Date: February 8 2019
Compiler: Lynne Forrester, lforreste...@gmail.com
Phone: 303-981-1045
E-mail:r...@cobirds.org
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 8, sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists.
Observers have been diligent in reporting sightings and updates on CoBirds.
Thanks!
CAPITAL LETTERS are used for very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird
Records Committee.
(*) indicates new information on this species.
Rare, out of place and out of season species include:
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (Weld)
Brant (Weld)
Trumpeter Swan (Grand, Mesa, Pueblo)
Tundra Swan (Pueblo)
Black Scoter (Arapahoe, Pueblo)
Long-tailed Duck (Weld)
Mew Gull (Pueblo)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Pueblo)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Denver, Garfield, La Plata, Larimer)
GYRFALCON (Larimer)
Loggerhead Shrike (Arapahoe, Elbert)
Winter Wren (Jefferson, Prowers, Pueblo)
Carolina Wren (Pueblo)
Varied Thrush (*Boulder)
Rosy Finch (Boulder)
Purple Finch (Boulder)
Field Sparrow (*El Paso)
Lark Bunting (Boulder)
Fox Sparrow (Red) (*Jefferson)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Jefferson)
Northern Cardinal (Larimer)
Rusty Blackbird (Arapahoe, Chaffee, Denver)
Pine Warbler (Larimer)
Note, several more winter/very early spring Gull species are being seen,
primarily in Pueblo and Larimer Counties (e.g. Thayer’s Gull, Glaucous Gull,
California Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Greater
Black-backed Gull).
For more information on these Gull species, as well as other birds not on RBA
list, please check cobirds.org, scroll down to the very bottom “Bird Trax” and
click on “sightings”. It will list ALL birds reported on e-bird for the day.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
--On February 5 2 Loggerhead Shrike were reported by David Suddjian, one on CR
241 (first reported Jan 2) and second on CR 42.
--On February 5 the overwintering (f) Black Scoter continued at South Platte
Reservoir.
--On February 3 the overwintering Rusty Blackbird continued, north of the Swim
Beach in Cherry Creek SP.
BOULDER COUNTY:
--On February 7 a Varied Thrush was reported on Bosque Ct (and Palo
Neighborhood) in Boulder. First reported by Ernest Crvich Jan 23.
--On February 5 a flock (flyover) of Rosy Finch was reported by Thomas Heinrich
1/2 mi up the Brainard Lake road from the Peak to Peak highway.
--On February 5 a Purple Finch was reported in Lyons by Rolf Hertenstein. Seen
at feeder on private property. Not seen again and owner not available to
provide further access.
--On February 5 a Lark Bunting was reported (unconfirmed) at Waneka
Lake/Greenlee Preserve by Art Reisman. There are no eBird records north of
Pueblo in February.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On February 3 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Mt Ouray SWA by Christian
Hagenlocher.
DENVER COUNTY:
--On February 5 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at First Creek at DEN Open
Space. First reported by Denver Urban CBC on Jan 1.
--On February 3 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported in Rocky Mountain Lake
Park (possibly same one seen in January, same locations) by Matt Gray.
ELBERT COUNTY
--On February 5 a Loggerhead Shrike was reported by David Suddjian on CR 178
east of CR 133. There is no winter season precedent in eBird for the county.
EL PASO COUNTY:
—On February 7 the overwintering Field Sparrow continued at Red Rock Canyon
Open Space.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On February 3 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported from Centennial Park
in Carbondale. First reported by Vic Zerbi on Feb 2.
GRAND COUNTY:
---On February 1 (3) Trumpeter Swans were reported at the hotspot “Confluence
Recreation Area”. First reported by Alicia Arnold on Jan 30.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--On February 7 the (Red) Fox Sparrow was reported at Red Rock Trading Post by
Norm Lewis. First reported by Cheryl Teuton on November 30 and seen
occasionally since.
---On February 3 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Morrison Park by
David Tonnessen.
---On February 3 a Golden-Crowned Sparrow was reported on private property in
Morrison on 2nd Street. Visitors are required to stay on the road and not
wander onto the private parking lot just south of the house.
---On February 3 the overwintering Winter Wren continued at Morrison Park.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On February 2 the overwintering Yellow-bellied Sapsucker continued at Animas
River—Huck Finn Pond.
LARIMER COUNTY:
--On February 6 a Pine Warbler was reported on the Oakridge Neighborhood Trail
(west of McMurray Ave) by Nick Komar.
--On February 3 a GYRFALCON was seen from Trilby Rd at the Larimer County
Landfill. Seen periodically this winter too. If you visit the Larimer County
Landfill be sure to check in at one of the pay windows (or the main office) and
follow instructions for parking from landfill employees.
---January 31 the GYRFALCON was photographed by Scott Bailey and reported by
Dave Leatherman at Reservoir Ridge Natural Area.
---On February 2 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported from Grandview
Cemetery on the adjacent golf course midw
