Date: Monday, February 24, 2020 Email: RBA AT Cobirds.org Compiler: Allison Hilf, Ahilf AT me.com Phone: (303) 888-5110 ______________________________________ 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:
Swan (Multiple Counties reporting migrants; some are listed below. For other locations please check COBirds and eBird) Tundra Swan (*Eagle, Rio Grande) Barrow’s Goldeneye (*Denver) Dunlin (Pueblo) Red-necked Phalarope (Boulder) Glaucous Gull (Adams) Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo) Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) Pacific Loon (Pueblo) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer) Red-naped Sapsucker (Garfield) GYRFALCON (Larimer) PACIFIC WREN (Jefferson) Winter Wren (Jefferson) Eastern Bluebird (Eagle) SNOW BUNTING (*Weld) White-throated Sparrow (Weld) Rusty Blackbird (Eagle) Common Yellowthroat (Jefferson) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Archuleta) Note, for locations listed below which you are not familiar with, please refer to CFO’s Colorado County Birding site https://coloradocountybirding.org/County/BySite.aspx. You just need to fill in County and location name, then directions and information about habitat and expected birds are available. ADAMS COUNTY: —On Feb 22 Glaucous Gull was reported at Mann-Nyholt Lake in Henderson. First reported on Feb 20.by Susan Rosine. A Mew Gull has also been seen at this location on several occasions. —On Feb 17 a Glaucous Gull was reported on the shore of the North pond at 124th Ponds Near Brighton Road by Susan Rosine. ARCHULETA COUNTY: —On Feb 21 a Rose-breasted Grosbeak was reported at Pargosa Springs by Ben Bailey. BOULDER COUNTY: —On Feb 18 a Red-necked Phalarope was reported at the east end of Lagerman Reservoir by Emil Yappert. This is a first eBird winter report in Boulder County for this species. DENVER COUNTY: —On Feb 23 two Barrow’s Goldeneye were reported at Denver City Park /Duck Lake by Anita Denboske. EAGLE COUNTY: —On Feb 23 a Tundra Swan was reported at Dostero Ponds by JoAnn Potter Riggle. On Feb 22 an Eastern Bluebird was reported at Dotsero W Frontage Road in Eagle by JoAnne Potter Riggle. —On Feb 21 two Rusty Blackbirds were reported at Daggett Lane. First reported on Feb 12 by JoAnn Potter Riggle. GARFIELD COUNTY: —On February 20 two Trumpeter Swans were reported at Devereux Road and Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs by Jonalyn Yancey. —On Feb 19 a Red-naped Sapsucker was reported at Centennial Park in Carbondale. First reported on Jan 20 by Dick Filby. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On Feb 23 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park by bc Amanda Spears. —On Feb 22 a Winter Wren was reported at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - West Lake by Stephen Johnson —On Feb 22 a Winter Wren was reported on Clear Creek Trail - Golden to I -70 by Robert Raker. —On Feb 22 a wintering Common Yellowthroat was reported again on Clear Creek Trail-Golden to I-70. —On Feb 20 the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood. From the Whitetail Deer parking area walking to the creek, it has often been reported as close as 50-100 ft downstream. First reported on Dec 22 by Chris Wood. First JeffCo eBird record. Note, this location requires a fee via Daily or Annual Pass (Not covered by State Park Pass). LARIMER COUNTY: —On Feb 22 two Trumpeter Swans were reported at Aggregate and Bella Rosa by Kelly Ormesher. —On Feb 18 a GYRFALCON was seen on the big poles west of Taft on W Trilbey Rd, near the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins. There is a new stake-out eBird hotspot near its favorite perch. This winter’s first report was on Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. Please post updates to COBirds. —On Feb 22 a wintering adult Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. David Leathermen previously reposted location as first seen in Austrian Pine just out on City Park 9 golf course e of the portapotty, then flew east into big cottonwood, then later found in big American Linden in Section 8 where it has been off and on earlier this winter. First reported in November. LOGAN COUNTY: —On Feb 22 two Trumpeter Swans were reported at Red Lion State Wildlife Area by Sue Riffe. Ro PUEBLO COUNTY: —On Feb 22 a Red-throated and a Pacific Loon were reported at Pueblo Reservoir by Brandon Percival. Present earlier in the winter too. —On Feb 22 the Great Black-backed Gull known as “Murray” was reported at Pueblo Reservoir. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident at Lake Pueblo SP. —On Feb 22 two wintering Dunlins continue at Pueblo Reservoir-South Marina. RIO GRANDE COUNTY: —On Feb 17 three adult Tundra Swans were reported on the Monte Vista Refuge auto tour loop on the south end pond by John Rawinski. Other birds of note include thousands of Sandhill Cranes and several interesting hybrid Geese. WELD COUNTY: —On Feb 23 a SNOW BUNTING was reported at Weld CR 134 East of Weld CR 111 by Sue Riffe. —On Feb 21 a White-throated Sparrow was reported at Banner Lakes State Wildlife Area by James McCall. _________________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org) Park County Explorations Monday, February 24 5:00AM -4:00PM David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) Dawson Butte Ranch Open Space (Douglas County) Saturday, February 29 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM Chris Gilbert (Email: chrisgee9 AT gmail.com; 804-214-1508) Percent Littleton Monday, March 2 6:30 AM - 12:00 PM David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) Good birding, Allison Hilf, Aurora Ahilf AT me.com (303) 888-5110 Sent from my iPhone -- 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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