Hi Everyone-- This morning 1/26, I went over to Teller Lake #5 and ran into the CFO crowd looking at gulls. We saw lots of Herring and Thayer's Gulls, at least 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a few Ring-billed Gulls, and that amazing adult Iceland Gull. I drove over to Boulder Creek at 75th, where I ran into Peter Gent and another birding crowd. Not much happening there, so I drove over to Adams County and the parking area at 64th and York. From there I walked along the South Platte as far as the aqua-striped water tower north of 84th. At the east end of the footbridge where the trail goes under I-76, I saw 9 Rusty Blackbirds, 1 Killdeer, and 1 Wilson's Snipe feeding in the rocks at around 10am. The White Pelican was hanging out in the river just north of the footbridge. North of 84th, I saw 4 Barrow's Goldeneyes (1 male, 3 females). The large reservoir just east of the railroad trestle had several patches of open water, and was full of ducks, including 3 Red-breasted Mergansers. The Rusties seem to go elsewhere in the afternoon. I did not see them on the hike back. One dark-morph Harlan's Red-tail and 6 Double-crested Cormorants were along the river south of I-76.
On the way home, I stopped back at Teller Lake #5. By 3pm, there were still quite a few Herring and Thayer's Gulls, a smattering of Ring-billed Gulls, only one Lesser Black-backed Gull, and no Iceland or Glaucous-winged Gulls. There was one candidate for a Glaucous x Herring first cycle (bill half pink, pale plumage, Herring structure and size). Mark Miller Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
