Date: February 21, 2019 Compiler: Allison Hilf, ahilf AT me.com Phone: (303) 888-5110 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, February 21, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Observers have been diligent in reporting sightings and updates on CoBirds. Thanks! CAPITAL LETTERS are used for very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee. (*) indicates new information on this species. Rare, out of place and out of season species include: Trumpeter Swan (Pueblo) Black Scoter (*Pueblo) Long-tailed Duck (Larimer, *Pueblo, Weld) Glaucous-winged Gull (*Arapahoe) Common Loon (*Adams) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Denver, Garfield, La Plata, Larimer) Winter Wren (Jefferson, Pueblo) Varied Thrush (Boulder) Brown Thrasher (Arapahoe) American Pipit (Weld) Field Sparrow (El Paso, Kiowa) Fox Sparrow (Red) (*Jefferson) White-throated Sparrow (Kiowa, Pitkin) Northern Cardinal (Larimer) Rusty Blackbird (Arapahoe, Denver, Garfield) Pine Warbler (Larimer) Gull species: several winter/very early spring gulls are being seen, primarily in Pueblo and Larimer Counties (e.g. Thayer’s Gull, Glaucous Gull, California Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Great Black-backed Gull). For more information on these Gull species, as well as other birds not on RBA list, please check cobirds.org, scroll down to the very bottom “Bird Trax” and click on “sightings”. It will list ALL birds reported on e-bird for the day. ADAMS COUNTY: —On February 20 a Common Loon was reported at South Platte River - McKay Rd & 100th area by Michael Kiessig.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —On February 20 a Glaucous-winged Gull was reported at Aurora Reservoir. First reported by Steve Mlodinow on Jan 12. —On February 18 the overwintering Brown Thrasher continues at Cherry Creek SP at Swim Beach/Smoky Hill Shelter area. —On February 17 the overwintering Rusty Blackbird continues, north of the Swim Beach in Cherry Creek SP. BOULDER COUNTY: —On February 17 a Varied Thrush was reported on Bosque Ct in Boulder. First reported by Ernest Crvich Jan 23. DENVER COUNTY: —On February 20 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported in Rocky Mountain Lake Park . First reported in January. —On February 14 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at First Creek at DEN Open Space. First reported by Denver Urban CBC on Jan 1. EL PASO COUNTY: —On February 19 the overwintering Field Sparrow continues at Red Rock Canyon Open Space. GARFIELD COUNTY: —On February 17 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Centennial Park in Carbondale. First reported by Vic Zerbi on Feb 2. —On February 15 (2) Rusty Blackbirds were reported at Carbondale Nature Park. First reported by Catherine Hagen on Feb 12 JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On February 20 the overwintering Fox Sparrow (Red) continues at Red Rock Trading Post. —On February 14 a Winter Wren was reported at Ralston Creek - Maple Valley Park by Ginny Bergstrom. KIOWA COUNTY: —On February 17 a White-throated Sparrow was reported at Neenoshe Reservoir by Steve Mlodinow. —On February 17 a Field Sparrow was reported at Neenoshe Reservoir by Steve Mlodinow. LA PLATA: —On February 18 the overwintering Yellow-bellied Sapsucker continues at Animas River -Huck Finn Pond & Hatchery. LARIMER COUNTY: —On February 17 a Pine Warbler was reported in Fort Collins south of E Harmony Rd and east of S Lemay Ave. First report on February 6 by Nick Komar. —On February 16 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Fossil Creek Reservoir & Regional Open Space by Dave Farmer. — On February 10 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported from Grandview Cemetery on the adjacent golf course midway along the cemetery’s southern border that runs east-west; approx. 50 yds east of the port a potty. First reported by David Leatherman on Jan 8. —On February 9 the overwintering (f) Northern Cardinal was reported. It has been visiting the feeders at the home of Steve Martin at his home SW of Wellington since July. Email for current status and directions: falconridge AT cowisp.net. PITKIN COUNTY: —On February 18 a White-throated Sparrow was reported at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. First reported by Matt Kuhn on Feb 15. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On February 20 (9) Black Scoters were reported at Pueblo Reservoir. Various large flock numbers have been present at Pueblo Reservoir and other Pueblo locations since (22) were first reported by Brandon Percival on Feb 3. —On February 20 (2) Long-tailed Duck was reported at Pueblo Reservoir SWA-Turkey Creek. 2 birds first reported by Brandon Percival on Jan. 19. —On February 18 (2) Trumpeter Swans were reported at Valco Ponds SWA. There have been 1-2 Swans reported over the past week, moving between locations at Pueblo Reservoir, the Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo, Rock Canyon Rd. in Pueblo, Mosquito Alley, and Valco Ponds SWA. —On February 18 the overwintering Winter Wren continues at Valco Ponds SWA. —On February 17 a Carolina Wren was reported on the Arkansas River Trail, East of Pueblo Blvd. by David Dowell. —Note, a Great Black-backed Gull, “Murray” is often reported at Pueblo Reservoir, where it has wintered for many years. WELD COUNTY: —On February 15 a (f) Long-tailed Duck was reported at the Firestone Gravel Pit by Tom Whitten. —On February 14 an American Pipit was reported at S. Platte River near 168th Ave by Bill Kaempfer. Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on dfobirds.org Cherry Creek State Park (Arapahoe County) Sunday, February 17 8:00 AM-2:00 PM Mary Cay Burger (E-mail: mcburger3 AT junco.com; 720-940-8394) Barr Lake Periphery Saturday, February 23 12:15 PM - 4:00 PM Tammy Sanders & Ira Sanders (Email: amkestral AT gmail.com; 303-278-7172) Denver City Park (Denver County) Sunday, February 24 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Patrick O'Driscoll (Email: patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955) Larimer County Monday, February 25 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM Dale Pate & Diane Roberts (Email: dalelpate AT gmail.com; 575-706-4584 Good Birding, Allison Hilf Aurora, CO 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/2E5B40B0-9AA6-4629-819E-D369BC865CA2%40me.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
