Today at Monte Vista NWR, Jerry Poe, Lisa and I spotted a Mexican duck. It was a male but it seemed to have a female near him that looked much like a normal Mallard female. It was seen along the 3E at the Refuge and gave us good looks.Noticably darker brown bird than a female mallard, with un-mottled green bill. Lighter than Black Ducks which I grew up with on the east coast. The ducks were huddled close to the road hiding from the cold nasty winds of late.
On the Auto tour loop there is an adult Tundra Swan, quite unusual for these parts. Home Lake is having exceptional birding action currently. Seems there was winter kill on all the fish, so whats bad for the fish (and us fisher people) is good for the birds and birders. Bald eagle, ring-billed gulls, Franklin's Gulls, and other birds seem to be enjoying the bounty. Man it was COLD out there today! John Rawinski -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
