Date: Friday, February 7, 2020 Email: [email protected]
Compiler: Patrick O’Driscoll, [email protected] 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: BRANT (Jefferson) Mew Gull (Arapahoe, Pueblo) Glaucous Gull (*Arapahoe, Larimer) (Possible) SLATY-BACKED GULL (Larimer) Glaucous-winged Gull (Larimer) Great Black-backed Gull (Larimer, *Pueblo) Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Douglas, Jefferson) Red-naped Sapsucker (Garfield) GYRFALCON (Larimer) Cedar Waxwing (Ouray) Lapland Longspur (*Douglas) Snow Bunting (*Jefferson) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa) Harris’s Sparrow (Pueblo) Pacific Wren (Jefferson) Common Redpoll (Boulder) Rusty Blackbird (*Douglas) Palm Warbler (Pueblo) ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —On Feb 6, a Glaucous Gull was reported at Cherry Creek SP - Swim Beach/Smoky Hill area by Patrick O’Driscoll. —On Feb 5, a Mew Gull was reported at Aurora Reservoir by David Dowell. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On Feb 2, a Common Redpoll was reported at feeders at Pleasant View Marsh. The homeowner, Ernest Crvich, welcomes birders to view the feeders from the street or sidewalk but not to enter his property (3896 Bosque Court, Boulder). DOUGLAS COUNTY: —On Feb 6, Lapland Longspurs (2) were reported on the edge of the reservoir in Chatfield SP by Michael Dougherty. —On Feb 6, Rusty Blackbirds (4) were reported at the Plum Creek Nature Area in Chatfield SP. First reported Jan 26 by Amanda Spears. DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: —On Feb 5, a YELLOW-BILLED LOON (juvenile) was reported from on the northeast side of the reservoir in Chatfield SP, Douglas County side. Reported Feb 5 on the JeffCo side. First reported by Gregg Goodrich. GARFIELD COUNTY: —On Feb 4, a Red-naped Sapsucker was reported in Centennial Park, Carbondale, by JoAnn Potter Riggle. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On Feb 6, a Snow Bunting was reported on Clear Creek Trail - Golden to I-70 by Myron Gerhard and subsequently seen by numerous other birders. First JeffCo eBird record. ---On Feb 1, the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park in the previous location. —On Jan 28, the continuing BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor. First reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene. *Please post any updates to COBirds.* LARIMER COUNTY: ---On Feb 3, a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at Warren Lake. First reported Jan 29 by Nick Komar and others, along with a possible first-cycle SLATY-BACKED GULL that was last reported Feb 2.These birds and subsequent IDs on eBird (with photos) have drawn conflicting assessments from outside reviewers. Gulls at this location are attracted by a fish kill in Warren Lake, which is private; viewing is only from roads. —On Feb 2 a first-cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported at Warren Lake. First reported Jan 26 by Nick Komar. View from Breakwater Road. —On Feb 1, a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake. First reported Jan 29 by multiple observers. —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 any updates to COBirds.* MESA COUNTY: ---On Feb 4, a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area. First reported Jan 28 by Bob Clarke. OURAY COUNTY: —On Feb 3, Cedar Waxwings (25) were reported along the Ridgway River Walk by Don Marsh. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On Feb 6, 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 Feb 2, a Harris’s Sparrow was reported at Valco Ponds by several birders. —On Feb 2, a Palm Warbler was reported west of the Valco Ponds parking lot. First reported Jan 18 by Mark Yaeger. —On Feb 2, a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir. First reported Nov 28, 2019 by Brandon Percival. —On Feb 1, a Mew Gull was reported at Pueblo Reservoir-North Shore Marina. Previously reported by multiple observers throughout January. ______________________________________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org) *South Platte River Trail at 88th Avenue* Saturday, Feb 8 8 AM - 1 PM Mark Amershek ([email protected]; 303-329-8646) *Cherry Creek SP Wetlands (Arapahoe County)* Sunday, Feb 9 9 AM - 1 PM Patrick O'Driscoll ([email protected]; 303-885-6955) *Southeastern Colorado* Tuesday, Feb 11 5 AM - 6 PM David Suddjian ([email protected]; 831-713-8659) Good birding, Patrick O’Driscoll, Denver [email protected] 303-885-6955 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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