Wednesday 26 November 2014

[cobirds] Larimer gulls

This afternoon I visited 3 gull hangouts - Larimer landfill, Horseshoe Reservoir and Boyd Lake Swim Beach (state park pass required). The highlight was multiple Lesser Black-backed Gulls at each location (7 in total). A flock of more than 30 Bonaparte's Gulls bounced between the two lakes. Best viewing at the marina in the state park. At horseshoe reservoir, a feeding flotilla of goldeneye is attended by a frenzy of large gulls dominated by Herring. An adult Thayer's joined as well as a mammoth pale juvenile that appears to be a hybrid that is part Glaucous. More details and full checklists were posted to ebird.org. If you are interested in viewing this show tomorrow morning, I recommend viewing Horseshoe from the east side causeway. Park below the causeway in the state park (fee area).

Nick Komar
Fort Collins CO

Sent from my iPhone

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/7E66E73D-713A-457C-93EB-11F8E5320043%40comcast.net.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

No comments:

Post a Comment