January 20, 2020
Richard Stevens:
High temperature was 49 degrees today. Winds were 8-9 mph with gusts to 14 mph.
I headed back to Adams County this morning. The Long-tailed Duck was back on Gravel Lakes. The pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes was still on the South Platte River (upstream of the green/white tower).
The adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was back on Lake Ladora, Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
By the time I reached Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe) it was 3:00 pm. Hundreds of White-cheeked Geese stood on the ice or swam on the Lake. It was close to impossible to pick out any waterfowl among the geese.
Aurora Reservoir is increasingly becoming ice covered. The open water areas were more north and west than a couple of days ago.
Gulls were closer. I found two Lesser Black-backed Gulls and one Iceland Gull on the ice.
No Short-eared Owls could be found along the DIA Owl Loop this evening.
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