Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Email: r...@cobirds.org
Compiler: Patrick O’Driscoll, patodr...@gmail.com 303-885-6955 ______________________________________ 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) Mew Gull (Pueblo) Glaucous Gull (Kiowa, Larimer) (possible) SLATY-BACKED GULL (Larimer) Glaucous-winged Gull (*Larimer) Great Black-backed Gull (Larimer, *Pueblo) Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Jefferson) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer) GYRFALCON (Larimer) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa) Harris’s Sparrow (*Pueblo) Pacific Wren (Jefferson) Common Redpoll (Boulder) Rusty Blackbird (Douglas) Palm Warbler (Pueblo) BOULDER COUNTY: ---On Feb 2, a Common Redpoll was reported at feeders at Pleasant View Marsh. The homeowner, Ernest Crvich, welcomes birders to view the feeders from the street or sidewalk but not to enter his property (3896 Bosque Court, Boulder). DOUGLAS COUNTY: —On Feb 2, Rusty Blackbirds (2) were reported at the Plum Creek delta in Chatfield SP. First reported Jan 26 by Amanda Spears. DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: —On Feb 2, a YELLOW-BILLED LOON (juvenile) was reported at Chatfield SP in both counties. First reported by Gregg Goodrich. JEFFERSON COUNTY: ---On Feb 1, the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park in the previous location. —On Jan 28, the continuing BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor. First reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene. KIOWA COUNTY: —On Jan 29, a Glaucous Gull was reported at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir by Richard Bunn. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On Feb 3, a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at Warren Lake. First reported Jan 29 by Nick Komar and others, along with a possible first-cycle SLATY-BACKED GULL that was last reported Feb 2.These and subsequent ID's on eBird (with photos) have drawn conflicting assessments from outside reviewers. Gulls at this location are attracted by a fish kill in Warren Lake, which is private; viewing is only from roads. —On Feb 2 a first-cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported at Warren Lake. First reported Jan 26 by Nick Komar. View from Breakwater Road. —On Feb 1, a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake. First reported Jan 29 by multiple observers. —On Jan 17, a GYRFALCON was seen near the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins. Not reported since then, but it may still be around. First reported Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. *Please post any updates to COBirds.* MESA COUNTY: ---On Feb 1, a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area. First reported Jan 28 by Bob Clarke. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On Feb 3, a Great Black-backed Gull was reported flying over Valco Ponds by several birders. Possibly the Great Black-backed Gull known as “Murray,” last reported Feb. 2 at nearby Pueblo Reservoir’s South Marina. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident of Lake Pueblo SP. —On Feb 2, a Harris’s Sparrow was reported at Valco Ponds by several birders. —On Feb 2, a Palm Warbler was reported west of the Valco Ponds parking lot. First reported Jan 18 by Mark Yaeger. —On Feb 2, a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir. First reported Nov 28, 2019 by Brandon Percival. —On Feb 1, a Mew Gull was reported at Pueblo Reservoir-North Shore Marina. Previously reported by multiple observers throughout January. ______________________________________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org) *South Platte River Trail at 88th Avenue* Saturday, Feb 8 8 AM - 1 PM Mark Amershek (mamers...@msn.com; 303-329-8646) *Cherry Creek SP Wetlands (Arapahoe County)* Sunday, Feb 9 9 AM - 1 PM Patrick O'Driscoll (patodr...@gmail.com; 303-885-6955) *Southeastern Colorado* Tuesday, Feb 11 5 AM - 6 PM David Suddjian (dsuddj...@gmail.com; 831-713-8659) Good birding, Patrick O’Driscoll, Denver patodr...@gmail.com 303-885-6955 -- 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/CAMNEzJPQ06m3XA3xpu2oURyR788Lu57oRGjNFPMW_FZjni-tGw%40mail.gmail.com.
