Date:Wednesday, January 29, 2020Email: [email protected]: John Drummond [email protected]————————————————— 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: BRANT (*Jefferson)Trumpeter Swan (Mesa)White-winged Scoter (Douglas )Dunlin (Pueblo)Mew Gull (Pueblo)Glaucous Gull (Larimer)Great Black-backed Gull (Boulder,*Larimer, *Pueblo)Red-throated Loon (Pueblo)Pacific Loon (Jefferson, Douglas)YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Jefferson)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer)GYRFALCON (Larimer)Golden-crowned Sparrow (* Mesa ) Rusty Blackbird (Douglas, El Paso)Palm Warbler (Pueblo)Western Tanager (Pueblo)
BOULDER COUNTY:—On Jan 25 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported at Macintosh Lake; first reported there by David Waltman on the 18th. DOUGLAS COUNTY:On Jan 27 (2) Rusty Blackbirds were reported from the Plum Creek Delta . First reported by Amanda Spears on Jan 26 . DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:——On Jan 28 a (juv) YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Chatfield SP—in both counties; first reported by Gregg Goodrich. —On Jan 24 the Pacific Loon reported from JeffCo, by Tom H, was also seen in DougCo.—On Jan 22 the White-winged Scoter reported from the Jefferson side of Chatfield SP was also seen on the Douglas County side. EL PASO:—On Jan 22 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Birdsall Rd by Glenn Walbek. JEFFERSON COUNTY:—On Jan 28 a BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor; first reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene. LARIMER COUNTY:—On Jan 28 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported from Warren Lake. First reported by by Nick Komar on Jan 26. View from Breakwater Rd.—On Jan 25 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake by m.obs.—On Jan 20 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. Two males (adult and immature) were reported Jan 7. The adult was first reported in mid-Nov and the immature on Dec. 23 by Dave Leatherman. New location for adult as of Jan 15: (Section 8 just south of the boundary road dividing Section 8 from Section G, about 60 yards w of ditch). Immature is often in a Linden just north of the flag cluster at the entrance.—On Jan 17 a GYRFALCON was seen near the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins. Not reported since then, but it may still be around. First reported Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. Please post updates to COBirds. MESA COUNTY:—On Jan 22 a Trumpeter Swan was reported from Horsethief Canyon SWA by David Price.—On Jan 22 (2) Trumpeter Swans were reported at Highline Lake State Park; first reported by Brian Tarbox on the 18th.---On Jan 28 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area by Bob Clarke . PUEBLO COUNTY:—On Jan 26 a Palm Warbler was reported west of the Valco Ponds parking lot. First reported by Mark Yaeger on Jan 18.—On Jan 26 (3) Mew Gulls were reported from Pueblo Reservoir-South Shore Marina by David Dowell. —On Jan 25 a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir; first reported by Brandon Percival on Nov 28, 2019.—On Jan 24 (2) Dunlin were reported at Pueblo Reservoir—South Marina; first reported Dec 19 by Evan Carlson.—On Jan 28 the Great Black-backed Gull known as “Murray” was reported at Pueblo Reservoir’s South Marina. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident of Lake Pueblo SP.—On Jan 22 a Western Tanager was reported at Pueblo West Gravel Pit by Amanda Spears, first reported in the area by Brandon Percival on Jan 2. _______________________________________________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org) Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek SPMonday, February 37:00 AM - NoonDavid Suddjian ([email protected] or Phone 831-713-8659) South Platte River Trail at 88th AvenueSaturday, February 88:00 AM - 1:00 PMMark Amershek ([email protected] or 303-329-8646) Good birding, John Drummond Colorado Springs 703-629-1151. -- 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/775444370.997545.1580309862657%40mail.yahoo.com.
