Date: Monday, July 15, 2019 (updated at 11:00 PM on July 14) E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Joe Roller jroller9…@gmail.com 303 204-0828 Observers 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 this species. For 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: COMMON GALLINULE (Larimer) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Alamosa) Ash-throated Flycatcher (Adams) BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Larimer) Plumbeous Vireo (Denver) Northern Parula (El Paso) Dickcissel (Montrose) ADAMS COUNTY: —-On July 11 an Ash-throated Flycatcher was reported at Rocky Mountain Arsenal in a locust tree by the south Ladora parking area by Eric Dinkel. This is a continuing first summer eBird record at the Arsenal and only the third record overall (year-round, all years) there. First reported by Orien Richmond July 10. ALAMOSA COUNTY: —-On July 10 a first-year YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was reported at Blanca Wetlands by Lisa Rawinski. Currently, the wetlands are closed but will be open to birders on July 16th. The bird was seen in the wetlands just to the NW of the parking lot at North Mallard. This appears to be a first San Luis Valley record. DENVER COUNTY: —-On July 9 a Plumbeous Vireo was reported at High Line Canal Trail – S Valencia – Dayton by Frank and Nancy Hatch. This is a first eBird county record for summer. Only a handful of records exist in Denver county year-round. EL PASO: —-On July 11 a singing Northern Parula was reported at Fountain Creek—S Circle Dr to S Academy Blvd by Tanja Britton. First reported by Richard Bunn on June 26. LARIMER COUNTY: —-On July 10 a BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER was reported at Reservoir Ridge Natural Area by Fawn Simonds. The bird was seen approximately 0.6 miles west on the trail from the Michaud parking lot in a Narrow Leaf Cottonwood. If accepted by the Colorado Bird Records Committee, this would be the third record for Colorado. Accepted records have been in Alamosa County, 2013 and Weld County, 2007. Subsequent searches were to no avail. —-On July 10 a COMMON GALLINULE was reported at Wellington SWA -Schware Unit by Matt Newport. That has been its haunt since first reported on April 29 by Josh Bruening. MONTROSE COUNTY —-On July 13 a Dickcissel was reported at Nucla-WTP by Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter. First reported by the same observers on July 1. This is the first eBird county record. *Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details on **dfobirds.org* <http://dfobirds.org/> *Banner Lakes SWA (Weld County)* Tuesday, July 16 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Mark Amershek mamershek... @msn.com or 303-329-8646 *Ken Caryl Valley area* Friday, July 19 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM David Suddjian dsuddjian... @gmail.com or 831-713-8659 *South Platte Park--south end* Saturday, July 20 6:30 AM - 11:30 AM Amber Carver caramb22.... @gmail.com or 310-483-5721 *Main Reservoir (Lakewood) * Sunday, July 21 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Gregg Goodrich GreggGoodrich... @gmail.com or 303-655-9135 Good birding! Joe Roller jroller9…@gmail.com 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. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUD43BrtD%2BdUdfHWJZFyYEP-bdV9BDL-OQgM8VAkfXOe-Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
