None of thespeculators about Colorado’s 500th bird(s) addressed
onepossibility: It already happened.
Over the years the CFO Records Committee haslooked at 1000s of
records with professionalism, thoughtfulness, andthoroughness. Tocrack the
barrier the Records Committee only has to re-visit some rejectedrecords.
CAROLINAPAROQUET: 1805.
When the Pike expedition (was it Pike?) saw these birdsalong the Arkansas
River, had they crossed that magic line?
PILEATEDWOODPECKER: 1940s or 1950s.
Reported near the Maroon Bells by Justice William O.Douglas. Can you doubt the
word of a Supreme Court justice? But – he didn’tsubmit a Rare Bird Form.
MONKPARAKEET: 1983-1985.
When we lived in Denver, a Monk Parakeet spent a wholewinter in the Congress
Park neighborhood. This wary bird even built a nestalong the alley at 11th &
Clayton. It showed up at our feeder ona 20-below-zero winter morning.
1970’s: Twoseen along Platte River bikeway for a couple of months.
RED-BACKEDHAWK: 1987-1994.
For eight years a Red-backed Hawk/Buzzard summered on aranch north of Gunnison.
It mated with a Swainson’s Hawk and produced at leastone young. Observed by
dozens (hundreds probably) of people including formerPresident & wife, Jimmy &
Rosalind Carter.
BLACK-HOODEDCONURE: 1995.
No RBF, probably. Attended feeders in a subdivision south ofChatfield for 2
months in 1995. Observed on a Fall Count.
Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO
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