CO Parks & Wildlife. There was a SNOWY OWL found in the same park by Kathy Mihm Dunning in 2011. Pictures indicate the current owl sighting appears to be near the same location as the one in 2011.

MESA COUNTY:

—On Dec 29 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area. First reported on Dec 28 by Mike Henwood.

—On Dec 29 a Dunlin was reported at Horsethief Canyon State Wildlife Area on the shoreline of a gravel bar on the Colorado River. First reported Dec 28 by Douglas Diekman.

—On Dec 27 a Wilson's Warbler was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area, in willows along the Colorado River, by Mike Henwood.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

—A Great Black-backed Gull that has spent the last umpteen winters at Lake Pueblo (nicknamed "Murray") is here again. See COBirds for most recent sighting.

It's Christmas Bird Count time across Colorado, between Dec 14 & Jan 5.

Please help out and sign up for one or more of these CBCs!

For a clickable map of Colorado's counts with registration/location details, go to https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=ac275eeb01434cedb1c5dcd0fd3fc7b4

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

Southwestern Metro Area

Monday, December 30

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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

Denver City Park (Denver County)

Sunday, January 5

7:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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

Southwestern Metro Area
Tuesday, January 7
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian@gmail.com; 831-713-8659)

Good birding,

Allison Hilf, Aurora

ahilf @me.com

Phone: 303.888.5110

Sunday, 29 December 2019

[cobirds] Loveland birding (Larimer)

Today I scouted for the upcoming Loveland CBC which will be held Wed, Jan 1, 2020.

Highlights included:
3 Red-breasted Mergansers at Horseshoe Lake

1 Marsh Wren at Thompson School District Bldg

Dry Creek Reservoir (no ice) hosted a good variety of waterfowl and gulls including Thayer's and Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

A female Great-tailed Grackle joined the Blackbird roost just west of Cattail Pond at dusk.

I could not relocate Gyrfalcon or Bohemian Waxwings.

Nick Komar
Fort Collins

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Re: [cobirds] Northern Shrike, Boulder County

What a thrilling thing to see!

I know this is totally anecdotal, but it's seems like I'm hearing more and more about shrikes hunting in suburban yards. Maybe in 10 years they'll be here in town all the time, just like the Cooper's Hawks have converged around the buffet stations in the suburban forests.

Peter Ruprecht

Superior

On Sunday, December 29, 2019, 4:20:40 PM MST, Paula Hansley <redstart.paula@gmail.com> wrote:

Paula Hansley

Louisville

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[cobirds] Aurora Res (Arapahoe) Loons

Greetings All

The photo of a loon identified as a Pacific at Aurora Res earlier this week looked likely to be a photo of a RT Loon.

So, I went out to look today and found 4 Common Loons and a YB Loon. I assumed the YB Loon to be the same as seen there early in December. The earlier bird was enormous, even in comparison to a COLO and had little or no "ear spot". Today's bird was marginally larger than nearby COLO and had a moderately prominent ear spot. Both had nice fringing to back feathers, so bird in both sightings was a youngster

Otherwise, nothing markedly rare a Aurora Reservoir. 5 Lesser BB Gulls and 5 Thayer's Gulls were nice, but no Glaucous Gulls or other less common gulls.

Good Birding

Steven Mlodinow

Longmont CO

[cobirds] Northern Shrike, Boulder County

Wow! I just walked outside and instantly heard the screams of a small bird in one of my spruce trees. I walked up to the tree expecting to see one of my Cooper's Hawks, but a Northern Shrike burst out of the tree clutching a House Finch within inches of my face! I could still hear the poor finch screaming 1 1/2 blocks away.

Paula Hansley
Louisville

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[cobirds] Brant still present at Lake Arbor

The Brant was observed around 1:00 pm while scoping from the south shoreline of Lake Arbor and scanning to the west. When I relocated to the picnic pavilion on the west shoreline in an attempt to get a better view and perhaps a digiscope photo, I lost it in the mass of hundreds of milling white-cheeked geese.

