[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Date:  Wednesday, August 14, 2019

E-mail:  RBA AT cobirds.org

Compiler:  Joe Roller, Denver

email: jroller9 AT gmail.com

phone:  303 204-0828

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:

Broad-winged Hawk (Denver)

Upland Sandpiper (El Paso)

Black-bellied Plover (Larimer)

DENVER COUNTY:

---On August 8 (5) Broad-winged Hawks were reported along the High Line Canal Trail between S Valencia and Dayton by Frank and Nancy Hatch.

ELBERT COUNTY:

---On August 11 (3) Red-eyed Vireos were reported along W Kiowa Creek Rd by David Tønnessen. That road is SW of the town of Elbert & is a new eBird hotspot.

EL PASO COUNTY:

---On August 8 (2) Upland Sandpipers were reported at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) along the entrance road and later along the creek west of Bell Grove by Jim Merritt and David Tønnessen.

LARIMER COUNTY: 

---On August 8 a Black-bellied Plover was reported at Timnath Reservoir on the north central spit, as seen from Lake Breeze Ct, by Sue Riffe.

Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details at dfobirds.org

Ken Caryl Valley Area (Jefferson County)

Friday, August 16

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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

Buena Vista, CO (Chaffee and Lake Counties)

Saturday, August 17 - Sunday, August 18

6:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Wendy Wibbens (wibbwj@aol.com; 303-330-1175) & 

Sue Summers (summerssue@hotmail.com; 253-678-3721)

New Mexico, Southwestern Corner

Sunday, August 18 - Friday, August 23

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

John Breitsch (jbreitsch@hotmail.com; 303-588-0552) & 

Mark Amershek (mamershek@msn.com; 303-329-8646)

Southwestern Metro Area

Tuesday, August 20

6:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Dale Pate (dalelpate@gmail.com; 575-706-4584)

Good birding! 

Joe Roller, Denver

jroller9 AT gmail.com

303 204-0828

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