Hi all, After a few earlier unsuccessful attempts I finally managed to see the Neotropic Cormorant that's been seen lately at Timnath Reservoir in eastern Larimer County. I was quite lucky this morning, as I happened upon the small, unvegetated lake right next to the county road where they were first reported right as a pair of cormorants were flying in. (This was around 7:10am.) Just as I was hoping, one of them was in fact the Neotrop, discerned by its notably dark lores, pointed gape, squatter bill, and diminuitive size as seen in flight when the pair were flushed from the pond 3 minutes later by a passing truck.
The bird apparently flew back west to the main reservoir, and probably joined the very large group of about 200 cormorants loafing on the sandspit way out, viewable only from that area just north of the unfinished house in that empty subdivision on the east side of the reservoir. Lots of birds out at the main viewing area just south of that pond, including Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers, Wilson's Snipe, Willet, Cattle Egret, a juvenile Plegadis ibis, and even some Redhead. No Blue-footed Boobies though, best as I could tell. -- Eric DeFonso Fort Collins, CO --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
