Hi all -- The Long-tailed Duck continues as of 4:00 this afternoon.
Shameless pitch: Bluff Lake's bird walk is this Saturday, 8 - 10 am. Should be good -- I've had a gnatcatcher, hermit thrush, cowbird and several other migrants there in the last week. Chris Rurik Denver, CO On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 8:07:22 PM UTC-6, Chip Clouse wrote: > > COBirders, > I dropped by I-70 & Lowell and confirmed Bob Canter's Long-tailed Duck > amongst the white caps this morning around 10 am. It was hanging with > Ruddy Ducks. It appears to me to be a female that hasn't quite completed > the molt into alternate plumage but my experience with this species is also > limited so I can't be sure if it is leaving juvenal plumage or just basic > plumage. The wind sure didn't help either as she stayed tucked most of the > time. > > As windy as it was, there were also quite a few swallows (200?) on the > lake. Most were Cliff and Barn with at least 2 Northern Rough-winged and > more Violet-greens than eBird liked (at least 8.) No Tree or Bank Swallows > that I could discern. A few usual suspects brought the list to 19 species > in 20 minutes. > > Happy spring, > Chip Clouse > Olde Town Arvada, CO > -- 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/msgid/cobirds/9e3d59e3-ed51-45db-a0c4-85f02ae138d8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
