Sunday, November 3, 2013

Birding Around Denver

November 1, 2013

Richard Stevens:

Rebecca Kosten and I stopped at several birding spots around Denver today.  Winds were calm; temperatures were fantastic in the high 50s.

It took only a few minutes to pick out the Black Scoter and Surf Scoter on Ferril Lake at Denver City Park (Denver County).

We watched the feeders at Red Rocks Park (Jefferson) for about an hour and a half.  Unfortunately, the Golden-crowned Sparrow did not appear.

Only gulls, mostly Ring-billed, were on Lake Ladora at Rocky Mountain Arsenal (Adams County).  Many ducks were on Lower Derby Lake.  Although the numbers were far less than when we found the Black Scoter & Surf Scoter last Sunday (10/27).  The Swamp Sparrow could not be found at Lake Ladora or Marys Lake.

We scoped Barr Lake (Adams) from the boat ramp.  Many Western Grebes, American Coots and a few Pied-billed Grebes were observed.  No loons or jaegers were encountered.

At the feeders behind the Visitor's Center, fourteen White-crowned Sparrows (only 2 adults) were joined by a White-throated Sparrow.  They were last seen moving west down the canal.

We stopped by the flooded field along Tower Road, north of 96th avenue (although not hearing about a Red Phalarope sighting for several days).  We found no Red Phalarope.  The American Avocet count was up to three.  Six Killdeer wandered the shoreline.

No owls appeared along the DIA Owl Loop at sunset.

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