Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020 Email: [email protected]
Compiler: Patrick O’Driscoll ([email protected]) 303-885-6955 mobile ______________________________________________ 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 reports include: Trumpeter Swan (Mesa, Pueblo) Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, *Jefferson, *Pueblo) American Avocet (Boulder) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Larimer) Glaucous Gull (Larimer) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Larimer, Pueblo) Red-throated Loon (*Pueblo) Pacific Loon (*Pueblo) RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (Denver) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Boulder, Larimer, Pueblo) Black Phoebe (Mesa) PACIFIC WREN (*Jefferson) Winter Wren (Larimer, Jefferson) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa) Rusty Blackbird (Eagle) Northern Cardinal (Boulder) Note, for locations below that you are not familiar with, go to the Colorado Field Ornithologists’ (CFO) website. Select the “Birding Resources” header, toggle down to “County Birding,” and indicate the county of interest for site information. https://coloradocountybirding.org/County/BySite.aspx. ____________________________________________ *ARAPAHOE COUNTY:* —On Mar 10, Long-tailed ducks (2) were reported at South Platte Reservoir by Frank Farrell. *BOULDER COUNTY:* —On Mar 9, an American Avocet was reported at Lagerman Reservoir by Steven Mlodinow and two others. —On Mar 7, a singing Northern Cardinal was reported on Oak Avenue west of 21st Street by Ted Floyd. —On Mar 4, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Lyons Cemetery. First reported Mar 2 by Eric DeFonso. *DENVER COUNTY:* —On Mar 10, a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (possible juvenile eastern morph) was reported soaring over the City Park-West area of Denver by Matt Critean. If confirmed, it would be the third eBird record in Denver County and first in more than 20 years. *EAGLE COUNTY:* —On Mar 8, a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Daggett Lane. First reported on Feb 12 by JoAnn Potter Riggle. *JEFFERSON COUNTY:* —On Mar 11, Long-tailed Ducks (2) were reported on the JeffCo side of South Platte Reservoir by David Bailey. —On Mar 11, the wintering PACIFIC WREN was found again at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood by Rob Raker. First reported Dec 22 by Chris Wood and a first record for JeffCo. Location: Walk to creek from Whitetail Deer parking area; a favored area is 50-100 feet downstream. *Note: Fee required for entry to this city park via daily or annual pass (NOT a state park)*. —On Mar 3, continuing Winter Wren was reported at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt-West Lake. First found Feb 20 by Chris Petrizzo. *LARIMER COUNTY:* —On Mar 10, a Winter Wren was reported at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins. First reported by Josh Bruening on Mar 2. Seen about 30 yards west of 0.5 mile marker, 10 yards east of culvert where large logs arc over stream. —On Mar 8, the wintering Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen again in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. ---On Mar 8, a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake in Fort Collins. First reported by Adam Vesely. —On Mar 6, an adult GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at Warren Lake by Nick Komar. ---On Mar 6, a GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1st winter) was at Warren Lake. *MESA COUNTY:* —On Mar 10, the wintering Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area. First seen Dec 27 by Mike Henwood. —On Mar 9, a Black Phoebe was reported at Highline Lake SP, Loma by Mike Henwood. —On Mar 7, Trumpeter Swans (7) were reported at Highline Lake SP. First reported by Ron Lambeth. *PUEBLO COUNTY:* —On Mar 11, a Pacific Loon and a Red-throated Loon reported earlier this winter and last seen on Feb 29 were re-found at Pueblo Reservoir SWA - Turkey Creek by Brandon Percival. —On Mar 11, a Long-tailed Duck was reported in the gravel pit pond on the Arkansas River Trail west of Pueblo Boulevard by Crystal Wilson. —On Mar 7, a Trumpeter Swan was reported at Chico Basin Ranch-Twin Ponds (fee area) by Alan Ketcham. —On Mar 7, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported in the town of Beulah by Brandon Percival. —On Mar 4, 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. ________________________________________________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trips (details at dfobirds.org) *Chatfield SP Dog Park (Douglas County)* Saturday, Mar 14 8:30 – 11 AM Diane Roberts ([email protected] or 720-278-9025) Chatfield SP dog park is a *fee area* ($3) in addition to SP pass. Purchase Dog Off-Leash Area pass at park entrance. *First Creek @ RM Arsenal and DEN Open Space (Adams/Denver counties)* Sunday, Mar 15 7:15 – NOON Patrick O’Driscoll ([email protected], 303-885-6955) Good birding, Patrick O’Driscoll [email protected] 303-885-6955 mobile -- 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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