Snow in Denver, Early October Wow

October 10, 2019

Richard Stevens:

After this morning's snow (3-4 inches), the high only reached 27 degrees.  Winds were 14-15 mph with gusts during the snowstorm of 30 mph.  It was 56 degrees colder than yesterday; that is Colorado!

I stayed out of the deep snow and walked the main trail at Barr Lake (Adams).  Most of the leaves were snow covered.  No little birds were observed moving around.

The hundreds of American White Pelicans and Double-crested Cormorants huddled along the shore.  Dozens of Western Grebes swam off shore.  The only shorebirds seen were Killdeer.

Again, no Short-eared Owls appeared along the DIA Owl Loop (Denver/Adams).