Hi all! After searching in vain for open water from Fort Collins east to Crow Valley yesterday (I've been to Sharp Point too often as of late), My girlfriend and I headed to 88th and Platte today to try for these ducks everyone keeps seeing. Arrived around 2:30 pm and headed straight to the place where the Long- tailed Ducks were. All 3 were still on the Thornton Water Supply Res. Had to head down the river a ways to find the Barrow's Goldeneye. Initially, a group of birders found a male and a female in the river. However, a man and his Huskie spooked all the ducks off the river. I headed back up to the resevoir after the birds had settled down and found 3 male and 3 female Barrow's. The males were already engaging in the "I'm bigger and better than you" show in front of the ladies. (life is a cabaret...) I then headed to Lower Latham to try for the Short-eared Owls. Made it just as the sun went down and the Owls (at least 2 maybe 3) were cruising again this evening. A good afternoon to be out! Nothing of great note on the plains yesterday. I scrounged up one Northern Shrike, a Prairie Falcon, 6 Rough-legged Hawks, one Ferruginous, a pair of Great-Horned Owls and the other usual suspects.
Good Birding as always! Josh Bruening Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds". 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?hl=en Visit the CFO Website at: www.cfo-link.org
