On this windy day, 10/27, I decided to check lot of lakes and reservoirs in Larimer County. I didn't have to many birds of interest, but the best bird of the day was a Chihuahuan Raven flying over Timnath Reservoir. Yesterday, I checked a few lakes also. Birds and lakes of interest:
10/26 (southwest Loveland) Lonetree Reservoir Lot of grebes and gulls (the later coming to roost), this lake should be checked regularly. Dry Creek Reservoir A ton of diving ducks. I would not be surprised if a scoter or interesting loon shows up here this fall. 10/27 Horseshoe Reservoir Red-breasted Merganser - 1 female (previously reported) Bonaparte's Gull - 1 adult (previously reported) Boyd Lake Common Loon - 2 Fossil Creek Reservoir and Swede Lake Thousands of dabbling ducks, perhaps something rare like a Eurasian Wigeon or American Black Duck will show up here this fall. Timnath Reservoir Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 adults CHIHUAHUAN RAVEN - 1 flew from the east to the west (against the wind) along the south shore. I got it in my scope and it filled up my scope view. When I first saw it I thought it was an American Crow. It had a short, thick bill. The bill had very little (less than 1/4 of the bill) showing beyond the nasal bristles. It had a fairly rounded tail (very slightly wedge shaped). The wings were shorter than and a little wider than I am use to for Common Raven. Unfortunately, if I would have been carrying my camera with me I would have gotten a great photo. Other locations that I checked that didn't have anything of interest: Duck Lake, Strauss Cabin Archery Range Pond, Deadman Lake, Lake Loveland, Donath Reservoir, Cattail Pond, Bud Mielke Reservoir, Ryan's Gulch Reservoir, Lon Hagler Reservoir, Boedecker Reservoir, and Rist Benson Reservoir. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.