October 19, 2013
Richard Stevens:
This afternoon, Rebecca Kosten and I enjoyed the fabulous Colorado fall day with a birding trip around Denver. Winds were mild; high temperature was around 60 degrees.
We stopped at Rocky Mountain Lake (Denver County) and found the immature/female Surf Scoter in about two minutes! I believe it was a first county sighting for both of us.
Next, we continued to Lakewood where we found Knudsen getting his mail. He had not seen the Lewis's Woodpecker since last Wednesday (10/16). It saved us the time of waiting for a bird that surely was not going to show.
Our final stop was Chatfield Reservoir (Jefferson/Douglas Counties). We scoped the lake from the top of the dam (my preferred vantage point). The Pomarine Jaeger flew around several times.
To our surprise, a Red-necked Grebe was in the middle of a raft of Western Grebes! This could possibly be the same bird that Jacob Washburn found at Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe) last Monday (10/14).
We could not pick out a Sabine's Gull or Bonaparte's Gull. A previously reported Common Loon was not found either.
A drive down Deer Creek Canyon Road did not find any Northern Pygmy-Owls are traditional locations.
Richard Stevens:
This afternoon, Rebecca Kosten and I enjoyed the fabulous Colorado fall day with a birding trip around Denver. Winds were mild; high temperature was around 60 degrees.
We stopped at Rocky Mountain Lake (Denver County) and found the immature/female Surf Scoter in about two minutes! I believe it was a first county sighting for both of us.
Next, we continued to Lakewood where we found Knudsen getting his mail. He had not seen the Lewis's Woodpecker since last Wednesday (10/16). It saved us the time of waiting for a bird that surely was not going to show.
Our final stop was Chatfield Reservoir (Jefferson/Douglas Counties). We scoped the lake from the top of the dam (my preferred vantage point). The Pomarine Jaeger flew around several times.
To our surprise, a Red-necked Grebe was in the middle of a raft of Western Grebes! This could possibly be the same bird that Jacob Washburn found at Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe) last Monday (10/14).
We could not pick out a Sabine's Gull or Bonaparte's Gull. A previously reported Common Loon was not found either.
A drive down Deer Creek Canyon Road did not find any Northern Pygmy-Owls are traditional locations.
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