Brief Stop at Cherry Creek Reservoir

September 15, 2019

Richard Stevens:

Hot temperatures returned with a high of 90 degrees.  Winds were 8-9 mph with gusts to 14 mph.

On the way to dinner, Rebecca and I stopped at Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe).  We spotted the two Sabine's Gulls that have been around since Friday (9/13).  They flew around the southeastern end of the Lake eventually landing off Pelican Point.

Few birds other than Black-billed Magpies were encountered.  Two Vesper Sparrows were on the road at the Lake Loop drive.  A couple of Snowy Egrets stood on the willows at the Cottonwood Creek Wetlands.  Hundreds of American White Pelicans stood at the southeastern corner of the lake.