Identifying adult Dowitchers in worn plumage is full of pitfalls. Late yesterday evening I was able to get recordings of flight calls from apparently the same Dowitcher in the NW corner of Timnath Reservoir and the calls matched Long-billed Dowitcher.
Nick Komar Fort Collins CO > On Aug 18, 2021, at 11:30 AM, Nicholas Komar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Folks, Earlier this morning, Josh Bruening discovered an adult short-billed > dowitcher at the swim beach of timnath Reservoir. The bird is still here, > foraging amongst a flock of Canada geese. This is a great opportunity to > study a rare shorebird in Colorado. Swim beach is accessed from the > neighborhood on the east side.I will post photos to CFO Facebook page later. > > Nick Komar > Fort Collins -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/0483ED16-CCEE-4D19-9B4C-B581CF7A89AD%40comcast.net.
