Hello, Birders. Maria Bertilsson and I visited a few Boulder County spots earlier this morning, Thursday, April 7th.
Here's what we found: Walden Ponds. 3 Wood Ducks, 2 singing Pied-billed Grebes, 1 handsome Horned Grebe, 1 Turkey Vulture, 1 Bald Eagle, 1 spectacular Prairie Falcon flying straight across Cottonwood Marsh, 2 Tree Swallows, 1 Barn Swallow, 1 Myrtle Warbler by Boulder Creek, 2 furtive Lincoln's Sparrows in the shrubbery along the west side of Cottonwood Marsh, 12+ Gambel's White-crowned Sparrows still lingering near the sewer treatment plant, and 1 Brown-headed Cowbird. Boulder Reservoir. 1 tardy Ross's Goose along the north shore of the reservoir, 2 Lesser Scaup, 1 hen Red-breasted Merganser, Ospreys back at 2 nest platforms, 3 American Avocets along the north shore, a fly-over Franklin's Gull, 1 Say's Phoebe, 1 Barn Swallow, and a shriekingly vocal male Great-tailed Grackle near the main entrance on the west side. On the drive back to Lafayette, I stopped off at Prince Lake No. 2, which was loaded with Ring-billed and Herring Gulls; mixed in with them were 15+ Franklin's Gulls and at least 4 Bonaparte's Gulls. Also a Greater Yellowlegs and a Swainson's Hawk. ------------------------------- Ted Floyd Editor, Birding Blog: http://tinyurl.com/4n6qswt Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/2ejzlzv Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/2wkvwxs ------------------------------- -- 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.
