This morning, the goldeneye-gull show was impressive in the northwest corner of Horseshoe Lake, observed at fairly close range through scopes from Elm Court (looking north). Highlight was a textbook adult Siberian Herring (Vega) Gull. Details below (with ebird checklist). I hope my photos came out ok, as this taxon has yet to be accepted to the state list. It is considered a full species by many.
Horseshoe Reservoir Traveling 1 miles 105 Minutes Observers: 2 All birds reported? Yes Comments: With Ken Pals 15 Canada Goose 120 Mallard (Northern) 1 Bufflehead 120 Common Goldeneye 10 Common Merganser 1 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk - looked like dark phase Harlan's with red tail (perched along Monroe St. 12 Bonaparte's Gull 200 Ring-billed Gull 20 California Gull 30 Herring Gull (American) 1 Herring Gull (Vega) -- Classic adult. Digiscoped photos pending. Darker gray mantle, thicker white tertial crescent, eye appeared dark, strong pink legs, head streaks limited to lower nape. 1 Thayer's Gull -- Adult 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii) -- 4th cycle both 20 Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 1 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 15 American Robin 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Nick Komar Fort Collins CO Sent from my iPhone -- 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 post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/43956B87-0FF4-4B80-9EC8-210ABA84EA06%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
