[cobirds] Re: Trumpeter Swans, Jefferson Cty (Evergreen)

First post, not sure if it's okay to just jump in here like this, but I have information on this sighting.

First off, yes, this is Jeffco. I just got back from this location and they're still there. The pond is the Hiwan Number 4 Reservoir, and it's very easy access (I-70 W -> exit 352 to Evergreen Parkway/Hwy 74 -> right on Squaw Pass -> pond is a mile up the road on the left, in a valley/depression behind a fence) if you've never seen a Trumpeter before and want to! However, a nice woman driving by stopped and chatted with me for a few minutes about them, and there's some information everyone should have:

1) They 'live there', apparently. I don't know whether that means fully domesticated or just semi-wild befriended regulars, but if you pull up the reservoir on Google Maps and zoom all the way in, you can actually see them in the satellite imagery, on the far left side of the pond, so they've obviously been there a while.

2) As of this morning they've started wandering out onto the road; the neighbors suspect the water pump is having problems in the cold and they're wandering looking for water. So take care driving in the area.

-Liam, Evergreen


On Thursday, January 3, 2013 8:51:06 AM UTC-7, Eric DeFonso wrote:

Hi all,

Joe Lafleur emailed me the following note this morning:

"While visiting family in Denver, on Jan. 2 while driving down from Echo Lake on Hwy. 103 I think, about a mile before it intersects with Hwy. 74 I think, just S of I-70 near/in Evergreen, 3 Trumpeter Swan were seen sitting in ice of a small pond about 1 mile "west" of those highway intersections, just beyond a signed Wildlife Viewing area Elk meadow. Pond is on left side close to road."

I don't know the area myself, but I believe this is in Jefferson County. If I'm mistaken please feel free to correct.

--
Eric DeFonso
Boulder, CO

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