[cobirds] Re: Question: What Are Colorado's Top 10 Rare Birds Seen This Year?

I'll start with these two:

10. Vaux's swift, April 28, 2015, Pueblo Reservoir. There had been several suggestive reports previously, and the species may even be rare but regular in very small numbers in Colorado. But this one, found by Brandon Percival, was photographed, eBirded, and, I assume, submitted to the Colorado Bird Records Committee. It is the strongest evidence yet for the occurrence in Colorado of the species.

9. White-throated swifts well into December in the Arkansas River valley. One-off rarities are cool, but full-on phenomena are, for my money, especially compelling. As Duane Nelson, Brandon Percival, and others have noted, it will be fascinating to see how this all plays out--in the months to come, and in the years ahead.

Alright, 8 more!

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Boulder County

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 11:01:18 AM UTC-7, The "Nunn Guy" wrote:

Hi all
In this the week of lists thought I'd ask that question ... perhaps along with IDing the top 10 2015 Colorado rare birds share the stories and meaning of the find.
Thanks
Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/
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