This past Sunday was, as they say, a good day for ducks. I had repaired the tripod, and wanted to test it out looking at distant things, so we went to Chatfield, hoping for gulls. Except-- they were ice fishing on Chatfield, and it was birdless. Just across C470, however, South Platte Res was completely devoid of ice. Most of its surrounding ponds were thawed out, too.
In this area, of note was a pair of Greater Scaup, along with one female Lesser Scaup.
Also Green-winged Teal, Pintail, Bufflehead, Ruddy Ducks, many displaying Goldeneye (there are tons of Goldeneye around town right now), Hooded Mergansers, PB Grebes, many Shovelers, and of course, Mallards and Canada Geese. 1 Great Blue Heron as well.
Marston Lake had a good number of Redheads and Hoodies, along with Goldeneye and Ring-billed Gulls. No Gull, unfortunately, failed to be Ring-billed.
Back in Lakewood, East Reservoir was very entertaining for the aggressive courtship competition of male Hoodies. Also Ring-necked Ducks, Wigeon, many Red-wing Blackbirds, and a couple of Common Mergansers.
Dave Cameron
Denver
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