Hello COBirders,
This afternoon there were two Greater White-fronted geese, one adult and
one juvenile, resting on the ice at Portner Reservoir in Fossil Creek
Park among several hundred Canada and Cackling geese. It is located off
S Lemay Avenue just across from Southridge Greens Golf Course. There are
5-6 aerators in use here, which keep 100 foot circles of water ice-free
along the SW edge of the reservoir. These circles have been packed with
a variety of ducks and other waterfowl lately, although their numbers
were down a bit today. During several recent visits there have usually
been:
Redheads - several hundred
Ring-necked Duck - dozen or so
Canvasback - dozen or so
Common Goldeneye - 30-40
American Wigeon - 30-40
Northern Pintail - several
Lesser Scaup - several
Mallard - several dozen
American Coot - several dozen
Ring-billed Gull - usually 20-30 present, some catching fish on the edge
of the open water
Great Blue Heron - one today, also fishing successfully
The geese have been coming in for several hours each afternoon,
sometimes more than 500.
The paved trail is quite close to the circles of open water, and
afternoon lighting provides nice photo ops as well.
Good birding,
Larry Griffin
Fort Collins
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