Headed out to Pueblo this afternoon from 1 to 5:30. The Barrow's Goldeneye and Long-tailed Duck (both males) were still present at the NW SWA boat ramp accessed just west of the Pueblo West entrance to the state park.
While gulling at the hill behind the visitor's center at 4:45 I had an adult Greater Black-backed Gull in the center of the lake between the dam and the south marina. The bird flew west at about 4:50. Other species included: Pied-billed Grebe lots Horned Grebe lots Eared Grebe ~10 Western Grebe 3 Double-crested Cormorant ~10 Great Blue Heron 1 Canada Goose ~15 Mallard lots Redhead 2 Gadwall 5 Lesser Scaup 6 Bufflehead lots Common Goldeneye lots Common Merganser lot Red-Breasted Merganser ~15-20 Hooded Merganser 3 Bald Eagle 6 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Coot lots Ring-billed Gull lots American Herring Gull ~10-15 Belted Kingfisher 2 Northern Flicker 1 Black-billed Magpie 4 American Robin 1 Mountain Bluebird 20 Northern Shrike 1 European Starling 1 Canyon Towhee 2 Dark-eyed Junco ~15-20 multiple subspecies Red-winged Blackbird 1 House Finch 1 Bill Blackburn Boulder, CO -- 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
