Today's DFO trip to Cherry Creek State Park (with 12 observers) had a number of noteworthy sightings. At 8:30 at the Marina we saw the Ross' Goose that had been reported recently. It flew off with a number of Canada Geese shortly after we arrived. Also at the Marina early in the trip we were treated to 2 viewings of a Say's Phoebe (we assumed this was the same bird that had been reported in this area around Thanksgiving).
Between 10:30 and 11:30 AM, we saw a Great Black-backed Gull on the ice near the large raft of Commom Mergansers in the small patch of open water in the middle of the reservoir. It was quite a bit bigger than the mergansers, and had all the features expected for a non-breeding adult of the species. It did take off in flight around 11:30, but we did not see if it returned to the ice again. Mary Keithler Unincorporated Arapahoe County, near the SW section of Cherry Creek State Park -- 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
