December 15, 2017
Richard Stevens:
The CoBus group down to five and eight feeder watchers conducted the fourteenth Sterling Christmas Count today. Temperatures reached a nice 55 degrees. Winds were 7 mph with gusts to 14 mph. What a pleasant Colorado fall day!
Total: 87 species (full list January 2018 "Colorado Field Notes")
Highlights:
++Sterling Reservoir
Northern Mockingbird (Norm Lewis) first 12/20
Common Redpoll (30) (Bill Kaempfer/CoBus group) (first 12/14) 1; last 12/15
Greater White-fronted Goose (Leon Moore/CoBus group) (first 12/14) last 12/15
Bonaparte's Gull (CoBus group) last 12/15
Harris's Sparrow (CoBus group) first 12/15
++Overland Park
Common Redpoll (2) (CoBus group) first 12/15
++Bravo Wildlife Area
Red-bellied Woodpecker (CoBus Group) first 12/15
Eastern Bluebird (2) (CoBus group) first 12/15
Eastern Screech-Owl (CoBus group) first 12/15
++Knudson Wildlife Area
Red-bellied Woodpecker (CoBus group) first 12/15
++Pioneer Park
Eastern Screech-Owl (CoBus group) last 12/15
I passed on the Sterling Christmas Count and had returned to Denver last night.
It was 60 degrees in Parker. Winds were 8 mph with gusts to 14 mph.
If had known about the Snowy Owl north of Fort Morgan a detour would have been worthwhile.
In the afternoon, I tried to update some sightings. Neither the Adams nor Denver Counties Harris's Sparrows were found along the First Creek trail. Nor was the Common Loon or Swan at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
Aurora Reservoir was more exciting. The pair of White-winged Scoters was directly east of the upper swim beach parking area, albeit quite far away. The pair of Long-tailed Ducks was at the mouth of Senac Cove. Two Greater Scaup were below the northwestern corner of the dam.
No geese were on the Twenty-mile Pond in Parker nor were they at nearby Salisbury Equestrian Park (Douglas). Too many dog walkers were around. I scoped the City of Parker land from the northeast corner of Salisbury Equestrian Park and found the Brant.
Richard Stevens:
The CoBus group down to five and eight feeder watchers conducted the fourteenth Sterling Christmas Count today. Temperatures reached a nice 55 degrees. Winds were 7 mph with gusts to 14 mph. What a pleasant Colorado fall day!
Total: 87 species (full list January 2018 "Colorado Field Notes")
Highlights:
++Sterling Reservoir
Northern Mockingbird (Norm Lewis) first 12/20
Common Redpoll (30) (Bill Kaempfer/CoBus group) (first 12/14) 1; last 12/15
Greater White-fronted Goose (Leon Moore/CoBus group) (first 12/14) last 12/15
Bonaparte's Gull (CoBus group) last 12/15
Harris's Sparrow (CoBus group) first 12/15
++Overland Park
Common Redpoll (2) (CoBus group) first 12/15
++Bravo Wildlife Area
Red-bellied Woodpecker (CoBus Group) first 12/15
Eastern Bluebird (2) (CoBus group) first 12/15
Eastern Screech-Owl (CoBus group) first 12/15
++Knudson Wildlife Area
Red-bellied Woodpecker (CoBus group) first 12/15
++Pioneer Park
Eastern Screech-Owl (CoBus group) last 12/15
I passed on the Sterling Christmas Count and had returned to Denver last night.
It was 60 degrees in Parker. Winds were 8 mph with gusts to 14 mph.
If had known about the Snowy Owl north of Fort Morgan a detour would have been worthwhile.
In the afternoon, I tried to update some sightings. Neither the Adams nor Denver Counties Harris's Sparrows were found along the First Creek trail. Nor was the Common Loon or Swan at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
Aurora Reservoir was more exciting. The pair of White-winged Scoters was directly east of the upper swim beach parking area, albeit quite far away. The pair of Long-tailed Ducks was at the mouth of Senac Cove. Two Greater Scaup were below the northwestern corner of the dam.
No geese were on the Twenty-mile Pond in Parker nor were they at nearby Salisbury Equestrian Park (Douglas). Too many dog walkers were around. I scoped the City of Parker land from the northeast corner of Salisbury Equestrian Park and found the Brant.
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