Hi Chris- I'll add Union Reservoir in NW Longmont to the mix- only wakeless boating is allowed there and the lake has lots of great birding habitat including extensive marshes, seasonal mud flats, some willow thickets and cottonwoods, and big open water that attracts grebes, gulls, loons, etc. If you follow the whole perimeter you'll have paddled 5+ miles. I've never heard as many marsh wrens in one place as I have here. For example: https://ebird.org/checklist/S71290293
A smaller lake in Longmont that can have good birds is McIntosh Lake. Only hand-launched craft are allowed there and it is a popular paddleboarding/kayaking location. The NW side is cordoned off as a wildlife preserve but you can paddle along the buoy line to peer in to the protected shoreline. If you'd like a more montane kayaking/birding experience you might consider Gross Reservoir west of Boulder. Another pretty big lake with lots of shoreline intercepting coniferous forests, cliffs, and open slopes. On my last trip there a I enjoyed a nice mix of birds from my kayak. https://ebird.org/checklist/S70783040 Happy Paddling & Birding- Bill Schmoker, Longmont On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 2:14 PM Chris F <[email protected]> wrote: > Can anyone recommend places, preferably less than 2 hours from Denver, to > kayak and bird? I've been in CO 4 months and been to Cherry Creek and > Chatfield, but the motorboats and jet skis were unpleasant, to put it > mildly. Thanks in advance. > > Chris > > > -- > 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/CADEKog1xnMsUWGPn2smWPQhGO%3Dv_gfSTMynO2-_JWvh0amTbtA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CADEKog1xnMsUWGPn2smWPQhGO%3Dv_gfSTMynO2-_JWvh0amTbtA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Bill Schmoker [email protected] http://schmoker.org http://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/us-arctic-geotraces <720/201-5749> \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ -- 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/CAL-wM9bZ8RLzZtgHNX%3DrP5nNH1HyY3Y7PL9uc30NPCk-cVRS%2BQ%40mail.gmail.com.
