Four birders joined a Denver Field Ornithologists wild Barrow's Goldeneye hunt yesterday, but settled for a merganser trifecta at Union Reservoir. Among the hundreds of distant Common Mergansers, at least three Red-breasted Mergansers were zipping back and forth frantically and diving frequently. A fourth Red-breasted Merganser graced us with a closer fly-by. The birds were best seen from the south shore marina. Access there is hampered by maintenance work. Four Hooded Mergansers were closer to the north shore, and best viewed from the road there. There were a couple of Common Goldeneyes, but not Barrows.
The pond at the Jim Hamm Natural Area was frozen as was much of McIntosh. At the latter lake, a few Common Goldeneyes were visible in the distance.
At Lagerman Reservoir, the best birds were raptors with two Ferruginous Hawks and two Bald Eagles (likely the local breeding pair) offering distant looks.
A Dodd Reservoir, a quick stop to search for the recently reported Snow and Ross's Geese yielded a family of Tundra Swans instead. Two adults were herding four juveniles among the hundreds of white-cheeked geese.
Chuck Hundertmark
Lafayette, CO
303-604-0531
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