November 9, 2014
Richard Stevens:
I birded most of the day a Jackson Reservoir (Morgan County). Temperatures reached the middle 60s. Winds were mild in the morning and calm in the afternoon.
It was somewhat strange. In the morning, I found the previously reported Red-throated Loon, a Pacific Loon and two Common Loons.
Then I spent a couple of hours walking around the western Campgrounds. Eventually five Long-eared Owls were observed (may or may have a witness shot to put on the Colorado Birding Society's website, I have many photos from past visits to Jackson Reservoir and try not to disturb the Long-eared Owls by getting additional photos).
American Robins numbered at least 300. A possible glimpse of a Varied Thrush kept my attention. Over the next hour and a half, I tried to relocate the possible Varied Thrush, however was not successful. The "Varied Thrush" and many Robins were between the Pelican Campgrounds and the cattail marsh to the south.
Next, I walked the dam looking unsuccessfully for the Black Scoters reported yesterday. The strange part was that I was not able to relocate the Common Loons and Red-throated Loon found early in the morning. They usually do not fly away in the middle of the day? The lake is a big place; perhaps I just missed them from my vantage point?
Gulls included a Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, California Gulls and many Ring-billed Gulls.
Richard Stevens:
I birded most of the day a Jackson Reservoir (Morgan County). Temperatures reached the middle 60s. Winds were mild in the morning and calm in the afternoon.
It was somewhat strange. In the morning, I found the previously reported Red-throated Loon, a Pacific Loon and two Common Loons.
Then I spent a couple of hours walking around the western Campgrounds. Eventually five Long-eared Owls were observed (may or may have a witness shot to put on the Colorado Birding Society's website, I have many photos from past visits to Jackson Reservoir and try not to disturb the Long-eared Owls by getting additional photos).
American Robins numbered at least 300. A possible glimpse of a Varied Thrush kept my attention. Over the next hour and a half, I tried to relocate the possible Varied Thrush, however was not successful. The "Varied Thrush" and many Robins were between the Pelican Campgrounds and the cattail marsh to the south.
Next, I walked the dam looking unsuccessfully for the Black Scoters reported yesterday. The strange part was that I was not able to relocate the Common Loons and Red-throated Loon found early in the morning. They usually do not fly away in the middle of the day? The lake is a big place; perhaps I just missed them from my vantage point?
Gulls included a Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, California Gulls and many Ring-billed Gulls.
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