Birders,
Sorry to report that multiple observers missed the Royal Tern at John
Martin Reservoir (Bent County) today, after it was unmissable all day
yesterday. Our consolation was a Least Tern in /portlandica/ plumage on
the same island frequented yesterday by the Royal Tern. This was the
first Least Tern I've seen in SE Colorado since June. Many tern species
don't breed until several years old, and young birds largely remain on
the wintering grounds until adult, holding distinctive immature plumage
not normally seen on the breeding grounds. These are collectively called
/p//ortlandica /terns. I usually see one in Colorado every year or so.
To me, it signals hope for the future.
Duane Nelson
Las Animas, Bent County, CO
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