Hi Everyone-
I saw the Red Phalarope at MP 99 on Tower Road this afternoon 10/26 first in the large pond on the east side, then in the small pond on the west side, which is where it was when I left. I counted 14 Long-billed Dowitchers, which kindly vocalized for me. A Ferruginous Hawk was soaring over the field northeast of the east pond. I also saw the Houts Lake Brant today. Not knowing any better, I got there by going north on Rocky Mountain Av past the hospital, and parking in the lot at the west end of CR 24. A bike path takes you to the south end of Houts Lake and the north end of Equalizer Lake. I watched the Brant eat lawn grass (the next best thing to eelgrass, I suppose) along the jogging path on the west side of Houts Lake. When a jogger came too close, the Brant retreated into the water, but came back readily. When the Brant was walking on land, I could easily see that its belly was completely pale (some Black Brant have minimal black on the belly, so it was worth looking). Besides the Brant, I saw two Bonaparte's Gulls and Horned and Eared Grebes on Houts Lake, and an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull on Equalizer Lake. Mark Miller Longmont, 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+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/007601ced2cf%242bbddf10%2483399d30%24%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
