Date: Monday, February 10, 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) Tundra Swan (*Larimer) Dunlin (Pueblo) Mew Gull (Pueblo) Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe) (Possible) SLATY-BACKED GULL (Larimer) Glaucous-winged Gull (Larimer) Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo) Pacific Loon (Jefferson) YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Douglas, *Jefferson) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Larimer) 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) White-winged Crossbill (Boulder) Rusty Blackbird (Douglas) Common Yellowthroat (Jefferson) Yellow-rumped Warbler (*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. 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 9, a YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported in the reservoir at Chatfield SP in Jefferson County. On Feb 8 it was seen on the Douglas County 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 9, a SNOW BUNTING was reported on Clear Creek Trail - Golden to I-70. First reported Feb 6 by Myron Gerhard. First JeffCo eBird record. ---On Feb 9, the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park in the previous location. —On Feb 9, a Yellow-rumped Warbler was reported on Clear Creek Trail - Golden to I-70. —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 9, Tundra Swans (3) were reported at Boyd Lake by Nick Komar, Joe Kipper and Caleb Alons. —On Feb 9, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was re-found at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins by John Shenot. —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. 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. ______________________________________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org) *Southeastern Colorado* Tuesday, Feb 11 5 AM - 6 PM David Suddjian ([email protected]; 831-713-8659) *South Platte River at West Florida Avenue *Saturday, Feb 15 7 AM - NOON John Breitsch ([email protected]; 303-588-0552) *Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat/Sawhill (Boulder County)* Sunday, Feb 16 9 AM - NOON Laura Steadman ([email protected]; 843-319-5086) *Southeastern Colorado *Monday, Feb 17 5 AM - 6 PM David Suddjian (Email: [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. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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