Hi Nathan! I spent most of the day yesterday scoping various reservoirs in Adams County hoping these incredible birds would settle in my home county. I scoped reservoirs that have historically been fruitful for Scoters, Loons, and Grebes along the I-76/Highway 85 corridor, but unfortunately, no Eiders. Oh well, it's always worth the effort!
Adam Vesely Thornton, CO On Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 6:58:02 PM UTC-7 Nathan Pieplow wrote: > Hi all, > > I spent the day checking all the open water in and around Grand County > that I could find, in case the King Eiders went that way. I didn't see > them. > > Shadow Mountain Reservoir -- 99.999% frozen. A couple dozen waterbirds > were squeezed into a waterhole the size of a bathtub. > > Lake Granby -- Completely open, but fog was a big problem when I arrived > at 10:00 AM and didn't completely clear until after 11:00. Once it did, I > found more birds than anywhere else today, including 300+ Common > Goldeneyes, 34 Barrow's Goldeneyes, 3 species of grebe, and 1 Common Loon. > > Windy Gap Reservoir -- no open water. > > Williams Fork Reservoir -- Completely open, but water level is fairly low. > A fair number of ducks and 2 Common Loons. > > Wolford Mountain Reservoir -- Mostly open, but not many birds. This is > where almost all the mergansers were, though. > > Green Mountain Reservoir (Summit County) -- Completely open, but very few > birds. > > > As far as I can tell, nobody birded the reservoirs in South Park this > weekend. That seems like a prime location for the eiders to show up. > There's also plenty of Front Range water that doesn't show any recent eBird > checklists. > > If you've looked for the eiders this weekend, let us know about it. > Likewise if you are planning to hit any key spots in the next few days. > Might be good to coordinate our efforts a little bit. > > Nathan Pieplow > Boulder > > > > -- -- 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/ccd90d33-4750-4e9d-bc7f-b44f7b88a733n%40googlegroups.com.
