Greetings all – Late this afternoon, Jeff and I wandered up to Greeley to see if we could find the Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Glenmere Park. There we ran into Shawn from Loveland (sorry, if I’ve misspelled your name) and his family who were there on the same mission. Eventually we all got “adequate” views of the bird which was hunkered down on its nest.
I believe the best views are obtained from the north side of the lake. The bird and its nest are in the tallest tree at the west end of the island. The nest is on the right-hand side of that tree about two thirds of the way up. The Glenmere Park rookery was a hopping place full of Black-crowned Night Herons, Snowy Egrets (including some tiny clumsy chicks) and Cattle Egrets. After dinner, we returned home via Lower Latham Reservoir. At the ditch on the west side of the reservoir we were surprised to find a pair of Wood Ducks. The marsh areas were lush and full of blackbirds and Marsh Wrens. The good news: the “pond” on the SE side of the road, which had held such stunningly low numbers of birds this spring, is still very present and holding a nice selection of birds right now (boding well for fall migration, which as Joe Roller points out, starts in about a week). Most notable of the birds in the pond were a couple of White-rumped Sandpipers (getting a bit late?). In addition, there were a good number of Wilson’s Phalarope, American Avocet and Black-necked Stilts. The ducks were well represented with all three teal, Redhead, Mallard and N. Shovelers. We were unable to turn up any bitterns (of either variety). Good birding, Kathy Mihm Dunning Denver -- 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.
