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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. 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.
