Date: Monday, February 10, 2020
Email: RBA@cobirds.org
Compiler: Patrick O'Driscoll, patodrisk@gmail.com
303-885-6955
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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."
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Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species include:
BRANT (Jefferson)
Tundra Swan (*Larimer)
Dunlin (Pueblo)
Mew Gull (Pueblo)
Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe)
(Possible) SLATY-BACKED GULL (Larimer)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larimer)
Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo)
Pacific Loon (Jefferson)
YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Douglas, *Jefferson)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Larimer)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Garfield)
GYRFALCON (Larimer)
Cedar Waxwing (Ouray)
PACIFIC WREN (*Jefferson)
Lapland Longspur (Douglas)
Hermit Thrush (Jefferson)
Gray Catbird (Jefferson)
SNOW BUNTING (*Jefferson)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Jefferson, Mesa)
White-winged Crossbill (Boulder)
Rusty Blackbird (Douglas)
Common Yellowthroat (Jefferson)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (*Jefferson)
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—On Feb 6, a Glaucous Gull was reported at Cherry Creek SP - Swim Beach/Smoky Hill area by Patrick O'Driscoll.
—On Feb 5, a Mew Gull was reported at Aurora Reservoir by David Dowell.
BOULDER COUNTY:
—On Feb 8, a White-winged Crossbill was reported at Brainard Lake by Holden Maxfield.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
—On Feb 8, Lapland Longspurs (2) were reported at Chatfield SP - Handicapped Fisherman Platform. First reported Feb 6 by Michael Dougherty.
—On Feb 6, Rusty Blackbirds (4) were reported at the Plum Creek Nature Area in Chatfield SP. First reported Jan 26 by Amanda Spears.
DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:
—On Feb 9, a YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported in the reservoir at Chatfield SP in Jefferson County. On Feb 8 it was seen on the Douglas County side. First reported by Gregg Goodrich.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
—On Feb 4, a Red-naped Sapsucker was reported in Centennial Park, Carbondale by JoAnn Potter Riggle.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
—On Feb 9, a SNOW BUNTING was reported on Clear Creek Trail - Golden to I-70. First reported Feb 6 by Myron Gerhard. First JeffCo eBird record.
---On Feb 9, the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park in the previous location.
—On Feb 9, a Yellow-rumped Warbler was reported on Clear Creek Trail - Golden to I-70.
—On Feb 8, a Pacific Loon was reported at Chatfield SP - North Boat Ramp by Barbara Sobhani. First reported Dec 8 by Joey Kellner.
—On Feb 8, a Common Yellowthroat was reported on Clear Creek Trail - Golden to I-70 by numerous birders.
—On Feb 8, Yellow-rumped Warblers (2, Myrtle) were reported at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - West Lake by Jordan Spalding.
—On Feb 8, a Hermit Thrush was reported at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - Bass Lake Wildlife Trail. First reported Feb 7 by Mitchell and David Bailey.
—On Feb 8, a continuing Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported on Summer Street in Morrison by Christine Alexander.
—On Feb 7, a Gray Catbird was reported in the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt (near Bass Lake boardwalk) by Mitchell Bailey.
—On Jan 28, a continuing BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor. First reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene. Please post any updates to COBirds.
LARIMER COUNTY:
—On Feb 9, Tundra Swans (3) were reported at Boyd Lake by Nick Komar, Joe Kipper
and Caleb Alons.
—On Feb 9, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was re-found at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins by John Shenot.
—On Feb 8, a GYRFALCON was seen near the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins. First reported Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. Please post any updates to COBirds.
—On Feb 3, a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at Warren Lake. First reported Jan 29 by Nick Komar and others, along with a possible first-cycle SLATY-BACKED GULL that was last reported Feb 2.These birds and subsequent IDs on eBird (with photos) have drawn conflicting assessments from outside reviewers. Gulls at this location are attracted by a fish kill in Warren Lake, which is private; viewing is only from roads.
MESA COUNTY:
---On Feb 4, a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area. First reported Jan 28 by Bob Clarke.
OURAY COUNTY:
—On Feb 3, Cedar Waxwings (25) were reported along the Ridgway River Walk by Don Marsh.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
—On Feb 8, Dunlins (2) were reported at Pueblo Reservoir - South Marina area by John Drummond and John Bruder.
—On Feb 8, the Great Black-backed Gull known as "Murray" was reported at Pueblo Reservoir's South Marina. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident of Lake Pueblo SP.
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Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org)
Southeastern Colorado
Tuesday, Feb 11
5 AM - 6 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian@gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
South Platte River at West Florida Avenue
Saturday, Feb 15
7 AM - NOON
John Breitsch (jbreitsch@hotmail.com; 303-588-0552)
Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat/Sawhill (Boulder County)
Sunday, Feb 16
9 AM - NOON
Laura Steadman (laurasteadmana@gmail.com; 843-319-5086)
Southeastern Colorado
Monday, Feb 17
5 AM - 6 PM
David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian@gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Good birding,
Patrick O'Driscoll, Denver
303-885-6955
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