[cobirds] COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT for SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2020

[Patrick O'Driscoll]

Date: Sunday, March 15, 2020

Email: RBA AT cobirds.org

Compiler: Patrick O’Driscoll

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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.”

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Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species reports include:



Trumpeter Swan (*Archuleta)

Long-tailed Duck (*Arapahoe, *Jefferson, *Pueblo)

Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo)

American Avocet (Adams, Boulder)

Bonaparte’s Gull (Mesa)

Franklin’s Gull (Denver)

Mew Gull (Denver)

Glaucous Gull (Larimer, *Pueblo)

Red-throated Loon (Pueblo)

Pacific Loon (Pueblo)

Yellow-billed Loon (*Jefferson)

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (Denver)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer)

Black Phoebe (*La Plata, Mesa, *Montrose)

PACIFIC WREN (*Jefferson)

Winter Wren (*Jefferson, Larimer)

Sage Thrasher (Mesa)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa)

Swamp Sparrow (Mesa)

Rusty Blackbird (Douglas, Eagle)



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.





 *ADAMS COUNTY:*

—On Mar 13 an American Avocet was reported at Clear Creek Valley Park by
Frank Farrell.



*ARAPAHOE COUNTY:*

—On Mar 14 two Long-tailed Ducks were reported on the Arapahoe County side
of South Platte Reservoir. First reported Mar 11 by Frank Farrell.



*ARCHULETA COUNTY:*

—On Mar 14, a Trumpeter Swan was reported at Piñon Lake Reservoir by Barry
Knott.



*BOULDER COUNTY:*

—On Mar 9 an American Avocet was reported at Lagerman Reservoir by Steven
Mlodinow and two others.



*DENVER COUNTY:*

—On Mar 13 a Franklin’s Gull was reported at Marston Reservoir - West End
by Eric Dinkel.

—On Mar 11 a Mew Gull was reported at Marston Reservoir - West End by Doug
Kibbe and Mackenzie Goldthwait.

—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.



*DOUGLAS COUNTY:*

On Mar 12 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Chatfield SP - Plum Creek
Nature Area by Frank Farrell.



*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 14 a Yellow-billed Loon was reported at Standley Lake Park - north
shore by Peter Ruprecht and Donna Stumpp.

—On Mar 14 two Long-tailed Ducks were reported on the JeffCo side of South
Platte Reservoir. First reported Mar 11 by David Bailey.

—On Mar 14 the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park
in Lakewood. 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 14, a continuing Winter Wren was re-found in the Wheat Ridge
Greenbelt - West Lake by Christine Alexander.



*LA PLATA COUNTY:*

—On Mar 14, a Black Phoebe was reported at Weaselskin Bridge by Amanda St.
Pierre.



*LARIMER COUNTY:*

—On Mar 14 a wintering young male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen again
in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins.

—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 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake in Fort Collins.
First reported by Adam Vesely.



*MESA COUNTY:*

—On Mar 12 a Bonaparte’s Gull was reported at Orchard Mesa Wildlife Area by
Tim Shortell. On Mar 8 five Bonaparte’s Gulls were reported at Highline
Lake SP, Loma.

—On Mar 12 the wintering Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand
Junction Wildlife Area. First seen Dec 27 by Mike Henwood.

—On Mar 12 a Black Phoebe was reported at Highline Lake SP, Loma. First
reported Mar 9 by Mike Henwood.
—On Mar 12 a Sage Thrasher and a Swamp Sparrow were reported at Grand
Junction Wildlife Area by Kathleen McGinley, William Kelley and Pam Lauman.



*MONTROSE COUNTY:*

—On Mar 14, a Black Phoebe was reported at Riverbottom Park by Caroline
Evans.



 *PUEBLO COUNTY:*

—On Mar 14 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Pueblo Reservoir’s south shore
marina by Dina Baker and five other birders.

—On Mar 14 a Long-tailed Duck was reported in Pueblo Reservoir - Rock
Canyon 

Re: [cobirds] Trumpeter Swans, Lakewood, Jeffco

[Karl Stecher Jr.]

