August 23, 2008
Richard Stevens:
Rebecca Kosten and I stopped off at Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe County) while doing chores late Saturday afternoon. Winds were 25+ mph and it was
raining at 5:00pm. By 6:00pm the rain had stopped and winds died down to almost calm conditions.
The water level was as high as I have seen it. The only shore we found was at the southeast corner of the Lake Loop. A Great Egret stood patiently over the
water waiting for a meal. We found no shorebirds, not even a Killdeer.
A walk around the Smoky Hill Group Picnic area was interesting. While watching a Mountain Chickadee, a Wilson's Warbler flew out of the few fir trees at the
north end of the picnic area. Later a Townsend's Warbler was fluttering about the tall cottonwoods down the hill from the covered picnic area.
That is about all we saw. No hummingbirds, no kingbirds, no rails or Sora at the Beaver Ponds at the 12 mile group picnic area.
Richard Stevens:
Rebecca Kosten and I stopped off at Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe County) while doing chores late Saturday afternoon. Winds were 25+ mph and it was
raining at 5:00pm. By 6:00pm the rain had stopped and winds died down to almost calm conditions.
The water level was as high as I have seen it. The only shore we found was at the southeast corner of the Lake Loop. A Great Egret stood patiently over the
water waiting for a meal. We found no shorebirds, not even a Killdeer.
A walk around the Smoky Hill Group Picnic area was interesting. While watching a Mountain Chickadee, a Wilson's Warbler flew out of the few fir trees at the
north end of the picnic area. Later a Townsend's Warbler was fluttering about the tall cottonwoods down the hill from the covered picnic area.
That is about all we saw. No hummingbirds, no kingbirds, no rails or Sora at the Beaver Ponds at the 12 mile group picnic area.
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