Hello, Birders.
There were lots of gulls this morning, Thurs., Jan. 1, 2015, at Waneka
Lake, Boulder County. With Randy Siebert, I saw at least 3 adult Lesser
Black-backed Gulls, 1 first-cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 1
second-cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull; so at least* 5 Lesser Black-backed
Gulls* there, the most I've ever seen at the site. Also present was a
large, dark-backed gull that some folks are calling a *Great Black-backed
Gull x Herring Gull hybrid.* Non-gulls included a quite vocal adult*
Greater White-fronted Goose,* a *Killdeer,* and an *African Collared-Dove *in
the great throng of *Eurasian Collared-Doves.*
In the late afternoon, Hannah Floyd and I gulled at Valmont. The gulls were
plentiful but quite distant. Still, we were able to make out at least 5
adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls and at least 1 first-cycle Lesser
Black-backed Gull, so at least *6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls* in total. The
merganser flock is immense, with all 3 species present. In the raptor
department, we saw 1 *Rough-legged Hawk,* 1 *Ferruginous Hawk,* and *4 Bald
Eagles.*
Gazillions of geese at both sites, mainly *parvipes Canada Geese* ("Lesser"
Canada Geese), but also some *hutchinsii Cackling Geese* ("Richardson's"
Cackling Geese). One of the Waneka Lake Cackling Geese appeared to be of
the *taverneri subspecies ("Taverner's Goose").*
Photos of many of these birds are here:
http://tinyurl.com/BoCo-2015-01-01
Would love to get some feedback on the mystery gull at Waneka Lake.
Ted Floyd
Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado
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