Date: Friday, November 29, 2019
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 Swan (*Arapahoe)
Tundra Swan (*Boulder)
Surf Scoter (Arapahoe, Jefferson)
White-winged Scoter (Logan)
Black Scoter (Arapahoe, Jefferson)
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (Weld)
Mew Gull (Larimer, *Weld)
Note, other expected wintering gulls have appeared at Lake Pueblo & other favored sites.
Red-throated Loon (*Pueblo)
Yellow-billed Loon (*Arapahoe)
GYRFALCON (Larimer)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*Boulder, *El Paso)
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—On November 28 a Yellow-billed Loon was reported at Cherry Creek SP Marina. First reported on November 8 by Ben Sampson.
—On November 28 (2) Trumpeter Swans were reported at Cherry Creek SP Marina by Hap Ellis.
—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.
BOULDER COUNTY:
—On November 28 (5) Tundra Swans were reported at Boulder Reservoir by Peter Gent.
—On November 28 (3) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches were reported in eastern Boulder County at North 119th Street, south of Oxford Road by Peter Gent.
EL PASO COUNTY:
—On November 28 (2) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was reported at Red Rock Canyon Open Space. First reported on November 27 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.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
—On November 28 Red-throated Loon(s) were reported at Pueblo Reservoir/North Picnic Road and Sailboard Launching Area by Brandon Percival.
WELD COUNTY:
—On November 28 (2) Mew Gulls were reported at Union Reservoir by Steve Mlodinow.
—On November 24 an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was reported from Union Reservoir. First reported November 17 by Steve 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)
Good Birding,
Allison Hilf
ahilf AT me.com
Phone: 303.888.5110
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