Date: Thursday, February 13, 2020 Email: [email protected]
Compiler: Joe Roller, [email protected] 303 204-0828 ______________________________________ 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) Glaucous Gull (Adams) Great Black-backed Gull (*Pueblo) YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Douglas/Jefferson Chatfield SP) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer) GYRFALCON (Larimer) PACIFIC WREN (Jefferson) Hermit Thrush (Jefferson) Gray Catbird (Jefferson) Black Rosy-Finch (Jackson, La Plata) SNOW BUNTING (*Jefferson) Golden-crowned Sparrow (*Jefferson, Mesa) White-winged Crossbill (Boulder) Rusty Blackbird (Douglas, *Eagle) Common Yellowthroat (*Jefferson) ADAMS COUNTY: —On Feb 11 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Ken Mitchell Park and Open Space by Adam Vesely, who did not re-find it there on Feb 12. BOULDER COUNTY: —On Feb 9 a White-winged Crossbill was reported at Brainard Lake; first reported on Feb 8 by Holden Maxfield. DOUGLAS COUNTY: —On Feb 6 a corrosion of four Rusty Blackbirds was reported at the Plum Creek Nature Area in Chatfield SP. First reported Jan 26 by Amanda Spears. DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: —On Feb 12 Gregg Goodrich reports that Chatfield Reservoir has frozen over, and the YELLOW-BILLED LOON & others loons are AWOL, but may pop up at other reservoirs. EAGLE COUNTY: —Two Rusty Blackbirds were reported on Feb 12 at Daggett Lane. First reported by JoAnn Riggle. JACKSON COUNTY: —On Feb 11 Black Rosy-Finches were reported in Walden and at Colorado State Forest--Moose Visitor Center by Norm Erthal. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On Feb 12 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 12 a wintering Golden-crowned Sparrow has attended a private feeder on Summer Street in Morrison. Observe from public property, please. —On Feb 12 a wintering Common Yellowthroat was reported again on Clear Creek Trail-Golden to I-70. ---On Feb 9 the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park in the previous location, described in a recent RBA. —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 7 a Gray Catbird was reported in the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt (near Bass Lake boardwalk) by Mitchell Bailey. LARIMER COUNTY: —On Feb 9 a bevy of three Tundra Swans was reported at Boyd Lake by Nick Komar. —On Feb 9 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was re-found at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins by John Shenot. —On Feb 10 a GYRFALCON was seen near the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins. There is a new stake-out hotspot near its favorite perch. This winter’s first report was on Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. *Please post updates to COBirds*. LA PLATA COUNTY: —On Feb 11 Black Rosy-Finches were reported in Hesperus by Kathy Donaldson. MESA COUNTY: ---On Feb 10 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area. First reported Jan 28 by Bob Clarke. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On Feb 12 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 at Lake Pueblo SP. —On Feb 8 two wintering Dunlins continue at Pueblo Reservoir-South Marina. ______________________________________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org) *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, Joe Roller, Denver [email protected] 303 204-0828 -- 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/CAJpZcUDoeof-JzwJV1L%2BQtW337a-od9skK4B_fJrWCXS9j6iog%40mail.gmail.com.
