Today Dave Fletcher and I visited Tamarack Ranch SWA, and Brush Prairie Ponds SWA.
At Tamarack, the Eastern Wood-Pewee previously reported by Glenn Walbek and Joey Kellner, was very visible in the vicinity of Parking Area 1 west of CO55. We searched for the previously reported Black-billed Cuckoo and briefly glimpsed what may have been the bird. It was on the limb of a cottonwood and had a dark brown back with no trace of rufous on the wing. The bill appeared black and the bird had the long tail and hunched back appearance of a cuckoo. I considered the look too brief and inconclusive to list, but it may indicate the bird is still in the area. At Brush Prairie Ponds, water was low in the first pond west of the parking lot and in much of the area. At the second pond, however, we had nice looks at an American Bittern. Chuck Hundertmark Lafayette, CO 720-771-8659 -- 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/ED1BC598-C57D-42F4-B7BC-FA763BEFB005%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
