How tragic. Where can you view the Pacific Loon at Chatfield? Candice Johnson, Denver
On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 10:03:11 AM UTC-7, Gregg Goodrich wrote: > > We currently have 2 loons with fishing line, lures or hooks in their bills > here in the Denver area. Chatfield has a Pacific Loon with fishing gear in > it’s bill. Several birders have notified the park office and they said that > they couldn’t get a boat out to do a rescue because of the ice at the boat > ramps. Even if they could, catching it would be a challenge. > > Aurora Reservoir has a Common Loon with fishing gear in it’s bill as well. > I notified the park ranger supervisor this morning. He said as long as it > was diving and healthy it would be hard to catch. He said if it’s health > starts to fail, then they might be able to catch it. > > So, keep an eye on these birds and if they start to look unhealthy we can > notify the rangers. > > Gregg Goodrich > Highlands Ranch > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8ca276e9-244d-47a9-962e-d1e55d375fe8%40googlegroups.com.
