Hi Everyone—
Today 9/28, Marcia Marvin and I poked around a few spots between Boulder and Longmont. We saw one Sabine’s Gull at Boulder Reservoir (it flew almost over our heads when we arrived at the south end). We scoped a Ferruginous Hawk soaring over the north end. We could make out a tern sitting on one of the artificial docks in the middle of the reservoir. Since we could see hikers and dogs running around at the north end, we thought we’d try up there. The parking lot is open, and the trails look fine except for the one that goes straight down to the lake. It’s under a lot of water. We took another trail that ends at the water a bit east of the drowned trail, and we were able to find the tern again. It has the bandanna nape patch, short legs, and long back end of an Arctic Tern. From here, we went up 51st/55th /75th to Hygiene. We saw a Sharp-shinned Hawk fly south over Nelson Road, and lots of cormorants in Clover Basin. Pella Crossing is still closed and quite a mess, so we drove over to Lake McIntosh. We saw a few Am. White Pelicans, lots of Western Grebes, and one Clark’s Grebe. We tried Golden Ponds, but that’s still closed, too.
Mark Miller
Longmont, CO
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