American Bittern on RBA

[Joyce Takamine]

American Bittern is not normally considered rare and on the RBA.

But the recent report of one in Archuleta county was a first for the

county so I included it on the RBA.  When a bird is a new county

record and I know it, then I include it on the RBA and indicate it is

a country record.  We do have county listers.  Another recent county

record is Black-chinned Hummingbirds in Gilpin County.  We may have

another of Eastern Phoebe in Rio Grande but I will have to check on that.

Joyce Takamine

RBA compiler

Boulder