December 31, 2014
Richard Stevens:
I drove over to Aurora Reservoir this afternoon, mostly to see conditions after our -8 degree night. The reservoir is 99 percent ice and snow covered. Gull population was way down from last week.
Richard Stevens:
I drove over to Aurora Reservoir this afternoon, mostly to see conditions after our -8 degree night. The reservoir is 99 percent ice and snow covered. Gull population was way down from last week.
A hundred or so were on the snow near the swim beach. This group did include a Thayer's Gull and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. The Lesser Black-backed Gull eventually flew to a larger group below the dam's walkway. It was too far to walk so I could not identify the gulls there. A possible Glaucous Gull was with them, but I did not record it as such.
A ventured west over to Quincy Reservoir. It was snow covered and Gull-less. I did not continue west to Cherry Creek Reservoir in the traffic on the snow covered roads. No Barn Owls were found east of Murphy's Creek (subdivision) at Powhaton and Jewell (Coal Creek riparian area).
A drive around the DIA Owl Loop just before and after sunset did not find any Short-eared Owls.
A ventured west over to Quincy Reservoir. It was snow covered and Gull-less. I did not continue west to Cherry Creek Reservoir in the traffic on the snow covered roads. No Barn Owls were found east of Murphy's Creek (subdivision) at Powhaton and Jewell (Coal Creek riparian area).
A drive around the DIA Owl Loop just before and after sunset did not find any Short-eared Owls.
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