Date:Wednesday, January 29, 2020Email: RBA@cobirds.orgCompiler: John Drummond jxdrummo@aol.com703-629-1151————————————————— 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: BRANT (*Jefferson)Trumpeter Swan (Mesa)White-winged Scoter (Douglas )Dunlin (Pueblo)Mew Gull (Pueblo)Glaucous Gull (Larimer)Great Black-backed Gull (Boulder,*Larimer, *Pueblo)Red-throated Loon (Pueblo)Pacific Loon (Jefferson, Douglas)YELLOW-BILLED LOON (*Jefferson)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer)GYRFALCON (Larimer)Golden-crowned Sparrow (* Mesa ) Rusty Blackbird (Douglas, El Paso)Palm Warbler (Pueblo)Western Tanager (Pueblo)
BOULDER COUNTY:—On Jan 25 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported at Macintosh Lake; first reported there by David Waltman on the 18th. DOUGLAS COUNTY:On Jan 27 (2) Rusty Blackbirds were reported from the Plum Creek Delta . First reported by Amanda Spears on Jan 26 . DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:——On Jan 28 a (juv) YELLOW-BILLED LOON was reported at Chatfield SP—in both counties; first reported by Gregg Goodrich. —On Jan 24 the Pacific Loon reported from JeffCo, by Tom H, was also seen in DougCo.—On Jan 22 the White-winged Scoter reported from the Jefferson side of Chatfield SP was also seen on the Douglas County side. EL PASO:—On Jan 22 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Birdsall Rd by Glenn Walbek. JEFFERSON COUNTY:—On Jan 28 a BRANT was reported at Lake Arbor; first reported Dec 20 by Amy Cervene. LARIMER COUNTY:—On Jan 28 a first cycle Great Black-backed Gull was reported from Warren Lake. First reported by by Nick Komar on Jan 26. View from Breakwater Rd.—On Jan 25 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake by m.obs.—On Jan 20 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. Two males (adult and immature) were reported Jan 7. The adult was first reported in mid-Nov and the immature on Dec. 23 by Dave Leatherman. New location for adult as of Jan 15: (Section 8 just south of the boundary road dividing Section 8 from Section G, about 60 yards w of ditch). Immature is often in a Linden just north of the flag cluster at the entrance.—On Jan 17 a GYRFALCON was seen near the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins. Not reported since then, but it may still be around. First reported Nov 3 by Robert Beauchamp. Please post updates to COBirds. MESA COUNTY:—On Jan 22 a Trumpeter Swan was reported from Horsethief Canyon SWA by David Price.—On Jan 22 (2) Trumpeter Swans were reported at Highline Lake State Park; first reported by Brian Tarbox on the 18th.---On Jan 28 a Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area by Bob Clarke . PUEBLO COUNTY:—On Jan 26 a Palm Warbler was reported west of the Valco Ponds parking lot. First reported by Mark Yaeger on Jan 18.—On Jan 26 (3) Mew Gulls were reported from Pueblo Reservoir-South Shore Marina by David Dowell. —On Jan 25 a Red-throated Loon was reported at Pueblo Reservoir; first reported by Brandon Percival on Nov 28, 2019.—On Jan 24 (2) Dunlin were reported at Pueblo Reservoir—South Marina; first reported Dec 19 by Evan Carlson.—On Jan 28 the Great Black-backed Gull known as “Murray” was reported at Pueblo Reservoir’s South Marina. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident of Lake Pueblo SP.—On Jan 22 a Western Tanager was reported at Pueblo West Gravel Pit by Amanda Spears, first reported in the area by Brandon Percival on Jan 2. _______________________________________________ Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trip (details at dfobirds.org) Aurora Reservoir and Cherry Creek SPMonday, February 37:00 AM - NoonDavid Suddjian (dsuddj...@gmail.com or Phone 831-713-8659) South Platte River Trail at 88th AvenueSaturday, February 88:00 AM - 1:00 PMMark Amershek (mamers...@msn.com or 303-329-8646) Good birding, John Drummond Colorado Springs 703-629-1151. -- 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/775444370.997545.1580309862657%40mail.yahoo.com.
