Cobirders, At around 9:30 a.m. on 6/1/09, I observed an immature-plumaged Neotropic Cormorant on the south side of Adobe Creek Reservoir. It was perched on a low snag in the water at the end of the outlet canal road heading north from the dam.
I got to observe the small size, slender body, neck and head, and long tail. The bird was brownish overall, including the throat and chest. The bird spontaneously flew south from the end of the spit, and south to the dam, where it briefly swam in the outlet canal. I got to observe it in flight, neck extended without the crook seen in Double-crested Cormorants (some are in the area), but the Neotropic Cormorant did not associate with them. It headed south along the outlet ditch for about 1/2 mile, and may have landed along the flowing outlet canal. I am not entirely sure if it will return to the reservoir. To reach this site, drive west on Bent County Road UU from Bent County Road 10. The dam structure and outlet canal area will be obvious. Duane Nelson Las Animas, Bent County, CO --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
