Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Email: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Joe Roller, jroller9 AT gmail.com
Phone: (303) 204-0828
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Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Email: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Joe Roller, jroller9 AT gmail.com
Phone: (303) 204-0828
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The Colorado Rare Bird Report is an informational service and NOT meant as encouragement to venture out to see birds beyond your area, as we used to do.
—We respectfully ask readers of both this report and the streaming eBird emails on which it is based to respect the purpose of the "stay at home" orders. So bird ONLY AT home or close to home and ONLY under all the safety measures widely promoted, especially "social" or "physical" distancing.
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 some out-of-season species reports are listed below.
Tundra Swan (*Summit)
Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe)
Horned Grebe (San Miguel)
Mew Gull (Adams)
Lesser-black Backed Gull (Alamosa)
Glaucous Gull (Weld)
Black Phoebe (Douglas)
Eastern Bluebird (Chaffee)
White-throated Sparrow (Montezuma, Summit)
Sagebrush Sparrow (*Jefferson, Larimer)
Rusty Blackbird (Douglas)
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Note, for locations below that you are not familiar with, go to the Colorado Field Ornithologists' (CFO) website. Select the "Birding Resources" header, toggle down to "County Birding," and indicate the county of interest for site information. https://coloradocountybirding.org/County/BySite.aspx.
ADAMS COUNTY:
—On Mar 29 a Mew Gull was reported at Dunes Reservoir by Adam Vesely. Dunes Reservoir is northwest of the intersection of E 112th Ave and Highway 85 and appears on the eBird Hotspot map. There's a small public parking lot near the southwest corner of the reservoir, located in the neighborhood.
ALAMOSA/RIO GRANDE COUNTIES:
—On Mar 25 a Lesser Black-backed Gull (alternate plumage) was found at San Luis Lake by Dale and Bev Hettinger. This is the 4th eBird San Luis Valley record for the species.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—On Mar 29 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at South Platte Park/South Platte Reservoir by Robert Raker. This is likely the same bird that had previously been reported on the Jefferson County side of the Reservoir.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
—On Mar 25 a Eastern Bluebird was reported at Chaffee CR 163 pond (PRIVATE, view from road) by Greg Mihaliok
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
—On March 29 a Black Phoebe was reported at Chatfield SP—Plum Creek Nature Area by Matt Crooks.
—On March 25 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Chatfield SP--Plum Creek Delta by David Bailey.
EL PASO and PUEBLO COUNTIES:
—Please note Chico Basin Ranch is closed until at least April 15 because of the Covid-19 outbreak.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
—On Mar 30 two Sagebrush Sparrows were reported at Bear Creek Lake Park/Pelican Point Area; first reported by Mark Chavez. Please note, Park Rangers have been frustrated that some birders have not been practicing proper social distancing, and warn that if that continues the park will be closed.
LARIMER COUNTY:
—On March 28 a Sagebrush Sparrow was reported at Lake Estes by Marc Hemmes.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
—On Mar 28 a White-throated Sparrow was reported at Denny Lake Park by Ryan Votta. This is a first spring e-bird report for this species in this county.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
—On Mar 28 a Horned Grebe was reported at Miramonte Reservoir by Eric Hynes. This is a first spring e-bird report for this species in this county.
SUMMIT COUNTY:
—On Mar 30 a Tundra Swan was reported in Silverthorne at Angler Mountain Ranch Ponds (PRIVATE, view from road only). First reported on Mar 23 by Misty Walters.
WELD COUNTY:
—On Mar 29 a White-throated Sparrow was reported at Banner Lakes State Wildlife Area by Linda Lee.
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PLEASE NOTE: Because of concerns and precautions around the Covid-19 pandemic, DFO and other birding clubs have suspended all in-person club activities, including field trips, for the rest of March and the month of April.
It's a great time for backyard or neighborhood birding. Please share interesting and/or unusual birds and behavior observations on COBirds.
Good birding!
Joe Roller
Denver, CO
Jroller9 AT gmail.com
303 204-0828
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