January 27, 2014
Richard Stevens:
I had to get out a bird a little bit in spite the snowfall. When I arrived at Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe County), visibility was limited by snow and fog.
Most gulls were on the ice edge that was quite far from the dam. I had to hike about 3/4 mile to the northwest end of the dam to get any look at the gulls.
I could pick out a Glaucous Gull among 100s of Ring-billed Gulls. No Black backed Gulls were out there. Thayer's Gulls and Iceland Gulls would have required a much better view to identify.
A Northern Harrier flew across the road as I drove through the DIA Owl Loop. Again, visibility was limited. Roads were starting to get a coating of ice.
Richard Stevens:
I had to get out a bird a little bit in spite the snowfall. When I arrived at Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe County), visibility was limited by snow and fog.
Most gulls were on the ice edge that was quite far from the dam. I had to hike about 3/4 mile to the northwest end of the dam to get any look at the gulls.
I could pick out a Glaucous Gull among 100s of Ring-billed Gulls. No Black backed Gulls were out there. Thayer's Gulls and Iceland Gulls would have required a much better view to identify.
A Northern Harrier flew across the road as I drove through the DIA Owl Loop. Again, visibility was limited. Roads were starting to get a coating of ice.
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