Date: Monday, November 25 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Joe Roller, [email protected] Phone: 303 204-0828 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: Trumpeter and Tundra Swans are being reported, but fewer than in mid-November. Check the CFO website or eBird for recent locations. Surf Scoter (Arapahoe, *Jefferson) White-winged Scoter (*Logan, *Logan, Routt) Black Scoter (*Arapahoe, *Jefferson) AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (*Weld) Mew Gull (Larimer) Other expected wintering gulls have appeared at Lake Pueblo & other favored sites. YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Arapahoe) Pacific Loon (Pueblo) GYRFALCON (Larimer) Yellow Warbler (*Pueblo) ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —On November 24 a Surf Scoter was reported from the Arapahoe County side of South Platte Reservoir. —On November 24 a Black Scoter was reported in the Arapahoe County section of the South Platte Reservoir. It was first reported by Gregg Goodrich on 15th. —On November 19 a YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Cherry Creek SP, but not since. It was first observed by Ben Sampson on November 8. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On November 24 a Black Scoter was observed at South Platte Reservoir, Jefferson County side. First reported by James McCall on the 13th. —On November 24 a Surf Scoter was observed at the Jefferson County section of South Platte Reservoir. First reported by James McCall on 13th. LARIMER COUNTY: —On November. 23 an adult Mew Gull was reported from Timnath Reservoir by Josh Bruening. —On November 23 a gray-phase GYRFALCON, perhaps a returnee from last winter, made a brief appearance at 7:26 AM on Trilby Road near the Larimer County Landfill in southwest Fort Collins. It was first reported by Robert Beauchamp on the 3rd. Please post sightings to CObirds. LOGAN COUNTY: —On November 24 a White-winged Scoter was reported from Jumbo Reservoir by David Dowell. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On November 25 a Yellow Warbler (late) was reported at Lake Pueblo SP, Cottonwood Picnic Area by Brandon Percival. —On November 21 a Pacific Loon was reported from the Sailboard area at Lake Pueblo by Evan Carlson. First reported on November 15. ROUTT COUNTY: —On November 19 a report came in of a White-winged Scoter at Lake Catamount. It was first seen on November 15 by Tresa Moulton. WELD COUNTY: —On November 24 an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was reported from Union Reservoir; first reported November 17 by Steven Mlodinow. *Upcoming DFO Field Trips....trip details at **dfobirds.org* <http://dfobirds.org/> *Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek State Park* Tuesday, November 26 6:30 AM - 12:00 PM David Suddjian (Email: [email protected] Phone: 831-713-8659) *Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR* Friday, November 29 8:00 AM -1:30 PM Jill Boice (Email: [email protected] Phone: 303-863-7580) *South Platte River Trail at E 88th Ave and I-76* Saturday, November 30 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Chuck Hundertmark (Email: [email protected]. Phone: 303-604-0531) *First Creek at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR* Sunday, December 1 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM Patrick O’Driscoll ([email protected] or Cell phone: 303-885-6955) Good birding! Joe Roller [email protected] Phone: 303 204-0828 -- 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/CAJpZcUD%2BimZJSC%3D6EWNXGrvOJpouScp%2BzWqOKNBt1cq6wEZ8og%40mail.gmail.com.
