Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Email: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Joe Roller jroll...@gmail.com Phone: (303) 204-0828 _________________________________________ The Colorado Rare Bird Report is an informational service. Because of statewide coronavirus “Stay at Home” and “Safer at Home” orders (depending on where you live),* the purpose of this report is to keep homebound readers abreast of rare bird sightings across the state during spring migration.* *It does NOT endorse or encourage illegal travel to see or "chase" rare birds beyond your own permitted area.* We urge readers to respect state and local restrictions on non-critical travel and limits on outdoor activities that include birding. Please bird ONLY at or close to home and ONLY with universally promoted safety precautions, including “social distancing” and face coverings. Or, as Dave Leatherman advised: *“Be like a Cedar Waxwing . . . very compliant in wearing their masks.”* _______________________________________ 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.” _______________________________________ *Spring migration notes: * *Shorebirds are turning over quickly. The past few days provided multiple Whimbrel sightings, continuing large flocks of curlews and godwits. Reports of Gray Flycatchers and Black Phoebes were widespread. Wednesday surprised us with a cooperative Louisiana Waterthrush in Larimer County (first County record). * *A few days prior we saw raptor migration in full swing, with kettles of Broad-winged Hawks and Turkey Vultures. Some Cassin’s Finches continue to be reported, but fewer than last week.* *Hummingbirds are starting to show at feeders. Sparrows and longspurs continue to move through. * *And did somebody say “warblers”? Here they come!* *What’s in your yard or near your home? Let us know on COBirds.* ________________________________________ Rare, out-of-place and some out-of-season species reports are listed below. Birds that are within a few weeks of typical patterns are not listed: *BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK* (*Baca) Red-necked Grebe (Arapahoe) Pectoral Sandpiper (Montezuma) Glaucous-winged Gull (Larimer) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Bent) Cattle Egret (*Jefferson) Glossy Ibis (El Paso, Logan, Pueblo) Black Phoebe (Douglas, *El Paso) Vermilion Flycatcher (*Otero) White-eyed Vireo (Bent) Yellow-throated Vireo (*Jefferson, Pueblo) Bewick’s Wren (Larimer) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Denver) LeCONTE’S SPARROW (Larimer) Baltimore Oriole (Arapahoe) LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (Larimer) Prothonotary Warbler (*Baca) Tennessee Warbler (*Baca) Lucy’s Warbler (*Mesa) Magnolia Warbler (*Baca) Yellow-throated Warbler (Pueblo) *___________________________________________* *ARAPAHOE COUNTY:* —On April 26 a Baltimore Oriole was reported near Aurora Reservoir by Jeanette Bowman. —On April 25 a Red-necked Grebe was reported at Cherry Creek SP-Pelican Point to Swim Beach by Joey Negreann. *BACA COUNTY:* —On April 25 four *BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS* were seen at Two Buttes SWA by Jesse Casias, and when the report appeared on eBird on April 27 two local birders rushed there, scoured the area, but no dice, no ducks. This is probably the same quartet seen last week in La Junta. If you live in far SE Colorado, you might check your local lakes for this rarity. Who knows, they might stick around Colorado and whistle for months. —On April 25 at Two Buttes SWA Prothonotary, Tennessee and Magnolia Warblers were seen by Jesse Casias. The report appeared on eBird on April 27. *BENT COUNTY:* —On April 26 a White-eyed Vireo was reported at John Martin SWA by Duane Nelson. —On April 26 a Neotropic Cormorant continues at John Martin Reservoir at Lake Hasty; first seen on March 31 by Duane Nelson. *DENVER COUNTY:* —On April 25 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Sand Creek—Havana St to Westerly Creek. First reported on April 19 by Jake Shorty. There are no previous eBird records for Denver County. *DOUGLAS COUNTY:* —On April 25 a Black Phoebe was reported at the South Side of North Platte River at Waterton Road by Doug Kibbe and Mackenzie Goldthwait. *EL PASO COUNTY:* —On April 27 a Black Phoebe was reported by many observers at Mary Kyer & Stone Falls Parks. First reported on April 23 by Terrence Berger. —On April 23 a Glossy Ibis was reported at Clear Spring Ranch. First reported on April 18 by Tyler Stewart. *NOTE: Chico Basin Ranch is closed* until at least April 30 because of the COVID-19 outbreak. *JEFFERSON COUNTY:* —On April 27 a Cattle Egret was reported at Majestic Park by Raymond Sperger. —On April 27 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported at Harriman Lake Park. First reported April 21 by Kevin DeBoer. *NOTE: Red Rocks Park is closed* indefinitely because of the COVID-19 outbreak. *LARIMER COUNTY*: —On April 24 a LeCONTE’S SPARROW was heard in SE Ft. Collins at Topminnow Natural Area by Nick Komar. (NOTE, birding at Topminnow Natural Area is RESTRICTED, and only permitted from the fence line along East Horsetooth Rd). Reported by Nick Komar. There is just one previous eBird record for Larimer County, from April 25, 1998. —On April 23 a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was reported at Spring Creek Park, at the bridge and surrounding area. First reported April 22 by Jessie Reese & Matthew DeSaix. *There are no previous Larimer eBird records.* —On April 23 a Bewick’s Wren was reported at Colorado State University Environmental Learning Center by Lori Zabel. —On April 23 a Glaucous-winged Gull was reported at Horseshoe Reservoir. First reported on April 20 by Joshua Smith. *LOGAN COUNTY:* —On April 23 a Glossy Ibis was reported in Iliff at 19220 Co Rd 55 by Glenn Walbek. *MESA COUNTY:* —On April 27 two Lucy’s Warblers was reported carrying nesting material at the hotspot, “Gateway Cottonwoods” west of Gateway (town) by Brenda Wright. *MONTEZUMA COUNTY:* —On April 25 a Pectoral Sandpiper was reported at Puett Reservoir State Wildlife Area by James Beatty. *OTERO COUNTY:* —On April 27 a male Vermilion Flycatcher on Higbee Valley Rd by David Tønnessen. This is a favored site for Vermilion Flycatchers. *PUEBLO COUNTY:* —On April 26 a Glossy Ibis was reported at Pueblo Reservoir—N Picnic Rd by Brandon Percival. —On April 24 a Yellow-throated Warbler was reported at Roselawn Cemetery by Brandon Percival. —On April 22 a Yellow-throated Vireo was reported at Pueblo City Park singing above the Frisbee Golf Course creek area, on the west side of the park. First reported April 21 by Brandon Percival *NOTE: Chico Basin Ranch is closed *until at least April 30 because of the COVID-19 outbreak. ____________________________________ *PLEASE NOTE:* Because of COVID-19 pandemic precautions, Denver Field Ornithologists has suspended all field trips scheduled for April, May and June. Other birding clubs have also canceled activities, and the annual Colorado Field Ornithologists convention, set for Pueblo in May, has been reset for. May, 2021. Please share interesting and/or unusual birds and behavior observations on COBirds. Good birding, Joe Roller Denver, CO 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. 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