Thursday, July 10, 2014

Search for Cherry Creek Reservoir Owls and Return to DIA Owl Loop

July 9, 2014

Richard Stevens:

I headed south to Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe County) to search for the owls that Jerry Petrosky found on his 3-Owl day (7/5/2014).  I was not able to find the Eastern Screech-Owl or Long-eared Owl.  The Great Horned Owl was along the asphalt path running south to north, west of the Pipeline Trail (formerly the Shop Creek Trail).

The rest of the reservoir was slow; just the usual summer suspects wandered around the lake.  Temperatures were in the low 90s and it was overcast.

The last hour of daylight, I drove the DIA Owl Loop.  Neither yesterday's Long-billed Curlew nor Short-eared Owl was relocated.   I did again count 11 Burrowing Owls along Quency Street.  Yesterday's Lark Bunting and Blue Grosbeak were not found.

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