We are less than a month away from the first Colorado Christmas Bird Counts
of the season. Here is a list of dates that have been entered into the
Christmas Bird Count Website, so far. I haven't heard of any counts not
happening so far. I will update this list again next week, as I expect
most
Just watched a small flock of 14 Sandhill Cranes gracefully soaring and heading
south right over my house in Highlands Ranch near Colorado Blvd & C470. Thought
I had missed my chance this migration season, so I was glad to be sitting
outside at the right moment today!
-Barbara Spagnuolo,
The 4 scoters reported on ebird yesterday at Baseline Reservoir in Boulder
were still present this afternoon. Way out in the northeast/central area. I
scoped from Dry Creek and was glad I carried it in with me. Would probably
be visible from the north side of the reservoir, but probably not from
COBirders,
A bit of armchair birding on my part. There have been several migrant
waterfowl reported in Boulder County this weekend. In addition, a male
Mexican Duck has been reported at Hecla Lake in Lafayette. I'm not sure if
a Mexican Duck is considered to be a migrant, vagrant or resident in
Good day around Pueblo Reservoir area, Pueblo County. Saw 1 Red-throated,
1 Pacific, 5 Common Loons, 2 Red-necked Grebes, 3 Surf Scoters, Great
Black-backed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Greater Yellowlegs, a
Lincoln's Sparrow, a few Lesser Goldfinches. A fun morning, calm winds
helped a
Yesterday I wrote that there were three snow geese on Dodd reservoir (Boulder
County, Niwot/Monarch Roads and 75th St) but I didn’t have a scope. Looking at
them this morning they appear to be Ross’s geese, along with hundreds of
cackling geese and a few hybrids. I welcome corrections! A
