October 30, 2017
Richard Stevens:
Temperatures barely reached 39 degrees. Winds were 6-7 mph with gusts to 12 mph. It was cold!
Most Colorado Murrelet sightings are recorded in late October or early November and after a snowstorm. The majority of Murrelet sightings are from Chatfield Reservoir. I headed down to Chatfield Reservoir (Jefferson/Douglas) about two hours before sunrise.
My first stop was Deer Creek west of Chatfield Reservoir. I walked Deer Creek Road from just west of the Denver Botanic Gardens to Spring Valley Park. No Northern Pygmy-Owls was found.
Then I hiked the Chatfield Reservoir dam from the upper parking area to Plum Creek Delta. Western Grebes were the majority birds on the lake. No Murrelets, Loons or scoters were found.
I drove through Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe) on the way home. The Common Loon and Bonaparte's Gull were still there. No scoters or the Red-necked Grebe could be located.
A brief stop at Barr Lake (Adams County) did not relocate the Winter Wren I found yesterday.
Richard Stevens:
Temperatures barely reached 39 degrees. Winds were 6-7 mph with gusts to 12 mph. It was cold!
Most Colorado Murrelet sightings are recorded in late October or early November and after a snowstorm. The majority of Murrelet sightings are from Chatfield Reservoir. I headed down to Chatfield Reservoir (Jefferson/Douglas) about two hours before sunrise.
My first stop was Deer Creek west of Chatfield Reservoir. I walked Deer Creek Road from just west of the Denver Botanic Gardens to Spring Valley Park. No Northern Pygmy-Owls was found.
Then I hiked the Chatfield Reservoir dam from the upper parking area to Plum Creek Delta. Western Grebes were the majority birds on the lake. No Murrelets, Loons or scoters were found.
I drove through Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe) on the way home. The Common Loon and Bonaparte's Gull were still there. No scoters or the Red-necked Grebe could be located.
A brief stop at Barr Lake (Adams County) did not relocate the Winter Wren I found yesterday.
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