The story of Colorado's first murrelet is thus, according to ancient lore
(and Bailey and Niedrach):
On November 28, 1957, long ago and not so far away, on US Highway 287 just
south of Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado, was found the first Colorado
record of any member of the family Alcidae, an Ancient Murrelet
(Synthliboramphus antiquum), DOR (dead on the road). The corpse (CU no.6282)
was
discovered by John and Margaret Douglass. (Short pause to pay respects). The
second record was collected on October 14, 1965 on Union Reservoir, Weld
County by Allegra Collister. (Extra credit if you have met her). Thanks to
Brandon for supplying so many murrelet records.There are many dates in
October, November and December when murrelets have not been seen so far.
Joe Roller, Denver
PS. One cannot mention murrelets without mentioning the great murrelet
finder, Joey Kellner, who found not one but both species of these little black
and white bobbins on Chatfield Reservoir and took care to alert others to
hasten forth to the scene before dark and ante-mortem.
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Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/
Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/
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