August 13, 2009
Richard Stevens:
It was a resting day after weeks of hiking and birding!
I enjoyed a casual drive around the DIA Owl Loop, hoping to find one of the McCown's Longspurs reported recently. Unfortunately, our total bird count (not including the 14 Burrowing Owls) was just 3 Horned Larks. Winds were steady at 14 mph with gusts to 23 mph; not helpful in a hunt for birds that prefer to stay on the ground.
Afterwards, we drove through Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe). No birds were around the southwest marina (poles circling the area). One Herring Gull was on the southeast sand spit. While watching the Gull, I noticed a small tern circling overhead. It turned out to be a Common Tern!
After dark I tried to get a response to a Great Horned Owl recording at the Campgrounds and the woods west of the Shop Creek Trail. No luck, I have not heard an owl at the State Park in months.
Richard Stevens:
It was a resting day after weeks of hiking and birding!
I enjoyed a casual drive around the DIA Owl Loop, hoping to find one of the McCown's Longspurs reported recently. Unfortunately, our total bird count (not including the 14 Burrowing Owls) was just 3 Horned Larks. Winds were steady at 14 mph with gusts to 23 mph; not helpful in a hunt for birds that prefer to stay on the ground.
Afterwards, we drove through Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe). No birds were around the southwest marina (poles circling the area). One Herring Gull was on the southeast sand spit. While watching the Gull, I noticed a small tern circling overhead. It turned out to be a Common Tern!
After dark I tried to get a response to a Great Horned Owl recording at the Campgrounds and the woods west of the Shop Creek Trail. No luck, I have not heard an owl at the State Park in months.
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