I first met Bob Spencer at the Wheatridge Greenbelt in 1998 or 99. It was when
I first started birding. I encountered Bob from time to time over the years
while looking for birds. He was always cheerful and funny. Even when he wasn’t
funny he was trying to be. Coincidentally I visited
So today I reminded myself I am not the best birder in the world. Something
everyone needs to pay attention to. First impressions are often correct but
not always. Tony Leukering taught me shape and structure are huge in bird ID.
Plumage changes but structure rarely does. I was fairly
Is scheduled for Friday, December 22nd. Contact me if interested.
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Folks,
I am working in southeast Colorado this week in the Comanche Grasslands of Las
Animas County. This under-birded area is ripe with birds moving through.
Grassland birds are plentiful including American Kestrel, Cassin’s Kingbird,
Chestnut-collared Longspur, Vesper Sparrow, and Western
The adult, basic, (light-morph, intermediate-morph depending on your field
guide of preference) Parasitic Jaeger continues to harass gulls at Jackson Res.
A scope or boat are recommended to see this bird. Also, a third or fourth
cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull was seen from a distance.
Norm Erthal reports an adult, Parasitic Jaeger flying around Jackson Reservoir.
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Here are some pictures of the juvenile plumage, Arctic Tern from Chatfield.
http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/2015_birds
He has been sitting on the end of the sandspit, taking off to fill up on
gizzard shad and returning to the sandspit. At first glance he could be
overlooked as a Common Tern,
I think this bird has at least some Bay-breasted Warbler in it.
http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/BIRDS/RARE-AND-UNCOMMON-2015/i-b2px4kx
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Castle Rock, CO
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Mark Chavez
Lakewood-Green Mtn
I photographed a white-winged, Red Crossbill last year in Clear Creek County.
Thanks John for reminding us that some 1st year Red Crossbills can indeed have
white wing-bars.
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
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To:
Folks,
After dropping off my wife in Pueblo, I went to Canon City to work on the wren
situation. I found a vocal stub-tailed, or ‘cocktail wren’ and recorded it. I
am sure it is the same bird seen, photographed and recorded on January 1 and
10. My feeling is this bird is a typical Winter
Following a 2 hour search, I re-found the Pine Warbler at Denver West office
park in a pine tree near the parking lot of building 6, just 40 feet from my
car. The bird isn’t always associating with the office park Bushtits, as I
followed them for an hour before finding the warbler.
Glenn
Folks,
I am looking for photos of Colorado / Wyoming rarities from the summer 2014
season, June and July. Birds that come to mind are Tricolored Heron,
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Red Phalarope, Eastern Wood-Pewee, and Painted
Bunting. There may be others I am forgetting. If you have a
I agree with Dave Sujihad there were likely more LBBGs at Cherry Creek than
Greg and I reported. The overall mix has not changed much in the past few days
however. Huge groups of geese are coming and going from the lake. Keep your
eyes peeled for a goody.
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
Folks,
I made it down to Colorado Springs and visited Prospect Pond, along with
others. All three species of scoter continue to show very nicely close to
shore. After I left, I heard Brandon found a Dunlin at Pueblo Reservoir. He
attempted to post this but it never came through. Photos of
The Bay-breasted Warbler banded yesterday at Barr Lake continues east of the
banding station. It was seen by Mark Peterson, Loch Kilpatrick and myself in a
small mixed flock working the willows on the edge of the trees east of the
banding station.
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Folks,
Rick Taylor, Aaron Driscoll, Mel and Jeanne Goff and I watched the Arctic Tern
today from about 11 a.m. til noon. This is a beautiful alternate plumage,
adult bird with gray body, black cap, long tail and small, blood-red bill. The
bird was actively feeding up and down the shores of
Have you ever met someone who you are sure has seen way, WAY more birds than
you? God bless you Warren Finch.
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I am completely with these potential new Colorado Birds... let's add Little
Stint, Crissal Thrasher and Black-capped Vireo!
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
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FYI
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To: Glenn Walbek
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 4:26 PM
Subject: Tricolored Heron at Cherry Creek SP
Hi Glenn,
I just found and photographed an adult breeding-plumage TRICOLORED HERON at
Cherry Creek State
To all,
Although I partially agree with this statement, I can’t find anything in the
ornithological literature stating photographers are particularly disruptive of
nesting efforts in Red-necked or other species of grebe.
