August 12, 2012
Richard Stevens:
Rebecca and I went near Cherry Creek Reservoir on Sunday to eat at one of our favorite restaurants.
Afterwards we drove through the State Park to search for the possible Red-necked Phalarope reported on Saturday. We did not find any shorebirds. There were more people and boats than I believe I have ever seen there at one time. Last weekend of summer before school starts? Three Snowy Egrets were at the newly renovated Cottonwood Creek marsh.
We returned home by way of Aurora Reservoir. Few interesting birds flew around the southern end. A Say's Phoebe was a highlight.
Then we took Aurora Parkway to Gun Club Road. We have been monitoring a pair of Burrowing Owls nesting in a nearby field. The location was not revealed because it was close to a public road and we did not want the birds disturbed.
A few interesting birds were nearby. A Sage Thrasher was just west of 6th Parkway and Gun Club Road. A Say's Phoebe flew around a little farther west toward the Colorado Transportation Building (Toll Road Office). A Northern Mockingbird flew around north of Gun Club Road and 6th Parkway. Then a Burrowing Owl flew up on a telephone wire at 0.4 miles south of Colfax Avenue and Gun Club Road (north of same intersection above).
At 3:00 am, Rebecca and I went out to look at the meteor shower. It was partly cloudy and we had to drive east to Banner Lakes Wildlife Area to find a clear sky. From 4:00 to 5:30 am, we heard American Coots, a Virginia Rail and a Great Horned Owl at Banner Lakes Wildlife Area.
A drive around the DIA Owl Loop just before sunrise did not find any Short-eared Owls. Half a dozen Burrowing Owls were at the prairie dog town at 3.4 miles east of Tower Road and 96th avenue.
Richard Stevens:
Rebecca and I went near Cherry Creek Reservoir on Sunday to eat at one of our favorite restaurants.
Afterwards we drove through the State Park to search for the possible Red-necked Phalarope reported on Saturday. We did not find any shorebirds. There were more people and boats than I believe I have ever seen there at one time. Last weekend of summer before school starts? Three Snowy Egrets were at the newly renovated Cottonwood Creek marsh.
We returned home by way of Aurora Reservoir. Few interesting birds flew around the southern end. A Say's Phoebe was a highlight.
Then we took Aurora Parkway to Gun Club Road. We have been monitoring a pair of Burrowing Owls nesting in a nearby field. The location was not revealed because it was close to a public road and we did not want the birds disturbed.
A few interesting birds were nearby. A Sage Thrasher was just west of 6th Parkway and Gun Club Road. A Say's Phoebe flew around a little farther west toward the Colorado Transportation Building (Toll Road Office). A Northern Mockingbird flew around north of Gun Club Road and 6th Parkway. Then a Burrowing Owl flew up on a telephone wire at 0.4 miles south of Colfax Avenue and Gun Club Road (north of same intersection above).
At 3:00 am, Rebecca and I went out to look at the meteor shower. It was partly cloudy and we had to drive east to Banner Lakes Wildlife Area to find a clear sky. From 4:00 to 5:30 am, we heard American Coots, a Virginia Rail and a Great Horned Owl at Banner Lakes Wildlife Area.
A drive around the DIA Owl Loop just before sunrise did not find any Short-eared Owls. Half a dozen Burrowing Owls were at the prairie dog town at 3.4 miles east of Tower Road and 96th avenue.
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