Hi all: David Leatherman did correct me on the details of Roseate Skimmer records for CO:
"Ithink the ones I had in Fort Collins were the first specimens, butthere were three previous sight records (Two Buttes, Bonny, andsomewhere else that I forget). I think the finders of the previous recordswere Bill & Inez Prather, Andrew Spencer, and somebody else. ThePrathers had some at Hale Ponds the other day (about a week ago). Maybe these blasted south winds are pushing them up." Thanx, David. Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, Jun 18, 2010 8:53 pm Subject: Fremont Trike? Hi all: I spent about an hour at the Holcim Wetlands east of Florence, Fremont Co., CO, this afternoon in hopes of seeing the previously reported Tricolored Heron. It was not to be, but I did score a first Fremont and third Colorado record Roseate Skimmer (a male; http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_leukering/4713222734/). ; The only two other records come from quite disparate counties -- Baca and Larimer, with the record from the latter being found by David Leatherman a few years back (hopefully, he'll correct me if I got anything wrong). The skimmer spent the few minutes that it was in view patrolling quite actively along the southern edge of the marsh, but then vanished to parts unknown. 'Twas hard to photograph, but I got one reasonable flight shot and one distant perched shot and that was all he wrote. Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
