Date: Sunday , April 21, 2019 Compiler: Allison Hilf; [email protected] Phone: (303) 888-5110 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, April 21, 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 (*Kiowa) Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe) Whimbrel (*Boulder, El Paso) Dunlin (*Kiowa) Pectoral Sandpiper (*Boulder, *Kiowa) Caspian Tern (Morgan) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Jefferson, *Kiowa) Ash-throated Flycatcher (Boulder) SEDGE WREN (*Boulder) Worm-eating Warbler (Pueblo) Nashville Warbler (El Paso) Pine Warbler (*Yuma) Yellow-throated Warbler (Pueblo) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Pitkin) Townsend’s Warbler (*Kiowa) 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 20 a SEDGE WREN was reported in Louisville at Coal Creek between Warembourg Open Space and Community Park, where the trail runs north (approx. 200yds downstream of the bridge nearest to W. Cherry St), by Jack Bushong. —-On April 20 a Whimbrel was reported at Boulder Reservoir by Michael King. —-On April 20 a Pectoral Sandpiper was reported at Lagerman Reservoir. First reported with Whimbrel April 17 by Peter Burke. —-On April 17 a Ash-throated Flycatcher was reported in Longmont at the Peschel Open Space (take the sidewalk from the parking lot, you eventually cross the ditch and it was just passed the ditch) by Kat Bradley-Bennett. See COBirds Post on April 19 for more details. EL PASO: —-On April 19 a Nashville Warbler was reported at Sinton Pond Open Space. First reported April 8 by Monday Birders. —-On April 19 a Whimbrel was reported at Book Dr, north of Enoch Road by Tyler Stewart. GRAND COUNTY: —-On April 18 (3) Trumpeter Swans were reported in Kremmling between 246O1-25099 on Hgwy 40 by Corinna Honscheid. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —-On April 20 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Robert A Easton Regional Park. First reported April 12 by David Suddjian. KIOWA COUNTY: —-On April 20 a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Neegronda Reservoir by Steve Mlodinow. —-On April 20 a Townsend’s Warbler was reported at Lower Queens Reservoir by Tony Leukering. —-On April 20 a Tundra Swan was reported at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir by Steve Mlodinow. —-On April 20 a Pectoral Sandpiper; (5) Dunlin and a Stilt Sandpiper were reported at Lower Queens Reservoir. First reported April 15 by Mark Peterson. MORGAN COUNTY: —-On April 19 a Caspian Tern was reported at Jackson Reservoir-North by Scott Somershoe. PITKIN COUNTY: —-On April 18 a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies by Rebecca Weiss. 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. YUMA COUNTY: —-On April 20 a Pine Warbler was reported in Wray (225 Cedar St) by Barry Southard. Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on dfobirds.org 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 (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) Ketring Park Saturday, April 27 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Gregg Goodrich (GreggGoodrich AT gmail.com; 303-655-9135) Cherry Creek State Park (Arapahoe County) Sunday, April 28 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM Mary Cay Burger & Robert Righter; (mcburger3 AT juno.com; 720-940-8394) 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/44FF72BA-B27A-49C0-AB5B-808FF6B482E7%40me.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
