Date: Sunday, April 28, 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 Sunday, April 28, 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: Whimbrel (Weld) Snowy Plover (*Larimer) Marbled Godwit (Gunnison) Pectoral Sandpiper (Boulder) Caspian Tern (*Boulder, *Montezuma) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Jefferson) Yellow-crowned Night Heron (*Fremont) Glossy Ibis (*Kiowa,*La Plata, *Pueblo) Gray Vireo (Garfield) Yellow-throated Vireo (*Arapahoe) PACIFIC WREN (Boulder) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Larimer) HOODED ORIOLE (Denver) Black-and-White Warbler (Bent, *El Paso) Nashville Warbler (Jefferson) Northern Parula (Arapahoe, Jefferson) Black-throated Gray Warbler (*El Paso) Townsend’s Warbler (*Douglas ) 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 27 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported at South Platte Park feeding in the cottonwoods along the outlet stream from Eaglewatch Area to Redtail Lake. First reported April 26 by Mark Willms. —-on April 26 Northern Parula was reported at South Platte Park-Notrhern Wildlife Area by David Suddjian. BENT COUNTY: —-On April 26 a Black-and-White Warbler was reported at Temple Grove (in tall cottonwoods just east of the bridge) by Duane Nelson. BOULDER COUNTY: —-On April 27 a Caspian Tern was reported at Little Gaynor Lake by John Rutenbeck. —-On April 26 a Pectoral Sandpiper was reported at Lagerman Reservoir. First reported April 17 by Peter Burke. —On April 25 a Pacific Wren was reported near LOBOS trail west of 63rd, on Robinson Place near Gunbarrel Commons Park (moving around approx btwn 4540 and 4698 Robinson Pl). First reported April 20 by John Tumasonis. DENVER COUNTY: —-On April 24 a HOODED ORIOLE was reported at Westerly Creek Park, south of the MLK Boulevard bridge at Beeler St, by Jason Bidgood. Parking is allowed on the Beeler Street south of Martin Luther King Blvd. DOUGLAS COUNTY: —On April 27 a Townsend’s Warbler was reported at Chatfield SP-Original Heronry Overlook by David Gebhardt. El PASO COUNTY: —-On April 27 a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported at Sinton Pond by Steve Getty. —-On April 27 a Black-and-White Warbler was reported at Chico Basin Banding Station by Genevieve Day/Bird Conservancyof the Rockies. FREMONT COUNTY: —- On April 27 a Yellow-crowned Night Heron was reported at Sell Lake. Take Sell Road, east from 9th Street in Canon City, pond on south side of Sell Road, before reaching Canon City Riverwalk. First reported April 24 by Derek Huggins. GARFIELD COUNTY: —On April 26 a Gray Vireo was reported at Baxter Pass Road by David Price. GUNNISON COUNTY: —-On April 25 a Marbled Godwit was reported at Blue Mesa Reservoir-eastern portion, by Garrett MacDonald. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —-On April 27:a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported at Hine Lake, Robert A Easton Regional Park. First reported April 12 by David Suddjian. —-On April 25 a Nashville Warbler was reported at Harriman Lake Park by Claire H. —-On April 25 a Northern Parula was reported at Main Reservoir in Lakewood (by the parking lot) by James McCall. KIOWA COUNTY: —-On April 27 a Glossy I is was reported at Lower Queens Reservoir by David Dowell. LA PLATA COUNTY: —-On April 27 a Glossy ibis was reported at Pastorius Reservoir by James Beatty. LARIMER COUNTY: —-On April 27 a Snowy Plover was reported at Topminnow Nature Area/East Horsetooth Gravel Pit by Jim Nachel. —-On April 26 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Riverbend Ponds frequenting the rabbit brush and dirt path at NE corner of the most NE pond by John Shenot. MONTEZUMA COUNTY: —-On April 27 a Caspian Tern was reported at Totten Reservoir and at McPhee Reservoir by James Beatty (possibly same bird). PUEBLO COUNTY: —-On April 27 a Glossy Ibis was reported at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area), near Rose Pond by Renee Casias. WELD COUNTY: — On April 26 (11) Whimbrel were reported at Bebee Draw and (1) at Lower Latham by Steven Kingswood. . Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on dfobirds.org 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) South-Central Colorado Monday, April 29 - Tuesday, April 30 4:00 AM - 10:00 PM David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) Pawnee National Grasslands (Weld County) Saturday, May 4 5:30 AM - 4:00 PM Karen Drozda & Chris Goulart (drozforte AT aol.com; 303-388-0891) Roxborough State Park Saturday, May 4 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Alison Kondler (birdtrills AT gmail.com; 303-904-9140) First Creek at RM Arsenal Sunday, May 5 6:30 AM - 11:00 AM Patrick O'Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955) 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]. 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