A re-visit to the Handicapped Fisherman's bridge early this am turned up the Pomarine Jaeger almost immediately; it was in flight for the entire 45 min- 1 hr that we stayed, except for one brief water landing. It entered into a couple or three skirmishes with gulls, but generally just flew long circles around the dam.
Across Wads from the Chatfield West Entrance, we visited the pond at Trailmark Park. Upon arrival were a dozen or so Bufflehead, 8 Ring- necked ducks, many Gadwall and Shovelers, and maybe 6 Canada Geese. Over the following half hour, approx 2000-2500 Canada/Cackling Geese showed up. Not a single group failed to come in and land. There was one adult and one juv Snow Geese in the group. 'Bleating and bubbling they fell on the lake with a scream Wave upon wave of demented avengers marched cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream.' Sorry-- Couldn't help hearing that repeating in my head as we watched. But I digress. When the entire group burst into agitated honking, we assumed a possible raptor overhead, and thanks to the Geese's tip-off, we were able to look up and see a beautiful light-medium Ferruginous Hawk soaring overhead. We also saw Red-tails at Chatfield, a Cooper's on a light pole near Kipling and Morrison, and an adult Bald Eagle over Smith Res this morning. Dave Cameron Denver -- 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.
