Sunday, January 22, 2012

Beautiful Winter Day Around Denver

January 21, 2012

Richard Stevens:

Plans today were for a short birding day. We drove to Denver City Park to search for a Barrow's Goldeneye reported yesterday. While we did see the Long-tailed Duck, none of the Goldeneyes swimming around could be called a Barrow's Goldeneye.

We decided to drive to Golden for lunch. My favorite restaurant was closed "out of business, guess I did not go there enough).

We passed within a mile or two of Dinosaur Ridge; of course, we had to stop and attempt to see the Greater Roadrunner. It did not show up during the hour stop.

We drove through Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe) on our way to the Barr Lake area. While watching 27 Mule Deer right next to the main park road, a Great Horned Owl flew across "old parker road". A second one followed. It was great to know that some Great Horned Owls are still in the park. Let us hope they nest successfully!

No owls were found along the DIA Owl Loop this evening. However, the sunset was spectacular!

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