Hello, everybody. Yesterday evening, Easter Sunday, Apr. 21, I saw a small swift over Waneka Lake, Boulder County, that I thought was good for Vaux swift. I heard it briefly, and it sure didn't sound like a chimney swift. However, I haven't had much experience with listening to Vaux swifts since I lived in western Nevada close to 20 years ago. I got some poor photos <https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55242370>, but they might contain some clues regarding wing shape. Also, there is the matter of date, as Apr. 21 would be the earliest documented occurrence of chimney swift in Boulder County.
Other stuff in recent days at Waneka Lake and nearby Greenlee Preserve and Hecla Pond: wood ducks and hooded mergansers, a Mexican duck x mallard hybrid, 2 greater scaup, black-crowned night-heron, white-faced ibis, bushtits at several places (including birds tending a nest), a marsh wren, a long-staying white-throated sparrow, and yellow-rumped warblers on the uptick. Over at the Jasper Road playa near the Boulder Creek crossing at 109th St., eastern Boulder County, conditions are good for shorebirds. On Sat. morning, Apr. 20, I saw greater and lesser yellowlegses there, plus a long-billed curlew. And a Virginia rail was going off. The site might be worth keeping an eye on for the next several weeks. 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/0d695733-1a1c-4711-82f1-c060fc83fd8e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
