Aurora Reservoir and First Creek

March 6, 2019

Richard Stevens:

High temperature was 39 degrees today.  Winds were 6-7 mph with gusts to 10 mph.

Rebecca and I drove to Aurora Reservoir in the afternoon.  Most of the Lake was snow and ice covered.  The few slivers of open water hosted few waterfowl.  The majority were American Coots with eight Lesser Scaups and six Common Goldeneyes.  The Long-tailed Duck was not spotted as I scoped the Lake five times.

Highlights would be the adult Great Black-backed Gull, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, at least one California Gull and one Herring Gull.

On the way home, we stopped at First Creek and 56th Avenue.  Two Rusty Blackbirds walked the creek just north of the Bridge.

No Short-eared Owls appeared again this evening as we drove the DIA Owl Loop.