Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Joe Roller 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: Broad-winged Hawk (Denver) Upland Sandpiper (El Paso) Black-bellied Plover (Larimer) Red-eyed Vireo (Elbert) Field Sparrow (Larimer) Northern Waterthrush (Ouray) DENVER COUNTY: ---On August 8 (5) Broad-winged Hawks were reported along the High Line Canal Trail between S Valencia and Dayton by Frank and Nancy Hatch. 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. EL PASO COUNTY: ---On August 8 (2) Upland Sandpipers were reported at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) along the entrance road and later along the creek west of Bell Grove by Jim Merritt and David Tønnessen. LARIMER COUNTY: ---On August 8 a Black-bellied Plover was reported at Timnath Reservoir on the north central spit, as seen from Lake Breeze Ct, by Sue Riffe. ---On August 6 a Field Sparrow was reported at Devils Backbone Open Space along Hunter's Loop trail. First reported on August 2 by Denise Bretting. OURAY COUNTY: ---On August 7 a Northern Waterthrush was reported at Ridgway State Park in the Dallas Creek area by Sandy Beranich. Upcoming DFO Field Trips...trip details at dfobirds.org *Republican Management Area and Pipit Hill (Kit Carson and Yuma Counties)* Wednesday, August 14 5:30 AM - 5:00 PM Mark Amershek (mamers...@msn.com; 303-329-8646) *Ken Caryl Valley Area (Jefferson County) * Friday, August 16 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM David Suddjian (dsuddj...@gmail.com; 831-713-8659) *Buena Vista, CO (Chaffee and Lake Counties)* Saturday, August 17 - Sunday, August 18 6:00 AM - 1:00 PM Wendy Wibbens (wib...@aol.com; 303-330-1175) & Sue Summers (summers...@hotmail.com; 253-678-3721) *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) 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/CAJpZcUBmHCi3SsT0VyN88ZtGHRyWTrAZ0WOwBzx2p706Kt-mWg%40mail.gmail.com.
