January 8, 2010
Richard Stevens:
Early in the morning, Rebecca Kosten and I drove up to the South Platte River at 88th Avenue. (Adams County) The two young Long-tailed Duck were still on the northern West Gravel Lake. The winter female was on East Gravel Lakes.
We drove over to Red Rocks Park (Jefferson) to meet Mike Henwood who had found my lens cleaning kit at Valmont Reservoir (Legion Park) earlier in the week. We quick search allowed us to see both the Golden-crowned Sparrow and the Chipping Sparrow among many Dark-eyed Juncos and Western Scrub-Jays.
After lunch, we had to pass 88th Avenue and the Platte again. Of course, I stopped to see if the light was better for photographs. This time I was only sure of one juvenile Long-tailed Duck on West Gravel Lake. It could be that their dives were timed so only one surfaced at a time? I could not be sure there was more than one.
We walked over to East Gravel Lake to see if the second juvenile Long-tailed Duck had moved there. The adult female was there; no juvenile was found. We did not take the time to hike down the Platte River to search for additional Long-tailed Ducks or the Barrow's Goldeneyes.
At least half a dozen Great-tailed Grackles were around the cattle pens south of the Tree Nursery at 152nd Avenue and Picadilly Road. Dozens of Eurasian Collared-Doves also, if anyone is interested. One day I counted 107 Eurasian Collared-Doves around the cattle pens.
Richard Stevens:
Early in the morning, Rebecca Kosten and I drove up to the South Platte River at 88th Avenue. (Adams County) The two young Long-tailed Duck were still on the northern West Gravel Lake. The winter female was on East Gravel Lakes.
We drove over to Red Rocks Park (Jefferson) to meet Mike Henwood who had found my lens cleaning kit at Valmont Reservoir (Legion Park) earlier in the week. We quick search allowed us to see both the Golden-crowned Sparrow and the Chipping Sparrow among many Dark-eyed Juncos and Western Scrub-Jays.
After lunch, we had to pass 88th Avenue and the Platte again. Of course, I stopped to see if the light was better for photographs. This time I was only sure of one juvenile Long-tailed Duck on West Gravel Lake. It could be that their dives were timed so only one surfaced at a time? I could not be sure there was more than one.
We walked over to East Gravel Lake to see if the second juvenile Long-tailed Duck had moved there. The adult female was there; no juvenile was found. We did not take the time to hike down the Platte River to search for additional Long-tailed Ducks or the Barrow's Goldeneyes.
At least half a dozen Great-tailed Grackles were around the cattle pens south of the Tree Nursery at 152nd Avenue and Picadilly Road. Dozens of Eurasian Collared-Doves also, if anyone is interested. One day I counted 107 Eurasian Collared-Doves around the cattle pens.
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