Hi cobirders.. Went to the Wheat Ridge Green Belt about 12:30PM to 2PM Friday August 14. I needed to get more practice walking with my right foot boot and Rollater. Also wanted to see damage done by the storm 2 weeks ago. a commercial firm was cleaning up. All smaller trails were closed because of damage. Only the paved trail and the nature gravel trail were open. I went to Bass Lake and relaxed there . Listened to a noisy bullfrog which did not show. I watched a large black cormorant in the middle of the pond. It as up for a few seconds and dove at least a dozen times. It had a red patch on face and into gular patch. Its bill smaller than D.C. and dark. Tail had many fringes. Its neck was much heaver possibly not as long as Double -crested. A Double -crested came in but didn't interact soon flew to the east. the one I was watching circled around and went low north. A few years ago about the same time returning from checking the heron Island in Tabor Lake I found two similar Cormorants on the shore of Prospect in the sw corner near the outlet. I will have to see if I made good notes.
We tend to ignore Cormorants unless they are 3/4 size. Sibley says thse Cormorants like to be solo or in smaller groups. I went Monday afternoon and did not relocate it but couldn't check Tabor. Took camera this time. So even at least likely time of day you find something rare. Bob Spencer N.E. of Golden --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ 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.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
