Hey Brandon,, Really great that you can access these records so easily..
What fun we had with those first Tufted Ducks. The first one was at Waneka Lake in Lafayette. Dwayne Nelson called me to check it out and it definitely was a Tufted Duck. The next day was a DFO which trip we led. I took some grain along and scattered it and the duck immediately came out of water to it and band was visible and there was a collective groan, as i had just cost the whole lot of us a Tufted Duck on our lists. The one that Myron found at Cottonwood Marsh...He had just gone out for a walk but as always he had his binocs with him,.he had to return home and tell me, then dash back as he didn't even have the scope with him originally. I started calling people to come and verify., and then ran out to see it for myself as well.So between all the calls and the DFO Bird Alert, we got the word out. Yes, that bird was also with a group of Greater Scaup. It was really hard to get the word out quickly before cell phones. Fortunately the bird stayed around for a couple of days and was seen by lots of birder's. Those were the days!!! Suzi Plooster Lafayette,CO On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Brandon K. Percival <[email protected]>wrote: > I think there are only two accepted records of Tufted Duck for Colorado. > > One adult male at Walden Ponds, Boulder County, 21-23 March 1997, found by > Myron Plooster. > > One adult male at Barr Lake, Adams County, 28 March 2000, found by Karleen > Schofield. > > So, today's bird at Golden Ponds in Longmont, Boulder County, would be the > 3rd state record (pending acceptance of course), and the first since 2000. > The bird in 1997 was very > cooperative and seen by lots of people, including me, it was with a lot of > Greater Scaup. > > I also, remember seeing one in Lafayette, before the 1997 bird, that had a > red band on one leg, and was thought to be an escape. > > Good birding, > > Brandon Percival > Pueblo West, CO > > > > -- > 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]<cobirds%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en. > -- 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.
