Date: January 1, 2019 Compiler: Joe Roller, [email protected]
E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, January 1, 2019, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Rare, out of place and out of season species include: (*) indicates new information on this species; CAPITAL LETTERS are used for very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee, Observers have been diligent in reporting sightings on COBirds - thanks! Please check there for updates. PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (*Weld) Brant (Weld) Black Scoter (Arapahoe) Long-tailed Duck (*Weld) AMERICAN WOODCOCK (Larimer) Black-legged Kittiwake (*Larimer) Iceland Gull (*Larimer) SLATY-BACKED GULL (Larimer) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (*Larimer, Weld) Great Black-backed Gull (Boulder, Larimer, Pueblo) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Denver, *La Plata) GYRFALCON (Larimer) Vermillion Flycatcher (*Boulder) Winter Wren (Jefferson) SEDGE WREN (Eagle) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*El Paso) Black Rosy-Finch (*El Paso) Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (*El Paso) Common Redpoll (Routt) Fox Sparrow (Red) (*Jefferson) Yellow Warbler (Boulder) ARAPAHOE COUNTY: ---On December 27 at South Platte Reservoir the Black Scoter continued. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On December 29 the male Vermillion Flycatcher was seen again at Walden Ponds, having been here since mid-November. ---On December 29 at Erie Reservoir, Steve Frye and Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk reported Great Black-backed Gull. ---On December 29 & 30 at Longmont Wastewater Treatment Ponds, Luke Pheneger reported a Yellow Warbler. (There are NO previous eBird records for Dec thru Jan). DENVER COUNTY: ---On December 31 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Rocky Mountain Lake Park by Matt Gray. EAGLE COUNTY: ---On December 25 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Eric Culbertson reported a SEDGE WREN, present for weeks. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On December 21 at Rainbow Gulch Trail, Terence Berger, David and John Marvin reported 300 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 5 Black Rosy-Finch and 8 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch on shoreline of Rampart Reservoir. Rosy-Finches have continued there in various numbers through December 30. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On December 28 at Red Rock Trading Post, Myron Gerhard, Paulo and Santiago Tabares reported Fox Sparrow (Red). Seen through Dec 31. ---On December 29 at Morrison Park, Karen Goetz & Matt Clark reported Winter Wren near the bridge on west end of park. LA PLATA COUNTY: —On December 31 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Animas River--Huck Finn Pond & Hatchery area by Ryan Votta, who first reported it there on Dec 2 as the second county record. LARIMER COUNTY: —On December 14 through 29 an (imm, dark-phase) GYRFALCON was seen off & on along W Trilby Rd and from Taft Hill Rd (where parking is not safe) & over the Larimer County Landfill. (Check in at one of the pay windows or the main office & park as directed). ---On December 18 a Great Black-backed Gull was reported at the Larimer County Landfill by Steve Mlodinow. On December 21 at Larimer County Landfill, David Ely SLATY-BACKED GULL (seen through Dec 26), GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL & second-cycle Great Black-backed Gull, both seen thru 12/30. ---On December 24 at Horsetooth Reservoir, Nick Komar and Peter Burke reported juv Black-legged Kittiwake, which continued through December 30 . ---On December 28 at Bobcat Ridge NA Kevin DeBoer reported AMERICAN WOODCOCK downstream from the parking lot. ---On December 29 a Glaucous-winged Gull was reported at Warren Lake by Nick Komar and seen by many through December 31. ROUTT COUNTY: ---On December 27 Tom Litteral passed along a report of a Common Redpoll south of Clark (Hwy 131/CR 56). WELD COUNTY: ---On December 12 through 30 a PINK-FOOTED GOOSE continued at Frederick Lake (Milavec Reservoir) & Recreation Area, where it has been among a diverse gaggle of goose species & hybrids. It was first reported by Steve Mlodinow at Idaho Creek Open Space on Dec 11. This would be a first state record if approved by the CBRC. ---Other waterfowl at Milavec Reservoir seen off and on include Black Brant & Long-tailed Duck. ---On December 29 at Windsor Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported 1st winter GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL and (Black) Brant. *Christmas Bird Counts continue. SIgn up for one of these:* Friday (01/04/2019) Air Force Academy Flagler Saturday (01/05/2019) Black Forest Dotsero Eagle Valley Hotchkiss Lake Isabel Sterling To learn more about Christmas Bird Counts, go to https://www.audubon.org/conservation/…/christmas-bird-count/ To sign up for Christmas Bird Counts, contact the compiler soon. <https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=fadfb421e95f4949bde20c29a38228bd> *DFO Field Trips...trip details are at the DFO website DFObirds.org* Aurora Reservoir & Cherry Creek State Park Wednesday, January 2 6:45 AM - 1:00 PM David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) First Creek at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Sunday, January 6 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM Patrick O'Driscoll (Email: patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955) Elbert County Monday, January 7 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) Southwestern Metro Area Thursday, January 10 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Dale Pate (Email: dalelpate AT gmail.com; 575-706-4584) Have a Happy and Birdy New Year! 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