Piping plover is still at the same location northwest side of Boyd lake this morning. State Park fee required.
Nick Komar Fort Collins Sent from my iPhone > On May 9, 2017, at 9:57 PM, Walter Wehtje <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just wanted to add to this posting. > > Nick Komar and I were birding at the north end of Boyd Lake State Park in > Larimer County this evening when I spotted a male Piping Plover feeding in > the mud flats. I showed the bird to Nick, but it flew off before we were able > to photograph it. Nick relocated it after sunset on the west side of the lake > below the northmost parking lot in the park. We had distant looks at the bird > from across the lake, but the light had gone by the time we drove around to > the west side of the lake to try and get a better look a the bird. given > north winds and predicted rain, it may stay the night. > > The bird was a nice adult male with a broad black chest band. I didn't see > any color bands on its legs. > > Other species present included two Black-bellied Plovers in alternate > plumage, five Semi-palmated Plovers, a Long-billed Curlew, two Bonaparte's > gulls and two Cassin's Kingbirds. > > Walter Wehtje > Fort Collins, CO > >> On Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 8:50:15 PM UTC-6, Walter Wehtje wrote: >> I just found a piping plover at the north end of Boyd Lake. > > -- > 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/f97b4ce4-f08e-4650-8784-db2d0d8eb9b8%40googlegroups.com. > 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/E1591477-39B0-438A-843E-99B318741BC3%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
