Hi Cobirders, This morning there was a smalll female American White Pelican beside the male that has been here, on a sand spit jutting out into the lake, alone, often without the company of gulls or ducks ususally here, for several weeks. During the recent seige of snow and low temperatures some of you who watched him from the beach were concerned that he would survive, especially as the rim of open water around the spit was freezing over like the rest of the lake. Today, the ice around the spit is melting and the birds are active. After they preened together on the shore and spread their wings in unison several times, they waddled across the shallows into the water, and swam to a deep place where they simultaneously probed it with their bills. The pelicans did not find food there, but possibly they were continuing their search as they glided further out onto the lake about the same time we left the beach. How this pair will survive the winter is as mysterious to us as their meeting.
Frank and Nancy Hatch Denver -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ 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
