Date: July 26, 2018 Compiler: Joe Roller e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, July 26 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist. Rare and out of range species include: (* indicates new information on this species) MOTTLED DUCK (Kiowa) Surf Scoter (Alamosa) COMMON GALLINULE (Larimer) Little Blue Heron (Weld) Red-eyed Vireo (Saguache) BAIRD’S SPARROW (Larimer) Summer Tanager (Jefferson) Northern Cardinal (Boulder) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Denver) ALAMOSA COUNTY: ---On July 17 at San Luis Lake, Lisa Rawinski reported Surf Scoter. It was seen again on July 23. BOULDER COUNTY: ---On July 22 Richard Trinkner reported a Northern Cardinal on the 1500 block of Hawthorn Ave in Boulder. DENVER COUNTY: ---On July 21 Jeff Dawson reported a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak on Gun Club Rd, south of 112th Ave. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On July 24 Candice Johnson reported a Summer Tanager at Chatfield SP--Audubon Center & Trails--on trail north of Audubon center, near large lake. KIOWA COUNTY: ---On July 22 Steve Mlodinow and Tony Leukering reported a female MOTTLED DUCK at Neegronda Reservoir, just southwest of the upper boat launch, accessed on Kiowa Co Rd C. This is only the second state record. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On July 1 at Running Deer & Cottonwood Hollow NA, Robert Beauchamp reported COMMON GALLINULE. Since then glimpses of this rarity have been had almost daily through July 15; and seen again on July 19. A ladder will enable views that might last for only 3 seconds to extend up to 6 seconds or even longer. Best results have been in early AM. Updates would be appreciated. ---On July 17 through 24 at Soapstone Prairie NA Andy Bankert reported 5 BAIRD’S SPARROWS. Andy observed nestlings, representing the first documented breeding record of this species in Colorado! This exciting news was released by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. On July 24 in Meadow Pasture at Soapstone, Andy found 3 singing males and an adult feeding 3 young. SAGUACHE COUNTY: ---On July 21 Jonathan Bookman found a Red-eyed Vireo near CR 47YY. This would be a first county record. WELD COUNTY: ---On July 13,19 & 20 at Sandstone Ranch, Car Starace reported Little Blue Heron seen in the creek from new bridge, just east of County Line Rd. DFO Field Trips - See DFO website for more information: Mt. Evans area via Squaw Pass Rd Thursday, July 26 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM Gregg Goodrich (gregggoodrich AT gmail.com 303-655-9135) Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat/Sawhill (Boulder County) Saturday, July 28 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM Paula Hansley Denver City Park (Denver County) Sunday, July 29 6:15 AM - 11:00 AM Patrick O'Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com 303 837-0864) Mt. Evans area (Jefferson & Clear Creek Counties) Jul 29 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM Gregg Goodrich (gregggoodrich AT gmail.com 303-655-9135) Mt. Falcon Park (Jefferson County) Aug 1 6:30 AM - 12:00 PM Diane Roberts (Samatha576 AT aol.com 720 278-9025) Good Birding, Joe Roller, Denver jroller9 AT gmail.com 303 204-0828 -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUDX0-d%2BNk8xzDJAAPk8VLh9H9prx-XD-ibhwwXHZoghuA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
