[cobirds] Prospect Lake Scoters - more info

All,

 

Thanks to Robb for posting. If you want a close study of different scoter species of differing ages, I recommend a trip to Prospect Lake, part of Memorial Park in Colorado Springs (accessible via Union Blvd).  Especially good is the open water near the swim beach on the western shoreline.  There are actually 2 White-winged (feathering down onto the bill), 2 Surf (one juvenile without the white patch on the back of its head but without feathering on its bill), and one female Black Scoter.  One of each species eventually came into a narrow opening very close to shore.  When a Bald Eagle flew overhead the juvenile Surf Scoter flew up onto the ice and for a few seconds it was a lot "like a duck out of water."  There were some scoter fights too, all individuals interested in crawdads.   

 

Bill Maynard

Colorado Springs

 

From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robb Hinds
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 1:02 PM
To: cobirds@googlegroups.com
Subject: [cobirds] Prospect Lake Scoters - more info

 

I'm back at work now but Bill sent me a text saying that there are 3 WW, 1 Black, and 1 Surf. 5 Scoters in a tiny patch of water near shore. It doesn't get any better than this.

 

Robb Hinds

Colorado Springs

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