Date: July 31, 2018 Compiler: Allison Hilf e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, July 31 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist. Rare and out of range species include: (* indicates new information on this species) MOTTLED DUCK (Kiowa) Surf Scoter (Alamosa) COMMON GALLINULE (Larimer) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Kiowa) Glossy Ibis (Larimer) BAIRD’S SPARROW (Larimer) Summer Tanager (Douglas, Jefferson) Northern Cardinal (Boulder) ALAMOSA COUNTY: ---On July 17 at San Luis Lake, Lisa Rawinski reported Surf Scoter. It was seen again on July 23. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On July 22 Richard Trinkner reported a Northern Cardinal on the 1500 block of Hawthorn Ave in Boulder. DOUGLAS COUNTY/JEFFERSON COUNTY (Chatfield SP) —On July 28 Joey Kellner reported a Summer Tanager at Chatfield SP —Plum Creek Picnic Area, in the cottonwoods by the picnic tables between the parking lot and the reservoir). ---On July 24 Candice Johnson reported a Summer Tanager at Chatfield SP--Audubon Center & Trails--on trail north of Audubon center, near the large lake. KIOWA COUNTY: —On July 29 Steve Mlodinow reported 2 NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Ad and imm) at w end of Kiowa C where hits Neegronda. Look from upper boat ramp to right in willows. ---On July 22 Steve Mlodinow and Tony Leukering reported a female MOTTLED DUCK at Neegronda Reservoir, just southwest of the upper boat launch, accessed on Kiowa Co Rd C. This is only the second state record. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On July 1 at Running Deer & Cottonwood Hollow NA, Robert Beauchamp reported COMMON GALLINULE. Since then glimpses of this rarity have been had almost daily through July 15; and seen again on July 19. A ladder will enable views that might last for only 3 seconds to extend up to 6 seconds or even longer. Best results have been in early AM. Last sighting July 19; site was checked on July 31, with no Common Gallinule seen. Updates would be appreciated. ---On July 17 through 24 at Soapstone Prairie NA Andy Bankert reported 5 BAIRD’S SPARROWS. Andy observed nestlings, representing the first documented breeding record of this species in Colorado! This exciting news was released by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. On July 24 in Meadow Pasture at Soapstone, Andy found 3 singing males and an adult feeding 3 young. ---A small flock of Plegadis ibis have been present at Timnath Reservoir July 24-26. Both Glossy and Glossy/White-faced hybrid have been reported by various observers and photo-documentation is needed. View from County Line Rd. DFO Field Trips - See DFO website for more information: Mt. Falcon Park (Jefferson County) Wednesday, Aug 1 6:30 AM - 12:00 PM Diane Roberts (Samatha576 AT aol.com 720 278-9025) Ken Caryl Valley Area (Jefferson County) Saturday, Aug 4 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com 831 713-8659) Green Mountain Falls-town and lower elevation trails (El Paso County) Aug 5 5:15 AM - 1:00 PM Chris Gilbert (chrisgee9 AT gmail.com 804 214-1508) First Creek at RM Arsenal Sunday, August 5 6:15-1:00 PM Patrick O’Driscoll ([email protected] or 303.855.6955) Ken Caryl Valley Area This trip is full; waiting list available Monday, August 6 6:00AM—10:00AM David Suddjian [email protected] or 831.713.8659) Southeastern Colorado Tuesday, August 7 5:00AM-7:00AM David Suddjian [email protected] or 831.713.8659) Good Birding, Allison Hilf, Aurora 303.888.5110 [email protected] Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/6428FEBF-D25B-4435-876F-0FEA4FA30476%40me.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