I am sending this message to Joe on Cobirds, rather than Facebook, as it has a 
wider (and more pertinent) audience:  Happy Birthday, Joe.  And, since it is 
3/14...do regard pi as a piece of pie or a slice of pie?

Karl Stecher
 Aurora
  
  
  


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Subject: Re: [cobirds] Trumpeter Swans, Lakewood, Jeffco   
 It would be helpful to describe the observations that confirmed they were 
alive, as  it is such a coincidence to have them there, right where the decoys 
were recently.
 Were they swimming, foraging, flapping wings, interacting?
 "Trust, but verify".
  
 Joe Roller, Denver

On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 1:16 PM 'Marilyn Rhodes' via Colorado Birds 
 wrote:
  Eric, Just spoke with Bob. He said there are 6 of the swans on this little 
pond and they are very much alive. Marilyn

  -Original Message-
From: Eric Dinkel 
To: Colorado Birds 
Sent: Sat, Mar 14, 2020 1:12 pm
Subject: [cobirds] Trumpeter Swans, Lakewood, Jeffco
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[cobirds] Unidentified raptor

[Jace Wesley Brasher]

Hello,
Today while birding in west Loveland I spooked a dark brown raptor with
very distinct white lines on the tips of its wings similar to the
coloration of a nighthawk, although I have eliminated that option because
it was similar in size as a red-tailed hawk. It was dark brown and had no
other distinct or viable markings other than the lines on its wings. Any
idea what it might be?

Jace Brasher
Loveland Colorado
Larimer county

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[cobirds] Yellow-billed Loon at Standley Lake

[Donna Stumpp]

[image: DSTU4631 YBLO copy lightened.JPG]
Early this morning Peter Ruprecht and I saw what we are fairly certain is a 
YBLO at Standley Lake. We had thought initially it was a Common Loon, but 
were not certain. Amanda Spears helped guide us to the YBLO identification, 
which made more sense after we could look closely at the photos. 

The bird was seen just offshore from the old paved boat launch on the north 
shore. There were also approximately 400 gulls on the water overnight (I 
saw them fly in last evening from my home) that took off early. We noticed 
one Lesser-black Backed Gull but were focused mostly on the loon. Gulls 
took off between 6:45am-8am.

NOTE - the main gate is closed since the park is officially closed, but the 
trails are open to visitors. We parked in the free lot off 100th just east 
of the main entrance - opens at sunrise. 

Donna Stumpp  Peter Ruprecht
Westminster, CO   Superior, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Trumpeter Swans, Lakewood, Jeffco

[birderbob]

Yep, sorry for the alarm - they are decoys. Left the house to go up in the 
mountains w/o bins - driving my wife’s car (she doesn’t keep any in her car). 
When we got to the park, it’s a little cloudy and I think I’m seeing swans!  
They are fooling park visitors as well, as there was a guy on a bike watching 
them too.  Of course I didn’t want to get too close and disturb them so I took 
some crappy cell-phone shots.  I just got a new phone and my gmail 
google-groups password is not set up in this device, so I call Marilyn and ask 
her to post it and send her some pics.  Then, later i hear about the post 
earlier in the week.  Well I don’t look at COBirds that often so the post is 
wy down the list. NOW i see it.  But I’m still not completely convinced 
because I was sure they were moving!  Marilyn doesn’t know how to I remove a 
post in COBirds, so it stays up. So, on the way back we stopped at the park and 
now the sun it out and I can see that all three pairs are right where we left 
them, and I can see that the neck and head have a seam near the base.   Sorry 
kids, excitement got the best of me on this one. . .Beers are on me. . . 

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[cobirds] Trumpeter Swans at Addenbrooke Park are decoys

[birderbob]

They are decoys (good ones at that) Addenbrooke Park is at 600 so Kipling in 
Lakewood (not Belmar)

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Re: [cobirds] Mountain Bluebirds, Boulder Co

[Donna Stumpp]

Peter Ruprecht and I saw a flock of 50 Mountain Bluebirds in the far north 
end of Jefferson County just SW of Great Western Reservoir moving about 
this morning at about 9:30am. 

