Saturday, 30 March 2013

[cobirds] DFO Denver City Park field trip. Wood Ducks, creepers, nesting night herons

Denver Field Ornithologists spent a morning field trip at Denver City Park this morning. About 150 Double-crested Cormorant nests were active at Duck Lake, and 9 Black-crowned Night Herons were attending nests on Ferril Lake island. A male and female Wood Duck were on the lake and 2 Brown Creepers were seen.

Denver--City Park, Denver, US-CO
Mar 30, 2013 7:50 AM - 10:56 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Denver Field Ornithologists. Leader  Chuck Hundertmark. Jean Bogan, Bob Gobeille, Ray Harrison, Kylie and Veronica Mattes. 44 degrees F. No wind. Partly cloudy. Urban park with two lakes and nest islands. Submitted from  BirdLog for Android v1.6
22 species

Cackling Goose  100
Canada Goose  200
Wood Duck  2     Male and female
Mallard  5
Northern Shoveler  21
Canvasback  2
Ring-necked Duck  4
Lesser Scaup  14
Bufflehead  5
Common Goldeneye  6
Double-crested Cormorant  200     Birds on about 150 nests on Duck Lake island. Nest building and courtship.
Black-crowned Night-Heron  9     At nests on island in Ferril Lake.  Courtship and nest building. Photos
American Coot  1
Ring-billed Gull  14
Rock Pigeon  6
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)  6
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Brown Creeper  2
American Robin  5
House Finch  4
House Sparrow  13

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Chuck Hundertmark
2546 Lake Meadow Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
303-604-0531
Cell: 720-771-8659

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