Short-billed Dowitcher, Larimer

[Nicholas Komar]

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

[Nicholas Komar]

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 <quet...@comcast.net> wrote:
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> 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.
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> Nick Komar
> Fort Collins