COBirders - I am forwarding this MARCH 29 report of a rarity from eBird, posted 4/2. There are only a few previous CO records, most of them near this date, all from the plains. This would be a high altitude CO record, if confirmed. Please report any trips there today to CObirds.
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) (1) - Reported Mar 29, 2019 10:00 by Alexander Koch - Rocky Mountain NP, Larimer, Colorado - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.3511501,-105.6221777&ll=40.3511501,-105.6221777 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S54503781 - Comments: "Hiding among a group of Mallards in a pond on the south side of the Cub Lake hiking trail. It was the lone Tufted Duck, which I had about 10 minutes to observe from 50 feet away and confirm based on our Peterson's. Prominent yellow eyes, gray bill, short tuft, and black back confirmed it was not a Scaup or Ring-Necked" Joe Roller, Denver -- 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/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUCkdzA%2Bp0vyaus_oyornWLsz0d3c%3DfTtgDD_MR1hGGJBA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
