Observed the COLO you referred to at Aurora Reservoir. Got pics of it and it appears the fishing line completely encircles the bill. Not sure if the bird can even opener's bill. I observed the bird continuously trying to wipe off the lure and line off of it's beak. Very sad. See pics at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S63378535 Robert Raker Lakewood CO.
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/67a2b553-4c42-4c1a-b6bc-b7cb00c668b0%40googlegroups.com.
