[cobirds] Chatfield SP mostly (JeffCo/Douglas)

2014-09-29 Thread David Suddjian
This morning a *Pectoral Sandpiper* and 4 *Sanderlings* were flying repeatedly past the Chatfield Swim Beach without ever landing. I saw individual *Sabine's Gulls* here and there, I think adding up to at least 2 and maybe 3 birds (all juv.). Also 1 *Common Tern* and 4 *Forster's Terns*, and 1

[cobirds] Chatfield SP mostly

2014-09-14 Thread David Suddjian
I spent a little time in Chatfield SP on Sept 13. I walked upstream on the eastside of the South Platte, upstream of the perimeter road covering areas both in the riparian and in the more open uplands (Douglas Co). Things were slowish overall, but I hit a very active and diverse area of birding in