Heard the first Broad-tailed Hummingbird while birding Harriman Lake this morning, about 10:30 am.
Also, there has been a strange duck (south western portion of the lake) for the past couple of weeks. Today it was hanging out with a pair of Mallards. It is Mallard-like,but a little larger, and dabbling, The head is mostly brown, with a definite green sheen on the sides/back of the head (somewhat lighter than Mallard-green). Neck ring similar to the Mallard, but does not completely ring the neck, instead the white ring sweeps up to terminate on the sides of the neck. Breast is ruddy-brown like a Mallard, but the bill is blue with a thick black line down the center. Legs are orange. I am wondering if I am missing something or if this is some sort of hybrid. There are 2 Ruddy Ducks here since April 4 tagging along with the Ring-necks that remain. Most of the Green-winged Teal and Red-heads are gone. A single Western Kingbird was seen Apr 4, but did not make an appearance today. Regina King Littleton, CO -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/8Pgy4-W3d-cJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
