Hi All,
-- Will Clary and I birded around El Paso County this morning.
We spent about an hour, from 7:30 to 8:30 at Prospect Lake. There is much more open water than it sounds like there was yesterday, so birds were a bit more spread out. In close to shore was the Black Scoter, diving frequently along with Buffleheads, Canvasback, Scaup, and a female Ruddy Duck. A little ways out we saw a Surf Scoter,with a clear white patch on the back of its head. We weren't able to find either of the White-winged. Large numbers of waterfowl on the lake, constantly stirred up by a Bald Eagle.
We then went to Big Johnson Reservoir, and spent a while scoping the water. We found the continuing White-winged Scoter and Long-tailed Duck. Also 3 Common Loons and a few Clark's Grebes, along with many more expected species. Two eagles were present here as well, along with many Red-tails and a few Kestrels.
After that we did a brief walk through Fountain Creek Regional Park, where highlights were Virginia Rail and several raptors: a very light juv. Red-tail, a Cooper's Hawk, a Sharp-shinned bathing in the creek, and a Harrier. We found three lingering RC Kinglets too.
Lee Farese
CO Springs
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