Date: Sunday, February 9, 2020 Email: r...@cobirds.org
Compiler: Patrick O’Driscoll, patodr...@gmail.com 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) Dunlin (*Pueblo) 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) Pacific Loon (*Jefferson) YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Douglas, *Jefferson) Red-naped Sapsucker (Garfield) GYRFALCON (*Larimer) Cedar Waxwing (Ouray) PACIFIC WREN (*Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (*Douglas) Hermit Thrush (Jefferson) Gray Catbird (Jefferson) SNOW BUNTING (*Jefferson) Golden-crowned Sparrow (*Jefferson, Mesa) Harris’s Sparrow (Pueblo) Common Redpoll (Boulder) White-winged Crossbill (*Boulder) Rusty Blackbird (Douglas) Common Yellowthroat (*Jefferson) Palm Warbler (Pueblo) Yellow-rumped Warbler [Myrtle] (*Jefferson) 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 8, a White-winged Crossbill was reported at Brainard Lake by Holden Maxfield. ---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 8, Lapland Longspurs (2) were reported at Chatfield SP - Handicapped Fisherman Platform. First reported Feb 6 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 8, a YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported in the reservoir at Chatfield SP on both Douglas and Jefferson county sides. 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 8, a SNOW BUNTING was reported on Clear Creek Trail - Golden to I-70 by numerous birders. First reported Feb 6 by Myron Gerhard. First JeffCo eBird record. ---On Feb 8, the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park in the previous location. —On Feb 8, a Pacific Loon was reported at Chatfield SP - North Boat Ramp by Barbara Sobhani. First reported Dec 8 by Joey Kellner. —On Feb 8, a Common Yellowthroat was reported on Clear Creek Trail - Golden to I-70 by numerous birders. —On Feb 8, Yellow-rumped Warblers (2, Myrtle) were reported at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - West Lake by Jordan Spalding. —On Feb 8, a Hermit Thrush was reported at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - Bass Lake Wildlife Trail. First reported Feb 7 by Mitchell and David Bailey. —On Feb 8, a continuing Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported on Summer Street in Morrison by Christine Alexander. —On Feb 7, a Gray Catbird was reported in the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt (near Bass Lake boardwalk) by Mitchell Bailey. —On Jan 28, a continuing BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor. First reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene. *Please post any updates to COBirds.* LARIMER COUNTY: —On Feb 8, a GYRFALCON was seen near the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins. First reported Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. *Please post any updates to COBirds*. —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. 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 8, Dunlins (2) were reported at Pueblo Reservoir - South Marina area by John Drummond and John Bruder. —On Feb 8, 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. ______________________________________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org) *Late LOCATION CHANGE due to snow:* *Cherry Creek SP / East Shades picnic/parking area* TODAY, Sunday, Feb 9 9 AM - 1 PM Patrick O'Driscoll (patodr...@gmail.com; 303-885-6955) *Southeastern Colorado* Tuesday, Feb 11 5 AM - 6 PM David Suddjian (dsuddj...@gmail.com; 831-713-8659) *South Platte River at West Florida Avenue *Saturday, Feb 15 7 AM - NOON John Breitsch (jbreit...@hotmail.com; 303-588-0552) *Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat/Sawhill (Boulder County)* Sunday, February 16 9 AM - NOON Laura Steadman (laurasteadm...@gmail.com; 843-319-5086) Good birding, Patrick O’Driscoll, Denver patodr...@gmail.com 303-885-6955 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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