Respectfully,
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
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Folks,
Steve Larson and I wandered out into northeast Colorado today... we had a
blast! We started early at a lackluster Last Chance rest area (Washington
County). Good news, it wasn't very birdy. This prompted us to head to Akron
golf course woods. This little gem of a migrant trap is
Today was epic at Crow Valley Campground. My daughter Nicole and I spent 3.5
hours there and still missed some of the goodies. Here is the run down!
Seen by Nicole, I and others:
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER (male)
PALM WARBLER
TENNESSEE WARBLER
NASHVILLE WARBLER
Black-and-White Warbler
If you were one of the few, lucky ones to see this cool bird you need to
thank Mark Peterson and Dan Maynard!
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
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I have posted a few pictures of the lovely Painted Redstart from Crow Valley
Campground. Great Find Cathy Sheeter!
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Several groups have looked for the Eurasian Wigeon since morning, but it has
not been seen.
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Aurora Reservoir is now about 90 percent open. It is one of the few south
metro lakes with significant ice, which happens to be relatively close to shore
on the south and west edges. This afternoon there were several thousand
gulls, similar to my experience last Friday. I found 3 Lesser
Folks,
I had made a composite pic of the Boyd Swan(s) and the Walden Swan to see if
I could illustrate the difference between Tundra and Trumpeter. That
exercise made me start to question the ID of the Boyd swans. We noticed
dark legs at the time we viewed the birds but suspected light /
Folks,
I have posted some pics of swans on my photo page, including a family group
of Trumpeters from February 2009 in Broomfield. To my eye, the juvi (and
the adult birds) look different than the Boyd birds, with longer bill and
'connected eye' to the lores and bill. This give less of an
Folks,
Some more photos and a short video of the American Woodcock can be viewed at
the links below. Thanks to Cheryl and Dan for finding this great bird and
getting the word out! I have not heard if it has been seen yet today.
pics http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/image/154439061
vid
Folks,
Cheryl Teuton and Dan Brooks are looking at an American Woodcock at Fountain
Creek Regional Park. The bird is in the creek bed as you walk north east and
downhill from the visitor center.
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Correction, Park at the north parking lot and head south to concrete gazebo
near mile marker 18.
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Subject: [cobirds] American Woodcock, Fountain Creek Regioanl Park
Folks
Folks,
Motivated by recent reports of goodies, a temperature above freezing and cabin
fever, I decided to head north to Barr Lake in search of longspurs and
blackbirds. When I left Castle Rock it was a balmy 38 degrees. 45 minutes
later near Barr Lake it was 15 degrees. Assuming it would
Just got word the bird showed up for the many waiting birders.
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Folks,
I saw the Moulton's pics of a 'mystery gull' at Aurora Reservoir late last
night and figured I should go take a look. I agree completely with Paul
Hurtado, the photos strongly suggest if not confirm a Slaty-backed Gull. More
on that in a minute. First more on Aurora Reservoir
Folks,
I spent the better part of today gulling around Arapahoe County. I started at
Cherry Creek hoping to continue sifting thru the hundreds of gulls I saw there
yesterday. Unfortunately, the lake went from 70% frozen to 99% frozen
overnight. A small water hole kept open by a hundred or
Folks,
The Bonny CBC will take place Saturday, December 21st. All are welcome to join
the fun, no prerequisite experience needed. Please contact me offline if you
are interested.
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And we did get a cooperative, vocal Western Screech-Owl at Rocky Ford SWA on
our return trip at around 6:15pm. Thanks Duane and Mark.
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I agree with Nick on the age and sex of the Boulder Bay-breasted Warbler. I
would also like to thank Alan for finding this beauty and getting the word out.
Now, if someone would have told me 4 days ago this warbler would be in the same
tree after all this time, I would have argued. Further,
Joe Roller is admiring the bird in the same tree as reported yesterday.
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These may very well be the Chatfield birds as they were not re-findable
shortly after my post to Cobirds. There is still at least one Red-necked
Grebe at Chatfield.
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Folks,
Today at Cherry Creek I found the continuing Pacific Loon along the dam near
the outlet tower. Loch, who birded the west side found a Mew Gull and Thayer's
Gull. Afterwards, I spent a couple of hours at Chatfield but did not see the
Pomarine Jaeger. I did see it yesterday making his
I can't get enough of that Red Phal... thanks John for finding it!
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I photographed the Red Phalarope along Tower Rd this morning. Unfortunately,
it was foggy and the light was not great. However you can see the thick,
pale-based bill easily which by itself should eliminate Red-necked Phalarope.
The bird appears to be a juvenile molting into basic plumage.
