Report for: Saturday, February 15, 2020
Email: RBA@cobirds.org
Compiler: Joe Roller, jroller9@gmail.com
303 204-0828
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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:
Tundra Swan (Larimer, Mesa)
Dunlin (Pueblo)
Glaucous Gull (Adams)
Great Black-backed Gull (*Pueblo)
Red-throated Loon (*Pueblo)
Pacific Loon (*Pueblo)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Boulder)
GYRFALCON (Larimer)
PACIFIC WREN (Jefferson)
Gray Catbird (Jefferson)
Black Rosy-Finch (Jackson, *Jefferson, La Plata)
SNOW BUNTING (Jefferson)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Jefferson, Mesa)
Rusty Blackbird (Douglas, Eagle)
Common Yellowthroat (*Jefferson)
ADAMS COUNTY:
—On Feb 11 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Ken Mitchell Park and Open Space by Adam Vesely, who did not re-find it there on Feb 12.
BOULDER COUNTY:
—On Feb 13 a Red-Naped Sapsucker was reported at Boulder Mountain Park-Shanahan Mesa by Chris Nunes. First February eBird record for the county.
EAGLE COUNTY:
—Two Rusty Blackbirds were reported on Feb 12 at Daggett Lane. First reported by JoAnn Riggle.
JACKSON COUNTY:
—On Feb 11 Black Rosy-Finches were reported in Walden and at Colorado State Forest--Moose Visitor Center by Norm Erthal.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
—On Feb 14 a Black Rosy-finch was reported at feeders in the hamlet of Jefferson in South Park by John Cobb.
—On Feb 13 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 14 a wintering Common Yellowthroat was reported again on Clear Creek Trail-Golden to I-70.
---On Feb 13 the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park in the previous location, described in a recent RBA.
—On Feb 12 a wintering Golden-crowned Sparrow attended a private feeder on Summer Street in Morrison. Observe from public property, please.
LARIMER COUNTY:
—On Feb 9 a bevy of three Tundra Swans was reported at Boyd Lake by Nick Komar.
—On Feb 9 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was re-found at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins by John Shenot.
—On Feb 10 a GYRFALCON was seen near the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins. There is a new stake-out hotspot near its favorite perch. This winter's first report was on Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. Please post updates to COBirds.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
—On Feb 11 Black Rosy-Finches were reported in Hesperus by Kathy Donaldson.
MESA COUNTY:
—On Feb 13 five Tundra Swans were reported at High Line Lake SP by David Price and others.
---On Feb 13 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area. First reported Jan 28 by Bob Clarke.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
—-On Feb 14 a Red-throated and a Pacific Loon were reported at Pueblo Reservoir by Brandon Percival. Present earlier in the winter too.
—On Feb 12 two wintering Dunlins continue at Pueblo Reservoir-South Marina.
—On Feb 12 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 at Lake Pueblo SP.
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Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org)
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,
Joe Roller, Denver
303 204-0828
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