February 8, 2014
Richard Stevens:
Rebecca and I were looking to get out in the sun and decided to see if the three Long-tailed Ducks were still at South Platte Park Reservoir.
Temperatures reached into the high 50s. Winds started out at 14 mph; by 3:00 pm, flags were limp.
We stopped at South Platte Park Reservoir (Arapahoe County) where perhaps 10 percent was open water. I counted 7+ Greater Scaup among many Lesser Scaup, Redheads, Common Mergansers, many Red-breasted Mergansers, and Common Goldeneyes.
Farther west the largest group of Herring Gulls I have ever observed in Colorado. Many Ring-billed Gulls were also there. The highlight was a smaller pink legged Gull among the Herring Gulls. An adult Thayer's Gull posed for photos!
After leaving South Platte Park Reservoir (Arapahoe County), I drove over to Redstone Park (Douglas County). To the birders at South Platte Park Reservoir who had spent three hours missing the Brant in Chatfield State Park, sorry I did not take down your cell phone number. I figured the ball fields at Redstone Park were snow covered and no geese would be there. That was the case; however, as we left the park I noticed 20+ White-cheeked Geese feeding on the median in Town Center Drive (across from the park entrance). A small goose with them........the Brant!
Richard Stevens:
Rebecca and I were looking to get out in the sun and decided to see if the three Long-tailed Ducks were still at South Platte Park Reservoir.
Temperatures reached into the high 50s. Winds started out at 14 mph; by 3:00 pm, flags were limp.
We stopped at South Platte Park Reservoir (Arapahoe County) where perhaps 10 percent was open water. I counted 7+ Greater Scaup among many Lesser Scaup, Redheads, Common Mergansers, many Red-breasted Mergansers, and Common Goldeneyes.
Farther west the largest group of Herring Gulls I have ever observed in Colorado. Many Ring-billed Gulls were also there. The highlight was a smaller pink legged Gull among the Herring Gulls. An adult Thayer's Gull posed for photos!
After leaving South Platte Park Reservoir (Arapahoe County), I drove over to Redstone Park (Douglas County). To the birders at South Platte Park Reservoir who had spent three hours missing the Brant in Chatfield State Park, sorry I did not take down your cell phone number. I figured the ball fields at Redstone Park were snow covered and no geese would be there. That was the case; however, as we left the park I noticed 20+ White-cheeked Geese feeding on the median in Town Center Drive (across from the park entrance). A small goose with them........the Brant!
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