Date: Friday, April 19, 2019 Compiler: Allison Hilf; [email protected] Phone: (303) 888-5110 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 19, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Observers have been helpful by 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 (*Grand) Tundra Swan (Mesa) Long-tailed Duck (*Arapahoe) White-throated Swift (Broomfield) Whimbrel (*Boulder) Dunlin (Kiowa) Pectoral Sandpiper (*Boulder, Kiowa) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Kiowa, Larimer) Caspian Tern (Kiowa) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Jefferson, Kiowa) Green Heron (Weld) Glossy Ibis (La Plata) Cassin’s Vireo (Yuma) Worm-eating Warbler (*Pueblo) Yellow-throated Warbler (Pueblo) Black-throated Gray Warbler (*Pitkin) For more information on other birds not on the RBA today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to the bottom for “Recent eBird Sightings”. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —-On April 18 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Cherry Creek SP near the Marina & Dam. First Reported April 14 by Cynthia Madsen. BOULDER COUNTY: —-On April 18 a Whimbrel and (2) Pectoral Sandpipers were reported at Lagerman Reservoir. First reported April 17 by Peter Burke. BROOMFIELD COUNTY: —-On April 15 a White-throated Swift was reported at South Arista by Chipper Phillips. GRAND COUNTY: —-On April 18 (3) Trumpeter Swans were reported in Kremmiling between 246O1-25099 on Hgwy 40 by Corinna Honscheid. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —-On April 18 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Robert A Easton Regional Park. First reported on April 12 by David Suddjian. KIOWA COUNTY: —-On April 15 a Caspian Tern was reported at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir by Mark Peterson. —-On April 15 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir by Mark Peterson. —-On April 15 a Pectoral Sandpiper and (5) Dunlin were reported at Lower Queens Reservoir by Mark Peterson. —-On April 15 a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir. First reported on April 13 by David Tonnessen. LA PLATA: —-On April 16 a Glossy Ibis was reported at Pastorius Reservoir. First reported on April 15 by Susan Allerton. LARIMER COUNTY: —-On April 14 a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at Horseshoe Reservoir. First reported on April 13 by Andy Bankert. MESA COUNTY: —-On April 16 (3) Tundra Swan were reported on the Colorado River, heading south from mm48, by Sue Riffe. PITKIN COUNTY: —-On April 18 a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies by Rebecca Weiss.h PUEBLO COUNTY: —-On April 18 a Worm-eating Warbler was reported at Valco Ponds near the river at the eastern part of the parking lot, by MaryLynne Ketchum. —-On April 17 a Yellow-throated Warbler was reported at Pueblo City Park, east of Headquarter Building in tall sycamore tree, by Brandon Percival. WELD COUNTY: —-On April 16 a Green Heron was reported in Ft Collins at CR 13 (~1 mi. S Hinkley Lk) by Sheila Webber. YUMA COUNTY: —-On April 14 a possible Cassin’s Vireo was reported at Stalker Pond SWA, flying off towards the Wray Fish Hatchery, by Lori Zabel. Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on dfobirds.org Chico Basin Ranch Saturday, April 20 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM Mark Amershek (mamershek AT msn.com; 303-329-8646) Mt. Falcon Park Saturday, April 20 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM John Breitsch (jbreitsch AT hotmail.com; 303-588-0552) Greenwood Gulch and Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve Sunday, April 21 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Kevin Corwin (KevyGudGuy AT aol.com; 720-277-7118) Pawnee National Grasslands (Weld County) Tuesday, April 23 4:00 AM - 7:00 PM David Suddjian & Diane Roberts ([email protected]: 831-713-8659) Ken Caryl Valley Area Friday, April 26 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM David Suddjian ([email protected]; 831-713-8659) Good Birding, Allison Hilf Aurora, CO (303) 888-5110 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/E6AF752E-83C1-4A24-8083-F51D72F4107C%40me.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
