RE: [cobirds] Re: Fort Collins City Park on 3/15/21 Merlin

2021-03-17 Thread Doug Ward
enjoy this forum for these types of discussions. Barred tail between legs, Doug From: cobirds@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Doug Ward Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 7:48 PM To: 'Colorado Birds' Subject: RE: [cobirds] Re: Fort Collins City Park on 3/15/21 Merlin Wanted to throw my

RE: [cobirds] Re: Fort Collins City Park on 3/15/21 Merlin

2021-03-17 Thread Doug Ward
the vicarious birding rolling. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Doug Denver From: cobirds@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Nicholas Komar Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 12:05 PM To: Susan Rosine Cc: Colorado Birds Subject: Re: [cobirds] Re: Fort Collins City Park on 3/15/21 Merlin I don’t think any

Re: [cobirds] Re: Fort Collins City Park on 3/15/21 Merlin

2021-03-17 Thread Nicholas Komar
I don’t think any of the three merlins photographed in this thread qualify as Black (Pacific) Merlin. Sibley depicts Bblack Merlin as having more black than white on underparts from chest to vent and an almost completely black helmet. I think these are female Taiga merlins on the dark end of

Re: [cobirds] Re: Fort Collins City Park on 3/15/21 Merlin

2021-03-17 Thread Susan Rosine
CORRECTION the year was 2020 Susan Brighton On Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 12:50 PM Susan Rosine wrote: > Here's a confirmed Black Merlin I photographed at Rocky Mountain Arsenal > NWR (Adams County) back on April 17, 2021. Hope the photos help. > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S67377053 > > Susan

Re: [cobirds] Re: Fort Collins City Park on 3/15/21 Merlin

2021-03-17 Thread Susan Rosine
Here's a confirmed Black Merlin I photographed at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR (Adams County) back on April 17, 2021. Hope the photos help. https://ebird.org/checklist/S67377053 Susan Rosine Brighton On Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 11:41 AM John Shenot wrote: > Dave et al., > > I photographed a very dark