Re: [cobirds] Hooded Merganser breeding in Colorado / Jeffco (I think)

The second Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas had 8 Hooded Merganser records including 4 confirmations. 4 of the records including 1 confirmation were in priority blocks.

Chuck Hundertmark

Lafayette

On Jun 1, 2020, at 8:51 PM, Dave Cameron <davednvr7@msn.com> wrote:

I believe I read here recently some speculation as to whether Hooded Merganser nests and breeds in Colorado.  Forgive me if this isn't news....  But on a bike ride Sunday on the Bear Creek Trail, between Estes and Kipling (which I'm pretty sure is Jefferson County), we saw a female and one tiny little chick, both sitting on a log in the middle of the Bear Creek.  This was right off the iron foot bridge/bike bridge about halfway between Estes and Kipling.  No male in sight.  There's also a Mallard pair with 5 new hatchlings.  A pair of Muskrats also use this 'pond' by the bridge.

Dave Cameron

Denver

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