The duck continues this morning after a disappearance yesterday afternoon. Same location,etc
Eric DeFonso near Lyons, CO Sent from the Aether > On Jan 12, 2022, at 1:00 PM, Eric DeFonso <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The best viewing spot for the bird is about here: > > 40.186372, -105.1811738 > > Eric > > ------- > Eric DeFonso > near Lyons, Boulder County, CO > > >> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 12:32 PM Eric DeFonso <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> Apologies for the delay in posting here, but around 10am this morning I >> spotted a cracking male Eurasian Wigeon at Pella Crossing Open Space in >> Boulder County. It's in the first main pond that's private, just west of >> 75th St, so it's on the other side of the road from where the main official >> parking area is. A trail passes along the north edge of the pond. A scope is >> very helpful. You may be able to park along 75th itself near Hygiene if >> there's room, which makes for a closer walk to where the bird is – just be >> mindful of any No Parking signs or of blocking entrances to places. >> >> The bird's been seen by many birders now. It's in the only significant area >> of open water of all the ponds, along with numerous American Wigeons, and >> other handsome waterfowl. Occasionally Bald Eagles have flown overhead and >> shuffled the ducks around a bit, but it can be refound with a little >> persistence. >> >> Good birding, >> Eric >> >> ------- >> Eric DeFonso >> near Lyons, Boulder County, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/DED8C133-5D12-43E5-839F-6F968022DF3C%40gmail.com.
