Date: December 12, 2018 Compiler: Allison Hilf (Ahilf AT me.com) E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, December 12 at 12:30AM sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Rare, out of place and out of season species of note include: (* indicates new information on this species; CAPITAL LETTERS are used to identify very rare species as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee) PINK-FOOTED GOOSE Note this is an extremely rare vagrant to Eastern North America; almost unheard of in Western North America. Steve Mlodinow found the bird aprox. 10 AM yesterday and subsequently posted a thorough summary on previous sightings and detailed rationale for the Colorado Bird Records Committee to ponder. There is no guarantee this is a wild bird; but this might be your only chance to see one. The bird is in Longmont, Weld County. Location updates were reported all day yesterday. It spent most of the day in the SW corner of a large pond adjacent to Idaho Creek Wildlife Area and was typically best seen from along Weld County Road 7, approximately 1 mile south of State Highway 119. Trumpeter Swan (Jefferson) Black Scoter (Arapahoe, Jefferson) Long-tailed Duck (*Weld) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Larimer) Pacific Loon (Pueblo) Common Loon (Pueblo) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (La Plata) GYRFALCON (Weld) Varied Thrush (*El Paso) EASTERN TOWHEE (Las Animas) Rusty Blackbird (Arapahoe, El Paso) Palm Warbler (Adams, Arapahoe) ADAMS COUNTY: —On December 10 a Palm Warbler was reported at South Platte River -88th Ave area by Candice Johnson. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —On December 9 (2) Rusty Blackbird were reported at Cherry Creek SP, usually seen at swim beach. First reported by Tuesday Birders on Nov 20. —On December 8 a Palm Warbler (Western) was reported at W Long Drive greenway in Littleton. First reported by David Suddjian on Nov 29. ---On December 8 a (f)Black Scoter was reported at South Platte Park-South Platte Reservoir. First reported by Tanja Britton on Nov 26. EL PASO COUNTY: —On December 11 a Varied Thrush was reported at Rock Creek Canyon Rd area. Please note this is a SEMI-PRIVATE ROAD and respect residents privacy. First reported by Rebecca Laroche on Dec 9. —On December 6 (2) Rusty Blackbird were reported at Fountain Creek -S. Circle Dr. to S. Academy Blvd. First reported by Terence Berger on Nov 30. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On December 8 a lingering (f) Black Scoter was reported at South Platte Park/South Platte Reservoir; Southwest Bay Area. First reported on Nov. 28. ---On December 7 (6) Trumpeter Swan were reported at Upper Mt. Olivet Reservoir by Doug Shoffner. The birds were last seen flying eastbound. LA PLATA COUNTY: —On December 9 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Animas River -Huck Finn Pond & Hatchery area, by the gazebo on the SE side of the river. First reported by Ryan Votta on Dec 2. (Note, 2nd La Plata County record) LARIMER COUNTY: —On December 9 an imm GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at Boyd Lake (south end) by Nick Komar. LAS ANIMAS COUNTY: ---On December 8 a (f) EASTERN TOWHEE was reported at Freeman Ranch, east of Carizzo Creek, by Steve Mlodinow. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On December 9 a Pacific Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir by Brandon Percival. —On December 9 (2) Common Loon were reported at Pueblo Reservoir by Brandon Percival. WELD COUNTY: —On December 11 a PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was reported in the large pond adjacent to Idaho Creek Wildlife Area by Steve Mlodinow. It was often seen from Weld County Road 7. Updates appeared regularly on CObirds. —On December 11 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Frederick Reservoir & Recreation Area by Steve Mlodinow. ---On December 7 a GYRFALCON was reported north of Highway 14 and west of WCR 47 by Rachel Hopper. The bird went to the ground near Owl Creek. DFO Field Trips...trip details are at the DFO website: DFObirds.org 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 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 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/…/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=fadfb421e95f4949bde20c29a38228bd Good birding, Allison Hilf, Aurora (303) 888-5110 -- 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]. 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