Greetings All,
Today I spent a few hours bopping between reservoirs in/near Longmont. The highlight was a group of 9 female/immature WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on Terry Lake. Terry Lake is on County Line Road, just n. of Vermilion, on the east side of the road (so observation time is best in afternoon). Looking at the lake is not easy. One can pull of on the right side (northbound) just before a guardrail, but even then, part of your car will be in the bike lane. This is the best viewing spot. To see the more northerly parts of the lake, go north, turn around, and there is a pretty wide spot to pull off onto the verge. However, from this spot, one can not see most of the lake. There were also about 70 RB Mergansers and 13 Bonaparte's Gulls present Ish Reservoir also had a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER with a companion, likely another WW Scoter, on the Boulder side. Viewing here is best in the AM, and the birds are verrrryyy distant. L McIntosh still holds a flock of Am White Pelicans (27 birds today) Union Res is stuffed full of birds, but nothing rare. However, 110 Horned Grebes and 90 Red-breasted Mergansers were nice tallies, Good Birding Steven Mlodinow Longmont, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
