Re: [cobirds] kayaking and birding

Hi Chris- I'll add Union Reservoir in NW Longmont to the mix- only wakeless boating is allowed there and the lake has lots of great birding habitat including extensive marshes, seasonal mud flats, some willow thickets and cottonwoods, and big open water that attracts grebes, gulls, loons, etc.  If you follow the whole perimeter you'll have paddled 5+ miles.  I've never heard as many marsh wrens in one place as I have  here.  For example:  https://ebird.org/checklist/S71290293

A smaller lake in Longmont that can have good birds is McIntosh Lake.  Only hand-launched craft are allowed there and it is a popular paddleboarding/kayaking location.  The NW side is cordoned off as a wildlife preserve but you can paddle along the buoy line to peer in to the protected shoreline.

If you'd like a more montane kayaking/birding experience you might consider Gross Reservoir west of Boulder.  Another pretty big lake with lots of shoreline intercepting coniferous forests, cliffs, and open slopes.  On my last trip there a I enjoyed a nice mix of birds from my kayak.  https://ebird.org/checklist/S70783040

Happy Paddling & Birding- Bill Schmoker, Longmont

On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 2:14 PM Chris F <chrisfleuriel@gmail.com> wrote:

Can anyone recommend places, preferably less than 2 hours from Denver, to kayak and bird? I've been in CO 4 months and been to Cherry Creek and Chatfield, but the motorboats and jet skis were unpleasant, to put it mildly. Thanks in advance.

Chris

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CADEKog1xnMsUWGPn2smWPQhGO%3Dv_gfSTMynO2-_JWvh0amTbtA%40mail.gmail.com.

--

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
Bill Schmoker             
bill.schmoker@gmail.com 
http://schmoker.org
http://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/us-arctic-geotraces 
<720/201-5749>
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAL-wM9bZ8RLzZtgHNX%3DrP5nNH1HyY3Y7PL9uc30NPCk-cVRS%2BQ%40mail.gmail.com.