[cobirds] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Arapahoe County Rare Bird Alert

Why in the world is this a "rare bird"?  How far out of the "normal" time frame are we?

Gary Brower

Unincorporated Arapahoe County

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From: ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu

Subject: [eBird Alert] Arapahoe County Rare Bird Alert <daily>

Date: July 18, 2025 at 6:37:11 PM MDT

To: grb4914@gmail.com

*** Species Summary:

- Yellow-breasted Chat (auricollis) (4 reports)

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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

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Yellow-breasted Chat (auricollis) (Icteria virens auricollis) (4)
- Reported Jul 18, 2025 07:45 by Julia Gwinn
- South Platte Park--C470 area, Arapahoe, Colorado
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=39.570896,-105.0411201&ll=39.570896,-105.0411201
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S260867649
- Comments: "Heard and seen perched on shrub beside reservoir."

Yellow-breasted Chat (auricollis) (Icteria virens auricollis) (4)
- Reported Jul 18, 2025 07:45 by Matthew Carmody
- South Platte Park--C470 area, Arapahoe, Colorado
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=39.570896,-105.0411201&ll=39.570896,-105.0411201
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S260884572
- Comments: "Heard and seen perched on shrub beside reservoir."

Yellow-breasted Chat (auricollis) (Icteria virens auricollis) (4)
- Reported Jul 18, 2025 07:45 by Marjorie Middleton
- South Platte Park--C470 area, Arapahoe, Colorado
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=39.570896,-105.0411201&ll=39.570896,-105.0411201
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S260884262
- Comments: "Heard and seen perched on shrub beside reservoir."

Yellow-breasted Chat (auricollis) (Icteria virens auricollis) (4)
- Reported Jul 18, 2025 07:45 by Colby Karnei
- South Platte Park--C470 area, Arapahoe, Colorado
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=39.570896,-105.0411201&ll=39.570896,-105.0411201
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S260892218
- Comments: "Heard and seen perched on shrub beside reservoir."

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