Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Birding Around Boulder County On a Windy Day

April 30, 2014

Richard Stevens:

Rebecca Kosten and I decided to bird in Boulder County today.  Winds were not as strong as yesterday (but still 18 mph, gusts to 27 mph).  Temperatures reached the middle 60s.

A quick detour to Rocky Mountain Lake (Denver County) found the Long-tailed Duck swimming at the north end of the lake.

Winds in Boulder were much faster than Denver.  We eventually found the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Townsend's Warbler, and Plumbeous Vireo reported previously by many birders.

The Summer Tanager and Nashville Warbler escaped us.  The Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Lake # 5 also was a no show.

Traffic forced us to skip returning to Barr Lake (Adams County) to see if the Glossy and White-faced Ibis were still at the field east of 152nd and Picadilly Road.

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