December 9, 2017
Richard Stevens:
Not one of my best days of birding. Temperatures did reach the high 50s. Winds were 5-6 mph.
I walked the South Platte River Birding Area (Adams) in the morning. Only one of the Barrow's Goldeneyes was found on the Platte River south of 88th avenue.
In the afternoon, I walked the Big Dry Creek Trail (Arapahoe) from Dry Creek to Arapahoe Blvd. On the return trip, I ran into Mary O'Connor who originally found the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
I could not find it. Mary last saw the sapsucker flying up the bike trail heading uphill/west from the blue gray house.
Then I rushed over to Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe) and decided to search for the Common Redpoll I found on 12/7. It was now 4:15 pm and daylight was rapidly fading. The Common Redpoll was not found.
So.........I was walking a deer trail along Cherry Creek just north of the 12-mile beaver pond. Rushing to get back to my car before complete dark, I tripped on a tree root.
Two fractured ribs, a dislocated shoulder and broken wrist later, when getting to the car, I discovered that my car keys had fallen out of my pocket. After waiting for AAA, I eventually got to the ER. Birding can be dangerous?
Richard Stevens:
Not one of my best days of birding. Temperatures did reach the high 50s. Winds were 5-6 mph.
I walked the South Platte River Birding Area (Adams) in the morning. Only one of the Barrow's Goldeneyes was found on the Platte River south of 88th avenue.
In the afternoon, I walked the Big Dry Creek Trail (Arapahoe) from Dry Creek to Arapahoe Blvd. On the return trip, I ran into Mary O'Connor who originally found the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
I could not find it. Mary last saw the sapsucker flying up the bike trail heading uphill/west from the blue gray house.
Then I rushed over to Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe) and decided to search for the Common Redpoll I found on 12/7. It was now 4:15 pm and daylight was rapidly fading. The Common Redpoll was not found.
So.........I was walking a deer trail along Cherry Creek just north of the 12-mile beaver pond. Rushing to get back to my car before complete dark, I tripped on a tree root.
Two fractured ribs, a dislocated shoulder and broken wrist later, when getting to the car, I discovered that my car keys had fallen out of my pocket. After waiting for AAA, I eventually got to the ER. Birding can be dangerous?
1 comment:
I am so sorry to hear of your mishap. I love reading your reports here, so thank you.
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