[cobirds] eastern Larimer and western Weld today, 11/25

I attempted birding some lakes today, hand-holding my scope against the car window without a tripod (long story involving a strong gust of wind and the dam rocks at Douglas Reservoir that has a $3.75 happy ending, thanks to the invention of polycarbonate tube materials and recent arrival of the right brass replacement bushing).

Timnath Reservoir
Barrow's Goldeneye (1m) far western side against the rocks, eating crayfish
Dead White Pelican (way across the res on the far northern shore)
Double-crested Cormorant (1) on western shore rocks
Very few birds, in total, and nothing else of major interest (that I could see with my hampered set-up)

Windsor Lake (on the eastern end of downtown Windsor)
225+ Common Goldeneyes
Snow Goose (1 white, 1 blue)
Common Merganser (ONE!)

Woods Lake (3 miles east of Severance on Weld CR74)
Always a frustrating and dangerous place to check
Lots of white geese, mostly Snow, some Ross's
Tons of Mallards

Drake Lake (Weld CR23 just s of Highway 14)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (1a, 1 subadult (2nd-year?))
California Gull (several dozen)

Grandview Cemetery (Fort Collins)
Golden Eagle (flyover with a very full crop)  FOY at this location

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins