Consensus on the Maxwell NWR bird is European Golden-Plover. Lots of observers and many excellent photos, especially of the bright white underwing. What a sweet bird indeed. Would be a lifer! Looking at eBird, looks like the bird is still around as of today 8 Oct. And of course Colorado birders should always be on the lookout. Good birding Derek Hill Loveland
On Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 12:43:24 PM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: > Hi > > In North America most spring records of the European Golden-Plover, have > occurred annually in Newfoundland with a high count of 350 individuals in > 1988. It is suggested the European G-P were mis-oriented or blown westward > from their intended summer destination of Iceland. In fall there is just a > handful of records from northeastern North America and several fall records > from Alaska thought to have occurred from Icelandic migrants drifting > eastward following the prevailing winds in the arctic. (*Rare bird of > North America*, Howell, Lewington, & Russell-2014). > > Looking at the few pictures of a Golden Plover from north-central New > Mexico, based on the ratio of the head and bill and the suggestive white > showing from the underwing this bird may prove to be an European > Golden-Plover. Looking at its history of vagrancy it doesn’t seem possible > or does it? Could the Golden Plover arriving to North America in the spring > kept traveling westward and summered somewhere in the Arctic and then in > the fall headed south to be spotted in NM. Is there any update on the > status and identity of the Golden Plover from NM? > > Bob Righter > Denver 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/b280b43d-99dd-4f9b-90e3-44d36e8ea751n%40googlegroups.com.
