[cobirds] Valmont Reservoir, Boulder County, Dec. 25

2017-12-26 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, all. Late yesterday afternoon, Christmas Day, Dec. 25, Andrew Floyd and I birded Valmont Reservoir, Boulder County. We birded from 75th St., rather than from Arapahoe Ave; as others have noted recently, this is really the only way to see the great magnitudes of birds gathered out there r

[cobirds] Valmont Reservoir, Boulder County, Dec. 26th

2012-12-26 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. Hannah and Andrew and Christopher Gallagher and I visited the Valmont Reservoir complex, Boulder County, this afternoon, Wednesday, Dec. 26th. Despite the recent cold snap, all three of the reservoirs are completely ice-free. Leggett, the warmest of the three, is socked in with

[cobirds] Valmont Reservoir, Boulder County, Jan. 9th

2010-01-10 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. Here is the recap of the birding trip to the Valmont Reservoir complex, Boulder County, held yesterday, Saturday, Jan. 9th. The birding was good, but first a word about the humans. We had 109 people sign in at the beginning of the outing, and I know of at least 12 others who

[cobirds] Valmont Reservoir, Boulder County

2009-12-07 Thread Walter M Szeliga
Dear Cobirders, I stopped by Valmont proper (the 75th St. entrance) at lunch today to test my cold weather gear. The ever-so-slight north wind coupled with the 11F temperatures made viewing anything difficult due to tear build-up in my eyes. It seemed like today there were more Hooded

[cobirds] Valmont Reservoir, Boulder County, Dec. 6th

2009-12-07 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. I stopped in at the Valmont Reservoir complex, Boulder County, yesterday afternoon, Sunday, Dec. 6th. To my surprise, there were only a few gulls out there. About 80 Ringers, and that was it. Admittedly, it wasn't quite time for the late-afternoon "fly-in." (I was there arou