Folks,
I spent 4 hours this morning at Chatfield admiring the Pomarine Jaeger show and
have posted some pics of the beast at the following link. A Short-eared Owl
flying over the lake was a bit of a surprise!
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Folks,
Chatfield is loaded with birds... mostly grebes, ducks and lots of gulls. I
happened to see some gulls being chased around by a juvi jaeger. I was at the
heron overlook and the bird was half a mile away, so I drove to the fisherman's
pier. The jaeger was floating about 100 yds. out
Folks,
I have posted some pictures of these birds on the link below. The Sprague's
Pipit and Sedge Wren were seen yesterday in Yuma County. Look for Sprague's
Pipit on grassy hilltops, Sedge Wren in wet sedges near water or marshes. Mark
Peterson found yesterday's wren and tells me he has
nice DSLR pics...
So, firstly I'm not a huge fan of using a DSLR as an everyday birding tool. A
feel too many modern birders reach for their camera's before the binoculars and
spend their time staring at the back of their camera, zooming into an image
then trying to (often incorrectly) turn
Folks,
I just spoke to Tina Jones who has been at Bosque Del Apache since first light.
She tells me as of 11am, the subject bird has not been seen today. The bird
hasn't been seen since around noon yesterday (Thursday) according to people
there, even though many birders have been looking. I
Folks,
I have posted some pics of Colorado's first Sandwich Tern on the link below.
The SATE was fairly cooperative at Manitou Lake this afternoon, flying and
feeding on both sides of Hwy 67. The tern will roost on the snags in the
middle of the tiny lake, then fly and feed in the smaller
Almost forgot to thank Lisa, for keeping me focused, like she always does!
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
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Subject: [cobirds] Sandwich night
Folks,
I have posted some pics
Folks,
A Great Kiskadee was observed and photographed yesterday by Jane Stulp at her
ranch (private) in Prowers County. The bird was seen early in the morning for
several minutes and photographed feeding around a large water feature.
Although several birders searched during the afternoon and
Folks,
Jane Stulp has allowed me to post some of her pics of the Great Kiskadee seen
and photographed by her yesterday, June 21, 2013. Thanks Jane! You can see
these pics by clicking the following link. This bird was searched for again
today, but not found.
Folks,
Loch and I visited some locales in these three counties. In Huerfano along
I-25 and exit-42 we had 45 species including a fairly cooperative Hepatic
Tanager. In Custer County we found a couple Grace's Warblers along with the
expected breeders, Hammond's Flycatcher, Cordilleran
Folks,
Steve Larson and I birded our way east yesterday in the wind and rain and back
today in wind. Highlights include:
Monday 05/20
Prewitt SWA
nothing remarkable, some western migrants
Swainson's Thrush 20+
Akron Golf Course
Red-necked Phalarope (18)
ALDER FLYCATCHER (silent, very green
Folks,
There was a fallout of sparrows / longspurs at Cherry Creek today. Loch, I and
others found over 34+ McCown's Longspurs in various stages of plumage, a few
Chestnut Collared Longspurs along with hundreds of Vesper Sparrows and a few
Lark, Brewer's, Chipping and Savannah's mixed in.
Folks,
I and apparently several other birders looked for Kellner's Golden-Plover at
Lower Latham, to no avail. I scoured the Latham / Beebe Draw area several
times but found only Marbled Godwit, Lesser Yellowlegs, Willet(rare according
to ebird), Semipalmated Plover, Western Sandpiper,
Folks,
I went back to Chatfield this morning after Joey's afternoon success yesterday
and found 3 species of longspurs, 18 McCown's, 4 Lapland and 1
Chestnut-collared. There were 2 Long-billed Curlews a Burrowing Owl, a
Broad-winged Hawk, a Merlin and a Peregrine Falcon. Later, Mark Chavez
Folks,
Loch Kilpatrick and I ventured out to find some birds this morning. Between
Bear Creek Lake Park, Chatfield State Park, and Cherry Creek State Park we
didn't see Smith's Longspur, Neotropic Cormorant, Eastern Meadowlark nor Sage
Sparrow... but we had an outstanding day! The spectacle
Folks,
I spent 3 hours at Cherry Creek checking out the gulls. There are several
large groups of gulls with possibly 400 - 500 birds total. FOY California
Gulls have arrived. I could not find the adult Glaucous Gull, but it certainly
could still be there. The 1st cycle Glaucous gull
Today at Cherry Creek Reservoir I observed 2 Glaucous Gulls (1 ADULT, 1 first
cycle), up to 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (3 adults, 1 first cycle and 1 second
cycle that I lost track of) at least 2 Thayer's Gulls and many Herring and
Ring-billed Gulls of all ages. A few Common Goldeneye and 3
A new visitor to the feeders. The female-type Purple Finch continues!
