A good number of people were able to see the bird today (including a visiting birder from Tennessee), after the early morning sighting from West Fishing Road, it spent the rest of the day in the State Wildlife Area, seen off the middle parking looking west. It seems to hang out near the diving Common and/or Pacific Loons. Looking for these diving loons, and looking at the gulls near them, seems to be a good trick to find the kittiwake lately.
I did a quick count of all the people, who I know saw the bird so far, and that total is 62 people at least. The bird has been around for 15 days (since 30 October), though missing for 4 days last weekend, when no one saw it. A good number of Common Loons were seen today, from both West Fishing Road and in the SWA. The Pacific Loon finally showed up late in the day, in the SWA. Other stuff: American Avocets have been around the last two days, including a flock of 10 on Saturday. American White Pelicans and a few Double-crested Cormorants, plus Bonaparte's Gulls also continue around the SWA/West Fishing Road areas of Pueblo Reservoir. Hopefully the bird will hang around for another week at least, as the DFO Group is coming down next weekend.
Good birding,
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Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO
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