Date: Friday, March 22, 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 Friday, March 22 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: Tundra Swan (Weld) EURASIAN WIGEON (*Huerfano) Surf Scoter (Adams) Black Scoter (Huerfano) Black Rail (Kiowa) Long-tailed Duck (Fremont, Larimer, Weld) Mew Gull (*Adams, Kiowa) Glaucous-winged Gull (*Adams) Red-throated Loon (*Adams) Neotropic Cormorant (*Adams) HARRIS’S HAWK (Larimer) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer) Eastern Bluebird (Alamosa) Mixed Rosy-Finch flock (Jefferson) Field Sparrow (*El Paso) Northern Cardinal (Larimer) Rusty Blackbird (Arapahoe) Gull species: Several winter/spring gulls are being seen, primarily in Pueblo, Larimer, Arapahoe, Kiowa and Adams Counties, e.g., Iceland (Thayer’s), Glaucous, Bonaparte’s, California, Ring-billed, Herring, Lesser Black-backed, and Great Black-backed Gull. For more information on these gulls, as well as other birds not on this RBA list, please check cobirds.org, scroll down to the very bottom “Recent eBird Sightings”. ADAMS COUNTY: —On March 21 a Red-throated Loon was reported on the pond across the street from Elaine T Valente Open Space on 104th. First reported March 15 by Peter Ruprecht. —On March 21 a Neotropic Cormorant was reported at McKay Road ponds, directly east of the junction of McKay Rd in Thornton . First reported on March 20 by Greg Levandoski. —On March 21 a Mew Gull was reported at at McKay Road ponds, directly east of the junction of McKay Rd in Thornton by Gabriel Wiltske. First reported on March 20 by Chuck Aid. —On March 21 a Glaucous-winged Gull was reported at McKay Road ponds, directly east of the junction of McKay Rd in Thornton. First reported on March 20 by Greg Levandoski. —On March 17 a Surf Scoter was reported at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR - Lake Ladora by Joe Chen. ALAMOSA COUNTY: —On March 17 (2) Eastern Bluebirds were reported at Rio Grande Wetland e-bird Hotspot by Kara Carragher. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —On March 16 the overwintering Rusty Blackbird(s) continue at Cherry Creek SP Swim Beach Area. EL PASO COUNTY: —On March 21 the overwintering Field Sparrow continues at Red Rock Canyon Open Space. FREMONT COUNTY: —On March 19 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Blue Heron Ponds on Hwy 115. First reported on March 6 by Rich Miller. HUERFANO COUNTY: —On March 21 a EURASIAN WIGEON was reported at Orlando Reservoir. First reported on March 18 by the DFO Field Trip/David Suddjian. —On March 18 a Black Scoter was reported at Martin Lake (on the eastern side near the dam outlet) in Lathrop State Park. First reported on March 17 by Kara Carragher. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —There has been a mixed flock of Rosy-Finches in Golden visiting the feeders at the home of Kirsten Witherell. To see them please text her at 720-372-0833. If she is not home you may go around the back gate. Be sure you have the correct address- 19540 W 55th Place, Golden (inside Table Rock Community). The birds have been seen most days this winter, most prominent on colder days. Last report March 20 - (11) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch; (6) Black Rosy Finch. KIOWA COUNTY: —On March 17 a Black Rail was reported at Kiowa Creek at Kiowa CR 40 by Steven Mlodinow. —On March 17 a Mew Gull was reported at Neenoshe Reservoir by Sean Walters. LARIMER COUNTY: —On March 17 a HARRIS’S HAWK was reported near the intersection of Ziegler and William Neal Parkway (gravel / cement plant). It was visible from Horsetooth Road near the Topminnow Natural Area. First reported on February 21 by Robert Beauchamp. —On March 20 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Grandview Cemetery about midway along the south edge of the cemetery that abuts the golf course . 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers - 1(m) and 1(f) were reported on March 8 by John Shenot. —On March 15 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Fossil Creek Reservoir & Regional Open Space. First reported on Feb 16 by David Farmer. —There has been a (f) Northern Cardinal visiting the feeders at the home of Steve Martin SW of Wellington since July. Email for current status and directions: falconridge AT cowisp.net. Last report - March 8. WELD COUNTY: —On March 20 (3) Tundra Swans were reported at Cozzens Lake. First reported on March 12 by Steve Mlodinow. —On March 19 a (m)Long-tailed Duck was reported at Firestone Gravel Pit by Steve Mlodinow. Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on dfobirds.org Wray Chamber Greater Prairie-Chicken Saturday - Sunday, March 23-24 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Gregg Goodrich (E-mail: GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303-655-9135) Canon City Sunday, March 24 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM Mark Amershek (E-mail: mamershek AT msn.com; 303-329-8646) Southeastern Colorado Monday, March 25 4:30 AM - 7:00 PM David Suddjian (E-mail: dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) 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 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/AD61A670-E0CF-4B50-B87B-ACD759CA8E47%40me.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
