Botha others on South Platte reservoir headed to south east corner. Pointed out to us by Michael Lester.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 16, 2019, at 1:22 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > [email protected] Google Groups > Topic digest > View all topics > Colorado Christmas Bird Count dates updated 11/15 - 1 Update > Late-migrating Sandhill Cranes, Denver County - 1 Update > Surf and Black Scoters-Arapahoe Cnty-S. Platte Res. - 1 Update > Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday , November 15 ,2019 - 1 Update > Colorado Christmas Bird Count dates updated 11/15 > Brandon <[email protected]>: Nov 15 05:02PM -0700 > > Latest update on 11/15: > > A few more Christmas Bird Count Dates for Colorado this winter, have been > announced. > > * Saturday, 14 December*: > Colorado Springs, Denver, Fairplay, Fort Collins, Granby, Longmont, Pagosa > Springs, Pueblo Reservoir, Salida > > *Sunday, 15 December*: Aspen, Boulder, Evergreen-Idaho Springs, Penrose > > * Monday, 16 December*: John Martin Reservoir > > * Tuesday, 17 December:* Rocky Ford > > * Wednesday, 18 December:* Fountain Creek > > * Thursday, 19 December:* Pueblo > > * Friday, 20 December*: Bonny Reservoir > > * Saturday, 21 December:* Crook, Great Sand Dunes NP, Nunn, Roaring Fork > River Valley > > * Sunday, 22 December:* Delta > > * Saturday, 28 December:* Douglas County, Montrose, Pawnee National > Grasslands-East > > * Sunday. 29 December:* Barr Lake > > * Wednesday, 1 January:* Denver (Urban), Loveland > > * Friday, 3 January*: Air Force Academy > > * Saturday, 4 January:* Flagler, Rocky Mountain NP, Westcliffe > > * Sunday, 5 January:* Black Forest, Hotchkiss, Sterling > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > * No Date reported yet:* > > Cortez, Dotsero, Durango, Eagle Valley, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa, Lake > Isabel, Monte Vista NWR, North JeffCo, North Park, Pinon Canyon, Rawhide > Energy Station, Spanish Peaks, Steamboat Springs, Summit County, > Weldona-Fort Morgan > > Brandon Percival > Colorado CBC Regional Editor > Pueblo West, CO > Back to top > Late-migrating Sandhill Cranes, Denver County > "Patrick O'Driscoll" <[email protected]>: Nov 15 02:21PM -0700 > > Apologies for this late posting after eBird flagged my Thursday sighting > (just filed this afternoon) of 66 Sandhill Cranes circling at midday Nov. > 14, high above Denver City Park and the edge of downtown. I heard the > telltale rattle/bugle overhead of a few in the flock shortly before 1 p.m. > After circling for a couple of minutes, the birds regrouped and continued > south. > > Patrick O'Driscoll > Denver > Back to top > Surf and Black Scoters-Arapahoe Cnty-S. Platte Res. > Gregg Goodrich <[email protected]>: Nov 15 10:42AM -0700 > > The Surf and Black Scoters continue this morning in the middle of the South > Platte Reservoir. They stayed very close to each other and dove together > most of the time. The Surf is a juvenile I guess since it has a white belly > and Sibley says all juvenile Scoters have white bellies. The Black is > either a juvenile or female because of the big white patch on the face. > > Nice to have all 3 Scoters in this part of town. > > Gregg Goodrich > Highlands Ranch > Back to top > Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday , November 15 ,2019 > John D <[email protected]>: Nov 15 02:00PM > > Date: Friday November 15 2019E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.orgCompiler: John > Drummond jxdrummo at aol.comPhone :703-629-1151 > 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: > Ross’s Goose (Adams) - blue morphTrumpeter Swan (Boulder,Douglas , Jefferson, > Larimer, Logan,Mesa)Tundra Swan (Alamosa ,Boulder,Douglas ,Huerfano ,* > Larimer, Mesa, Park,)Surf Scoter (* Jefferson ,Montrose)White-winged Scoter > (Larimer, Pueblo, *Jefferson)Black Scoter (Douglas,*Jefferson)Long-tailed > Duck (Logan, Larimer, )Red-necked Grebe (Denver, Park)Dunlin (* Bent > ,Douglas)Black-legged Kittiwake (Larimer)Glaucous Gull (Logan ,Pueblo ) > Red-throated Loon ( Jefferson ,Kiowa)YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Arapahoe)Pacific > Loon ( Jefferson ,Larimer)GYRFALCON (Larimer)Varied Thrush (Weld)Bohemian > Waxwing (Larimer)Rusty Blackbird (Boulder ,*Eagle) > ADAMS COUNTY:—On November 9 a blue morph Ross’s Goose was reported at Barr > Lake by Ira Sanders on the 9th. > ALAMOSA COUNTY.-----On November 13 a Tundra Swan was reported at San Luis > Lakes SP by David Tonnessen. > > ARAPAHOE COUNTY:—On November 14 a YELLOW-BILLED LOON at Cherry Creek > S.P.First observed by Ben Sampson on 8th. > BENT COUNTY----On November 14 a Dunlin was observed at the catchment basin > below the dam at John Martin Reservoir SP by Duane Nelson. > > BOULDER COUNTY:----On November 13 a Tundra Swan was reported at Stern's Lake > by Chris Petrizzo . Probably same bird was reported also at Rock Creek Farm > Preserve. > ---On November 11 (2) Tundra Swans were reported at Boulder Reservoir by > Stephen Chang . > —On November 10 (2) Rusty Blackbirds were reported at Boulder Reservoir by > Phil Lyon on the 7th.