Hello, Birders. On the way back from forbidden Larimer County, where I participated in the ABA's Camp Colorado for young birders [* see below], I checked out some bodies of water in e. Boulder County, with the following results:
Ish Reservoir. 3 Wood Ducks (hen with two fluffballs), 4 Least Sandpipers. Terry Reservoir. 1 Great Egret, 2 Dickcissels. Clark Reservoir (off Vermillion Rd. between 95th & US-287). 1 Wood Duck, 1 adult male Lark Bunting. The date on the Lark Bunting is interesting; I wonder if the bird is an early wanderer, or if it summered--or even bred--at the site. Panama Reservoir. 217 Killdeer, 2 American Avocets, 5 Baird's Sandpipers, 1 Western Sandpiper. Little Gaynor Lake. A continuing mixed-species pair of Aechmophorus grebes. Also lots of baby ducks. North Teller Lake. No shorebirds of note (just Killdeer and Spotted Sandpiper), but I heard one of the continuing Dickcissels and was pleasantly surprised by a Cassin's Kingbird, rare in Boulder County. Pretty much everywhere I went I saw dispersing Bullock's Orioles and dispersed American White Pelicans. [*] Camp Colorado. What a great experience! I learned a lot from the talented teen birders, and it was great to catch up with all the "grown up" (well...) leaders: Bill Stewart, Bill Schmoker, Jennie Duberstein, Jeff Gordon, Liz Gordon, Cameron Cox, and Brittany Mendelsohn. Ted Floyd [email protected] Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- 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-US.
