Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, August 18
Joe Roller
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 (jbre...@hotmail.com; 303-588-0552) &
Mark Amershek (mame...@msn.com; 303-329-8646)
Southwestern Metro Area
Tuesday, August 20
6:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Dale Pate (dale...@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