February 27, 2016
Richard Stevens:
Temperatures reached 70 degrees today. Winds were strong at 12 mph, gusts to 20 mph.
I drove over to Genesee Mountain Park (Jefferson County). Target birds included Williamson's Sapsuckers. However, my early day is 3/20; I did not expect to find one (and did not).
A flock of six male and four female Red Crossbills was south of the group picnic area parking lot. All three nuthatches were eventually encountered. Both Mountain & Black-capped Chickadees were present.
A pair of Hairy Woodpeckers, 4 Downy Woodpeckers and a flock of Pine Siskins were also observed.
Next, I enjoyed the day while watching hundreds of gulls flying around Barr Lake (Adams). No uncommon gulls were among the many Ring-billed Gulls.
Hundreds of Common Mergansers, a dozen Red-breasted Mergansers, dozens of American Coots, hundreds of Northern Shovelers, dozens of Common Goldeneyes and a few Lesser Scaup filled the lake.
Highlight was relocating the Common Loon I first found on 2/20. The loon was still in the southwest quadrant of the lake.
A drive around the DIA Owl Loop did not find any Short-eared Owls this evening.
The lone Burrowing Owl is still at the southwest corner of Trussville Road & 114th Avenue (Denver County). Today is was inside the chain link fence. I parked near the sign for the Denver Water Company and looked back downhill to the southeast.
Richard Stevens:
Temperatures reached 70 degrees today. Winds were strong at 12 mph, gusts to 20 mph.
I drove over to Genesee Mountain Park (Jefferson County). Target birds included Williamson's Sapsuckers. However, my early day is 3/20; I did not expect to find one (and did not).
A flock of six male and four female Red Crossbills was south of the group picnic area parking lot. All three nuthatches were eventually encountered. Both Mountain & Black-capped Chickadees were present.
A pair of Hairy Woodpeckers, 4 Downy Woodpeckers and a flock of Pine Siskins were also observed.
Next, I enjoyed the day while watching hundreds of gulls flying around Barr Lake (Adams). No uncommon gulls were among the many Ring-billed Gulls.
Hundreds of Common Mergansers, a dozen Red-breasted Mergansers, dozens of American Coots, hundreds of Northern Shovelers, dozens of Common Goldeneyes and a few Lesser Scaup filled the lake.
Highlight was relocating the Common Loon I first found on 2/20. The loon was still in the southwest quadrant of the lake.
A drive around the DIA Owl Loop did not find any Short-eared Owls this evening.
The lone Burrowing Owl is still at the southwest corner of Trussville Road & 114th Avenue (Denver County). Today is was inside the chain link fence. I parked near the sign for the Denver Water Company and looked back downhill to the southeast.
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