Today's DFO (dfobirds.org) field trip began at South Platte Reservoir, where it was near calm with a glassy, ice free reservoir surface. A highlight was a continuing Long-tailed Duck, but we did not manage to find any Black Scoter. Some far away male Ruddy Ducks tried to get away with scoter impersonations, but to no avail. I tallied at least 13 Ruddy Ducks there. The Long-tailed began over in the JeffCo pocket of the reservoir, and then disappeared from there to reappear in the southeast corner of the reservoir in Arapahoe waters.
-- Blackrock Lake at South Platte Park had 26 Greater Scaup, 1 Ruddy Duck, 3 Redheads (one with odd white on the nape), several Hooded Mergs, a Killdeer and more.
The South Platte River at C470 had a Nor. Shoveler that was still a good way in eclipse (or a young male?), a Wood Duck, and very pleasant viewing of the fine details of dabblers.
A Rocky Mountain form of the Hairy Woodpecker was in the cottonwoods below the dam at Chatfield, while a Prairie Falcon and two Golden Eagles were around the dam.
David Suddjian
Ken Caryl Valley
Littleton, CO
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