Date: 10/16/26 11:02 am From: Tyler Stewart <stewar2090...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] ABDU's at Monument Library Pond Flagged as "Exotic Escapee"
All of these sightings will be getting moved to the "Exotic Escapee" status
in the very near future. These birds were determined to not be of natural
origins based on existing range and occurrence data, number of individuals
present here, and the fact that they are occurring in a pond known to house
exotics/farm ducks. I'm not aware of where they came from, but it would
take a large amount of evidence to prove they are wild just based on the
above. That's why they are being transitioned over to "Exotic Escapee"
Tyler Stewart
Colorado Springs
El Paso County
On Fri, Oct 16, 2026, 11:52 AM <behn......> <behnfield...>
wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> I and others have recently reported American Black Ducks at the Monument
> Library Pond. I don't profess to know about categories that include "Exotic
> Escapee" and I'm curios why this occurrence seems to be the only one out of
> a good number of other previous reports in Colorado that are not flagged as
> Exotic Escapee. They have recently appeared in "Species Map," where they
> did not occur as recently as a week ago. I did not expect that that would
> be so based upon my reading on the various categories.
>
> Is someone aware of who released them or what farm they escaped from? Once
> again, I don't claim to know, and I'm not a reviewer, I'm just curious.
>
> Thanks to all of those who contribute to this forum as well as the
> Colorado birding community in general.
>
> Tom Behnfield
> Lakewood, CO
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