[cobirds] Rocky Mountain Arsenal --Adams
Beautiful day at the arsenal today. At the far edge of Lake Ladora was a gorgeous swan. Hard to get details, even with scope, but think it was a Tundra Swan. Towering over nearby Canada Geese. Quietly feeding, by itself. Also a Common Loon and large rafts of mixed ducks. Jill Boice -- 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/8cb811ad-cf9e-1c14-d450-d0cb94616c3c%40booksandcats.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Rocky Mountain Arsenal - Adams
11 November 2014 0700-0900 A quick trip to the Arsenal this morning produced a Northern Shrike and a nice flock of American Tree Sparrows among the land birds. The Great Egret is still hanging around with a Great Blue Heron. On the water, there were most species of winter birds including all three mergansers, Canvasback, Bufflehead, pintails, shovelers, goldeneyes, etc. One Common Loon was on Lower Derby Lake. The most interesting thing for me was the waves of Snow Geese flying south. At least half a dozen flocks came through in waves, maybe five to ten minutes apart. Each flock was between 100 and 200 birds, some of which included blue morphs. They are definitely on their way somewhere. If someone finds a murrelet somewhere in the Denver area, let me know. Otherwise, I'm taking the rest of the day off. John Breitsch Denver, Colorado https://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ -- 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/d1bce72b-ab12-4cf9-bebb-0f8eb7c2d6ab%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Adams CO.
The previously reported Swamp Sparrow in the marsh on the SW corner of Lake Ladora was still present this afternoon. It proved easier to see than the female Black Scoter on adjacent Lower Derby Lake, given the huge number of coots and diving ducks present. Doug Kibbe Littleton, CO -- 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/BLU174-W255D51466885EF176B2787B6090%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Rocky Mountain Arsenal - Adams County
I spent an hour and a half driving/walking through the arsenal this afternoon. Mostly it was walking on the west side of Lake Ladora. There was a total of 55 species, with a good variety of water fowl and sparrows. Highlights include (in the order seen, so this will be fairly random): Franklin's Gull Great Horned Owl on nest with two owlets Loggerhead Shrike Vesper Sparrow Sage Thrasher 3 species of swallow Eared Grebe Western Grebe Say's Phoebe Ruddy Duck Canvasback Savannah Sparrow Marsh Wren Turkey Vulture Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler (both types and a possible intergrade) Mountain Bluebird Lincoln's Sparrow Hopefully, I'll have a picture or two up later tonight. Most of the sparrows were skulking, so who knows. John Breitsch Denver, Colorado http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ -- 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/msg/cobirds/-/TCtPjPiFDDkJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
