[cobirds] Barrow's Goldeneyes - Echo Lake, Clear Creek

Urling and I went up to Echo Lake yesterday (7/27) and found the family of goldeneyes, now down to five ducklings. The conformation of the female's head seems to fit Barrow's fairly well -- at least most of the time but not after she spent some time diving -- so I guess we can't try to claim a first Colorado breeding for the other goldeneye.

We also heard and saw some breeders -- Pine Grosbeak, Red Crossbill, Lincoln's & White-crowned sparrows -- and some wanderers: Lark Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee, and Pygmy Nuthatch, none of which I would expect to breed in that habitat.

Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO

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