[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, January 5.

Date: January 5, 2019

Compiler:  Joe Roller, jroller9@gmail.com

E-mail:  RBA  AT cobirds.org

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, January 5, 2019, 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)

Trumpeter Swan (*Arapahoe)

Tundra Swan (*Arapahoe, Boulder)

Black Scoter (*Arapahoe)

Long-tailed Duck (Pueblo, *Weld)

Red-necked Grebe (*Larimer, *Pueblo)

AMERICAN WOODCOCK (Larimer)

Black-legged Kittiwake (Larimer)

SLATY-BACKED GULL (Larimer)

GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (*Larimer, Weld)

Great Black-backed Gull (Larimer, *Pueblo)

Williamson's Sapsucker (Fremont)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Denver, La Plata)

GYRFALCON (*Larimer)

Vermilion Flycatcher (Boulder)

Winter Wren (*Jefferson)

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (El Paso, Jefferson)

Black Rosy-Finch (El Paso, Jefferson)

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (El Paso, Jefferson)

Clay-colored Sparrow (Broomfield)

Fox Sparrow (Red) (*Jefferson)

Rusty Blackbird (*Arapahoe)

Yellow Warbler (Boulder)

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

---On January 3 at South Platte Reservoir the long-staying (f) Black Scoter continued. 

---On January 2 a (juv) Tundra Swan was reported in South Platte Park on the river, south of Mineral Ave, by Ben Sampson. It continued on Jan 4 in the Park, at Blackrock Lake.

---On January 3 a bevy of six swans was reported from South Platte Reservoir by Cheryl Teuton. This is a tough ID. Photo study suggests that although most were Trumpeter Swans, at least one Tundra Swan was present.

---On January 4 the Rusty Blackbird that has been hanging out since last Halloween at Cherry Creek SP, just north of the Swim Beach, was seen again. 

BOULDER COUNTY:

---On December 29 the male Vermilion Flycatcher was seen again at Walden Ponds, having been here since mid-November.  

---On December 29 at Erie Reservoir, Steve Frye and Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk reported Great Black-backed Gull.

---On December 29 & 30 at Longmont Wastewater Treatment Ponds, Luke Pheneger reported an out-of-season Yellow Warbler. 

---On January 2 a Tundra Swan was reported at Valmont Overlook (Legion Park) by Emil Yappert.

BROOMFIELD COUNTY:

---On January 1 an out-of-season Clay-colored Sparrow was reported by Matt Hofeditz & David Ely at Columbine Meadows Park. It was about 50-70 yards west along the trail, past a yard with a "Beware of Dog" sign.  The sparrow was feeding on the ground right along the wooden fences.  The closest intersection is 126th Ave & Hazel St. Perhaps a "1 day wonder," it could not be found on Jan 2.

DENVER COUNTY:

---On December 31 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Rocky Mountain Lake Park by Matt Gray; seen through Jan 4, when it was east of tennis courts.

EL PASO COUNTY:

---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.  Rosy-Finches have continued there in various numbers through December 30.

FREMONT COUNTY:

---On January 1 & 2 three (f) Williamson's Sapsuckers were reported at Lakeside Cemetery in Fremont by Kara Carragher. 

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

---On December 28 at Red Rock Trading Post, Myron Gerhard, Paulo and Santiago Tabares reported (Red) Fox Sparrow; seen through January 4.

---On December 29 at Morrison Park, Karen Goetz & Matt Clark reported Winter Wren near the bridge on west end of park; seen through January 3.

---On January 2 a Winter Wren, present for weeks, was reported at Bear Creek     Greenbelt--S Kipling to S Wadsworth by Mark Chavez.

FYI - Homeowners in Golden welcomed birders to view Rosy-Finches, but Friday, January 4, was the last day to visit.

LA PLATA COUNTY:

—On December 31 & January 3 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Animas River--Huck Finn Pond & Hatchery area by Ryan Votta, who first found it there on Dec 2 as the second county record.

---On January 1 a Pacific Wren was reported by Ryan Votta there too.

LARIMER COUNTY:

—On December 14 through January 4  an imm, dark-phase GYRFALCON has been seen off & on along W Trilby Rd and from Taft Hill Rd (where parking is not  safe) & over the Larimer County Landfill. (Check in at a pay window or the main office & park as directed). It was seen briefly at 71st & Franklin on Jan 1.

---On December 21 at Larimer County Landfill, David Ely reported a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (seen through Jan 4) & second-cycle Great Black-   backed Gull, (seen thru 12/30).

---On December 24 at Horsetooth Reservoir, Nick Komar and Peter Burke reported (juv) Black-legged Kittiwake, which continued through January 2.

---On December 28 at Bobcat Ridge NA Kevin DeBoer reported AMERICAN  WOODCOCK downstream from the parking lot.

---On December 29 a Glaucous-winged Gull was reported at Warren Lake by Nick Komar; seen through January 4.

---On January 4 a Red-necked Grebe was reported from Horsetooth Reservoir by 

    John Bruder.

PUEBLO COUNTY:

---On January 1 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Pueblo Reservoir--State  Wildlife Area (NW side) by Norm Erthal & Dan Brooke.

---On January 4 a Red-necked Grebe was reported from Pueblo Reservoir by 

Richard Bunn.

---A Great-black Backed has been at Pueblo Res all winter for many years.

WELD COUNTY:

---On December 12 through January 4 a PINK-FOOTED GOOSE continued at Frederick Lake (Milavec Reservoir) & Recreation Area, where it has been among  a diverse gaggle of goose species & 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.  

---Long-tailed Duck has been at Milavec Reservoir for weeks, seen Jan 4.

---On December 29 at Windsor Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported 1st winter  GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL and (Black) Brant.

 

DFO Field Trips...trip details are at the DFO website DFObirds.org

First Creek at Rocky Mountain Arsenal

Sunday, January 6
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Patrick O'Driscoll (Email: patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955)        

Elbert County

Monday, January 7
7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)

Southwestern Metro Area

Thursday, January 10
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Dale Pate (Email: dalelpate AT gmail.com; 575-706-4584)   

South Platte River Trail at E 88th Ave and I-76

Saturday, January 12
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Mark Amershek (Email: mamershek AT msn.com; 303-329-8646)

Denver City Park (Denver County)

Sunday, January 13
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Patrick O'Driscoll (Email: patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955) 

Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop (Arapahoe County)

Sunday, January 13
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Karen von Saltza (Email: kvonsaltza AT yahoo.com; 303-941-4881)

Good birding!

Joe Roller, Denver

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