Re: [cobirds] Odd kingfisher at Fort Morgan, and DFO Big Year update - #350

Ringed is huge in size, and their bill too, plus all orange underparts.  

On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 8:17 PM Jessi Oberbeck <ivory.billed.wdpkr@gmail.com> wrote:

Just for arguments sake, what makes it a Belted and not a Ringed?

Jessi Oberbeck 

Westminster, Co

On Wed, Oct 24, 2018, 8:09 PM David Suddjian <dsuddjian@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

I'd welcome comment on this oddly plumaged female Belted Kingfisher (see below) which we saw on our DFO field trip to Morgan County on Oct 23. She was involved in intense chasing with another female at the pond at Riverside Park in Fort Morgan, and was rarely out of motion. In the early morning light I did not notice her coloration as she flew fast around the area, but at a rare perched moment I grabbed a few digiscopes and see two rusty bands, where the upper band is ordinarily blue. I don't recall seeing this before, and some limited checking does not make reference to this coloration. Dale Pate took a flight photo of the other female that was involved with this one, and it shows a normal coloration.

This checklist has some recordings of the kingfishers, too (also with traffic noise, Blue Jays, etc):

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49410395

We had a fun trip in Morgan County, then detoured to Boulder County for the Fork-tailed Flycatcher. It was #350 for DFO's Big Year. 

http://dfobirds.org/FieldTrips/Reports/AnnualChronological.aspx

DFO has lots of great trips coming up and many still with space available for registration. All are free.

http://dfobirds.org/FieldTrips/UpcomingTrips.aspx

David Suddjian

Ken Caryl Valley

Littleton, CO

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