February 18, 2016
Richard Stevens:
What another fantastic winter day. Temperatures set a new record at 73 degrees. While winds were calm before noon, anemometer readings achieved 22 mph, gusts to 38 mph in the afternoon.
I went exploring for gulls to test my new scope. Would not you know it; gulls were scarce.
Only a hundred or so were dispersed around Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe). I did see a beautiful adult Thayer's Gull off the southwest boat ramp. My old Nikon scope would not have been powerful enough to allow for identifying looks.
Less than two dozen Ring-billed Gull stood on the ice at Quincy Reservoir (Arapahoe). No other species were in the group.
Less than one hundred gulls were scattered around Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe). Again, I was able to pick out an adult Thayer's Gull as the only uncommon Gull among them.
No Short-eared Owls appeared along the DIA Owl Loop (Adams/Denver) on the drive home. The Burrowing Owl was again at the southwest corner of Trussville Street & 114th Avenue!
Richard Stevens:
What another fantastic winter day. Temperatures set a new record at 73 degrees. While winds were calm before noon, anemometer readings achieved 22 mph, gusts to 38 mph in the afternoon.
I went exploring for gulls to test my new scope. Would not you know it; gulls were scarce.
Only a hundred or so were dispersed around Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe). I did see a beautiful adult Thayer's Gull off the southwest boat ramp. My old Nikon scope would not have been powerful enough to allow for identifying looks.
Less than two dozen Ring-billed Gull stood on the ice at Quincy Reservoir (Arapahoe). No other species were in the group.
Less than one hundred gulls were scattered around Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe). Again, I was able to pick out an adult Thayer's Gull as the only uncommon Gull among them.
No Short-eared Owls appeared along the DIA Owl Loop (Adams/Denver) on the drive home. The Burrowing Owl was again at the southwest corner of Trussville Street & 114th Avenue!
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