I have also posted photos on Colorado birder and flickr of what I believe to be willet. I followed 4 in the same area that Jon spoke about on April 24th. Flickr link for the Willet http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/29673297@N08/8678927427/in/photostream/
Steve Stephen R. D. Thompson [email protected] Sent from my iPhone On Apr 25, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Jon Rista <[email protected]> wrote: > I have some photos (rather terrible ones) of the Hudsonian Godwits two days > ago. I saw a couple on the SE shore off the sand spit south of the eastern > boat ramp. I also tromped through the mud yesterday to get out to the sandy > south shore, where Cottonwood Creek empties into the reservoir. I believe I > saw quite a number of Willets (never seen them before, but I have photos and > based on Sibley, they appear to be Willets), a bunch of Avocets, and what I > believe are Semipalmated Plovers (again, have photos). I also captured a few > photos of a Least Sandpiper (tiny little cutie!) > > It is not easy to get out to that area. The shore is lined with reeds, and > the muck will easily suck your shoes off. I almost lost a Neos Explorer > overshoe. There may be a drier route out there from the other side of > Cottonwood Creek. Anyway, I wore camo and had my camera wrapped in camp, > crept up slow, and creeped up prone once I got past the mud and muck...the > shorebirds did not seem to mind a bit, and were entirely fearless. The > Willets and Avocets came within a couple feet of my lens as long as I laid > down (which I warn anyone who wishes to get out there...is a wet, muddy > experience, but worth it for the photos you can get!). > > On Thursday, April 25, 2013 10:07:30 AM UTC-6, Joe Roller wrote: >> >> Several of us looked around Cherry Creek SP and some of the shorebirds that >> were present yesterday - Hudsonian Godwit, Willets, Semipalmated Plover were >> AWOL. >> I am not sure if anyone checked the swim beach or NE corner, so if you are >> going over there, that might be a good place to start. >> >> Joe Roller, >> Denver > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/-MvqT-LWPZcJ. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