Robert Hill

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Re: [cobirds] Re: New issue of Colorado Birds

Bob,

Here's the link: https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/Default.aspx

Matt

On Sun, Dec 29, 2019 at 12:18 PM Bob Shade <wrshade3@gmail.com> wrote:

I can't see where to sign in or where to read the online latest Colorado Birds. Bob Shade

On Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 7:21:48 PM UTC-6, Nick Komar wrote:
My issue of Colorado Birds (vol 53, no 4, Fall 2019), the quarterly publication of the Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO), arrived this week thanks to the hard work of editor Christy Payne and her team. Seven articles are featured: 1. The CFO Presidents Message informs readers of some developments at CFO, including the upcoming Colorado Birding Challenge on May 23, 2020. 2. Peter Gent and Mark Peterson publish the 75th Colorado Bird Records Committee Report, including acceptance of 58 rare bird records from 2015-2016, plus 4 new species added to the State Checklist, bringing the total to 511 now. 3. Dave Leatherman's column The Hungry Bird explores an encounter between a Raven and a Milky Way Chocolate bar. 4. Dean Shoup dazzles readers with News from the Field for Fall 2018, in which 73 species of birds deserved mention and 23 species are represented by photos from observers throughout Colorado. 5. Gloria Nikolai writes a short article about a magnificent bird art donation to CFO and the donor, retired naturalist John Moore. 6. Scott Rashid provides a scholarly article on "The First Boreal Owl documented in Rocky Mountain National Park." And 7. Tony Leukering contributes another expert identification article analyzing the pitfalls of Spotted Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper ID for his column "In The Scope."

Reading the latest issue of Colorado Birds, whether in print or on-line, is one of the perks of CFO membership. The COBIRDS listserve is provided to you free of charge by CFO as a service to the Colorado birding and ornithology community. For as little as $25 per year, you can join CFO and receive our journal as well (in addition to many other member benefits.) For more info on joining and to request a copy of the latest journal, please visit our website at www.cobirds.org.

Wishing you great birding during the Holiday Season and a great New Year of birding and bird study and bird learning.

Nick Komar
CFO President
Fort Collins, Colorado

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[cobirds] Re: New issue of Colorado Birds

I can't see where to sign in or where to read the online latest Colorado Birds. Bob Shade

On Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 7:21:48 PM UTC-6, Nick Komar wrote:

My issue of Colorado Birds (vol 53, no 4, Fall 2019), the quarterly publication of the Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO), arrived this week thanks to the hard work of editor Christy Payne and her team. Seven articles are featured: 1. The CFO Presidents Message informs readers of some developments at CFO, including the upcoming Colorado Birding Challenge on May 23, 2020. 2. Peter Gent and Mark Peterson publish the 75th Colorado Bird Records Committee Report, including acceptance of 58 rare bird records from 2015-2016, plus 4 new species added to the State Checklist, bringing the total to 511 now. 3. Dave Leatherman's column The Hungry Bird explores an encounter between a Raven and a Milky Way Chocolate bar. 4. Dean Shoup dazzles readers with News from the Field for Fall 2018, in which 73 species of birds deserved mention and 23 species are represented by photos from observers throughout Colorado. 5. Gloria Nikolai writes a short article about a magnificent bird art donation to CFO and the donor, retired naturalist John Moore. 6. Scott Rashid provides a scholarly article on "The First Boreal Owl documented in Rocky Mountain National Park." And 7. Tony Leukering contributes another expert identification article analyzing the pitfalls of Spotted Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper ID for his column "In The Scope."

Reading the latest issue of Colorado Birds, whether in print or on-line, is one of the perks of CFO membership. The COBIRDS listserve is provided to you free of charge by CFO as a service to the Colorado birding and ornithology community. For as little as $25 per year, you can join CFO and receive our journal as well (in addition to many other member benefits.) For more info on joining and to request a copy of the latest journal, please visit our website at www.cobirds.org.

Wishing you great birding during the Holiday Season and a great New Year of birding and bird study and bird learning.

