This the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, December 9 at 6 AM sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Rare, out of place and out of season species of note for the past seven days include: (* indicates new information on this species)
Trumpeter Swan (Jefferson) Black Scoter (*Arapahoe, Jefferson) Black-legged Kittiwake (Adams) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Larimer) GYRFALCON (Larimer, Weld) Vermilion Flycatcher (Boulder) Eastern Bluebird (*Jefferson, Chaffee) EASTERN TOWHEE (*Las Animas) Field Sparrow (*El Paso, Kiowa) Rusty Blackbird (El Paso) Palm Warbler (*Arapahoe) Pine Warbler (Arapahoe) ADAMS COUNTY: --On December 2 a juvenile Black-legged Kittiwake was reported by Adam Vesely at Ken Mitchell Park and Open Space, close to the fishing pier. Last reported Dec 4. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: -On November 29 a Palm Warbler (Western) was reported by David Suddjian at W Long Drive greenway in Littleton. It was at corner of tennis court. Last reported Dec 8. -On November 29 a Pine Warbler was reported by David Suddjian at W Long Drive greenway in Littleton. Last reported Dec 3. ---On November 26 a female Black Scoter was reported by Tanja Britton at South Platte Park-South Platte Reservoir. Last reported Dec 8. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On November 15 a Vermillion Flycatcher was reported by Leslie S. at Walden Ponds, seen daily through November 25. Last reported Dec 3. EL PASO COUNTY: -On November 30 (2) Rusty Blackbird were reported by Terence Berger at Fountain Creek -S. Circle Dr. to S. Academy Blvd. Last reported on Dec 6. --On Dec 1, a Field Sparrow was reported by Jim Merritt at Red Rock Canyon Open space. Last reported Dec 8. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On Nov. 28 a female Black Scoter was reported at South Platte Park/South Platte Reservoir; Southwest Bay Area. Last reported Dec 8. --On December 2, 3 Eastern Bluebirds were reported at Ralston Creek, Maple Valley Park by James McCall. Last reported in same area Dec 8. ---On December 7, 6 Trumpeter Swans were reported at Upper Mt. Olivet Reservoir by Doug Shoffner. The birds were last seen flying eastbound. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On December 3, a GYRFALCON was reported along Taft Hill Road in southern Fort Collins. The bird was seen again in the morning on December 4, between 7-7:30 AM, roosting on tall power poles along Trilby Road where it intersects Taft Hill road. While a sighting was noted over west central Ft Collins Dec 7, the reporter is now rethinking that observation. ---On December 4, a juvenile GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at Horseshoe Reservoir by Nick Komar. LAS ANIMAS COUNTY: ---On December 8, a female EASTERN TOWHEE was reported at Freeman Ranch, east of Carizzo Creek, by Steve Mlodinow. WELD COUNTY: ---On December 7, a GYRFALCON was reported north of Highway 14 and west of WCR 47, which went to ground near Owl Creek, coordinates 40.58801940, -104.6200712, by Rachel Hopper. DFO Field Trips...trip details are at the DFO website: DFObirds.org Boulder County- Trip is currently full Monday, December 10 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM David Suddjian & John Malenich (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831.713.8659) El Paso County Tuesday, December 11 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM David Suddjian & Diane Roberts (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831.713.8659) Chatfield State Park Sunday, December 16 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Gregg Goodrich (GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303.655.9135) Chase Trip Monday, December 17 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659), and Dale Pate (575-706-4584) Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek State Park Tuesday, December 14 18 6:45 AM - 2:00 PM David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) No additional trips are scheduled until December 27, 2018, but Christmas Bird Counts occur in Colorado from December 14-January 5, 2019. Birders of all levels are welcome! Thanks to Brandon Percival for his excellent post on CoBirds from December 6, 2018, which I've copied below: Christmas Bird Count season is coming up, starting Dec 14, 2018 to Jan 5, 2019. Here are the dates that are on the CBC Website so far. Friday (12/14/2018): Fairplay Saturday (12/15/2018): Colorado Springs Denver Fort Collins Granby Longmont Monte Vista N.W.R. North Park Pueblo Reservoir Pagosa Springs Roaring Fork River Valley Salida Steamboat Springs Sunday (12/16/2018): Aspen Boulder Durango Evergreen-Idaho Springs Grand Junction Gunnison Montrose Penrose Rocky Mountain National Park Monday (12/17/2018) John Martin Reservoir Pinon Canyon (new count starting this year) Tuesday (12/18/2018) Rocky Ford Weldona-Fort Morgan Wednesday (12/19/2018) Pueblo Thursday (12/20/2018) Fountain Creek Friday (12/21/2018) Bonny Reservoir Saturday (12/22/2018) Crook Nunn Spanish Peaks Sunday (12/23/2018) Delta Saturday (12/29/2018) Cortez Douglas County Great Sand Dunes N.P. Greeley Westcliffe Monday (12/31/2018) Barr Lake Rawhide Energy Station Tuesday (01/01/2019) Denver (Urban) Grand Mesa Loveland Friday (01/04/2019) Air Force Academy Flagler Saturday (01/05/2019) Black Forest Dosero Eagle Valley Hotchkiss Lake Isabel Sterling No Date known yet: Summit County - unlikely going on this year If you want to learn more about Christmas Bird Counts, go to <https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count/?fbclid=I wAR2Y975sXvSWYYP3FlWUvd79on_oKL5BSOt_efm94RPcm6pHg-z6IrTQpG4> https://www.audubon.org/conservation/./christmas-bird-count/ There are usually over 40 Christmas Bird Counts held around Colorado, each winter. To sign up for Christmas Bird Counts, contact the compiler as soon as possible. <https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=fadfb421e95f4949 bde20c29a38228bd> https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=fadfb421e95f4949b de20c29a38228bd Good birding, Cheryl Teuton 303-912-3341 Aurora -- 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/001401d48fc3%2403030030%2409090090%24%40earthlink.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
