Sunday 17 February 2013

[cobirds] Birding by Bike, Lafayette (Boulder County)

Went out for an hour or so late-AM bike ride in Lafayette and hit Waneka Lake, Price Lake #1, and Erie Lake. All lakes are almost 100% ice-free.

By 9AM, Waneka Lake was bereft of waterfowl. About 2 dozen gulls out on the water, too far out for me to ID with the camera I carried. 

Price Lake #1 (south of Safeway), sported a lone Horned Grebe in among 18 Red-Headed Ducks, a Common Merganser, 2 pair of Buffleheads, and 6 Common Goldeneye.

Erie Lake (north of Safeway) had an amazing number of Ring-Necked Ducks - I'm guesstimating around 350-400. Also present: about 75 Red-Headed Ducks, 20 Mallards, abt 100 Canada Geese, 6-ish RB Gulls (they were coming and going), and 22 Common Goldeneye.

A few pics, here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63892538@N04/8483130234/in/set-72157632085097698


Happy Birding!

Nancy Rynes
Lafayette, CO

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