Date: Sunday, December 15, 2019 E-mail: r...@cobirds.org
Compiler: Joe Roller jroll...@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: Trumpeter Swan (Boulder, Delta, *Jefferson, Mesa, Pueblo) Tundra Swan (*Boulder, Jefferson) White-winged Scoter (*Douglas, *Jefferson) Black Scoter (Jefferson) Long-tailed Duck (Boulder, Jefferson) Least Sandpiper (*Douglas) Glaucous Gull (Larimer, *Pueblo) Great Black-backed Gull (Adams, *Pueblo) Pacific Loon (Douglas, *Jefferson) Swainson’s Hawk (Larimer) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Larimer, Prowers) GYRFALCON (Larimer) PACIFIC WREN (*El Paso) Varied Thrush (*Jefferson) Rusty Blackbird (*Jefferson) Yellow Warbler (*Pueblo) Pine Warbler (Logan) ______________________________________ ADAMS COUNTY: —On Dec 13 a Great Black-backed Gull was reported at Lake Ladora in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR by Al Guarente. BOULDER COUNTY: —On Dec 14 four Tundra Swans were seen at Boulder Res by Bill Schmoker. —On Dec 12 two Trumpeter Swans aswimming were reported from Waneka Lake by Randall Siebert. —On Dec 10 Tundra Swans continued at Valmont Overlook. First reported Dec 8 by Mark Mihner-Lee. DOUGLAS COUNTY: —On Dec 14 a Least Sandpiper was seen below Chatfield Dam by Joey Kellner. —On Dec 14 a White-winged Scoter was reported at Chatfield SP. First reported by Tony Leukering. —On Dec 13 a Pacific Loon (probably the same one seen on the Jeffco side), was reported from the Marina Sandspit at Chatfield SP by Bea Weaver. EL PASO: — On Dec 14 a PACIFIC WREN was reported from High Drive by Bear Creek by Kara Carragher. *Coordinates: 38°49'03.6"N 104°53’39.9"W* >From Kara: *Birders should park at one of the two trailhead parking areas and not along the road. This wren appeared darker and rufous overall than the paler Winter Wren. The pale sides of the neck lacked patterning, and the throat was nearly was warm as the breast.* JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On Dec 14 a male Varied Thrush was seen at a private home near Carmody Park, Lakewood. For details, please see the note I posted Dec 10 on Cobirds. Visitors are welcome, with some reasonable guidelines from the homeowner. —On Dec 14 two Trumpeter Swans were reported at Conifer Community Park at Beaver Ranch by Bez Bezuidenhout. —On Dec 14 two Trumpeter Swans were reported by Kellner at Chatfield SP. —On Dec 14 a White-winged Scoter was reported at Chatfield SP-N Boat Ramp area. Joey Kellner first reported the bird Nov 29. —On Dec 14 a Pacific Loon was reported at Chatfield SP-N Boat Ramp area. First reported Dec 8 by Joey Kellner. —On Dec 14 a Rusty Blackbird was reported from Bear Creek Lake Park--Boat Launch Area by Burke Angstman. —On Dec 10 Tundra Swans (4) were reported from Standley Lake by Raymond Spurger. —On Dec 9 a Black Scoter was reported at South Platte Reservoir, lingering since Nov 17. A Long-Tailed Duck continued there too. LARIMER COUNTY: —On Dec 14 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported from the NW corner of the golf course just south of Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. First reported by David Leatherman. Probably the same individual seen in the cemetery in November. —On Dec 12 a Gyrfalcon was observed near the Larimer County Landfill in SW Fort Collins. First reported on Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. *Please post updates to CObirds*. —On Dec 11 an adult Glaucous Gull was reported at the Larimer Co Landfill by Amanda Spear. —On Dec 11 an adult Swainson’s Hawk was reported at 4856 E Eisenhower Blvd (Loveland) by Joey Angstman. “Obvious light morph adult with brown ‘bib’ and white belly and forehead This is a record late date, as there are no Colorado records of this species for Nov through Jan. Dec records are no closer than the Dallas area. LOGAN COUNTY: —On Dec 12 a Pine Warbler (imm) was reported from Row 11 at Tamarack Ranch SWA by Norm Erthal & Loch Kilpatrick. This is the first CO eBird record away from the Front Range and the Arkansas Valley for Dec through Feb. MESA COUNTY: —On Dec 12 a pair of Trumpeter Swans continue at Highline Lake SP. First reported on Dec 5 by Don Marsh. PROWERS COUNTY: —On Dec 12 a young male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported from the north end of Willow Creek Park in Lamar by David Leatherman. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On Dec 14 a Yellow Warbler was reported at Pueblo Reservoir - Rock Canyon area (below dam, north of river). First reported Nov 24 by Brandon Percival. —On Dec 14 “Murray” the Great Black-backed Gull that has spent the last umpteen winters at Lake Pueblo, was reported again, as was a Glaucous Gull. —On Dec 9 Trumpeter Swans (3) were seen at Lake Pueblo near the dam. Other rare and uncommon species were seen on the Pueblo Christmas Bird Count, and I’ll add them to the RBA after I get locations. WELD COUNTY: —On Dec 10 a Long-tailed Duck was reported from Idaho Creek Open Space by Steve Mlodinow. —On Dec 10 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Windsor Lake. First reported Dec. 5 by Josh Bruening. __________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org) *Southwestern Metro Area* Monday, Dec 16 7 AM – 1 PM David Suddjian (dsuddj...@gmail.com; 831-713-8659) *It's Christmas Bird Count time across Colorado, between Dec 14 & Jan 5. * Please help out and sign up for one or more of these CBCs! For a clickable map of Colorado's counts with registration/location details, go to https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=ac275eeb01434cedb1c5dcd0fd3fc7b4 Good birding, Joe Roller, Denver jroll...@gmail.com Phone: 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/CAJpZcUBOjfXeUpfhy-KJu1LnU6TEEVKL5pkCTweZRxN3j4_49w%40mail.gmail.com.
