Date: Sunday October 13th E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Joe Roller, jroller9 @gmail.com Phone : 303 204-0828 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 include: Surf Scoter (Arapahoe, Pueblo) AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (Adams, *Douglas) Dunlin (Jefferson, *Douglas, Larimer) PARASITIC JAEGER (*Larimer) Sabine’s Gull (reported from several counties; see COBirds for updates) Western Bluebird (Adams) SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Yuma) Prothonotary Warbler (Adams) Tennessee Warbler (Arapahoe, Larimer) ADAMS COUNTY: —On October 11 an American Golden Plover was reported from Barr Lake (Neidrach Trail) by Charlie Chase. —On October 9 (2) Western Bluebirds were reported at Rocky Mountain Arsenal by Amanda Borton. Rare in NE Colorado in the fall, there are only a handful of eBird records for Adams. —On October 9 a (f) Prothonotary Warbler was netted by Meredith McBurney at the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies banding station at Barr Lake. It was a recapture, having been banded on October 8. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —On October 11 (2) Surf Scoters were reported from the southeast corner of Cherry Creek SP by Glenn Walbek. —On October 7 (2) Cattle Egrets, uncommon in the county, were reported at Aurora Reservoir by David Suddjian. —On October 8 a Tennessee Warbler was reported at Aurora Reservoir by Amanda Spears. DOUGLAS COUNTY: —On October 12 an American Golden Plover was reported at Chatfield SP—Plum Creek Delta (and at the Marina Sandspit) by Joey Kellner. It was accompanied by other shorebirds, including Black-bellied Plover and Pectoral Sandpiper. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On October 11 a Dunlin was reported at Chatfield SP downstream from Kingfisher Bridge by Claire H. LARIMER COUNTY: —On October 12 a PARASITIC JAEGER was reported from Warren Lake by Bob Righter. This private lake that can be viewed from these locations, provided by Rachel Hopper: here Map 40.533634,-105.053946 & here Map 40.530372,-105.063571 —On October 11 a Tennessee Warbler was reported from the CSU campus by Adrian Strong. —On October 11 a Dunlin was reported at Timnath Reservoir; found by Nick Komar on the 4th. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On October 11 (2) Surf Scoters were reported from Lake Beckwith, Colorado City, by Dave Silverman. YUMA COUNTY: —On October 12 SPRAGUE’S PIPIT was reported at Pipit Hill; (3) were first reported 10/5 by David Dowell. Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details at dfobirds.org *Chatfield State Park, The Big Sit - today is the day!* Sunday, October 13 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM Joey Kellner (Email: vireo1 AT comcast.net Phone: 303-978-1748) *Longmont Area Birding* Sunday, October 13 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Christie Owens (Email: christieowens2 AT icloud.com Phone: 9704817271) *Ken Caryl Valley Area* Monday, October 14 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian AT gmail.com Phone: 831-713-8659) *Lake County* Tuesday, October 15 5:30 AM - 4:00 PM David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian AT gmail.com Phone: 831-713-8659) *Cherry Creek State Park (Arapahoe County)* Saturday, October 19 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Mary Cay Burger (Email: mcburger3 AT juno.com Phone: 720-940-8394) Good birding. Joe Roller, Denver jroll...@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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUDhG8RRzECebux%3D4PUTWewqiK94wWu94efF5ovVNcLs5A%40mail.gmail.com.
