Date: Sunday, August 18, 2019 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Joe Roller, Denver email: jroller9 AT gmail.com phone: 303 204-0828 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: COMMON GROUND DOVE (*Weld) Sanderling (*Boulder) Red-eyed Vireo (Elbert) White-winged Crossbill (*Boulder) BOULDER COUNTY: —-On August 17 a Sanderling continued at Lagerman Reservoir; first reported there on August 14 by Mark Miner-Lee, among other shorebirds. —-On August 14 (5) White-winged Crossbills were reported at Caribou Townsite to Bald Mountain, NW of Nederland, 39.9897321,-105.5953932, by Dave Hallock. This nomadic species is thinly distributed in Colorado. ELBERT COUNTY: ---On August 11 (3) Red-eyed Vireos were reported along W Kiowa Creek Rd by David Tønnessen. That road is SW of the town of Elbert & is a new eBird hotspot. WELD COUNTY: —-On August 15 a COMMON GROUND DOVE was reported from the Pawnee National Grasslands (40.7928,-104.5617) by Jeff Gerbracht. This report is under review, as initial details were scant - “tiny, short-tailed dove”, and more information has been requested. Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details at dfobirds.org *New Mexico, Southwestern Corner* Sunday, August 18 - Friday, August 23 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM John Breitsch (jbreit...@hotmail.com; 303-588-0552) & Mark Amershek (mamers...@msn.com; 303-329-8646) *Southwestern Metro Area* Tuesday, August 20 6:30 AM - 12:00 PM Dale Pate (dalelp...@gmail.com; 575-706-4584) *Prewitt and Jackson Reservoirs* Sunday, August 25 5:30 AM - 7:30 PM Joey Kellner (vir...@comcast.net; 303-978-1748 Good birding! Joe Roller, Denver jroller9 AT 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUCJwU-HhO%2BXQmn8G4fMtFfmdjtXhivLQTkhwF27%3DK5P-Q%40mail.gmail.com.
