Monday, November 16, 2009

Another Cherry Creek Reservoir Visit

November 15, 2009

Richard Stevens:

Rebecca Kosten and I went over to Barr Lake (Adams). The two Common Loons and two Bonaparte's Gulls were still there. Several dozen Great-tailed Grackles were south of the Tree Nursery at Picadilly Road and 152nd Avenue.

We returned to Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe) to try to photograph the Mew Gull found yesterday. There was quite a ruckus in the water just east of the Dam's Tower parking area. Hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls, a dozen California Gulls, and the Mew Gull were attacking a school of fish.

Two Common Loons were off the Bird Platform at the Cottonwood Creek Loop. Ten or so Bonaparte's Gulls flew around the eastern side of the lake.

At least 90 American White Pelicans and a dozen Double-crested Cormorants remain at the lake. It is getting pretty late for them to hang around. Western Grebes, Eared Grebes, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Ring-necked Ducks, Redheads, Common Goldeneyes, and a few Canvasbacks were also counted.

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