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
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Folks,
The Lesser Black-backed Gull larus fuscus intermedius continues at South Platte
Reservoir. If you haven't gone to see this bird, I suggest this... do an eBird
search on LBBG intermedius for the entire United States, over the past 10 years!
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
Folks,
301 gull watchers joined in on our gull trip this morning, give or take 295.
The Lesser Black-backed Gull of the larus fuscus intermedius race was at South
Platte Reservoir along with 2 Horned Grebes, 18 Ruddy Ducks and 2 Long-tailed
Ducks. At least one adult Thayer's Gull was there,
Folks,
Kathy Mihm-Dunning and I birded some south metro ponds today, concentrating on
gulls. Cherry Creek Reservoir is starting to open up. It is about 10% open
and held a few hundred gulls this morning. There was a 2nd cycle Glaucous
Gull, originally found by Bob Rozinski along with an
Folks,
This morning Steve Larson and I gulled the dead fish mud at Teller #5. A
different mix of gulls from last weekend for sure. There were more adult
Thayer's Gulls, a single, different, adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and no 'X'
gulls that we could detect. A seemingly, near perfect, 1st
Folks,
My daughter Nicole and I went looking for Snowy Owls north of Barr Lake this
morning. We found no Snowy Owls, but we did find a female Eastern Towhee. The
bird was along 160th Avenue, about a mile east of I-76. It is in front of a
house with several large junipers in the front yard.
This morning I had a nice, surprise visitor at my feeder. Merry Christmas!
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Yesterday, I photographed a 1st cycle Glaucous Gull at Cherry Creek Reservoir.
Also, there were 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, several Thayer's Gulls and 38
Bald Eagles! Cherry Creek was 90% frozen yesterday. Today at Chatfield, I saw
a 1st cycle and adult Kumlien's Iceland Gull and an adult
Folks,
14 birders participated in the Bonny CBC last Friday, December 14th. We
enjoyed cool and cloudy weather in the morning and cold a rainy in the
afternoon. The lake bed contains no water, only weeds and thus as expected,
the number of species was diminished by the lack of water birds.
Thursday night's owlers were treated to a marvelous meteor shower. Under pitch
black, moonless skies the Geminid peak produced gorgeous green meteors with up
to 10 per minute. Owls and Coyotes serenaded the spectacle!
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Beneath back yard feeder!
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Folks,
The Bonny CBC will take place Friday, December 14th. If you are interested in
participating you can register online or contact me directly.
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Here is a link to a few pictures of this great bird! Thank You to Mike Henwood.
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Common Loon (5)
Pacific Loon (Stachowiak)
Red-breasted Merganser
Black-bellied Plover (Stachowiak)
Lesser Yellowlegs
RED PHALAROPE
Mew Gull (yesterday only)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Harris's Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
RUSTY BLACKBIRD (Stachowiak)
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
The Mew Gull was on the marina tires and the Harris's Sparrow was 150 yards
east of the parking lot along the Highline Canal ditch. 5 Common Loons
continue to feed NE from the sandspit.
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Joe Roller reports the Nelson's Sparrow is in the same location as previously
described as of 8:10 this morning.
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The bird was along the edge of the cat tail marsh, south of the plum creek
recreation area parking (the flooded parking area at the end of the road).
Listen for the 'smacking' chip note from the pavement to about 100 yards south.
Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO
Folks,
Kirk H. mentioned a couple of the good birds we saw today. Additionally at
Flagler we observed 2 Harris's Sparrows, a Swamp Sparrow (Kathy Dunning only),
Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow and
White-throated Sparrow. In Lincoln County we saw 4
Some photos of the Nelson's Sparrow can be viewed by following this link.
Thank You Rob and Steve!
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Folks,
Loch Kilpatrick, Kathy Mihm Dunning, Gene Rutherford and I had a great day
birding Flagler SWA. The wind was stiff early on but relented some as the day
elapsed and temperatures warmed. The number of warblers in eastern Colorado is
clearly diminishing as only a few Yellow-rumped
Folks,
I started off at Last Chance, not expecting much but hoping for Red-breasted
Sapsucker. I poked around the pond and the Black-throated Blue was nowhere to
be found. There was a Sora, Wilson's Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warblers,
Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Hermit Thrushes, White-crowned
Folks,
Joe Roller had located the ARTE just before I arrived. It was west of the
fisherman's pier and best viewed from the edge of the lake there. It never
came in close to shore as these pictures demonstrate. Instead it stayed on the
center buoys and fished the middle part of the west
Folks,
While looking for Palm Warblers at Chatfield I found a sterna tern feeding on
the lake. The bird was seen from the fisherman's pier and seemed to hang out
in the middle of the lake, resting on buoys after dining on small fish (Gizzard
Shad, again?). It was in breeding plumage and
In breeding plumage, west and north of the handicapped fisherman's pier.
