Date: Saturday, December 7, 2019 E-mail: [email protected]
Compiler: Patrick O’Driscoll; [email protected] Phone: 303-885-6955 __________________________________________________________ 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 Swan (Delta, Mesa) Tundra Swan (Jefferson, Mesa) Surf Scoter (Arapahoe, Jefferson) White-winged Scoter (Jefferson) Black Scoter (*Arapahoe) Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, *Weld) Barrow’s Goldeneye (Weld) Red-breasted Merganser (Mesa) Eared Grebe (Grand) Least Sandpiper (Arapahoe, Weld) Mew Gull (Weld) *NOTE: Other expected wintering gulls have appeared at Lake Pueblo and other favored sites Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) Yellow-billed Loon (Arapahoe) Double-crested Cormorant (Delta, Larimer, Mesa) GYRFALCON (*Larimer) Winter Wren (*Larimer) Eastern Bluebird (Huerfano) Varied Thrush (*La Plata) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (El Paso, Weld) Gray Catbird (Jefferson) Green-tailed Towhee (*Ouray) Yellow-headed Blackbird (Weld) Rusty Blackbird (El Paso, Jefferson) _________________________________________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —On Dec 6, a Black Scoter was reported in the Arapahoe County section of South Platte Reservoir. First reported Nov 13 by Burke Angstman. — On Dec 4, a Least Sandpiper was reported at the South Platte River - Northern Wildlife Area by Brian Johnson. —On Dec 3, a Yellow-billed Loon was reported at Aurora Reservoir. First reported Dec 1 by Steve Mlodinow. This might be the same bird previously reported at Cherry Creek SP (Nov 8-28). —On Dec 3, Long-tailed Ducks (2) were reported at South Platte Reservoir. First reported Dec 1 by Adam Vesely. —On Dec 1, Trumpeter Swans (3) were reported at Cherry Creek SP Marina. First reported Nov 28 by Hap Ellis. DELTA COUNTY: —On Dec 5, Double-crested Cormorants (2) were reported at Confluence Park in Delta. First reported Dec 4 by Jon Horn and Bill Harris. —On Dec 4, Trumpeter Swans (4) were reported at Sweitzer Lake. First reported Dec 3 by Don Marsh. EL PASO COUNTY: — On Dec 4, a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Clear Spring Ranch by Alan Ketcham. GRAND COUNTY: —On Dec 5, an Eared Grebe was reported at the Grand Lake Complex channel. First reported Dec 4 by Christina Leslie. HUERFANO COUNTY: —On Dec 5, Eastern Bluebirds (12) were reported at Lathrop SP by Tony Godfrey. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On Dec 3, a Gray Catbird was reported at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - Prospect Park by Cynthia Madsen. —On Dec 3, a White-winged Scoter was reported at Chatfield SP - N Boat Ramp area. First reported Nov 29 by Joey Kellner. —On Dec 2, Tundra Swans (6) were reported at Harriman Lake Park by several birders. First reported Dec 1 by Lucy Deakins. —On Dec 1, a Rusty Blackbird was reported on Clear Creek Trail - Golden to I-70 by Aaron Shipe and Mark Chavez. —On Nov 30, a Surf Scoter was observed in the Jefferson County section of South Platte Reservoir. First reported on Nov 13 by James McCall. LA PLATA COUNTY: —On Dec 6, a Varied Thrush was reported at the Animas River - Huck Finn Pond & Hatchery area in Durango. First reported Dec. 4 by Ryan Votta. LARIMER COUNTY: —On Dec 6, a Gyrfalcon, perhaps the same bird reported last winter, was observed outside the Larimer County Landfill in SW Fort Collins. First reported on Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. *Please post sightings to CObirds*. —On Dec 6, a Winter Wren was reported in Lee Martinez Park by Carrie Olson. —On Dec 5, a Double-crested Cormorant was reported at Sheldon Lake in Fort Collins City Park by David Leatherman. MESA COUNTY: —On Dec 5, Trumpeter Swans (2) were reported at Highline Lake SP by Don Marsh. —On Dec 5, a Tundra Swan was reported at Highline Lake SP. First reported Dec 3 by Charlie Chase. —On Dec 4, a Red-breasted Merganser was reported at Jerry Creek Reservoirs SWA by Charlie Chase. —On Dec 4, Double-crested Cormorants (2) were reported at Jerry Creek Reservoirs SWA by Charlie Chase. OURAY COUNTY: —On Dec 6, a Green-tailed Towhee was reported at Ridgway SP marina by Janet Haw. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On Dec 1, a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir. First reported on Nov 28 by Brandon Percival. WELD COUNTY: —On Dec 6, a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Windsor Lake. First reported Dec. 5 by Josh Bruening. —On Dec 5, a Yellow-headed Blackbird was reported in Masters by Norm Lewis. —On Dec 5, a Barrow’s Goldeneye was reported at Union Reservoir. First reported Dec. 4 by Norman Erthal. —On Dec 5, a Mew Gull was reported at Union Reservoir. First reported on Nov 28 by Steve Mlodinow. —On Dec 4, a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Union Reservoir by Norman Erthal. —On Dec 3, a Least Sandpiper was reported at Union Reservoir by Steve Mlodinow. —On Dec 1, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches (3) were reported in Raymer at CR 105 ( *40.644,-104.068*) by Norm Erthal. _________________________________________________________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org) *Park County Explorations *Tuesday, Dec 10 6:30 AM - 3 PM David Suddjian ([email protected]; 831-713-8659) It's Christmas Bird Count season across Colorado between Dec 14 and Jan 5. Please help out and sign up for one or more of these CBCs! For a clickable map of Colorado's counts with registration/location details, go to https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=ac275eeb01434cedb1c5dcd0fd3fc7b4 Good birding, Patrick O’Driscoll [email protected] Phone: 303-885-6955 -- 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/CAMNEzJNn9%3D-4or%3DpLGWuUdXeyquD2GiL_8UPp7P8LTcBEJYkbQ%40mail.gmail.com.
