Greetings All,
So, tired, will be briefish. Barr Lake. LAUGHING GULL, adult in alternate plumage at n. end near dam at 7:30 am. Disappeared about 10 minutes later never to be refound. Only 3 Franklin's Gulls present, one adult, which also disappeared. Anyway, no need to worry about sorting through stacks of Frankies for this bird. Huge, seemed size of Ring-billed Gulls it was with and dwarfed the nearby Franklin's. Also: not too many shorebirds, did have a Marbled Godwit, missed the BB Plovers. Had a Townsend's Warbler, and 4 Montane White-breasted Nuthatches, the latter of which likely bred there.. and of course, a RB Nuthatch. These birds seem to be everywhere. Other migrants included Willow Fly and Olive-sided Fly. Last, not least, was a Violet-green Swallow. Lowell Ponds. LITTLE BLUE HERON, still present at e. end of Heron Pond. Was on shore, not on island. Bird is mostly gray, so don't set out looking for a white bird! Also, along the creek, lotsa American Rubyspots, perhaps my fave Colorado damselfly. Boulder. AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER. Following Christian Nunes suggestion, I parked at Settler Park, took the Red Rocks trail a short ways until the Anemone Trail branched off to left. Followed that until, essentially, its top, where it switches back nearly 180 degrees upon itself. I walked from there down a rough trail beneath some power lines into dead trees. Had 2 Hairy Woodpeckers first, then a flicker, then a Downy, but after about 30 minutes, 2 Am TT Woodpeckers, which were tame enough to photograph nicely. Boulder Res. DEAD. Nine-mile (or is it 6-mile? 3-mile?) Reservoir next to Boulder Res (easily viewed from main park) had some shorebird habitat with a reasonable assortment (nada rare) that were fairly easy to view/identify Panama Res. Birds tooooo far. Did have a WF Ibis there. Weld County Road 7 Ponds. Water now up so that fisherman will soon be able to put boats in water there. Not many birds. Firestone Ponds. 2 Hooded Mergansers. Union Reservoir. The NW corner is FANTASTIC. Many shorebirds (12 species, most interesting being Solitary Sand), lotsa Snowy and Great Egrets + 9 WF Ibis ... much potential. Seems like birds come in during evening to roost. Good Birding Steve Mlodinow Longmont CO -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
