You may be correct but I am trying to point out that we birders only cover a tiny percentage of the total landscape and there is a good chance that there are multiple Fork-tailed Flycatchers in CO/WY right now. It will be interesting if photos can prove if this is the same individual.
Also, this location is very close to where a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was found by same person (Stacey Scott) this time last year! Jason Beason Casper - Natrona County On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 9:13 PM Nathan Pieplow <[email protected]> wrote: > There are lots of cases of the exact same rare bird being seen hundreds of > miles apart. The California Condor I found in Wyoming in July had been > reported in central Utah ten days previously. In that case we know it was > the same bird because it had a wing tag. And here are some other examples > from a piece by Bill Schmoker and Jerry Liguori that we ran in *Colorado > Birds* in 2010: > > "Occasionally a rarity is tracked photographically over a > considerable distance. A juvenile Ivory Gull identifiable by its > pattern of dark spotting spent much of February 2009 in > Arcachon, France, then turned up in Cork County, Ireland in > early March (Gantlett 2009). Between mid-August and October 2002, > a juvenile Brown Pelican with a distinctive hole in the inner > web of its left foot was tracked from Michigan though Quebec > and Ontario and finally to New York (Wormington 2002). A > leucistic Herring Gull found in July 1996 at Partridge Creek in > central Yukon was spotted on 23 June 1997 at Whitehorse, > southern Yukon, 645 km away. In addition to being leucistic, it > had a pattern of flecking on its iris that allowed photographs > to confirm its identity (Sinclair et al. 2003)." > > Source: > https://cobirds.org/JournalArchives/2010-2019/2010%20Vol%2044/CB_2010_44_1_Jan.pdf > > On the day the Fork-tailed was seen in Fort Collins, the south winds were > so strong and sustained that it was widely assumed the bird had continued > on to Wyoming. I'd love to see whether photos can demonstrate whether or > not it might be the same individual. > > Nathan Pieplow > Boulder > > On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 9:59 PM Brandon <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I wouldn't think there would be more than one Fork-tailed Flycatcher this >> far north in the Colorado and Wyoming area, and since one was found north >> of Fort Collins, and the bird was likely moving north, I'm not surprised >> one showed up in Wyoming (I think several people thought it was heading to >> Wyoming, after it was briefly seen in northern Colorado a few weeks ago). >> This is a rare southern species, I doubt there would be two of them in the >> Colorado/Wyoming area in the last few weeks, though I guess there could be >> an invasion going on, of two of them, though unless the photos show it is >> completely different looking, I'd bet on it being the same bird. >> >> Brandon K. Percival >> Pueblo West, CO >> >> On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 9:51 PM Jason Beason < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> How can you assume this is the same bird? That seems like a pretty crazy >>> assumption given distances between observation locations! Obviously, this >>> is a rare bird this far north (for either state) but I think it would be >>> nuts for the same bird to be found given the total amount of area and >>> number of birders in the total amount of area. I may be way off here but >>> just pointing out that we birders don't really cover a high percentage of >>> the total landscape. >>> >>> I chased this bird this evening and didn't find it. I live only about 15 >>> miles from observation so had to try! Also, I just spoke with person who >>> found bird and it was last seen at 5:30 pm today. >>> >>> Jason Beason >>> Casper - Natrona County, WY >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 8:34 PM Brandon <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Looks like the Fort Collins area Fork-tailed Flycatcher has appeared >>>> near Casper, Wyoming. This almost certainly the same bird I would think. >>>> >>>> Brandon K Percival >>>> Pueblo West, CO >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Wyoming's Birder List [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf Of Hustace Scott >>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2018 2:01 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: (EXT)[WYOBIRDS] Fork-tailed Flycatcher >>>> >>>> I just saw a Fork-tailed Flycatcher in my fields SW of Casper. Zack has >>>> excellent photos and will post them to EBIRD. The flycatcher is at the very >>>> end of Shinn Rd, which is the road that heads east from 12 mile at the old >>>> tree farm. The road heads due south about a mile east of 12 Mile. He spent >>>> time on various posts and fence wires right around the cattle guard just >>>> north of the huge brick house, and right where it says No Trespassing. Any >>>> birder is welcome on Eagle Ridge Ranch land, and from that corner you can >>>> see most of the spots where the bird was seen. I am working near that area >>>> for the rest of the week, so I will know if he stays around. My phone >>>> number is 262-0055. >>>> >>>> Stacey Scott >>>> SW of Casper >>>> __._,_.___ >>>> >>>> >>>> • >>>> • l >>>> . >>>> >>>> __,_._,___ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jason Beason >>> Environmental Resources/Specialist I >>> SWCA Environmental Consulting >>> Casper, Wyoming >>> Phone: 307-377-0303 >>> >>> (~};) >>> >> >> >> -- >> Brandon Percival >> Pueblo West, 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/CA%2BXeEuURhLC-cdAV3ZLHbPr%2BDtFS0CtdzKuJQVGusUdUu2868w%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CA%2BXeEuURhLC-cdAV3ZLHbPr%2BDtFS0CtdzKuJQVGusUdUu2868w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- Jason Beason Environmental Resources/Specialist I SWCA Environmental Consulting Casper, Wyoming Phone: 307-377-0303 (~};) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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