Date: Thursday, January 23, 2020 Email: r...@cobirds.org
Compiler: Joe Roller. jroll...@gmail.com 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: BRANT (*Jefferson) Trumpeter Swan (Logan, *Mesa, Weld) Tundra Swan (Weld) White-winged Scoter (*Douglas, *Jefferson) Dunlin (Pueblo) Franklin’s Gull (*Pueblo) California Gull (Denver) Glaucous Gull (Larimer) Great Black-backed Gull (Bent, *Boulder, Larimer, *Pueblo) Red-throated Loon (*Pueblo) Pacific Loon (*Jefferson) YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Arapahoe, *Jefferson) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer) Red-Naped Sapsucker (Garfield) GYRFALCON (Larimer) Rusty Blackbird (*El Paso) Common Yellowthroat (Pueblo) Palm Warbler (*Pueblo) Western Tanager (*Pueblo) ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —On Jan 19 a YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Aurora Reservoir; first reported Dec 29 by Steve Mlodinow. There is a $10 entrance fee. BENT COUNTY: —On Jan 20 an adult Great Black-backed Gull was reported at John Martin Reservoir by Duane Nelson. BOULDER COUNTY: —On Jan 22 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported at Macintosh Lake; first reported there by David Waltman on the 18th. DENVER COUNTY: On Jan 21 two California Gulls were reported at Sloan’s Lake Park by Mackenzie Goldthwaite. DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: —On Jan 22 the White-winged Scoter reported from the Jefferson side of Chatfield SP was also seen on the Douglas County side, as was the YELLOW-BILLED LOON. EL PASO: —On Jan 22 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Birdsall Rd by Glenn Walbek. GARFIELD COUNTY: —On Jan 20 a Red-naped Sapsucker was reported at Centennial Park in Carbondale by Dick Filby. This is the second eBird winter record for Garfield. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On Jan 22 a (juv) YELLOW-BILLED LOON and a Pacific Loon were reported from Chatfield SP—Northern Boat Ramp; first reported by Gregg Goodrich and Tom H. —On Jan 22 a BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor; first reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene. —On Jan 21 a White-winged Scoter was reported from Chatfield—N Boat Ramp by James McCall. Present off and on this winter. LARIMER COUNTY: —On Jan 20 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull circled high above the Larimer landfill, Nick Komar reported; it may have headed towards Horsetooth Reservoir. —On Jan 20 a first cycle Glaucous Gull was reported from Lake Loveland by Joshua Smith. —On Jan 20 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. Two males (adult and immature) were reported Jan 7. The adult was first reported in mid-Nov and the immature on Dec. 23 by Dave Leatherman. New location for adult as of Jan 15: (Section 8 just south of the boundary road dividing Section 8 from Section G, about 60 yards w of ditch). Immature is often in a Linden just north of the flag cluster at the entrance. —On Jan 17 a GYRFALCON was seen near the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins. First reported Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. *Please post updates to COBirds**.* LOGAN: —On Jan 19 (2) Trumpeter Swans were reported at Little Jumbo Reservoir; first reported by Tom Wilberding on the 14th. Probably the same swans reported by Steve Larson on the 8th at Red Lion SWA. MESA COUNTY: —On Jan 22 a Trumpeter Swan was reported from Horsethief Canyon SWA by David Price. —On Jan 22 (2) Trumpeter Swans were reported at Highline Lake State Park; first reported by Brian Tarbox on the 18th. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On Jan 22 a Western Tanager was reported at Pueblo West Gravel Pit by Amanda Spears, who first reported it at Valco Ponds on Jan 21. —On Jan 22 a Palm Warbler was reported just west of the Valco Ponds parking lot. First reported by Mark Yaeger on Jan 18. —On Jan 22 a very early Franklin’s Gull in breeding plumage was reported at Pueblo Reservoir off N Picnic Rd by Brandon Percival. —On Jan 21 a Common Yellowthroat was reported from Valco Ponds SWA by Amanda Spears. —On Jan 20 the Great Black-backed Gull known as “Murray” was reported at Pueblo Reservoir’s South Marina. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident of Lake Pueblo SP. —On Jan 20 (2) Dunlin were reported at Pueblo Reservoir—South Marina; first reported Dec 19 by Evan Carlson. —On Jan 20 a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir; first reported by Brandon Percival on Nov 28, 2019. —On Jan 18 a Trumpeter Swan was reported by Mark Yaeger at the Sailboat Launch on Pueblo Reservoir. WELD COUNTY: —On Jan 20 a Trumpeter Swan was reported at St. Vrain State Park; first reported by David Dowell on Jan 16th. —On Jan 17 a Tundra Swan was reported at St. Vrain State Park; first reported by Kelly Ormesher on Jan 15th. __________________________________________________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org) *Joder Ranch* Saturday, January 25 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Chuck Hundertmark (Email: chundertma...@gmail.com Phone: 303-604-0531) *Stearns Lake* Sunday, January 26 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Laura Steadman (Email: lauramstead...@gmail.com or Phone 843 319-5086) *South Platte Park* Monday, January 27 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM David Suddjian (dsuddj...@gmail.com or Phone 831-713-8659) *South Platte Park* Tuesday, January 28 2:30 PM - 5:45 PM David Suddjian (dsuddj...@gmail.com or Phone 831-713-8659) 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. 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