December 16, 2013
Richard Stevens:
Bryan Ehlmann and I drove around the DIA Owl Loop and area (Adams County) at civil twilight. A Short-eared Owl was observed flying over the airport property at the south end of Gun Club Road (as it runs south from 112th/114th avenue).
We continued south to Aurora Reservoir and walked the 8.9 miles on the bike path circling the lake.
Our Gull Count Included: Glaucous Gull (Mlodinow, 12/15), 2 Great Black-Backed Gull (Mlodinow, 12/15), 6 Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Mlodinow, 11/24) & 10 Thayer's Gulls (Cross, 12/13).
Our afternoon plan was to look for owls (specifically Northern Pygmy-Owls) in Deer Canyon (Jefferson County).
As we passed South Platte Park Reservoir (Arapahoe), we stopped and scoped the lake. The two Long-tailed Ducks swam along the southern end of the lake (below the dam).
We did not find any Northern Pygmy-Owls during a three hour drive/hike around Deer Creek Canyon. A Great Horned Owl called from the Chatfield Reservoir Arboretum.
Richard Stevens:
Bryan Ehlmann and I drove around the DIA Owl Loop and area (Adams County) at civil twilight. A Short-eared Owl was observed flying over the airport property at the south end of Gun Club Road (as it runs south from 112th/114th avenue).
We continued south to Aurora Reservoir and walked the 8.9 miles on the bike path circling the lake.
Our Gull Count Included: Glaucous Gull (Mlodinow, 12/15), 2 Great Black-Backed Gull (Mlodinow, 12/15), 6 Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Mlodinow, 11/24) & 10 Thayer's Gulls (Cross, 12/13).
Our afternoon plan was to look for owls (specifically Northern Pygmy-Owls) in Deer Canyon (Jefferson County).
As we passed South Platte Park Reservoir (Arapahoe), we stopped and scoped the lake. The two Long-tailed Ducks swam along the southern end of the lake (below the dam).
We did not find any Northern Pygmy-Owls during a three hour drive/hike around Deer Creek Canyon. A Great Horned Owl called from the Chatfield Reservoir Arboretum.
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