February 9, 2019
Richard Stevens:
High temperature was 48 degrees. Winds were brisk 8-9 mph with gusts to 24 mph.
Staying away from Denver traffic I took back roads to Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe).
A brief stop at the 56th avenue bridge over First Creek found the four Rusty Blackbirds walking along the east fork of the Creek.
Then I walked into Aurora Reservoir from the southern entrance off East Southshore Parkway. It is about a 1.5 mile walk to the mouth of Senac Cove.
The Long-tailed Duck was swimming approximately 40 yards off the mouth of the Cove.
Hundreds of gulls stood on the ice shelf. Two adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls stood out among the many Ring-billed Gulls.
The large white Gull swam about 60 yards off Senac Cove. It is all white with a pink bill and black tip. It appears to be a juvenile Glaucous Gull.
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