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Folks,
Loch Kilpatrick and I birded a few spots in these counties. We saw 2 Alder
Flycatcher-looking birds, a Summer Tanager and a Veery along with many Yellow
and Wilson's Warblers at a private Lincoln County ranch. At Last Chance
(Washington Co.) we had an Alder Flycatcher that sang twice
Folks,
During the past 5 days I along with others, have birded NE Colorado hotspots,
several on multiple occasions. I can safely say... a) Late August is very
birdy (158 species) and b) shorebird turnover at Prewitt and Jackson is fast
and furious. I will start with shorebirds. Both Prewitt
Folks,
There was a singing Northern Parula in Palmer Lake this morning, around 9:30.
The bird was heard and then seen from the parking area at the trailhead leading
up Ice Cave Creek to Upper/Lower Reservoirs. I can not tell the difference
between singing Northern and Tropical Parulas but I
Folks,
I found the Carolina Wren reported yesterday by Kirk Huffstater, in the same
location this morning. The bird was singing sporadically and occasionally
chasing Song Sparrows apparently singing to close to him. To reach this spot,
exit I-25 at the Wilcox exit in Castle Rock. This is
Folks,
Loch and I went to look for the Yellow-throated Vireo at Chatfield (following
an interesting morning at CVCG) and found her within seconds of arriving at the
spot described by Joe Roller. The Plumbeous Vireo was singing and the Yellow
Throated Vireo was never far from the Plumbeous.
Folks,
Loch and I birded a few Weld County hotspots today. Norma's grove had 40ish
Swainson's Thrushes and 1 Palm Warbler. Crow Valley held tons of Swainson's
Thrushes, several Veerys, a Blackpoll Warbler, an American Redstart and a
female Tennessee Warbler. After looking at photographs, I
Folks,
Ric Olson, Kathy Mihm Dunning, Joey Kellner and I started out at Two Buttes and
birded our way home. Overall migration seems a bit slow especially for
warblers, but we did have some nice birds along the way. Here are some
highlights:
Two Buttes
Philadelphia Vireo (singing)
2 easy Mountain Plovers along Hwy 14 just east of 51 in a very green,
recently burned area, (thanks Gary)!
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Folks,
Dick Prickett discovered a pair of Eastern Phoebes this morning at Phoebe
bridge in Chatfield. Last year, it wasn't until April 18 that there were 2
EAPHs. Other birds-on-the move seen today:
Cinnamon Teal - Walker gravel pond
Turkey Vultures - Castlewood Canyon
Merlin - my house
Steve Mlodinow reports a juvi or female Snowy Owl near Highway 6 and County Rd.
95. This is near the entrance to little Jumbo Reservoir.
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Steve Mlodinow reports a second cycle Western Gull from Prewitt Reservoir, near
the northwest cove!
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Folks,
I spent a few hours at Cherry Creek this morning, dodging snow squalls and
looking at gulls. I found a 1st cycle Glaucous Gull, a first cycle Nelson's
Gull (Glaucous Gull X Herring Gull, at least that's what I think it is), 2
first cycle Thayer's Gulls, and adult California Gull along
Folks,
Some other larophiles chimed in on the pale Thayer's Gull I mentioned
yesterday, suggesting it may be an Iceland Gull. I studied that particular
bird and I don't necessarily disagree, just erroring on the side of caution as
it was in the realm of THGU/ICGU no-man's-land as far as
Cherry Creek Reservoir:
Glaucous Gull (1st cycle)
Thayer's Gull (2 adults)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd cycle)
Anthem Pond:
Mew Gull (adult)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (2 adults)
Thayer's Gull (several adult and 1st cycle birds, 1 was very pale)
California Gull (adult)
Siena Pond:
Mew Gull
Folks,
This morning, Dan Maynard and I met at Anthem Pond in Broomfield. I have no
idea if this is the actual name of this body of frozen water, but it is
squarely in the Anthem subdivision of Broomfield. I had checked the pond at
Sheridan and Lowell first, but found no gulls there. A few
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