Monday 29 October 2012

[cobirds] Northcentral Weld County Lakes

Route:  WCR 108 Playa (great assortment of waterfowl); Dover Reservoir; Antelope Reservoir; Crom Lake; WCR 84/31 Marsh; Drake Lake; WCR 80/29 Marsh; WCR 80/31 Pond (100s of gulls); Cozzens Lake (covered with waterfowl); 25th Ave Gravel Pit; 35th Ave Gravel Pit; Seeley Lake (covered with gulls, pelis, cormorants--lots of shad present); Neuman's Lake; Neff Lake

Total of 52 species seen.

The "New Almost November" birds:
Double-crested Cormorant - 100s (Seeley Lake, 35th Ave, Neff and Neuman's)
American White Pelican - 50-60 (Seeley Lake and 35th Ave)
Franklin's Gull - 2 (35th Ave)
Yellow-headed Blackbird - 2 (Cozzens Lake)
Greater Yellowlegs - 2 (Cozzens Lake)

Other highlights:
Bonaparte's Gull - 2 (Seeley Lake)
Waterfowl (Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Green-winged Teal, Ruddy Duck, Ring-necked Duck, American Coot, Redhead, Gadwall, Canada Goose, Northern Pintail, Cackling Goose, Canvasback, American Wigeon, Western Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe)
Snow Goose (Crom Lake)
Northern Shrike (WCR 84/31 Marsh)
American Crow - 1 (Dover Reservoir, RARE for Nunn area (2nd time I remember seeing out here in 10 yrs) we generally see Common Raven)
Belted Kingfisher - 2 (Cozzens Lake, Drake Lake)
Mute Swan - 2 (25th Ave Gravel)

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
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