This morning (11/3) I was hoping for nice numbers of waterbirds at Chatfield, but they were down considerably from one week ago. Nonetheless, a *Red-throated Loon* was near the shoreline between Deer Creek inlet and Massey Draw parking area, with a *Common Loon *nearby (JeffCo). Two more *Common Loons* were near the dam, as viewed from the Marina sandspit. My first *Common Goldeneye* of the season was off the marina, and a *Merlin* flew by the sandspit (Douglas). The view from the original hernonry overlook at the best waterbird variety, but nothing unusual that I saw. Of interest was a vocalizing *Horned Grebe*, pestered to protest by an aggressive Pied-billed Grebe. I don't think I've ever heard a Horned Grebe calling before. When I first heard it the call reminded me of a churring Red-bellied Woodpecker.
On Oct 31 a tardy *Townsend's Warbler* was at St. Mary Church at South Prince St in Littleton (Arapahoe). On Oct 30 a female *Surf Scoter*, 1 *Common Loon* and 1 *Clark's Grebe* were at Cooley Lake in South Platte Park (Arapahoe). David Suddjian Littleton, 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGj6RoqBtLxY9LkVOznCZvwYFNBaZ-BB1zHMwy6YkofVvdPp2w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
