Still very dry in southeastern CO since I arrived last Wednesday, 2/4.
Tumbleweeds fill many of the irrigation ditches, are piled up against tree
rows, and columns of smoke rise on calm days as farmers/ranchers try to dig out
and burn piles of this exotic vegetation curse (Russian thistle and
COBirders,
I made a quick stop at Barr Lake yesterday around midday to see if there were
any gulls around. I only birded the northwest corner or right near the RMBO
office. There were probably 2 to 3 thousand gulls flying around the reservoir
but there was still a small strip of ice in the NW
Hi CoBirders
I saw two American Dippers in Clear Creek (Adams Cty) this afternoon, east
of Lowell Blvd. One was just downstream of the Lowell Blvd. bridge. The
second was east of the bridge carrying the bike path across the creek.
Bob Canter, Denver
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David Wade
Fort Collins, CO
On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 4:18:58 PM UTC-7, Rob Sparks wrote:
Greetings we are
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: February 9, 2015
This is the Rare Bird Alert Monday, February 9 sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).
Tundra Swan (Mesa, *Pueblo)
Lisa Edwards and I saw a female Long-tailed Duck, diving a lot on the west side
of Lake Minnequa in Pueblo mid-day today. We saw it from the usual parking lot
off Lake Ave. The Tundra Swan continues as well. Didn't see the White-winged
Scoter. At Pueblo Reservoir, we saw the Red-throated
Hi all
Not much out there these days ... Woods Lake being the best bet yesterday.
Almost all lakes had lots of ice, geese, mallards, and ring-billeds.
- Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1(ad)
- Snow Goose
- Bald Eagle - 3 (1ad, 2imm)
Ice status: Crom Lake - 100% open; Drake Lake - 25%
After enjoying Monte Vista NWR’s Sandhill Cranes today (300-400), I saw a very
early flock of Lark Sparrows that are pushing the envelope this early, west of
Colo. 15 on farm road RG 2.9 that goes to Rock Creek. Gorgeous warm day.Watch
out for one mud hole on that road. Much later in the spring
