Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, December 17 at 6:46 AM.
Joe Roller
Date: December 17, 2018
Compiler: Joe Roller, Denver, jroller9 AT gmail.com
E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, December 17, 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 to identify 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 (Arapahoe, *Weld)
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (*Larimer)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Douglas)
GYRFALCON (*Larimer)
Palm Warbler (*Boulder, *Jefferson)
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—On December 15 a (f) Black Scoter continued at South Platte Park--South Platte Reservoir, present since Nov 26.
---On December 15 a Long-tailed Duck lingered at Cherry Creek SP, reported by Kevin DeBoer.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On December 15 & 16 a Palm Warbler was reported at Longmont Water Treatment ponds by Luke Phenager.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On December 15 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported at the Chatfield SP Campground by Joey Kellner and Chris Wood.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On December 16 (3) Palm Warblers were reported by Mark Chavez in the Denver West Office Park.
LARIMER COUNTY:
—On December 14 through 16 an (imm) gray-phase GYRFALCON was reported on W Trilby Rd near Taft Hill Rd, then near S Shields St and over the Larimer County Landfill. On the 13th it was reported at the landfill by Nick Komar. If you visit the landfill, be sure to check in at one of the pay windows (or the main office) & park as directed.
---On December 15 a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported by Loch Kilpatrick at Larimer County Landfill (restricted access).
WELD COUNTY:
---On December 12 through 16 the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (first reported by Steve Mlodinow at Idaho Creek Open Space on Dec 11) continued at Frederick Lake (Milavec Reservoir) & Recreation Area, where it has been among a diverse gaggle of goose species and hybrids. This would be a first state record if approved by the CBRC.
---On December 14 a (Black) Brant was reported by Chris Wood at Frederick aka Firestone Lake (Milavec) Reservoir. Daily since then.
—On December 11 a Long-tailed Duck was reported by Steve Mlodinow at Frederick (Milavec) Reservoir, continuing through December 16.
DFO Field Trips...trip details are at the DFO website: DFObirds.org
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
No additional DFO trips are scheduled until December 27, but
the Christmas Bird Count season is here, now through Jan 5, 2019.
Tuesday (12/18/2018)
Rocky Ford
Weldona-Fort Morgan
Wednesday (12/19/2018)
Pueblo
Thursday (12/20/2018)
Fountain Creek
Friday (12/21/2018)
Bonny Reservoir
Saturday (12/22/2018)
Crook
Nunn
Spanish Peaks
Sunday (12/23/2018)
Delta
Saturday (12/29/2018)
Cortez
Douglas County
Great Sand Dunes NP
Greeley
Westcliffe
Monday (12/31/2018)
Barr Lake
Rawhide Energy Station
Tuesday (01/01/2019)
Denver (Urban)
Grand Mesa
Loveland
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.
https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=fadfb421e95f4949bde20c29a38228bd
Good birding,
Joe Roller, Denver
jroller9 AT gmail.com