February 28, 2015
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Hello cobirders;
This afternoon (2/28), I scoped gulls at Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe) for three hours. First, I took 523 photos of the tens of hundreds of gulls at the southwest corner. It will take a day or two to examine all those photos. Not all photos will be great; however, they are quite adequate to identify the birds.
Gulls identified in the three hours included:
Lesser Black-backed Gull (at least three, could have been six)
Thayer's Gulls (at least three)
Iceland Gull (1)
California Gulls (dozens)
Herring Gulls (dozens)
Ring-billed Gulls (hundreds)
Mew Gull (1)
I stayed from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm when the sun disappeared behind clouds.
It was a great afternoon to study various ages. Four or five gulls were quite interesting and not yet Identified.
3/1; 2:00 am; Bryan and I just returned from owling in White Ranch and Golden Gate Canyon State Park (Jefferson County). We found two Northern Pygmy-Owls on this rather cold night (9 degrees).
While the night was cold, winds were calm. One could hear a pin drop (not common this time of winter in this area where winds are usually 15+ mph). One each Northern Pygmy-Owl at White Ranch and Golden Gate Canyon State Park (both Jefferson County).
Continued Good Birding!
Directions to birding spots on CoBus website:
http://coloradobirdingsociety. net16.net
Richard Stevens; Director, Colorado Birding Society
Denver, Colorado
Contact CoBus/Report Interesting Birds: 303-324-7994
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Hello cobirders;
This afternoon (2/28), I scoped gulls at Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe) for three hours. First, I took 523 photos of the tens of hundreds of gulls at the southwest corner. It will take a day or two to examine all those photos. Not all photos will be great; however, they are quite adequate to identify the birds.
Gulls identified in the three hours included:
Lesser Black-backed Gull (at least three, could have been six)
Thayer's Gulls (at least three)
Iceland Gull (1)
California Gulls (dozens)
Herring Gulls (dozens)
Ring-billed Gulls (hundreds)
Mew Gull (1)
I stayed from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm when the sun disappeared behind clouds.
It was a great afternoon to study various ages. Four or five gulls were quite interesting and not yet Identified.
3/1; 2:00 am; Bryan and I just returned from owling in White Ranch and Golden Gate Canyon State Park (Jefferson County). We found two Northern Pygmy-Owls on this rather cold night (9 degrees).
While the night was cold, winds were calm. One could hear a pin drop (not common this time of winter in this area where winds are usually 15+ mph). One each Northern Pygmy-Owl at White Ranch and Golden Gate Canyon State Park (both Jefferson County).
Continued Good Birding!
Directions to birding spots on CoBus website:
http://coloradobirdingsociety. net16.net
Richard Stevens; Director, Colorado Birding Society
Denver, Colorado
Contact CoBus/Report Interesting Birds: 303-324-7994
Subscribe to "cobirders" by sending blank email to:
cobirders-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Read "cobirders" at:
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