Donna Stumpp
Westminster, CO



On Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 12:11:28 PM UTC-6, Charles Hundertmark wrote:
>
> Just had a small flock (8 or so) on the White Rocks trail north of Valmont 
> in Boulder County.
>
> Chuck Hundertmark
> Lafayette, CO
>
> On Mar 14, 2020, at 9:25 AM, Nathan Pieplow  > wrote:
>
> A flock of nearly 200 Mountain Bluebirds is at the Greenbelt Plateau 
> Trailhead along Highway 93 south of Boulder this morning. A sure sign of 
> spring.
>
> Nathan Pieplow
> Boulder
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[cobirds] Trumpeter Swans at Addenbrooke Park are decoys

[Gregg Goodrich]

The 3 pairs of Trumpeter Swans that showed up this morning on the eBird RBA
are decoys. Addenbrooke Lake is in Jefferson County in the Belmar Park area.

Gregg Goodrich
Highlands Ranch

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Re: [cobirds] Trumpeter Swans, Lakewood, Jeffco

[Joe Roller]

It would be helpful to describe the observations that confirmed they were
alive, as
it is such a coincidence to have them there, right where the decoys were
recently.
Were they swimming, foraging, flapping wings, interacting?
"Trust, but verify".

Joe Roller, Denver

On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 1:16 PM 'Marilyn Rhodes' via Colorado Birds <
cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Eric,
> Just spoke with Bob. He said there are 6 of the swans on this little pond
> and they are very much alive.
> Marilyn
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Dinkel 
> To: Colorado Birds 
> Sent: Sat, Mar 14, 2020 1:12 pm
> Subject: [cobirds] Trumpeter Swans, Lakewood, Jeffco
>
> Aren’t these the decoys that were being discussed last week or so?
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Re: [cobirds] Trumpeter Swans, Lakewood, Jeffco

['Marilyn Rhodes' via Colorado Birds]

Eric,Just spoke with Bob. He said there are 6 of the swans on this little pond 
and they are very much alive.Marilyn


-Original Message-
From: Eric Dinkel 
To: Colorado Birds 
Sent: Sat, Mar 14, 2020 1:12 pm
Subject: [cobirds] Trumpeter Swans, Lakewood, Jeffco

Aren’t these the decoys that were being discussed last week or so?

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[cobirds] Trumpeter Swans, Lakewood, Jeffco

[Eric Dinkel]

Aren’t these the decoys that were being discussed last week or so?

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[cobirds] Trumpeter Swans, Lakewood, Jeffco

['Marilyn' via Colorado Birds]

Posting for Bob Santangelo who just took this pic.

Trumpeter Swans
Addenbrooke Park
600 S. Kipling
Lakewood

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CFObirds/permalink/10156739963102038/

Marilyn Rhodes
Evergreen, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Mountain Bluebirds, Boulder Co

[Charles Hundertmark]

Just had a small flock (8 or so) on the White Rocks trail north of Valmont in 
Boulder County.

Chuck Hundertmark
Lafayette, CO

> On Mar 14, 2020, at 9:25 AM, Nathan Pieplow  wrote:
> 
> A flock of nearly 200 Mountain Bluebirds is at the Greenbelt Plateau 
> Trailhead along Highway 93 south of Boulder this morning. A sure sign of 
> spring.
> 
> Nathan Pieplow
> Boulder
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[cobirds] Re: Mountain Bluebirds

[Joe Kipper]

Nathan,
>
> I counted 131 Mountain Bluebirds at Rigden Reservoir in Fort Collins this 
morning. It was foggy this morning in Larimer and I believe that 
contributed to the bluebird "fallout".
I am assuming that many others are also seeing large numbers of bluebirds 
in their local patches today across the Front Range.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S65777922
it wont be long before we'll be having shorebirds and warblers moving 
through as well!!! Happy Birding everyone.
Joe Kipper,
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] CFO statement on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)

[Nicholas Komar]

The CFO Board of Directors recognizes the gravity of COVID-19. While we are 
optimistic that the current emergency declaration will curb transmission in 
time for us to go forward with our convention May 7-11, we are also realistic 
that transmission may continue through the month of May. Social distancing is 
the key to curbing the epidemic. We all must do our part to protect our most 
vulnerable loved ones. The best way to do this is to avoid public places, 
whether you are ill or not. The CFO board will meet April 4 to discuss 
contingencies regarding upcoming scheduled events, including the convention. 
Rest assured that any payments made to CFO will be reimbursed in the event of 
cancellations. 

