Saturday 30 November 2019

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, December 1, 2019

Date: Sunday, December 1, 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 (*Jefferson, Logan)

Black Scoter (Arapahoe, Jefferson)

AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (Weld)

Mew Gull (*Weld)

Note, other expected wintering gulls have appeared at Lake Pueblo & other favored sites.

Red-throated Loon (Pueblo)

Yellow-billed Loon (Arapahoe)

Turkey Vulture (*Jefferson)

GYRFALCON (Larimer)

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Boulder, El Paso, Larimer)


ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

—On November 29 (2) Trumpeter Swans were reported at Eaglewatch Lake in  South Platte Park-C470 Area by David Bailey.

—On November 28 a Yellow-billed Loon was reported at Cherry Creek SP Marina.  First reported on November 8 by Ben Sampson.

—On December 1 (2) Trumpeter Swans were reported at Cherry Creek SP Marina.  First reported on November 28 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 30 a Turkey Vulture was reported at Chatfield SP/Audubon Office Area by Kathryn Sheely.  This is an unusually late sighting for this species given this years relatively early winter.

—On November 30 a White-winged Scoter was reported at Chatfield SP -N Boat Ramp Area.  First reported November 29 by Joey Kellner.

—On November 30 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 29 approx (25) Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches (including one Hepburn's (coastal subspecies)) were reported at Lory State Park, around the first rock face from the parking lot on first rock face from the parking lot on the Well Gulch trail, by John Shenot. 

—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.


LOGAN COUNTY:
—On November 24 a White-winged Scoter was reported from Jumbo Reservoir by David Dowell.


PUEBLO COUNTY:

—On November 29 a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir   First reported on November 28  by Brandon Percival. I'm 


WELD COUNTY:

—On November 30 (3) Mew Gulls were reported at Union Reservoir. First reported on November 28 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



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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