Fork-tailed Flycatcher Parking Directions?

[Ben S]

Hi all-

I am going to try for the Fork-tailed Flycatcher at Prince Lake 2 tomorrow. Where would I park?

Thanks,

Ben Sampson,

Centennial, CO 

[Dave Cameron]

Anywhere on the South or East side of the little pond that is Prince Lake.  Walk to the construction entrance, promise the gatekeeper that you'll stay out of the way of the equipment, and walk 50 yards to the old tanks.  Bird was seen constantly/repeatedly between 2ish and 3ish, seen by many birders.  We did hear after we left that the bird also left, and headed towards its second recent hangout on Carbonate Lane.  I haven't been there, so perhaps someone else can chime in on parking there.

Dave Cameron

Denver

[Carl Bendorf]

I don't know about parking for the Carbonate Lane area but perhaps the attached screen shot will help.  The red circle denotes the oil tanks on the north side of Prince Lake #2 which has been a good vantage point for viewing to the west and north across the fields and the red arrow points to the Carbonate Lane area (you can see the footpath in the image) where some sightings earlier today were made.

Carl Bendorf

Longmont

On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 4:10:44 PM UTC-6, Ben S wrote:

[Carl Bendorf]

I don't know if my image actually posted just now so here is a link to it on Flickr:  https://flic.kr/p/2cfEkvd

Carl Bendorf

Longmont

On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 4:10:44 PM UTC-6, Ben S wrote:

[Matt]

5pm tonight as the bird still being seen near gas tanks. Great views by many. 

Tomorrow (Tuesday),  word is the constitution site will be off limits per the Sherrif at the site. They will be active with construction on the length of road birders are walking in on. Good luck to all birders tomorrow. Don’t know if one can walk in from the west. Maybe with landowner permissions?

Matt Newport 

Arapahoe county

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[Maureen Blackford]

I parked along the road that borders the lake.   Then walked north to 111 Dr, which is a road under construction.  On this dirt road, you can walk west to the oil tanks.   Look for it on the cattle coral, or in dead trees over an olive tree and stack of hay bales.  

Some people parked just north of the street cones on 111 Dr 

Good luck

Maureen Blackford 

Boulder County

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[Richard Trinkner]

The Fork-tailed is still present north of Prince Lake at 4:40. It's returning to a small bare Russian Olive tree just east of piled hay bales west of oil tanks, about 100 yards north of the lake. Parking is available on the shoulder of 111th by Prince Lake. Currently, you can walk along a dirt construction path to the tanks from 111th.

Note that we just heard from the police that they might not allow entrance to the storage tank area tomorrow due to construction.

Richard Trinkner

Boulder

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[Joe Roller]

I suggest starting off at Carbonate Lane, as the "oil tank" area or anywhere

near there, has become unavailable to the public. It's possible one could see taht bird

close to the oil tanks FROM the Carbonate Lane site.

Joe Roller, Denver

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[Thomas Heinrich]

If the area north of Prince Lake #2 by the two oil tanks is closed today, I would try viewing from 111th along the short segment that runs east/west just south of the lake.  Several of the FT Flycatcher’s favored perches, including the dead branches of the Russian olive tree by the hay bales and the top of the corral, are visible from here between the two large cottonwoods. Yesterday afternoon I  stood just east of where 111th begins the nearly 90 degree turn south and was able to see the flycatcher while scanning the lake for shorebirds.  It’s quite a bit more distant than the oil tank site, but still close enough for an enjoyable diagnostic view, especially with a scope.  Good luck to all who try for the bird today. 

Thomas Heinrich

Boulder, CO

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[Patrick ODriscoll]

The bird is now at the Russian olive off Carbonate Lane. Multiple birders here. See previous mails

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