November 16, 2014
Richard Stevens:
I returned to Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe County) hoping that the uncommon birds were closer to shore today. Temperatures were in the low 30s; winds were 10+ mph again. It felt cold!
Unfortunately birds were again quite far from shore. I did see three Surf Scoters, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, five Thayer's Gulls, a Bonaparte's Gull, a Greater White-fronted Goose among thousands of White-cheeked Geese, and the Common Loon.
Later I dropped by Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe). Conditions were a little better than previous visits. Temperatures were in the high 20s; winds were 6 mph. At least the air above the lake was mist/fog free.
I relocated two Common Loons and 14+ Bonaparte's Gulls. Eared Grebes numbered in the hundreds. Western Grebe count was less than a couple of dozen. The Red-throated Loon and Pacific Loons appeared to have moved on to elsewhere?
Richard Stevens:
I returned to Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe County) hoping that the uncommon birds were closer to shore today. Temperatures were in the low 30s; winds were 10+ mph again. It felt cold!
Unfortunately birds were again quite far from shore. I did see three Surf Scoters, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, five Thayer's Gulls, a Bonaparte's Gull, a Greater White-fronted Goose among thousands of White-cheeked Geese, and the Common Loon.
Later I dropped by Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe). Conditions were a little better than previous visits. Temperatures were in the high 20s; winds were 6 mph. At least the air above the lake was mist/fog free.
I relocated two Common Loons and 14+ Bonaparte's Gulls. Eared Grebes numbered in the hundreds. Western Grebe count was less than a couple of dozen. The Red-throated Loon and Pacific Loons appeared to have moved on to elsewhere?
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