Hi Cobirders on the 2nd New Year Day! This afternoon My son Bob
drove Sondra and I around Boulder to get a good
start on our annual Colorado lists. Here are highlights:
Stopped at Teller Farm lot on Valmont. Looking from the log fence at
the south edge the Golden Crowned Sparrow was
soon found to the right of the short metal pole with the meter on the
ground under the evergreen trees. It looked plump
well fed.
Next better find was at 75th and Boulder Creek. On the upper left
arm of the huge power tower near the creek just west
of the bridge was a Ferruginous Hawk sitting with the sun shining
on it. Giving us great looks with the telescope. On
the way back after checking the trail it had moved to the power tower
to the south so we got to see its back and tail.
Our next good spot was Legion Park overlooking Valmont ponds. As we
arrived a Robin and a Townsend's Solitaire
were on the wall where we parked. Set up the scope and started
finding interesting birds right away.
There was a Ferruginous Hawk on a tall aluminum pole nearby. With
the sun shining on its back we got to see its
rufous shoulder and wings, the center of its back was dark gray.
Then we got to see a Bald Eagle a ways to the north.
A first year RED-NECKED GREBE swam westward by 3 male Canvasbacks,
Coots, and a American Wigeon on the
closest pond. Over near that ponds far edge was a pair of Wood
Ducks, two male Hooded Mergansers, a Pied billed
Grebe and a swimming Double -crested Cormorant. On the shore in the
tree was a male Belted Kingfisher diving
quickly several times catching something small. This pond was mostly
open.
We went to Thomas Reservoir on 119 S. near Arapahoe were some ducks
including two male Ring-necked Ducks, the
large flock of Canada Geese flew off.
On way back home we saw a male Am. Kestral.
Nice day.
Bob Spencer N.E. of Golden
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