RE: [cobirds] Sandhills and Horned Grebe, Teller Lake 5

The west and south side of Teller Lake #5 is closed to protect nesting birds. The Sandhill Cranes have been there for 11 days, and could be attempting a nesting attempt. 

No birders are permitted to walk around the permitted of the lake. Please give the animals some space. 

Christian Nunes

Boulder, CO
pajaroboy@hotmail.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christian_nunes/

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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:22:44 -0600
Subject: [cobirds] Sandhills and Horned Grebe, Teller Lake 5
From: chundertmark8@gmail.com
To: cobirds@googlegroups.com

Teller Lake 5, which was empty by the end of winter, is now full or nearly so. I stopped by for what I thought would be a quick look this afternoon. The sound of chorus frogs disabused my thought that there might not be aquatic food yet for birds. As I looked out at the lake, I saw what I first assumed was a Great Blue Heron standing on a spit of vegetation. The body of the bird seemed too bulky for a heron and the posture was wrong. A look with binoculars confirmed it was a Sandhill. I walked around to the west to get better light. From there, I could seem a second crane lying down. To get a better look at waterfowl, I walked the lake perimeter. Near the dam, there was a breeding plumage Horned Grebe among the ducks. Unfortunately, by the time I completed the circuit, the cranes were no longer visible. They may have been lying down, or have flown.

Teller Farm & Lakes, Boulder, US-CO
Apr 21, 2013 2:07 PM - 3:28 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Walked perimeter of Teller Lake 5. Partly cloudy. 60F Wind 0. Pond was empty this winter. Now full. Frogs chorusing. Submitted from  BirdLog for Android v1.6
23 species

Canada Goose  10
Gadwall  10
American Wigeon  12
Mallard  20
Green-winged Teal  24
Lesser Scaup  2
Bufflehead  2
Horned Grebe  1     breeding plumage
Turkey Vulture  2
Sandhill Crane  2     Well seen. One standing, one laying down in vegetation on spit in lake. Saw standing adult first. First thought it was a Great Blue Heron, but posture was wrong and body too bulky. With 10x Zeiss bins confirmed gray body with some rust wash. Red on crown. Moved to the west from where light was better and saw second bird lying down beside the first bird.
Rock Pigeon  25
Mourning Dove  4
Great Horned Owl  2
Blue Jay  4     2 mobbing GHOW
Black-billed Magpie  4
Black-capped Chickadee  2     gleaning on cottonwood trunk
American Robin  7
European Starling  6
Song Sparrow  3
Lincoln's Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  27
Yellow-headed Blackbird  3
Common Grackle  15

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13831266

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Chuck Hundertmark

2546 Lake Meadow Drive

Lafayette, CO 80026

303-604-0531

Cell: 720-771-8659

chundertmark8@gmail.com

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