My vote goes to the American Woodcock found at the Bobcat Ridge Natural Area in Larimer County last January. Thanks to the Ranger Karl Manderbach, working even on his days off, many, many eager birders were able to view this "Meatloaf on a Stick" with minimal disturbance to the habitat or the bird. For scores of birders, it was a "Lifer." Karl received a CFO Appreciation Award for his efforts.
Rarer birds have been seen in CO this year, (e.g., Brown-crested Flycatcher), but I give extra credit to a bird that delighted so many birders. Joe Roller, Denver On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Brandon K. Percival <[email protected]> wrote: > The Pueblo Vaux's Swift has been accepted by the Colorado Birds Records > Committee, as Colorado's 1st State Record. The last *Colorado Birds* had > all the details in the C.B.R.C. Report. It was the 499th species to be > documented in Colorado. Hopefully there will be more, since no one else > was able to see this one. > > Brandon Percival > Pueblo West, CO > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ted Floyd <[email protected]> > *To:* Colorado Birds <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, December 28, 2015 12:27 PM > *Subject:* [cobirds] Re: Question: What Are Colorado's Top 10 Rare Birds > Seen This Year? > > I'll start with these two: > > 10. *Vaux's swift,* April 28, 2015, Pueblo Reservoir. There had been > several suggestive reports previously, and the species may even be rare but > regular in very small numbers in Colorado. But this one, found by Brandon > Percival, was photographed, eBirded, and, I assume, submitted to the > Colorado Bird Records Committee. It is the strongest evidence yet for the > occurrence in Colorado of the species. > > 9. *White-throated swifts* well into December in the Arkansas River > valley. One-off rarities are cool, but full-on phenomena are, for my money, > especially compelling. As Duane Nelson, Brandon Percival, and others have > noted, it will be fascinating to see how this all plays out--in the months > to come, and in the years ahead. > > Alright, 8 more! > > Ted Floyd > Lafayette, Boulder County > > > -- > 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/1882283989.3966795.1451331312907.JavaMail.yahoo%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1882283989.3966795.1451331312907.JavaMail.yahoo%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CAJpZcUC-KbGbBnem6HCx4mY0zGsj3GeQzkUNEpBW8RdCO-MGRQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
