Date: Friday, March 27, 2020 Email: RBA AT cobirds.org Compiler: Allison Hilf; ahilf AT me.com Phone: (303) 888-5110 _____________________________________________ 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 reports are listed below. Several species which are a few weeks out of range such as early migrants or birds which breed in Colorado are not currently being reported as “rare”. Trumpeter Swan (El Paso, Mesa) Tundra Swan (*Summit) EURASIAN WIGEON (Logan) Black Scoter (El Paso) Long-tailed Duck (Bent, Jefferson, Pueblo) Barrow’s Goldeneye (Weld) Glaucous Gull (Weld) Yellow-billed Loon (Jefferson) Pacific Loon (Pueblo) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Arapahoe) Juniper Titmouse (Pitkin) PACIFIC WREN (Jefferson) Winter Wren (Boulder, Larimer) Eastern Bluebird (Chaffee) Mixed Rosy-Finch Flock (Larimer) McCown’s Longspur (Adams) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa) White-throated Sparrow (Summit) Sagebrush Sparrow (Ouray) Rusty Blackbird (Douglas)
—————————————————————————— Note, for locations below that you are not familiar with, go to the Colorado Field Ornithologists’ (CFO) website. Select the “Birding Resources” header, toggle down to “County Birding,” and indicate the county of interest for site information. https://coloradocountybirding.org/County/BySite.aspx. ADAMS COUNTY: —On Mar 20 a McCown’s Longspur was reported in Bennet, CO at 36099 E 56th Ave by Frank Farrell. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: —On Mar 21 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at 1809 E Tufts by Mary Kay Waddingtom. She graciously is permitting birders to park in driveway and walk around field and/or down to the creek to look for the bird. BENT COUNTY: —On Mar 24 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at John Martin Reservoir by Alice Arnold. BOULDER COUNTY: —On Mar 21 a Winter Wren was reported at Boulder Creek/Univ of CO Campus. First reported Mar 18 by Peter Burke. CHAFFEE COUNTY: —On Mar 25 a Eastern Bluebird was reported at Chaffee CR 163 pond (PRIVATE, view from road) by Greg Mihaliok DOUGLAS COUNTY: —On March 25 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Chatfield SP--Plum Creek Delta by David Bailey. EL PASO COUNTY: —On Mar 23 a Trumpeter Swan was reported at Big Johnson Reservoir & Bluestem Prairie Open Space by Tanja Britton. —On March 18 a (f) Black Scoter was reported in Monument, at Monument Lake by Terence Berger. This is a first spring El Paso County report or this species. EL PASO and PUEBLO COUNTIES: —Please note Chico Basin Ranch is closed until at least March 30 because of the current Coronavirus outbreak. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On Mar 21 two Long-tailed Ducks were reported on the JeffCo side of South Platte Reservoir. First reported Mar 11 by David Bailey. —On Mar 17 a Yellow-billed Loon was reported at Standley Lake Park - north shore. First reported Mar 14 by Peter Ruprecht. —On Mar 15 the wintering PACIFIC WREN was reported at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood. First reported Dec 22 by Chris Wood and a first record for JeffCo. Location: Walk to creek from Whitetail Deer parking area; a favored area is 50-100 feet downstream. Note: Fee required for entry to this city park via daily or annual pass (NOT a state park). LARIMER COUNTY: —On March 21 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Topminnow Natural Area (East Horsetooth Gravel Pit) by Robert Beauchamp. —On March 20 a PURPLE FINCH was reported in Fort Collins at Maple and Fishback by David Wade. —On March 19 huge flocks of 2,000+ Rosy-Finches were reported in Estes Park at the home of Scott Rashid. The flocks were mostly Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches with a few Brown-capped Rosy-Finches mixed in. As of yesterday morning there was 1 Black Rosy-Finch. Scott is graciously permitting birders to come see them, but requested that people let him know when they might be visiting. Please do not visit without first calling him. (970) 227- 9425 715 Sanborn Drive, Estes Park Note, as is the Colorado birding community custom, birders visiting active feeders like this usually bring along a bag of bird seed or a cash donation to defray costs. Please keep with this tradition IF you are able. —On Mar 18 a Winter Wren was reported at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins. First reported Mar 2 by Josh Bruening. Seen about 30 yards west of 0.5 mile marker, 10 yards east of culvert where large logs arc over stream. LOGAN COUNTY: —On Mar 18 a EURASIAN WIGEON was reported in Merino in a farm pond on mile marker 393 on US-. First reported Mar 16 by Glenn Walbek. Note, ALL viewing MUST be from US-6. Homeowner has made it very clear that nobody has permission to enter private property for better views, nor can they enter driveway. MESA COUNTY: —On Mar 24 a Trumpeter Swan was reported in James M Robb Colorado SP/ Pear Park Section by Sarah Brickman. —On Mar 23 the wintering Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area/Gunnison Campgrounds by Don Marsh. PITKIN COUNTY: —On Mar 21 two Juniper Titmouse were reported in Snowmas at Red Rim Road (FSR 534) by John Anderson. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On Mar 25 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at Pueblo West Gravel Pit by Mark Yaeger. This might be the same duck previously reported at Pueblo Reservoir - Ranyon On Mar 25 a Pacific Loon was reported at Pueblo West Gravel Pit by Chris Knight. This might be the same bird that has been spending the winter in the Pueblo Area. SUMMIT COUNTY: —On March 26 a Tundra Swan was reported in Silverthorne at Angler Mountain Ranch Ponds (PRIVATE, view from road only). First reported on Mar 23 by Misty Walters. —On Mar 23 a White-throated Sparrow was reported in the town of Frisco at the bird feeding station by Jack & Ryan Bushong. WELD COUNTY: —On Mar 23 a Glaucous Gull was reported just west of Ault on CR 33. First reported Mar 22 by Gary Lefko. —On Mar 22 a Barrow’s Goldeneye was reported at Stewart’s Pond by Sue Riffe. —On Mar 18 a Barrow’s Goldeneye was reported at Loloff Reservoir by Chuck Aid. _________________________________________________ PLEASE NOTE: Because of concerns and precautions around the coronavirus outbreak, DFO has suspended all in-person club activities, including field trips, for the rest of March and the month of April. One great way to try avoiding COVID-19 and to distract yourself from news is to go watch some CORVIDS and/or other birds. It’s a great time to observe bird behavior in your neighborhood. Please share interesting and/or unusual behavior observations on COBirds. Stay safe and practice social distancing protocols. Good Birding to all, Allison Hilf Aurora, CO Ahilf AT me.com Sent from my iPhone -- 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/2F29B397-C8E5-46B2-A213-79DDA8FEEF39%40me.com.
