The Horseshoe Lake gull hangout in Loveland did not disappoint this evening. Gulls observed from the west side (Engelman Place) included: California Gull (315- all adult but 2) Franklin's Gull (40 pink-breasted adults) Ring-billed Gull (20-mostly immatures) Herring Gull (5 including 1 adult, 1 3rd cycle, 3 1st cycle) Thayer's Gull (1 adult, 1 pale 3rd cycle) MEW GULL (1 1st cycle) Other birds of note: American Avocet-3 American White Pelican -110 White-faced Ibis - 22
At dusk, most of the gulls moved from the shallow inlet area to roost in the center of the lake. The Mew Gull flew off with Ring-billed Gulls towards Lake Loveland. The ibis flock arrived at dusk and circled the gull flock in the lake center, seemingly intent to join the roost. Finally they actually alighted on the water with the gulls! Of course, when they realize Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/6D5B90A0-45B9-4323-AF42-36DF6E24CB21%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
