Witness-quality photos of the apparent Glossy Ibis are posted at http://www.pbase.com/quetzal/ibisjuly09. One question is whether hybrid with White-faced Ibis is safely ruled out.
Nick Komar Fort Collins CO From: Cole Wild Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 1:35 PM Nick Komar and I photographed an adult Glossy Ibis late yesterday evening on County Road 48 at Lower Latham Reservoir (Weld County). The blue line above the was very bright suggesting that it might be in full breeding plumage. Keep an eye out for possible breeding in this area, as we saw an unidentified ibis fly into some tall grass at the edge of the cattails, but we could never see it after it landed. There was also large numbers of Ring-billed and Franklin's Gulls flying onto the reservoir, so this might be a good place to look for rare gulls. Also on the reservoir were 2 Mute Swans, which could be a few of the same birds that has been seen in the Greeley area earlier this year. Cole Wild Loveland --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
