Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Compiler: Allison Hilf; ahilf AT me.com
Phone: (303) 888-5110
E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, April 27, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Observers have been helpful by reporting sightings and updates on COBirds. Thanks!
CAPITAL LETTERS are used for very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee.
(*) indicates new information on this species.
Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species include:
Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe)
Whimbrel (*Weld)
Marbled Godwit (Gunnison)
Pectoral Sandpiper (*Boulder)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Jefferson)
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Fremont)
Gray Vireo (*Garfield)
Yellow-throated Vireo (*Arapahoe)
PACIFIC WREN (Boulder)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (*Larimer)
Sagebrush Sparrow (Jefferson)
HOODED ORIOLE (Denver)
Worm-eating Warbler (Prowers)
Black-and-White Warbler (*Bent)
Nashville Warbler (Jefferson)
Northern Parula (*Arapahoe, Fremont, Jefferson, Pueblo)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Prowers)
Townsend's Warbler (Fremont)
For more information on other birds not on the RBA today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to the bottom for "Recent eBird Sightings".
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—-on April 26 Northern Parula was reported at South Platte Park-Notrhern Wildlife Area by David Suddjian.
—-ON April 26 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported at South Platte Park feeding in the cottonwoods along the outlet stream from Eaglewatch
Are to Redtail Lake.
—-On April 24 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Aurora Reservoir by David Suddjian.
BENT COUNTY:
—-On April 26 a Black-and-White Warbler was reported at Temple Grove (in tall cottonwoods just east of the bridge) by Duane Nelson.
BOULDER COUNTY:
—-On April 26 a Pectoral Sandpiper was reported at Lagerman Reservoir. First reported with April 17 by Peter Burke.
—On April 25 a Pacific Wren was reported near LOBOS trail west of 63rd, on Robinson Place near Gunbarrel Commons Park (moving around approx btwn 4540 and 4698 Robinson Pl). First reported April 20 by John Tumasonis.
DENVER COUNTY:
—-On April 24 a HOODED ORIOLE was reported at Westerly Creek Park, south of the MLK Boulevard bridge at Beeler St, by Jason Bidgood. Parking is allowed on the Beeler Street south of Martin Luther King Blvd.
FREMONT COUNTY:
—- On April 24 a Yellow-crowned Night Heron was reported at Sell Lake. Take Sell Road, east from 9th Street in Canon City, pond on south side of Sell Road, before reaching Canon City Riverwalk. First reported April 24 by Derek Huggins.
—-On April 24 a Northern Parula and a Townsend's Warbler were reported on the Canyon City Riverwalk along the Bluff Trail east of Sells Lake by Brandon Percival.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
—On April 26 a Gray Vireo was reported at Baxter Pass Road by David Price.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
—-On April 25 a Marbled Godwit was reported at Blue Mesa Reservoir-eastern portion, by Garrett MacDonald.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
—-On April 26 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Hine Lake, Robert A Easton Regional Park. First reported April 12 by David Suddjian.
—-On April 25 a Nashville Warbler was reported at Harriman Lake Park by Claire H.
—-On April 25 a Northern Parula was reported at Main Reservoir in Lakewood (by the parking lot) by James McCall.
—-On April 23 a Sagebrush Sparrow was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park, in the parking lot just above Pelican Point, by Myron Gerhard.
LARIMER COUNTY:
—-On April 26 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Riverbend Ponds frequenting the rabbit brush and dirt path at NE corner of the most NE pond by John Shenot.
PROWERS COUNTY:
—-On April 23 a Worm-rating Warbler was reported at Lamar Community College at the very south end by Kathy Minh Dunning.
—-On April 23 a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported at the Lamar High School shelterbelt by Kathy Minh Dunning.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
—-On April 23 a Northern Paula was reported at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) mostly atbthe Headquarter Willows and nearby cottonwoods.
WELD COUNTY:
— On April 26 (11) Whimbrel were reported at Bebee Draw and (1) hat Lower Latham by by Steven Kingswood.
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Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on dfobirds.org
Ken Caryl Valley Area
Saturday, April 27
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Gregg Goodrich (GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303-655-9135)
Cherry Creek State Park (Arapahoe County)
Sunday, April 28
7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Mary Cay Burger & Robert Righter; (mcburger3 AT juno.com; 720-940-8394)
South-Central Colorado
Monday, April 29 - Tuesday, April 30
4:00 AM - 10:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) was
Good Birding,
Allison Hilf
Aurora, CO
(303) 888-5110
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