December 13, 2019
Richard Stevens:
High temperature was 46 degrees today. Winds were strong at 14-15 mph with gusts to 22 mph.
Rebecca and I had business in downtown Denver. Later on, we decided to attempt for a better photo of the Varied Thrush near Carmody Park.
Friday the thirteenth was not bad for us. The Varied Thrush appeared less than 30 seconds after I turned off the car at the Hoyt Street cul-de-sac. It came to the birdbath and then flew into the tall pine tree. Later it landed in the tree with the red can (behind the Pine).
When the Thrush tried to return to the birdbath, two Blue Jays kept scaring it away. After the third attempt, the Thrush flew north into the yard of the yellow house.
We debated on whether to continue south to South Platte Park Reservoir (Long-tailed Ducks & Black Scoter) and Chatfield Reservoir (White-winged Scoter). Traffic was horrible; we decided to head for home instead.
As we passed through Cherry Creek State Park (Arapahoe), I scoped the Lake from the southwestern boat ramp. A dark duck caught my eye. It turned out to be an adult White-winged Scoter. Anyone see the White-winged Scoter at Chatfield Reservoir today? Perhaps this was the same bird.
We drove around to Pelican Point where only White-cheeked Geese and Ring-billed Gulls were. No Pelicans were among them.
While scoping the swim beach from the Dixon Grove parking area, Rebecca noticed two large white birds just off the southern end of the parking area. They turned out to be two Tundra Swans!
Either many Tundra Swans have passed through the State Park in recent days, or these two come, go each evening, and depart in the early morning hours?
Richard Stevens:
High temperature was 46 degrees today. Winds were strong at 14-15 mph with gusts to 22 mph.
Rebecca and I had business in downtown Denver. Later on, we decided to attempt for a better photo of the Varied Thrush near Carmody Park.
Friday the thirteenth was not bad for us. The Varied Thrush appeared less than 30 seconds after I turned off the car at the Hoyt Street cul-de-sac. It came to the birdbath and then flew into the tall pine tree. Later it landed in the tree with the red can (behind the Pine).
When the Thrush tried to return to the birdbath, two Blue Jays kept scaring it away. After the third attempt, the Thrush flew north into the yard of the yellow house.
We debated on whether to continue south to South Platte Park Reservoir (Long-tailed Ducks & Black Scoter) and Chatfield Reservoir (White-winged Scoter). Traffic was horrible; we decided to head for home instead.
As we passed through Cherry Creek State Park (Arapahoe), I scoped the Lake from the southwestern boat ramp. A dark duck caught my eye. It turned out to be an adult White-winged Scoter. Anyone see the White-winged Scoter at Chatfield Reservoir today? Perhaps this was the same bird.
We drove around to Pelican Point where only White-cheeked Geese and Ring-billed Gulls were. No Pelicans were among them.
While scoping the swim beach from the Dixon Grove parking area, Rebecca noticed two large white birds just off the southern end of the parking area. They turned out to be two Tundra Swans!
Either many Tundra Swans have passed through the State Park in recent days, or these two come, go each evening, and depart in the early morning hours?
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