Date: Tuesday, November 26
E-mail: RBA AT 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:
Trumpeter and Tundra Swans are being reported, but fewer than in mid-November. Check the CFO website or eBird for recent locations.
Surf Scoter (Arapahoe, Jefferson)
White-winged Scoter (Logan)
Black Scoter (Arapahoe, Jefferson)
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (Weld)
Mew Gull (Larimer)
Other expected wintering gulls have appeared at Lake Pueblo & other favored sites.
Pacific Loon (Pueblo)
GYRFALCON (Larimer)
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—On November 24 a Surf Scoter was reported from the Arapahoe County side of South Platte Reservoir.
—On November 24 a Black Scoter was reported in the Arapahoe County section of the South Platte Reservoir. It was first reported by Gregg Goodrich on 15th.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
—On November 24 a Surf Scoter was observed at the Jefferson County section of South Platte Reservoir. First reported by James McCall on 13th.
—On November 24 a Black Scoter was observed at South Platte Reservoir, Jefferson County side. First reported by James McCall on the 13th.
LARIMER COUNTY:
—On November. 23 an adult Mew Gull was reported from Timnath Reservoir by Josh Bruening.
—On November 23 a gray-phase GYRFALCON, perhaps a returnee from last winter, made a brief appearance at 7:26 AM on Trilby Road near the Larimer County Landfill in southwest Fort Collins. It was first reported by Robert Beauchamp on the 3rd. Please post sightings to CObirds.
LOGAN COUNTY:
—On November 24 a White-winged Scoter was reported from Jumbo Reservoir by David Dowell.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
—On November 21 a Pacific Loon was reported from the Sailboard area at Lake Pueblo by Evan Carlson. First reported on November 15.
WELD COUNTY:
—On November 24 an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was reported from Union Reservoir; first reported November 17 by Steven Mlodinow.
Upcoming DFO Field Trips....trip details at dfobirds.org
Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek State Park
Tuesday, November 26
6:30 AM - 12:00 PM
David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian@gmail.com Phone: 831-713-8659)
Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR
Friday, November 29
8:00 AM -1:30 PM
Jill Boice (Email: jill@booksandcats.net Phone: 303-863-7580)
South Platte River Trail at E 88th Ave and I-76
Saturday, November 30
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Chuck Hundertmark (Email: chundertmark8@gmail.com. Phone: 303-604-0531)
First Creek at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR
Sunday, December 1
7:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Patrick O'Driscoll (patodrisk@gmail.com or Cell phone: 303-885-6955)
Good birding!
Allison Hilf
ahilf@me.com
Phone: 303.888.5110
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