A Slow Birding Day Around Denver

April 29, 2019

Richard Stevens:

It was a slow birding day as I tried to relocate some of the birds on the west side of Denver.  Having a snowstorm roll in the afternoon did not aid matters.  High temperature today was only 42 degrees; that is 36 degrees colder than yesterday.  Winds were 8-9 mph with gusts to 18 mph.

My day started at Barr Lake (Adams) where a Black-throated Gray Warbler was fluttering about just northeast of the Visitor's Center footbridge.  

However, it was a day of misses.  The Glossy Ibis at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt (Jefferson) appeared to have moved on to better places.

No shorebirds walked around Clear Creek Valley Park (Jefferson).

No Nashville Warbler was found at Harriman Lake Park (Jefferson).

My only highlight was the Neotropic Cormorant remaining at Hines Lake, Robert A. Easton Regional Park.

Marston Reservoir (Denver) had few gulls and no uncommon birds.

Visibility declined in the afternoon and I gave up on searching for birds on Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe).

With snowstorms moving into Colorado in the next few days, I was happy that this week's grouse trip was canceled.