Date: Monday, April 27, 2020
Email: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compilers: Allison Hilf; Ahilf AT me.com
Phone: 303-888-5110
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The Colorado Rare Bird report is an informational service.
Because of statewide coronavirus "Stay at Home" and "Safer at Home" orders (depending on where you live), the purpose of this report is to keep homebound readers abreast of rare bird sightings across the state during spring migration.
It does NOT endorse or encourage illegal travel to see or "chase" rare birds beyond your own permitted area.
Once again, we must urge readers to respect state and local restrictions on non-critical travel and limits on outdoor activities that include birding.
Please bird ONLY at or close to home and ONLY with universally promoted safety precautions, including physical "social distancing" and face coverings.
Or, as Dave Leatherman noted this week, "Be like a Cedar Waxwing . . . very compliant in their wearing of masks."
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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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Spring migration notes:
Shorebird numbers are turning over quickly. The past few days provided multiple Whimbrel sightings, continuing large flocks of curlews and godwits. More flycatchers, vireos and phoebes are being reported as well. Wednesday surprised us with a cooperative Louisiana Waterthrush in Larimer County (first County record). A few days prior we saw raptor migration is in full swing with kettles of Broad-winged Hawks and Turkey Vultures. Some Cassin's Finches are continuing to be reported around the State, but at much fewer numbers than the mass migration we saw with last week's snow.
Broad-tailed, Black-chinned and a few Calliope Hummingbirds are starting to show at feeders. Sparrows and longspurs continue to move through.
And did somebody say "warblers"? They are starting….
What's in your yard or near your home? Let us know on COBirds.
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Rare, out-of-place and some out-of-season species reports are listed below. Birds that are within a few weeks of typical patterns are not listed below:
Trumpeter Swan (*Garfield)
White-Tailed Ptarmigan (San Miguel)
Red-necked Grebe (Arapahoe)
Clark's Grebe (Ouray)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Montezuma)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larimer)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Bent)
Glossy Ibis (El Paso, Logan, *Pueblo)
Gray Flycatcher (*Arapahoe, *Jefferson)
Black Phoebe (Douglas, *El Paso)
White-eyed Vireo (*Bent)
BELL'S VIREO (*LARIMER)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Jefferson, Pueblo)
Bewick's Wren (Larimer)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Grand)
Black Rosy-Finch (Chaffee)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Denver)
LeCONTE'S SWPARROW (Larimer)
Swamp Sparrow (La Plata)
Baltimore Oriole (*Arapahoe)
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (Larimer)
Hooded Warbler (Prowers)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Pueblo)
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ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—On April 26 a Baltimore Oriole was reported near Aurora Reservoir by Jeanette Bowman.
—On April 26 a Gray Flycatcher was reported at Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park by Joey Negreann.
—On April 25 a Red-necked Grebe was reported at Cherry Creek State Park-Pelican Point to Swim Beach by Joey Negreann.
BENT COUNTY:
—On April 26 a White-eyed Vireo was reported at John Martin SWA by Duane Nelson.
—On April 26 a Neotropic Cormorant was reported at John Martin Reservoir at Lake Hasty on March 31 (Multiple obs)
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
—On April 24 a Black Rosy-Finch was reported among a mixed flock of rosy -finches in Salida by Sally Waterhouse.
DENVER COUNTY:
—On April 25 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Sand Creek - Havana St.- to Westerly Creek. First reported on April 19 by Jake Shorty. There are no previous eBird records for Denver County. Seen again on April 21.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
—On April 25 a Black Phoebe was reported at the South Side of North Platte River at Waterton Road by Doug Kibbe and Mackenzie Goldthwait.
EL PASO COUNTY:
—On April 26 a Black Phoebe was reported at Mary Kyer & Stone Falls Parks. First reported on April 23 by Terrence Berger.
—On April 23 a Glossy Ibis was reported at Clear Spring Ranch. First reported on April 18 by Tyler Stewart.
NOTE: Chico Basin Ranch is closed until at least April 30 because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
—On April 26 five Trumpeter Swans were reported in Carbondale at The Ranch at Roaring Forks Golf Course by Madalynn Connor.
GRAND COUNTY:
—On April 23 four Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches were reported in Grand Lake at Shadow Mountain National Recreational Area by Bill Carleton.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
—On April 26 a Gray Flycatcher was reported in Lakewood at Main Reservoir. First reported on March 24 by Burke Angstrom.
—On April 24 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported at Harriman Lake Park. First reported April 21 by Kevin DeBoer.
NOTE: Red Rocks Park is closed indefinitely because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
—On April 22 a Swamp Sparrow was reported at Zink's Pond, near the right end of the second island from left. First reported April 16 by James Beatty. There are no previous eBird reports for La Plata County.
LARIMER COUNTY:
—On April 26 a possible Bell's Vireo was reported in Ft Collins at Atwood Ct, east of Homestead Park, by Jim Nachel.
—On April 24 a LeCONTE'S SPARROW was heard in SE Ft. Collins at Topminnow Natural Area by Nick Komar. (NOTE, access to Topminnow Natural Area is RESTRICTED, and only permitted from the fence line along East Horsetooth Rd). Reported by Nick Komar. There is just one previous eBird record for Larimer County, from April 25, 1998.
—On April 23 a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was reported at Spring Creek Park, at the bridge and surrounding area. First reported April 22 by Jessie Reese and Matthew DeSaix. This is the FIRT Larimer County record for this species in Larimer County if accepted by the Colorado Birds Record Committee.
—On April 23 a Bewick's Wren was reported at Colorado State University Environmental Learning Center by Lori Zabel.
—On April 23 a Glaucous-winged Gull was reported at Horseshoe Reservoir. First reported on April 20 by Joshua Smith.
LOGAN COUNTY:
—On April 23 a Glossy Ibis was reported in Iliff at 19220 Co Rd 55 by Glenn Walbek.
MONTEZUMA COUNTY:
—On April 25 a Pectoral Sandpiper was reported at Puett Reservoir State Wildlife Area by James Beatty.
OURAY COUNTY:
—On April 24 two Clark's Grebes were reported at Ridgeway SP — Bay View Day Use Area. First reported Feb 21 by Don Marsh.
PROWERS COUNTY:
—On April 23 a Hooded Warbler was reported at the Lamar County College woods by Jill White Smith.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
—On April 26 a Glossy Ibis was reported at Pueblo Reservoir - N Picnic Rd by Brandon Percival.
—On April 24 a Yellow-throated Warbler was reported at Roselawn Cemetery by Brandon Percival.
—On April 22 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported at Pueblo City Park singing above the Frisbee Golf Course creek area, on the west side of the park. First reported April 21 by Brandon Percival
NOTE: Chico Basin Ranch is closed until at least April 30 because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY:
—On April 24 a White tailed Ptarmigan was reported at Bridal Veil Falls Road-old mine to the falls by Eric Hynes. There are no previous eBird records for San Miguel County.
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PLEASE NOTE: Because of COVID-19 pandemic precautions, Denver Field Ornithologists has suspended all field trips scheduled for April, May and June. Other birding clubs have also canceled activities, and the annual Colorado Field Ornithologists convention, set for Pueblo in May, has been canceled.
Please share interesting and/or unusual birds and behavior observations on COBirds.
Good birding,
Allison Hilf
Aurora, CO
Ahilf AT me.com
303-888-5110
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