Greetings All,
I spent three hours bopping around e. Boulder and a bit of w. Weld County today. The highlight was 4 GREAT EGRETS in a GB Heron rookery on County Rd 7 just n of Hwy 119 (w. of I-25). If you go north on 7, the rookery is to your left about 1/4 to 1/2 mile off just before road turns sharply right. I counted 67 GB Herons (didn't count number of nests). Two of the Great Egrets were positioning sticks in a nest (one nest). I also had 46 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS with 239 Commons on Terry Lake in Boulder Co. These were seen from the east side on a road marked "private" leading to several houses. There is no "No Tresspassing" sign. When I was there a week ago, I had a short pleasant chat with one homeowner, but today was run off, rather rudely, by a woman who lives there.... despite many obsequious gestures on my part. Alas. Finally, 19 GREATER YELLOWLEGS at Hamm Ponds/Natural Area (in Boulder County) across County Line Road from Union Res shows the great shorebird potential this spot has at the moment. There was also a slightly early, basic-plumaged, BONAPARTE'S GULL there. Cheers Steven Mlodinow Longmont -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@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.
