[cobirds] South Platte north of 74th Avenue down stream to past 80th. Today

Hi Cobirders, My son Bob took my car and I after 10AM to South
Platte to a parking place south of 88th, We started there before
11AM and went downstream on the path
along the river. Not too many ducks at first but as we went further
toward the large green tank they became plentiful, We saw: approx.
numbers

Northern Shoveler 400+ mostly male in several groups
Gadwall 30
American Coot 50
Green-wing Teal 30 male and females
Bufflehead 20 male and 2 female
Common Goldeneye 20 pairs
American Wigeon 2
Greater Scaup 2 (greater come first or mixed later with
Lesser Scaup)
Ring-necked Duck 2 males
Barrows Goldeneye 2 pair ( females had mostly orange beaks)
R.B. Gull (flying over downstream)

Met a birder Mark (Miller) said where the Rusty Blackbirds were 1/2
mile south on the trail to foot bridge . There were 9 feeding in the
rocks in the river at east
end of footbridge.
After lunch we headed that way. I am very slow and so Bob went
scouting ahead and actually found them (a life bird for him) (Thanks
Mark)
I quit just south of the 74th Avenue bridge and Bob was coming back
and arranged to pick me up at the park lot there.
We both had seen the White Pelican in the river there.

It is nice to see all those male ducks in clean bright plumage ready
for spring and so close did not need a telescope.

Bob Spencer N.E. of Golden

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