Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Compiler: Dean Shoup deshoup723… @gmail.com Phone: (720) 272-9042 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Observers 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 this species. For 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: COMMON GALLINULE (Larimer) LEAST TERN (Weld) LITTLE BLUE HERON (Adams) ZONE-TAILED HAWK (Chaffee) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Otero) Plumbeous Vireo (*Denver) YELLOW-GREEN VIREO (Baca) Carolina Wren (Baca) SMITH’S LONGSPUR (Custer) FIELD SPARROW (Jefferson) Baltimore Oriole (Adams) LUCY’S WARBLER (Mesa) Northern Parula (*El Paso) Dickcissel (*Montrose) ADAMS COUNTY: —-On July 7 a (m) Baltimore Oriole was reported at Metzger Farm Open Space; first reported by Lauren Burke on June 17. It was paired with a female Bullock’s Oriole. Please view from a distance. —-On July 4 an adult LITTLE BLUE HERON was reported from the NW corner of Barr Lake by JT Cleveland. BACA COUNTY: —-On July 6 a singing Carolina Wren was reported along CR-J, west of CR-8, close to the Wait Ranch, by Kathy Mihm Dunning. —-On June 25 a YELLOW-GREEN VIREO was observed at Two Buttes SWA by Mark Peterson, and ID’d as such on July 1, after critical review of photos. The bird has not been found since. If accepted by the Colorado Bird Record Committee, this would be the first state record. CHAFFEE COUNTY: —-On July 4 a ZONE-TAILED HAWK was reported flying over McPhelemy Park, an eBird hotspot in Buena Vista, by Jerome Cech. CUSTER COUNTY: —-On July 5 a SMITH’S LONGSPUR in breeding plumage was reported on Oak Creek Grade, a road NE of Silver Cliff by Linda Hodges. This is an extraordinary sighting for Colorado in summer. On July 7 a two-hour search was in vain. DENVER COUNTY: —-On July 9 a Plumbeous Vireo was reported at High Line Canal Trail – S Valencia – Dayton by Frank and Nancy Hatch. This is a first county record for summer. Only a handful records exist in Denver county year-round. EL PASO: —-On July 9 a Northern Parula was reported at Fountain Creek—S Circle Dr to S Academy Blvd by Richard Bunn and Jim Merritt. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —-On July 7 a singing FIELD SPARROW was reported from a pond near Soda Creek Rd by Joann Hackos. First summer Jefferson County record and rare anywhere in the foothills in summer. Directions: Take I 70 to exit 248, head left on CR 65. Take first left onto Alta Vista Dr. Follow it down toward the pond. The sparrow was in the big open field on the north side before you reach the pond. Heard it singing, sitting on a small rock in the middle of the field. Although not a statewide review species, FIELD SPARROW is considered rare for Jefferson county according to the Colorado Bird Records Committee. LARIMER COUNTY: —-On July 7 a COMMON GALLINULE was reported at Wellington SWA -Schware Unit. That has been its haunt since first reported on April 29 by Josh Bruening. MESA COUNTY: —-On July 5 a single LUCY’S WARBLER was reported at Gateway Cottonwoods by Kathellen McGinley and David Price. First reported as two at the same location on July 1 by Denise and Mark Vollmer. MONTROSE COUNTY —-On July 9 a Dickcissel was reported at Nucla-WTP by Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter. First reported by the same observers on July 1. This appears to be a first county record (eBird data). OTERO COUNTY: —-On July 3 a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported SW of La Junta along Homestead Loop entrance road. First reported by Jim Thompson on June 24. WELD COUNTY: —-On July 4 a LEAST TERN was reported from the Behrens Reservoir area (Weld CR 41 between CR 46 & 48; private, view from road) by Steve Mlodinow. There only only two previous eBird Weld County records. *Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on **dfobirds.org* <http://dfobirds.org/> *Ken Caryl Valley Area* Friday, July 12 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM David Suddjian dsuddjian... @gmail.com or 831-713-8659 *Staunton State Park (Jefferson County)* Saturday, July 13 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM Chris Gilbert chrisgee9... @gmail.com or 804-214-1508 *Cherry Creek SP Wetlands Loop (Arapahoe County)* Sunday, July 14 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Karen von Saltza kvonsaltza... @yahoo.com or 303-941-4881 *Park County Explorations* Monday, July 15 - Tuesday, July 16 4:30 AM - 3:00 PM David Suddjian dsuddjian... @gmail.com or 831-713-8659 *Banner Lakes SWA (Weld County)* Tuesday, July 16 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Mark Amershek mamershek... @msn.com or 303-329-8646 Good birding! Dean Shoup deshoup723… @gmail.com (720) 272-9042 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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