I went to the Poudre River Trail at 35th Avenue in Greeley. The first lake
west is ice covered, but the second lake on the south side of the trail had
5-8,000 birds on it and is 90% open. I saw lots of cackling geese, Canada
Geese (minima and maxima), a dozen or so snow geese, 2 Ross geese, one
Hi Cobirders, Suet Block put out yesterday did not last long. 3
Starlings at a time chipped away at it while a dozen waited around
some on the ground snapped up
the crumbs.
In the afternoon the W. Scrub Jay stayed in the Chokecherry for
while.It first appeared in fall of 2011 with
Hello All,
Rob Raker and I birded the S. Platte Park Reservoir and surrounding
area this morning. The 2 Long-tailed Ducks and Common Loon were still
on S. Platte Park Reservoir. The small ponds below and to the east
had open water with a variety of duck species. The flock of Greater
Assuming it is the same bird, I can't help but wonder if the bird shown in
the photos here isn't a Glaucous-winged X Glaucous hybrid?
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12716613
Overall it looks pretty pale, has some pink showing through on the basal
2/3 of the bill, and has fairly
There were six Bald Eagles on the ice on Highland Lake near Mead, Weld, this
afternoon. Two juveniles and four matures. Four flew up into the trees but
there is still a mature and what appears to be a first year juvenile on the ice
in the middle of the lake.
Pauli Smith
Highlandlake/Mead,
I believe I saw this same bird this afternoon. I will disagree with Paul and
David about this bird, but only because I can't identify it as either of their
possibilities. The bird David Dowell photographed is very light like the one I
saw. There isn't another gull for good size comparison,
Late this morning (Friday Jan 25) I observed a (the?) first winter
Glaucous-winged Gull at Teller Lake #5, located near Valmont Rd/N 95th St
in
Boulder County. My view of the bird suggested a darker coloration than
shown in the ebird photo link included in Paul Hurtado's comment.
I am not
Here is link to redpoll story in Greeley Tribune today. You have to
be a subscriber BUT I'm getting PDF of story from Dan and if you wish
a full copy email me.
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/
Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m
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Highlights of Lamar (Prowers) on the 24th
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1juv) Willow Creek Park in fairly narrow-diameter
ponderosa pine along Parkview Ave. about 100 yards s of the outhouse at the
north end of the park
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1m) along Memorial Drive north of Fairmount
