Date: Saturday, March 21, 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 (Archuleta) Tundra Swan (Huerfano) EURASION WIGEON (Logan) Black Scoter (El Paso) Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, Jefferson, Pueblo) Barrow’s Goldeneye (Weld) Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo) Band-tailed Pigeon (Archuleta) Glaucous Gull (Larimer, Pueblo) Red-throated Loon (Jefferson) Pacific Loon (Pueblo) Yellow-billed Loon (Jefferson) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer) PACIFIC WREN (El Paso, Jefferson) Winter Wren (Boulder, Jefferson, Larimer) Eastern Bluebird (Denver) Mixed Rosy-Finch Flock (Larimer) PURPLE FINCH (*Larimer) McCown’s Longspur (*Adams) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa) Sagebrush Sparrow (El Paso) Lincoln’s Sparrow (*Ouray) Rusty Blackbird (Larimer)
—————————————————————————— 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 18 two Long-tailed Ducks were reported on the Arapahoe County side of South Platte Reservoir. First reported Mar 11 by Frank Farrell. —On Mar 15 a Long-tailed Duck was reported on Quincy Reservoir (fee area) by Meg Reck. ARCHULETA COUNTY: —On Mar 17 a Trumpeter Swan was reported at Piñon Lake Reservoir. First reported Mar 11 by Barry Knott. —On March 17 a Band-tailed Pigeon was reported at Pagosa Lake by Byron Greco. BOULDER COUNTY: —On Mar 18 a Winter Wren was reported at Boulder Creek/Univ of CO Campus by Peter Burke. DENVER COUNTY: —On Mar 17 an Eastern Bluebird was reported art Bear Creek Park by Elaine Wagner. EL PASO COUNTY: —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. —On March 17 a Sagebrush Sparrow was reported at Memorial Park and Prospect Lake at the back side of the YMCA building, north end, by Tonja Britton. —On March 16 two PACIFIC WRENS were reported near Manitou Springs and Rampart Range Road on Upper Williams Canyon Trail . They were heard calling about 1 mile down the trail from Rampart Range Road and another at about 1.5 miles by Joe LaFleur. EL PASO and PUEBLO COUNTIES: —Please note Chico Basin Ranch is closed until at least March 30 because of the current Coronavirus outbreak. HUERFANO COUNTY: —On Mar 17 three Tundra Swans were reported at Orlando Reservoir by Joel Adams. JEFFERSON COUNTY: —On Mar 17 a Yellow-billed Loon was reported at Standley Lake Park - north shore. First reported Mar 14 by Peter Ruprecht. —On Mar 17 two Long-tailed Ducks were reported on the JeffCo side of South Platte Reservoir. First reported Mar 11 by David Bailey. —On Mar 15 a Red-throated Loon was reported at Standley Lake Park by Peter Gent. —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). —On Mar 14 a continuing Winter Wren was re-found in the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - West Lake by Christine Alexander. LARIMER COUNTY: —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. —On Mar 17 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake in Fort Collins. First reported by Adam Vesely. —On Mar 16 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Prospect Ponds Natural Area. Two birds were first reported on Mar 15 by Matthew Webb. —On Mar 14 a wintering young male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen again in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. LOGAN COUNTY: —On Mar 18 a EURASION 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 17 the wintering Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area/Gunnison River Trail. First reported Dec 27 by Mike Henwood. OURAY COUNTY: —On Mar 20 an earlyLincoln’s Sparrow for Our County was reported at Ridgeway River Walk by Don Marsh. PUEBLO COUNTY: —On Mar 18 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 15 a Pacific Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir SWA - Turkey Creek. —On Mar 15 a Red-necked Grebe was reported at Pueblo Reservoir SWA - Turkey Creek. First reported Mar 12 by Mark Yaeger. —On Mar 14 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Pueblo Reservoir’s south shore marina by Dina Baker. WELD COUNTY: —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. Great way to try avoiding COVID-19 and try to distract from news is to go watch some CORVIDS or other birds. Please practice social distancing protocols. 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