I ran up to Clear Creek Valley Park (58th and Tennyson, immediately North of I-76) in response to Eric Dinkel's post earlier about possible Least Terns. Alas, any terns present yesterday had flown the coop. But the birding was great nonetheless! 20 or 30 Snowy Egrets, at least that many American Avocets, nesting, defending nests, and tending young (we saw two different pairs of hatchlings, one of which couldn't have been a week old). A flyover of a juv. Bald Eagle and 2 Res tails stirred the whole pond into a frenzy. Constant Swallow activity included Northern Rough-wingeds and Barns. There was a nesting pair of Osprey on Jim Baker Res, just North. Three sightings (3 birds? same bird?) of Black-crowned Night Heron. 1 GB Heron. A pair of Western Grebes. Etc, etc, etc.
The level of activity here, mid-day, no less, was fabulously entertaining. I'd driven past these ponds a million times, on I-76, leaving town. Only 20 minutes up the road from my house, I regret never having stopped before, and I recommend the place. Dave Cameron Denver -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/140729b3-cce6-455b-8f5d-7b292446ed02o%40googlegroups.com.
