Last week end I crused past Union Reservoir to check whether grebes successfully bred there this year. There were >500 Aechmophorus grebes in east-central portions of the reservoir, at least 30 or 40 with young, some quite small. I'm not sure how management of the water has changed, but prior to the last 3 or 4 years breeding of Western/Clark's grebes at Union was irregular at best. High water in summer has been poor for shorebirds but apparently beneficial to these breeding species.
Nearby, I also saw a single Western with 2 young on the gravel pit pond east of the St.Vrain and north of Highway 119. Pete Plage Broomfield -- 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.
