Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Compiler: Allison Hilf; [email protected] Phone: 303.888.5110
Birders have been helpful by reporting updates to COBirds. Thanks! CAPITAL LETTERS denote very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee at the CFO website. (*) indicates new information on a species. For more information on birds seen today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to the bottom for “Recent eBird Sightings”. Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species include: PIPING PLOVER (Douglas) Long-billed Curlew (Broomfield) Marbled Godwit (Boulder, Saguache) Pectoral Sandpiper (Rio Grande) Red Phalarope (*Jackson) Ash-throated Flycatcher (*Morgan) White-winged Crossbill (*Douglas) Eastern Kingbird (*Clear Creek) Clay-colored Sparrow (*Teller) BAIRD’S SPARROW (Logan) Bobolink (*Jackson) Northern Waterthrush (*Clear Creek) Magnolia Warbler (Archuleta) ARCHULETA COUNTY: —On August 24 (4) Magnolia Warblers were reported at Pagosa Springs 45 Eagle's Loft Dr (37.2611,-107.0801). Reported by Bill Smyth. BOULDER COUNTY: --On August 25 (3) Marbled Godwits were reported at Lagerman Reservoir; first reported there on August 21 by David Smith. BROOMFIELD COUNTY: —On August 26 a Long-billed Curlew was reported at Great Western Reservoir by Norm Erthal. CLEAR CREEK: —On August 27 an Eastern Kingbird was reported at Bard Creek Ponds (PRIVATE, must view from roads). Reported by David Suddjian. — On August 27 a Northern Waterthrush was reported at Bard Creek Ponds (PRIVATE, must view from roads). Reported by Dale Pate. DOUGLAS COUNTY: —On August 27 a White-winged Crosbill was reported at Rampart Range Lodgepole Pine Forest; near El Paso County by David Tønnessen. —On August 26 a Piping Plover was reported at the Plum Creek Delta of Chatfield State Park; other shorebirds in area include Semipalmated Sandpiper. First reported on August 24 by Joey Kellner. JACKSON COUNTY: —On August 27 a Red Phalarope was reported at Cowdrey Reservoir by Nathan Pieplow. This is a first county e-bird record for this species. —On August 27 (4) Bobolink were reported in Walden by a steam that crosses CR12 W (40.735,-106.42). Reported by Nathan Pie-plow LOGAN COUNTY: —On August 24 (3) Baird’s Sparrows were reported SE of Crook, CO (40.8417,-102.6901) by Bill Kaempfer. MORGAN COUNTY: —On August 26 an Ash-throated Flycatcher was reported at the playa by Morgan CT JJ & Hwy 71 by Chuck Aid. This is a first county e-bird record for this species. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: —On August 23 (2) Pectoral Sandpipers were reported at Road 1S pond (37.5603180, -106.0442160) NE of Monte Vista NWR. Reported by David Dowell. SAGUACHE COUNTY: —On August 26 a Marbled Godwit was reported at Russel Lakes SWA by Stephen Noseworthy. TELLER COUNTY: —On August 27 a Clay-colored Sparrow was reported at Manitou Lake by David Tønnessen. Upcoming DFO Fielder d Trips...trip details at dfobirds.org Ken Caryl Valley Area Thursday, August 29 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM David Suddjian ([email protected]; 831-713-8659) Sandstone Ranch (Guided Access) (Field Trip Leaders only this initial trip) Friday, August 30 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Gregg Goodrich & Harriet Stratton ([email protected]; 303-655-9135) Pawnee National Grasslands (Weld County) Saturday, August 31 6:15 AM - 4:00 PM Amber Carver ([email protected]; 310-483-5721) First Creek at RM Arsenal Sunday, September 1 6:30 AM - 11:00 AM Patrick O'Driscoll ([email protected]; 303-885-6955) Ken Caryl Valley Area Monday, September 2 6:30 AM - 10:30 AM David Suddjian ([email protected]; 831-713-8659) Southeastern Colorado Tuesday, September 3 4:30 AM - 8:00 PM David Suddjian ([email protected]; 831-713-8659) Ouzel Falls, Rocky Mt. Natl. Park Wednesday, September 4 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM John Malenich ([email protected]; 303-359-9456) FALL COUNTS are coming up! Save the dates and pick a place to join groups of eager birders on one of these time-honored birding trips. There’ll be seven trips in all during the peak of fall migration, September 13 through 15. Sign up now at the DFO website: https://dfobirds.org/FieldTrips/UpcomingTrips.aspx Details will appear on the Colorado RBA as the dates draw near. Good birding! Allison Hilf Aurora, CO [email protected] 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/AE34849A-FC68-4B0C-8FE2-1BBB92DB932E%40me.com.
