The Tundra Swans have long left the Monte Refuge. Thanks for posting it! On Monday, March 2, 2020 at 12:00:58 AM UTC-7, Dave Leatherman wrote: > > Date: Monday, March 2, 2020 > > Email: RBA AT Cobirds.org > > Compiler: Dave Leatherman, [email protected] <javascript:> > > Phone: (970) 690-2257 (cell) > > ______________________________________ > > 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 (Denver) > > Trumpeter Swan (*Mesa) > > Tundra Swan (Eagle, Rio Grande, *Mesa) > > Dunlin (*Pueblo) > > GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (*Larimer) > > Glaucous Gull (*Larimer) > > GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (*Larimer, *Pueblo) > > Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) > > Pacific Loon (Pueblo) > > GYRFALCON (Larimer) > > PACIFIC WREN (Jefferson) > > Winter Wren (*Jefferson) > > Rosy-Finches (Boulder) > > Harris's Sparrow (Delta) > > Rusty Blackbird (Eagle, Garfield) > > Common Yellowthroat (Jefferson) > > Western Tanager (Pueblo) > > > > Note, for locations listed below you are not familiar with, go to the > Colorado Field Ornithologists’ (CFO) website. Select the “Birding > Resources” header and toggle down to “County Birding”, and indicate > county of interest. Site info is then available. > https://coloradocountybirding.org/County/BySite.aspx. > > > > > > *BOULDER** COUNTY**:* Mixed locks of Rosy-Finches (primarily Brown-capped > Rosy-Finches and Gray-crowned Rosy Finches, with fewer Black Rosy-Finches) > have been seen fairly regularly at 2 different feeders in Ward. See Ted > Floyd report for Feb 29. The following map with the exact locations are > from a COBirds post by Todd Deininger dated Feb. 25: > https://www.google.com/mymaps/viewer?mid=1SJDqKgXs7pMs-DGfOShKT7CYC6I&hl=en_US > > > > *DELTA** COUNTY**: * > > ---On Feb 27 a Harris's Sparrow was reported s of Hotchkiss on the e side > of 34.00 Rd (38.785105, -107.724793) just s of the electric station by Dick > Filby > > > > *DENVER** COUNTY**:* > > ---On Feb 29 a black BRANT was reported from Central Park. This bird was > first reported from nearby Bluff Lake Nature Center by Kathryn Kay on Feb > 27. > > > > *EAGLE** COUNTY**:* > > —On Feb 26 a Tundra Swan was reported at Dostero Ponds by JoAnn Potter > Riggle. > > —On Feb 26 two Rusty Blackbirds were reported at Daggett Lane. First > reported on Feb 12 by JoAnn Potter Riggle. > > > > *GARFIELD** COUNTY**:* > > ---On Feb 27 five Rusty Blackbirds were reported from Carbondale Nature > Park by John Anderson. > > > > *JEFFERSON** COUNTY**:* > > —On March 1 continuing Winter Wren was reported at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - > West Lake. > > —On Feb 29 the continuing wintering Common Yellowthroat on Clear Creek > Trail (Golden to I-70) was reported by Michael Lester. > > —On Feb 26 the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported at BearCreek LakePark > in Lakewood. From the Whitetail Deer parking area walking to the creek, it > has often been reported as close as 50-100 ft downstream. This 1st > JeffCo eBird record first reported on Dec 22 by Chris Wood. *Note, this > location requires a fee via Daily or AnnualPass (not covered by State Park > Pass).* > > > > *LARIMER** COUNTY**:* > > —On Feb 18 a GYRFALCON was seen on the big poles west of Taft on W Trilby > 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*. > Although > not seen for almost 2 weeks, including searches mid-morning on Feb 26, this > bird is probably still around and, thus, retained on the RBA. > > ---On March 1 a GREAT BLK-BACKED GULL (1st winter) was at Warren Lk in > Fort Collins. > > ---On March 1 an adult GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was first reported by Nick > Komar at Robert BensonLake (on e side of US287 between Ft Collins and > Loveland) and later seen on March 1 at Warren Lake by David Tonneson, David > Farmer and EJ Raynor. > > ---On March 1 a first winter Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake in > Ft Collins by the Morris’s and Adam Vesely. > > > > [A word of caution: other unusual big, white-headed gulls, including > hybrids, are at Warren Lake in Fort Collins, best viewed from Breakwater > Drive. This gull set has been present for weeks at various locations in > the Fort Collins area including Horsetooth Reservoir, Boyd Lake State Park > and the Larimer County Landfill. These gulls move around.] > > > > *LOGAN** COUNTY**:* > > ---On Feb 29 two Trumpeter Swans were reported at Red Lion SWA by Luke > Pheneger. > > > > *MESA** COUNTY**:* > > ---On Feb 26 three Trumpeter Swans were reported on the Colorado River at > Debeque (39.1962,-108.2673) by Carol Ortenzio. > > ---On Feb 29 nine Trumpeter Swans were reported at Highline Lake SP by Ron > Lambeth. > > ---On Feb 29 two Tundra Swans were reported at Highline Lake SP by Ron > Lambeth. > > > > *PUEBLO** COUNTY**:* > > —On Feb 29 a Pacific Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir. This bird > and a Red-throated Loon were reported much earlier this winter by Brandon > Percival. The Red-throated Loon is also probably still around and > retained on the RBA. > > —On March 1 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 March 1 two wintering Dunlins continue at Pueblo West Gravel Pit. > These birds have also been seen at Pueblo Reservoir-South Marina. > > ---On Feb 22 the amazing wintering Western Tanager continues in > Russian-olives along the Arkansas R e of Pueblo Res Dam at Pueblo West > Gravel Pit area. Probably still around, retained on RBA. > > ---On Feb 27 a continuing second-cycle Mew Gull was at Pueblo West Gravel > Pit, first reported by CU Bird Club. Along the river nearby were four > White-throated Sparrows, also by CU Bird Club. > > _________________________________________________________ > > > > Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trips (details at dfobirds.org > ) > > > > *Littleton** (Arapahoe County)* > > Monday, March 2 > > 6:30 AM - 12:00 PM > > David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659) > > > > *Bear** CreekLakePark (Jefferson County)* > > Saturday, March 7 > > 7 AM – 2 PM > > Mark Amershek (Email: mamershek AT msn.com; 303-329-8646) > > > > *Cherry** CreekStatePark Wetlands Loop (Arapahoe County)* > > Sunday, March 8 > > 9 AM – 1 PM > > Patrick O’Driscoll (Email: patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955) > > > > Good birding, > > Dave Leatherman, Fort Collins > > daleatherman AT msn.com > > 970(690-2257) cell > >
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