Nick Komar
For Colorado Field Ornithologists Board of Directors


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[cobirds] Mountain Bluebirds on Joder Ranch Trail

[Jane B]

This morning we saw 40 Mountain Bluebirds on the Joder Ranch Trail in North
Boulder.
Jane Baryames
Boulder

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[cobirds] Mountain Bluebirds

[Nathan Pieplow]

A flock of nearly 200 Mountain Bluebirds is at the Greenbelt Plateau
Trailhead along Highway 93 south of Boulder this morning. A sure sign of
spring.

Nathan Pieplow
Boulder

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[cobirds] Franklin’s not Bonaparte’s at Marston

[Eric Dinkel]

I did post some digiscope pics on ebird 

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[cobirds] Franklin’s not Bonaparte’s at Marston

[Eric Dinkel]

Hi all, I originally posted a Bonapartes but changed the post to Franklin’s at 
Marston yesterday. Gulls are still tough for me. The bill looked very black 
which is what made me think Bonaparte’s. But I was guided to consider leg color 
and that led me to Franklin’s.  Sorry for confusion

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[cobirds] COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT for SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020

[Patrick O'Driscoll]

Date: Saturday, March 14, 2020

Email: RBA AT cobirds.org

Compiler: Patrick O’Driscoll

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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.”

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Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species reports include:


Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, *Jefferson, Pueblo)

Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo)

American Avocet (*Adams, Boulder)

Bonaparte’s Gull (*Denver, *Mesa)

Franklin’s Gull (*Denver)

Mew Gull (Denver)

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 (Larimer)

Black Phoebe (Mesa)

PACIFIC WREN (Jefferson)

Winter Wren (Larimer)

Sage Thrasher (Mesa)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa)

Swamp Sparrow (Mesa)

Rusty Blackbird (Douglas, Eagle)



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.





*ADAMS COUNTY:*

—On Mar 13 an American Avocet was reported at Clear Creek Valley Park by
Frank Farrell.


*ARAPAHOE COUNTY:*

—On Mar 10 two Long-tailed ducks 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.



*DENVER COUNTY:*

—On Mar 13 a Bonaparte’s Gull and a Franklin’s Gull were reported at
Marston Reservoir - West End by Eric Dinkel.

—On Mar 11 a Mew Gull was reported at Marston Reservoir - West End by Doug
Kibbe and Mackenzie Goldthwait.

—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.



*DOUGLAS COUNTY:*

On Mar 12 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Chatfield SP - Plum Creek
Nature Area by Frank Farrell.



*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 13 two Long-tailed Ducks were reported on the JeffCo side of South
Platte Reservoir. First reported Mar 11 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)*.



*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 12 a Bonaparte’s Gull was reported at Orchard Mesa Wildlife Area by
Tim Shortell. On Mar 8 five Bonaparte’s Gulls were reported at Highline
Lake SP, Loma.

—On Mar 12 the wintering Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand
Junction Wildlife Area. First seen Dec 27 by Mike Henwood.

—On Mar 12 a Black Phoebe was reported at Highline Lake SP, Loma. First
reported Mar 9 by Mike Henwood.
—On Mar 12 a Sage Thrasher and a Swamp Sparrow were reported at Grand
Junction Wildlife Area by Kathleen McGinley, William Kelley and Pam Lauman.



 *PUEBLO COUNTY:*

—On Mar 12 a Red-necked Grebe was reported at Pueblo Reservoir SWA - Turkey
Creek by Mark Yaeger.

—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 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.