Colo City Mottled Duck not refound

[dave silverman]

The Mottled Duck present at Lake Beckwith yesterday morning, Colorado City, SW Pueblo County, has not been seen after 10AM, 4-10-15. If accepted by the CBRC, it would represent only the 2nd confirmed record for CO. But CO birders should keep a lookout for Mottled Ducks because of the recent accepted report in summer 2013 & hybrids sighted in Pueblo the past few days(probable Mottled x Mallard). With Mexican & Mottled type Ducks showing  more frequently in CO, these birds may be establishing a pattern of more regular vagrancy in our state.
 
Dave Silverman
Rye CO