Nick Komar
CFO President
Fort Collins, Colorado

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, December 29, 2019

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2019

Email: RBA@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:

BRANT (Jefferson)

White-winged Scoter (Douglas/Jefferson)

Long-tailed Duck continues to be seen in multiple counties. You can search with eBird's "Explorer" menu in your preferred county for any recent sightings.

Red-necked Grebe (Douglas/Jefferson)

Dunlin (*Mesa)

Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo)

Pacific Loon (Arapahoe, Douglas/Jefferson)

SNOWY OWL (Logan)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Boulder, Larimer)

GYRFALCON (Larimer)

PACIFIC WREN (Fremont, Jefferson)

Black Rosy-Finch (w/mixed Rosy-Finch flock) (*Fremont County)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (*Mesa)

Wilson's Warbler (Mesa)

Note, some large flocks of Sandhill Cranes are still being seen from the Front Range and further south. It's somewhat late for Greater Sandhills (which include those breeding in the Rocky Mountains). So

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

—On Dec 26 a Pacific Loon was reported Aurora Reservoir by Cynthia Kristensen.

BOULDER COUNTY:

—On Dec 27 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported In pines along Old Tale Road south of Arapahoe, about halfway to McSorley Lane. First reported by Nathan Pieplow on Dec 15.

DOUGLAS /JEFFERSON COUNTIES (CHATFIELD SP RESERVOIR):

—On Dec 27 a White-winged Scoter was reported at Chatfield SP Marina Sandspit; preciously seen from the N Boat Ramp and Handicapped Fisherman's Platform. First reported by Joey Keller on Nov 29

—On Dec 27 a Pacific Loon was reported at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp area; previously reported from the Handicapped Fisherman's Platform. First reported by Joey Kellner on Dec 8.

—On Dec 26 a Red-necked Grebe was reported at Chatfield SP N Boat Ramp area; previously seen from the Handicapped Fisherman's Platform. First reported by Al Guarente on Dec 21.

FREMONT COUNTY:

—On Dec 26 a PACIFIC WREN was reported at the Canyon City Riverwalk -Sell Lake to Raynolds Ave. First reported by Brandon Percival on Dec 21.

GARFIELD COUNTY:

—On Dec 28 four Rusty Blackbirds were reported in Carbondale at Delany Nature Park, in the ditches with running water. First reported Dec 21 by Jason Gregg.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

—On Dec 27 a PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood. It was observed along Bear Creek WSW of Whitetail Picnic area, where trail from parking lot meets creek. First reported by Chris Wood on Dec 22. This is a first County Record for this species. Note, this location requires a fee via Daily or Annual Pass (Not covered by State Park Pass).

—On Dec 27 a BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor; later in the afternoon Jessi Oberbeck relocated it at Indian Tree Golf Course behind the Sprouts shopping center, the same location it had been seen a few years ago . First reported by Amy Cervene on Dec 20.

LARIMER COUNTY:

LOGAN COUNTY:

MESA COUNTY:

—On Dec 28 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area by Mike Henwood.

—On Dec 28 a Dunlin was reported at Horsethief Canyon State Wildlife Area on the shoreline of a gravel bar on the Colorado River by Douglas Diekman.

—On Dec 27 a Wilson's Warbler was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area, in willows along the Colorado River, by Mike Henwood.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

—A Great Black-backed Gull that has spent the last umpteen winters at Lake Pueblo (nicknamed "Murray") is here again. See COBirds for most recent sighting.

It's Christmas Bird Count time across Colorado, between Dec 14 & Jan 5.

Please help out and sign up for one or more of these CBCs!

For a clickable map of Colorado's counts with registration/location details, go to https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=ac275eeb01434cedb1c5dcd0fd3fc7b4

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

Southwestern Metro Area

Monday, December 30

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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

Denver City Park (Denver County)

Sunday, January 5

7:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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

Southwestern Metro Area
Tuesday, January 7
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian@gmail.com; 831-713-8659)

Good birding,

Allison Hilf, Aurora

ahilf @me.com

Phone: 303.888.5110