Hi folks, Saturday morning there were three Barrow's Goldeneyes present on the Platte, about a half mile south of where it is crossed by 88th Ave in Thornton. I found two hens and one drake. The drake seemed paired up with one hen, as they swam, fed, and dove together. They were feeding immediately next to the two yellow-red-and-white "Danger" signs on the east side of the river, a few hundred yards south of the parking lot. Best views were from the east side of the river, but I also saw them from the west side. You can make a nice walking loop by parking in the lot, walking to the 88th overpass, crossing the river, walking south on the east side of the river, crossing the river by the railroad crossing (not for the dizzy or those afraid of heights, although it's safe), and then walking back to the parking lot along the west side of the river.
List for the morning: Pied-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Canada Goose American Wigeon Gadwall Green-winged Teal Mallard Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Ring-necked Duck Common Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye (1 male, 2 females) Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Ruddy Duck Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel American Coot Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Rock Dove Downy Woodpecker Marsh Wren Black-billed Magpie European Starling American Tree Sparrow Song Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Western Meadowlark Cheers, Richard Richard Trinkner History and Economics Boulder High School 1604 Arapahoe Ave Boulder, CO 80304 mobile: 720-938-5950 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
