Just in case anyone wants to know, like me, which parking lot did you walk from? The west one, by the grove of trees (aka Hermit Warbler/rattlesnake grove) or the from the south one. Thanks, I saw your photos, great find! Hope it is present on Saturday.
Brandon K. Percival Pueblo West, CO Sent from my Android On Fri, Apr 27, 2018, 9:29 PM David Dowell <[email protected]> wrote: > This evening I observed what I believe is a female / immature male RUFF at > Upper Queens / Neeskah Reservoir. > > https://coloradocountybirding.org/BySite.aspx?SiteID=902&CountyID=32 > > This site is a State Wildlife Area with presumably usual rules for > access. The Ruff was on the north shore among several hundred shorebirds > of various sizes, associating mostly with Long-billed Dowitchers and Lesser > Yellowlegs. The shorebirds were skittish and moving around while a Norther > Harrier was hunting in the area. If the bird remains in this location, > re-finding it would be challenging since it is far from parking areas and > in an area that is obscured by brush and sticks. The walk from the nearest > parking area required some bushwhacking. > > The bird might be picked out of a crowd because it has a paler head than > the other shorebirds. At closer range, the short bill and orange legs can > be seen. > > David Dowell > Longmont, 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/a66236fc-6688-43d5-9c81-1975bb0ec3b7%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a66236fc-6688-43d5-9c81-1975bb0ec3b7%40googlegroups.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/CA%2BXeEuXiMn07sO4pncf%2B4HtmNCdiOkdx3tn_qYeHO47J9iLiaw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
