Greetings All,
Thanks to Loch for getting the Ish Reservoir scoters posted whilst I was in the field; they were distinctly the highlight of my day. All 4 scoters (3 SURF and 1 BLACK) swam together on the Boulder side of the reservoir, not associating with the raft of Redhead, Gadwall, and such. All were in female/imm plumage. Getting to Ish in the morning is definitely beneficial, so the sun is to your back and the heatwaves minimal Towards the end of the day, I was at Union Reservoir, and was surprised to bump into a number of other birders. That was how I found out about the Pacific Loon seen there today. Alas, we could find no loons of any stripe. Today was quite birdy. Some of the higher counts include nearly 500 Gadwall at Terry Lake (Boulder County) 3000 Common Grackles at Terry Lake 300 Eurasian Collared-Doves at Berthoud (try not to be toooo envious :o) 28 Pygmy Nuthatches along the eastern portion of Apple Valley Loop (near Lyons) 53 Horned Grebes at Union Reservoir 20 Red-breasted Mergansers (my first of the fall) at Terry Lake (This spot is viewed from road, and evening viewing is a necessity) I also had my first Bonaparte's Gull of the fall at Berthoud Lake/Reservoir My only other "notable" sighting was a nice collection of juncos scattered along Apple Valley Loop (again, on east side) with the following 13 Pink-sided 12 Gray-headed 7 Oregon 6 Slate-colored 2 "Cassiar's" 1 White-winged Nice weather and lotsa birds = good day (and a couple rarities don't hurt) Good Birding, Steven Mlodinow Longmont CO -- 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.
