I was hoping to see the 3,200 sandhills cranes reportedly flying around here, but I never seem to have that kind of luck. Robin Hoover and I went over to Walden today via Baseline Res. At Baseline we saw the typical Cormorants in the docks and a handful of Pied-Billed Grebes. At Walden's Cottonwood Marsh we saw the same grebes, American Coots, Wigeons and Ring Necked Ducks. At the Bass lake we saw 2 Kingfishers having an argument and then we wrapped around to the bridge going under 75th to find the Dipper. He was there and we got to watch him/her dipping for a bit. We saw another Kingfisher over there as well as a Kestrel (ohhhh) and Red-Tailed Hawk (ahhhh). On the way back cutting through the field of solar panels and walking along the side of Cottonwood Marsh, we saw 8 mountain bluebirds. I was hoping for more, but I was pleased to see the Dipper down here in October :) I am hoping for a flock of cranes on my way to work in the morning :)
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