COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT for SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020
Patrick O'Driscoll
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2020
Email: RBA AT cobirds.org
Compiler: Patrick O’Driscoll
patodrisk AT gmail.com
885-6955 mobile
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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.”
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Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species reports include:
Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, *Jefferson, Pueblo)
Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo)
American Avocet (*Adams, Boulder)
Bonaparte’s Gull (*Denver, *Mesa)
Franklin’s Gull (*Denver)
Mew Gull (Denver)
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Larimer)
Glaucous Gull (Larimer)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Larimer, Pueblo)
Red-throated Loon (Pueblo)
Pacific Loon (Pueblo)
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (Denver)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Larimer)
Black Phoebe (Mesa)
PACIFIC WREN (Jefferson)
Winter Wren (Larimer)
Sage Thrasher (Mesa)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa)
Swamp Sparrow (Mesa)
Rusty Blackbird (Douglas, Eagle)
Note, for locations below that you are not familiar with, go to the Colorado Field Ornithologists’ (CFO) website. Select the “Birding Resources” header, toggle down to “County Birding,” and indicate the county of interest for site information. https://coloradocountybirding.org/County/BySite.aspx.
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ADAMS COUNTY:
—On Mar 13 an American Avocet was reported at Clear Creek Valley Park by Frank Farrell.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
—On Mar 10 two Long-tailed ducks were reported at South Platte Reservoir by Frank Farrell.
BOULDER COUNTY:
—On Mar 9 an American Avocet was reported at Lagerman Reservoir by Steven Mlodinow and two others.
DENVER COUNTY:
—On Mar 13 a Bonaparte’s Gull and a Franklin’s Gull were reported at Marston Reservoir - West End by Eric Dinkel.
—On Mar 11 a Mew Gull was reported at Marston Reservoir - West End by Doug Kibbe and Mackenzie Goldthwait.
—On Mar 10 a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (possible juvenile eastern morph) was reported soaring over the City Park-West area of Denver by Matt Critean. If confirmed, it would be the third eBird record in Denver County and first in more than 20 years.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
On Mar 12 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Chatfield SP - Plum Creek Nature Area by Frank Farrell.
EAGLE COUNTY:
—On Mar 8 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Daggett Lane. First reported on Feb 12 by JoAnn Potter Riggle.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
—On Mar 13 two Long-tailed Ducks were reported on the JeffCo side of South Platte Reservoir. First reported Mar 11 by David Bailey.
—On Mar 11 the wintering PACIFIC WREN was found again at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood by Rob Raker. First reported Dec 22 by Chris Wood and a first record for JeffCo. Location: Walk to creek from Whitetail Deer parking area; a favored area is 50-100 feet downstream. Note: Fee required for entry to this city park via daily or annual pass (NOT a state park).
LARIMER COUNTY:
—On Mar 10 a Winter Wren was reported at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins. First reported by Josh Bruening on Mar 2. Seen about 30 yards west of 0.5 mile marker, 10 yards east of culvert where large logs arc over stream.
—On Mar 8 the wintering Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen again in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins.
---On Mar 8 a Glaucous Gull was reported at Warren Lake in Fort Collins. First reported by Adam Vesely.
—On Mar 6 an adult GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was reported at Warren Lake by Nick Komar.
---On Mar 6 a GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1st winter) was at Warren Lake.
MESA COUNTY:
—On Mar 12 a Bonaparte’s Gull was reported at Orchard Mesa Wildlife Area by Tim Shortell. On Mar 8 five Bonaparte’s Gulls were reported at Highline Lake SP, Loma.
—On Mar 12 the wintering Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand Junction Wildlife Area. First seen Dec 27 by Mike Henwood.
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12 a Black Phoebe was reported at Highline Lake SP, Loma. First reported Mar 9 by
Mike Henwood.
—On Mar 12 a Sage Thrasher and a Swamp Sparrow were reported at Grand Junction
Wildlife Area by Kathleen McGinley, William Kelley and Pam Lauman.
PUEBLO COUNTY:
—On Mar 12 a Red-necked Grebe was reported at Pueblo Reservoir SWA - Turkey Creek by Mark Yaeger.
—On Mar 11 a Pacific Loon and a Red-throated Loon reported earlier this winter and last seen on Feb 29 were re-found at Pueblo Reservoir SWA - Turkey Creek by Brandon Percival.
—On Mar 11 a Long-tailed Duck was reported in the gravel pit pond on the Arkansas River Trail west of Pueblo Boulevard by Crystal Wilson.
—On Mar 4 the Great Black-backed Gull known as “Murray” was reported at Pueblo Reservoir. Murray has spent 20-plus years as a winter resident at Lake Pueblo SP.
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Upcoming Denver Field Ornithologists field trips (details at dfobirds.org)
PLEASE NOTE: Because of concerns and precautions around the coronavirus outbreak, DFO is suspending all in-person club activities, including field trips, as of today, Saturday March 14, for the rest of March and the month of April.
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Good birding,
Patrick O’Driscoll
patodrisk AT gmail.com
303-885-6955 mobile