Hi all, The Long-Tailed Duck female is still there as of sunset today. I took a grainy picture for those looking to admire her:
http://i.imgur.com/hoOK4SE.jpg Jen Small Denver, CO On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 6:26:02 PM UTC-6, Chris Rurik wrote: > 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/a50742ed-133b-4ae2-a8d4-63e3f3302546%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
