[cobirds] Crow Valley Campground, Weld Co.

I was at the campground Saturday afternoon. The creek is still flowing strongly and you would need at least hip boots to get across at the shallowest spots. There wasn't much in the way of bird activity but the wildlife highlight of the day was seeing a beaver in the creek! I was walking along the fence line from near the picnic pavilion and heading east. I heard a splash in the water and figured maybe a muskrat dove in. I was surprised to see a large head emerge and then the paddle tail when it dove again.

We also walked out north of the campground on the trail along the creek up to the headquarters buildings. We climbed the small bluffs overlooking the creek. You could see that a lot of low lying ground was flooded, creating some nice wetlands.

Beth Dillon
Fort Collins