E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Allison Hilf; ahilf AT 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.
GYRFALCON (Larimer)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*El Paso)
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—On November 27 a Black Scoter was reported in the Arapahoe County section of the South Platte Reservoir. First reported on November 13 by Burke Angstman.
—On November 24 a Surf Scoter was reported from the Arapahoe County side of South Platte Reservoir. First reported on November 13 by Burke Angstman.
EL PASO COUNTY:
—On November 27 (2) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was reported at Red Rock Canyon Open Space by Jim Merritt.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
—On November 27 a Surf Scoter was observed at the Jefferson County section of South Platte Reservoir. First reported on November 13 by James McCall.
—On November 24 a Black Scoter was observed at South Platte Reservoir, Jefferson County side. First reported on November 13 by James McCall.
LARIMER COUNTY:
—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 on November 3 by Robert Beauchamp. Please post sightings to CObirds.
;—On November 23 an adult Mew Gull was reported from Timnath Reservoir by Josh Bruening.
LOGAN COUNTY:
—On November 24 a White-winged Scoter was reported from Jumbo Reservoir by David Dowell.
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
Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR
Friday, November 29
8:00 AM -1:30 PM
Jill Boice (jill AT booksandcats.net; 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 (chundertmark8 AT gmail.com; 303-604-0531)
First Creek at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR
Sunday, December 1
7:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Patrick O'Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955)
North-Central Colorado
Monday, December 2
6:30 AM - 4:00 PM
John Malenich & David Suddjian (john.malenich AT comcast.net; 303-359-9456)
Annual Barrow's Goldeneye Count to Silverthorne
Wednesday, December 4
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Paul Slingsby (paslingsby AT comcast.net; 720-347-5169)
Happy Thanksgiving and Good Birding,
Allison Hilf
ahilf AT me.com
Phone: 303.888.5110
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