[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams CO

Birders Today at Barr Lake we had a Merlin & 2 Common Ravens. I believe the Merlin was a Prairie ssp. We had 1 VERY small goose fly over but the visibility was poor due to the snow and I couldn't get any field marks except size. Ira Sanders Golden, CO -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Barr Lake, Adams Co

Highlight: American Golden-Plover, in immaculate juv. plumage, circulating between the southern and middle sections of the lake There was an impressive quantity of waterbirds on the lake today, the most numerous--listed by volume: American White Pelican 1000 Double-crested Cormorant less than

[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams Co - 11/12/16

Birders, Sorry for the late report. We were at Barr Lake yesterday and the best birds were: Ross's Goose (1) Was with some Snow's. Snow Goose (11 white and 5 Blue, 3 of which are juv.) They were not all together. The Blues were hanging out with Canada's and Cackling. Bonaparte's Gull (3) Bald

[cobirds] Barr Lake, Adams Co.

Hello all, On June 14, Rob Raker and I did a bicycle birding trip around Barr Lake, starting at the northeast parking lot and going clockwise. There was a female Bufflehead at the south end of the lake, and 3 Cattle Egrets flew over below the dam. In the woods below the dam near the east end,

[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams CO - 50 Bald Eagles

Birders, On our monthly bird walk today we had more than 50 Bald Eagles at Barr Lake. Thousands of white-cheeked geese and a few Snows and Ross's. The dark morph Rough-legged Hawk is still there and there was a Sharpie raiding the bird feeders. -- Ira Sanders Golden, CO -- You received this

[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams CO

Birders, Barr Lake is being refilled by the irrigation company that owns the water there. Last month the lake was at drought levels as the irrigation company worked on some gates in the dam. It is now rising quickly as the work on the gates is finished. Today there were 5000 geese there

[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams Co

Birders, Today at Barr Lake where the water is WAY down as they are working on the dam: Canada Goose Cackling Goose White Pelican Killdeer Pectoral Sandpiper Least Sandpiper LB Dowitcher Lesser Yellowlegs Prairie Falcon Dark Morph Rough-legged Hawk - likely the same one back for a 4th or 5th year

[cobirds] Barr Lake (Adams Co.) Oct 15

I made a quick stop by the ever-shrinking Barr Lake (Adams County) this morning. The highlight was a Red-necked Grebe, about 50 yards from the dam. Western Grebes, cormorants, pelicans, and gulls remain numerous. One of the ongoing Lesser Black-backed Gulls was present. The most numerous

[cobirds] Barr Lake (Adams Co.)

I spent about three hours at Barr Lake this afternoon. The lake is about 75% frozen. Open areas had abundant geese coming and going (Snow, Cackling and Canada seen) and the normal duck suspects. I also had one male Barrow's Goldeneye quite a ways out on the water (with some Commons). Other

[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams CO

Birders, Today we did our monthly bird walk. Birds of interest were: Common Loon Burrowing Owls Dusky Flycatcher Cinnamon Teal Ira and Tammy Sanders Golden, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from

[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams CO - Addendum

Sorry I forgot: Townsend's Solitaire Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ira Sanders Golden, CO -- 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] Barr Lake - Adams Co

Birders, Highlights on our monthly Barr Lake bird walk, we had: 6 or 7 Ross's Geese (1 blue morph) Western Kingbird FOS (near the gate to Barr Lake) Burrowing Owls (2) our first in the years we have been doing this walk. John Breitsch found them south and west of the Nature Center

[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams Co

Birders, Today at Barr Lake Tammy and I had: 1 Greater White-fronted Goose 6 Snow Geese 1 Horned Grebe (near gazebo) 2 White Pelicans Redhead Canvasback Pintail Gadwall Am Wigeon Bald Eagles on the nest Krieder's Red-tailed Hawk 1 Prairie Falcon 1 Great Horned Owl (on the solid

[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams Co

Birders Today on the Barr Lake bird walk we had: Imm 1st winter Harris's Sparrow at the feeders 7 Black-bellied Plovers Sanderling Long-billed Dowitcher (too many to count) 3 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Lesser Yellowlegs Baird's Sandpiper Killdeer (same as LB Dow above) Avocet Merlin 6 Bald

[cobirds] Barr Lake, Adams Co - Quick Stop

I made a quick trip to Barr this morning just to get out of the house. Among all the usual critters, there were: Harris's Sparrow - same bird at the feeder area Long-billed Dowitcher - two dozen or so Sanderlings - two hanging out with the dowitchers Other sandpipers - at least a couple of

[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams Co

Birders, Today we did our monthly bird walk at Barr Lake. There were NO Western Tanager's (they were everywhere else) or many migrants to speak of. The best birds were: Common Loon (alternate plumage) Winter Wren (near the end of the Niedrach trail at the east end of the tunnel of trees)

[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams Co - Thayer's Gull

Birders, Today during our bird walk at Barr Lake, we had a juvenile Thayer's Gull. Also, near I-76 E-470 there was a Prairie Falcon. Ira Sanders Golden, CO Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To