—On November 9 a Tundra Swan was reported at Ish > Reservoir > > DOUGLAS COUNTY:----On November 13 (2) Tundra Swan was reported at the > Rueter-Hess Reservoir (limited access) by the DFO group. > ----On November 11 a Trumpeter Swan was reported at Chatfield Reservoir by > Robert Raker . > —On November 9 a Black Scoter was reported by Plum Creek Delta at Chatfield > Reservoir by Rob Raker on the 9th.—On November 11 (2 ) Dunlins were reported > at the Marina Sandspit at Chatfield Reservoir by James Mcall,first reported > at the Plum Creek Delta by Cynthia Kristensen on Nov 8 . > EAGLE COUNTY----On November 14 a Rusty Blackbird was observed at Dotsero > Ponds by Michael Simmons . > > HUERFANO COUNTY:----On November 13 a Tundra Swan was observed at Orlando > Reservoir by David Tonnessen . > > JEFFERSON COUNTY:-----On November 14a Black Scoter was observed at the > Jefferson County section of South Platte Reservoir ,first reported by James > McCall on 13th. > ---- On November 14 a Surf Scoter was observed at the Jefferson County > section of South Platte Reservoir ,first reported by James McCall on 13th.. > ----On November 11 a Pacific Loon was reported at the N .Marina at Chatfield > Reservoir by Tina Jones . > ----On November 11 a Red-throated Loon was reported at the Marston Reservoir > Complex by David Suddjian. > ----On November 11 a Trumpeter Swan was observed at the South Platte River > estuary at Chatfield Reservoir by James McCall . > —On November 14 (2) White-winged Scoter was reported at the North boat ramp > of Chatfield Reservoir, first reported by Rob Raker on the 9th. > —On November 10 a Black Scoter was reported in Lakewood at Bear Creek Lake > Park, first reported on October 26 by Phil Lyon. > > > LARIMER COUNTY:---- On November 14 a Tundra Swan was observed at Lake Estes > by Marc Hemmes . > ----On November 11 a Tundra Swan was reported from Douglas Reservoir by David > Leatherman. > ----On November 11 (6) Tundra Swans were reported from Lon Hagler Reservoir > SWA by Nick Komar . > —On November 10 a Black-legged Kittiwake was reported at Horseshoe Lake by > Nick Komar on the 9th.—On November 10 a Black-legged Kittwake was reported at > Lake Loveland by Nick Komar on the 10th.—On November 10 a Tundra Swan was > reported at Wellington State Wildlife Area - Cobb Unit by Joe Kipper.--On > November 9 a gray-phase GYRFALCON, perhaps a returnee from last winter, > appeared on Trilby Road by the Larimer County Landfill in southwest Fort > Collins, reported by Robert Beauchamp on the 3rd. Please post sightings to > cobirds.--On November 11 a immature Long-tailed Duck was reported from North > Poudre #4, first reported on November 2 by Rachel Hopper. This reservoir > must be viewed from CR11. > > LOGAN COUNTY:----On November 12 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Jumbo > Reservoir by David Suddjian DFO group.-----On November 12 a Glaucous Gull was > reported by David Suddjian's DFO group.On November 8 a Trumpeter Swan was > reported at Jumbo Reservoir by Norm Lewis on the 8th. > MESA COUNTY:—On November 10 a Tundra Swan was reported at Highline Lake S.P. > By Mike Henwood.--On November 13 a Trumpeter Swan was reported at Highline > Lake S.P., where a pair was first reported on October 30 by Carol Ortenzio. > MONTROSE COUNTY:—On November 10 a Surf Scoter was reported at Nucla Domestic > Reservoir by Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright on the 10th. > PUEBLO COUNTY:----On November 12 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Pueblo > Reservoir South shore marina by Evan Carlson. > > WELD COUNTY:—On November 10 a Varied Thrush was reported at Pawnee Grasslands > at crossroads of 116 and 133 on SW corner woods by Gene Rutherford on the > 10th. > Upcoming DFO Field Trips....trip details at dfobirds.org > Pueblo AreaSaturday, November 166:00AM - 4:00PMIra and Tammy Sanders > ([email protected] or 303-278-7172) > Bluff Lake Nature Center (Denver County)Saturday, November 168:00AM - > 11:30AMMegan Miller ([email protected] or 720-775-9710) > Denver City ParkSunday, November 177:00AM - 11:30AMPatrick O'Driscoll > (patodrisk at gmail.com or 303-885-6955) > Pueblo areaMonday, November 185:30 AM - 6:00 PMDavid Suddjian (Email: > [email protected] Phone: 831-713-8659) > Cherry Creek State Park (Arapahoe County) Saturday, November 237:30 AM - 1:00 > PMMary Cay Burger (Email: [email protected] Phone: 720-940-8394) > Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek State ParkTuesday, November 266:30 AM - > 12:00 PMDavid Suddjian (Email: [email protected] Phone: 831-713-8659) > Good birding, > John Drummond > jxdrummo at aol.com703-629-1151-- > You receive > Back to top > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. > You can change your settings on the group membership page. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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