Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
Joe Roller
Date: January 1, 2019
Compiler: Joe Roller, jrol...@gmail.com
E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, January 1, 2019, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists.
Rare, out of place and out of season species include:
(*) indicates new information on this species; CAPITAL LETTERS are used for very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee,
Observers have been diligent in reporting sightings on COBirds - thanks! Please check there for updates.
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (*Weld)
Brant (Weld)
Black Scoter (Arapahoe)
Long-tailed Duck (*Weld)
AMERICAN WOODCOCK (Larimer)
Black-legged Kittiwake (*Larimer)
Iceland Gull (*Larimer)
SLATY-BACKED GULL (Larimer)
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (*Larimer, Weld)
Great Black-backed Gull (Boulder, Larimer, Pueblo)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Denver, *La Plata)
GYRFALCON (Larimer)
Vermillion Flycatcher (*Boulder)
Winter Wren (Jefferson)
SEDGE WREN (Eagle)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (*El Paso)
Black Rosy-Finch (*El Paso)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (*El Paso)
Common Redpoll (Routt)
Fox Sparrow (Red) (*Jefferson)
Yellow Warbler (Boulder)
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On December 27 at South Platte Reservoir the Black Scoter continued.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On December 29 the male Vermillion Flycatcher was seen again at Walden Ponds, having been here since mid-November.
---On December 29 at Erie Reservoir, Steve Frye and Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk reported Great Black-backed Gull.
---On December 29 & 30 at Longmont Wastewater Treatment Ponds, Luke Pheneger reported a Yellow Warbler. (There are NO previous eBird records for Dec thru Jan).
DENVER COUNTY:
---On December 31 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Rocky Mountain Lake Park by Matt Gray.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On December 25 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Eric Culbertson reported a SEDGE WREN, present for weeks.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On December 21 at Rainbow Gulch Trail, Terence Berger, David and John Marvin reported 300 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 5 Black Rosy-Finch and 8 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch on shoreline of Rampart Reservoir. Rosy-Finches have continued there in various numbers through December 30.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On December 28 at Red Rock Trading Post, Myron Gerhard, Paulo and Santiago Tabares reported Fox Sparrow (Red). Seen through Dec 31.
---On December 29 at Morrison Park, Karen Goetz & Matt Clark reported Winter Wren near the bridge on west end of park.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
—On December 31 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at Animas River--Huck Finn Pond & Hatchery area by Ryan Votta, who first reported it there on Dec 2 as the second county record.
LARIMER COUNTY:
—On December 14 through 29 an (imm, dark-phase) GYRFALCON was seen off & on along W Trilby Rd and from Taft Hill Rd (where parking is not safe) & over the Larimer County Landfill. (Check in at one of the pay windows or the main office & park as directed).
---On December 18 a Great Black-backed Gull was reported at the Larimer County Landfill by Steve Mlodinow. On December 21 at Larimer County Landfill, David Ely SLATY-BACKED GULL (seen through Dec 26), GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL & second-cycle Great Black-backed Gull, both seen thru 12/30.
---On December 24 at Horsetooth Reservoir, Nick Komar and Peter Burke reported juv Black-legged Kittiwake, which continued through December 30 .
---On December 28 at Bobcat Ridge NA Kevin DeBoer reported AMERICAN WOODCOCK downstream from the parking lot.
---On December 29 a Glaucous-winged Gull was reported at Warren Lake by Nick Komar and seen by many through December 31.
ROUTT COUNTY:
---On December 27 Tom Litteral passed along a report of a Common Redpoll
south of Clark (Hwy 131/CR 56).
WELD COUNTY:
---On December 12 through 30 a PINK-FOOTED GOOSE continued at Frederick Lake (Milavec Reservoir) & Recreation Area, where it has been among a diverse gaggle of goose species & hybrids. It was first reported by Steve Mlodinow at Idaho Creek Open Space on Dec 11. This would be a first state record if approved by the CBRC.
---Other waterfowl at Milavec Reservoir seen off and on include Black Brant & Long-tailed Duck.
---On December 29 at Windsor Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported 1st winter GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL and (Black) Brant.
Christmas Bird Counts continue. SIgn up for one of these:
Friday (01/04/2019)
Air Force Academy
Flagler
Saturday (01/05/2019)
Black Forest
Dotsero
Eagle Valley
Hotchkiss
Lake Isabel
Sterling
To learn more about Christmas Bird Counts, go to https://www.audubon.org/conservation/…/christmas-bird-count/
To sign up for Christmas Bird Counts, contact the compiler soon.
DFO Field Trips...trip details are at the DFO website DFObirds.org
Aurora Reservoir & Cherry Creek State Park
Wednesday, January 2
6:45 AM - 1:00 PM
David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
First Creek at Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Sunday, January 6
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Patrick O'Driscoll (Email: patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955)
Elbert County
Monday, January 7
7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
David Suddjian (Email: dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Southwestern Metro Area
Thursday, January 10
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Dale Pate (Email: dalelpate AT gmail.com; 575-706-4584)
Have a Happy and Birdy New Year!
Joe Roller, Denver